Guitarist Thurston Moore in a solo performance, recorded at the Roulette Concert Series in NYC on October 25, 1997. Moore, a pivotal figure in the 80s alternative rock movement along with his band members in Sonic Youth, has also been an activist and collaborator on the experimental music scene, working with artists from Maryanne Amacher and Christian Marclay to Yoko Ono and Takehisa Kosugi. This recording is also a testament to his mastery of his instrument and musical imagination. A bonus track, ‘Cross The Breeze, from Sonic Youth’s seminal 1988 album Daydream Nation completes the program.

Tracking The Odds: The Roulette Concert Archive is a monthly hour-long radio special produced by Roulette Intermedium (roulette.org) and broadcast in partnership with Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM and Standing Wave Radio. The broadcasts feature selected highlights from Roulette’s New York experimental music space dating from the early 1980s to the present. Thousands of rare, formative, and often unheard recordings by innovators and adventurous musicians populate the archive. Tracking The Odds airs the third Thursday of each month at 1 a.m. ET and is archived at wavefarm.org.

Founded in 1978, Roulette operates a 400-seat concert hall on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn with a focus on experimental and unorthodox music and performance across all genres and media. It's archive of thousands of audio and video recordings is currently being restored.

Pictured: A screening, reading, and performance for Henry Hills' film "Money" at Roulette (1985) with dancer Pooh Kaye surrounded by (L-R) John Zorn, Tom Cora, Ciro Baptiste, (obstructed, possibly Sally Silvers), Abigail Child, Diane Ward, Susie Timmons, Alan Davies, Bruce Andrews, Ikue Mori, Jim Staley, Butch Morris. Photo: Lona Foote.