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Sonic Youth allies with Led Zeppelin Bassist for Merce Cunningham Production
Ahoy me mates, welcome to this week's Underground Hum
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Ahoy me mates, welcome to this week's Underground Hum. I'm Ari Ernesto Purnama, your loyal host, who will serve you the juiciest news from the international and national music scenes. Much gratitude to those who write us emails expressing positive feedback and comments - Don't stop there! Keep them flowing to our inbox. Now follow me to the indie news buffet and don't forget to hum along!
International
New York's own noise godfathers Sonic Youth will collaborate with former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and mixed-media composer Takehisa Kosugi, for Merce Cunningham's 90th birthday celebration on April 16.
The influential dance choreographer, Cunningham, has worked with everyone from John Cage and Robert Rauschenberg to Radiohead and Sigur R*s. The Merce Cunningham Dance Company will perform a new piece on the occasion, to be held April 16-19 at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music).
Sonic Youth have been busy. In addition to some Steve Shelley (drummer) shows in February, Lee Ranaldo's (guitarist) traveling group exhibition "Bad Moon Rising 3" and a Sonic Youth multimedia museum exhibit titled "Sensational Fix," Sonic Youth are also putting the finishing touches on their Matador Records debut album.
According to a recent interview, Thurston Moore said they're making a record "replete with juicy supersonic songs!" And, finally, look for Sonic Youth at the No Fun Fest 2009, May 15-17 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. Their performance is on the 16th and they promise it will be a "noise set."
For us in Indonesia, we can only hope that a video of the set will be available on YouTube at one point. Keep your fingers crossed, Sonic fans!
National
Jakarta hardcore/punk fans are going to be treated to the intensity and energy of Berlin's Punishable Act on February 8th. To those who dig old-school NYHC (that stands for New York Hardcore) canonized acts such as Agnostic Front, Madball and Cro Mags, Punishable Act will serve the most refreshing presentation of that *school of hard knocks'.
Originating from the East Berlin punk band Reasorrs Exzesz in 1985, they continued until 1991 as Rough Called and finally renamed themselves Punishable Act in 1993.*They are currently touring Southeast Asia, including four dates in Indonesia and Jakarta will be their last gig. Don't miss it this time, folks! Let's stage dive and mosh!
Meriang di Hari Minggu presents Berlin Hardcore: Punishable Act
Genre: Hardcore/Punk
Date: Sunday, 8 February 2009
Time: 3.30 PM - finish
Venue: Delight, Kemang, Jakarta
Lineup: Punishable Act, Anti Squad, The Jinxz, Total Anarchy, The Kids, Triple X, Standoff, Tolerance, Straight On View, and more.
Tickets: Rp 5.000.
Look up www.myspace.com/punishableact for more info on the band and tour dates.
That's my entire menu for this week's Underground Hum, guys and gals! Again, don't forget to send us your questions, suggestions, promos, love letters and recipes to undergroundhum@yahoo.com, or if you just want to pop in and say hi, that's fine too!
For all of you indie bands or artists out there, let us know if you have a gig coming up so we can include it in future editions. Be sure to include the name of the event you're playing, what other acts are billed, the time, place, date and entry fee if any.
Until next Sunday, go green and keep it real!
