Helen Money

Molly Jones / Mai Sugimoto

Pleiades is our monthly series that features womxn and non-binary musicians/improvisors and this month we’ll have two sets to open the night followed by an open jam! Starting the night out we’ll have a duo of two Elastic regulars Mai Sugimoto and Molly Jones. They’ll be utilizing woodwinds, percussion, and toys. Following we have one of Elastic Arts’ founders back on our stage, Allison Chesley aka Helen Money! Her unique brand of heavy cello electronics is beyond legendary and we’re honored to have them perform here for Pleiades. If you’d like to participate in the open jam (any femme / non-binary folks), please email pleiades@elasticarts.org

Artist Bios

Helen Money is Alison Chesley, is a classically trained cellist who draws her inspiration not only from Pablo Casals and Shostakovich but Jimi Hendrix and The Minutemen. She’s released five solo records and is a guest artist on over 100 others, including those by Bob Mould, Broken Social Scene, Anthrax, Mono and Russian Circles. She has released four solo records, and opened for bands such as Sleep, Shellac, Earth, Mono, Neurosis and Russian Circles, including a 2015 appearance on The David Letterman Show with Bob Mould. Alison’s sixth album, Trace, is a collaboration with composer/producer Will Thomas. Trace is due out this April on Thrill Jockey Records.

Mai Sugimoto and Molly Jones improvise in their first collaboration since 2019, when they played their debut at Myopic Books.

$15 - Tickets Available at the Door