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News from the darkest corners of the musical universe:
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 ◦
More Sun Ra news: The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen is touring.
Here are the next tour dates:
May 12 Marbella, Spain Centro de Congresos
May 25 New Haven, Conn. Toad's Place
June 2 Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga City Festival
June 5 Burlington Higher Ground
June 6 Montreal, Canada La Sala Rosa
June 8-11 Toronto, Canada Lula Lounge
June 24 Philadelphia West Oak Lane Festival
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Monday, May 08, 2006 ◦
Sun Ra Institute and WKCR-FM NYC present
SUN RADIO OMNIVERSITY - SUN RA ARRIVAL DAY CELEBRATION
32-HOUR RADIO MARATHON
MONDAY, MAY 22nd at midnight to TUESDAY, MAY 23rd, 8:20 AM
89.9 FM NYC and WWW.WKCR.ORG streaming live across the galaxies
The Sun Ra Institute and WKCR-FM are proud to announce the Sun Ra Arrival Day Celebration, a 32-hour radio marathon featuring work of the innovative and iconoclastic composer, bandleader, and keyboardist Sun Ra. Each segment of the festival will focus on a specific feature of Ra's musical legacy: Standards and Ballads, The Swing Tradition, Solo Piano and Poetry, Late 1950's and Early Rarities, Tone Science, Singers, and more.
The Arrival Day Celebration will include exclusive recordings from WKCR's archives as well as live special guest interviews with Marshall Allen, Director of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and Arkestra members of the past, present and future.
More info at www.wkcr.org
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