Gigs, February 2013

February 8 @ 119 Gallery
Solos, duets and other configurations featuring
CJ Boyd – electric bass guitar and Jessica Pavone – violin
with Kit Demos – upright bass, electronics; Luther Gray – drums, percussion; Steve Norton – reeds, celesta, electronics; Walter Wright – electronics, drums

February 16 Opensound @ Third Life Yoga, Somerville MA
bodydrama: Joe Burgio – movement with Lou Cohen – laptop; Forbes Graham – trumpet; Steve Norton – reeds, electronics; Andrea Pensado – laptop, zither; Matt Samolis – flute
Live movement & soundtrack for the film Fall of the House of Usher [1928]

February 21 FleXFest @ floft, Boston MA
flandrew’s pre XFest party with Walter Wright – electronics with many more.

February 23 XFest 2013 @ UnchARTed, Lowell MA
XFest 2013 Jazz & Poetry
Disembodied Poetics: Rick Breault – laptop; Stephanie Lak – voice, electronics; Walter Wright – drums
with local poets Stephen Anstey and Michael Hoerman
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Apocalypso: Joe Burgio – movement; Shayna Dulberger – upright bass, electronics; Chris Welcome – guitar; Walter Wright – electronics

February 24 XFest 2013 @ Lowell Telecommunications Corp, Lowell MA
XFest 2013 Local Bands
One-Armed Mist: Steve Norton – reeds; Stephanie Lak – voice, electronics; Walter Wright – electronics

February 28 @ floft, Boston MA
Katt Hernandez – violin with Joe Burgio – movement; fleisenberg – drums; Steve Norton – reeds; Andrea Pensado – laptop, voice

Gigs, December 2012

December 8 @ HoGO, Manchester NH
Grau Garten: Marc Bisson – guitar; deiX – voice, electronics; Gregory Kowalski – live video; Steve Norton – reeds, electronics; Walter Wright – toy drums, electronics

December 14 @ Spectrum, New York NY
The Last Super Coda of the Year
Apocalypso: Shayna Dulberger – upright bass, electronics; Chris Welcome – guitar; Walter Wright – electronics with Joe Burgio – movement
We are the “house band”
with Michael Hafftka, Valerie Kuehne, Brian Questa, Johnny Reinhard, Michael Vincent Waller. Produced by Valerie.

December 15 @ Opensound, Somerville
Grau Garten: Marc Bisson – guitar; deiX – vocals, electronics; Gregory Kowalski – video; Steve Norton – reeds, electronics; Walter Wright – toy drums, electronics
with Ellen Band, Jorrit Dijkstra, Jeremy Flower, Junko Fujiwara, Eric Hofbauer, Andrew Neumann, Eric Rosenthal. Produced by Lou Bunk and Lou Cohen

December 21 @ The Spotty Dog, Hudson NY
Margolis Wright Duo: Al Margolis – electronics, objects; Walter Wright – electronics, drums

December 28 @ 119 Gallery
Lak Wright Duo: Stephanie Lak – voice, electronics; Walter Wright – electronics, drums
Steph is here from San Francisco, lot’s more people will play including Rick Breault; Joe Brown; Olivia Close; deiX, Vanessa Lefevre; Steve Norton; Andrea Pensado; Jess Schumann; Corey Sciuto.

December 31 @ 119 Gallery
Nude Ears Eve with Crank Sturgeon & friends
Crank Sturgeon presents a panoply of tomfoolery, his friends including – Id m Theft Able; Bats From Pogo; BiRdOrGaN; Chili in the Yard; Wei Zhongle

Gigs, September 2012

August 31 @ UnchARTed Gallery
Dailey Wright Duo: Michael F Dailey Jr – drums; Walter Wright – drums

September 1 @ Chailley Mansion, Newburyport
One-Armed Mist: ARKM Foam – himself; Steve Norton – electronics; Walter Wright – drums, percussion

September 14 @ 119 Gallery
Los Condenados: Andrea Pensado – voice, laptop; Jules Vasylenko – bamboozle; Walter Wright – electronics

Playing with Duck That! and Pet Bottle Ningen.

September 17 @ UnchARTed
Dailey Funiole Wright Trio: Michael F Dailey Jr – drums; Mike Funiole – analog synth; Walter Wright – drums

September 22 @ Opensound, Somerville MA
bodydrama: Joe Burgio, Betty Wang – movement; Forbes Graham – trumpet; Steve Norton – reeds; Matt Samolis – flute; Walter Wright – electronics

Playing with The Unfinished Quartet and others.

Gigs, July 2012

July 2 @ Weirdo Records, Cambridge MA
Norton Wright Duo: Steve Norton – sopranino, toy piano, electronics, Honeytone; Walter Wright – electronics, Honeytone

July 7 @ 119 Gallery
Fireworks Pants [::] A Mighty Blowout FEST
Disembodied Poetics: Rick Breault – laptop; Derek Fenner – typewriter, poetry; Stephanie Lak – voice, electronics; Walter Wright – electronics
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Lak Wright Duo: Stephanie Lak – voice, electronics; Walter Wright – electronics
with Steve Norton – reeds, electronics
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bodydrama: Joe Burgio, Betty Wang – movement; Steve Norton, reeds, electronics; Walter Wright – electronics
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Lak Wright Duo: Stephanie Lak – voice, electronics; Walter Wright – electronics
with Id m Theft Able – voice, table of acoustic oddiments

Playing with BiRdOrGaN, Abram Taber, Id m Theft Able, and Home Body. Final shows for Disembodied Poetics and Lak Wright Duo. Stephanie is moving to San Francisco and Derek to Oakland. I will miss them!

July 13 @ 119 Gallery
Apocalyso CD Release miniTour
Apocalypso: Shayna Dulberger – upright bass, electronics; Chris Welcome – guitar; Walter Wright – electronics with Joe Burgio – movement

Plus Ali Henry Duo: Sean Ali – upright bass; Jake Henry – trumpet

July 14 @ l’envers, Montreal QC
Apocalyso CD Release miniTour
Apocalypso: Shayna Dulberger – upright bass, electronics; Chris Welcome – guitar; Walter Wright – electronics

Plus That Fucking Guitar Quartet.

July 15 @ Umi Cafe, Ottawa ON
Apocalyso CD Release miniTour
Apocalypso: Shayna Dulberger – upright bass, electronics; Chris Welcome – guitar; Walter Wright – electronics

July 16 @ l’envers, Montreal QC
Apocalypso: Shayna Dulberger – upright bass, electronics; Chris Welcome – guitar; Walter Wright – electronics

Studio session with Ellwood Epps – trumpet and Evan Lipson – upright bass.

July 17 @ Marsonic 204, Montreal QC
Apocalyso CD Release miniTour
Apocalypso: Shayna Dulberger – upright bass, electronics; Chris Welcome – guitar; Walter Wright – electronics

Studio session with Crabe and Leamers!

July 18 @ Cafe Maglianero, Burlington VT
Apocalyso CD Release miniTour
Apocalypso: Shayna Dulberger – upright bass, electronics; Chris Welcome – guitar; Walter Wright – electronics

July 28 @ 119 Gallery
Sonorium 8
Los Condenados: Andrea Pensado – voice, laptop; Jules Vasylenko – bamboozle; Walter Wright – electronics

Playing with Blue Sausage Infant, Gay Shapes, Hi-Speed Coeds.

July 31 @ Whitehaus Family Record, Jamaica Plain MA
Los Condenados: Andrea Pensado – voice, laptop; Jules Vasylenko – bamboozle; Walter Wright – electronics

Playing with Fire Death, Ilza, Triode, BANG! BROS.

Tai Chi

Yang Style Short Form

EMU @ 119 Gallery

Friday December 18, Steve, Andy and I played with EMU at the gallery.

EMU:
Joe Burgio, Paul Kafka-Gibbons – movement
with
Steve Norton – sax, bass clarinet
Andy Eisenberg – drums, percussion
Walter Wright – analog synths

Here’s some pics

And two sound files -
emu01.mp3
emu02.mp3

Apocalypso Trio

Apocalypso Trio @ ABC No-Rio, October 4, 2009.

Joe Burgio – movement
Shayna Dulberger – double bass, delay
Walter Wright – analog synths & video

Last stop on our Fall mini-tour. Shayna is already back in Brooklyn. Joe and I drive down from Boston to New York City. We are playing in Blaise Siwula’s series COMA (Citizens Ontological Music Agenda) at ABC No-Rio on the Lower East Side. We decide to play short, fast and loud.

The second piece is less aggressive. Shayna starts solo while I replace the battery in my amp.

The third piece is Shayna and me.

A Piece of Dead Air Live

bodydrama:
Rachael Rosner, Joe Burgio and Betty Wang – movement
Matt Samolis – flute
Walter Wright – analog synths
with
Mike Hall – feedback
and the crew @ SCAT [Somerville Community Access Television]

Recorded live in the studio on Wednesday September 15, 2009

Joe Burgio @ XFest 2009

There are only a few videos of Joe. Steve Albert recorded this last February at XFest 2009.

Joe is accompanied by Dave Ross, guitar, and Brandon Downs, bass.

The second part of the video is a set by Stephanie Lak, voice & objects, Matt Plummer, trombone, and Id m Theft Able, voice & objects. The video projected in the background is by Greg Kowalski.