FREE
Walk-ins welcome; reservations recommended
NYC-based musician Brandon Seabrook presents new works for solo Banjo and 12-string electric guitar.
This performance and interview are presented in the ESS garden, and will be premiered online on ESS's YouTube.
The OPTION series is curated by Ken Vandermark, Lily Finnegan, and Andrew Clinkman.
About Brandon Seabrook
Brandon Seabrook is a NYC-based guitarist and banjoist. His music fuses a wide range of traditions: punk rock, jazz, improvisation, pop, and metal. As a guitarist his work feeds off tactile sensations; rapid tremolo picking, contorted clusters, and extreme physicality. He has been described by the New York Times as “a man apparently hellbent on earning the title of World’s Least Rustic Banjo Player” and named "Best Guitarist in New York City" by the Village Voice. He has collaborated with Joey Arias, Anthony Braxton, Cecile Mclorin Salvant, David Byrne, Ingrid Laubrock and many others. He has been profiled in the The Wall Street Journal, Premier Guitar, Rolling Stone Magazine, Chicago Reader, Bandcamp Daily, and The Wire. He has released nine albums of original material and has performed throughout the U.S.,South America, and Europe.This coming October will see the release of a new solo album titled "Object of Unknown Function" via Pyroclastic Records.
About OPTION
OPTION is an ongoing music salon curated by Chicago musicians Andrew Clinkman, Lily Finnegan, and Ken Vandermark and presented by Experimental Sound Studio. Its programming explores contemporary perspectives on improvisation and composition in a 'salon' format, enabling local, national, and international artists to publicly discuss their practice and ideas as well as perform.
Parking
Street parking can be found easily around ESS on streets such as W. Thorndale. There are three parking spots directly in front of ESS on Ravenswood. On weekends, parking is also available along the front of Weber Furniture; please do not block the garage doors. Behind ESS through the alley, there are also two parking spots which we are happy to reserve for anyone with accessibility needs. Please get in touch with info@ess.org to reserve a spot.
During the OPTION series this summer, diagonal parking is available in the alley directly south of ESS and Weber Furniture Service.
Accessibility
ESS has wheelchair seating and accessible bathrooms on both floors.
Please note that once on one floor, there is no ADA-accessible path inside the building to switch between floors; you will have to exit the building and reenter from the respective floor entrance. Our front entrance on Ravenswood leads you to our 1st floor (Audible Gallery, Studio A, Live Room), while our alley entrance leads you to the basement/garden (garden shows, Creative Audio Archive, Studio B).
To reserve accessible seating or parking, request other accommodations, or ask us any accessibility-related questions, please email info@ess.org.
The performance is sponsored in part by Sketchbook Brewing
