#2429: Egghead Van Halen

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

“You can excite an audience, you can anger an audience, you can even scare an audience, just don't bore an audience." This is the operating philosophy of guitarist, composer, and presenter Dominic Frasca. Equally as concerned with the visual aspects of performance as with the audible, Frasca’s concerts often contain multi-media works, incorporating video, power tools, erotic dancers and even lawn care equipment. He's also been dubbed the "Eddie Van Halen for Eggheads" by Entertainment Weekly magazine. On this edition of New Sounds, Frasca visits the WNYC studio to talk about his latest Olympic weightlifting exploits, the technical set-up of the surround sound at the Monkey - the performance space he operates, and oh yes – play some pretty amazing guitar, both 6 and 10 string.

PROGRAM # 2429, with Dominic Frasca, live (First aired on Wed. 6/22/2005)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Dominic Frasca	Deviations	M. Mellits: Dark Age Machinery [3:00]	Quicksilver, no #. www.dominicfrasca.com
Dominic Frasca	Live	Fixations [5:00] Shattered Glass [3:30]	Both are due for release on Frasca’s next cd. Info on his website, see above.
Wu Man	And Friends	I’m Going Back To North Carolina [2:30]	Traditional Crossroads #4329. www.traditionalcrossroads.com*
Abigail Washburn	Song of the Traveling Daughter	Song of the Traveling Daughter [4:30]	Nettwerk America, due in August 2005. www.nettwerk.com
Wu Man	And Friends	Old Joe Clark [2:30]	See above.
Abigail Washburn	Song of the Traveling Daughter	The Lost Lamb [4:00]	See above.
Mark O’Connor	Heroes	Nomad [8:30]	Warner Bros #45257** Also available online*
David Oliver	Marishka	Jessica’s Dream, excerpt [5:00]	Eucalyptus #004 (part of a 3 cd box set called “Circle of One +2”). Eucalyptus Recordings, Cold Brook Rd, Bearsville NY 12409. The original LP may be available at www.gemm.com *

*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page » More on Dominic Frasca
» More about The Monkey

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