UPCOMING EVENTS: Requit Tour 2023


3.27.2023 - Monday, 1:45pm ET

U Penn

Rose Recital Hall in Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 419, 3340 Walnut Street

Free and open to the public with support from the Music Department and MUSICA PRACTICA / ELETTRONICA VIVA

For more details, visit the U Penn event listing

Sideband will give a tour of some of the group's favorite tools and techniques in electronic ensemble music making. We'll explore code and compositions for pieces by Anne Hege, Daniel Iglesia, Davis Polito, Jascha Narveson, Jeff Snyder, Lainie Fefferman, Seth Cluett, as well as discussing collaborative experiences with acoustic musicians in the past. Those in attendance will be invited to interact with code and controllers to give a sense of empowerment and possibility within the world of laptop music.


3.28.2023 - Tuesday, Time TBA

Princeton U

Lewis Center for the Arts, room TBA

Free and open to the public

Sideband will give an informal performance of some of the group's new and classic works. Pieces by Anne Hege, Daniel Iglesia, Jascha Narveson, Jeff Snyder, and Lainie Fefferman, with Davis Polito. Those in attendance will probably be offered free cookies.


3.29.2023 - Wednesday, 8pm ET

Wesleyan

Memorial Chapel, 221 High Street, Middletown

Free and open to the public

For more details, visit the Wesleyan event listing

SIDEBAND +++ TONEBURST!! Sideband will perform of some of the group's new and classic works. Pieces by Anne Hege, Daniel Iglesia, Jascha Narveson, Jeff Snyder, and Lainie Fefferman, with Davis Polito. We'll be splitting the bill with fabulous Wesleyan laptop ensemble Toneburst! Then we'll voltron together for longtime Sideband-buddy Paula Matthusen's "Lathyrus"


3.30.2023 - Thursday, 2:30pm ET

Yale U

Jonathan Edwards Theater, 68 High St, New Haven

Free and open to the public

For more details, visit the Yale event listing

Sideband will give a tour of some of the group's favorite tools and techniques in electronic ensemble music making. We'll explore code and compositions for pieces by Anne Hege, Daniel Iglesia, Davis Polito, Jascha Narveson, Jeff Snyder, Lainie Fefferman, and Seth Cluett, with Davis Polito, as well as discussing collaborative experiences with acoustic musicians in the past. Those in attendance will be invited to interact with code and controllers to give a sense of empowerment and possibility within the world of laptop music.


3.31.2023 - Friday, 7:00pm ET

Rhizome

6950 Maple St NW, Washington DC

For more details, visit the Rhizome event listing

SIDEBAND + DECIPHER + WARP DUO! Sideband will perform of some of the group's new and classic works. Pieces by Anne Hege, Daniel Iglesia, Jascha Narveson, Jeff Snyder, and Lainie Fefferman, with Davis Polito. We'll be splitting the bill with the fabulous Ensemble Decipher, and the intrepid Warp Duo


4.2.2023 - Sunday, 8:00pm ET

Carnegie Mellon U

4909 Frew Street, Pittsburgh

Free and open to the public

Free event livestreaming: click here for YouTube Live link

For more details, visit the Carnegie Mellon event listing

SIDEBAND + EXPLODED! Sideband will perform of some of the group's new and classic works. Pieces by Anne Hege, Daniel Iglesia, Jascha Narveson, Jeff Snyder, and Lainie Fefferman, with Davis Polito. We'll be splitting the bill with the fabulous Exploded Ensemble!

PAST EVENTS 2018: Bay Area mini-tour

10.27.2018 - Saturday, 8pm

CNMAT

1750 Arch St., Berkely, CA

Tickets: $10 / $5 (student / senior)

The opening concert of Sideband's 2018 Bay Area tour will feature favorite repertoire pieces alongside world premieres of new works, using voice-on-voice vocoders, non-traditional controllers, wireless networking, graphic and text scores, video, and more.
For more info visit: http://cnmat.berkeley.edu/events/sideband

10.29.2018 - Monday, 7:30pm

Mills College

5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA

Free Admission

Sideband performs on the Songlines series at Mills College as part of our 2018 Bay Area tour. This performance will feature favorite Sideband repertoire pieces alongside world premieres of new works, using voice-on-voice vocoders, non-traditional controllers, wireless networking, graphic and text scores, video, and more.
For more info visit: https://musicnow.mills.edu/songlines.php

11.1.2018 - Thursday, 7:30pm

CCRMA

660 Lomita Dr., Stanford, CA

Free Admission

Sideband closes out its 2018 Bay Area tour with a performance at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University. This performance will feature favorite Sideband repertoire pieces alongside world premieres of new works, using voice-on-voice vocoders, non-traditional controllers, wireless networking, graphic and text scores, video, and more.
For more info visit: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/events/sideband


PAST EVENTS 2017:


11.10.2017 - Friday, 7:30pm

Scholes Street Studio

Jascha Narveson has a set of new music as a split bill with composer Kirsten Volness. His half will feature a new piece for Sideband (appearing in quartet form), as well as our all time favorite In Line.


PAST EVENTS 2015:


2015 saw the release of the Sideband Chronicles - take a look!


1.15.2015 - Thursday - 4:00pm

Sideband Mobile Quartet at the New Music Gathering

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Four members of Sideband perform on iPads for Dan Iglesia's talk on mobile music platforms.


PAST EVENTS 2014:

11.2.2014 - Sunday - 3:00pm

College of the Holy Cross

Sideband performs at Holy Cross for the inaugural concert of their newly-minted laptop orchestra, H-Clef, under the direction of Dr. Chris Arrell.

4.30.2014 - Wednesday - 5pm

Yale Residency Part Two: Concert at The Beineckie

Yale University

New Haven, CT

As the second part of our residency/extravaganza, the Sidebandits are excited to share our repertoire with the Yale community! We'll be sharing the program with Prof. Kaczmarek's electronic music class, who have some amazing new pieces cooked up and ready to go!

3.28.2014 - Friday - Time TBA

Sideband plays new Dan Iglesia stuff!

The Center for Fiction

New York, NY

Dan Iglesia leads Sideband through new and old piece curated to achieve a Phillip K. Dick vibe...

1.30.2014 - Thursday - 2pm

Yale Residency Part One: Lecture/Demo for composers seminar

Yale University

New Haven, CT

As the first part of our residency/extravaganza begins, the Sidebandits are excited to show some Yale composers what we're all about! We're gearing up for a concert there later in the spring, but first on January 30th we're going to light some fires and blow some minds!

1.18.2014 - Saturday - 7:30pm

ensemble et al record release

Spectrum

New York, NY

We're opening for ensemble et al's record release party at Spectrum! Florent Ghys will be there kicking up a storm of bass tunes as well. Come join in the fun and frolic! We'll be doing tunes by Jascha Narveson, Konrad Kaczmarek, Alex Dowling, and maybe even a little Dan Trueman (no promises…)


PAST EVENTS 2013:

6.11.2013 - Tuesday - 8pm

Unplay Festival

The Powerhouse Arena

37 Main Street

Brooklyn, NY

We're celebrating acclaimed pianist/composer Conrad Tao's birthday in style! The birthday boy invited us to split the bill with the amazing violinist/composer Todd Reynolds in this Dumbo hip spot that is a "gallery, boutique, book store, performance, and events space." Sounds too hip to miss, huh?

6.5.2013 - Wednesday - lunchtime

Lunchtime concert at Google HQ

New York, NY

Details TBA, but we're pretty excited to rock the Google House!

5.16.2013 - Thursday - 8:30pm

Double bill: Amy X Neuburg and Sideband

Roulette

509 Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

Sideband feels right at home at Roulette, and we're happy to return with a bunch of tunes from our upcoming album - works by Sidebandits Anne Hege, Konrad Kacmarek, Jascha Narveson, Lainie Fefferman, and Dan Trueman. Also, as a special lovely thing, Amy X Neuburg is writing a guided improvisational piece for us to do with her. She'll also be joining us on Dan Trueman's Clapping Machine Music Variations. Sideband loves making music with friends!


PAST EVENTS 2012:

10.15.2012 - Monday - 8pm

Faculty Recital: Kathleen Supové at Mannes

150 West 85th Street

New York, NY

(212) 580-0210

We join the radiant Kathleen Supové on her faculty recital at Mannes with pieces written by us that feature her piano prowess. Music by Michael Early, Konrad Kaczmarek, Jascha Narveson, and Dan Trueman. Also featured will be 2 pieces from Supové's Debussy project - new works by Matt Marks and Randall Wolff.

FREE ADMISSION

9.15.2012 - Saturday - 7:30pm

Princeton Composers Ensemble Concert

Arts Council of Princeton's Paul Robeson Center for the Arts

102 Witherspoon Street

Princeton, NJ

(609) 924-8777

We're kicking off our 12/13 season right with pieces by Sidebandits Michael Early, Lainie Fefferman, Anne Hege, Konrad Kaczmarek, Jascha Narveson, and Dan Trueman. Joining us will be the astoundingly dazzling pianist Kathy Supové.

FREE ADMISSION

6.15.2012 - Friday - 8pm

Museum of the Moving Image

36-01 35 Avenue

Astoria, NY

3D madness, dancing tethers, and a variety of tricks up our Sidebandish sleeves!

5.16.2012 - Wednesday - 7pm

Music With A View Festival

The Flea Theater

41 White Street

New York, NY

We were thrilled to be joined in our set by festival curator Kathleen Supové! We also loved sharing the bill with Doron Sadja.

4.17.2012 - Tuesday - 8pm

Symposioum on Laptop Ensembles and Orchestras

AVATAR Initiative in Digital Media

Center for Computation & Technology

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

We're thrilled to be the featured invited ensemble at this conference (the first of its kind!) and we'll be playing pieces by Sidebandits (Michael Early, Anne Hege, Jascha Narveson, Jeff Snyder, and Dan Trueman) and honored guests (Stephen Beck, Alex Dowling, Paula Matthusen, and Butch Rovan).

3.30.2012 - Friday - 8pm

Creativity at the Intersection of Music and Computation

The Mayo Concert Hall

Center for the Arts

Music Building

The College of New Jersey

2000 Pennington Rd.

Ewing, NJ

We're honored to be an invited ensemble at the concert for this conference on the intersection of music, cognition, creativity, and computation. We'll be playing a piece by Sidebandit Dan Trueman, with additional works TBA.

3.11.2012 - Sunday - 6pm

New Music Bake Sale

Roulette

New York, NY

We're going to play some old favorites by Sidebandit Jascha Narveson, as well as a great new tune by wild Irishman Alex Dowling. The event, a yearly concert-bazaar of the New York new music community, runs from 4pm-midnight and should offer plentiful amounts of sonic and edible deliciousness! $5 Brooklyn Brewery beer provided.