Insist Instance Instant Mondays: 3rd Monday December 22, 2008

Christmas Decorations
Following acclaimed releases on such labels as Kranky, 12K and Community Library, "Far Flung Hum", the third album from New York based Christmas Decorations, finds the group again broadening the palette used in their unique take on modern experimental electronic music.

Stephe Cooper Ensemble
Stephe is a musician that can be often found with the likes of art team Eagle Ager, choreographers Josh Bisset and Charlotte Gibbons, alien theorist Ray Roy III, and percussionist Sam Sowyrda. He also plays chess. myspace.com/stephencoopermusic

Sergei Tcherepnin
Ouroboros will present "The Story of the Missing Ouroboros and Other Tales" -- This is the first performance of a newly developed ensemble comprised of Sergei Tcherepnin and Lisa Clair with special guest Ei Arakawa. Musical arrangements and improvisations performed on clarinet, voice, Serge synthesizer, keyboards, flutes and whistles. www.myspace.com/oroboros333

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