Archive for November, 2009

It appears the life of this project is not over, as I just found out that the video will screen at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Unruly Music Series in 2010.  There is also discussions of a screening/performance in Ann Arbor, MI next year.
Though I committed to putting this [...]

The result of hands working: constructing, devising, clearing, moving, and building is a complex and broad method or tool of communication which serves multiple purposes – individual, group, social, cultural, spiritual.  From the Tower of Babel to urban planning to arts and crafts, people are sending messages through the activities their bodies are physically involved [...]

Holidays bring people together in unexpected ways, and there are locations, hubs so to speak, where these intersections happen; places where people gather and happen upon old friends, new friends, and familiar faces.  Last night I was at one of these places, and talked with the bartender about this phenomena, and how without these hubs, [...]

I’ve created and updated a new Discography page here.  Wow, 2008 was busy.

The above photo is one of my favorite records from my childhood.  I still listen to it often today, and highly recommend it as a classic rock record.
I remember when I was maybe 7 and I was at my grandparent’s house in Florida.  Two of my aunts and one of my uncles were still teenagers [...]

This Friday, Novemeber 27, Helen Money makes a stop in Milwaukee on her tour.  I’ll be joining her for a couple songs on percussion.  This will be my last concert of the year, and already there are some things lining up for next.  See the initial listings at the Events page, featuring an improvised drum [...]

Here is the complete (?) overview of recordings I’ve taken part in, or created entirely myself. Some were on my own label Crouton, which I ran for ten years, and others were on a variety of labels in many different musical contexts.
SOLO AND COLLABORATION:
2009:
Volcano Choir – Unmap LP/CD, Jagjaguwar (US)
Jon Mueller – Physical [...]

Sture Ericson (Sweden): reeds
Fred Lonberg-Holm (Chicago): cello
Jon Mueller (Milwaukee): percussion
3/12/10
8PM
Sugar Maple
441 E. Lincoln Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
Please join us for an evening of improvised music featuring Swedish reedist Sture Ericson. I had the pleasure of playing with Sture in the summer of 2009 in Denmark and am very glad we can play again in my hometown. [...]

Today I found a rare book. A book I thought I would likely never see, and if I did, certainly wouldn’t be able to afford. Over the years, I thought a sighting would happen at some point, but never did. I began to wonder if the book even existed, for the author themselves are [...]

Volcano Choir
Unmap
LP
U.S. and Canada
$15.00

International
$25.00

Vinyl edition of the Volcano Choir record – the first collaboration between Collections of Colonies of Bees and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.  Released by Jagjaguwar, here’s how they describe it:
“Volcano Choir is an assembly of Wisconsinites Jon Mueller, Chris Rosenau, Jim Schoenecker, Daniel Spack, Justin Vernon, and Thomas Wincek. You might [...]