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On Monday at 8PM, renowned musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson will be at City Arts & Lectures "in conversation with" Michael Azerrad. Anderson made a name for herself in the arts scene in New York in the 70s, and rose to international fame in 1980 with the song "O Superman" (a clip of which follows, post-jump). In recent years, she's been performing original works like her adaptation of Moby-Dick and, more recently, Homeland, which combine elements of spoken word, dance and music. She continues to be a prominent force in experimental music, and last year married her longtime companion and fellow musician, Lou Reed.

Oh Björk! You quixotic Icelandic vixen, you. You dancer on the tongue-tip of the art vanguard. You lucky multi-million-dollar musician. Unlike mere mortals who don't have the clout or funds to access such items, the modern music diva gets her very own reacTable with which to "wow audiences" while on tour this summer, according to Wired.com. SFist Leanne saw it in action herself, at Shoreline, back in May.

We seem to recall Laurie Anderson pwning similar tech in the 80s, but The Lab (that nifty art/performance space in the Mission) is going to be showcasing some cutting-edge audio performance equipment that feels like it's straight out of a sci-fi novel. Michael Waisvisz and Robert van Heumen of STEIM (an Amsterdammish audio-performance-concocting center) demonstrate LiSa X and JunXion, software that creates "a sound field in the computer, where the performer can record and manipulate multiple sound streams on the fly," and "supports gestural input," and can turn basically any input device into a musical instrument. Sounds like they're breeding "TRON" with "Rez," minus the personal vibrator.