monday • august 4 • 8 pm • ciné • athens, ga • advance tickets • $6
 string trek
String Trek is the touring name of the duo, LaDonna Smith and Misha Feigin.
From Alabama, LaDonna is a "fire bucket" violist, violinist, and first generation pioneer on the American avant-garde improvisation front. She has also been the keeper/editor/producer of The Improvisor, a collective music journal of free improvisation now on the web at www.the-improvisor.com. Moscow born Misha Feigin brings the elements of poetry, vocals, the old-world romance and dynamic energy to the collaboration, improvising on guitar and balalaika.myspace.com/stringtrek All About Jazz reviews the 2008 release, Floating Bridges en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaDonna_Smith myspace.com/ladonnaviola myspace.com/mishafeigin |
 shaking ray levis
The Shaking Ray Levis is an ongoing collaboration of musicians with a common interest in improvisation. The project was conceived and led by the Chattanooga-based team of Dennis J. Palmer and Bob Stagner. They use storytelling, synthesizers, samplers and percussion to achieve their distinctive sound. They are the first American group to have recorded for Incus Records, the record label of British free improvisational guitarist Derek Bailey. Additionally, they have performed and recorded with John Zorn, David Greenberger, Fred Frith, Min Tanaka, Amy Denio, and Derek Bailey, as well as with many other critically acclaimed artists.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaking_Ray_Levis myspace.com/theshakingraylevis More about "Thealm Ol' Levi Boys" - shakingray.com myspace.com/shakingraylevisociety |
paul thomas
Locally recognized as the former proprietor of the performance space/gallery/book store/coffee shop, The X-Ray Café, Paul Thomas has performed with artists ranging from Allen Ginsberg to Sweet Teeth to experimental turntablist Maria Chavez. The duo of Paul Thomas and percussionist/electronic musician Chris Ray returns to Ciné with perhaps another sneak peek at Paul's video series Portraits of the New Subconscious.myspace.com/pt_109 myspace.com/vostok88 myspace.com/auxexperimentalartsevent check out Paul's art at the Fay Gold Gallery in Atlanta |
echo canyon Rumored to have taken their name from a particular Simpsons episode, Echo Canyon consists of three busy musicians collaborating in free-range improv style. Guitarist Craig Lieske (of Garbage Island, Diet Rock Star) is joined by percussionist Jim Wilson (also known as Diego Catalan, of Mother Jackson) and Chuck Bradburn (of Southern Bitch) on upright bass.craiglieske.com myspace.com/diegocatalan video - performance at Flicker Theatre |
and special guest... killick!
Killick, of Athens, Georgia, is active as a composer, performer, and promoter of a wide range of music. He plays quartertone electric guitar and the H'arpeggione, an upright acoustic instrument with 12 sympathetic strings. Killick focuses on the raw sound of his strings in all their microtonal glory; his style blends primitive folk, heavy metal, and sacred musics from around the world into a distinct voice. He has played with countless improvisers and performs regularly around the country. Killick runs Solponticello Records and is the fellow who put out a solo acoustic H'arpeggione version of Slayer's Reign In Blood.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killick_Erik_Hinds myspace.com/iamkillick |