Project Forklift Sells Out

09/03/10 11:19

Forklift Danceworks' Project Forklift sold out all five performance. Artistic DIrector Allison Orr invited 5 of her favorite choreographers to create pieces in the inimitable Forklift style. Dancers included massage therapists, waiters and waitresses an an Austin police officer. Read the Austin American Statesman's feature!

Salvation and Sin on NPR

09/03/10 11:19

The Asylum Street Spankers appeared on Weekend Edition Sunday on February 7 to talk about their latest album, God's Favorite Band, and play a few songs. Listen at npr.org.

Reviews of the Spankers' new album God's Favorite Band are rolling in: Lucid Culture, Acoustic Music and BlogCritics.

Symphony VI A Rousing Success

09/03/10 11:19

Golden Hornet Project's Symphony VI sold out both of its performances on February 6. World premieres of The Difference Engine by Graham Reynolds and Rough Night With Happy Ending by Peter Stopschinksi were greeted with standing ovations, as was the regional premiere of Popcorn Superhet Receiver by Jonny Greenwood. Read Jeanne Claire van Ryzin's review.

Forklift Gets Year End Raves

09/03/10 11:19

Forklift Danceworks' The Trash Project was listed as 2009's #1 Art Happening by Jeanne Claire Van Rizen of The Austin American Statesman, the #1 Dance and Classical Music Treasure of 2009 by Robert Faires of The Austin Chronicle, and given two listings by Jonelle Seitz of The Austin Chronicle, one for Don's Anderson's Crane Solo and a second for the entire show, in her Top 9 Lasting Impressions in Dance from 2009.

Reynolds is Austin's Best Composer

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Graham Reynolds was voted "Best Composer in the Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin Readers' Poll for the third year running

SXSW Showcases

09/03/10 11:20

Rampant artists have three showcases at South by Southwest:

Thursday, March 18, 1am: DJ Spooky & Golden Hornet Project at the ND at 501 Studios
Friday, March 19, 10:30pm: Duke: The Golden Arm Trio perform Ellington at the Elephant Room
Friday, March 19, midnight: Asylum Street Spankers at The Amsterdam Cafe

Rampant Founder speaks at SXSW

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See me speak at SXSW 2010 (http://sxsw.com)

John Riedie, founder of Rampant Arts, will lead a distinguished panel discussing "Performing Arts: New Frontier for Live Acts?" at 3:30PM on March 17 at the Austin Convention Center Room 19A. Panelists will include Bill Bragin of the Lincoln Center, Dan Forte of The Kentucky Center for the Arts, Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid) and Jesse Kumagai of the Corporation of Roy Thomson and Massey Halls in Toronto.

Salvation and Sin

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Asylum Street Spankers are in the midst of their 50 city Salvation and Sin Tour and the show is getting raves. The next leg begins March 25 in Las Cruces, NM. Read the Albany Times Union review of the concert. Also, Wammo discusses the new album and tour with The Cleveland Scene and Lucid Culture. Visit the Spankers' site for complete concert dates.

Tosca and GHP Team Up Again

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Golden Hornet Project's annual concert of new string quartet commissions, starring the phenomenal Tosca String Quartet, will happen on Monday, April 25 and Tuesday, April 26 at 7pm at The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz. Expect world premieres from Graham Reynolds and Peter Stopschinski, new commissions from young composers and live video design. Last year's edition won the award for Best Chamber Music Concert from the prestigious Austin Critic's Table. This year we are presenting in conjunction with The Fusebox Festival.

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