Upcoming concert at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC on June 19, 2010

 http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/129

Solo by Glenn Branca on Harmonics Guitar

The Paranoid Critical Revolution performing music from their new cd "Euphobia"

Complete showing of No Wave film "135 Grand St. 1979" by Ericka Beckman
and release show for the new DVD. It includes the only extant footage of Theoretical Girls,
The Static and a number of other bands of the period. There will also be signings of CD's and DVD's.
       

 

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CD AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
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MP3 AVAILABLE ON DIGSTATION
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          Glenn Branca's - "The Ascension" on LTD edition 180g white vinyl available directly at:
http://www.fortissimorecords.co.uk - only 900 copies.		  

             
discography and sound bites video of a live 1996 performance
             
history and concert reviews links
ensemble members and their music contact information
     

From left to right, guitars: Evelyne Buhler, Eric Hubel, Reg Bloor and Greg McMullen, conductor: Glenn Branca, drummer: Libby Fab, bass: Ryan Walsh (photo by Tony Cenicola)

 

Branca's new album for his ensemble was released on cd and mp3 in Feb. 2010
on Systems Neutralizers.

        
                             
       

The music:
"Lesson No. 3 (Tribute to Steve Reich)"
"The Tone Row That Ruled The World"
"Carbon Monoxide"
"Quadratonic"
"The Blood"
"Lost Chords"

Upcoming release on Systems Neutralizers by The Paranoid Critical Revolution: "Euphobia"
(out in June, 2010)

Some upcoming releases by Branca on Systems Neutralizers:

1. re-release of: "Symphony No. 9 (L'Eve Future)"
2. never released songs from late 70's no wave band: "THE STATIC"
3. early music: "Music from The Bastard Theater and The Dubious Music Ensemble"
4. "The Ascension: Three"
5. "Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 guitars"
6. "Symphony No. 4 (Physics) live in Europe 1983"
7. "Symphony No. 7 (Graz)"

           
                             
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    Photo by Libby Fab                
                             
       

PERFORMANCES OF "SYMPHONY NO. 13 (HALLUCINATION CITY)" for 100 guitars

1. NEW YORK CITY. Premiere of first version in one movement on June 13, 2001 at the former World Trade Center, as part of "Evening Stars" sponsored by The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
2. NEW JERSEY. Premiere of revised version in four movements on January 30, 2006 at The Kasser Theater as part of "Peak Performance" sponsored by Montclair St. University.
3. LOS ANGELES. March 29, 2006 at Walt Disney Concert Hall as part of "Minimalist Jukebox" sponsored by The Los Angeles Philharmonic.
4. GHENT. October 5, 2006 at Vooruit as part of the "Festival of Flanders" sponsored by Champ d'Action
5. KORTRIJK. October 6, 2006 at Stadsschouwburg as part of the "Happy New Ears Festival" sponsored by Champ d'Action
6. DUBLIN. July 15, 2007 at Grand Canal Square as part of "Down At The Docklands" sponsored by The Dublin Docklands Development Authority.
7. LONDON. October 12, 2007 at The Roundhouse as part of "The Frieze Art Fair" sponsored by Frieze Magazine.
8. ROME. February 28, 2008 at Auditorium Parco Della Musica as part of "Contemporanea 2008" sponsored by Fondazione Musica Per Roma.
9. SEATTLE. May 16, 2008 at the Olympic Sculpture Park as part of the "Party in the Park" sponsored by the Seattle Art Museum.
10. ST. LOUIS. November 13, 2008 at The Pageant sponsored by The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as part of their Guitar Festival.

Originally commissioned by The Mission For The Year 2000, Paris.

 

Link to five articles by Glenn Branca on New York Times blog 2007-2009:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/glenn-branca/

Link to Glenn Branca Video Interview:
http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=4205

 

          
       

Note: Originally this site was started as a fan site and with the exception of the first page has not been updated since 2003.