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Karima Walker Live Preview: 2/10, Constellation, Chicago

BY JORDAN MAINZER

A year ago, Tucson-based sound artist and singer-songwriter Karima Walker released Waking the Dreaming Body (Orindal Records/Keeled Scales), her first album in five years and one that’s maintained serenity for me when times have felt tumultuous. Combining folk instrumentation and stylings with synthetic sounds and field recordings, Walker creates a world filled with perspective. Her songs look inward, but they’re not so much insular as they know their place within the vastness of the cosmos, natural or spiritual, earthbound or celestial. She recorded the album almost entirely herself, an incredible achievement for an album that buzzes with such abundant richness.

Thursday at Constellation, Walker headlines the Orindal Records showcase. When I interviewed her last February, she hadn’t yet performed these songs live in person and had done only one stream. The seats at Constellation seem like the perfect place to take in Walker’s reflective soundscapes. Advance Base, the melancholy basement electronic singer-songwriter project of prolific Orindal Records founder Owen Ashworth, along with Sarah Jane Quillin of Desert Liminal, also perform. The show is presented by Local Universe. With 10 dollars and proof of vaccination in tow, go experience what’s sure to be one of the best live shows of the year so far.

Waking the Dreaming Body by Karima Walker

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Notable Live Experiences of 2016

The following is a list of the live sound performances that I experienced in 2016 that left me feeling ecstatic, inspired and grateful for artists that push us out of our habitual ruts and present us with new ways of experiencing the world. After I compiled this list I noticed a pattern - each of these shows were unconventional in their approach to the traditional “music gig”. These artists’ didn’t just show up, set up on stage and present the set that they rehearsed at home. Instead, they took into consideration the space of the venue and the placement of audience to cultivate a tone that would offer up the best possibility for a true immersive experience for all. Thank you for thinking beyond yourself!

1/23 - Lee Hangjun and Hong Chulki at Logan Art Center. Curated by Lampo

2/6 - Alessandro Bosetti at Poetry Foundation. Curated by Lampo

2/13 - Godspeed You Black Emperor and Xyloris White at Rockefeller Chapel

4/2 -   Jon Mueller at Hungry Brain

4/8  - Ryoko Akama at University of Chicago Film Center

A video posted by Mike Weis (@mike_weis) on Apr 9, 2016 at 8:03am PDT

7/8 - Spektral Quartet at Ravenswood Manor Park

A video posted by Mike Weis (@mike_weis) on Jul 8, 2016 at 8:56pm PDT

8/21 - Haptic at Constellation

8/26 - Coppice at Silent Funny

11/19 - Allen Moore and Alejandro Acierto at Experimental Sound Studio

12/2 - Diego Espinosa at Experimental Sound Studio

12/17 - Mind Over Mirrors and William Basinski at Bohemian National Cemetery

12/23 - Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang 26th Annual Winter Solstice Concert at Constellation

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Constellation Chicago @ USTREAM: . Jazz

live stream the destruction of the Western Ave overpass in front of Constellation

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solo show on the horizon.

I'll be performing a new piece that I recently recorded in the studio called, Self Is Air. Joining me for for my set will be Leo Park on violin and Jason Stein on bass clarinet.

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volcano radar at constellation!

further details on the workshop part of volcano radar’s upcoming show at constellation!

The SOUND OF THE CITY WORKSHOP gives the traditional jam session a modern twist. In place of the traditional house band, each week a new small ensemble will be featured performing original music. The evening focuses on creative improvisation as a way to approach and achieve original composition.

Following the featured ensemble’s set, the workshop opens things up to a larger pool of musicians, inviting improvisational performance from creative practitioners working within the spectrum of jazz and improvised music.

All improvisers – instrumentalists and vocalists – are welcome. The workshop is open to experienced musicians, as well as those excited to explore improvisation for the first time.

Musicians who’d like to be included need to arrive by 9:30pm. The workshop stresses that musicians come to listen first before taking part in playing. The whole evening is FREE and open to the public.

Each week’s workshop will be hosted by Cameron Pfiffner, Nick Mazzarella, Joshua Abrams or Mike Reed.

volcano radar at constellation! was originally published on pan y rosas discos

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