- Olympia Experimental Music Festival
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Portland, Oregon band Dendrites perform at the 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, 2008.
The Olympia Experimental Music Festival, also known for a time as The Olympia Festival of Experimental Musics,[1] has been produced annually in Olympia, Washington since 1995.[2] Organizers have included festival founder L. Jim McAdams,[3] Arrington de Dionyso (founder of the Olympia Strange Music Society),[3] Aerick Duckhugger,[3] and Domenica Clark.[4] During de Dionyso's tenure as chief organizer (festivals 9–12) the festival was primarily known by the alternate name The Olympia Festival of Experimental Musics.[citation needed]
Portland, Maine performance artist Crank Sturgeon performs at the 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, 2008.Performers have included Acre,[5] Alps of New South Wales,[5] A Nat Hema,[6] Wendy Atkinson,[5] Atropy Minor,[6] Argumentix,[5] Better People,[5] Blue Sabbath Black Cheer,[5] Bran Flakes,[7] Cabinet of Natural Curiosities,[5] Celesteville,[5] Crank Sturgeon,[8] Dead Air Fresheners,[9][8] Amy Denio,[10] Dendrites,[8] Arrington de Dionyso, Paul Dutton, Evolution Control Committee,[11] Steve Fisk,[11][8] Foque Mopus,[10] Gang Wizard,[3] Hans Grusel's Krankenkabinet,[5] Bill Horist,[10] KnotPineBox,[8] Al Larsen, Le Ton Mite, METAL,[5] Midmight,[5] Nequaquam Vacuum,[5] Noggin,[1] Noisettes,[5] Office Products, Oliver Squash,[5] Plants,[5] Gino Robair,[1] Sluggo,[11] Chuck Swaim,[7] Jennifer Robin,[12] White Rainbow,[5] Bert Wilson,[1], Wood Paneling[9][1][5], Paintings for Animals[13], LA Lungs[13], Four Dimensional Nightmare[13] and Eurostache[13].
In addition to unusual, experimental, and/or noise music, many festival performers use film, multimedia, and spoken word. Yahoo News in 2007 called it a "summer festival to watch".[14] In Signum, writer Tiffany Lee Brown commented in 2001: "This was no overpriced, fancypants event full of goatee-stroking theorizers or a showcase of overserious minimalist compositions, but a romp through the tangled underbrush of homegrown experimentalism."[12]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Christopher Delaurenti, Classical, Jazz, & Avant: Experimental Music Festival, The Stranger, June 26 – July 2, 2003 issue. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
- ^ Tiffany Lee Brown, Bleepy-Bloopy Noises: Creepy-crawly creatures emerge for the Olympia Experimental Music Festival, Signum magazine, Marrow section, issue 12, 2001. Accessed online July 3, 2008. Refers to the 2001 festival as "the 7th Annual".
- ^ a b c d Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 2. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
- ^ Program, 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Olympia Experimental Music Festival, 13th Annual Olympia Experimental Music Festival (2007) listing on Yahoo! Upcoming Events and Things To Do. Accessed July 7, 2008.
- ^ a b Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 7. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
- ^ a b Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 4. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Program, 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, p. 4.
- ^ a b Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 3. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c Program, 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival, p. 3.
- ^ a b c Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises", page 6. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
- ^ a b Tiffany Lee Brown, "Bleepy-Bloopy Noises",page 1. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Ahrendt, Daniel. "Olympia Experimental Music Festival: Paintings for Animals, LA Lungs, Eurostache, and More". SSG Music. http://www.ssgmusic.com/olympia-experimental-music-festival-paintings-for-animals-la-lungs-eurostache-and-more/. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Author unknown, Yahoo Upcoming. Accessed online July 3, 2008.
References
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- Tiffany Lee Brown, Bleepy-Bloopy Noises: Creepy-crawly creatures emerge for the Olympia Experimental Music Festival, Signum magazine, Marrow section, issue 12, 2001. Accessed online September 23, 2007.
- Christopher DeLaurenti, Classical, Jazz, & Avant Experimental Music Festival, "The Stranger", Jun 26 – Jul 2, 2003 issue. Accessed online November 25, 2007
- Program, 14th Olympia Experimental Music Festival.
- Daniel Ahrendt, Olympia Experimental Music Festival: Paintings for Animals, LA Lungs, Eurostache, and More, "SSG Music", June 16, 2011
External links
Categories:- Music festivals in the United States
- Festivals in Olympia, Washington
- Experimental music festivals
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