Gray Acres, an ambient side project that includes Andrew and Michael Tasselmyer from Hotel Neon, recently released their debut self titled album on sound in silence records. My friend Adam and I visited NYC for a show by Taylor Deupree and Stephen Vitiello. And Sands Hall shares an excerpt from her new memoir.
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Jason Sloan & Hotel Neon at The Sixth Floor
We’re excited to welcome two of the region’s best ambient and electronic acts to the The Sixth Floor, the intimate listening room performance space at the top of The Candy […]
The Now Concert Series
The Now is a 30-40 minute set of improvised musical experiments by a small group of musicians who may or may not have ever performed together. The musicians bring their […]
A Sea Without Memory
I was first turned on to David Helpling through some kind of if you like this, you might like that feature on an Internet-based music listening service. It’s hard to […]
Gray Acres with special guests The Now
If you’ve discussed ambient music with me in the past 12 months, you know how much I love Hotel Neon. From the first time I heard the first chord of […]
New Ear Festival in New York City
The annual New Ear Festival is happening this upcoming week at Fridman Gallery, 287 Spring St., New York City (February 2 through February 8). I’m very excited to be attending […]
GAS Coming to Union Transfer
German electronic/ambient musician, Wolfgang Voigt, is playing only six shows in the United States this spring, and one of them happens to be in Philadelphia. After cancelling a previously booked […]
In and Out of Dreams
“The Last Stage of Consumption” is one of the most compelling pieces of ambient music I’ve ever heard. Recently, while listening to The Swiss Illness, the latest album from Lowercase […]
Ambient Living Room Show in Lancaster
I’m a big fan of ambient music. For decades I have enjoyed the tranquility of atmospheric soundscapes and ethereal melodies that ambient artists create. We’re going to be hosting an […]
Hotel Neon Releases Context Remixes
Hotel Neon is a Philadelphia based ambient trio consisting of Michael Tasselmyer, Andrew Tasselmyer and Steven Kemner. Their long form drones and slowly moving soundscapes were captured perfectly on the 2017 album, Context, which has literally […]