Still Life

johnvettese: New Scott Walker. Bish Bosch. Holy cow.

johnvettese — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:04:39 -0400

New Scott Walker. Bish Bosch. Holy cow.

arcticsplash: there is no detroit at the detroit airport, but...

johnvettese — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:08:56 -0400

there is no detroit at the detroit airport, but threre is this tunnel, with a lightshow, and instrumental music to go along.

Tunnel and lights.

datagarden: Ray & The Prisms terrarium starting to bloom....

johnvettese — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:21:46 -0400

datagarden:

Ray & The Prisms terrarium starting to bloom. Get your plantable album at http://bit.ly/seRYru (Taken with Instagram)

johnvettese: Inquisitive (Taken with Instagram)

johnvettese — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:23:36 -0400

johnvettese:

Inquisitive (Taken with Instagram)

Photo

johnvettese — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:59:18 -0400

Still Life Recommends: 200 Years, Studio 34, 6/22

johnvettese — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:39:13 -0400

200 Years performs “West Hartford’ at Zebulon in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on April 15, 2012

Last fall Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance and Elisa Ambrogio of Magik Markers released a lovely self-titled album under the name 200 Years. This month they bring their somber / serene folk to West Philly’s Studio 34 for a concert presented by our friends at Folkadelphia on Friday, June 22.

Opening the show are Jonathan Byerley of Brooklyn’s Plates of Cake (he’s on the roster of the buzzing La Société Expéditionnaire label), and Still Life alum Brendan Codey (who will be taking a break from space rock jams for the evening, instead showcasing his skilled folksy fingerpicking).

Information on the show and venue here, tickets available for preorder here.

nprmusic: Valtari, Sigur Rós’ first album in four years, is a...

johnvettese — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:22:19 -0400

nprmusic:

Valtari, Sigur Rós’ first album in four years, is a collection of moodily gorgeous, slow-paced sound-washes. With the notable and remarkable exception of “Varúð,” which builds to a crashing climax in the spirit of the band’s recent classic “Festival,” little here deviates from the absorbing minor-key gloom of albums like 2002’s ( ).

Stream Valtari now.

The Making of the Leica M9-P »Edition Hermès« - Série Limitée...

johnvettese — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:41 -0400

The Making of the Leica M9-P »Edition Hermès« - Série Limitée Jean-Louis Dumas

johnvettese — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:17:26 -0400

Big congrats to our friends at Data Garden for their successful...

johnvettese — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:09:44 -0400

Big congrats to our friends at Data Garden for their successful Kickstarter campaign! Cannot wait to see The Switched-On Garden Mark 2.

Hugo Largo “Eureka” from Intruders at the Palace,...

johnvettese — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:45:02 -0400

Hugo Largo “Eureka” from Intruders at the Palace, broadcast August 1988

workdrugs: Roofdeck Sessions

johnvettese — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:49:17 -0400

workdrugs:

Roofdeck Sessions

somevelvet: this is one badass jazz trio @BadBadNotGood - their...

johnvettese — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:45:57 -0400

somevelvet:

this is one badass jazz trio @BadBadNotGood - their new album, BBNG2 drops tomorrow. http://badbadnotgood.com/#

"Blackpowder Orchard" by Baroness

johnvettese — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:00:05 -0400

<a href=”http://baroness.bandcamp.com/track/blackpowder-orchard” data-mce-href=”http://baroness.bandcamp.com/track/blackpowder-orchard”>Blackpowder Orchard by Baroness</a>

Pre-order tickets for April's Still Life

johnvettese — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:30:05 -0400

The next installment of Still Life - this time featuring Fursaxa, Enumclaw and Helena Espvall - is coming up in a few short weeks. You can buy your tickets online via Brown Paper Ticketing here.

Also - please note the change in start time! Another show was scheduled in the First Unitarian’s side chapel that night, so Still Life will now begin at 9 p.m.

datagarden: DATA GARDEN: QUARTET will be the first bio-reactive...

johnvettese — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:55:52 -0400

datagarden:

DATA GARDEN: QUARTET will be the first bio-reactive and plant-controlled work of art at The Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Situated in the Megawords exhibition space, participants will be encouraged to accompany four large tropical plants that are fitted with specialized electronic sensors. By converting the physiology of the specimens into data, the plants will perform quadraphonic audio compositions in real time. The very presence of museum goers will affect this performance, resulting in a unique composition from moment to moment.

Participating artists: Sam Cusumano, Alex Tyson, Jessica Hans, Joe Patitucci +more

Info + Directions

Art of Noise “Moments in Love”

johnvettese — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:43:53 -0500

Art of Noise “Moments in Love”

We’re happy to bring you the first Still Life of spring! On Saturday, April 7, our bimonthly...

johnvettese — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:45:05 -0500

We’re happy to bring you the first Still Life of spring! On Saturday, April 7, our bimonthly showcase of experimental music in the side chapel of the First Unitarian Church welcomes an ethereal three-artist show.

The broad brush of Fursaxa’s Tara Burke is exemplary of what we talk about when we talk about the spirit and fearlessness of experimental music. In a 13-year career, she’s performed at international festivals and in small galleries; opened for Sonic Youth at The Troc and headlined the Highwire; performed using harmonium and chimes, or simply vocal loops. Recently Fursaxa has played in a duo format with Helena Espvall, who also joins us for a solo set. A cellist in new-folk acts Espers and Arborea, Espvall’s own music feeds her instrument through effects to create haunting, affecting tones. Her Espers bandmate in Norman Fetter rounds out the bill with his own project, Enumclaw, which creates minimal ambient meditations bathed in delicate, liquid synthesizer tones.

Admission is $8 at the door; the show begins at 8 p.m.; the First Unitarian Chapel is located at 2125 Chestnut Street.

(flyer art by Michelle Holshue)

Philip Glass playing “Mad Rush” from the television...

johnvettese — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:14:15 -0500

Philip Glass playing “Mad Rush” from the television production Two Moon July, 1986

Thanks for a wonderful Still Life, Philly! Next concert is April...

johnvettese — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:01:57 -0500

Thanks for a wonderful Still Life, Philly! Next concert is April 7, lineup to be announced very shortly. Stay tuned!