December 2015

My last stop on this first visit to Java was to the c20 Library and Collabtive,  yet another interesting variation on these places I have visited in Java which combine art, social research, and political engagement. It actually is an...

Played at a little bar in Malang called Houtenhand. The bar is a unique social, artistic, and political space which is the result of the loving work of Donny Firmansyah. Donny is one of the truly unique and inspiring characters I...

My time in Yogyakarta was too short and too frustrating. There only two days. One day I was sick from the home made wine the Harsh Noise crew in Solo had given me the night before, and the next day...

My tour of Java has been so intense I have not been able to find time to write my thank-you's here. So, some catch-up: The gig in Surakarata, or Solo as Indonesians more typically call it, was at a sort...

Played last night in a long-g-g-g  line-up of local groups in Semarang, Indonesia. Sponsored by a very interesting organization called Hysteria. Hysteria seems to be part of a young generation of Indonesians who are creatively searching for ways to create social spaces for...

Just done with my time in Malaysia. Played two concerts in Kuala Lumpur. Contemporary music scene in Kuala Lumpur has a tiny audience but stellar musicians. At the center of it are these three people: Yong Yandsen (tenor sax), Kok...