The Desert Fathers in concert tonight at STEIM

From STEIM: 5 August 2010 | 20:30 hrs. | Concert | 5 euros STEIM Residency Concert:The Desert Fathers, PIRX, Lesley Flanigan Featuring:The Desert Fathers: Jeff Kaiser (US) – trumpet + computer & Gregory Taylor (US) – …

STEIM Blog…The Trumpet and Spatialization

The following is from the STEIM Project Blog **************************** “Noise Trumpet,” as some of my friends call it, is using extended techniques on the trumpet to make it sound what many people would call un-trumpet-like. The …

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Good news for Pu-erh drinkers

From xinhuanet: Chinese Pu’er tea set to be more affordablewww.chinaview.cn BEIJING, April 13 — Tea lovers can look forward to a more affordable pot of Pu’er, which has witnessed sharp price hikes in recent years, Kong …

Pu-erh Tea Markets hit hard…

Pu-erh tea is a joy for me, I drink it almost daily…and have for over ten years….so this news was shocking, from The Scotsman: *******************************Devastation left by Pu’er madness of green tea bubble Published Date: 15 …

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A New Churchill…

Our Beloved Winston “No I don’t look like Hitchcock” Churchill As the news states, a “Churchill” is a size of cigar. Now it is a brand name… But I really think I just wanted to post …

A Truly Amazing Care Package…

Many of you are familiar with Keith McMullen, co-creator of the name pfMENTUM, co-founder of the original pfMENTUM newsletter and co-director of the Ventura New Music Concert Series/Festival from 1995 until its demise when I left …

From the Santa Barbara Independent…

Farewell But Not GoodbyeThursday, May 24, 2007By Josef Woodard FREEDOM HITS THE ROAD: Trying to wrap your mouth, let alone your brain, around the synthetic word pfMENTUM is a challenge. In some way, it belongs to …

Kirk Silsbee Interview

The last days of Ventura’s secret mayorLocal avant-garde impresario Jeff Kaiser bids the county adieu ~ By KIRK SILSBEE ~ Though no one is making much of it, an era is coming to an end. For …

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PhD…!

After thinking about it for several years, I have made the decision to return to graduate school and further my growth and development as an artist, to gain skills as a scholar, earn a PhD, and …