G O V E A J O S Ė Í A M A R B Y P H O T O songwriting and the art of letting go kaïa kater making spaces for sonic dreaming joshua van tassel blazing new paths for the cuban trumpet alexis baro for curious ears since 1978 musıc works # 150 WINTER 2024/25 M AY LE E TO DD the possibilities of strange Chuck Copenace The Burning Hell Kalaisan Kalaichelvan 3  résumés français 4  editor’s note how to change the tune by jennie punter content s musıc works #150 | winter 2024/25 18  Alexis Baro beyond the cornet calls by gloria blizzard on the cd: En Son De Descarga; Campo De Batalla 6  Kalaisan Kalaichelvan parallel multiverses by juro kim feliz on the cd: Shepherd’s Hill; Hatsuyume; La Notte 22  Kaïa Kater banjoist and songwriter discovers creative power in letting go by chaka v. grier on the cd: Fédon 10  Chuck Copenace song carrier by michael elves on the cd: Creator; Nothing Simple 28  Maylee Todd multimedia artist and curator explores the ethos of playfulness by sara constant on the cd: No Other 14  The Burning Hell off-grid adventures by mary dickie on the cd: Bird Queen of Garbage Island; Ghost Palace 38  Joshua Van Tassel musician and producer makes new spaces for sonic dreaming by matt horseman on the cd: Smiles Displaced 46  recordings reviewed: New music from Manuella Blackburn; Yves Charuest; Sarah Davachi; Godspeed You! Black Emperor; Andile Khumalo; Emilie Cecilia LeBel; Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt; Friendly Rich featuring Joan Smith & the Jane Does; Marsella Duncan; The Necks; Juliet Palmer; Scions; and Colin Stetson. 50  events reviewed: X Avant XIX: TeXture. Presented by the Music Gallery (Toronto); The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century. An exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto). 55–56   on the cd Complete track listings and notes Kalaisan Kalaichelvan pg 6 1› Shepherd’s Hill 2:43 2› Hatsuyume 3:09 3› La Notte 3:03 Chuck Copenace pg 10 4› Creator 4:05 5› Nothing Simple 5:52 The Burning Hell pg 14 6› Bird Queen of Garbage Island 5:07 7› Ghost Palace 3:35 WINTER 2024/25 # 150 Kaïa Kater pg 22 8› Fédon 3:46 Alexis Baro pg 18 9› En Son De Descarga 10› Campo De Batalla 5 Maylee Todd pg 28 11› No Other 3:46 Joshua Van Tassel pg 38 12› Smiles Displaced 2:21 PHOTO BY MATT HORSEMAN | © all rights reserved