A little worm-like amphibian with your tea?

The above photo from here. Some of you may know that I’m a fanatic for tea and I keep abreast of tea news with my website http://www.newcreative.com/tea/. Having enjoyed different teas from the Makaibari tea estate …

Maximus P in Eugene, Oregon…

Barry Threw and I first performed together as Maximus P at the Palindrome in Oakland, then again at a sideshow to Siggraph at UCSD last summer. Well, finally, another chance: Here in Eugene, Oregon at the …

Jeffrey Kaiser and Milk…

Poet Phil Taggart sent this video to me this morning, cracked me up! I received a lot of teasing when this came out in the 80s. Amazing how common the name “Jeffrey Kaiser” is. Of course, …

Max/MSP, The Wandering Goat and The Secret Aardvark

I’ve re-written my entire Max/MSP performance rig in anticipation of KaiBorg’s gigs in Sweden and The Netherlands. KaiBorg is a duo project with David Borgo and myself. We’ve been working on it this summer…tunes will be …

Jeff Kaiser and…Friends?

Zoey’s had this sign outside that I liked, and it also cracked me up as I thought about the usage of “and Friends.” Here are some quick examples from the web: Nice to be in Jobim’s …

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Tour-ette Syndrome: “Triumphantly weird, of course!”

Steuart and I at the Metro Gallery in BakersfieldPhoto by Kris Tiner “Triumphantly weird” is how the VC Reporter heralded my first return show in Ventura since leaving for school in San Diego. I like it: …

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Review in Computer Music Journal…

Computer Music Journal MIT Press Summer 2008, Vol. 32, No. 2, Pages 86-88 Reviewed by James Harley Guelph, Ontario, Canada The Desert Fathers is a duo comprising Jeff Kaiser and Gregory Taylor. Mr. Kaiser combines his …

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Harry Partch and his first cigar…

Keith sent me this quote from Harry Partch: A Biography by Bob Gilmore “[Harry Partch] also found gainful employment delivering prescriptions all over town on his bicycle, ‘including the wide-open red-light district,’ probably for the maladies …

Boise Experimental Music Festival: Jim McAuley, MVP

Jim McAuley at the Boise Experimental Music Festival. Well…back to San Diego, still with this awful flu and bronchitis. I thought I’d put up some random pics from the festival. I was saving my energy for …