February 2012
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Feb 29th
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Feb 28th
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Feb 28th
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Feb 26th
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INTERVIEW : VIJAY IYER
We’re going to see Vijay Iyer perform from his new album Tirtha, with Carnatic guitarist Prasanna and tabla player Nitin Mitta, for the Portland Jazz Festival tomorrow, Saturday, and were privileged to get some words with him in anticipation of what promises to be a jaw-dropping show. Vijay is a jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, producer, electronic musician, and writer based in New York...
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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INTERVIEW : EAMES DEMETRIOS
We’re beyond honored to host Eames Demetrios, grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, for Palm Springs Modernism Week at Ace Hotel & Swim Club next week, where he will be holding an Eames Retrospective on February 20 — talking about his grandparents’ work and legend, screening films about their iconic design gestures and discussing the connection with his own explorations and...
Feb 17th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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WatchWatch
Dana Tanamachi created this hand-lettered chalkboard piece to christen The Boardroom at Ace Hotel New York for Fashion Week — Dana also lettered room 1021 last summer. The Boardroom is the site of a three-day tailoring atelier of Martin Greenfield Clothiers. Mr. Greenfield himself will be hosting fittings for bespoke suits and garments through Sunday, by appointment. Spirits, beer, coffee...
Feb 10th
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Feb 8th
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INTERVIEW : BILL FRISELL
Bill Frisell is a guitar string snake charmer — an experimentalist so true to his North Star that his very name is synonymous with aural revelation. He’s performing twice at this year’s Portland Jazz Festival with two very different shows lined up. February 24 and 25, Bill plays tribute to the works of pedal steel guitarist, Wesley Webb “Speedy” West and guitarist, fiddle...
Feb 7th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
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INTERVIEW : IAN HICKS // SOFT METALS
Soft Metals are a multi-disciplinary electropop duo from Portland, Oregon, now based in LA. Ian and coconspirator Patricia were brought together through a common love of 1970s and 80s synthesizer music and began writing and recording songs together in the spring of 2009. Their songs are built from moody, improvised sessions together using exclusively electronic instruments — some of the...
Feb 2nd
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Feb 2nd
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Feb 2nd
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