Thursday, December 13, 2007

FoxNet News Service

FoxNet News for Thursday, December 13, 2007.
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Welcome to FoxNet, the newsletter for information about my musical
activities such as Galactic Travels, Pulse, The Municipal Band of
Allentown, Pinnacle, and much more!

Please feel free to send me comments and unsubscribe requests. If
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Bill Fox
http://soundscapes.us/bill


QUICK LOOK - MORE SHOWS AND DETAILS BELOW

Today:
8:00 am - Afterglow on WMUH
11:00 pm - Galactic Travels on WDIY

Coming this week:
Nothing special

Coming up:
December 8 - The AM/FM Show
December 9 - Municipal Band Holiday Dinner Concert
December 11 - Municipal Band at Good Shepherd



EVENTS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.


TODAY:


AFTERGLOW ON WMUH: http://soundscapes.us/afterglow
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Afterglow airs from 8:00 am to 9:30 am every Thursday morning. Tune in
for a delightful mix of eclectic musical genres including a healthy
dose of Progressive Rock. Tune in at 91.7 FM or on the internet at:
http://muhlenberg.edu/wmuh

Troy is doing a great job on this as I type this. I will return next
week.


GALACTIC TRAVELS ON WDIY: http://galactictravels.info
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Last week I took ill suddenly just before the show, so it never
happened.

Tonight at 11 pm on Galactic Travels, I'll begin a month-long Special
focus on northern Californian Craig Padilla. The Featured CD at
Midnight will be "Folding Space and Melting Galaxies" on Space for
Music Records. For details, see the Special Focus page at:
http://wdiy.org/programs/gt/playlists/2007/focus.html#dec
Check out Galactic Travels on MySpace at:
http://myspace.com/galactictravels

Galactic Travels is an electronic, ambient, and space music show that
airs each Thursday at 11:04 pm on WDIY 88.1 FM, Allentown and
Bethlehem, 93.9 FM in Easton and Phillipsburg, 93.7 FM in Fogelsville
and Trexlertown, on the internet, and in High Definition Radio at 88.1
FM.



COMING THIS WEEK:


RED:
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The acoustic power duo RED consists of Karl Eisenhart (guitar and
vocals from Pinnacle) and Chris Michels (violin, mandolin, and vocals).
Red returns to the Inn at Bear Creek all December.
Thursday, December 13th
Thursday, December 20th
Friday, December 28th
All shows start at 8:30 (or so)

Check out the website for directions and nice pictures.
http://skibearcreek.com
Reservations are suggested if you wanna eat.


XEROID ENTITY: http://xeroid-entity.com
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Xeroid Entity is an electronic music ensemble consisting of Howard
Moscovitz, Greg Waltzer, and Bill Fox. Our debut CD is called "Moons
of Saturn" and is available at http://electro-music.com. We've
captured a lot of good music at our show at the Deer Head Inn and have
released some of it on our second CD, "Live at the Deer Head Inn."

GET REALLY WIRED MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Electro-Music Chamber Orchestra Comes to Princeton

Saturday, December 15, 2007
David Sarnoff Library Auditorium
7:30 PM
201 Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey

Admission: $10 per person at the door
For information: 609-734-2636

It’s the time of year when the streets and houses glow and twinkle with
festive lights. Everything’s wired and bright, including the Electro-
Music Chamber Orchestra, the sonic ensemble that’s more plugged in than
a city block.

The Electro-Music Chamber Orchestra brings its arsenal of synthesizers,
keyboards and bizarre machinery to the David Sarnoff Library Auditorium
On Saturday, December 15th for an evening of truly electrifying and
sonorous musical mischief. Doors open at 7:00 PM for this rare event,
with refreshments on hand provided by Grovers Mill Coffee and
McCaffrey's bakery, thanks in part to the support of the Princeton
ACM/IEEE-CS under the initiative of Dr. Rebecca Mercuri. Admission is
$10.00 for the general public; for more information, please call
609-734-2636.

On the roster for the orchestra’s notorious ever changing, ever
evolving membership are Howard Moscovitz, Greg Waltzer and Bill Fox. As
a trio in their own right, they’re known as Xeroid Entity, creators of
rhythmic and ambient otherworldly soundscapes. http://xeroid-entity.com

Joining them will be special guests Brainstatik, featuring Robert
Burger, Ken Palmer, Mike Hunter, Jim Silvestri and Glenn Robitaille.
Combining ambient, world, progressive rock, and space music,
Brainstatik takes audiences on uncharted improvisational journeys,
shifting and mixing genres within each piece.

Any self-respecting electronic chamber orchestra would be incomplete
without the granddaddy of all electronic instruments: the theremin (the
only instrument that’s played without being touched). Thereminist Kip
Rosser will be on hand to weave the theremin’s haunting and beautiful
voices into the mix.
http://www.performancekr.com/theremin.html

Taking the stage first will be Brainstatik, each member a certified
electronic gear junkie. Guitars can sound like drums, keyboards can
imitate guitars and drums can play keyboards. The resulting performance
often sounds rehearsed and composed, but in reality it all just happens
in the moment,. Brainstatik thrives on taking their music right to the
edge every time they perform. http://www.brainstatik.com

During the second set of the evening, Moscovitz, Waltzer, Fox and
Rosser will complete the ensemble. The fully formed Electro-Music
Chamber Orchestra will perform a collaborative exploration of the vast
territories of harmony, rhythm, melody and silence. Think Vangelis
meets Sci-Fi with a dash of Brian Eno.

The evening will be set against the stunning visual backdrops of video
artist Hong Waltzer, who will bridge sight and sound by creating her
fluid and colorful “living paintings” that respond to the music in real
time, Expand your ears, eyes, mind, and your definition of music get
really wired on the sight and sounds of the Electro-Music Chamber
Orchestra.



IN THE NEAR FUTURE:


THE AM/FM SHOW ON WMUH: http://soundscapes.us/amfm
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My next stint on the AM/FM Show will be Saturday, December 22 at 6:00
am. I will continue the special on E-dition Electronic Music
Magazine's sampler CDs. I will continue with the last issue so this
special is drawing to a close soon. What's next? ;-)

Tune in to WMUH Allentown at 91.7 FM, broadcasting from the campus of
Muhlenberg College. I alternate hosting the show with Bruce. When I
am at the helm, the show features electronic, ambient, and spacemusic
at the beginning, an eclectic mix of genres in the middle, and winds
up with Progressive Rock. WMUH's web site is
http://muhlenberg.edu/wmuh
Check out Afterglow on MySpace at:
http://myspace.com/afterglowonwmuh

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