WHAT: Bill Orcutt and Chris Corsano make an awful lot of noise for just two people, but that’s to be expected when their genre is lovingly referred to by fans as “noise.” Guitarist Orcutt, the senior of the two, launched his professional career in the early ’90s with a band whose name is not appropriate in polite company. A free-form mix of punk and jazz, the band was part of “no wave” scene that rejected commercial production and focused on challenging artistic expression. Orcutt eventually struck out on his own and in 2009 released the well-received “A New Way to Pay Old Debts.” On that album, the electric veteran from Miami went acoustic, proving he could rack up just as many decibels and maybe even a more intriguing sound out of strings that weren’t plugged in.
Traveling in the same circles was Corsano, an explosive drummer who produced music with Sonic Youth alums Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, experimental musician Jim O’Rourke and a long host of others. The New Jersey native’s most common collaborator is saxophonist Paul Flaherty. But when Corsano and Orcutt cut “The Raw and the Cooked” in 2013, that seemed like a long overdue match-up. The duo creates an improvisational racket that draws equally from the best sets of free-jazz legends such as Cecil Taylor and rock power such as Jimi Hendrix. The recording is filled with frenetic energy, and one can only imagine how frenzied they are when you see them live.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28
WHERE: The Gallery at Avalon Island, 39 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando
COST: Free, donations encouraged
CALL: 407-317-8367
ONLINE: avalongallery.org
Trevor Fraser
