Barry Bennett Impending News

a goat died for this...The Shut-In Sides Side 9 drops NOW


April 25, 2020

Hiya Beautiful...
you hanging in? me too!
ready or not, Side 9 of our ongoing The Shut-In Sides is now ready for your use...

https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-9

i guess you would call this the dance class edition, because i found myself really missing being in the dance studio with those humans training to create beauty out of thin air and being nothing short... [more]

The Shut-In Sides. Side 8. here.


April 19, 2020

Hi Beautiful!
everyone doing ok? 
i watched a little too much news (maybe you can see that from the cover painting) and was compelled to smack my drums really hard..
welcome to side 8!!!

https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-8

on the micro level, we are really doing some living, here.
we broke out an easel.  we shredded some documents.
just like... [more]

the shut-in sides. lucky #7 is here!


April 11, 2020

Lucky Side 7 is here!
https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-7
lucky, because this shut-in ritual has been very beneficial to my spirit and from the feedback i've been getting...some of you guys too.
plus... aside from new music, #7 is the first cover that i've painted!
my daughter and i were messing around with some old kiddie paint she had lying around. i'll try to... [more]

side 6! it's (a)live! #theshutinsides


April 5, 2020

greetings hUmaNs...

Side 6 marks the completion of a third double album of material released since March 18th. 
This project has been a great source of finding positive headspace while the world resets itself. 
it's my intention that these records give you a little of that headspace.  yes, i call them records, especially these since they really are a document of a specific moment in time and space.
there is good energy to be shared and it heartens me to see all the... [more]

Side 5 is a reality...now!


March 29, 2020

hello again my pretties...

Side 5 drops today. ya know, now that I've reached the mini milestone of 5 sides (the first quarter of double LP #2!), the reality sets in that I'm really going to do this thing. no matter the circumstance, we can keep evolving...creating...loving...being. aspects of life stops, but life doesn't stop. vocations change and the human remains.
anyhoo. I hope you are getting something out of our little project together. if a tree falls in the woods... [more]

happy birthday to me! Side 4 drops...NOW


March 26, 2020

HEY BEAUTIFUL!

The subject line is correct. today happens to be my birthday. I'm celebrating by tossing Side 4 of our ongoing Shut-In Sides project out of the nest and into the universe.
help me celebrate by strapping on the headphones, following the link, and enjoying this and all the previous sides in the series. pandemic unemployment has its benefits. reminder, all these sides can be free to download or if you feel like naming a price at checkout...THANK YOU!

... [more]

one, two, THREE! Side 3 of The Shut-In Sides drops.


March 23, 2020

hello beautiful friends...

I was feeling a little anxious and sad last night...
then I went into the basement for a few hours and emerged with this - Side 3 of our Shut-In Sides project!
guess what? I felt better. maybe you'll have some feelings too...

https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-3

about Side 3:
These 3 tracks are actually in big track... [more]

Shut-In Sides SIDE 2 dropping now


March 21, 2020

hey kids!

still human? me too!!

just I note to let you know Side 2 of the ongoing Shut-In Project has just hit the virtual streets!
wow. you sure can get a lot done when shuttered in place :)

click here for Side 2:

https://barrybennett.bandcamp.com/album/the-shut-in-sides-side-2

I guess thats it. talk to you in a few days...

oh yeah, I love you.

and

... [more]

music for your self distancing needs


March 18, 2020

hello beautiful...

Pandemic got you down?
Faced with an abundance of time on my hands and locked in a house with music equipment, i decided to do a little project to stay sane and productive…
presenting The Shut-In Sides!
derived from solo improvisation, each release is a long form exercise approx the length of a vinyl album side.
Rules? While each release has no limits on the number of improvised passes allowed once a chunk of music has been selected to mix,... [more]

2/28! Winter Weirdness Dance Party!!! Planet Claire and GJP!!!


February 17, 2020

Hello Beautiful.
we know. it's tough. we got what you need.
a party.
and it ain't a party unless YOU are there....

Our pals at LEFT OF CENTER MUSIC and have put together something a little different for the mighty GJP… a DANCE PARTY! Who says you can’t make art and have fun!?!?!

Left Of Center Music Winter Weirdness Dance Party 2020!
FRIDAY FEB 28TH ** 9pm show
OUTTASPACE 6840 32nd St. Berwyn, BabY!!

Start the night the night off by... [more]

Grape Juice Plus opens for Levin Brothers (featuring Tony Levin of King Crimson) 1/16/20


January 7, 2020

Aloha Beautiful hUmaNs!

a quick shout out to all the folks new to this list that met Barry on his recent solo shows! (you like when i talk about myself in third person?)
heads up:  Grape Juice Plus is the full band and you'll get info about them on this list also!
 hooray!

speaking of Grape Juice Plus...

i'm super happy to share with you that...
Grape Juice Plus will open for LEVIN BROTHERS
!THURSDAY JAN 16TH
REGGIES' (2105 S State) new 2nd... [more]

Tue the 17th (tomorrow!) in Logan square


December 16, 2019

just a reminder my beautiful humans....
SPACE APE BARRY AT IT AGAIN...
your resident space ape (BarryBennettSounds) is pleased as punch to transmit a solo set as part of a night of ambient/experimental sounds curated by Erik Oldman from Sons of Ra.
TUE DEC 17TH @CROWN LIQUORS (2821 N Milwaukee Ave) in Logan Square.
8pm doors and your space ape hits FIRST.
Look at the DEETS here:
https://www.... [more]

Bugsy's Basement Tapes #3! Solo Barry Show Dec 17th!


November 25, 2019

hello beautiful...

BUGSY IS AT IT AGAIN...
its that time of year. reflection. thanks. all that.
choosing to share love with chosen family and friends instead cartoon pilgrims and continent stealing.
so, if you DO need 14 mins to step outside with the earbuds away from Uncle Andy and a story about pulling himself up by his bootstraps, the mighty GJP have a little token of our thanks with the latest edition of our Bugsy's Basement Tapes project.
it's a little... [more]

Montrose Saloon! rare BBS solo set Tues Oct 15th!


October 3, 2019

hello beautiful!!

a quick note to invite you to mark your calendars to hold my hand as Space Ape Barry does a rare solo set....

TUES OCT 15TH * 8PM
a night of abstract instrumental improvisation as
BarryBennettSounds
opens th 3rd Tues residency of
Tiberious Strange
at your corner bar...
The Montrose Saloon
2933 Montrose Ave *chicago

please come and create some culture with us!
lots of pots stewing on the Grape Juice Plus... [more]

GJP! AUG 2ND! b-town summer nights! cruel shoes! new music!!


July 20, 2019

hello beautiful!!!

a big welcome to any new friends we made at Gallery Cabaret!
welcome to our little secret society of sounds..

TWO THINGS: your friendly neighborhood space proggers return to their neighborhood on AUG 2ND, and Bugsy's Basement Tapes #2 has hit the interwebs!

FIRST THING!

FRI AUG 2ND
OUTTASPACE
6840 32nd St. Berwyn IL
8pm door 8:30 show
Left of Center Music presents...B-Town Summer Nights II: The Future is Now... [more]

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