Hardcoretet at John’s Alley
9:30pm on Thursday, October 11th, 2012
114 E 6th St
Moscow, ID
$5
21+
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Hardcoretet at The Emerald of Siam
8:00pm on Friday, October 12th, 2012
1314 Jadwin Ave
Richland, WA
$5
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Hardcoretet at The Green Frog
9:30pm on Saturday, October 13th, 2012
1015 N State St
Bellingham, WA
$5
with: Rippin’ Chicken
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Performance and Workshop by Hardcoretet
7:00pm on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
The Jazz Station
124 W Broadway
Eugene, OR
$7

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Hardcoretet at The Goodfoot
9:30pm on Thursday, October 25th, 2012
2845 SE Stark St
Portland, OR
$7
21+
with: Trio Subtonic

They will finish up their tour with a performance at the Royal Room here in Seattle. We hope you can make it for one of these performances!

Hardcoretet Joins T&C Celebration
8:00pm on Friday, October 26th, 2012
The Royal Room
5000 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA
Performances by:
Hardcoretet
Operation ID

• 9/10: Portland, OR  at The Piano Fort – 8:00pm, $5-10 suggested donation
• 9/12: Eugene, OR at The Jazz Station – 8:00pm, $5
• 9/13: Chico, CA at Origami Lounge – 8:00pm, $5
• 9/14: Oakland, CA at the Totally Intense Fractal Mindgaze Hut – 8:00pm, $5-10 suggested donation
• 9/15: Oakland, CA at House Show (private address. email thechemicalclock@gmail.com for details) – suggested donation only
• 9/16: San Francisco, CA at Viracocha – 8:00pm
• 9/17: Sacramento, CA at Luna’s Cafe – 7:30pm, $5-20
• 9/21: Seattle, WA at Cafe Racer – 8:00pm, $5-15 suggested donation

We hope you make it out to a show in your area!

—T&C

Expect a performance from Hardcoretet on October 26th along with Operation ID at the Royal Room. Music starts at 8:30 and there’s no cover. Hope to see you there!

—T&C

Ross Hammond is a guitarist, composer, concert planner, promoter, festival organizer, music lover, family man, coffee enthusiast, and all-around-good-human, based out of Sacramento, California.  In addition to hosting a weekly experimental music series called Nebraska Mondays at Luna’s Café, Ross also organizes the In the Flow Festival, which just completed its fifth successful year!

Ross has been kind enough to have T&C artists Operation ID, Bad Luck, and Neil Welch perform at Nebraska Mondays on their respective tours, and has been a huge proponent of our music and the Seattle music scene.  He came up to Seattle last year with poet NSAA and their spoken-word duo Electropoetic Coffee, performed at our T&C house show and participated as curator for the Racer Sessions (click here to listen to his last session). We are excited to have him back and can’t wait to hear him perform again!

Welcome back, Ross!

Love,

Table & Chairs

The showcase will take place this Friday, May 25th, at 7:00pm. All performances will take place at the Center House Theater, which is located on the first floor of the Center House.  The festival is free, but a suggested donation of $10 at any entrance gate is greatly encouraged in order to keep it running for future generations.

Here is the schedule for the evening:

7:00 Natalie Hall 

solo cello

7:10 Paul Hoskin

solo contrabass clarinet

7:30 Smallface

Aaron Otheim – keyboard

David Balatero – cello

7:45 WA

Simon Henneman – guitar

Gregg Keplinger – drums

8:10 Kromer

Ivan Arteaga – alto saxophone

Cameron Sharif – piano

Katie Jacobson – voice

8:30 Heaney, Parris & Rea Guitar Threesome

Brian Heaney, Stephen Parris, Dennis Rea – electric guitar

9:00 Burn List

Cuong Vu – trumpet

Greg Sinibaldi – tenor saxophone

Aaron Otheim – keyboard

Chris Icasiano – drums

9:30 Wally Shoup Quartet

Wally Shoup – alto sax

Gust Burns – piano

John Seman – bass

Mark Ostrowski – drums

Check out the Northwest Folklife Festival website for more information about all the great performances throughout the weekend!  Hope to see you there!

Friday, May 4th – UW’s IMPfest IV
Hughes Penthouse Theater
Seattle, WA
7:30 PM
Suggested donation only
with:
George Garzone with UW Jazz Students
Burn List

Sunday, May 6^th – Eugene
New Zone Art Collective
164 West Broadway
Eugene, OR

Tuesday, May 8^th – Isla Vista
Biko Garage
Isla Vista, CA
7:30pm
$5 Suggested Donation
with:
Whitman
 Ezra Bouchla

Wednesday, May 9^th – Los Angeles
Human Resources
410 Cottage Home St in Chinatown
Los Angeles, CA
8:30pm
$5 cover
with:
Slumgum
LA Fog

Thursday, May 10^th – San Francisco
The Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market St.
San Francisco, CA
Admission $6-10 sliding scale
with:
Laurie Amat and Cj Borosque
Marco Eneidi

Friday, May 11^th – Sacramento
In the Flow Festival
Luna’s Café
1414 16th St
Sacramento, CA
with:
Insuu Bunkai
Dave Lynch Group
Hell Bent in the Pacific

Saturday, May 12^th – Berkeley
Free Improvisation Workshop
The Jazzschool
2087 Addison St
Berkeley, CA
3:15 PM
$30 advance purchase/$45 day of the workshop

Sunday, May 13^th – Portland
The Blue Monk
3341 Southeast Belmont Street
Portland, OR
7:30 PM
$5-7 suggested donation

— Table & Chairs

At the Salmon Bay Eagles Club, we’re thrilled to be featuring Bad Luck, Chemical Clock, and Neil Welch’s Sleeper. You can RSVP to the event on Facebook, and here are the details for the concert:

We’re looking forward to this opportunity to share our jams with new audiences, and we hope to see you folks out there for the show!

-T&C

Improvised music is at its best when all participants intersect by way of a personal, stylized approach.  Our aim as improvisers is to collaborate, and I find this to be true regardless of the context of the improvisation.  If two improvisers purposefully avoid any interaction with one another, attempting to create a kind of binary sound without any relationship between the two, the improvisation will still be influenced by ideas coming from the other player.  Avoiding another’s input elicits a response which was influenced by it.  The aim of any improvisation is plain if the focus of collaboration is always at its core.

Individual style is why I listen to music.  Whether it’s the writing style of a composer or the labored breathiness in a players sound, I’m always moved by the subtleties of a musician.  Much free music maintains the reputation of being overly intellectual and missing the soulful essence of good music.  This isn’t an intrinsic problem with free music, but it’s an endemic problem with many of the people who play it.   Much of the free music I love, music which makes me feel like I’m a different person—a more interesting and awakened person than I really am—is music most would classify as intellectual.  So many free improvisations are stale because players aren’t putting any blood into it.  They are unwilling or afraid to take a stand, lead others and have faith in their ideas.

My wife once read that selfish lovers make better lovers.  In fulfilling their own needs, their partner often receives the benefit of the elevated excitement and effort.  Though, if the selfish needs don’t come with a collaborative spirit, the pitfalls for the partner are obvious.  This illustration works well in the context of free music.  Many times I’ve been part of an improvisation where each member of the group thoughtfully tip toes around one another, trying not to interrupt and politely responding.   Even though the improvisation may turn out to be pleasing, there’s a deeper level of artistry that goes unfulfilled for me.  In collaboration there must be leadership.   In collaboration there must be moments where one musician takes the lead, comes to the forefront and pushes the others towards something new.

My current music puts me in opposition to many of the musical scenarios I find myself a part of these days.  This is exciting for me!  My own music has taken a shape which I hadn’t anticipated, and try as I might to fit in with the music around me, I often fail.  I’ve come to realize that how I play is how I play.  I must respond and evolve in the moment, but a fish out of water is still a fish.  I find that I contribute the best when I’m true to my own artistic notions, thoughts and gestures.  It’s crucial for my artistic growth to intentionally stray far off from my comfort zone, and to see the music through another’s eyes.

When I improvise with another person, I make an assumption they will meet me half way. Playing thoughtfully is a careful balancing act of the ego.  We have to keep ourselves and others in check.  Risk taking is at the heart of it, but so is balance.  Believing that an individual, stylized approach to improvisation will always lead to a great improvisation is unrealistic.  I maintain faith in myself to lead and to follow.  I must be aware that every improvisation is important and must come from the deepest part of myself.

—Neil Welch, March 2012

We also would like to thank eMusic for recognizing the fact that thus far, we have been very “adventurous” with our output. We’ll continue putting the T&C name on the records that we believe in, however adventurous they may be.

Congratulations, Andy, Aaron, Gus, Chris, and Ivan!

Also, T&C artists Simon Henneman and Gregg Keplinger will be performing at the event with WA. We recently released their record, Cross The Center, during the Racer Sessions festival. You can pick that album up over at their store page in physical or digital formats.

As a preview of what you’re in for, here’s a little live video put together by our friends over at Improvised Music Project from last year’s IMPfest:

Look for King Tears Bat Trip next Saturday in the T&C webstore. Download cards will also be available for purchase at the release show. See you then!