sounding off on the streets of Baltimore: public music, sounds, nuisance, joy
High Jinx is a schedule of site-specific street performances at numerous places about Baltimore city coinciding with the High Zero festival. These events are creative, musical and socially challenging. In the past, these events have been some of the greatest public art performances happening in Baltimore.
This year, High Jinx are for the people and by the people and we're taking it to the streets - in a big 10th Anniversary way -
See more at www.highzero.org/highjinx/
where you can add your own event or see past ideas, events, photos, etc.
Drunken Masters High Jinx outside the Tavern
Outside the Mt Royal Tavern, Thursday, Sept. 18. OK, technically, Friday morning. After Thursday's last High Zero set, some of us walked over to the Tavern and drank and waited for others to arrive. After everyone was alcoholically fortified and we got kicked out for last call, the noisemaking started, with help from: a portable Pignose amp, a street sign, electronic Space Drum, plastic recorder, drum sticks, blades of grass, Tuvan-style throat signing, bike wheels, driver's license, HZ music program, DVD case, knob twiddlers, drunken voices; played by Arrington, Jake, Bob, Liz A, Tom B, David M, and some others
Drunken Masters
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Velocipede Bike Orchestra photos
Well it's been about a week of recovery from all the High Jinx, and there are tons more photos, videos, and audio recordings to sort through. They'll be showing up here soon enough, but in the meantime we found some nice photos of the Velocipede Bike "Orchestra" on Flickr from Boson, who says
"A bunch of ne'er-do-wells descended upon Velocipede last Sunday, and commandeered the shop to enact their own sonic bike building." Some below; originals and more at www.flickr.com/photos/bosonau.
If anyone else reading this caught some High Jinx on camera, please share them at www.flickr.com/groups/highjinx
P.S. we heart Velocipede
"A bunch of ne'er-do-wells descended upon Velocipede last Sunday, and commandeered the shop to enact their own sonic bike building." Some below; originals and more at www.flickr.com/photos/bosonau.
If anyone else reading this caught some High Jinx on camera, please share them at www.flickr.com/groups/highjinx
P.S. we heart Velocipede
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Watch your step
Michael Muniak and Bob Wagner rigged the steps of the Baltimore
Theater Project with contact mics triggering a midi controller.
A nice surprise for the out-going High Zero audience.
Theater Project with contact mics triggering a midi controller.
A nice surprise for the out-going High Zero audience.
Watch Your Step
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Play only plants
The title is self explanatory. This performance was at the east park
of Mt. Vernon.
An in-depth sonic exploration.
of Mt. Vernon.
An in-depth sonic exploration.
Play Only Plants
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The Free Music Parade, Fells Pt.
Beautiful weather and smiling faces. After so many years of parading
through Fells Pt, the locals know to put their hangovers on hold for
this event. As always, we had to take a stroll through Sound Garden
Records, mixing our cacophony with Judas Priest.
through Fells Pt, the locals know to put their hangovers on hold for
this event. As always, we had to take a stroll through Sound Garden
Records, mixing our cacophony with Judas Priest.
Free Music Parade
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High Jinx = too much crazy good everything and more to come this weekend
Wow, things in the high Jinx / High Zero universe are picking up at a crazy speed. Collecting images and sounds but no time to post them yet. They'll show up soon. Much fun, not much sleep.
In addition to the regular High Zero concerts at Theatre Project tonight through Sunday, there are at least 15 fun High Jinx happenings around town before the weekend's over. Come out to watch or join in.
Check the High Jinx calendar for all the crazy stuff going on:
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=highjinxbaltimore%40gmail.com&mode=AGENDA
High Zero concert schedules & workshops: http://www.highzero.org/2008_site/schedule
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High Jinx schedule for TODAY, Fri. 9/19 - at least nine!
Friday, September 19 High Jinx schedule - whoa!
11:00am
Chewing with your Mouth Open: A Tribute to Brian Wilson
Where: Whole Foods in Mt Washington
Eating loud vegetables in a large group.
3:00pm
"Draining the Meaning from Cliches"--language performance in front of the Matin Center, JHU
5:00pm
Unnatural Birds
Where: Park South of the Monument in Mt Vernon
Bring your squealy sounds, get up in a tree, and make some noise. Freak out the rush hour traffic.
6:45pm
Play Only Plants
Play Only Plants
WhereEast side of Mt. Vernon/Wash Monument
Play only plants. nuff said.
7:00pm
Janina Angel Bath + or minus friends perform near Theatre Project
Janina Angel Bath + or minus friends perform near Theatre Project
Experimental musician from West Coast, friend of The Lexi Mountain Boys and Smegma
www.myspace.com/sequintrails
8:00pm
Smilodon
WhereBaltimore Theatre Project sidewalk
Jake Freeman and Bob Wagner in concert as the greatest cro-mag duo in Baltimore.
8:30pm
HIGH ZERO @ BTP
WhenFri, Sep 19, 8:30pm – til
Main Performances at Baltimore Theatre Project click for schedule
11:00pm
Watch Your Step
Watch Your Step
WhereSteps outside BTP
Careful as you leave the Theatre Project.. sounds abound from below!
11:30pm
Fred & Charlie & Pleasant Livers
11:30pm
Fred & Charlie & Pleasant Livers
WhereMt. Royal Tavern
Fred Collins, Charlie Chadwick and other Pleasant Livers play the hits in front of the Mt. Royal Tavern
Photo of Fred Collins from last year's Tavern-side show. Don't miss a rare, free chance to see the best live band in Baltimore!
Photo of Fred Collins from last year's Tavern-side show. Don't miss a rare, free chance to see the best live band in Baltimore!
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Thursday High Jinx schedule - 6 more!
1:00pm
Municipal Hadron Accelerator
Where: JHU Upper Quad (map)
Musical Informatics at JHU on the Hadron Accelerator.
3:00pm
Delirious Ice Cream Tunes
Delirious Ice Cream Tunes
Where: Muniak's Car (driving around Baltimore) (map)
Warped
Ice Cream Truck Music as played by HighJinxers out of a moving vehicle
(car) through the streets of Baltimore. Frosty treats may be involved.
4:00pm
Free Music Parade
Where: Fells Point--park on East Thames St. past the Daily Grind (around the corner to the right). (map)
Free Music Parade--come one, come all to play, costumes encouraged!
5:30pm
Single Pitched Covers of Pop Music
Single Pitched Covers of Pop Music
Where: Penn Station (map)
6:30pm
Don't Jinx the BOB Party
7:45pm
Neil Feather's Rotot Debacle Composition
Where: MICA Station Building Parking Lot
Don't Jinx the BOB Party
Where: Museum of Industry (map)
DescriptionMischief at the City Paper BOB party.
7:45pm
Neil Feather's Rotot Debacle Composition
Where: MICA Station Building Parking Lot
A
composition by master instrument builder Neil Feather, the Roto-Debacle
involves a large number of musicians performing in time set by a
rotating light. Bring a sound source and your eyes and prepare to hear
something good!
then: 8:30pm HIGH ZERO @ BTP
Thu, Sep 18, 8:30pm – 11:59pm
Baltimore Theatre Project (map)
Main Performances - click for schedule
11:50pm
Drunken Masters
Drunken Masters
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