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Telesma’s “Decade Dance” Review

May 25, 2015

Kevin McNamara

I’ll never forget the first time I heard Telesma. It was in 2013, at the Powwow, once a truly one-of-a-kind…

Ian Hesford :: Dead and Back Again

January 8, 2015

Dave K. & Philip Laubner

The tropes concerning what people see when/after they die are well-worn; bright lights, the spirits of dead relatives, out-of-body experiences…

Telesma: Secret Origins

December 23, 2014

Tom Swiss & Philip Laubner

In a world where overproduced music is targeted more and more narrowly at marketing demographics, Telesma has remained true to…

All Rhythm, No Blues

October 23, 2014

Kevin McNamara

Master Djembefola Menes Yahudah has fire in his eyes as he saunters out from the back room, flanked by three…

Philip Laubner’s Evacuation Route

October 20, 2010

Theresa Keil

It takes something truly striking for us to remember that photography's purpose is not just to have a new default…

Zappa

September 22, 2010

Justin Allen & Theresa Keil

Photo by Michael Crabb- PMRC hearings, 1985. Frank Zappa Day The main drawback to being a visionary is that revolutionary…

Shodekeh’s Embody Concert

April 1, 2010

Justin Allen & Brooke Hall

Last Saturday we witnessed Shodekeh register beats on the Richter Scale with a presentation that made drummers from Canton to…

TELESMA playing Egyptian Sun 2008 Video

March 2, 2010

What Weekly

Sensory overlove.…