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Archer Spade to premiere new “TCHMENTREACH” piece at The Rotunda tonight

Julie Miller — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:32:58 +0000

Local experimental duo Archer Spade (Dan Blacksberg and Nick Millevoi) will perform the world premeire of “TCHMENTREACH,” a piece they commissioned from prolific avant-garde metal guitarist Mick Barr, in West Philadelphia tonight. In addition to the premiere, Barr and composer / clarinetist Jeremiah Cymerman will perform solo sets of their dark, twisting improvisations. More information on the show at The Rotunda can be found here. Watch videos of the performers below and learn more about Mick Barr in the 5049 Podcast with Jeremiah Cymerman here.

Local guitarist Chris Forsyth releases Solar Motel Parts I-IV (playing Studio 34 for the Archer Spade Performance Series on 3/16)

Julie Miller — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:40:29 +0000

Philadelphia guitarist Chris Forsyth has shared a two-track LP on his Soundcloud, displaying once more how varied, but consistently on-point, his playing can be. Solar Motel Parts I-IV bob and weave, explode and retract and fly into the far corners of the cerebral stratosphere before circling back in for a pleasingly distorted, white noise coda. It’s not clear whether this recording will be made available in physical form yet, but you can stream it in full below. Chris Forsyth will be performing at Studio 34 on March 16th for the Archer Spade Performance Series; more information can be found here.

Archer Spade Performance Series returns with Mary Lattimore / Jeff Zeigler Duo and Adam Caine (happening at Studio 34 on 1/19)

Julie Miller — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:15:52 +0000

The Archer Spade Performance Series returns this month with performances by Mary Lattimore / Jeff Zeigler Duo and Adam Caine at Studio 34. Conceived by local composers and musicians Dan Blacksberg and Nick Millevoi (collectively known as Archer Spade), the Performance Series is a monthly occurance that brings avant-garde, improvisational and experimental musicians to Philadelphia. January 19th will see Philadelphia’s harpist-in-residence Mary Lattimore (Thurston Moore, Kurt Vile) collaborate with producer and musician Jeff Zeigler (Uniform Recording, Arc in Round) in anticipation of Lattimore’s solo record, set to be released in February. Opening up the night will be New York solo guitarist Adam Caine. More information for the all-ages evening can be found here. Watch Lattimore and Zeigler perform at August’s Kensington Picnic below, then check out the Archer Spade Performance Series line-up as scheduled so far.

Archer Spade Performance Series

2/16 Anthony Coleman / Ashley Paul (organ/sax duo); Julius Masri / Joo Won Park (homegrown electronics)

3/16 Chris Forsyth / Nate Wooley (guitar/trumpet duo); Jesse Kudler / Ian Fraser (electronics)