@ShitChester — The Interview–

Chester Culture were lucky enough to interview the infamous @shitchester.

A part of Chester’s current cultural scene– most people in the city are talking about this Twitter Account- or wearing the T-shirt !

 

Just in case you have not heard of them…. @shitchester is a Twitter and Facebook account that takes a close look at everything “Chester”.

In the gritty style of legend Clint Eastwood the “Uomo senza nome” *

takes a look at the good, the bad and the ugly.

It is a raw and honest look at the city we live in.

Humour is an integral part– and they have hooked 6,000 followers to date.

Wow!

Needless to say– we were very curious to get to know a little bit more about this person/account/phenomenon.

 

 

 

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Here goes:

 

First of all, Many Thanks for taking the time to talk  with us at Chester Culture.

We are amazed at what you have achieved in such a short space of time.

Your site has promoted awareness and a boost to the cultural scene in Chester.

What was the basic idea in the beginning and how did it develop?

 

I was a big fan of the account @shitLondon on twitter. They also have a facebook page and I enjoyed contributing from my London visits, seeking out the bizarre from misspelt signs to abandoned items in the street to bizarre graffiti. One day last March I was walking down Frodsham street and saw the infamous “we need more shit” message. I thought it was pretty bizarre and clever at the same time, the fact that whoever did it chose to deface the side of a bank suggested a deeper anti- consumerist message to me. I began noticing more random sights and developing an eye for looking the often unseen details of urban life. My close friend Jennie set up the account on twitter as a joke and we slowly began to gain followers. At the start it was really a private joke between us, it was absolutely never expected to get this far.

The name “shitchester” was never intended to be negative , it was a random creation, and it just seemed to work. Soon I was finding new stuff every day and people were sending us contributions, it captured my imagination and I found I was making new connections and friends in the virtual world. It also helped me to showcase my love for photography.

Over time it developed organically from quirky pictures to encompass all aspects of life in our great city. I found myself being the facilitator of political debates, memories of the past and future hopes, and the key part learning more about the all good stuff that goes on.

 I went on a civil war tour, attended a life drawing class at the Music Theatre, started going to see productions by Tip Top, made the effort to see local bands, befriending The Suns and Me and Deboe. I went to comedy nights at The Commercial, attended Chester Micro Plays, went to see Chester Phoenix at the arena etc. Most of this I had no idea about before.

There is a huge amount of positive material on the account now. I view it as a community, and if it makes one person smile then its all worth it. The growth of the account stunned me, I recall being very excited at getting 100 followers.

To have 6000 still amazes me and feels like a dream but I’m proud of all the work I’ve put into the account.

 

 To be mentioned on the radio and in the paper is both surreal and flattering. Of course if Jennie hadn’t had the flash of random genius to set the ball rolling I would never be in this place so a massive thanks to her. Its just me running things now and it’s hard work keeping things fresh and finding new material but there’s always a surprise out there, e.g the plastic teapot inexplicably chained to the bike racks outside Wetherspoons.. or the UFO sculpture outside the university’s Kingsway buildings.

 I keep it varied with vintage material, old pics I find and my lego creations centring around Chester people and scenes.

I add film and movie references, popular culture etc with a Chester twist, I try and have some fun with it.

@shitchester prefers to remain anonymous and we respect that – can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Are you Chester born?

 

  Yes, I was born in Chester and have lived here all of my life. I work in the city, the account is not about me so I don’t feel there’s anything to gain by going public about my identity. I’m a shy person, I’m not sure what people expect of me so I don’t meet up in the “real world” with many. Yet I have made some brilliant friends and found people I have things in common with through the account. It has caused a bit of an identity crisis for me at times. I’m not sure where the real me begins and ends and the “shitchester” persona takes over.

 The focus should be on the city and not me, if I was known I would never live up to people’s expectations.

 

   Do you feel that the well publicised disagreement between @Shitchester  and the leader of the council has damaged your or his image?

I think Mike did me a great favour, it really boosted my profile in the city. I was already known by many people in the media, but it got us so many new followers after we were featured in all the local papers and the row was discussed on Dee 106.3

 It surely backfired on him and created a lot of negative publicity, making him look ignorant and I still maintain, a bully. Mike wants to silence anyone that doesn’t agree with him or anyone that isn’t talking on message. The fact is that there are many people dissatisfied with his leadership and the way the council executive are running things. My account gives people a voice and brings people together from all political angles. I am not aware of any such forum on twitter or other social media.

I am still hurt by the leaders comment that I should be “ashamed of myself” and that I am driving investment away. I would say 90% of people can see the ironic intent of the account, I assume Mike is a fairly intelligent man, as he has attained a high political office yet his comments to me were bizarre and offensive. In particular his order to me that I change the name of the account.

  Last time I checked we had free speech in this country! It made him look like a dictatorial bully. Noticeably Mike no longer replies when I try engagement with him on twitter, perhaps he knows because he’s not very popular and he’s going to look out of touch and stupid again. But I don’t bear a grudge, not every one “gets” the account and I wouldn’t expect everyone to. Its just a shame that I get labelled as negative and blamed for Chester’s economic problems.

 

 Where is it going? Do you have hopes/plans for the future of the site?

 

A tricky one, Its a challenge when I already have a full time job. I got some business cards and flyers produced which seemed to make an impact and we have sold a few T shirts to cover various costs. I don’t make any profit from this, but there’s a lot of good will from businesses etc and the followers are very kind. The staff at Yo Sushi very kindly invited myself and some close friends to a Sushi school just before Christmas, I’d like to be involved in more things like this, but the anonymous persona makes it a bit harder.

 

With @Shitchester having so many followers are you thinking of any commercialisation of the site for promotions etc?

 

  I’m open to ideas about promotions and offers if the business community want to be involved, but its not something I am actively pursuing. I have recently met up with the organisers of Chester Fringe and am hopeful of contributing to events later in the year in some way. My dream for the future is to have a book published of my photographs which show the random and creative side of Chester life. Apart from that I aim to continue with the same approach.

 

What do you think would improve the culture in Chester most, Cinema, Theatre or street entertainment/parades??

 

I think we need a cinema back and the theatre to bring people in at night. The Northgate development sounds fantastic in principle. Like most Cestrians I’m frustrated that its taken so long and the market/forum has been allowed to fall into decay. That has to be the main focus. There are many fantastic independent groups working within the city, the musical and artistic community feels thriving to me, we have great venues in Telfords,  Alexanders and now The Live Rooms etc. There has been some great parades over Christmas, the Roman Saturnalia was my favourite, at its best Chester has a unique, historic and special atmosphere.

What, if any, is your view on the current planning decisions allowing modern buildings within the city?

— I’m no expert on planning. In the past there has been lots of damage done. Chester has many wonderful buildings, the rows are great and should be cherished. There was the student village controversy and Mike Jones’s determination to destroy the green belt. We should do more to develop existing unused buildings as there is more than enough.. but its not really my area of expertise.

 

  @Shitchester has been criticised for “Driving investment away from the City” what is your position on this? What can Chester do to encourage more visitors, shoppers etc?

 

There is no evidence to support this. I have had tweets from people saying thanks to me they have discovered a new shop or business, or found an independent coffee shop to go to. I work with many traders in the city, I’ve had great help with my T shirts from Tri-active, Football boutique and Becnick’s Emporium I have discovered so many great places through this account. Chester feels like a city with a lot wasted potential, look at the amphitheatre.. We need a cultural centre as soon as possible. We should keep doing the parades etc, there is always something going on in Chester but it needs more promotion and raising awareness. How many people know the town hall is open for visitors for example?

 

— It has been said by some that @shitchester takes a negative look at the city – your thoughts:

 

Its not a negative account, if it was we would not have gained so many followers. No one wants to read endless tweets saying how bad things are. The account allows people to keep up to date with what is going on in Chester, the good and the bad, exchange views and opinions and network.

It is a magical city and I think the account showcases this, whether it is  the sunset behind the Eastgate, an early morning shot over the canal, or some street art in an alleyway. We helped with the campaign to find the graffiti tagger “Daka/Jaka” I’m quite proud of that.

 We are followed by many Ex Cestrians who use to account to keep up to date with what’s going on here, there is one guy in Canada for example, and there are also a lot of ex students.

 The account does a lot to raise the profile of Chester in a fun way, its not po faced and if something is rubbish I will say it. The account gains around 100 followers every week so its great for businesses, I can normally retweet things people want to share, offers, new shops opening etc, bands that are playing.

 

 If I share something negative I will try and do it in a light hearted way, the world can be a melancholy place, things can be a bit of a mess, its a crazy world, but we’re all in it together. The driving force behind the account is positive and hopeful. Perhaps if we started again I wouldn’t call it “shitchester” but if it was called something else we would never have come this far, the name has given us a certain level of notoriety , but once people start to follow they can see that things are not all bad.

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Thank You @shitchester. We appreciate you taking the time to share your history, views and opinions with all of us. All the best of luck – keep it going!!! Chester support you and will keep watching for your Tweets and posts. #originalauthenticamazing

This interview was conducted via social media.

The man remains anonymous.

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 Man with no name

(Italian: Uomo senza nome)

Interview questions prepared by Meghan Caldwell and Nigel Griffiths.

Contemporary Art Space Chester, interview with Professor Grant

As a city famous for it’s history Chester’s contemporary culture can get overlooked, so it’s always exciting to see arts and culture that is purely focused on the ‘now.  I contacted Professor Neil Grant from University of Chester to find out more about their relatively new gallery/space “Contemporary Art Space Chester”

Tell us a bit about you, and about Contemporary Art Space Chester; who’s it for and why was it opened?

Contemporary Art Space Chester (CASC) is based in a new gallery development at the Kingsway site of the University of Chester. The site contains the Art and Design Department where students study Fine Art, Photography and Graphic Design. Chester has not had a contemporary art space and I hope this development will bring challenging contemporary art to the attention of the Chester public and inspire the students and staff working in the department. Throughout the academic year the gallery will display the latest work from students and staff and host at least two major shows from invited artists.

Could you tell us about the artists, media and kinds of work a visitor might expect to see at CASC?

CASC aims to represent the eclectic contemporary engagement with a wide range of media from the tradition of painting, printmaking and sculpture to photography, video, digital artworks and performance. In the past eighteen months the gallery has shown work by well-known artists, photographers and designers such as: Dinos Chapman, Greyson Perry, George Shaw, Billy Childish, Bob and Roberta Smith, Tom Wood, David Crow. Emerging artists such as Matthew Denniss, Laurie Lax, Robert Prideaux, Eliot Sergeantson, Richard Hooper and work from students and staff of the university. The current show presents work by Alumni from the department from 2004 and contains painting, printmaking, site specific sculpture and video works.

Who curates the exhibitions and decides on the exhibition programme?

Professor Neil Grant head of the Art and Design Department has overall curatorial responsibility but also invites staff and external curators to work with the space.

What exhibitions are in the pipeline for CASC in the coming months?

The current Alumni exhibition runs until December 18^th. It is followed by a show of the work of Russell Kirk the Chester based artist responsible for many of the regions creative parades. In particular the Chester Midsummer watch parade which is a key event in Chester street culture. Following Russell we will host the Young Artists in Tuscany show 27^th Feb to March 14^th, this presents the work produced by A level student from a number of local schools who take part in an annual study trip to Florence in Italy. From 21^st March to the 11^th of April we have ‘Beach Culture’  the photographic work of Peter Mearns and this will be followed by ‘Sanctury’ by French Algerian artist Patrick Altes 8^thto 30^th of May which explores postcolonial ideas of belonging and memory. Patrick uses digital media in his work. After that the gallery is taken up by the graduation assessment and show which opens on June 26th. 

 

Any other exciting plans for the future of CASC?

CASC is titled to suggest that the current gallery can be the hub of a much bigger network that will include interventions in the city. Professor Grant is on the board of Chester Performs and the Paperboat Gallery in Ellesmere Port and allied with the departments Research Fellow in Participatory Practice Dr Simon Grennan it is planned to have a much greater presence within the city walls for CASC branded events and exhibitions.

What opportunities are there for Chester’s community to get involved in exhibiting or supporting the space?

The gallery is developing links with Chester Performs and the Grosvenor Museum and plans are in development for a collaboration with Cheshire Artists Network

Where can people keep up to date with what’s on at Contemporary Art Space Chester?

People can visit the CASC website www.chester.ac.uk/casc

And finally – what aspect of Chester’s arts and culture do you enjoy most, outside of those offered at CASC?

The quality of work being presented by Chester Performs who now offer the summer Theatre in Grosvenor Park, the literature Festival, Music Festival and the pop up visual arts interventions of Rogues Galleries.

Thanks to Professor Neil Grant for taking the time to share this with Chester Culture, looking forward to the coming months of Contemporary art in our fair city.

Austin Wilde: Chester’s renaissance man

This post originally appeared on Schotts List, but I thought it deserved a run-out on here too. Enjoy

I have a white dog and a beard.

That’s the message I received moments before I met Austin Wilde. For some reason, I just knew I was going to like him.

Austin Wilde moved to Chester to write a novel about London. Chester also had the advantage of being closer to his family after the loss of his father, itself the catalyst for his writing. It was his way of coping with grief, understanding mortality. This cathartic exercise gave birth to a book, entitled My Dad’s Deader Than Your Dad: a fanzine for death, written for the individual generation that fetishizes the new over the now. The accompanying blog secured him a London agent and interest from Faber & Faber. But the book never came out.  Most importantly, perhaps, this experience encouraged Austin to invest some serious time in his writing – and he moved north, embarked on an MA (Creative Writing), then decided to go the whole nine yards and study for PhD – Rioting in Literature – at John Moore.

Every cloud, even the darkest, has a silver lining….

During this stretch, Austin found time to knock out two collections of shorts and poetry. The first, The Business of Families, focuses on flesh and blood, naturally, and its twisted rules and logic. A Large Can of Whoopass, out in February 2014, is about life’s changes and life changers. He even designed the book cover for this one, a reworking of Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans. Not a laurel-rester by trade, Austin is writing a trilogy of novels about the big smoke, the dirty city some call *London*. Partly for his PhD and partly because he has unfinished business there – he emigrated from there to here – in my humble opinion.

Death made me focus on a new creativity…

Austin’s words, not mine. I think this could also apply to his time in the music business. In a previous job, life, existence, Austin was the Creative Director of EMI Music Publishing. He signed Beirut, Joanna Newsom, Lindstrom and Duffy. That’s a proper job, that. Music was his life for seventeen years, on the lookout for the next this or the new that. He was there during Guy the Gorilla Hands ill-fated take-over, so he is a survivor too. By the end the magic had gone, music became work. But, over the hill came a white charger leaden with a handsome pay-off replete with lengthy gardening leave. Free, Austin had the means and the time to write. And, he had a teenage-like love for music, once more, that fervent desire to focus on new creativity. Everyone’s a winner.

Good, strong music…

Austin’s rediscovered love for music has a cheeky new outlet. He runs Repent at Telfords Warehouse  each Thursday: six spanking hours of good, strong music from around the world. ‘It’s different things at different times during the night.

‘There are links between the records but no-one notices’ he says with a laugh. As Austin explained the concept, he casually mentioned how he helped establish Renaissance – the original UK super club – in Ibiza. He did everything from playing records to paying people to hand out flyers. Forty-eight hour shifts were not just common, but essential. Not as glamorous as it first sounded, but still another considerable string to Austin’s rather magnificent bow. Music is in his blood it seems.

A whole hour whizzed by. Throw in a few anecdotes about the Judas Goat and why Brooklyn cops call hipsters marshmallows – they are soft and white – and you have the best cup of coffee I’ve had in a long time.

Make sure you check out the estimable Mr Wilde’s books and his music nights

Sell a child, swap a wife, rob a bank, just make sure you bloody do.

Behind the scenes & new creative courses at Mad Hatters Tearoom & Bakery

Ever since they opened their doors, Mad Hatters Tearoom and Bakery has been a bit of a personal favorite.  The tearoom inside and out is bright, cheery and inviting, and the amazing cupcakes and bakes are a feast for the eyes and the taste-buds.  Over time I’ve got to know the creative extraordinaires behind the magic, who are now offering us the chance to get our creative juices going with a bigger range of creative baking classes. So here’s a little behind the scenes chat with Ann & Kerri…

Tell us a bit about Mad Hatters Tearoom & Bakery, about your new range of courses & what inspired you to offer them?

We are a quirky, independent tearoom and bakery owned and run by us, Ann & Kerri, with a passion for great food & baking! Our lovely tearoom is set in the beautiful city of Chester on the historic ‘Rows’, and the bakery is set in the lovely calm of Pentre in Deeside. We opened in Chester in April 2011 and we soon grew out of our little kitchen! It was our fab customers who first asked us to run cupcake classes as part of larger birthday and hen party bookings and we’ve not looked back since. The space we now have means we can run lots of fun and interesting classes, all set in a real, working bakery. They really are so much fun and we love sharing our passion for baking with likeminded people.

What courses have you got coming up soon, that the good people of Chester can enjoy?

This side of Christmas (is it really here already?!) we have choux pastry classes, Christmas cupcake decorating classes, and Bake & Build Gingerbread house classes. We have also planned some new courses up until April 2014 and these will be released very soon on our website. They will include Afternoon Tea classes, bread baking and retro sweets to name a few. 

Any other exciting plans for the future we can look forward to?

Well we’re never a pair to sit still so there’s always more in the pipeline! We’re really excited to develop the baking school in the coming year, as well as taking on more large bespoke orders. We’re also really excited to be participating in the National Cupcake Championships this year, and we also have some exciting TV news coming up soon…but our lips are sealed for now 🙂 

Where can people find out more about your events?

We love to tweet so you can follow our daily antics on @MadHattersTRoom, or like our page on facebook. We also have our brilliant website www.madhatterstearooms.co.uk and we are also adding an online booking page so very soon all of our classes can be booked whenever you fancy-woohoo!

And finally – what aspect of Chester’s arts and culture do you enjoy most, when you have spare time?

Chester has so much going on and when we do have some time to mingle we love to see some live music and there are loads of brilliant venues in the city. There is such talent in Chester too, and we’re especially fond of Me and Deboe who seem to be in demand all over the country at the minute! We also love to peek around the lovely independent shops on the rows as not only are the shops great, you get to see some amazing architecture too. Some of our other favourite things in Chester are the Burlesque and cabaret events including the wonderful Dr Sketchy’s evenings, and the Goldust events. There really is so much going on and it’s great that blogs like Chester Culture are out there to really promote the city’s individuality. 

Thanks so much for taking the time to talk to us at Chester Culture, and all the best with your exciting range of courses!

The Chester film CO-OP – get involved

Janet Hodgson, the Lead Artist ‘Reanimating the Odeon’, is looking for people to join the Chester Film CO-OP….

Open Meeting – THURSDAY THE 21st November – 7PM STUDIO 2 – NORTHGATE STREET

Hi everyone,

I guess it’s time to meet and think about what the CO-OP should do next and what being a CO-OP member means. We know it’s about creativity and collectivity – making things happen which you couldn’t do on your own. What that means exactly, and how we do it, is up for grabs.

We need to refine our manifesto and start thinking about structures and ways of working. We have an amazing amount of good will and political weight behind us, a gallery, an office, some equipment and a small amount of funding. We have two film commissions and other education projects in the pipeline, but really it’s the CO-OP membership who should decide what we do – though I’m happy to facilitate.

I hope to see you on 21st.

Janet Hodgson, Lead Artist

Ps. The Altogether Now videos are still showing in the window of Studio 2 after dusk – they will be there for the next month or so.

Chester Live Music Venue Campaign

Rachael Farrington, the woman behind the Chester Live Music Venue campaign, outlines why Chester needs a purpose-built music venue. Please make sure you sign Rachael’s petition.

Hi, my name is Rachael Farrington, I’m 17 and I’ve started a campaign to get a music venue in Chester.

Chester is a city very close to my heart, my maternal family all live there meaning I’m in the city at least once a week, it’s the closest shopping destination to me and it’s got fantastic rail links to major cities such as Liverpool and Manchester.

Chester is missing something though, a music venue. Okay so Chester has theatres and outdoor performance areas but none of the facilities in Chester are really suitable for a few hundred screaming fans to ‘mosh out’ to their favourite band.

Due to it being the summer holidays I was looking for some events that might be worth getting tickets for to fill in my 6 week break from college. I found plenty of decent bands performing in Crewe, Shrewsbury and Manchester but very little going on in Chester for music fans.  Of course Chester Rocks has been a huge success and has proved that big name artists have an audience waiting for them in Chester, but this is only once a year!

I asked my mother, who seems to be full of knowledge about the place she spent her childhood running around, about what music venues there were in Chester, she named a few of the theaters such as The Forum Theatre, where I spent many winters evenings as a young child watching pantomimes, and it seems they specialise in productions from theatre groups rather than concerts, and as far as I know all the theatres in Chester have a similar target market and performance type to the Forum Theatre.

There are of course a vast amount of pubs and bars that have fantastic live music performances but nothing really on such a scale that encourages big name artists to perform there. I started a discussion on LinkedIn about this subject which got some really interesting points, John Arnold pointed out “If Chester’s own Russ Abbott was on a comedy tour where in Chester would he play? When there’s a groundswell for the Mansun reunion tour, again where would you put them in their home city ?”

As a result of this, we’re forced to travel to Manchester to see groups perform thus pumping money into Manchester’s economy and not our beloved Chester’s. The nearest venue my favourite band, Two Door Cinema Club, have played at is Manchester Academy (it costs me £20 to get there which is more than the concert ticket itself!). Manchester has some fantastic small-scale venues which would be a fantastic precedent to Chester if it decided to take on such a project, such as:

• Manchester Academy; a concert venue which is also used by the Manchester University Students Union. The 2,300 capacity venue has seen artists such as Amy Winehouse, The Fratellis, Jessie J, Iggy Pop and hundreds of other big names!

 

• Manchester O2 Apollo;  a 3,500 capacity venue which is branded by O2, giving their customers perks such as early entry and a special O2 lounge.

I started a petition to raise this issue with the council. Chester West and Chester Council replied to my saying that due to strict budgets they’re unable to help at this time, much what I was expecting really, but they did say that they would support us non-financially if we were able to find an investor.

So I’m hoping to do just that. I’m hoping to encourage a company to come and set up a venue similar to the 02 Apollo but I need your support!

Rachael Farrington
@RachaelDesign
www.chestermusicvenue.co.uk

 

Lord Mayor’s Parlour

Hello all

Just a quick post about my visit to the Lord Mayor’s Parlour earlier today. I had the great pleasure of meeting the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, along with the assembled press and a few Chester dignitaries and artists. The Lord Mayor’s is keen to support arts and culture in Chester; we should do what we can to support her.

While I was busy nobbing-hobs, I overheard the Lady Mayoress discussing the forthcoming Lord Mayor’s pageant. Hold onto your hats, belts, braces and pants; it will be slightly different and mighty sprightly.

Before I departed, the Lady Mayoress gave me a whistle-stop tour of the various civic rooms including the Council Chamber and the Magistrates court. The Town Hall really is alive with history and much of it is open to the public. Why not pop in next time you’re in town.

Finally, here are a couple of grainy/crap pictures I took during my visit. Enjoy!

Inside the Lord Mayor’s parlour

Inside the Lord Mayor’s parlour pt2

Why I started the Chester Fringe

Today, we hear from Mark Williams, the man behind the Chester Fringe (14-16 June). We’ll post the full Fringe programme next week. Enjoy…

Don’t you think this city deserves a vibrant cultural Fringe festival?

About 100 days go now, I had the idea that as Chester has the Rocks festival at the race course on the weekend of the 15-16 June, and as many people bemoan that lack of culture in the city for local people, that perhaps a Fringe would be a good idea as this would allow me to do something positive about it.  So I set up a twitter account to sound out the idea and had 200 followers within 3 weeks as they all liked the idea.

The plan was simple; venues and pubs in the city decide to put on live alternative entertainment of whatever fashion they choose over the Rocks weekend and call it Chester Fringe. And bands or acts can go find a pub and ask if they can do a fringe event. And regulars ask if they can help put on something in their pub. And local people can approach venues to ask if they can host their event!

This way there was no need for direction or committees and everyone does what they want. I am happy to say that a few like-minded folk have joined in and there will be events occurring in a few pubs all over the city.

This is the first year of an all new Chester Fringe so we are trying out a few things where we have keen volunteers and interested venues; a big launch party at Alexander’s with tons of live bands, belly dancers at the Cellar, Glam Rock open mic at Telford’s, unplugged local bands at the Bandstand by the river, cocktail master classes in Pitcher & Piano, to name but a few! So turn up and enjoy.

We will be working on making next year bigger and better.

Mr Mark A Williams
@ChesterFringe
ChesterFringe@gmail.com

Musician/composer/writer Luke Moore: It’s time to put Chester on the map

Coming soon: Interview with composer/writer Luke Moore and his thoughts on the city’s musical life

Interview: Matt Baker (coming soon)

Coming soon:  an interview with composer, musical director and cultural champion Matt Baker