being an avid fan of  librarianism, electronic music and San Francisco, this is a must:

The San Francisco Tape Music Center: 1960s Counterculture and the Avant-Garde

Locations: Park Branch Meeting Room

Address: 1833 Page St. (near Cole)

Library Sponsored Public Program

Event Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Description:

Book and DVD launch including a panel discussion, demonstration of the Tape Music Center's original Buchla "Box," and a brief nostalgic performance of the "Riley Delay.

Participants include Ramon Sender, Bill Maginnis, David W. Bernstein, Terry Riley and Maggi Payne. Booksales by Booksmith. Signing follows event.

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hello all.. huge news to report: alka is slated to appear alongside Roger O'Donnell (ex-the cure, thompson twins, psych furs) on his new release. (it's going to be huge and .. lovely.)

i'll let him tell the story, as it is his creation, i just helped out.. a little.... 

"Songs From The Silver Box"
An intimate and private collection of sounds, melodies and rhythms. Intricately woven one thread at a time from a palette of shimmering sounds and beats. Electronic music in its most human and emotional form.

So here it is finished my new album. I just sent it to my label Great Society and they love it and have scheduled it for a September release. So we have 6 months to work out how to get this into peoples ears but the main thing is that its in my ears and I love it. My best friend Ian Wright is designing the cover as " it wouldn't be right " if he didn't and I can't wait to see what he comes up with. I am going in to master it next month with Guy Davie another good friend who is the only person I would trust with this job.

One of the main things I wanted to do with this record was to open it up and bring in other people. In 2006 I started co writing with an amazing Australian singer named Lenka, we were working on songs primarily for her but her direction changed and I was lucky enough to end up with two songs sung by her on the record. I asked another of my favourite artists to collaborate on some beats, Bryan Michael from Alka and it was a very interesting process which really inspired me. Of course an album of mine wouldnt be complete without Erin's voice on it and we will probably have two songs with her. - Roger O'Donnell (from his myspace page: www.myspace.com/rogerodonnell)