Tonight at the Pageant, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and an army of 100 volunteer guitarists will be performing composer Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City). Writer Ryan Wasoba is participating in the performance, and offered to write about his experience for A to Z. Here's part two. Read more about the concert here and see below for an interview with Branca himself.
-- Annie Zaleski
I've had my share of guitar-related injuries before, be it cut-up cuticles on my right fing
Writer Ryan Wasoba participated in the 100 Guitars performance at the Pageant last night, which also featured the world premiere of the first movement of Glenn Branca's Symphony Number 14. Here are Wasoba's thoughts on the night and an analysis of the performance. Read more about the concert here and see below for an interview with Branca himself. Photos by Annie Zaleski.
At 1:55 p.m., I stood in the Pageant's loading dock with the smokers while three guitarists jogged towards us, late for th
In this week's paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Glass Waves' new, digital-only CD, One Day We'll All Just Float Away. He has this to say:To call Glass Waves a trio is slightly misleading. While the credits for the download-only One Day We'll All Just Float Away credit singer/guitarist Jordan Heimburger, bassist Micah Johnson and drummer Nate Gregg
for its sounds, the use of multi-tracked, carefully layered guitar
parts are a distinctive and crucial part of the band's identity. (I
haven't seen
