New music by Michael S. Rothkopf (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), Marc Evanstein (Portland, Oregon), and Ric Louchard (Albany, California), featuring performers Amy Foote, soprano; Josh Marshal, saxophones; Meerenai Shim, flutes; Caleb Rose, clarinets; Ric Louchard, piano; Marc Evanstein, piano. Dr. Rothkopf has focused on creating interactive music involving digital technology and using aspects of artificial intelligence […]
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Since 1983′s self-titled cassette release on The Solid Eye label, Rick Potts and Joseph Hammer’s Dinosaurs With Horns have delicately dispensed laughing-gas-balloon-animals-go-pop-music after founding Los Angeles Free Music Society in 1973. The cryptic LAFMS-related group occurred during and in between periods of playing with Points of Friction, Steaming Coils and Solid Eye. 12- 2pm […]
Illusion of Safety and Thomas Dimuzio
Illusion of Safety and Thomas Dimuzio celebrate the glorious malfunction. Transmissions of civilization caught in a recursive loop of consumption and renewal. ILLUSION OF SAFETY Since 1983, Daniel Burke and his many conspirators under the Illusion Of Safety banner have over the course of 40+ full length releases traversed most every facet of the avant […]
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Godwaffle Noise Pancakes returns with electronic sound bemusements from Compression of the Chest Cavity Miracle (headed by E. Buchla), KROB, Sarah E Palmer (OR), Earthjerks, Decision / Fatigue . Show starts at noon sharp; vegan pancakes included with price of admission. 20+ years and still going! The origins of Godwaffle Noise Pancakes happened back in […]
Seth Davis/Kevin Cheli + Scott Looney Group
Guitarist Seth Davis and percussionist Kevin Cheli form an intriguing duet, covering a wide array of textures and sounds tonal and otherwise. Together they create an explosive, propulsive and adventurously dense landscape, with wild constant shifts in timbre. They’ve been on tour promoting their latest release, Alignment, and recently recorded with pianist and electronics wizard […]
Electroacoustic Summit: Caliph8 (Manila) meets the Bay Area
In his premiere visit to the Bay Area from Manila, Philippines, experimental DJ, electronic musician, producer and polymath Caliph8 will perform a solo set followed by spontaneous collaborations with Bay Area electronic musicians Zachary James Watkins and Chris Brown. Manila-born Caliph8 sees his work in a continuum. Since the early 90s, his interest with diverse […]
FEEDBACK III: Reality
Composer Brett Austin Eastman and flutist Jessie Nucho present the third and final concert of a three-part series exploring feedback from a variety of perspectives, both literal and conceptual. Often overlooked, feedback is one of the most important aspects of life. It exists not just in music, but in everything we do and experience. It […]
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Second in-person show since 2020! The origins of Godwaffle Noise Pancakes happened back in the early days of Pubis Noir Club at Mission & 16th St late 1999. The local Mission underground music, experimental types were coming out in the morning to enjoy strange sounds instead of Saturday morning cartoons with a low cost high […]
The Evidence Trio and Faults
The Evidence Trio joins Faults for an evening of sonic explorations by way of electronics, reeds, strings and percussion. The two groups will each create and discover intriguing soundworlds constructed and generated through accident, intention and the unknown. The Evidence Trio is Kersti Abrams on alto sax, flute and mbira; Thomas Harrison on bass; and […]
Free Expressions: Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet
Free Expressions: Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet Motoko Honda-piano/composition Cory Wright-woodwinds Matt Small-bass Jordan Glenn-drums Experience the captivating sounds of the Simple Excesses Quartet, showcasing some of Northern California’s most versatile and innovative musicians. Led by Motoko Honda on piano, the quartet also features Cory Wright on multi-woodwinds, Matt Small on bass, and Jordan Glenn on drums. Thanks to […]