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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Work by AKI ONDA

On Nov. 22nd. 
It will be a honor for myself and Eli Keszler 
 to be performing a new piece by Aki Onda 
titled "Damaged" at Issue Project Room.  
William Engelen, Falten for Violin and Haegum. Courtesy Bernd Borchard, Berlin

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Assemble 11

Joining a great bunch of folks for RAFT's eleventh Assemble :

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Ashcan at Knockdown w/ 207 Balloons......

Thanks to Doron Sadja for the invite




Ashcan Orchestra at Knockdown Center 9.14.13 ...... Maspeth, QNS

set:
Bell Piece #4 X 2
Rhinobox.
Bell Piece #13.2 "a theory of weight"
Balloon Conclusion

players:
a.kidambi
a.vaugn
b.stardrum
c.bracken
p.panos
s.sigley
p.spadine

camera:
h.f.jack


and another view from SIXDUST

Monday, September 2, 2013

More Ashcan in the Outdoors


 Bell No. 15 (on pipes)


 Bell No. 28 w/saw

p.panos
s.sigley
c.bracken
p.spadine

camera g.benson


more sunlight than ashcan has received all year......

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Ashcan on ESPTV

the wonderful folks at ESPTV put up a new episode of their venerable program which includes Ashcan's performance to benefit Red Hook's Hurricane Sandy victims from last November.
 Fantastic video.
many thanks to the ESP peoples.


ESP TV #39 from E.S.P. TV on Vimeo.

Bell Piece # 31

Light Construction # 11

j.bernstein
s.sigley
p.panos
p.spadine

Ashcan in Nature

Bells in a beautiful setting. Thanks to kristenberries for posting. and joe ahearn for hosting.






bell piece no. 16

c.bracken
s.sigley
p.panos
p.spadine

more videos from the show soon

Friday, August 16, 2013

Ashcan on A.I.R.

Ashcan's performance from 11/12 via ARTonAIR hosted by our friend Eve Essex . Listen to it HERE.


Dig around their archives and find tons of other greatness.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

the Ashcan Institue for Self-Organising Pattern Reseach

 Now Showing at Big Law Country Club (located in Silent Barn 603 Bushwick Ave) until July 17th.

Some stills from the exhibit to entice:

























Building upon Ashcan’s fetish for unprocessed quirks in physical reality, it is presenting a glimpse into the recent investigations of the “Ashcan Institute for Self-Organising Pattern Research”. The gallery space at Big Law Country Club is currently transformed into a study on a single specimen “found” during the Institute’s research into analog video feedback. A multitude of moving and still depictions of the image are on sidplay, allowing the visitor to step within and be encompassed by this particular paragon of the astounding weirdness of the physical universe.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Saturday May 25th

Really Excited to be Hosting a Bunch of Great Folks 
at Le Wallet this weekend.
Come One, Come All.

Buck Gooter's own Billy Brat fights a Sonically Defiant Fish in 
"Big Mouth Billy & Bass"
G. Lucas Crane's Tape Manifestations and Alaina Stamatis' Vocal Confessions meet in
"Ogg Myst"
Cammisa B.'s and Alexandra G.'s Dialog make
"Eliza & Parry"
Shitar, Percussion, and Body are one when contortion dancer 
"The Amazing Amy" meets "Boston Bongo Dan"
 PC Worshipper & Shitgaze Superstar Justin Frye plays doublebass in the aptly titled
"J.Frye"
Handbells, Screams, Lightbulbs, and Drums get their Just Due with 
"Ashcan Orchestra"

saturday rarely looks this good.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Wow. Great Video from 5.11.13

Big thanks to unARTig for this spectacular video from The Knockdown Center

set:
1. Bell Piece #33
2. Percussion Construction #1 "an Oscilloscope display of a Particular Clang"
3. Bell Piece # 21 w/ The Amazing Amy
4. Bell Piece #31 w/ The Amazing Amy

players:
s.gordon
s.sigley
p.panos
p.spadine

video:
unARTig

also that evening Ashcan took part in Raft's Assemble X.
unARTig provided a beautiful document of that as well:





Tuesday, May 7, 2013

ASSEMBLE
X
at Knockdown Center

May 11

8 p.m.
16 musicians playing A and E


Adam Holquist, Alexandra Drewchin Jr., Bonnie Baxter,
Camilla Ha, David First, Daniel Scheltt,
James Corrigan, Jason Poranski,
Jean Ann Dara, Kate Henderson,
Laura Ortman, Michael Durek,
Pat Spadine, Ted McGrath, Raft,
Sadaf H., Sto Len
+
ASHCAN ORCHESTRA
w the Amazing Amy--contortion dancer
projector Yr Friend Matthew
52-19 flushing avenue


Ashcan will be joining tons of friends at the Knockdown Center.
                The space is incredible.
                              BYOB.  Picnic Tables. Come early and hang, in about as close to an outdoor setting as we can get. 
                                                            This is the place:
                                                                         

the bells are gonna sound good in here........

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Audio From the Stone 3/9/13




Set:

Part One

Bell Piece No. 4.6
Bell Piece No. 10 -1.2
Percussion Construction No. 1
Balloon Interlude

Part Two

Rhinobox for 5 Voices
Twwwwwww
Drop Interlude
Bell Piece No. 31

Players:
T.Rusterholz
P.Panos
A.Vaughn
C.Bracken
P.Spadine

Audio:
W.Mason

Video From Issue Project Room.



Ashcan Orchestra @ Issue Project Room 3/14/13
Unofficial Re-Opening Fiesta

Set:
Excerpt From Balloon Piece by Sean Francis Conway 
Bell Piece #4.6
Variations of a Balloon Theme
Bell Piece #31

Players:
p.panos
t.rusterholz
a.vaugn
c.bracken
p.spadine

camera:
peter

Friday, March 8, 2013

Thursday the 14th.....



We are so excited that Issue Project Room has returned to their home, and to be a part of the festivities. Ashcan will be taking full advantage of the beautiful cavernous room with a special choreographed bell piece in Issue's honor.