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Planets Around the Sun & VnessWolfCHild (Live)

Originally aired 11/26/12

Philadelphia-based VnessWolfCHild calls herself an Interactive Ritual Healing Performance Artist. Planets Around the Sun is a psychedelic, noise, far-out folk band from Maine. Both played here for the opening of the 2012 Bothwell Fels installation.

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Hess Is More & Listening Center (Live)

Originally aired 11/19/12

Drummer/electronic musician Listening Center (David Mason) opens this closing celebration for Shoplifter's Nervescape installation at the4 Clocktower, followed by Hess Is More (led by Mikkel Hess). Recorded live on Nov. 8, 2012 in our upper gallery.

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Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels, VnessWolfCHild & Terence Caulkins: Crystal Cavern

Hosted by Joe Ahearn

Originally aired 11/12/12

In the midst of their whirlwind installation called Crystal Caverns, artist Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels & her collaborators VnessWolfCHild & Terence Caulkins sit down with Joe Ahearn to discuss their work as installation/sound artists & more.

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Jesse Hlebo, Habit Towards Obedience

Hosted by Joe Ahearn

Originally aired 10/29/12

Joe Ahearn sits down with artist Jesse Hlebo. The two zero in on the Certain Distinctions between Jesse's performance based projects and his other endeavors, before a culminating exchange regarding the inspirations behind "Habit Towards Obedience".

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Byron Westbrook, Talking in Light & Sound

Hosted by David Weinstein

Originally aired 10/15/12

The composer and installation artist discusses his evolution toward creating works composed of an abstract counterpoint between light and sound "events" with David Weinstein during the artist's fall 2012 residency at the Clocktower Gallery.

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Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor

Hosted by Joe Ahearn

Originally aired 10/8/12

In this interview with Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor, we listen to “Do the Devo” by Unstoppable Death Machines, around which Nick’s residency at The Clocktower Gallery is based. We also hear tracks by artists that he's worked with and have inspired him.

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Ashcan Orchestra Performance

Hosted by Joe Ahearn

Originally aired 10/1/12

Composer P. Spadine, a large collection of toy, re-appropriated, and "real" instruments, and a stellar performance ensemble at the Clocktower performing the first part of their 2012 opera, Apollo's Accidental Answer during their artist residency.

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The Flock House Project: Lonny Grafman of Appropedia.org

Originally aired 9/17/12

Instructor and Flock House participant Lonny Grafman sits down with Mary Mattingly to discuss sustainable living & his site Appropredia.org. Wilfredo Veras joins them to talk about his efforts with Grafman to bring their eco-friendly ideas abroad.

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The Flock House Project: Greg Lindquist

Originally aired 9/3/12

Mary Mattingly in conversation with artist Greg Lindquist and critic Wendy Vogel on the dual residency creating and Installing paintings in a Flock House in a public space at 125 Maiden Lane. Recorded during Mattingly's residency at the Clocktower.

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Pat Spadine & the Ashcan Orchestra

Hosted by Joe Ahearn

Originally aired 8/13/12

Just before their 2012 residency P. Spadine's Ashcan Orchestra performs two compositions live in the studio and Spadine shares the origins of his audio and visual explorations with the Clocktower's Curator of Performance and Installation Joe Ahearn.

RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Nomi Ruiz: Borough Gypsy Mixtape & Interview Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show Album download here! Plus Jeannie Hopper and Nomi Ruiz discuss her 2013 album, Borough Gypsy, recorded in part in the Clocktower studio. Ruiz reflects on the gritty 90's Brooklyn culture that is reflected in her music, particularly in this album. Jeannie Hopper speaks with singer/songwriter Nomi Ruiz about her recent Clocktower residency project. Over the course of her two month stay, Ruiz completed Borough Gypsy, her sophomore album. She talks about growing up in Brooklyn in the midst of... Originally aired 5/9/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Peals & Romantic States Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show An electronic/psynch in studio music performance by Baltimore based bands Peals and Romantic States live in the Clocktower's main gallery. The performance is followed by an interview where both bands discuss the idiosyncrasies of their work. Peals and Romantic States perform in the Clocktower's main gallery, followed by interviews with Joe Ahearn. Peals is William Cashion (of Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (formerly of Double Dagger) from Baltimore, Maryland. Romantic States is Jim... Originally aired 4/22/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Ben Vida and Eli Keszler Radio show Sound artist and composer, Ben Vida, and percussionist Eli Kezler, joined forces at the Clocktower on April 9, 2013. Together, the presented their electronic compositions for digital and analog synthesis, drums, and automated percussion. A live recording of composer and sound artist Ben Vida's performance at the Clocktower with percussionist Eli Keszler, presenting electronic compositions for digital and analog synthesis, drums, and automated percussion that he developed as part of... Originally aired 4/22/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events After Hours Radio, Room Mate Grace Hotel Hosted by Jeannie Hopper, David Weinstein Radio show A collection of sounds and conversations from participants in our After Hours series event in April 2013 produced in partnership with Times Square Arts featuring a video installation by Marco Brambilla and sound by Cammisa Buerhaus. A collection of sounds and conversations from our live streamcast from the Room Mate Grace Hotel in April 2013 produced by the Clocktower Gallery in partnership with Times Square Arts and media partner Hyperallergic. The program, part of an ongoing... Originally aired 4/12/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Gamelatron: Clock Mode Radio show A recording of the sounds from the Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, an automated network of bells, chimes, and gongs that envelops visitors in meditative tones and story-like polyphonies, composed by artist A Taylor Kuffner specially for the Clocktower. In the fall of 2012 artist and compoer A Taylor Kuffner installed his robotic, self-playing Gamelan hybrid in the Clocktower's main gallery. In this site-specific iteration of his creation, called Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, some forty instruments,... Originally aired 3/25/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Phone Tag, Live Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show Synth-pop studio project, Phone Tag, recorded live in the Clocktower studios. Joe Ahearn interviews it's four members; frontman Gryphon Graham, Noah Hanlon on drums, Bodhi Landa on bass, and Eliza Walton on synth. The band is based out of Brooklyn. A February 2013 performance recorded live in our studios for radio, along with an interview hosted by Joe Ahearn. Phone Tag is a synth-pop studio project of Brooklyn-based producer and bandleader Gryphon Graham, whose live band includes Noah Hanlon... Originally aired 2/25/13 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Richard Garet, Affects/Effects Hosted by David Weinstein Radio show Sound and visual artist Garet talks about his 2013 Clocktower project, history and practice where artifacts of information (some say noise) have become his epigraph in recent works: sound affects the image and, vice versa, the image affects sound. Sound and visual artist Richard Garet meets host David Weinstein to talk about his project room installation at the Clocktower Gallery in January 2013. Garet reveals his early influences, how playing with footpedals can redirect a young punk rocker... Originally aired 2/18/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Cammisa Buerhaus, Chroma Color Organ Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show In this collaborative trio performance with saxophonist Tamio Shiraishi, and vocalist/dancer Tara Fenamore, Cammisa Buerhaus performs on her Chroma Color Organ in the Clocktower and then Joe Ahearn talks to the performers. In this collaborative trio performance with saxophonist Tamio Shiraishi, and vocalist/dancer Tara Fenamore, Cammisa Buerhaus performs on her Chroma Color Organ in the Clocktower's Main Gallery for an exclusive radio session in December 2012. Plus... Originally aired 1/14/13 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Clocktower Exhibits & Events Muck Interview Hosted by Joe Ahearn Radio show Curator Joe Ahearn speaks with Muck, the Icelandic hardcore/punk band. They discuss their music, time spent as the band in-residence at the Clocktower and their influences. The band also plays some new music recorded during their 2013 residency. Joe Ahearn sits down and speaks with the Icelandic hardcore/punk band Muck. As the winter 2013 Clocktower band in-residence, the group discusses their experience in New York and their music. During the interview, the band plays their newly recorded... Originally aired 1/14/13 Listen Read More »