Lingua Musica with Ahleuchatistas

Ahluechatistas are Shane Perlowin and Ryan Oslance, who craft highly technical, spellbinding instrumental music. The creative tension derived from their mastery of both tight-knit composition and improvisation is what helps fuel their flight, which routinely careens over musical territories as dispirate as ragtime, free jazz and ambient, often within moments of one another.  As an allmusic.com reviewer put it, "this is music that demands attention; it is decidedly not background music." Don't let their easy-going demeanor fool you, because Ahleuchatistas music is explosive. Beautiful, too, but not for the faint of heart. The origin of their name tells it best: taking from the Charlie Parker song, "Ahleucha" and from the Zapatistas in Mexico, Ahleuchatistas embodies both musical and social revolution.

Thanks for watching and we look forward to another conversation with Ryan and Shane in the near future. -Joe Kendrick

John McVey sound check

It was a smoking hot night of blues music with John McVey, James Cloyd Jr., Frosty Smith and Aaron Price. Here's a preview of the show which will be available on DVD in the near future.

Lingua Musica Gets the Blues

Lingua Musica host Joe Kendrick talks with John McVey, Frosty Smith, James Cloyd Jr. and Aaron Price at the Altamont Theatre on April 18th, just ahead of their performance that night. Artists International, headed by Andrew Reed, will film the interviews and live show.

As John's website states, he was "brought up by Larry Davis and Albert King, both of whom pushed him to find his own tone. He did just that."

Blues music is the wellspring for all forms of American music, from jazz to bluegrass to country and rock and roll. It remains alive and well in its many forms, from the urban sophistication pioneered by Big Joe Turner, to the Delta and Hill Country styles of icons like Muddy Waters and rising stars like Cedric Burnside. John McVey, dubbed the 'missing 4th West Side guitarist', takes Chicago and Texas blues to a level of intensity and precision that is unique in music.

Listening to John's music calls to mind the Albert King quote: "I can't read, I don't know how to write, my whole life has been one big fight." Stay tuned for our video interviews of John, Frosty, James and Aaron, and check them out live - just make sure you bring ear plugs!

Ahleuchatistas live performance video

Ahleuchatistas @ Floating Labs 2011 (South St. Louis) from Chizmo.tv on Vimeo.

Ahleuchatistas performed at Floating Laboratories June 18th 2011 with Baba Yaga, Brain Transplant, and Dave Stone Quartet.

On deck: Lingua Musica with Ahleuchatistas

Stay tuned to Lingua Musica's YouTube channel for an invigorating conversation with Asheville, NC duo Ahleuchatistas as we talk about their recent tour of Europe, their upcoming records, and how Ryan and Shane can go from playing bass in Shannon Whitworth's band to jamming along to hip hop or The Shags on their way to gigs. Check out our photo gallery to get a look at our interview and their live performance - Joe Kendrick