Fred Lonberg-Holm - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Lives in Chicago. Plays the cello and other things when he can get away with it. Also writes a bit of music and organizes large ensemble improvised constructions under the name Lightbox Orchestra. Currently "leading" the Valentine Trio (with Jason Roebke and Frank Rosaly) and a member of... The Vandermark 5, Joe Mcphee Survival Unit III, The Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, Guillermo Gregorio Trio, Keefe Jackson's Fast Citizens, Jorrit Dijkstra's Flatland Collective, the Boxhead Ensemble, The Friction Brothers and... plays around in various ad-hoc formings as well as a few solo gigs from time to time and... has played studio sessions for lots of folks including Simon Joyner, Wilco, Will Oldham, Daniel Givens, Chris Mills, L'Altra, Califone, Paul Duncan, Freakwater etc...

Recently released:
Valentine Trio - Terminal Valentine - Atavistic
Joe McPhee Survival Unit III - Don't Postpone Joy! - RaiTrade
Keefe Jackson's Fast Citizens - Ready Everyday - Delmark DE571
Boxhead Ensemble - Nocturnes - Atavistic ALP174
Vandermark 5 - A Discontinuous Line - Atavistic ALP173
The Flatlands Collective - Gnomade - Skycap 035
Vandermark 5 - Four Sides to the Story - NotTwoMW775
Territory Band-5 - New Horse for the White House - Okka OD12080
Valentine Trio - Other Valentines - Atavistic ALP165
FLH Solo - Dialogues - Emanem 4109
Flying Aspidistra (cdr label):
1 Fylkingen Lightbox
2 Zingaro/Lonberg-Holm
3 Stakenas/Lonberg-Holm
4 Anagram Solos (Lonberg-Holm)
5 Charlotte Hug/Lonberg-Holm
video interview about amps
GearWire.com
A walk around the LPC Fern Room:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/16/2006
Band Website: lonberg-holm.info
Band Members: Yes.
Influences: Everything and everyone.
My World Visitor Map!

Sounds Like:
Valentine Trio:
a preview for a show
Michael Ardaiolo for Audiversity
Tom Sekowski for Gazeta
Troy Collins review for AllAboutJazz
Thom Jurek review for All Music Guide
John Kelman review for AllAboutJazz
Troy Collins review for JunkMedia
Nils Jacobson review for AllAboutJazz
Ken Waxman review for AllAboutJazz
Florence Wetzel review for AllAboutJazz
Matthew Wellins review for Pitchfork
Solo:
Derek Taylor review for Bagatellen
Ken Waxman review for OneFinalNote
Vandermark Five:
Clifford Allen review for Bagatellen
John Kelman review for AllAboutJazz
Troy Collins review for AllAboutJazz
Jay Jay Erickson review for Panpot
Fast Citizen's:
Michael Patrick Brady review for Pop Matters
Nic Jones' review for All About Jazz
And...
Dijkstra Flatland Collective review
John Butcher review
Disquiet best of...
Transmission best of...

Record Label: Atavistic, Flying Aspidistra etc.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Instant Run-off Voting!

Instead of being cranky all the time, I am going to spend that energy instead on pushing for instant run off voting so we can all vote our conscience and still defeat bastards like McCain (and elect l...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:28:00 PST

Republicans at it again

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/09/misleading- absentee-ballot-forms-being.htmlSpread the word. Absentee ballots are a waste of your vote in general and these fuckers are making it worse...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:11:00 PST

the RNC

Well... if I end up voting for Obama after all it will be entirely the result of my impression of the RNC convention. Not only for the mindless babble I hear out of those people (especially their new...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:29:00 PST

a different kind of review

Here's a thing written by a woman named Sarah Mann-O'Donnell during a solo set I played a few days ago. This is from her blog (http://sarahssoundscripts.blogspot.com/) where you can read her take on ...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:36:00 PST

a compromise

well... Grampy McCain is a psycho. Check out today's Times article about his latest smear campaign against his opponent. How anybody could even consider voting for him is beyond my grasp. People wh...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:26:00 PST

MicroGig

http://www.myspace.com/microgigAsimina Chremos (a dancer) and I are going to spend the year doing small gigs for small audiences in un-likely situations. Those of you who really know me, know I am no...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:53:00 PST

Go Green Party!

Okay, some of you will be furious with me but as of today, I am off the Obama bandwagon. I have voted for him every time I have had a chance (since he ran for state Senate here) and even gave him a s...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:09:00 PST

Impeach Bush

Dennis Kucinich is fighting the good fight! Meanwhile, Vincent Bugliosi's new book lays out the case as well as any. Todays Democracy Now has an excellent interview with him (get the podcast at: ht...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:47:00 PST

video interview

A beautifully shot set of short interviews wherein I blather on about various things relating to my recently closed installation "Photo-sound-esis":http://www.gearwire.com/florasonic-ess-we ather.html...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:42:00 PST

NPR Sucks!

Well... "of course" many would say. I have been aware of their pro war stance for a while. Although I disagree with much of their perspective I still listen for the news from time to time but the ot...
Posted by Fred Lonberg-Holm on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:12:00 PST