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Hi, all. I'll be looping heavily at this gig with my Line 6 DL4, and all other loopers (or any musicians) who can attend are welcome to get up and perform. Hope to see you there! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bloomsday 2002 An improvisational celebration of James Joyce's "Ulysses" featuring readings & performances presented by McIntyre & Moore Booksellers in association with a.i.m. and Telepathy Records Sunday, June 16th, 7:30 pm Performances by Elio DeLuca, Michael Plunkett, and a random ensemble of assorted guests McIntyre & Moore Booksellers mcintyreandmoore.com 255 Elm St. Davis Square Somerville, MA (617) 629-4840 on the Red Line Free and open to all; light refreshments will be served http://aim.telepathyrecords.com Ninety-eight years ago this Sunday, James Joyce declared his love for the woman who would be his wife, muse, and classic symbol of Irish beauty, Nora Barnacle. The inspiration of June 16th, 1904 would be reflected in his masterwork "Ulysses," as the day on which Joyce would unfold the ultimate modernist epic: an experimental comic saga in his own fluid, river-of-consciousness-style prose. Joyce's transcendence of the utter normality of urban life in Dublin would be hailed by some as the greatest achievement in the English language and reviled by others as its most audacious perversion. The day of "Ulysses," known in the Joyce legacy as "Bloomsday," will be celebrated this year at McIntyre & Moore Booksellers in Davis Square in an evening of readings from the work, accompanied by improvised music from a variety of local artists. The focus will be on the spontaneity and lyricism of Joyce's writing in "Ulysses," reflected by a random series of excerpts from the work. The texts will be echoed, supported, and reinforced by music improvised in reaction to the mood, subject, and spirit of the pieces. The ensemble will be organized by attendance and coincidence, led by Elio DeLuca (two-string guitar, loops), and featuring drummer/composer/Joyce scholar Michael Plunkett. The second portion of the evening will feature Plunkett's reading of the tenth episode of "Ulysses," with Pat Donaher (clarinets), Brendon Wood (electric guitar), and himself on percussion, narration, and tapes. James Joyce, Elio DeLuca, and Michael Plunkett are all of Irish heritage, born under the sign of Pisces. Elio DeLuca is a musician and composer in far too many styles, performing acoustic & electric group improvisations with his band, the Module, solo creations for ambient guitar under his own name, and harsh noise under the moniker "dosage". Formerly an English major at Tufts University, he has long equated the depth, freedom, and fluidity of Joyce's writing with the effortless mastery an improvising musician strives to achieve. DeLuca is the founder of both the Boston independent label Telepathy Records, and the freeform artists' collaborative a.i.m. (advanced idea mechanics), dedicated to promoting the live performances of those engaging in marginalized art forms. Under the a.i.m. banner, DeLuca produced "the sketchpad," a new music series at the Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge this year, until the space was consumed by fire in April. a.i.m. is bringing the postponed events to alternate venues, as well as continuing to attempt to raise money for the resurrection of the Zeitgeist Gallery. More information is available at http://aim.telepathyrecords.com Michael Plunkett first read a Joyce story in 1989. The stories scared, fascinated, and confused him; but he kept reading because of their bizarre economy of language and dissonant range of voices. They also reminded him of the music he was listening to (Mr. Bungle/Miles Davis) because they both seemed to contain indeterminate endings in which all parts were left strangely unresolved. He first read Ulysses in 1996 and studied it with Declan Kiberd at University College Dublin. In 1996 he studied the book again with Michael Begnal at Penn State. Finally, in the fall of 2001 he studied and wrote a paper on the book with Marjorie Howes at Boston College. In that time he has also worked actively as a creative and improvising musician, in Boston and New York City. More information on his work with tape and live performance is available at http://www.redlabelled.com More information about a.i.m. and other Telepathy activities, including upcoming new releases from No Sale Value, Twisted Hoedown, and Elio DeLuca, can be found at: http://www.telepathyrecords.com Peace! +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Telepathy Records (617) 504-8278 P.O. Box 230484 info@telepathyrecords.com Boston, MA 02123 www.telepathyrecords.com To be added to our mailing list write to <info@telepathyrecords.com> +------------------------------------------------------------------------+