Original Gravity Podcast

In this season's final episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with composer and performer Kristina Warren. They share a beer, talk about her evolution from a traditional singer to a more experimental one, her relationship to the audience, the differences between the "field of composition" and the "act of composition," and finally, after listening to one of her recent pieces, design a beer inspired by her work.

In this season's third episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with composer Anthony Green. They share a beer, talk about his evolution as an artist, his recent residency at Gettysburg National Military Park, the politics of the Civil War, delve into the question of “what is sadness,” and finally, after listening to one his recent compositions, design a beer – or perhaps a series of beers – inspired by his work.   CORRECTIONS: The piece "We Cannot Be Afraid" is by Renee C Baker, and Anthony is the Associate Director of Castle of our Skins. Apologies for the mistakes!

In this season's second episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with soprano Mary Mackenzie. In the episode, the trio talk about balancing a split professional life of craft beer and modern classical singing, chat about Mary's newest album, listen to her singing, and finally design a beer inspired by her work.

In this season's premier episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with composer and trumpet player Eric Nathan. In the episode, the trio talk about his upcoming premier with the Boston Symphony, imagery in music, theatricality, his Double Concerto and Missing Words, dark German lagers, and cheese.

In this episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson preview the upcoming podcast season and chat about major events from the past year between episodes. Season four guests include: Eric Nathan, Mary Mackenzie, Anthony Green, and Christina Warren. In each episode, Keith and Greg chat about the artist's work and creative process, and then, after listening to their music, Greg designs a unique – and usually adventurous – beer inspired by their sound.

In this episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with composer and percussionist Maria Finkelemeier, recently named "Boston's Best Musical Catalyst" by the Improper Bostonian. In the episode, the trio talk about brutalist architecture, geodesic domes, the Red Sox, and Belgian Dubbels. The team also designs a unique beer inspired by Maria's music.

Co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson run through their top picks for the Boston area's best beer and music related events for May!

Hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson chat about their most anticipated beer or music events in the Boston area for April 2018.

In this episode, hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson chat about their most anticipated beer or music events in the Boston area for February 2018. They also recap some of January's highlights including the live podcast and the winter extravaganza, Take Flight.

Recorded LIVE at Aeronaut Brewery as a part of Science By The Pint. In this episode, Keith leads a panel discussion with Ben Houge, a faculty member at the Berklee College of Music and composer of food operas; Mark Romanowsky, a Principal Engineer at Fluid-Screen where he works on building devices for detecting and identifying bateria; and Greg Carlson, the podcast's usual co-host. The four of them discuss the art (and science) of pairing beer and music.

In this episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson welcome special guest composer Dan VanHassel to share their best concerts (and beers) of 2017, as well as look ahead to preview their top 5 music and beer events of January 2018.   Jan 7 (7-10p) - Aeronaut Brewingpindrop sessions 4: life is a caBEERet feat. marimba cabaret + special guesthttps://www.facebook.com/events/140234646677949/     Jan 18 - Aeronaut Brewing Science By The Pint Special Event w/ Original Gravity Concert Series http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/science-by-the-pint/     Jan 20 (4-7p) - Boston Button Factory Take Flight! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/take-flight-tickets-40940503147     Jan 26 (1p) - Brown University Music Now featuring Kate Soper https://www.brown.edu/academics/music/sites/brown.edu.academics.music/files/uploads/Music-Now-Full-Schedule_0.pdf     Jan 27 (7-10p) - New School of Music Over Time New Gallery Concert Series https://www.facebook.com/events/1519035998191237/?notif_t=plan_user_invited¬if_id=1514507164373151     Jan 14 (4-6p) - Boston Sculptors Gallery Semiosis Quartet http://www.bostonsculptors.com/second-sunday-sound-1/2018/1/14/semiosis-quartet     Jan 18 (7:30p) - The Rockwell Huun Huur Tu http://worldmusic.org/content/event_page/5961/huun-huur-tu-the-throat-singers-of-tuva     Jan 19 (7-10p) - Washington Street Art Welcome Concert: The Co-Incidence Festival   Jan 20 (8-10p) - Third Life Studios An Evening of Aperghis https://www.blacksheepcontemporary.com/     Jan 26 (8p) - Jordan Hall @ New England Conservatory Celebrity Series of Boston | Jeremy Denk/Stefan Jackiw http://celebrityseries.org/denkjackiw/index.htm     Jan 1 (10a-1p) - Night Shift Brewing Hair of the Downward Dog https://www.facebook.com/events/379098612514002/?ti=cl     Jan 4 (6-9p) - Exhibit 'A' Brewing Demo Tape Twelve: Rewind Party https://www.facebook.com/events/309552989554534/?ti=cl     Jan 5 (5-9p) - Dorchester Brewing Company Brato Brewhouse + Kitchen Pop-up https://www.facebook.com/events/195248294359011/?ti=cl     Jan 6 (11-12p) - Bone Up Brewing First Annual Horatio Day! https://www.facebook.com/events/1987835421495071/?ti=cl     Jan 27 (4-11p) - Cambridge Brewing Company CBC Barleywine Fest https://www.facebook.com/events/1515590865224078/?ti=cl  

In this episode, hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson visit Bone Up Brewery in Everett, MA and chat with the co-owners and co-brewers, Liz and Jared Kiraly. They listen to the music of composer Daniel T Lewis, and the Kiraly's design the perfect beer that embodies Lewis' music. Along the way are discussions about Teamaker hops, specialty grains, and thriving in the shadow of a much larger brewery.

Special guest Bryan Reeves (owner of Craft Beer Cellar in Roslindale, MA) returns to the podcast to discuss our top five Christmas beers! With special musical clips by composer Jon Fielder!

The Original Gravity Podcast explores modern music, modern beer, and the people behind these arts. In this episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson preview their top 5 beer and music events for December 2017.   December 1 - Slumbrew American Fresh Brewhouse Opening 490 Foley St, Assembly Square, Somerville MA Time TBA   December 1 - Rest/Noise performance of Michael Gordon’s Timber Music Mansion - 88 Meeting St, Providence RI 8 pm   December 2 - Worcester Earn-A-Bike Annual Fundraiser 3 Cross Brewery, 4 Knowlton Ave, Worcester MA 5 pm - 10 pm Suggested donation $10-15   December 2 - EQ Ensemble New School of Music, 25 Lowell St, Cambridge MA 7:30 pm $15 General Admission, $10 Students   December 8 - The Tallis Scholars (2017) St. Paul Church, 29 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge MA 8 pm $45 full price, $22.50+fee at ticketforce.bostix.org   December 9 - Boston Beer Run Heartbreak Hill Running Company, 294 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA Lamplighter Brewing, Aeronaut Brewing, Slumbrew, Cambridge Brewing Company 11 am Free to join, pay for beer and food as consumed   December 9 - Times Two The Record Company, 960 Mass Ave, Boston MA 8 pm $15 suggested donation   December 10 - Notch’s 2nd Annual German Christmas Market Notch Brewery & Tap Room, 283 Derby St, Salem MA 12 pm - 4 pm   December 11 - Poutine Party! Winter Hill Brewing Company, 328 Broadway, Somerville MA 5 pm - 10 pm   December 22 - Caroling on the Boston Common! ...The Boston Common 7 pm

A special "extended cut" of OGP's conversation with composer Aaron Jay Myers. In this shorter special edition, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson chat with Aaron about commissioning fees, best practices when asking someone to write for you, musical and cultural appropriation, American lagers, Christian rock music, and Aaron's new upcoming CD release. (Aaron also shares his true reaction to Greg's beer suggestion from Episode 17.) Parental discretion advised: the language is a bit more vulgar.

The Original Gravity Podcast explores modern music, modern beer, and the people behind these arts. In this episode, hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson chat with composer Aaron Jay Myers about his work, his history with punk rock and improvisation, his drive to be a composer, and the almost spiritual impact music has on him. We listen to three of Aaron's works, including music from his old punk band Mad Max, his current band Zyzzyx, and a recent duet for two violins: For The World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky. Greg then determines exactly what beer would pair with Aaron's work.

Special guest Brian Reeves (owner of Craft Beer Cellar in Roslindale, MA) joins co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson in discussing their top five NEIPAs brewed in New England.

In the second of a series of monthly beer & music previews, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson each share their top five beer or music related events taking place in and around Boston in the month of November.   November 3-5: Guerilla Opera Chrononhotonthologos: A new opera by Andy Vores 132 Ipswich St, Boston $15 General Admission http://guerillaopera.com/season/chrononhotonthologos/   November 3-4: Drink Craft Beer Beer & Sweets Fest Liberty Hall, 200 Stuart St, Boston $55 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boston-beer-and-sweets-fest-tickets-36216624900   November 4: Ensemble Adapter (8:00pm) Paine Hall, Harvard University Free http://hgnm.org/concert/ensemble-adapter/   November 4: Harpoon Friendsgiving (6pm) Harpoon Brewery $75 (proceeds go to Greater Boston Food Bank) http://www.harpoonhelps.com/events/harpoon-friendsgiving-dinner-boston-448   November 10: 4th Annual Big Cheese & Charcuterie Party (7:00pm) Bantam Cider Company $40 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bantam-ciders-4th-annual-big-cheese-charcuterie-party-tickets-38165192117   November 14-19: Lamplighter 1st Anniversary Party Lamplighter Brewery https://www.facebook.com/events/1892931377701051/   November 16-18: Nerax North Salem Knights of Columbus Hall $9 + pay as you go https://nerax.org/wp_nerax/nerax-north/   November 16-19: Dead Man Walking (an opera by Jake Heggie) Boston Conservatory Theater $30 https://bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events/dead-man-walking   November 19: Nasty Cooperative (2:00pm) Hands to Heart Yoga Center http://sarahbob.net/nasty-cooperative   November 19: Semiosis Quartet (7:00pm) New School of Music http://www.semiosisquartet.com/new-events/

The Original Gravity Podcast – hosted by Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson – explores modern music composed by New England Composers and designs homebrewed beer recipes that pair with this music. The NEIPA has taken the nation (and certainly New England) by storm, and one might forget that there is a wealth of amazing other IPAs being brewed as well! In this episode, we do our second "Top 5" list, this time tackling the top five non-New England style IPAs that are brewed in New England! Spoiler: it's gonna make you thirsty.

The Original Gravity Podcast explores modern music, modern beer, and the people behind these arts. In this episode, the pod goes on the road to Kansas City for Electronic Music Midwest. There, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Eric Honour sit down with composer Jessica Rudman and chat about the challenges of stage fright, how a composer's relationship to their music evolves over time, 90's pop music, and Jessica's work for saxophone and electronics, Concertina 1: Cathedrals. Eric also decides which beer would pair perfectly with Jessica's work.

In the first of a series of monthly beer & music previews, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson each share their top five beer or music related events taking place in and around Boston in the month of October. Original Gravity's Top 10: October 1: Aeronaut Pindrop Session Launch (6:30pm) October 5: Audio Triviality – Music Themed Triva Night @ Bone Up Brewery (8-11pm) October 6: Semiosis Quartet performs music of Latin America @ Third Life Studio (8pm) October 10: Brato and Night Shift Brewery Harvest Popup (5-10pm) October 14: Maria Finkelmeier & Masary Studios: Brutal Rhythms @ City Hall (11pm) October 15: Creepy Classic Nosferatu w/Live Music @ Aeronaut Brewery (8pm) October 14-15: Sausage Fest at SoWa Beer Garden October 22: Arditti String Quartet at ICA (3pm) October 22: Bill Frisell & 50 Years of Innovation in the Art of Guitar Building @ Umbrella Gallery (7:30pm) October 28: 10th Annual Great Pumpkin Fest @ Cambridge Brewing Company    

The Original Gravity Podcast explores modern music, modern beer, and the people behind these arts. In this episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with composer Stefanie Lubkowski and chat about punk rock, ambient electronica, Oktoberfest, puke-repellent shoes, and continuously dry-hopped IPAs. Featured music includes Stefanie's solo viola piece, Avanc, and a special performance by her 1990s punk band.

Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with special guest Matt Sharrock – percussionist and founder of the Boston Percussion Group. Featuring the music of Curtis Hughes, they discuss music and beer that has a lasting impact, and how one's relationship to their art changes over time. And they brew up a mighty fine beer.

The debut episode of the Original Gravity Podcast! Co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson chat about the music of Scott Barton, musical robots, and white pepper IPAs.

In this episode, regular co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with brewer Brett Bauer of Idle Hands Craft Ales and discuss buckwheat, sour ales, the Kill Your Idles series, and the music of Paula Matthusen.

The Original Gravity Podcast explores modern music, modern beer, and the people behind these arts. In this episode, co-hosts Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson sit down with Kelsey Roth of Exhibit A Brewing Company to discuss beer labeling, phone freaks, the meaning of life, and the music of composer Steve Snowden.

The Original Gravity Podcast – hosted by Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson – explores modern music composed by New England Composers and designs homebrewed beer recipes that pair with this music. In this episode, we welcome two special guests: composer Brian Riordan and cellist Stephen Marotto. We listen to a live improvisation for cello and electronics, discuss Exhibit A Brewing Company, fermenting ants, and design a special beer inspired by their improvisation. Sponsored by the Modern Homebrew Emporium in Cambridge, MA

The Original Gravity Podcast – hosted by Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson – explores modern music composed by New England Composers and designs homebrewed beer recipes that pair with this music. In this episode, we welcome special guest Kirsten Volness – a composer and member of the Providence-ensemble Verdent Vibes. We listen to two of her works for solo violin, discuss the Night Shift Barrel Society, the history of Brown Malt, and design a special beer inspired by Kirsten's music. Sponsored by the Modern Homebrew Emporium in Cambridge, MA

The Original Gravity Podcast – hosted by Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson – explores modern music composed by New England Composers and designs homebrewed beer recipes that pair with this music. In this episode, we take a departure from our usual format by discussing our Top Five Beers of New England, with special music from Christopher Jette weaved throughout. Sponsored by the Modern Homebrew Emporium in Cambridge, MA

The Original Gravity Podcast – hosted by Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson – explores modern music composed by New England Composers and designs homebrewed beer recipes that pair with this music. This third episode features music for strings, chilis, and strong ales.

The Original Gravity Podcast – hosted by Keith Kirchoff and Greg Carlson – explores modern music composed by New England Composers and designs homebrewed beer recipes that pair with this music. This second episode features music for trumpets, nature sounds, and apple beers.