pulsoptional (Durham NC) and Joe+N (Rochester)

November 04, 2004 - 08:00 PM

pulsoptional (Durham NC) and Joe+N (Rochester)

November 04, 2004 - 08:00 PM

pulsoptional (formerly CSMG) is dedicated to innovative new music programming. The Durham, NC new music ensemble and composers' collective has developed a diverse, devoted audience-base and has continued to steadily attract new listeners since the

Recent News

  1. CARBON30YR FEST
    Posted March 18, 2024 by Joe Tunis

  2. 24th Annual Joe+N Day-Tour - August 19, 2023
    Posted August 12, 2023 by Joe Tunis

  3. 20th Annual Joe+N Day-Tour
    Posted August 08, 2019 by Joe Tunis

  4. Carbon Records: 25 Years of Cover Art
    Posted March 30, 2019 by Joe Tunis

  5. Carbon25YR Kickstarter
    Posted April 04, 2018 by Joe Tunis

Recent Reviews

  1. Swimming In

    by Bill Meyer

    Swimming In

    Rock Candy is Krysi Battalene (Mountain Movers, Headroom) and Emily Robb. B...

  2. s/t

    by Conor Moore | News Director

    s/t

    Grant / McGuire / Flaherty harkens back to–and sounds like–the time in Amer...

  3. I dipped my comb in shochu and ran it through the hair of the night

    by Bill Meyer

    I dipped my comb in shochu and ran it through the hair of the night

    Let’s start with the album title. It looks luxuriant enough to apply to a J...

  4. I dipped my comb in shochu and ran it through the hair of the night

    by Ethan Swan

    I dipped my comb in shochu and ran it through the hair of the night

    Generosity is not a quality attributed to the zoney, head-nodding repetitio...

  5. Amoskeag

    by Lars Gotrich

    Amoskeag

    Finally, one small piece of advice Bob and I both believe in: Never miss th...

  6. Amoskeag

    by J Annis

    Amoskeag

    Emerging as wood-and-steel road warrior over the last couple years, Liam Gr...

  7. Amoskeag

    by Bill Meyer

    Amoskeag

    The dedication on the back of Amoskeag reads, “For those who can no longer ...

  8. Amoskeag

    by Glenn Kimpton

    Amoskeag

    Amoskeag, Liam Grant’s follow-up to his 2021 debut Swung Heavy: Gitarr for ...

  9. Amoskeag

    by Luca Salmini

    Amoskeag

    [OCR'd and Google translated...] Apparently, Liam Grant learned to communi...

  10. Amoskeag

    by Lars Gotrich , Bob Boilen

    Amoskeag

    Finally, one small piece of advice Bob and I both believe in: Never miss th...

Past Shows

  1. Joe+N Eighteenth Annual Day-Tour
    August 12, 2017 - 10:00 AM

  2. Daniel Bachman, Finkbeiner, Ben Morey, and Joe+N
    January 25, 2017 - 07:00 PM

  3. WAYO's First Anniversary Concert! with Pengo (ROC), Space is Haunted (BUF), and Slow Mutants (BUF)
    January 07, 2017 - 07:30 PM

  4. Crush the Junta and TBA
    August 13, 2016 - 09:00 PM

  5. Tumul at movie fundraiser for Paul Rapali
    July 30, 2016 - 09:00 PM

  6. Crush the Junta, Autumn in Halifax, Dr Hamburger, and DJs
    July 16, 2016 - 07:00 PM

  7. International Noise Conference USA Tour 2016 - Rochester NY
    June 29, 2016 - 08:00 PM

  8. Sissy Spacek, Tuurd, Stress
    June 14, 2016 - 08:00 PM

  9. Pengo at the TripMetal Fest
    May 27, 2016 - 07:00 PM

  10. Secret loft show: Licker, Andy Gilmore, Finkbeiner and Jungle Heart
    February 06, 2016 - 07:00 PM

  11. Crush the Junta, Rash, Martin Freeman, Nod, and Patti/Feldman
    December 20, 2015 - 12:00 AM

  12. Desmadrados Soldados De Ventura, Pengo, and TBA
    November 13, 2015 - 09:00 PM

  13. Pengo, Martin Freeman, The Temptators and Matt Wellins. In support of Bill Daniel's photo show, documenting the 80s Austin punk scene.
    November 06, 2015 - 08:00 PM

  14. South Wedge Record Fair - Fall 2015 Edition
    November 01, 2015 - 09:00 AM

  15. Crush the Junta, Hinkley, Autumn in Halifax
    October 24, 2015 - 09:00 PM

  16. Muler Record Release!!!! with (((Aircraft))) // Buffalo Sex Change // House Majority
    September 25, 2015 - 09:00 PM