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20 September 2006

New date added to the performance schedule

  • 4 October 2006 -Hot House - Chicago, IL - TV Pow (Michael Hartman, Todd Carter and Brent Gutzeit, electronics), Gene Coleman (bass clarinet), Burkhard Stangl (Vienna, guitar and electronics), and Christof Kurzman (Berlin, electronics)
Kurzman, don't think we forgot about the money you owe us.

30 August 2006

New Releases added to discography.

  • Television Power Electric - 3 - CD released by Arteleku
  • Compilation Appearance - Million Ways to Spend Your Time - CD released by Quasi Pop
Press and Reviews - TV Pow Presents...

21 June 2006

New date added to the performance schedule

  • 23 June 2006 -Heaven Gallery - Chicago, IL - Heaven Gallery presents TV Pow :: "Sweating Just Sitting Here" release show / party for 2 new CDs!
    released by Chicago's Southport Records: "TV Pow Presents... Michael Hartman Todd A. Carter and Brent Gutzeit as TV Pow" [recorded, mixed, mastered at Sparrow Sound Design, Chicago]
    published by Basque Cultural Center, Arteleku, in Donostia, Spain: "Television Power Electric 3 :: argiiindar" [recorded at Mik's Studio in Bera, mixed in Chicago]

4 April 2006

Considering the increase in the decrease in web site updates since our 2001 launch, we are really starting to wonder if this internet thing is ever going to take off. Here's another update while we wait it out.

New dates added to the performance schedule

  • 21 April 2006 -Enemy - Chicago, IL - Michael Graeve, Nathan Butler, TVPow
  • 5 May 2006 - Version 06 - McCormick Student Center, 33rd and State Chicago, IL - TV Pow, et al.
  • 20 May 2006 - Elasitc Arts - Chicago, IL - Benefit for Tarantual Hill featuring Church of Light and Sound, Vertonen, Is, TV Pow w/Boris Hauf, Kevin Drumm
New Release!
  • Busking for Gas Money - released by Top-40

27 Februay 2006

A day late and a dollar short. That's the way we do it up in here. Just because we aren't updating our web site, it doesn't mean we aren't busy. Look at these shows we just played, and the new releases! oh and the press!

New dates added to performance schedule

New Releases!

  • TV Pow Presents Michael Hartman, Todd A. Carter, and Brent Guzeit as TV Pow - released by Southport Records

  • Burned Bridges and Lost Loves - a double CD of TV Pow remixes released by Bottrop-Boy includes remixes by big name acts such as Tarentel, Francisco López, Sachiko M, Illusion Of Safety, Tim Hecker, Stephan Mathieu, David Grubbs, Alva Noto, Wolf Eyes, Heimir Björgúlfsson, Rotten Milk, Junkroc, Kotarou Fukui, Michael Hartman, Zbigniew Karkowski, Twin, Ben Vida, Brent Gutzeit, Todd Carter, Tiny Hairs, Rob Ray, Cornucopia, Molecu, Ben Bracken, Jason Soliday, Ronald Simmons/Gene McDonald, Kuwayama Kiyoharu, Jeff Snyder, Xabier Erkizia, and Philip Von Zweck
Press and Reviews

8 August 2005

New dates added to performance schedule

12 March 2005

New Release - New Soundtrack for the "tu M'p3" web label, Spectra

TV Pow Mailing List created - demonstrating a knack for last century's technology, once again, TV Pow finally jumps on the band wagon.

11 February 2005

TV Pow is coming to see you !!!

At least if you live in one of the cities we are visiting on our: BURNING BRIDGES ACROSS AMERICA TOUR 2005. Our good friend Boris Hauf is joining us so come on out and say "Hi".

Some more dates added to performance schedule

...and, some reviews added for Television Power Electric "2"

7 January 2005

Holy Shit! It's a new year!

Our collective resolutions include doing all of our banking online, joining more bands, and doing a better job of updating our web site. We thought '05 would be the year that we'd be saying goodbye to GW Bush...what the f**k happened? We were never very good at saying we are sorry.

New dates added to performance schedule - only one of them has already slipped by

and we are going on tour in March, dates and venues coming soon.

19 October 2004

New image gallery added.

  • Basque

1 October 2004

New dates added to performance schedule

  • 1 October 2004 - Chicago - Heaven Gallery - Soundfield 2004 TV Pow, Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Axel Doerner (trumpet), Michael Zerang (percussion) and Jason Roebke (dbl. bass); Bernhard Gal, Brian Labycz, Vadim Sprikut, and Jason Soliday (all: live electronics)
  • 7,8,9 October 2004 - San Sebastian, Spain - Arteleku - Improvisation/Multi-Track Editing/Composition Workshop w/Adriana Sá
  • 10 October 2004 - San Sebastian, Spain - Elektronikaldia 2004 - 6º Festival Internacional de Música Electrónica de San Sebastián; 6 th International Electronic Music Festival of San Sebastian
  • 31 October 2004 - Link's Hall - Chicago -Soundfield 2004 Toshimaru Nakamura, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Gene Coleman; Television Power Electric ( Todd Carter, Brent Gutzeit, Michael Hartman, Ernst Karel, and Toshimaru Nakamura)
    Dual CD release show for:Kuro Neko Music release - Television Power Electric "2" featuring Toshimaru Nakamura, Todd Carter, Michael Hartman, and Brent Gutzeit and False Walls release - Uchihashi Kazuhisa & Gene Coleman "Storobo Imp"

15 August 2004

New Release

  • Televsion Power Electric - 2 - released by Kuro Neko Music; Todd Carter, Boris Hauf, Michael Hartman, Ernst Karel, and Toshimaru Nakamura. Members of TV Pow, EKG, EFZEG, and Tokyo's "Onkyo" scene join for electronic improvisations remixed by Brent Gutzeit and Michael Hartman in the spirit of 1999's first Telelvision Power Electric release. Real and virtual synthesizers, no-input mixing boards, empty and full samplers emit a distant field recording, an oscillating oscillator, pulsing crystal highs, deep solid lows, and a lone bass drum hit. The musicians' egoless multi-individualism and symbiotic aesthetic help to further explore the recently developed genre of future-electronics. Wrapped in the finest tree-safe elephant and giraffe dung papers.

    ** Available 1 Septempter 2004

    Read a review

13 August 2004

The REAL TV Pow -TV Pow takes some heat for not being more obvious.

2 August 2004

Updates

17 June 2004

New dates added to performance schedule - did we already play some of these?

Updates

25 May 2004

Updates
  • New MP3s Added - some previously released material recently encoded for the internet.

6 May 2004

New Release

  • Powerful Friends and Devoted Lovers - a double CD of TV Pow remixes released by Bottrop-Boy includes remixes by big name acts such as Oren Ambarchi, Motor, Boris Hauf, Thymme Jones, M. Behrens, Ken Brown, Vadim Sprikut, Toshimaru Nakamura, Ernst Karel, Leif Elggren, Ancient Greeks, Tu M', 7000 Dying Rats, Sutekh, Burkhard Stangl, Greg Kelley, Jazzkammer, Drillchop 9, Olivia Block, Panicsville, Mike Shiflet, Amnon Wolman, Koura, Stilluppsteypa, Freiband, Stephan Mathieu, Vertonen, and Reynols. Vol 2 coming late 2004.
Updates

25 March 2004

Updates

  • Biography page updated - bio en el español agregó

20 March 2004

One year later and we STILL oppose George Bush's war in Iraq

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 24 April 2004 - 3030 - 3030 W. Cortland, Chicago
  • 30 April 2004 - Grand Rapids, MI - tbd
  • 2 May 2004 - Northwestern University - New Music Marathon

New Release

  • USA / USB - TV Pow contributes a track for this compilation from The Shadow Puppet Recording Company

Updates

  • Contact page updated - take that spammers!
  • Discography page updated - added pop up for viewing large cover images
  • Biography page updated - added random link for bio in multiple language

8 March 2004

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 9 March 2004 - live on WNUR Expansion Experiment
  • 28 February 2004 at Deadtech with Jason Soliday and Jason Talbot, Koura, Vadim Sprikut

28 January 2004

Reviews added

Discography Updated

 

5 December 2003

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 6 December 2003 at The Candlestick Maker with Jorge Castro and Boris Hauf
  • 30 January 2004 at Deadtech with Snake Charm, Seafoam, Jason Soliday and Robb Drinkwater

New Release

  • Live at the Nervous Center, CDR from Mr. Mutt

19 November 2003

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 11 November 2003 at The Empty Bottle with Grey Ghost
  • 23 November 2003 at Tonic with Mattin, and Nicedisc

16 September 2003

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 9 October 2003 on 88.3 WZRD at 10:30 PM (or so)
  • 14 November 2003 at Deadtech with Vertonen, Mike Shiflet, and Burning Stare Core

There really are a whole bunch of new TV Pow releases coming soon. We'll tell you all about them very soon.

3 September 2003

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 11 October 2003 at The Spare Room; 2416 North Ave, Chicago, IL
  • 12 and 15 October 2003 The Gene Siskel Film Center; Chicago, IL - part of Sound Field 2003
  • 20 October 2003 at 3030 - 3030 W Cortland St, Chicago, IL - part of Sound Field 2003
  • 16 November 2003 AC series, Chicago, IL

Reviews added for TV Pow and Gene Coleman at the Renaissance Society, 8" square lathe cut record and CDR from Pale Disc; and The Box Full of Ghosts

TV Pow and Gentle Giant Records releases now available from The Jazz Record Mart.

3 July 2003

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 18 July 2003 at Swim Gallery (aka Elite Restaurant), 115 S Division Ave, Grand Rapids, MI
  • 19 July 2003 at The Detroit Art Space Detroit, MI

We still hate George W. Bush

18 June 2003

New Releases

  • TV Pow and Gene Coleman at the Renaissance Society, 8" square lathe cut record and CDR from Pale Disc
  • Cornered at the Drake Hotel (extended mix) for the The Allegorical Power Series, MP3 from Antiopic
  • Cornered at the Drake Hotel for 60 Sound Artists Protest the War, compilation CD from Atak

Coming Soon

  • TV Pow / Weise & Koh, split 12" from Ryhstop
  • Boxed Set, 3 CDs of some very famous people remixing TV Pow and 1 CD of TV Pow remixing TV Pow from Bottrop-Boy
  • 2nd 50 CDR spindle set from Not for Profit

TV Pow interview from Crouton Music online magazine.

New dates added to the performance schedule. So what if we already played them...
 

28 April 2003

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 30 April 2003 at Deadtech Coeurl (record release show), and the Crippled Insectual
  • 10 May 2003 at the Wendy Cooper Gallery, 824 E Johnson St, Madison, Wisconsin

There really are a whole bunch of new TV Pow releases coming soon. We'll tell you all about them very soon.

 

20 March 2003 to 4 April 2003

tvpow.net went offline in protest of the United States governemnt's act of war against Iraq. It is our duty as citizens of the Unted States of America to oppose this illegal and unjust war. We support the following organizations in their efforts to bring about positive changes in these strange and difficult times.

www.votetoimpeach.org

www.moveon.org

www.notinourname.net

 

3 March 2003

New date added to performance schedule.

  • 3 March 2003 at Buddy's in Chicago, 1542 N Milwaukee Ave, with an Improvlotto. Much love to DJ Rotten Milk.

A slew of new releases coming, more info soon...

 

29 January 2003

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 11 February 2003 at Leadway in Chicago, 5233 N. Damen for Rotten Tuesdays with others

Two more compilations that TV Pow participated in are released, including a track in 5.1 surround.

  • Anchortronic 5.1 Laboratory for Updating Experimental Sound released by Time's Up and Staalplaat
  • Field Recordings and Manipulations released by Bake Records a division of Staalplaat
 

16 December 2002

New dates added to performance schedule.

  • 19 December 2002 at Deadtech with Olivia Block and Seth Nehil, and Phillip Von Zweck.

Added images to discography.
 

29 October 2002

Two much anticipated compilations that include tracks from TV Pow are released.
 

15 October 2002

NOT IN OUR NAME!!!

New dates added to performance schedule.

 
7 July 2002
New image galleries added.
  • Performances of Quartets for Six
  • Posters and flyers
  • Miscellaneous Pictures
 
5 July 2002
New dates added to perfromance schedule.
  • 20 June 2002, at The Empty Bottle, as part of Fred Lonberg Holm's Light Box Orchestra
  • 11 July 2002, at Deadtech, Chicago, IL ; solo sets from Chris Smentkowski, Eric Cook, Jason Soliday, Brent Gutzeit, Michael Hartman, Todd Carter, Rob Ray
  • 3 August 2002, at The Prodigal Son, Chicago
  • 29 August 2002, at The Melody Inn in Indianapolis, IN - postponed
 

17 May 2002
America Says Farwell lp to be released on 1 June 2002 from En/Of. Limited to 100 copies with artwork by Angela Bulloch.
Review for America Says Farwell posted.
 
1 May 2002
Press clipping from UR Chicago added.
 
12 April 2002
New dates added to perfromance schedule.
 
6 April 2002
Gentle Giant Records releases now available for purchase with Paypal.
 
14 March 2002
New dates added to perfromance schedule.
 
28 February 2002
Archive of Gentle Giant Records web site added. Gentle Giant Records has ceased operations as of January 1, 2002. You can still find information about releases on Gentle Giant Records on the archived site.
 
8 February 2002
More reviews added to Press and Reviews.

New dates added to perfromance schedule.
  • 16 February at Pick Staiger Concert Hall, NWU
  • 17 February on Something Else, WLUW
  • 24 February at The Nervous Center with Ernst Karel
  • 23 March at Deadtech with Boris Hauf and Adam Sonderbrg
  • 30 March at 6ODUM with JazzKammer
MP3s added from the Away Team and Television Power Electric CDs
 

15 January 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Groundhog Festival of New Music and Dance
Thursday 31 January through Sunday 3 February 8PM
@ Link's Hall, 3435 N Sheffield, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL

TV Pow co-curates and performs in the Ground Hog Festival of New Music and Dance at Link's Hall. TV Pow will perform an original piece titled Quartets for Six with choreography and dance direction by Asimina Chremos. Other perfomances by various configurations of the following Jim Baker, Nathanial Braddock, Kyle Bruckman, Jerry Bryerton, Gustavo Ramirez, Lauri Stallings, and Mario Zambrano.
 
12 January 2002
Press and Reviews added. More reviews coming soon.
 
28 December 2001
New dates added to perfromance schedule.
 
17 December 2001
TV Pow submits track for "tu M'p3" web label . Tracks posted in Jaunuary 2002.
 

15 December 2001
Netherlands based Fire Inc releases TV Pow's Despite Ourselves on 3" CD.
 
10 December 2001
TV Pow interviewed by Greg Purcell for local magazine. However, when the issue goes to press the interview is excluded. Read the interview that was too hip, and view the video (coming soon) that was too shocking for this magazine to publish.
 

8 December 2001
Purchase TV Pow releases with Paypal.
 

1 December 2001
TV Pow releases Don't Talk, Play on Not For Profit. Could this be the first ever 50 CD-R spindle set?
 
1 October 2001
TV Pow releases Friendship Patrol . The first Not For Profit release.
 
26 September 2001
TV Pow spends 4 days at Time's Up in Linz, Austria recording a track in Dolby 5.1 for their upcomming DVD compilation. Other participants include Andreas Berthling, Goem, and Stillupsteypa.
 

1 September 2001
TV Pow launches the Not For Profit organization. Not For Profit is an entity created for the purposes of releasing, promoting, and distributing non-profitable media commodities. A new TV Pow CD, and a TV Pow 50 CDR spindle set will be the first non profitable releases, with many more soon to follow.

Not For Profit is currently seeking persons interested in serving as board members. Contact us if you have an interest in serving.
 
1 June 2001
TV Pow launches www.tvpow.net. With absolutley no promotional effort, TV Pow finally jumps on the band wagon.