Glenn Branca, the New York composer whose clangorous guitar compositions inspired a few generations of avant-garde music and underground rock, has died. Branca's wife and collaborator Reg Bloor ...

Today came the sad news that avant-garde guitarist and composer Glenn Branca passed away. Glenn inspired so much great music over the years, so it’s no surprise that tributes are pouring in from all ...

Glenn Branca, an avant-garde composer, experimental guitarist and integral figure in the New York No Wave scene, died Sunday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 69. Branca’s wife Reg Bloor ...

In “The Blood,” played at P.S. 1 on Saturday [Sept. 5] afternoon, Glenn Branca’s sextet took a little time to establish the Stomp, but after a few minutes it arrived. Most of the scores Mr. Branca has ...

One of the first things I thought about when I heard that Glenn Branca had died from throat cancer at the age of 69 earlier this week, is the sound that the electric guitar makes when feeding back ...

“Where are the fucking kazoos?” Glenn Branca asked. “If anybody sees a hamburger, get me a fucking hamburger!” Mr. Branca was digging through his backpack Sunday evening, pulling out sheaves of ...

New York avant-garde composer/conductor and guitarist with No Wave groups the Static and Theoretical Girls Glenn Branca passed away May 13 from throat cancer. He was 69. A major influence on the ...

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - 2nd FEBRUARY: American composer and guitarist Glenn Branca performs live on stage at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 2nd February 1988. (photo by Frans ...

It’s no shocker that Glenn Branca—No Wave architect, composer of 13 cacophonic symphonies, avant-garde iconoclastic godhead—has his gnarly vices. He downs oceans of booze, isn’t partial to a razor, ...