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MSP w Noisejam Homebrew Instrument Orchestra (Sat 30 Mar, 6:30pm, @ Noisebridge Hackerspace 5-Year Party & Benefit, SF)

Noisebridge, San Francisco’s Hackerspace, is having some hard times, so there’s an epic benefit and party, to include eclectic performers, interactive art, and more. If you don’t know Noisebridge, see the end of this post for a brief summary of … Continue reading

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MSP/Piano: Cage’s Two² w Patti Deuter, MSP/piano auto-duets, rāgas & meta-rāgas (Sun 3 Mar, Fête-Concert, @ Le Piano Studio, Russian Hill, SF, repeated various times between 4-11pm)

Internationally renowned concert pianist Eliane Lust was raised in Belgium and has performed to critical acclaim on the world’s most prestigious concert stages from Paris to New York. Those who have been fortunate enough to hear her can attest to her … Continue reading

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MSP/Piano: 22-hour improv marathon on a theme by Satie — Vexations [Re-vex’d] @ Berkeley Arts (beginning 2pm Sat 23 Mar, ending approx. noon, Sun 24 Mar)

Last September’s Berkeley Arts Satie/Cage Vexations marathon proved that many strange, wonderful, and unintended things happen when you try to repeat an enigmatic theme 840 times over a 22-hour period. I am honored that Berkeley Arts Festival has given me … Continue reading

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Year of the Snake Show (蛇新年音樂會): MSP/piano w Aaron Bennett’s Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra @SIMM, SF (Sun 10 Feb, 8:30pm) + Karl Evangelista’s Ai-Ai (7:30pm)

新年快樂!Join us as we welcome the Year of the Snake with a joyful noise unto heaven! After a string of great East Bay shows @ CNMAT and elsewhere, San Francisco listeners will again be able to hear Aaron Bennett‘s phenomenal … Continue reading

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Sarasvatī Pūjā Show (सरस्वती पूजा सहवादन): MSP/piano w Steve Adams @Trinity Chapel, Berkeley (Sat 16 Feb, 8pm)

I’m keenly looking forward to playing in the Trinity Chamber Concerts series, one of the long-standing pillars of the Bay Area music scene, at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana Street (map) (between Bancroft Way & Durant Avenue) in Berkeley, at 8pm … Continue reading

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MSP/Piano: The Mirror of Non-Existence — Electro-acoustic Auto-duets (solo set, Sun 27 Jan, @ Berkeley Arts Festival, 8pm), + Gestaltish @ 9pm

Berkeley Arts Festival (2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA) at 8pm on Sun 27 Jan. To play 2 different instruments at the same time is to split one’s awareness into duplicated consciousnesses, each listening to each other through a membrane of silence, like … Continue reading

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MSP/Piano: Music of Subtraction (solo set, Sat 05 Jan, @ Crane House, Oakland, 8pm), + A Cloud Has A Form But No Edges @ 9pm

The superb series at the Crane House (for address/directions contact me at joe@joelasqo.com) has made it into one of the most interesting places to hear improv & new music in the Bay Area. I’m excited to play at this unique venue … Continue reading

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Gallery: Peter Kaars Photos — Joe Lasqo, Rent Romus & Warren Stringer @ Luggage Store Gallery, 27 Dec 2012

Peter Kaars is well-known as one of the great photographers of the Bay Area avant-garde music scene, and he honored us by coming and taking some wonderful photos of our show last week at the Luggage Store Gallery. Thank you, … Continue reading

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Piano: John Cage’s Two² w Patti Deuter (Sat 1 Dec, Cage/Debussy Fête-Concert, @ Le Piano Studio, SF, repeated various times between 3-10pm)

Her Le Piano Studio is the elegant epicenter of her rehearsal and teaching activities, and the site of a glorious Fête-Concert on Sat 1 Dec Sun 16 Dec, mixing works by Cage and Debussy on the occasion of their respective … Continue reading

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MSP+piano: Solo-schau im mampf (Di 4 Dez, 20:30h @ mampf, Frankfurt, Deutschland)

I’m very much looking forward to playing a solo show on Tue 4 Dec, 20:30h at Jazzlokal „mampf“, Sandweg 64, 60316 Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, voted one of the 10 best clubs for live music in Frankfurt by 10best.com. A haven of creative music … Continue reading

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