10/5 Shows |7:30pm Dietrich Gosser @Stoughton Opera House |9:00pm BCG, Gaskell, Plowman, Mueller @Dragonfly Lounge

Posted on September 28, 2013 by GrimmusiK Records

Saturday, 10/5

7:30pm @ Stoughton Opera House

Dietrich Gosser

Paul Otteson & Faux Fawn

BC Grimm will join up with Madison favorite, singer/songwriter Dietrich Gosser at the Soughton Opera House, 7:30pm on October 5th. The band will perform a set of new tunes off of Dietrich’s freshly released album Oh to Begin! [check out this recent preview-feature on Gosser by American Songwriter]

…Oh yeah, did we mention the album features Ben Willis on double bass!?

The crystal quality in Gosser’s voice shines a focused light on the warm river of ensemble tone. Listen here ᗄ

While you’re at it, preview this new kindred release by Paul Otteson & Faux Fawn ᗐ

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Saturday, 10/5

9:00pm, $5 @ Dragonfly Lounge

Liv Mueller (Mke)

Chris Plowman (Mad)

Sean Gaskell (Seatle)

BC Grimm (Mad)

A night of solo, acoustic performers descends upon the Dragonfly Lounge – Liv Mueller, Milwaukee songstress, will grace us with acoustic guitar & vocals, as will Madison resident Chris Plowman. BCG will perform a solo set on 7 string Guqin & 21 string Guzheng Chinese zithers. Promising to pair nicely with touring musician Sean Gaskell‘s set on 21 string Kora, a West African harp. Kora music is traditionally beholden to a dazzling display of dexterity. With swirling sequences of vorticose triplets by flam-ing fingers – Gaskell nails the core of this joyous sound.

Two 21-string harps from two different continents in one night – excited yet?

Sean Gaskell on 21 string Kora West African Harp

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Aug-Sep: Shows, Shows, Shows!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by GrimmusiK Records

August & September – Live Music Series & Festival Show Performances
featuring Lovely Socialite Mrs. Thomas W. Phipps, Brothers Grimm, Sisters Three, BRAIN GRIMMER, & plenty of local friends/favorites!

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LOST CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL 8/8 ᗘ 8/11

presented by Mine All Mine Records

” Individual shows will cost $7, with a portion of all proceeds benefiting local music charities. Full-pass wristbands are available for only $12! ”

Thursday, 8/8 @ the High Noon Saloon | $7 ($12 full-pass wristband)

8:00 pm | Bell Monks (Mad)
9:00 pm | Lovely Socialite + Nude Human (Mad)
10:30 pm | Fort Wilson Riot (Mpls)
11:30 pm | Softly, Dear (Eau Claire)

Saturday, 8/10 @ Bright Red Studios | $7 ($12 full-pass wristband)

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Saturday, 8/17 @ Dobrá Tea

7:00pm | Brothers Grimm + Borden/Merritt Duo (Buffalo, NY)

performance with Silent Art Auction

Zane Merritt – guitar, throat singing
T.J. Borden – cello, noisy exhalations

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Sunday, 8/18 @ Broom Street Theater | $6 all ages

7:00 pm | Broom Street Sessions | Bucky Pope + BRAIN GRIMMER

presented by Broom Street Theater, Dane101.com, & Arts Extract Podcast

” Join us for our most adventurous session yet.

Frank “Bucky” Pope featuring Dave Adler and Calvin Thorne: Bucky Pope of Madison punk greats the Tar Babies plays with his new trio.

Brian Grimm makes bizarre, hip-hop-inspired instrumentals under the name BRAIN GRIMMER (BEATS EP) and will conjure them up with help from an MPC here. “

> Preview Stream Brain Grimmer’s new 20 track (Sketches) BEATS EP 2 on Arts Extract Podcast!

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Sunday, 9/1 @ Rock County Folk Symposium IV

BRAIN GRIMMER ‘Daytime Transcendence’ set

on Guzheng & Guqin Chinese Zithers

BC Grimm on cello with Julian Lynch

Times TBA || Brain Grimmer (early day set) // Group of the Altos // Julian Lynch // Milo (Rapsmith) // Kalispell // Pioneer (WI) // Icarus Himself // Double Ewes // DJ Golden Donna // late nite Count This Penny ||

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Saturday, 9/7 @ Frequency | $10

COLOR FIELD FESTIVAL FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 9/4 ᗔ 9/7

7:00pm | Brothers Grimm

8:00pm | Anubis Quartet (Chi)

” The Brothers Grimm open with a set of originals, followed by Anubis Quartet, playing adventurous new music for saxophone quartet including Rasch by Franco Donatoni, New York Counterpoint by Steve Reich, and a new work for saxophone quarter and soprano by Monte Weber. “

Color Field Festival also features guest artists TIGUE percussion trio (NYC) & Clocks in Motion percussion ensemble (Mad)

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MSND @ Bartell Theatre |6 shows down, 7 to go! |Score Talk

Posted on May 16, 2013 by GrimmusiK Records

| Strollers Theater | FB.Event | Isthmus | Bartell Theatre | DB Pedersen |

“Have you read the footnotes to this play? I didn’t realize there were so many words for vagina – it’s basically a porno!” ~ db pedersen

DB’s pit POV

Strollers Theatre
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
May 3rd through May 25th @ Bartell Theatre
William Shakespeare | directed by Greg Harris
Original Score by db pedersen & Brothers Grimm

$20 general admission
$15 for seniors, students, & Strollers members

Call || 661-9696 ext. 2
Web || strollerstheatre.org

second half of MSND runs…

Thursday, May 16, 2013 – 7:30pm
Friday, May 17, 2013 – 8:00pm
Saturday, May 18, 2013 – 4:00pm
Saturday, May 18, 2013 – 8:00pm

Thursday, May 23, 2013 – 7:30pm
Friday, May 24, 2013 – 8:00pm
Saturday, May 25, 2013 – 8:00pm

Notes on the original live score, composed and performed by Brothers Grimm & db pedersen >

In approaching the score for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, db pedersen presented the Brothers Grimm with theme sketches and initial cue concepts that had been developed with dir. Greg Harris. We then spent the next few weeks of April attending rehearsals, observing the actors develop their character. In the nights following these observations we’d convene to have fast paced cue-composition sessions. One by one, we deconstructed db’s thematic material and built them up from the ground as a trio – finding our strongest instrumentation as we went. Our goal was to reduce the sauce of these themes down to a flavorful, simple substance – and hit tech week with a lot of room to grown organically in our accompaniment to the actors.

Main instruments
AJ ~ classical guitar
BC ~ cello & guzheng
DB ~ vocal-foley/sfx, throat singing, shruti box, various flutes, animal noises

Implements & Sough!

Pot Lid “tree” (struck//bowed)
bowed Saw
various

Bells
Slide

Whistles
Woodblock
Wup-Wob Cards (bent//bowed)
boxes of Twigs//Branches
… & etc!

// All material played on the 21 string Chinese guzheng 古筝 zither for this production’s score is in emulation of the European harp & hammered dulcimer. The entire instrument has been customized & re-tuned to fit different theme material in each register/octave. It is a completely unique tuning, never before used on the instrument, designed specifically for this show. [ ~Traditionally, the zither is tuned in multiple octaves of a single pentatonic scale; adapting pentatonic mode to fit the key, from D1 – D5]

MSND custom guzheng tuning, from low to high >

E♭1-F1-G♯1-A1-C2-D♯2-F2-G2-A2-C3-E3-F♯3-G3-A3-B3-C♯4-D4-F4-G♯4-B4′C♯5