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“The Last Time As We Are” by Taylor Mali

open — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:13:38 +0000

The poems of The Last Time As We Are prove that “He who seeks to teach must never cease to learn.” Taylor Mali, the author of the most forwarded poem in the work (‘What Teachers Make’), explores this truth in entertaining and plainspoken ways because “the last thing this world needs is another poem” (The Call to What We Know). Whether discussing the language of love or his love of language, Mali never disappoints.

U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins says “Not since Taylor Mali, has there been a poet of the likes of Taylor Mali, which is to say he is a man of unique properties. He is tagged as a performance poet, but his performances, rather than being frontal assaults, are leavened by charm and wit and could survive happily on the page.”

We’ve got all sorts of FOUND!

open — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:47:39 +0000

FOUND #6 features stories of birth, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle age, old age and death. Love stories and hate stories, stories of leaving jobs, friends, and family behind, and making new connections. Folks struggle to keep their homes in the midst of a mortgage crisis; others dream of rock stardom. One guy faces his deepest fears, while another simply longs to have his old face back. Valentine’s and wedding proposals; a search for a science friend and a search for a dead cat that’s gone missing.

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Limited Edition SoundWalk08 Catalog

open — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:01:53 +0000

The SoundWalk08 catalog is available in a very limited edition, assembled by hand by {open}’s own shea M gauer. Includes a 40-minute DVD with contributions from selected artists.

Edmund Welles || Tooth & Claw

open — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:22:47 +0000

Edmund Welles was originally founded on two principles: the bass clarinet can achieve a virtually unlimited range of sounds, and when this same instrumental voice is multiplied, it can be as powerful as a boogie woogie piano, a gospel quartet or a rock band.

The very first arrangements were of the Swan Silvertones, Montana Taylor and the Pixies. The original compositions have evolved into a style unique unto themselves while maintaining a stylistic consistency at their core, and the arrangements conquered by the quartet now include Black Sabbath and Sepultura songs.

The bass clarinet: a synergy of designs from all saxophones and clarinets, themselves the culmination of hundreds of years of single-reed instrument evolution. A four-and-a-half octave voice, multiplied into four equal parts and breathing together to create a dense, pulsing sound capable of expressing and reflecting the full range of human emotions.

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