Links of Interest Here is a list of web sites for Calendars, Concert Series and Commissioning Clubs of new music in the Los Angeles area, as well as new-music Magazines and Radio, and other online Music Forums covering music inclusively in Los Angeles. Note: This web site is no longer updated as of 5/6/06. If you know someone who would like to take over the site, please have them email us. See our Promo page for additional guidelines. Calendars: acf/LA New Music Calendar From the American Composers Forum of Los Angeles Los Angeles Sound Calendar Compiled by Jorge Martin LA Weekly - Music LivingRoom.org event listing Southern California IDM calendar SoCal listings for Intelligent Dance Music: exploratory DJ-ing Droid Behavior event calendar SoCal listings for electronic/electronic dance music events Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter Chamber music concerts from Early Music to New Music for Southern California, edited by Jim Eninger Concert Series: CalArts Music The California Institute of Arts in Valencia presents new music regularly at the Roy O. Disney Hall (on campus) and Musical Explorations at REDCAT (the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater in the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex) (subscribe for updates) CryptoNight "Top new music and jazz local and touring artists every Thursday night" at Club Tropical in Culver City, presented by Cryptogramophone and curated by Jeff Gauthier (subscribe to announcement list -- include a message asking to be added to the announcement list) Eclectic Orange Festival An annual series of eclectic presentations by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County during six weeks in autumn, including premieres of commissions from contemporary composers (subscribe to announcement list) Green Umbrella LA Philharmonic's new-works series, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Ground Flor/Inside the Spurgeon Monthly electronic music gathering, with listening music, DJ/dance sets and visual arts, on the first Saturday of each month at The Spurgeon Building in Santa Ana's Artist Village, Orange County (subscribe to announcement list at the top of the web home page) Il Corral Private noise and sound-art venue with some punk/metal/weird-rock interspersed, hosted by Bob Bellerue/halfnormal (more information) Jacaranda Chamber music series covering a range from historical to contemporary at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, Mark Alan Hilt, artistic director, Patrick Scott, series producer (more information) LACMA Music At the County Museum, Friday Night Jazz (sometimes with progressive or avant-garde groups) and the long-standing Monday Evening Concerts series focusing on "art music of this and the last century," (subscribe to announcement list -- include a message asking to be added to the music email list) LACO Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, now including at least one modern work in almost all of their concerts this season (subscribe to the eLACO newsletter) line space line Formerly a weekly series, these folks are now presenting occasional concerts of experimental and improvisational music at various facilities, curated by Jeremy Drake and David Rothbaum (subscribe to newsletter) Lira Productions "Left Coast Jazz and Improvised Music" on the last Saturday of each month (except Nov/Dec), produced in conjunction with Los Angeles Harbor College music department (map, see Recital Hall) and Downtown Playhouse (map) (subscribe to concert newsletter) Los Angeles Sonic Odyssey A concert series of electronic music of Composers from Spectrum Press (subscribe to Spectrum Press email newsletter) MicroFest The pre-eminent annual Los Angeles festival of microtonal and alternate-tuning music, directed by John Schneider New Electric Jazz (formerly Ear Orchard, formerly Jazz on a Monday Vibe) Electric improvised jazz music, the first three Mondays of each month at Club Tropical in Culver City, presented by Robert Jacobson, Andrew Campbell and Ian Hattwick (info) Nimbus Ensemble Chamber music series regularly programming new music, conducted and directed by Young Riddle. Open Gate Experimental/improvisational music series on the first Sunday of each month at Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, curated by Alex Cline (subscribe to announcement list -- include a message asking to be added to music series) Pacific Serenades A chamber music presenter that regularly commissions new works, curated by Mark Carlson (subscribe to printed announcements) Piano Spheres Solo piano concert series at Zipper Hall and occasionally other venues (subscribe to printed announcements -- include a message indicating your interest in concert updates) Rocco A consistently adventurous jazz, free improv and experimental music presenter, curated by namesake Rocco Somazzi (subscribe to newsletter) sound. An experimental concert series at Schindler House in West Hollywood, and elsewhere, curated by Cindy Bernard, Carole Ann Klonaridea and Renee Petropoulos, produced by SASSAS Southwest Chamber Music A chamber music series at Norton Simon Museum (map), Zipper Hall, and the Armory Center (map), with a bent toward modern and contemporary works (get announcements and/or brochure) Commissioning Clubs: LACO Sound Investment For as low as $200 per household per season, you can participate in commissioning a new work for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and attend work-in-progress gatherings with the composer, a rehearsal of the finished work, and the world premiere. Magazines: Hertz-Lion - web site: Dave Cotner, writer for LA Weekly, collects info/links on experimental music from all over, and issues an email newsletter listing events around the world New Music Box (American Music Center) - online NewCreativeMusic.com (pfMENTUM) - online (Ventura, CA) Igloo - experimental electronic music, online (Orange, CA) Signal to Noise: the Journal of Improvised and Experimental Music - print with selected web archives (Vermont) Jazz'halo - print and online (Belgium) The Wire - print with additional web-exclusive section (United Kingdom) Art Attack - online (New York) Droid Behavior - underground electronic music/techno, online (Los Angeles and beyond) MusicMoz experimental music magazines and e-zines page - web directory of links to additional print and online zines Radio: Digital::Nimbus, KUCI 88.9FM (Irvine, CA) Fri. Midnight-3am "Current and classic Electro, Industrial, IDM/Ambient, Dub/Breaks, Exp. Electronics and all the digital/analog debris in between" hosts: Pietrobot & Freakquency Modulator (YahooGroup list) -- terrestrial and web broadcast Galactic Voyager, KCSN 88.5FM Tue. 9pm-Midnight Electronic and New Age music, host: Meishel Menachekanian -- terrestrial and web broadcast Global Village, KPFK 90.7FM (98.7FM in Santa Barbara) Mon.-Fri. 10am-1pm Eclectic international music, various hosts -- terrestrial and web broadcast Glossolalia, KXLU 88.9FM Wed. 10-11pm Many forms of sound exploration and experimentation including collage, manipulation, and composition, host: Prof. Cantaloupe -- terrestrial and web broadcast Iridian Radio, Live365 station 24 hours, 7 days New Music, including artists such as John Adams, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Iva Bittova, Tan Dun, Kronos Quartet, Meredith Monk, Steve Reich, and many more. -- web broadcast Polyrhythmic, Killradio.org Sat. 10pm-Midnight Live electronic music and experimental DJ sets, hosts: dE3, david scott, cera & RS-232 -- web broadcast (backup/mirror site) Trilogy, KXLU 88.9FM Wed. 9-10pm 20th century music [experimental, improvised, electronic, free jazz, chamber music, computer music, theatre music] reflecting all facets of the avant garde, hosts: Bonnie Barnett, Emily Hay, Michael Davis -- terrestrial and web broadcast The Wandering Medicine Show, KXLU 88.9FM Wed. 8-9pm Indigenous and traditional world music, host: Kraig Grady -- terrestrial and web broadcast Music Forums: [New Music TBD] discussion group This is us! Join, if you haven't already. acf/LA email announcement list American Composers Forum of Los Angeles SoCalExp list Moderated by Dave Mosso/DJ Chowderhead Los Angeles Culture Net list Many of these groups are operated by YahooGroups. If you have a Yahoo account you can subscribe to these groups with your account. You can also easily subscribe to them without a Yahoo account by sending a blank email to the "Subscribe" address listed at the bottom of each group's home page. New Music Directories: MusicMoz Avant-Garde page The MusicMoz "open music project" is a music-centric web-link directory and information resource. This is their avant-garde section, with a variety of sub-sections covering a broad range of new music. [New Music TBD] - Home