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Poetry, sound, and images in Albany Monday

May 25, 2011 in Albany by Sam_Sebren | No comments

Bill Shute. Photo by Sam Sebren.

Poets Bill Shute and Sandra Burgess from Texas performed with Parashi (Mike Griffin), and others, Mon. May 23 at the Upstate Artist Guild on Lark St. in Albany. The Albany Sonic Arts Collective put together the show that also featured a solo set from Parashi. Also performing was Century Plants (Eric Hardiman, Ray Hare) with Phil Donnelly on drums, and Cruudeuces (Nathaniel Brennan, Mike Barrett, from North Adams, MA) closed the night. Video projections by Jason Cosco accompanied the performances. Shute appears in Hudson this Saturday, May 28 at the Spotty Dog Books & Ale.

Click on each name, or group of names, to play mp3 of each performance from the show:

Parashi. Photo by Sam Sebren.

•Parashi at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. A little over 16 minutes of poetry.

•Poet Bill Shute at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. An 11-minute poetry performance from Bill Shute, who will be in Hudson Sat., May 28 at the Spotty Dog Books & Ale.

Bill Shute, Sandra Burgess, and Parashi. Photo by Sam Sebren.

•Bill Shute and Sandra Burgess and Parashi at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. Twelve-minute poetry collaboration.

Bill Shute and Parashi. Photo by Sam Sebren.

•Bill Shute and Parashi at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. Twenty-five minute performance.

Century Plants. Photo by Sam Sebren.

•Century Plants performance at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. Show presented by Albany Sonic Arts Collective. 16-minute performance.

•Cruudeuces performance at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. Fourteen-minute performance.

Cruudeuces. Photo by Sam Sebren.

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Audio from Albany Earth Day rally May 2

May 3, 2011 in Albany by Sam_Sebren | No comments

"Gasland" director Josh Fox at the State Capitol Monday. Photo by Sam Sebren.

About 300 people from New York and Pennsylvania gathered in Albany Monday, May 2 to hear 22 speakers in front of the State Capitol talk about their wish to ban hydraulic fracturing natural gas drilling in New York. Speakers included State Senators Tony Avella and Liz Kruger, and Assemblyman William Colton, sponsors of NY bill 4220 that seeks to ban the practice completely in the state. Other speakers included farmers, activits, high school students, biologist Dr. Sandra Steingraber, “Gasland” film director Josh Fox, and others.

Click on the following audio clips from the rally recorded by Sam Sebren.

Josh Fox, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally, speaking about hydrofracking May 2, 2011.

Wayne Bayer from the Department of Environmental Conservation, speaking at Earth Day Albany rally May 2, 2011.

Dr. Sandra Steingraber, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2, about hydraulic fracturing drilling for natural gas.

NY State Senators Tony Avella and Liz Krueger, and Assmblyman William Colton, speaking at Albany Earth Day May 2 about hydrofracking bill they are sponsoring.

Mark Dunau, farmer from Delaware County, policy chair for Northeast Organic Farmers Association, at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Ava Holmes and Leyna Dessaure, Ithaca and Syracuse high school students, speaking at Albany Earth Day rally May 2.

Many more recordings follow.
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Audio of poetry and music at Athens Cultural Center

July 19, 2010 in Athens by Sam_Sebren | No comments

Ira Sher introduced poet and prose writer Bernadette Mayer reading, musicians Jeffrey Lependorf and Miguel Frasconi performing original compositions on Asian flutes and glass instruments (respectively), and poet Wayne Koestenbaum reading at the second program of the “Athenian Arts Reading Series” at the Athens Cultural Center on July 17. Recorded by Sam Sebren. Click here to listen to Meyer’s reading, or paste the following url into your computer’s media player:

http://archive.free103point9.org/2010/07/BernadetteMayer_ACC_WGXC_071710.mp3

Click here to listen to Frasconi and Lependorf’s performance, or paste the following url into your computer’s media player:

http://archive.free103point9.org/2010/07/MiguelFrasconiJeffreyLependorf_ACC_WGXC_071710.mp3

Click here to listen to Koestenbaum’s reading, or paste the following url into your computer’s media player:

http://archive.free103point9.org/2010/07/WayneKoestenbaum_ACC_WGXC_071710.mp3

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