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Poetry, sound, and images in Albany Monday

May 25, 2011 1:35 am
[caption id="attachment_11854" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Bill Shute. Photo by Sam Sebren."][/caption]Poets Bill Shute and Sandra Burgess from Texas performed with Parashi (Mike Griffin), and others, Mon. May 23 at the Upstate Artist Guild on Lark St. in Albany. The Albany Sonic Arts Collective put together the show that also featured a solo set from Parashi. Also performing was Century Plants (Eric Hardiman, Ray Hare) with Phil Donnelly on drums, and Cruudeuces (Nathaniel Brennan, Mike Barrett, from North Adams, MA) closed the night. Video projections by Jason Cosco accompanied the performances. Shute appears in Hudson this Saturday, May 28 at the Spotty Dog Books & Ale.

Click on each name, or group of names, to play mp3 of each performance from the show:

[caption id="attachment_11855" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Parashi. Photo by Sam Sebren."][/caption]•Parashi at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. A little over 16 minutes of poetry.

•Poet Bill Shute at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. An 11-minute poetry performance from Bill Shute, who will be in Hudson Sat., May 28 at the Spotty Dog Books & Ale.

[caption id="attachment_11857" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Bill Shute, Sandra Burgess, and Parashi. Photo by Sam Sebren."][/caption]•Bill Shute and Sandra Burgess and Parashi at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. Twelve-minute poetry collaboration.

[caption id="attachment_11858" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bill Shute and Parashi. Photo by Sam Sebren."][/caption]•Bill Shute and Parashi at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. Twenty-five minute performance.

[caption id="attachment_11859" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Century Plants. Photo by Sam Sebren."][/caption]•Century Plants performance at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. Show presented by Albany Sonic Arts Collective. 16-minute performance.

Cruudeuces performance at Upstate Artist Guild.
Recorded by Sam Sebren. Fourteen-minute performance.
[caption id="attachment_11860" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cruudeuces. Photo by Sam Sebren."][/caption]