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Dsc06236 I don't know if they planned it to coincide with Record Store Day, but the HiFi New Music Festival, which has been happening at various venues around NYC for the past two weeks, concludes today with an all-day marathon at the Hungarian Cultural Center on Broadway & Grand in SoHo. The afternoon set included a grating cello piece by Helmut Lachenmann, a trio of works for keyboard and sax played by The Kenners (pictured), and the rockin' JACK Quartet, playing Peter Eötvös' "Korrespondenz" and John Zorn's playful "Cat O' Nine Tails." Tonight's concert by Red Light New Music includes six new works, all by young composers. (More pictures after the jump.)

After this, I'll be heading over to Cake Shop to catch Carla Bozulich's Evangelista, who blew me away in Austin last month. Totally ridiculous that they're playing such a tiny venue - the Voice describes it as "no bigger than a pit bull's cage" - but I bet they'll be playing much bigger venues soon on the strength of their new album, "Hello, Voyager." Here's hoping I get in...

P4190002Jason Calloway playing Helmut Lachenmann's Pression (1969)

Dsc06238 JACK Quartet

Dsc06242 Red Light New Music

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