“Tornado-conjuring” improv supergroup Manas + Che Chen visits the normal bookstore! Opening for them: Jamal Moore, Nic Francis. From their album Things of Outtakes: “MANAS are guitar and drums, with nothing more than guitar and drums. It’s easy to think about the historicization process of this form of non-Rock music in America, but it’s very […]

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Jordan Sand (credit: Lili Zaneta)

We love musicians who both are masters of their instrument and highly creative performers. Jordan Sand is one of these visionary virtuosos. Jordan Sand is an American bassist, vocalist and improviser weaving voice into the organ-like resonances of bowed double bass. Her solo music, described as “Joni Mitchell meets Ligeti” (Omaha Under the Radar), blends […]

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Cryptwarbler, Sadnoise, Barbie.ai Luke Mayhew and Dan Deluca Providence/Mass-based noise artists will hit us with three solo performances involving circuit bent Casios, DIY and Ciat Lonbarde instruments, and improved techno from a cage!  Sadnoise:  Femi is an architect and sound artist from New York who works with various synthesis techniques and live coding languages to […]

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Come check out this new trio of Bashi Rose, Emperor King Bishop Soloman Selassie, and Hunter Batchelder. The two drummers are known for their intense rhythmic drives and the Emperor has impressed us all at the HighZero Festival last September. Their gathering will surely be volcanic. Joining with them are the maverick local trio Breath […]

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The Red Room is a volunteer-run space in Baltimore dedicated to mind-expanding experimental culture, headquartered at Normals Books and Records.