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Manorexia to perform at concert to benefit Japan Earthquake Relief

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JG Thirlwell’s Manorexia will perform at Abrons Art Center in NYC on April 8 2011 in a concert to support recovery efforts in Japan. Organized by John Zorn, 100% of the money from the concert will be going to the Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund. Tickets are on sale here. There will be two sets, with two separate admissions. Manorexia will be playing in the second set, which begins at 9.30pm.

6.30 pm

Thurston Moore
Matthew Shipp
Gyan Riley
Masada String Trio
Ned Rothenberg
Alhambra Trio with Rob Burger
Erik Friedlander
Lizzy Wright & Aya Nishina
Miya Masaoka
Jamie Saft And New Zion Trio
Ikue Mori & John Zorn
Elliott Sharp
Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier
Milford Graves
Jack Quartert

9.30 pm

Norah Jones
Jesse Harris
Vinicius Cantuaria
Buke and Gass
JG Thirlwell’s Manorexia
Elysian Fields
Sex Mob

Kronos play Thirlwell’s Eremikophobia in Athens

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On May 5 2011, Kronos Quartet will perform at the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens, Greece. They will once again be playing JG Thirlwell’s second commission for them Eremikophobia, as well as pieces by Terry Riley, Michael Gordon, Missy Mazzoli, Bryce Dessner, Laurie Anderson and Steve Reich.

JG Thirlwell speaks at Brooklyn College

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JG Thirlwell will be giving a lecture about his history and processes at Brooklyn College on March 2 2011. This free lecture is presented by the graduate programs in Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA) and is open to the public. This presentation is cosponsored by Artists and Audience exchange, a public program administered by New York Foundation of The Arts (NYFA) with leadership support from the New York State Council on the Arts. JG Thirlwell is a 2010 Artists’ Fellowship recipient of NYFA.

Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11210
6pm, Wednesday, March 2

JG Thirlwell plays with Elliot Sharp ensemble

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JG Thirlwell will be sitting in with Elliot Sharp in honor of his 60th birthday in an improvised ensemble at a concert at Issue Project Room on March 5 2011. Under the title Bootstrappers, the ensemble will consist of JG Thirlwell-electronics, Carl Stone-electronics, Anthony Coleman-piano, Melvin Gibbs-bass, Don McKenzie-drums, E#-guitar (30′).
Bootstrappers is scheduled to happen at 10.40pm, but the whole show begins at 5pm, showing many sides of Mr Sharp. You can view the whole schedule here.
Issue Project Room is at the Old American Can Factory, 230 3rd Street Brooklyn 11215

JG Thirlwell speaks at Pecha Kucha NY

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JG Thirlwell will make a short presentation entitled “Architectural Reflections in Sound Art” at Pecha Kucha NY#10. The event happens on November 30, 2010 and will be located at Shangri La Studio in Greenpoint. It begins at 7.00 and tickets are $10.00. Proceeds the event will go to the Architecture For Humanity fund, to finance building in Haiti.

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.

New Foetus HIDE available digitally in the online shop

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The highly acclaimed new Foetus album is now available digitally at the foetus.org shoppe. It is also available on CD in a luxurious digipack exclusively from the site, and comes packed with a 5″ x 5″ sticker of the striking album artwork, signed in gold by JG Thirlwell himself. You can listen to previews and order here. It will be available on iTunes and through other digital vendors in November.

Manorexia in concert NYC Jan 9 2011

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JG Thirlwell’s Manorexia will be playing a rare show on a bill with Californian string ensemble Calder Quartet at Le Poisson Rouge on January 9 2011. Manorexia will be premiering some new arrangements, including some works from the forthcoming surround sound Manorexia album “Dinoflagellate Blooms”. This exciting night of progressive contemporary chamber music is sure to sell out so get your tickets now!