tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52892929745183326502011-10-17T09:57:55.471-07:00Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-11769736074038787652011-09-29T13:12:00.000-07:002011-10-17T09:57:55.577-07:00<b>October 2nd </b><div><b>w/ Hag at ABC No Rio. 8pm.</b></div><div><b>156 Rivington</b></div><div><br /></div><div>David Grollman- Snare Drum</div><div>Sean Ali- Bass</div><div>Me.</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=281566725187063">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=281566725187063</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>October 5th.</b></div><div><b>w/ <a href="http://music.promnightrecords.com/album/sunshine-soldier">Sunshine Soldier</a> </b></div><div><b>@ Party Expo. 8pm. 929 Broadway Brooklyn, NY</b></div><div>Sharing the bill with <a href="http://graph.bandcamp.com/">Graph</a>, our friends from Northampton!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139535822811851">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139535822811851</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ocotber 8th</b></div><div><b>Playing a solo set! </b></div><div><b>@ Launch Pad. 8pm. 721 Franklin Ave. Brooklyn, NY.</b></div><div>sharing a bill with Jake Henry/Nathaniel Morgan/Sean Ali/Flin van Hemmen</div><div><br /></div><div><b>October 20th</b></div><div><b>w/ <a href="http://music.promnightrecords.com/album/swirm">Swirm </a>(duo with David Grollman) </b></div><div><b>@ 285 Midwood House Show. 8pm. 285 Midwood Brooklyn, NY</b></div><div>sharing a bill with Dan Peck Trio</div><div><br /></div><div><b>October 24th</b></div><div><b>Easy Not Easy Festival at Roullette</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p><b>COMPOSERS</b></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Christian Marclay </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p>Greg Saunier</p><p>Duane Pitre</p><p>Hunter Hunt Hendrix </p><p>Jeremiah Cymerman </p><p>Darius Jones</p><p>Alfredo Marin</p><p>Catherine Lamb</p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Performers:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Jessica Pavone - viola<br />Jeremiah Cymerman - clarinet &amp; electronics<br />Brad Henkel - trumpet<br />Joshua Rubin - clarinet<br />Darius Jones - alto sax<br />Josh Modney - violin<br />Russell Greenberg - percussion<br />Sandy Gordon - ice, electronics<br />Dan Peck - tuba</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div><b>October 27th</b></div><div><b>@ Launch Pad. 8pm. 721 Franklin Ave. Brooklyn, NY</b></div><div><b>First performance of a new sextet: 2 Accordions, Synthesizer, 2 trumpets and Saxophone.</b></div><div>Sharing a bill with Nathaniel Morgans work for 8 percussionists and a solo dance work by Brooke Herr. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mariel Berger, Jonathan Wood Vincent- Accordion</div><div>Weston Minissali- Nord Stage</div><div>BH, Joe Moffet- Trumpets</div><div>Nathaniel Morgan- Alto Saxophone</div><div><br /></div><div><b>October 29th</b></div><div><b>@ Douglass St. Music Collective. 8pm. 295 Douglass st.</b></div><div>My favorite group, <a href="http://www.promnightrecords.com/releases-2/vavatican">VaVatican</a>, asked me to write them music.</div><div>Also, my friend <a href="http://www.jeffkaiser.com/">Jeff Kaiser</a> is in town playing on this show. </div><div>And Josh Sinton's saxophone quartet.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; "><div class="event" style="font-size: 14px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3em; margin-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 84px; line-height: 20px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 84px; line-height: 20px; ">8 p.m. - Jeff Kaiser and Jason Robinson - trumpet with electronics/saxophone with electronics </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 84px; line-height: 20px; ">9 p.m. - Senhor Vargas is: Josh Sinton, Dan Blake, Brian Settles and Greg Ward - saxophone quartet </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 84px; line-height: 20px; ">10 p.m. - VaVatican - Nathaniel Morgan:saxophone, Owen Stewart-Robertson:guitar, Weston Minissali:synthesizer, Booker Stardrum:drums. With music written by BH and Josh Sinton.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 84px; line-height: 20px; "> $10 Suggested Donation</p></div><div class="event" style="text-align: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-1176973607403878765?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-66454660540004694872011-07-28T21:34:00.001-07:002011-08-16T09:22:20.657-07:00Some updates about upcoming activity. <div> <br /></div><div>July 30th @ 10pm @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=238271776194824">PapaCookie </a>w/ Hag (<a href="http://soundcloud.com/sean-ali">Sean Ali</a>, David Grollman). Hag just mastered our first studio album to be released on Eh? Records in the Fall! 201 W. 86th Apt. 806.</div><div> <br /></div><div>August 4th @ Cafe Orwell duo with (Booker Stardrum)? Time TBA</div><div> <br /></div><div>August 5th @ Cafe Orwell with Hag.</div><div> <br /></div><div>August 7th @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212810282083633">Goodbye Blue Monday</a> with F$F! (Dustin Carlson/BH). Part of a 3 day experimental festival, check it out. We go on around 6pm. F$F!'s new album should be ready for sale by this gig and for digital sales at <a href="http://promnightrecords.com/">http://promnightrecords.com</a></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div>August 8- August 13th F$F! is residing at <a href="http://haroldarts.org/">Harold Arts</a>' residency. Writing new music, performing a bit, engaging in discussions about surviving. </div><div> <br /></div><div>August 13th. F$F! @ Robinwood Concert House in Toledo, OH</div><div> <br /></div><div>August 15th. Jaimie Branch/Brad Henkel/Peter Hanson/Owen Stewart-Robertson/Dustin Carlson @ Zebulon. Brooklyn, NY. Opening for Names Divine and Health and Beauty</div><div> <br /></div><div>August 16th F$F! at PapaCookie alongside Yolt (Grollman/Minissali/Morgan)</div><div> <br /></div><div>August 18- August 27th ... CALIFORNIA!</div><div> <br /></div><div>mostly to see my new niece (due at any moment) ! but also:</div><div> <br /></div><div>August 26th @ UpFront Gallery in Ventura, CA. w/ Louis Lopez (trumpet/electronics) and Archie Carey (Bassoon). 1st set will feature a short solo from each of us. 2nd set a trio piece written by me (maybe more).</div><div> <br /></div><div>September 1st @ Brooklyn Art Library with <a href="http://music.promnightrecords.com/album/buckminster">Buckminster</a></div><div> <br /></div><div>September 2nd @ 1012 Willoughby. Brooklyn, NY with <a href="http://music.promnightrecords.com/album/f-f">F$F!</a></div><div> <br /></div><div>September 3rd @ Cafe Orwell . Solo sets by me, Jason Anastasoff, and Aliza Simons.</div><div> <br /></div><div>September 10th @ Open Sound in Somerville, MA. w/ Hag</div><div> <br /></div><div>September 16th - September 26th. Sunshine Soldier East Coast Tour!</div><div> <br /></div><div>September 16th .... TBA</div><div>September 17th .... Lowell, MA 119 Gallery</div><div>September 18th .... Portland, ME Strange Maine</div><div>September 19th ..... Cambridge, MA Weirdo Records</div><div>September 20th ..... Burlington, VT Radio Bean</div><div>September 21st ..... Montreal, QC l'Enverts</div><div>September 22nd ...... Tornoto, ON Somewhere There</div><div>September 23rd .... TBA Buffalo or Pittsuburgh or Cleveland or... help?!</div><div>September 24th .... TBA Pittsburgh or Philly or... HELP</div><div>September 25th ..... Baltimore, MD Wind Up Space</div><div>September 26th ..... Brooklyn, NY <a href="http://www.facebook.com/silentbarn">Silent Barn</a> :-( or somewheres else.</div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-6645466054000469487?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-75709593439346840352011-07-16T10:57:00.000-07:002011-07-16T11:11:29.040-07:00After returning from very successful Midwest tour with <a href="http://music.promnightrecords.com/album/swirm">Swirm</a>, I'm very pleased to be presenting my septet, Shopping List for the World Ends, for a second time (first time in Brooklyn) this Thursday, July 21st at Douglass St. Music Collective. Thanks to <a href="http://katherineyoung.info/">Katie Young</a> for fitting me in on the bill. This will be the first time I present my music without actually playing myself, which is excitingly different. The performance is in preparation for a recording session the following day, so keep your eyes peeled early next year for its release on <a href="http://promnightrecords.com">Prom Night Records</a>.<div>We're sharing the night with Katie Young/Owen Stewart-Robertson/Mike Pride. Should be a good one. Here's details.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday July 21st. 9pm. @ Douglass St. Music Collective. 295 Douglass St. Brooklyn, NY</div><div><br /></div><div>Katie Young/O S-R/Mike Pride</div><div><br /></div><div>Shopping List for the World Ends </div><div>Kenny Warren, Ben Syversen, Joe Moffett, Jake Henry - Trumpets</div><div>Dustin Carlson, O S-R- Guitars</div><div>Sean Ali- Voice</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-7570959343934684035?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-74893831930140067962011-06-21T16:06:00.001-07:002011-06-22T13:36:59.568-07:00Swirm (BH and David Grollman) is happy to be playing a 9 show tour with Premoticon (<a href="http://patrickbreiner.bandcamp.com/">Patrick Breiner</a> and Will McEvoy) this July!<br /><br />Check out the schedule:<br /><br />-Friday, July 1st ........ Madison, WI. ................. <a href="http://www.audioforthearts.com/">Audio for the Arts</a>. 7 South Blair.<div><br /></div><div>-Saturday July 2nd ... Chicago, IL. .................. <a href="http://www.heavengallery.com/">Heaven Gallery</a>. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">1550 North Milwaukee, 2nd floor </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">-Sunday July 3rd ....... Chicago, IL. ................... <a href="http://umbrellamusic.org/">The Hungry Brain</a>. 2319 W. Belmont Ave.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">-Monday July 4th ....... Louisville, KY ................. House show</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">-Tuesday July 5th: ..... Louisville, KY ................. TBA</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">-Wednesday July 6th .Toledo, OH ..................... <a href="http://toledobellows.wordpress.com/robinwood-concert-house/">Robinwood Concert House </a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">-Thursday July 7th ..... Cleveland, OH ............... <a href="http://www.nowthatsclass.net/">Now Thats Class</a> 11213. Detroit Ave.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">-Friday July 8th ........... Chester, PA ...................<a href="http://www.andre-cafe.com/"> Andre Cafe Acoustique</a>. 501 Edgemont Ave.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">-Saturday July 9th ...... New York, NY ................ <a href="http://www.tribes.org/web/">Tribes Gallery</a>. 285 E. 3rd Street</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-7489383193014006796?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-8868887271297279562011-05-25T09:38:00.000-07:002011-05-29T23:15:57.230-07:00Getting excited for my curated night of music this Saturday May 28th. Just had my first rehearsal with Sean Ali for the vocal part of my new piece which will be premiered then. Also, excited to have Dan Peck playing a solo set and Mariel Berger playing compositions of hers for quartet. <div> <br /></div><div>This event doubles as a vegetarian pot luck. Bring your beans!</div><div> <br /></div><div><b>PapaCookie: Shopping List for the World Ends</b></div><div> <br /></div><div>201 W. 86th st. Apt 806. (ask for Jonathan Vincent)</div><div> <br /></div><div><b>7pm- door, ingestion, merriment</b></div><div> <br /></div><div><b>8pm- Dan Peck Solo Tuba</b></div><div> <br /></div><div><b>9pm- Over Easy</b></div><div>Mariel Berger, piano/compositions</div><div>Nathaniel Morgan, Alto Sax</div><div>Will McEvoy, Bass</div><div>Evan Drobka, drums</div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div><b>10pm- Shopping List for the World Ends</b></div><div>Jacob Wick, trumpet</div><div>Jake Henry, trumpet</div><div>Joe Moffet, trumpet</div><div>Brad Henkel, trumpet/composition</div><div>Dustin Carlson- guitar</div><div>Owen StewartRobertson, guitar</div><div>Sean Ali- voice</div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div>And in June I'm really looking forward to playing 4 shows with my longest standing group, Buckminster. Plus I'll be performing the music of Kagel with Stephe Cooper and co.</div><div> <br /></div><div>Kagel!!!!!</div><div> <br /></div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><span><b>JUNE 3</b></span>: <i>movement research festival/UBUweb event</i>: this is gunna be a short 20 minute set, we were asked to do a kagel piece that is featured in the UBU archive, acustica is one of them. its at <a href="http://audiovisualarts.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); ">Audio Visual Arts (AVA)</a> in the LES. <br /><a href="http://www.movementresearch.org/festival/11/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); ">www.movementresearch.org/<wbr>festival/11/fri-june-03-order/</a> <br /></span></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><b><span>JUNE 4</span></b>: <i>roulette musicircus</i>: the first event at the NEW roulette space in downtown brooklyn. its cageian circus where shit just happens all over the place. Performances of acustica, repetoire, &amp; kontradanse intermittently throughout the day. the event is from 1 - 5pm and is in conjuntion with atlantic ave art walk thingy. <br /><a href="http://roulette.org/specialevents/musicircus2011/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); ">http://roulette.org/<wbr>specialevents/musicircus2011/</a> <br /></span></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div>Buckminster!!!!!!!!</div><div> <br /></div><div>June 4th: John Cage Musicircus at Roulette.</div><div>Event lasts from 1-6pm. Buckminster goes on about 2:30pm.</div><div> <br /></div><div>June 8th: Douglass St. Music Collective. Also performing: Joe Moffet Solo. 295 Douglass St. Bklyn, NY</div><div> <br /></div><div>June 11th: Launch Pad. 721 Franklin Ave. Brooklyn, NY</div><div> <br /></div><div>June 18th: Midwood House Show: Dustin Carlson's beautiful, large house. BBQ is sure to be in action in the back yard. 285 Midwood St. Brooklyn, NY.</div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div> <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-886888727129727956?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-23624911460429634972011-05-09T18:00:00.000-07:002011-05-16T23:52:29.549-07:00A few Musical engagements this month, including the performance of a new piece I'm writing for 4 trumpets, 2 Guitars and narrator on May 28th.<div><br /></div><div><b>Sunday May 15th. 7pm</b></div><div><b>Cameo Bar</b></div><div><b>98 N. 6th st. Brooklyn, NY</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Buckminster performs music written for us by Booker Stardrum at "<a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122746217803921">TOGETHER: An evening of live music and experimental film</a>."</div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Saturday May 21st</b></div><div><a href="http://www.sonorium.net/sonorium/Welcome_to_SONORIUM.html"><b>Sonorium: Improvised Experimental Music Series.</b></a></div><div><b>Griffen Theater</b></div><div><b>Salem, MA</b></div><div><br /></div><div>w/ HAG (David Grollman, Sean Ali)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday May 22nd. 7pm</div><div>ABC No Rio</div><div>156 Rivington. NY, NY</div><div><br /></div><div>w/ Jason Anastasoff</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Saturday May 28th. 7-11pm</b></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162557643807442"><b>PapaCookie: Shopping List for the World Ends</b></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>201 W. 86th St. (The Belnord) Ap.t 806. </b></div><div><b>NY, NY</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>A night of new music hosted by Jonathan Wood Vincent and curated by yours truly.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; "><br />7:00pm- eat and mingle<br /><br /><br />8pm: Dan Peck Solo<br />Dan Peck- Tuba<br /><br /><br />9pm: Mariel Berger<br />Mariel Berger playing her brand new music for 4tet.<br /><br /><br />10pm: Shopping List for the World Ends<br />A new piece by Brad Henkel featuring:<br /><br />Jacob Wick, Joe Moffett, Jake Henry and Brad Henkel- Trumpets<br />Dustin Carlson and Owen Stewart-Robertson- Guitars<br />Sean Ali- Narration<br /><br /><br />When you arrive, the doorman will look at you. Ask him for Jonathan Vincent in apt. 806, they'll tell you where to go.<br />There is no cover, though the hat will be passed.<br />This is a pot luck. Feel free to bring any non-flesh foods and/or drinks.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-2362491146042963497?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-69245023969331017242011-03-24T10:08:00.001-07:002011-04-19T12:23:18.652-07:00I am excited to be playing a number of out of town shows this April. Going out with the new trio, Sunshine Soldier (Henkel/Carlson/Stardrum); Swirm (Grollman/Amat); and Will McEvoy's Mutasm (sextet, which is always a blast). Plus a few NYC shows, including a performance with Vinny Golia's Medium Ensemble at The Stone on April 6th. I grew up in Southern California and went to countless Vinny shows as a teenager. He was big influence early on so I'm stoked to be playing his music.<br /><br />Here's the April line-up:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">April 6th w/ Vinny Golia Medium Ensemble @ </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=1">The Stone</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 10pm</span><br /><br /><span class="text">Vinny Golia (reeds) Jason Mears (alto, Bb clarinet) Travis Just (tenor) Nate Herrera (alto, Bb clarinet, alto flute) Beth Schenck (alto, flute) Sara Shoenbeck (bassoon) Katie Maxwell (Bb clarinet, bass clarinet) Phil Rodriguez, Brad Henkel (trumpets) Brain Drye (trombones) Quentin (piano) Kevin Farrell (electric bass) Aaron McClenndon (drums) Devin Maxwell (percussion, mallets)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunshine Soldier:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(BH- trumpet; Dustin Carlson- baritone guitar; Booker Stardrum- drums)</span><br /><span style="display: block; padding-left: 6em;"><span></span></span><br />April 9th- Philly, PA @ <a href="http://www.findevent.com/venues/31841/International_Waters_House">International Waters</a> w/ BirdFlyYellow. 9pm<br />April 10th- Brooklyn, NY @ Douglass St. Music Collective w/ BirdFlyYellow and Owen Stewart-Robertson. 9pm<br />April 14th- Troy, NY @ 51 3rd. w/ Which Birds (Chicago Drone-Pop), Drew Swinburne (Baltimore Polyrhythmic Crooner<br />April 15th- Boston @ Zumix w/ ??<br />April 16th in Kittery, ME @ Buoy Gallery<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Swirm w/ Laurie Amat:<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">(BH- trumpet; David Grollman- snare drum; Laurie Amat- voice)</span><br /><br />April 20th- NYC @ Wee Space 80 1st Ave. apt. 10H 8pm. (please RSVP bradhenkel@gmail)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>April 21st- Providence, RI @ AS220<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>April 22nd- Lowell, MA @ Gallery 119<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>April 23rd- Portland, ME @ Strange Maine<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />Will McEvoy's Mutasm<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">(Will McEvoy- bass, compositions; BH- trumpet; Nathaniel Morgan- alto sax; Patrick Breiner- tenor sax; Dustin Carlson- guitar; Cody Brown- drums)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br />April 27th- Baltimore, MD @ Wind-Up Space<br />APril 28th- Philadelphia, PA @ TriTone<br />April 29th- Washington D.C. @ Red Door<br />April 30th- Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks<br />May 2nd- Brooklyn, NY @ 58 N. 6th (live recording/concert)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-6924502396933101724?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-25654896469220283922011-03-02T09:56:00.000-08:002011-03-17T10:12:37.108-07:00<b>Wednesdays in March (2nd. 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th). 10pm<br />Jason Ajemian Band @ Ding Dong Lounge. 929 Columbus Ave. (Upper West Side).<br /></b>A rotating cast including:<br />Jason Ajemian- Electric Bass/Vox<br />Owen Stewart-Robertson- Gtr<br />Jason Nazary- Dums<br />Matt Bauder, Nathaniel Morgan, Peter Hanson, Jacob Wick and BH- Horns<br /><br /><b><br />Tuesday, March 8th. 10pm<br />Drillbaby @ Coco66. 66 Greenpoint Ave.</b><br />Booker Stardrum- Percusison<br />Dustin Carlson- Guitar<br />Sean Ali- Bass<br />BH- Trumpet<br /><br /><b><br />Friday, March 11th. 8pm<br />Sunshine Soldier+Jason Ajemian Solo+VaVatican @ Launch Pad. 721 Franklin Ave. Brooklyn, NY.</b><br />Sunshine Soldier-<br />BH-Tpt<br />Dustin Carlson- Baritone Guitar<br />Booker Stardrum- Drums<br /><br />JA<br />solo bass and vox<br /><br />VaVatican<br />Nathaniel Morgan- Sax<br />Weston Minissali- Synth<br />Owen Stewart-Robertson- Guitar<br />Booker Stardrum- Drums<br /><b><br /><br />Friday, March 18th.<br />Buckminster @ PapaCookie. 201 W. 86th st. #806.</b><br />Nathaniel Morgan, Peter Hanson and myself playing some new and some classics.<br />Part of a great night curated by Sean Ali focusing on trio music.<br />w/ Prehistoric Horse and Lathan, Flin, Ali.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday, Marchch 24th @ Douglass St. Music Collective. 295 Douglass st. Brooklyn, NY. 8pm.</span><br />Henkel/Carlson Duo:<br />Brad Henkel: trumpet<br />Dustin Carlson: guitar<br /><br />Ad Faunum:<br />Joe Moffett: trumpet<br />Noah Kaplan: sax<br />Giacomo Merega: e. bass<br />Jason Nazary: drums<br /><b><br />Friday March 25th @ Dustin's House Show. 285 Midwood. Brooklyn, NY. 7pm.<br /></b>Sunshine Soldier<b><br /><br />Saturday, March 26th.<br />Hag @ Cafe Orwell</b><br />Sean Ali- prepared acoustic bass<br />David Grollman- prepared snare drum<br />BH- trumpet<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-2565489646922028392?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-63482860005608218392011-01-05T16:55:00.000-08:002011-01-05T16:58:35.025-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div><b>Monday January 10th 8pm. with Nathaniel Morgan's Large Ensemble @ Douglass st. Music Collective. 295 Douglass st. BK, NY</b></div><div><br /></div><div>8pm- Nathaniel Morgan Large Ensemble</div><div>9pm- Simon Jermyn + Ingrid Laubruck + Mat Maneri + Tom Rainey</div><div>10pm- Jacob Wick's Hungry Cowboy</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116797335056575" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); ">http://www.facebook.com/event.<wbr>php?eid=116797335056575</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tuesday January 11th. 7:30pm @<a href="http://www.thelocal269.com/The_Local_269/Calender.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); "> Local 269.</a> 269 E. Houston St.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Brad Henkel + Dan Peck + Sean Ali + David Grollman.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>also performing: Bryan Drye 4tet, Ben Syverson's Cracked Vessel and The Chives.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Friday January 14th. 10pm @ Cafe Orwell. 247 Varet St. Brooklyn, NY. Duo with Dustin Carlson</b></div><div>Super-Coda presents Due Oh.</div><div>8pm- Jacob Wick + Valerie Kuehne</div><div>9pm- Fester (Sean Ali + David Grollman)</div><div>10pm- Brad Henkel + Dustin Carlson</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178839835480476" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); ">http://www.facebook.com/event.<wbr>php?eid=178839835480476</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Sunday January 16th. 8pm @ University of the Streets. 130 E. 7th St. with Jason Anastasoff's Obscure Directions.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>also performing that evening, The MAPS Project</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188530037828739" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); ">http://www.facebook.com/event.<wbr>php?eid=188530037828739</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Saturday January 22nd. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Brad/Nathaniel BIRTHDAY PARTY @ MY HOUSE. </b></div><div>Details forthcoming. Mark your calendars!</div><div><br /></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-6348286000560821839?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-20290082782753377192011-01-02T11:23:00.000-08:002011-01-02T18:56:36.497-08:00Here are some of my favorite bands who I saw in performance in 2010. In no particular order. Please listen to these bands. Many have recordings out, or are in the process of getting them out.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://jacobwick.info">Jacob Wick</a>'s Hungry Cowboy</b></div><div>Jacob Wick- trumpet</div><div>Briggan Krauss- Alto Saxophone</div><div>Jonathon Goldberger- guitar</div><div>Mike Pride- Drums</div><div> Music based on Cormac McCarthy's depiction of the American West circa mid-19th century. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Fester</b></div><div>Sean Ali- Bass</div><div>David Grollman- Percussion</div><div>Short, focused, improvised, textural adventures.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>This Sporting Life</b></div><div>Owen Stewart-Robertson- Guitar, compositions</div><div>Jacob Wick- Trumpet</div><div>Myk Freedman- Lapsteel</div><div>Josh Sinton- Bass Clarinet and Baritone Sax</div><div> Songs about failure. </div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://www.katherineyoung.info/">Katie Young</a><a href="http://katherineyoung.blogspot.com/">'</a>s Pretty Monsters</b></div><div>Katie Young- Amplified Bassoon, compositions</div><div>Owen Stewart-Robertson- Guitar</div><div>Erica Dicker- Violin</div><div>Mike Pride- Drums</div><div><br /></div><div><b>We Are the Financial Crisis</b></div><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dustinjcarlson"> Dustin Carlso</a>n- Guitar</div><div>Will McEvoy- Bass</div><div>Max Goldman- Drum Set</div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://www.jasonajemian.com/">Jason Ajemian's Highlife</a></b></div><div>Jason Ajemian- Bass, compositions</div><div>Peter Hanson- Saxophone</div><div>Jacob Wick- Trumpet</div><div>Owen Stewart-Robertson- Guitar</div><div>Marc Riordan- Drums</div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://myspace.com/thebuckminsteraffair"><br /></a></b></div><div><b><a href="http://myspace.com/thebuckminsteraffair">Buckminster</a></b></div><div>Nathaniel Morgan- Saxophone</div><div>Brad Henkel- Trumpet</div><div>Peter Hanson- Saxophone</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stephe Cooper's <a href="http://www.myspace.com/stephencoopermusic">Cloud Becomes Your Hand</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/danjpeck">Dan Peck</a> Trio</b></div><div>Dan Peck- Tuba</div><div>Tom Blancarte- Bass</div><div>Brian Osborne- Percussion</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-2029008278275337719?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-72868148643314132702010-12-06T23:06:00.000-08:002010-12-06T23:29:19.444-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday December 3rd 11pm</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cafe Orwell 247 Varet St. Brooklyn, NY</span><br />w/ Dustin Carlson- Guitar and Booker Stardrum- Drums<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday December 4th 11pm</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Surreal Estate- 15 Thames, Brooklyn, NY</span><br />w/ Jason Anastasoff's Obscure Directions<br />J.A.-Bass, Compositions<br />Sean Ali- Bass<br />Nathaniel Morgan- Saxophone<br />Owen Steward-Robertson- Guitar-<br />BH- Trumpet<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday December 5th 7pm</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St. NY, NY</span><br />Drillbaby<br />BH- trumpet<br />Dustin Carlson- Guitar<br />Sean Ali- Bass<br />Booker Stardrum- Percussion<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday December 11th 8pm</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PapaCookie 201 w. 86th st. apt. 806</span> (Ask for Jonathon Vincent)<br /><br />SShh!!! No Talking! a night of music curated by Sean Ali featuring music involving text.<br /><br />Dumptruck (BH, Sean Ali, Dustin Carlson, Will McEvoy) will be performing a piece of mine.<br /><a href="http://myspace.com/thebuckminsteraffair"><br />Buckminster</a> will play a set.<br /><br />Also music by Sean Ali and Owen Stewart-Robertson<br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 17th 9pm</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cafe Orwell 247 Varet Brooklyn, NY</span><br />Jason Anastasoff's Obscure Directions<br />(see above plus Jacob Wick joins on trumpet)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">December 18th nighttime</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cake4Arms 538 Johnson Ave. apt. 202</span><br /><br /><a href="http://myspace.com/thebuckminsteraffair">Buckminster</a> plays<br /><br />also music for the Solstice by Owen Stewart-Robertson<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-7286814864331413270?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-22451166840700790152010-12-06T23:00:00.000-08:002010-12-06T23:06:33.502-08:00<a href="http://search2.downtownmusicgallery.com/lookup.cgi?item=2010_11_04_20_30_42">Downtown Music Gallery's website has it available here... <br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-2245116684070079015?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-77416866771655309132010-10-02T10:00:00.000-07:002010-10-02T10:21:05.041-07:00<b>OCTOBER 8TH @ ROULETTE 8:30PM</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>EASY NOT EASY- ROULETTE BENEFIT <a href="http://roulette.org/easynoteasy/"> (http://roulette.org/easynoteasy/)</a></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p class="style2" style=" ;font-size:14px;">$15</p><p class="style2" style=" ;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Joshua Rubin - Clarinet<br />Joshua Modney - Violin<br />Erica Dicker, violin<br />Brad Henkel, trumpet<br />Natacha Diels, flute<br />Jessie Marino, cello<br />Sam Pluta - electronics<br />Michael Gallope - piano<br />Michael Evans - percussion<br />Andie Springer - violin</span></span></p></span><p></p><div><p class="style7" size="14px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "></span></span></p><p class="style7" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; ">COMPOSITIONS BY (Dates TBA):</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">John Zorn<br />Pauline Oliveros<br />Robert Ashley (10/8)<br />Dan Deacon<br />Cory Arcangel<br />Andrew Lampart<br />Brenda Hutchinson<br />Charlie Looker (10/8)<br />Sam Hilmer (10/9)<br />Justin Frye<br />Matana Roberts<br />Mario Diaz de Leon (10/8)<br />Blondes<br />Zeljko McMullen<br />Shahzad Ismaily<br />Natalie Weiss<br />Stephe Cooper<br />Darius Jones (10/9)<br />Matt Mehlan<br />Doron Sadja</p><p></p><p class="style2" style=" ;font-size:14px;"><br /></p><p class="style2" size="14px" style=" ;"><b>OCTOBER 12TH @ COCO66 9PM</b></p><p class="style2" size="14px" style=" ;"><b>66 GREENPOINT AVE. BROOKLYN, NY</b></p><p class="style2" size="14px" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Nathaniel Morgan- alto sax, </span></p><p class="style2" size="14px" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Brad Henkel- tpt. </span></p><p class="style2" size="14px" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Dustin Carlson- Gtr.</span></p><p class="style2" style=" ;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Juan Pablo Carletti- drums. </span></p><p class="style2" style=" ;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></p><p class="style2" style=" ;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><b>OCTOBER 16TH @ I-BEAM 10PM</b></span></p><p class="style2" style=" ;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><b>168 7th ST. BROOKLYN, NY</b></span></p><p class="style2" style=" ;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><b>FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET- BROOKLYN'S HERE </b><a href="http://fontmusic.org/2010/09/brooklyns-here/"><b>http://fontmusic.org/2010/09/brooklyns-here/</b></a></span></p><p class="style2" size="14px" style=" ">$10/set</p><p class="style2" size="14px" style=" ">9pm -Kirk Knuffke/ Mike Pride Duo</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">10pm -Swirm</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">Brad Henkel- trumpet</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">David Grollman- Percussion</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">Laurie Amat- Voice</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; "><br /></p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; "><b>OCTOBER 23RD</b></p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; "><b>UPPER WEST SIDE IN HOUSE SHOW. LOCATION/ TIMES TBA</b></p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">Henkel/Stardrum/Carlson:</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">Brad Henkel- trumpet</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">Booker Stardrum- percussion</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">Dustin Carlson- guitar</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"></span></b></span></p><b><div style="display: inline !important; "><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; display: inline !important; ">Drillbaby:</p></div></b><p></p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; ">Henkel/Stardrum/Carlson+ Sean Ali-Bass</p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; "><br /></p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; "><br /></p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; "><br /></p><p class="style2" style="font-size: 14px; "><br /></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-7741686677165530913?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-69562418895161130952010-09-02T18:44:00.000-07:002010-09-08T00:13:14.905-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday September 7th @ Local 269 (</span><em style="font-weight: bold;">269</em><span style="font-weight: bold;"> E. Houston Street) w/ Buckminster+2</span><br /><br />8p.m. Ryan Snow- Trombone<br /><br />9p.m. We Are the Financial Crisis<br /><span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> Dustin Carlson- guitar<br /> Will McEvoy- bass<br /> Max Goldman- drums<br /><br />10 p.m. Hungry Cowboy<br /> Jacob Wick- trumpet<br /> Briggan Krauss- alto saxophone<br /> Jonathon Golberger- guitar<br /> MIke Pride- drums<br /><br />11 p.m. Buckminster + 2<br /> Brad Henkel- trumpet<br /> Nathaniel Morgan- alto saxophone<br /> Peter Hanson- Reeds<br /> + guests<br /> Dustin Carlson- guitar<br /> David Grollman- percussion</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday September 10th=-- Drill Baby@ Cafe Orwell</span><br /><br />Brad Henkel- trumpet<br />Dustin Carlson- guitar<br />Sean Ali- Bass<br />Booker Stardrum- percussion<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday September 21st @ Local 269 w/ Swirm<br /></span><br />8:00-8:45 - Edward Ratliff<br />9:00-9:45 - Tom Swafford / Matt Crane<br />10:00-10:45 - Triptet<br />11:00-11:45 - Swirm (David Grollman- percussion; Brad Henkel- trumpet)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday September 28th @ Douglass St. Music Collective w/ Swirm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span>Swirm (David Grollman- percussion; Brad Henkel- trumpet)<br /><br />This Sporting Life<br />Owen Stewart-Robertson - guitar, compositions<br />Jacob Wick- trumpet<br />Josh Sinton- baritone sax, bass clarinet<br />Myk Freedman- lap steel<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />October 16th @ Festival of New Trumpet @ I-Beeam<br /><br /></span></span></span>Swirm w/ Laurie Amat</span><br /><br />Brad Henkel- trumpet<br />David Grollman- percussion<br />Laurie Amat- voice<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-6956241889516113095?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-24827816717833057902010-03-24T09:02:00.000-07:002010-03-24T09:21:10.069-07:00Tuesday March 30th 8:30pm<br />Le Grande Dakaar, 285 Grand St. in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn<br />w/<br />Nathaniel Morgan, Saxophone<br />Dan Peck, Tuba<br />Cody Brown, Drums<br /><br />Sunday April 4th 8pm<br />ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington NY,NY<br />w/<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dumptruck</span><br />We will be premiering a new piece of mine.<br /><br />myself, trumpet<br />Dustin Carlson, Guitar<br />Sean Ali, Bass<br />Will McCevoy, Bass<br /><br /><br />Saturday April 24th<br />Boise Experimental Music Festival<br />The Venue, Boise Idaho<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">'Swirm</span>, my duo with drummer David Grollman, will meet up with Bay Area vocalist Laurie Amat once more for a performance in Boise. David and I just finished mixing our new album which also features Laurie on a couple of tracks. We're looking forward to releasing it soon.<br /><br />Also, I'm excited for a short set performing with a great friend and trumpeter, Jeff Kaiser. We will play a short 15 minute set, then be joined by Seattle-based guitarist Tom Baker for 15 minutes.<br /><br />All of this goes down on Saturday, April 24th @ <a href="http://www.boisevenue.com/index.php?option=com_events&amp;task=view_detail&amp;agid=131&amp;year=2010&amp;month=04&amp;day=24&amp;Itemid=56"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Venue</span></a> in Boise.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-2482781671783305790?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-81541535744532251052010-02-20T13:29:00.000-08:002010-03-24T09:24:06.423-07:00The <a href="http://myspace.com/thebuckminsteraffair">Buckminster</a> CD is done! We're very happy with how it looks (thanks to my brother Brian for designing the stamp) and sounds (big thanks to Ron Baldwin and Jeff Kaiser for mixing and mastering).<br />To celebrate we're going to be performing a string of shows through the Midwest, Baltimore and Brooklyn. We'll have CD's available at these shows and they will be available for purchase online, shortly.<br /><br />Here's the schedule fore the shows:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">February 25th</span>- Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (ask for more details)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">February 27th</span>- Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL 10pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">February 28th</span>- Brown Rice, Chicago, IL 7pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 3rd</span>- Sugar Maple, Milwaukee, WI 8pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 4th</span>- Project Lodge, Madison, WI 7:30pm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 6th</span>- Marian's House, 728 Pacific St. Baltimore, MD 7p.m.<br /> (weather permitting, ask for more details)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 8th</span> Douglass St. Music Collective, Brooklyn, NY<br /> (plus Matt Bauder Solo &amp; Teenage Burnout, more info soon)<br /><br /><br /><br />Looking forward to it!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-8154153574453225105?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-13907838020020965922010-02-20T13:19:00.000-08:002010-02-20T13:22:42.307-08:00My duo, 'Swirm, with David Grollman recently did a recording session and performance with the wonderful vocalist, Laurie Amat. Recording came out really well, hopefully we can get it mixed, mastered and released sometime soon. Thanks Laurie!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUv4YLi1WNw">Click here to see a clip.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-1390783802002096592?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-24216937234757178572010-01-12T08:53:00.001-08:002010-01-20T12:54:00.380-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Friday January 22nd @ Cafe Orwell, 247 Varet St. Bushwick, BK</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Buckminster:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Peter Hanson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Nathaniel Morgan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Myself</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>'Swirm featuring Laurie Amat:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">David Grollman- Drums</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Myself- Trumpet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Laurie Amat- Voice (visiting from San Francisco)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Saturday January 23rd. Tribes Gallery. 285 E. 3rd St. NY,NY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dustin Carlson- Guitar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sean Ali- Bass</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Will McCevoy- Bass</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Myself- Trumpet</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Saturday, January 30th. 8pm. The Stone, corner of E. 2nd st and Ave. C NY,NY </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jason Ajemian's "Who Cares How Long You Sink"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jason Ajemian- Bass</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Matt Bauder, Nathaniel Morgan, Peter Hanson- Saxophones</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Myself, Jacob Wick- Trumpets</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-2421693723475717857?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-61725306161590857152009-11-19T10:56:00.000-08:002009-11-19T11:57:48.929-08:00I find it maddening how much the pop media is focusing on trite disputes between Tea Partier GOPs and so-called Socialist Democrats. Glenn Beck and O'Reill are obviously at fault, but also Maddow and even Jon Stewart (although he's a comedian, he's been a haven for liberal-minded audiences, so bares some responsibility) are occupying their shows with this GOP/DEM dichotomy. The absurd theater that ensues between them is a nice distraction from what is actually going on in Capitol Hill. The Democrats have turned into broad sweeping party, from conservative to moderate to slightly liberal, diluting the interests of the people with the interest of big business. They are a very successful party and their interests in dealing with these bills are with lobbyists.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's an article about how the Democratic Party is expanding while becoming the party of choice for big business:<br /> <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23432" target="_blank"><br />http://www.nybooks.com/<wbr>articles/23432</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-6172530616159085715?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-75088630331642232202009-11-19T10:51:00.000-08:002009-11-19T11:25:46.361-08:00My band, <a href="http://myspace.com/thebuckminsteraffair">Buckminster</a>, is in the midst planning a Feb/March 2010 Midwest tour. This will hopefully turn out to be about 10 day, 7 shows. so far it looks like Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee, Bloomington. any suggestions for any people in the midwest looking to host some music. we'll play house parties, galleries, whatever. We'll also have a full length CD by the beginning of the year. So look out.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-7508863033164223220?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-49570798482840609962009-09-13T09:10:00.000-07:002009-09-13T09:11:32.186-07:00Check out my upcoming shows on the right of this page from time to time. i'll try to keep it updated. Some exciting shows coming up! thanks, Brad<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-4957079848284060996?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-84563227965713289962009-06-18T22:38:00.000-07:002009-06-18T22:41:09.490-07:00<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/page2/20090614_the_american_empire_is_bankrupt/">http://www.truthdig.com/report/page2/20090614_the_american_empire_is_bankrupt/</a><br /><br /><br />"The architects of this new global exchange realize that if they break the dollar they also break America’s military domination. Our military spending cannot be sustained without this cycle of heavy borrowing. The official U.S. defense budget for fiscal year 2008 is $623 billion, before we add on things like nuclear research. The next closest national military budget is China’s, at $65 billion, according to the Central Intelligence Agency."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-8456322796571328996?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-62144215549354963652009-06-18T22:36:00.000-07:002009-06-18T22:37:53.774-07:00<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227131.400-gaias-evil-twin-is-life-its-own-worst-enemy.html?full=true">http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227131.400-gaias-evil-twin-is-life-its-own-worst-enemy.html?full=true</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-6214421554935496365?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-8534509288559718782009-05-14T07:24:00.000-07:002009-05-14T07:32:44.218-07:0010:30am ..... I just woke up, had two pots of tea, read some news, listened to some music. My mind is ready to be productive and creative. But instead I will go walk dogs for 6 hours, and when i get back by 6pm , my body will be tired, and my mind will be close to worthless.<br /><br />Alright, cool.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-853450928855971878?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-41273565247578265252009-05-14T07:07:00.000-07:002009-05-14T07:24:20.235-07:00<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names"> </span>Here is a great article about the war in Aghanistan from last September. Seems relevant given Obama's recent increase of military spending in Afghanistan. The article points out the success with applying funds towards gaining cultural awareness within specific regions. <br /></h3><br /><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message"><a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2008/09/0082170"><br /></a><a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2008/09/0082170" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>http://harpers.org/archive/2008/09/00821</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>70</a></h3><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-4127356524757826525?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-11703099942556340842009-05-12T06:55:00.001-07:002009-05-14T07:12:51.225-07:00With a Democratic majority in congress and Obama in the executive seat, now seems to be the time to get this issue on the table. But leading Democrats, notably Obama and Pelosi, say its impractical. Impractical to give tax-paying citizens access to the single most important element of "the pursuit of happiness," good health? We need to get this one rolling before the congressional pendulum swings back to the right and its too late.<br /><br /> Single-payer, single-payer, single-payer. Lets move the issue of people's health away from capitalistic opportunism and towards human rights.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a great article by Ralph Nader on Single-Payer Medicare.<br /><a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Single-Payer-Taboo-by-Ralph-Nader-090509-640.html"><br />http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Single-Payer-Taboo-by-Ralph-Nader-090509-640.html</a><br /><br /><br />Also, from Harper's columnist Scott Mitchell (this one's longer but really enlightening):<br /><br /><a href="http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/02/0082380">http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/02/0082380</a><br /><br />also, the piece of legislature already exists in congress:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hr676.org/">http://www.hr676.org/</a><br /><br />and:<br /><a href="http://singlepayeraction.org/"><br />http://singlepayeraction.org/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-1170309994255634084?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-5391643385422848182008-11-26T22:01:00.000-08:002008-11-26T22:04:52.938-08:00great interview with Braxton.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1kTvh5SUxc"><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1kTvh5SUxc</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-539164338542284818?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-51678626702263479932008-11-08T12:14:00.000-08:002008-11-08T12:16:20.258-08:00<h1 xmlns=""><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" >from Harper's:</span><br /></h1><h1 xmlns="">News in Review: Uh-oh</h1><p xmlns=""><i>By <a href="http://harpers.org/subjects/KenSilverstein"> Ken Silverstein</a></i></p><p xmlns=""><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/06/AR2008110602898.html?sub=AR"><i>Washington Post</i> editorial</a>:</p> <blockquote xmlns=""> <p>Mr. Emanuel is undoubtedly a partisan, but with centrist instincts. In his previous White House job, he oversaw President Bill Clinton’s effort to win passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement; he was a voice for pursuing issues such as welfare reform and co-authored a 2006 book, <i>The Plan,</i> with his former White House colleague Bruce Reed of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council. The leftward precincts of the party may have more reason to be discomfited by Mr. Emanuel’s selection than Republicans do.</p> </blockquote> <p xmlns=""><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/06/AR2008110601388.html"><i>Washington Post</i> story</a>:</p> <blockquote xmlns=""> <p>But Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the minority whip, who announced his retirement from leadership yesterday, cautioned Republicans against presuming that Democrats will “overreach” with a liberal agenda. Blunt said Obama ran his campaign carefully enough to suggest that he will not fall into the Capitol Hill traps that snared President Bill Clinton in 1993.</p> </blockquote> <p xmlns=""><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/06/MNQ513UQG3.DTL&amp;type=printable"><i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> story</a>:</p> <blockquote xmlns=""> <p>During their campaigns for the White House and Congress, Democrats played up their ambitious plans to cool a warming planet, revive the economy and fix a broken health care system. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in her first news conference since the party’s big election victory, warned Wednesday that Democrats might have to scale back the size of their proposals as tax revenues slow and federal budget deficits soar because of a sluggish economy. “I think it’s important for the American people to know that many of our options have been diminished because of the downturn in the economy,” Pelosi said. “We have a lot less money to draw upon.”</p> </blockquote> <p xmlns=""><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06expect.html?hp"><i>New York Times</i> story</a>:</p> <blockquote xmlns=""> <p>President-elect Barack Obama has begun an effort to tamp down what his aides fear are unusually high expectations among his supporters, and will remind Americans regularly throughout the transition that the nation’s challenges are substantial and will take time to address. Mr. Obama’s advisers said they were startled, if gratified, by the jubilation that greeted the news of Mr. Obama’s victory in much of the United States and abroad. But while the energy of his supporters could be a tremendous political asset as Mr. Obama works to enact his agenda after taking office in January, his aides said they were looking to temper hopes that he would be able to solve the nation’s problems or fully reverse Bush Administration policies quickly and easily, especially given the prospect of a deep and long-lasting recession..Mr. Obama’s advisers said that the tone of his victory speech on Tuesday night—sober and devoid of the arm-pumping that would typically be in an address of that sort—reflected his awareness of these circumstances. Mr. Obama warned that the promises that led Americans to embrace his candidacy—be they as specific as expanding health care or as broad as changing the tone of Washington—might take as long a term to carry out.</p> </blockquote> <p xmlns=""><a href="http://www.politico.com/pitboss/"><i>Politico</i> story</a>:</p> <blockquote xmlns=""> <p>The day after Barack Obama won the presidency, BGR Holding, once one of Washington’s dominant Republican-only lobbying shops, announced it had acquired a Democratic firm with close ties to the incoming administration. BGR’s acquisition of Westin Rinehart illustrates a broad restructuring on K Street that’s accelerating now that Democrats are poised to control both Congress and the White House. Republican heads of business trade groups are bracing for pink slips, and some corporate offices are giving Democratic lobbyists promotions to co-chair their shops and help open more doors on Capitol Hill and in the new administration… Westin Rinehart was founded by Morris L. Reid, a former senior adviser in the Clinton administration’s Commerce and Housing departments. He was in Chicago on Tuesday night when Obama was declared the winner of the White House.</p> </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-5167862670226347993?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-30033293257737471232008-11-08T11:58:00.000-08:002008-11-08T12:48:56.089-08:00With control of Legislative and Executive branches, the Democrats have a chance to prove to the American people that they are about real change. But will they? In many ways, the win for Obama is a huge step for American politics. But there is an even taller hurdle which must be cleared if there is to be any substantial change. There must be a shift in Washington from corporate interests to that of the citizens. Unfortunately, this seems unlikely. Let us not rest easy just yet. We need real health care reform. We must be rid of the industrial military complex. We need real clean energy (<span style="font-style: italic;">clean</span> coal? <span style="font-style: italic;">safe</span> nuclear energy? oxymorons). We need NAFTA dramatically altered if not repealed completely. We need higher wages for the working poor. "Poor," that's a word we haven't heard much of all campaign. We need giant, greedy corporations to be regulated and held accountable for their abuses. We need to abandon No Child Left Behind and put money and resources into schools rather than tests mandated by a few large for-profit companies. Obama <span style="font-style: italic;">is</span> better than Bush, but that is hardly enough. This is no time for complacency. Lets make sure we get real change, not slightly better. Let's hold them to their word.<br /><br />Here's some evidence of a little too much corporate control of the newly Democratic Washington:<br />From <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?id=N00009638&amp;cycle2=2008&amp;goButt2.x=10&amp;goButt2.y=6&amp;goButt2=Submit">OpenSecrets.org</a><br />as of a few days ago, top contributors to Obama campaign:<br />University of California $909,283<br />Goldman Sachs $874,207<br />Harvard University $717,230<br />Microsoft Corp $714,108<br />Google Inc $701,099<br />JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co $581,460<br />Citigroup Inc $581,216<br />National Amusements Inc $543,859<br />Time Warner $508,148<br />Sidley Austin LLP $492,445<br />Stanford University $481,199<br />Skadden, Arps et al $473,424<br />Wilmerhale Llp $466,679<br />UBS AG $454,795<br />Latham &amp; Watkins $426,924<br />Columbia University $426,516<br />Morgan Stanley $425,102<br />IBM Corp $415,196<br />University of Chicago $414,555<br />US Government $400,819<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-3003329325773747123?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-49113540302422752262008-10-28T14:52:00.000-07:002008-10-28T14:57:44.308-07:00A Web blogger linked to Al-Qaida sites reasons why a McCain victory would be in Al-Qaida's best interest. First an endorsement from President Bush and now this. I don't know which is worse.<br />Check out the article here.<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_el_pr/al_qaida_us_election_2<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-4911354030242275226?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-1222421154212578452008-10-23T14:08:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:10:47.528-07:00<h4 class="headlines" id="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;">source: <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/23/headlines">DemocracyNow</a> headlines 10/23/08</span><br /></h4><br /><br /><h4 class="headlines" id="2">McCain Campaign Spent $150K on Palin Clothes, Accessories</h4> <div class="headlinetext"> <p>In other campaign news, the McCain campaign has been forced to admit it’s spent more than $150,000 on Palin’s clothes and accessories since she became the Republican vice-presidential nominee in August. Republicans say they’ve always intended to donate the clothes to charity after the elections. But critics say the spending reinforces the perception Republicans have falsely constructed an image of Palin as being in touch with average Americans.</p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-122242115421257845?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-32980091426463868012008-10-23T14:06:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:07:37.790-07:00<div class="authors"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>By <a href="http://harpers.org/subjects/KenSilverstein"> Ken Silverstein (of Harper's Magazine)<br /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/infopays/rank/PNB2.html">Gross National Product</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Malta: $5.49 billion</p> <p>Madagascar: $5.37 billion</p> <p>Cambodia: $5.34 billion</p> <p>Spending on Fall 2008 U.S. Elections: <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/10/preview-crp-predicts-cost-of-2.html">$5.3 billion</a></p> <p>Burkina Faso: $5.24 billion</p> <p>Mali: $5.12 billion</p> <p>Nicaragua: $4.97 billion</p> <p>Bahamas: $4.92 billion</p> </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-3298009142646386801?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289292974518332650.post-36986279333039487442008-10-08T15:04:00.000-07:002008-10-13T16:20:32.413-07:00It is unfortunate that of the several presidential candidates set to be on the ballot this November, only two are allowed to participate in the prime-time, televised debates. The United States is a democratic nation after all and as such should it not require of its media fair, equal, and unbiased coverage of candidates running for its most crucial public office? Instead, in addition to our airwaves being clogged by ads from the two bipartisan candidates with campaign funding bloated enough to finance such frequent assaults on our subconscious, we are only presented with two. The televised presidential debate is a forum which we are taught to greatly respect, which students are given extra credit to watch, which is discussed by millions in the following days, on which many voters base their decision. The current form of the presidential debate is not up to par with the respect it gets.<br /> With a little research into the recent history of the televised debates, it becomes quite clear that this exclusion of candidates is no accident. Here is a link that sheds a lot of light on the topic:<br /><br />http://www.opendebates.org/theissue/.<br /><br />Suffice it to say that the debates used to be under the control of a group of non-partisan citizens called the League of Women Voters, but in 1988 was usurped by a newly established group under the name Commission on Presidential Debates. Unlike the previous group, the CPD is run by bipartisan politicians and lobbyists. It serves to further only the two participating party's agendas. Does this sort of organization fit in a democracy?<br /><br /> Lucky for us, we live in the age of information, and lucky for us, web space is not nearly as costly as television and radio space. This puts us in a position to take the time to become informed about more than two candidates, their policies, what they believe the direction of the country should be, how to handle the current financial issues, etc. That would be democratic. I suppose the first step is to see whose on the ballot. Wouldn't it be nice if the mainstream media could even give us that much? Well, sample ballots are on the way. There's still time...<br /><br /><br /><br />More links:<br /><br />Videos from Green Party's candidate, Cynthia McKinney: http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun<br /><br />Videos from Independent Nominee, Ralph Nader<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/votenader08<br /><br />Videos from Libertarian Nominee, Bob Barr<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/bobbarr2008?ob=4<br /><br /><br />there's more candidates still .....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5289292974518332650-3698627933303948744?l=bradhenkel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brad Henkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00227346704080300168noreply@blogger.com3