Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s multichannel speaker system is uniquely equipped for artists crafting experimental sonic compositions. Credit: David Alvarado for Chicago Reader When the Experimental Sound ...

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Some of the visuals from the Fred Anderson Collection, including an old show poster and a photo of the Velvet Lounge in its original location on S. Indiana Credit: Courtesy Andy Pierce and the ESS ...

The lights dim and fog emerges, before a single spotlight back-lights the drummer, a halo of light surrounding him. The effect matches the haunting music that possesses the crowd, as the spotlight ...

“Presence” could best be described as experimental and employed the use of computer generated algorithms to produce sounds based on live data such as date, time, weather, and location. There was also ...

Oct. 13—"Every music tradition started off as an experiment. And those experiments tend to germinate from the question 'what if?'" Bill Shoemaker says. What if I take this string and I bend it over ...

Paul Steinbeck's Sound Experiments is a historical narrative and technical analysis of the music of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). Steinbeck traces the chronology of ...

The San Francisco Symphony’s groundbreaking SoundBox series returns for its tenth season in 2023–24 with four live programs with curators including violinist, singer, and composer Mazz Swift; SF ...

On September 20, Cork Opera House presents an Immersive Experimental Sound Experience, created by composer Kevin Terry. This unique event invites attendees to navigate a sonic wonderland where ...

“This next song is called ‘Jesus Forgive Me, I am A Thot,’” said the gravelly voice of rapper, producer and singer JPEGMAFIA, an abrasive series of clashes and screams ringing out from the stage. The ...

Check one, two; check one, two; is this thing on? Over on The Public Domain Review [Lucas Thompson] takes us for a spin through sound, as it was in Britain around and through the 1800s. The ...