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September 29, 2004
Futuremusik
Right on, this is the kind of thing I like to see going on in town on a Saturday afternoon. In conjunction with its first annual Indy Music Awards festival taking place later that night, The Independent is sponsoring a free panel discussion this Saturday from 2 to 4 pm at the Century Center in Carrboro. Titled "The Future of Music in the Triangle", the discussion promises to address that fascinating and ever-changing intersection of some of my favorite topics: music, technology, copyright, media, etc. Looks like a solid panel, featuring the likes of ibiblio's Fred Stutzman, drummer extraordinaire Dave Cantwell, local rapper Cesar Comanche, and Yep Roc Records/Red Eye Distribution head Tor Hansen (who, incidentally, ran both of those businesses out of his home at 202-A Maple immediately before some less competent record label proprietors moved in and started using the house for more festive purposes...). The panel moderator is Indy writer Fiona Morgan, who routinely does a great job of addressing music+law+technology issues in her Indy columns.
I'm DJing at The Federal yet again this coming Saturday night, so unfortunately I won't be able to make any of the Indy Music Awards or the musical events going on after dark. But if you have the night off and are in the vicinity, I would highly recommend going to see the short film of Protean Spook that is being screened at The ArtsCenter at 9:00pm that night. It's a live show/performance that Tom Laney filmed at the Penland School of Crafts sometime last year and it's a pretty mesmerizing glimpse into the musical genius of the late Randy Ward. Check out this 2 minute excerpt for a preview.
Oh, and on a completely different but equally mesmerizing musical note....the third part of the debut Battles trilogy is finally out on Dim Mak. This summer's opening salvos left me wanting more, but this new B EP has just about everything that I was hoping for. And at a fuller 30 minutes, it's not over so damn quick...
Posted by Tim at September 29, 2004 10:14 PM