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We’re excited for this rare Monday show where we host travelling experimental americana duo Horses 4K, a duo take of local legends Desert Liminal, and a rare solo set from the amazing Sam Wagster.
Tone Glow is excited to present "River of Stars," a two-program retrospective of works by Bruce Wood (b. 1951). Wood is a Massachusetts-based painter whose love for the avant-garde maestros Stan Brakhage and Robert Breer led to his own interest in filmmaking. He moved to Chicago in the 1970s so he could study under Brakhage, and soon thereafter had a short but prolific stretch of years constructing monochromatic works that both reduced and magnified images into dazzling portraits of light and rhythm.
Ken Ueno presents an evening of solo performance. The program foregrounds Ueno’s extended vocal techniques, embodied movement practices, and exploration of resonance, breath, and physical gesture as compositional material. Combining improvisation, experimental sound, and person-specific approaches to performance, the event moves between intimate sonic textures and visceral physicality, creating a space where voice, body, and environment become deeply intertwined. We welcome Ken from Berkeley, CA.
Banana Acid is an improvising ensemble made up of Aaron Kaufman-Levine, Caroline Jesalva, Erez Dessel, Garrett Frees, and Tyler Wagner. Banana Acid is committed to the practice of spontaneous composition. Their unique sonic language synthesizes deep individual studies of various music traditions, including early jazz, free jazz, classical, electro-acoustic, and folk music.
8:30 pm: Ken Ueno
9:30 pm: BananaAcid
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door
Join Elastic Arts for an immersive evening of music at the Oakland Museum & Garden. Dark Matter Resident Nova Zaii and Sam Thousand will open with a restorative sound bath, followed by a performance from the Micah Collier Trio featuring Sam Thousand. Free and open to the public, Friday, August 14, from 6–8 PM.
August’s CLEAT features two trios, including an ensemble work from visiting composer Suzanne Thorpe, and a new work from Chicago based project Binary Stitches.
Relative Intensity Noise is BACK!
Immerse yourself in an encompassing otherworldly environment of artists performing simultaneously for the entire event. Experience Rin Peisert’s durational live art exhibition, Relative Intensity Noise, focusing on performance, action, and sound, on Saturday, August 15th from 8-10pm. The exhibition will feature physical endurance, interactive movement, spatialized audio, and a sculptural installation of found objects played as a massive and unwieldy percussion instrument.
Pleiades returns on August 19 with a duo set from pianist Mabel Kwan and interdisciplinary artist Selina Trepp. Kwan’s playing brings a quiet intensity and deep sensitivity to sound, while Trepp’s work explores improvisation, perception, ecology, and intuition. The evening also features a solo drums and electronics performance by Minneapolis-based Emma Garau, whose background in DIY punk, noise, free jazz, and experimental music informs her expansive approach to sound.
The Improvised Music Series welcomes saxophonist/electronicist/composer Jorrit Dijkstra from Boston. On this trip Dijkstra continues his longstanding musical relationship with Jeb Bishop and, following up on his January 2024 Chicago visit, performs again with Michael Zerang, while meeting Mabel Kwan for the first time.
FFFT returns for its second iteration of sound and movement collaborations for 2026 at Elastic Arts!
On August 23rd, electronic music based label Lunt and Oglesby will be hosting their 11th annual Kit Swap. Kit Swap is a daytime event where soccer enthusiasts and electronic musicians come together to trade soccer jerseys and/or music gear. Got a soccer jersey that doesn't fit anymore? MIDI controllers or synths that have no use in your studio? Come through and make a trade. There will also be 11 live electronic acts, a FIFA station and custom upcycled jerseys for sale from Crossbar Syndicate.
