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Avant-Garde Composer And Guitarist Glenn Branca Dies At 69

2195 days ago

Stereogum — Glenn Branca, the New York composer whose clangorous guitar compositions inspired a few generations of avant-garde music and underground rock, has died. Branca's wife and collaborator Reg Bloor announced on Facebook that Branca died of throat cancer ... more info

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Glenn Branca, RIP

2195 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — The influential avant-garde guitarist and composer passed away after a battle with throat cancer. He was 69. Continue reading… more info

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Glenn Branca RIP

2195 days ago

The Quietus — 6th October 1948 - 13th May 2018 more info

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guest-filled Thurston Moore "oral discography" coming

2677 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — 'We Sing a New Language: The Oral Discography of Thurston Moore' features contributions from Lydia Lunch, Richard Hell, Michael Gira, Lee Ranaldo, Glenn Branca, Nels Cline, and more. Continue reading… more info

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David Bowie as Muse? Why One Composer Says So

2779 days ago

New York Times — Glenn Branca, who thinks of Bowie as an inspiration of sorts, will debut â€œThe Light (for David)â€ at Roulette. more info

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Glenn Branca premiering Bowie tribute at Roulette

2825 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — "David Bowie was our hero. Intelligent, talented and with the desire to create a really new different rock…When he died, I was shocked like everybody else….I hadn't realized how much he meant to me throughout most of my life. I think somehow know... more info

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Glenn Branca’s Symphonies at the Masonic Hall NYC

2914 days ago

Impose Magazine — On Monday, May 16, Red Bull Music Academy presented Glenn Branca‘s symphonies as performed by Mick Barr, Reg Bloor, Arad Evans, Haley Fohr, Greg Fox, Justin Frye, Ben Greenberg, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, Randy Randall, and Fabi Reyna, with John Myers of... more info

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An orchestra of guitarists performed "Glenn Branca's Symphonies" at Masonic Hall (pics)

2920 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Part of the 2016 Red Bull Music Academy in NYC, 'Glenn Branca's Symphonies' happened on Monday, May 16 at the gorgeous, baroque Masonic Hall in Chelsea and featured three of the composer's compositions for a guitar orchestra. That orchestra incl... more info

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Review: Glenn Branca’s Symphonies Resound With the Power of the Here and Now

2922 days ago

New York Times — Three works by this influential composer, featuring 10 guitarists conducted by John Myers, at the Masonic Hall, were part of the Red Bull Music Academy Festival. more info

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