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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. by Holger Adam
    Sometimes, search queries serve up perfect opportunities. Not knowing who o...

  2. by Marc Masters
    One nice thing about doing this column on my own is that I don't have to be...

  3. by Bill Meyer
    If you’re going to play space-oriented rock, Kohoutek might tell you, don’t...

  4. by Bill Meyer
    Across 40-odd years and a span of musical methodologies, Peter Stapleton ma...

  5. by Holger Adam
    Joseph Allred is the rightful heir to the musical legacy of Robbie Basho." ...

  6. De Vlaamse Primitieven

    by Holger Adam
    A little over a year ago, De Vlaamse Primitieven—a Belgian duo playing a wi...

  7. by Bill Meyer
    ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC: BILDERS’ “NEVERLASTING” Like so many things you can s...

  8. by Bill Meyer
    Mont-real marks the convergence of three trajectories that cohered into a m...

  9. by Justin Clifford Rhody
    The compilation is alive and well at Carbon Records, with a smattering of d...

  10. Bilders

    by John Hastings
    Bill Direen, master of words and driving force behind The Bilders, returned...

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