ChicagoansofNote This spring, Experimental Sound Studio invited Finnegan to come aboard as one of three curators for its Option Series, whose salon-style programming focuses on contemporary improvisation and composition. | ✍️ pmontoro
I’ve listened to some of the talks that Ken has done, and they’re great—I don’t think he’s shy at all talking about more political things. But I want to getthat with the interviews, especially because the people I’ve been wanting to come are very into that as well. We can depoliticize art and music, and this kind of music, which is supposed to be cutting-edge, experimental, avant-garde, et cetera.
With Shanta as well—she asked me to play in her group this winter. There aren’t many Black women in this series, especially queer Black women. Of course she should be in it. are doing the work. And I’m just trying to showcase a different landscape and give the resources to the people that should have it. ESS has a wide audience. They’re a respected institution. If I was just putting it on myself, not nearly as many people would know.
The DIY stuff is what I came up doing and what I feel has influenced all my ideals. Being in high school and playing a lot of punk DIY stuff in Chicago, that world was so great, because it was like, yeah, we all believe in a similar thing—a lot of anarchists, people who don’t fuck with the police. Queer people, it’s so open and out there. And then we can get that—not out of the way, but we can embrace it, and then make the music we want. Which is super rare.
Fay Victor is a vocalist from New York. Devon had worked with her in this program called Mutual Mentorship for Musicians—Fay was one of the mentors. Devon and I were talking about this idea, that it’d be cool if she did a duo with someone from a different space and background. I don’t know if they’ve ever done a duo before.
With Devon and Fay, we’re gonna all play a show the night before at the Hungry Brain on August 19. It’s a larger band, and I think Shanta is going to be playing in it too. I was like, “Yeah, you guys are coming to Chicago—if you want to stay a few more days and work on some other projects or meet musicians here . . . ”
Sometimes, the idea we have of improvised music, especially today, it’s like the John Zorn type of vibe of just craziness or larger ensembles. It usually looks a certain way, and a lot of times it’s men in those groups. It has a certain sound, and it can be awesome, but that’s just one way of doing it. There’s so many other ways.
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