Amar Chaudhary

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March 14, 2012. Surplus 1980, ReCardiacs Fly & PG13. 9PM.
Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA.

ReCardiacs Fly returns, this time joined by Surplus 1980 at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco. And the mysterious PG13? They've been flying under the written radar but they are the power trio of Thomas Scandura (drums), John Shiurba (guitar) and Phillip Greenlief (sax).

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January 11, 2012. Light A Fire Returns! Luke Westbrook/Grex/Reconnaissance Fly. 9PM.
Revolution Cafe,1610 7th St, Oakland, CA 94607.

The Light A Fire series returns! This will be the pilot show for a brand new curation--if we turn out, this series stands to provide a regular home for the local creative music scene. Come out and enjoy the weird and wonderful environs of Cafe Rev in Oakland (fully stocked with great food, coffee, a stage area, and copious seating...)--this month, we have (from lands out East) the great Luke Westbrook, new music from the Grex duo, and the spectacular Reconnaissance Fly!

January 9, 2012. Reconnaissance Fly at Nebraska Mondays. 7:30PM.
Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, CA.

Reconnaissance Fly is back hoping to get stuck in the Luna's Cafe guacamole once more. Phillip Greenlief & Jorrit Dykstra will play transcendent saxophones and Luke Westbrook will make guitar magic. Come and hear us with our new member, Chris Broderick for the first time!

December 10, 2011. Third Strike: 100 Performances for The Hole. 5:58PM-midnight.
SOMArts, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco.

Third Strike: 100 Performances for The Hole is a one night only mini-marathon of 100 artistic moments. Each performance lasts just two minutes and takes place in, around, in contradiction of, or is inspired by “The Hole,” a 100-year-old mechanics pit in the floor of the SOMArts Main Gallery. I will be performing a two-minute set with collaborator Maw Shein Win and large cast of characters as "Kale and the Cosmos". It will be quite green.

December 9, 2011. Art Explosion Holiday Show. 7PM-11PM.
Art Explosion, 2425 17th St, San Francisco.

Photography exhibit, focusing on urban landscape. An opportunity to see the Open Studios show for those who missed it, along with small Hipstamatic prints.

December 8, 2011. Full Moon Concerts: Long Night's Moon "Space Music". 8PM.
Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco.

An evening of space music, featuring ad-hoc groupings of improvisers. I will be performing a set with David Leikham (synth), Sheila Bosco (drums) and Stereo Steve Abbate (guitar).

December 2, 2011. ReCardiacs Fly! Dominique Leone! Wiener Kids!. 9PM.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA.

The members of Reconnaissance Fly and their pals are ready to cram themselves into a phone booth once again and burst forth all suited up and makeup-caked as ReCARDIACS Fly! Their set list has bloated up to more than twice its first-gig size! And they've lured the delicious Dominique Leone and the wacky Wiener Kids to share the bill with them in a joyously deranged art-pop spectacular!

November 26, 2011. PAS presents Experi-MENTAL Night at Theaterlab. 7PM.
Theaterlab: 137 West 14th Street, New York.

A night of Experi-MENTAL music featuring: PAS, Richard Lainhart and Lucio Menegon, Koning's Blauw, Amar Chaudhary, 'History of the Future' live film score directed by Richard Lainhart with 'The Orchestra of the Future'.

November 20, 2011. 8PM.
13 Thames St., 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY.

SK Orchestra, Doom Trumpet, Amar Chaudhary, and more...

November 11, 2011. 11/11 Salon at the Milk Bar. 8PM.
Milk Bar, 81st Ave, Oakland, CA.

Collaborative performance with Maw Shein Win featuring poetry and music.

November 10, 2011. LSG New Music Series - Four Channels of Music. 8PM.
Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco.

Three sets of four channels of music by: Tim Walters, Amar Chaudhary, and Robert Hamilton.

October 16, 2011. Outsound GearExplore. 3PM.
De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Musical demonstration of analog and digital electronic music gear. Part of a day of traditional and avant-garde chamber music at the deYoung Museum.

October 1, 2011. San Francisco Open Studios. 12PM-6PM.
Art Explosion, 2425 17th St, San Francisco.

Photography exhibit at Open Studios, focusing on urban landscape. Open Studios will be on Saturday October 1 and Sunday October 2 from noon-6PM.

September 16, 2011. Art Explosion Open Studios. 7PM.
Art Explosion, 2425 17th St, San Francisco.

Photography exhibit at Open Studios, focusing on urban landscape. Open Studios will be on Friday 9/16 7-11PM, Saturday 9/17 noon-5PM and Sunday 9/18 noon-5PM

September 2, 2011. Solo Photography show at the Parts Room Gallery.
411 26th Street @ Telegraph, Oakland CA.

Solo exhibit of photography, featuring colors and geometry drawn from the urban landscape. The show will be anchored by a triptych of pieces of vibrant yellow, red and blue.

September 1, 2011. LSG New Music Series - Equators/David Douglas/Reconnaissance Fly.
Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco.

Reconnaissance Fly brings selections from their spong cycle Flower Futures to the Luggage Store. Also performing: Equators, the experimental/improvisation​ project of guitarist Trevor Hacker; and David Douglas with drums and Max/MSP.

August 4, 2011. Expressive Flow Exhibit - Featuring Patter Hellstrom. 5-7:30PM.
McLoughlin Gallery, 49 Geary Street, Suite 200, San Francisco.

Amar's improvised electronic music will serve as background for an art opening featuring Patter Hellstrom’s paintings on polypropylene. These abstract and brilliantly colored works recall Asian calligraphy traditions that inspire Hellstrom. Also on display will be Evan Wilson's paintings that envelop the audience in layers of symbols as he examines the urban landscape, various calligraphic traditions and the human experience. The music will respond to the work of these artists.

July 17, 2011. Outsound New Music Summit: Touch the Gear Expo. 7PM.
Community Music Center. 544 Capp Street @ 20th, San Francisco.

The Kick off event to one of the most comprehensive experimental music festivals on the West Coast!

July 14, 2011. Matthew Sperry Festival 2011- Orchesperry plays Cardew + TrioShift. 8PM.
Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco.

Orchesperry plays Cardew’s Treatise, followed by the tag-team TrioShift refereed by John Shiurba, with a cast of many only able to play three at a time. http://matthewsperry.org/

June 20, 2011. Reconnaissance Fly at Nebraska Mondays. 7:30PM.
Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, CA.

Reconnaissance Fly (Polly Moller, Amar Chaudhary, Tim Walters, Larry the O) will be performing their spong cycle "Flower Futures". Part of the weekly series Nebraska Monday's hosted by Ross Hammond.

June 16, 2011. The Full Moon Concerts: Strong Moon meets Music in Motion. 8PM.
Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco.

A series of concerts of the ongoing dialogue between space and sound. Sound helps define the space curated by Bob Marsh featuring the SPACE/TIME ORCHESTRA. Adam Sonderberg, Amar Chaudhary, Bob Marsh, Cindy Weyuker, Diane Caudillo, Doug Carrol, Jim Ryan, Kanoko Nishi, Matt Ingalls, Pete "Rat" Martin, Tom Duff, Tom Nunn.

May 8, 2011. ReCardiacs Fly.
Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market Street.

Cardiacs Cover Band and Benefit show with Moe! Staiano, Polly Moller, Amar Chaudhary, Tim Walters, Marc Laspina, Chris Broderick, and Suki O'Kane