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Articles by Roddy Schrock

San Francisco: Watch That Scene
June 19, 2006 / By

Slomo Video, the brainchild of video artist Ryan Junell, is made up of one-minute videos, all very slow, made by a total of 85 artists from all over the country.

San Francisco: Feldman vs. Pattering Feet
May 5, 2006 / By

The Paul Taylor Dance Company premieres a new work set to music by Morton Feldman.

San Francisco: Are We Not Men? We Are Po-Min
April 10, 2006 / By

The Paul Dresher Ensemble shows its post-minimal prowess.

Berlin: Take My Breath Away
March 10, 2006 / By

A city seeped in contrast and filled with artists is, for now, a lively breeding ground for new electronic sounds. Who knows how long all this will last?

San Francisco: Summoning the Ghosts of Ideas Past
January 3, 2006 / By

A marathon-like new music “seance” evokes the spirit of Henry Cowell.

San Francisco: Standing Room Only
September 6, 2005 / By

A look at the 2005 San Francisco Electronic Music Festival

San Francisco: The Importance of Being Earnest
June 29, 2005 / By

Thoughts about the Other Minds’ new performance series Brink.

San Francisco: Sonic Delicacies
May 17, 2005 / By

Carl Stone curates a duo performance by Yuko Nexus 6 and Mariko Tijiri.

San Francisco: Literally Spellbinding—Ropes Included
May 3, 2005 / By

On a recent Saturday night, a modest audience gathered in a small living room of an intimate wooden home seven blocks north of UC Berkeley. The lights dim, a young violinist stands under a landing, the audience seated in a semi-circle facing her. She is wearing clothes that seem like a lite version of designs by Helmut Lang, with added metal loops sewn into the sleeves and shoulders of a jacket made of sturdy synthetic materials…

Laptop Music For Beginners
March 1, 2005 / By

A crash course on turning your PowerBook into your favorite instrument.