Spinning On Air Archive
September 2007
Ann Bannon
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Spinning On Air brings listeners to the meeting points of Art and Pop—usually in the world of music, but in other fields as well. In the late 1950s and early '60s, author Ann Bannon wrote paperback novels in the genre that's now known as lesbian pulp fiction. She brought more
imagination and skill to her work than might have been necessary, and so created memorable, complex characters; a vivid portrait of a time and place; and a series of books that helped a generation know and
understand themselves. Ann Bannon joins host David Garland to talk about her work, and to give lively readings of some extensive passages from her novel "Beebo Brinker." First broadcast November 26, 2006.
From September 27 through October 20, 2007, Hourglass Group is presenting a new play adapted from Ann Bannon’s novels: “The Beebo Brinker Chronicles,” at the Fourth Street Theater, 83 East 4th St., NYC—see details.
Ann Bannon
Cleis Press
Drama, Passion, Lyricism and Silence
Sunday, September 23, 2007
We hear delicate beauty from "Les Ondes Silencieuses," the new album from Colleen, on which she plays viola da gamba, clarinet, and guitar. And, continuing from last week, we hear more drama, passion, and lyricism from the singular songwriters performing at Spinning On Air's 20th Anniversary concert at Joe's Pub, Sunday, Oct. 7th: Larkin Grimm, David Deporis, and Bridget St. John.
Spinning On Air 20th Anniversary Live Broadcast from Joe's Pub
Sunday, Oct. 7th at 7 pm
JOE'S PUB
at The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street, NYC
Between East 4th and Astor Place
Tickets and info are available now here
By phone for tickets, and for table reservations:
In person: The Public Theater Box Office (425 Lafayette Street)
Tues-Sat from 1:00pm to 7:30pm
Sun + Mon from 1:00pm to 6:00pm
On-line: joespub.com
Colleen performs in the Wordless Music series tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 24
Hear Colleen's in-studio performance on Spinning On Air from Oct., 2005
Grimm, Deporis, and St. John
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Spinning On Air announces a 20th Anniversary Live Broadcast from Joe's Pub, Sunday, October 7th. The performance will bring together three very individual songwriters whose passionate voices communicate their musical visions: Larkin Grimm, a young Appalachian shaman/troubador who has a voice to conjure with; Bridget St. John, veteran British songwriter with a special knack for disarming intimacy; and David Deporis, a wild-eyed Brooklyn-based singer of tenderness, rage, and rue. Each performer has presented their music on Spinning On Air before, but on this program host David Garland offers songs from their recorded albums.
Spinning On Air 20th Anniversary Live Broadcast from Joe's Pub
Sunday, Oct. 7th at 7 pm
JOE'S PUB
at The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street, NYC
Between East 4th and Astor Place
Tickets are available here
By phone: for tickets, and for table reservations.
In person: The Public Theater Box Office (425 Lafayette Street)
Tues-Sat from 1:00pm to 7:30pm
Sun + Mon from 1:00pm to 6:00pm
On-line: joespub.com
Ruminations
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Some songs sound like we're overhearing someone talk to themselves, or maybe think out loud. Through lyrics, tone, and vocal quality they convey a sense of shared privacy. In this show host David Garland lets us eavesdrop on some creative and ruminative songs that are new, by Elephant Micah, Mike Bones, Visitations, Jakob Olausson, Ed Askew, June Madrona, a few old ones by Michael Yonkers, The Incredible String Band, and Joni Mitchell.
Elephant Micah
Mike Bones
Michael Yonkers
Ed Askew
June Madrona
photographer Laurent Orseau
Akron/Family Workshop
Sunday, September 02, 2007
The band Akron/Family is adventurous, imaginative, and known for the vitality of their marathon concerts. The fact that they are also prolific is made clear by this show, first broadcast Oct. 15, 2006. Their album, "Meek Warrior," had just been released, but they gathered in the WNYC Studio not to play music from that album; instead they joined host David Garland to record the demos for their NEXT album! The songs had just been composed, were arranged by the band a couple weeks prior in a Pennsylvania garage, and they tried them out for the WNYC microphones, giving us the chance to hear the songs at an early stage in their evolution. That next album, "Love Is Simple," will be released next week (Sept. 10th).
view photos from the session
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David Garland, host of WNYC's Evening Music and Spinning on Air, is also a composer and a performer. He has performed his music extensively in the U.S. and Europe and several of his recordings and downloads are available on his Web site, DavidGarland.com.
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