The Steroid Maximus track “Tarmac a Gris Gris” from the album Ectopia is being used in the new ad campaign from the German home improvement chainstore Hornbach. Buy your next hammer there!
Kronos play Thirlwell’s Eremikophobia in Athens
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
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
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
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.
Venture Bros soundtrack back in stock!
At long last, JG Thirlwell’s album The Venture Bros: The Music of JG Thirlwell has been repressed. The CD is available once more in the shop. Don’t miss it this time!
Venture Bros season 4.1 out now on DVD
Venture Bros Season Four Part One is now available on DVD. The discs contain eight episodes, brimming with new scores by JG Thirlwell. It is available at Amazon, the Adult Swim store and many fine retailers.
New Foetus HIDE available digitally in the online shop
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
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!
JG Thirlwell on "NYFA 25" 5CD collection
The Innova label has released “NYFA collection : 25 years of New York New Music”, a six hour 5 CD set devoted to recipients of The New York Foundation for the Arts’ fellowships in Music Composition and Sound. Thirlwell, who received a fellowship in sound and composition from NYFA in 2010, is featured on this collection, with the track “Ten Ton Shadow”. This huge and stunning collection also includes works by Annea Lockwood, Aaron Jay Kernis, Pauline Oliveros, Annie Gosfield, Meredith Monk, Elliott Sharp, Stefan Tcherepnin and many more. “Ten Ton Shadow” will also appear, in a different form, on the forthcoming Manorexia album.
