This song makes my whole body smile…

Linen Closet – Snuggle Song

After two nights of warming up the Central Presbyterian Church with too little known phenomenon like some say Leland, Alexa Wooward, John Vinyard, and Lost River/Old River, the universe smiled on Adam Hilton and his group Linen Closet. Or rather, Linen Closet smiled on the universe.

I have seen Linen Closet play only a few times. Perhaps a byproduct of their rarity, each performance is different in instrumentation and dynamics but always special, always heart wrenching. Adam’s voice sounds to me like a morning light revelation, something impossible to share with anyone, the peeking in of self after days of not knowing. When he lets loose I feel suspended and alive; I remember what music is for.

Linen Closet’s exceptionally reserved players include John Vinyard, Travis Austin, Aaron Castillo, Justin Boyle, Henna Chou, Sara Berger, Lauren McMurray and Ethan Greene. I recorded the show with an AMS Soundfield Microphone (thanks Larry!). Expect an EP from Linen Closet very soon…

Linen Closet on Myspace

Buy the EP BRIGHT WING here:

http://linencloset.bandcamp.com/album/bright-wing 

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FILM -screened throughout the evening

The Vintage Films of John L. and Alois J. Morkovsky:

A screening of raw, unedited 8mm films collected by Bishop John L. Morkovsky and his brother Alois J. Morkovsky, both of whom were world travelers and ministers of the Catholic Church. The footage spans much of their adult lives from the 1930’s to the 1970’s and includes religious ceremonies, international travels, and home movies. The footage was recently digitized by TAMI (Texas Archive of the Moving Image).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Louis_Morkovsky

http://www.texasarchive.org

MUSIC

9:30pm TEAADORA NIKOLOVA

“dark, bilingual singer-songwriter who performs what could be best described as lo-fi acoustic folk coupled with minimalist compositions and performance art.” ~ The Tallahasse Democrat

http://soundcloud.com/teaadora

http://www.myspace.com/teaadora

8:45pm TWIGS & YARN

is an ambient, mixed-media folk duo based in Austin. Their music ranges from largely improvisational to meticulously arranged. Small children’s toys, found-sounds, photographs, clinking cans, guitars, shakers, bath water, and a variety of other homemade items and electronics comprise their subtle textured music. twigs & yarn is Stephen Orsak and Lauren McMurray.

http://wee-pink-sound.com/twigsandyarn

8:00pm MIRM

is an exercise in ongoing process: source material is recorded, edited, sequenced, randomized, rendered and re-contextualized. The pieces are variations of themes – a conversation between a machine process and the malleability of human inclination: a meme in the rhythm machine.

http://mirm.org

http://www.churchofthefriendlyghost.org/

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