Wiardgroup

Well... Last Saturday, I played a show with a friend at a small shop
(McKeown's Books and Difficult Music in New Orleans). The 3 acts
consisted of 1, two guitarists with various effects playing with
"traditional" rhythm and harmony. 2, A completely electronic
soundscape about rain created on 2 computers and theremin,. 3, (our
thing) which was bass guitar w/ an Akai headrush looper/sampler (for
the first improv) and Minimoog V'ger, Thingamagoop, and Little Boy
Blue synthesizers. We just described it as "going ape-shit with
synthesizers." My partner was amazed that 1, people were interested,
2, they actually came up to us after and asked questions about the
gear, and 3, we got PAID. There is definitely an audience for
weirdness (and Wiardness), especially in these times. I'd never have
imagined being able to play outside my living room when I started back
in 1980... As for a moniker, how about "sound"? You can get all
Duchamp or Cage about it: "Since I put this frame around it, it is now
music." Or even Mike Watt: "Punk is whatever we made it to be." Or me:
"Here it is. If you want to categorize it, have fun. I've got more
sounds to make."

-andrew bunny