Duane Pitre this Friday at Metropolis, Sept. 11 at 8PM

[New Thing Productions]

Hello everyone,

Quick update here, we have a great show slated for Friday September
11th at 8 PM. Come on out, I'm going to try to have some more music
and possible visual help for the show, so it should be a nice night.
Here are the specifics, and I have included a show in Ithaca the night
before this show is happening that is jam packed and worth the drive
if you are into it!

Firday September 11th, 8PM
Duane Pitre
Metropolis Underground
615 S. Main Street (Route 11) backside of building
North Syracuse, NY
$5-10 donation
http://www.myspace.com/newthingproductions

DUANE PITRE>>> Brooklyn-based, avant-garde composer and performer.
Friday's performance will feature a rare solo appearance from this
composer — who used to skateboard professionally for Alien Workshop —
who typically collaborates in large ensemble formats. His current
works explore both chaos and discipline, and the relationship that
exists between the two. Pitre primarily works with long-tones and
utilizes alternate tuning schemes that focus on microtonality,
enabling him to explore unaccustomed harmonic intervallic
relationships.

Pitre has presented his works in NYC at such spaces as Roulette, The
Stone, and ISSUE Project Room (where he was the Spring 2009 Artist in
Residence). He has shared bills with artists such as Marc Ribot, Tony
Conrad, Audrey Chen, Sean Meehan, and James Blackshaw. Pitre has
releases on Important Records, Trome Records, Quiet Design, NNA, etc.
He’s appeared on compilations with artists such as Keith Rowe, Sir
Richard Bishop, Tetuzi Akiyama, and Jandek; and he has appeared on
soundtracks with Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, and Animal Collective.

Duane Pitre >> http://www.myspace.com/duanepitre


AND HERE IS THE BILL FOR THE THURSDAY ITHACA SHOW:

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Mountains >> http://www.myspace.com/apestaartjemountains
Duane Pitre >> http://www.myspace.com/duanepitre
Desolation Wilderness >> http://www.myspace.com/desolationwilderness
Tzar >> http://www.myspace.com/tzarduo
Keir Neuringer's Other People >> http://www.myspace.com/kneuringer

7:30PM doors / 8PM prompt start
3rd Floor Concert Hall, CSMA
330 E. State St., Ithaca, NY
ALL AGES / $10 / $8 with student I.D.

Some information about the performing acts:

MOUNTAINS>>> A love of sculpting sound in front of an audience is at
the heart of Mountains, otherwise known as Brendon Anderegg and Koen
Holtkamp. Mountains is often compared to artists such as Brian Eno and
Fennesz, citing their extended melodies and their unique broad guitar
work. Mountains seamlessly blend pastoral electronic sounds with both
field recordings and a plethora of acoustic instruments. The effect is
incredibly sublime and hypnotic as the sounds slowly wrap themselves
around each other and alter themselves in the mind of the listener.

The group’s third album, Choral, is a uniquely soothing and addicting
listening experience and an aural crazy quilt: warm and inviting with
many details to discover and explore. Guiding us through sonic peaks
and valleys, the band takes us on a journey through their realm of
experimentation, occasionally crossing over into psychedelic and
kosmiche (Harmonia, Cluster, Popol Vuh) territory.


DUANE PITRE>>> Brooklyn-based, avant-garde composer and performer.
Thursday's performance will feature a rare solo appearance from this
composer — who used to skateboard professionally for Alien Workshop —
who typically collaborates in large ensemble formats. His current
works explore both chaos and discipline, and the relationship that
exists between the two. Pitre primarily works with long-tones and
utilizes alternate tuning schemes that focus on microtonality,
enabling him to explore unaccustomed harmonic intervallic
relationships.

Pitre has presented his works in NYC at such spaces as Roulette, The
Stone, and ISSUE Project Room (where he was the Spring 2009 Artist in
Residence). He has shared bills with artists such as Marc Ribot, Tony
Conrad, Audrey Chen, Sean Meehan, and James Blackshaw. Pitre has
releases on Important Records, Trome Records, Quiet Design, NNA, etc.
He's appeared on compilations with artists such as Keith Rowe, Sir
Richard Bishop, Tetuzi Akiyama, and Jandek; and he has appeared on
soundtracks with Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, and Animal Collective.

DESOLATION WILDERNESS>>> K Records, West Coast band. They left the
parking lots and the malls, the high schools and the valleys, and
found their home at the summer night overlook. Taking the sounds of
the cities below and amplifying them into a pitched resonance, they
write slow burners and warped guitar/synthesizer/vibraphone ballads
influenced by drone music, the photorealistic art of Robert Bechtle,
and musique concrète; with a pulse included.

"By stripping electronic dream-pop to its core and rebuilding it with
lo-fi guitars, drums, bass, and vintage keyboards, Olympia, WA's
Desolation Wilderness have tapped into a new sound — one that's truly
transcendent." —SPIN Magazine

TZAR>>> Tzar consists of two of exceptional instrumentalists, drummer/
bass pedalist Willie B, and organist Michael Stark, who have played
together for 10 years now. They have been the preferred rhythm section
for such artists as Johnny Dowd, Sally Timms, Jsan & the Analogue
Sons, and Hank Roberts. From Thelonious Monk to ZZ Top, their
influences are vast and their sound individual.

Willie B has performed and recorded with many artists such as Jamie
Lidell, Warren Zanes (Del Fuegos), NYC punk legend Jayne County,
Hellwood, and Neko Case. From punk to jazz to country, Willie's
versatility is his strength. He is best known for incorporating organ
bass pedals into his drum setup, allowing him to play bass and drums
simultaneously. This original sound has become his signature. Born in
Queens, NY, Michael Stark has been writing for and performing with
experimental trio Wingnut as well as Tzar. Both have toured
extensively in Europe and the U.S. with artists such as rock legend
Johnny Dowd.

KEIR NEURINGER'S OTHER PEOPLE>> Born in New York in 1976, Keir
Neuringer is a composer and performer (saxophone, voice, electronics).
His output ranges from pulse-based electronic music, through free jazz
and experimental electroacoustic improvisation, to music for theater
and notated compositions for contemporary chamber ensembles. Keir
Neuringer collaborates with a wide and undefined network of musicians,
including Rafal Mazur, Ensemble Klang, Joel Ryan, DJ Sniff, Carlos
Iturralde and Matt Bauder. He has performed and exhibited works in the
US, Mexico, Israel, Turkey, South Africa and throughout Europe.

Keir Neuringer's Other People features an all-star line-up of top
Ithaca talent performing Keir's material of the last decade. Conceived
for people who can bring energy, personality and soul to outsider
music that blends structure and improvisation without losing the beat,
there's no fast answer to the genre question (though nods and winks
are sent in the direction of the Decoding Society, Zappa, Tortoise and
Threadgill). This music makes its own rules and then breaks them into
pieces.

Thanks for reading!
Michael
New Thing Productions