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Article: Tribute tries to capture the essence of John Cage.(Entertainment)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2006
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Byline: BUZZWORTHY by The Register-Guard
Experimental composer John Cage once said, "There is no noise, only sound."
If a tree falls in the woods with no one around, does it make a sound? If a noise artist has a show and no one shows, was there a show?
It's been said Cage's music was more interesting to think about than to hear. That's a call you've got to make on your own - about Cage, about the whole genre of "noise." And you'll get that chance Sunday during the John Cage Harsh Noise Tribute Night at Sam Bond's Garage.
Portland's Nkondi will go last in what Cryptic Weevil, the event's organizer, says is the style least like Cage's of ...