Monday June 04, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Volunteers’ Collective
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgmental setting. Meet new and veteran improvisers. […]
Sunday June 10, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Jin Sangtae | Erick Antonio Benitez | Dan Malinsky
3 unique and distinct solo performances at the Red Room – offering a deep dive into the lush, cryptic inner worlds of electronic, electromagnetic and mechanical sounds! Featuring JIN SANGTAE one of the pivotal musicians of the Seoul South Korean electronic and improvised music scene, in a rare US concert! JIN SANGTAE (electronics) South Korea ERICK […]
Saturday June 09, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Killick and Susan Alcorn; Les Trois Batterie with Wendel Patrick
A duo of Killick and Susan Alcorn Killick plays Appalachian Trance Metal on stringed instruments with an emphasis on unquantifiable rhythms, intuitive intonation, and shamanistic ROYGBIV. Susan Alcorn is Baltimore’s own pedal steel guitar virtuoso. Together, they will form a tangle of never-before-heard string vibrations. Les Trois Batterie with Wendel Patrick Dan Breen and Bob Wagner are […]
Saturday May 19, 2018 | 8:30 pm
J Money Fur/Rod&Tiffany/Tom Borax
Amazing night of chamber music, experimental pop, chamber pop, chamber pots and pot music. Baltimore talent in the house. Feast your senses on this delicate, dark, and wondrous roster: The incredible mallets and ethereal synths of Rod Hamilton and Tiffany Seal. https://soundcloud.com/rod_and_tiffany The massive soundscapes and performance art of J Money Fur. http://www.jmoneyfur.com/ Tom Borax in his […]
Saturday May 12, 2018 | 8:00 pm
TRAVIS LAPLANTE/GERALD CLEAVER -A DANCE THAT EMPTIES:
A Dance That Empties is Travis Laplante‘s latest album-length composition, written for Subtle Degrees, a new two-musician ensemble consisting of Laplante (tenor saxophone) and Gerald Cleaver (drums). The duo’s uncategorizable sound evokes everything from contemporary classical music, avant-garde jazz, minimalism, technical metal, and sacred world music. Laplante is also the founder/composer of saxophone quartet Battle Trance and […]
Sunday May 06, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Volunteers’ Collective, Sunday, May 6th 2018
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgmental setting. Meet new and veteran improvisers. […]
Friday May 25, 2018 | 8:30 pm
~ Jason Kahn ~ If, Bwana ~ Piss Kills Mold ~
Jason Kahn // (solo) Born 1960 in New York. Moved to Europe in 1990 and is currently based in Zurich, where he is active as a musician, artist and writer. Kahn performs voice and resonator guitar. If, Bwana // (solo) Al Margolis is a composer/performer, improvisor and painter. Since 1984, often under his project name […]
Thursday April 26, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Paul Metzger · John St. Pelvyn · Susan Alcorn & Nicola Hein
Strange strings from home and abroad invade the Red Room! Doors at 8:30, music at 9 A virtuoso on a 23-string banjo he built himself, Paul Metzger’s idiosyncratic & deeply original long form improvisations at times bring to mind American primitive guitar, the sarod of Hindustani music, or the Chinese Erhu. Though refracted through his […]
Saturday April 14, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Lexie Mountain (solo), Drew Daniel + John Wiese (duo)
LEXIE MOUNTAIN: comedian, columnist, conundrum, composer, choir mistress, raconteur, lobster priestess, the list goes on… she’s going to grace the Room with new work and you’re going to feel the blessings rain down and the dividends pile up. DREW DANIEL is half of Matmos and all of the Soft Pink Truth and he lives in […]
Tuesday April 10, 2018 | 8:30 pm
4/10 Shelton+Berg/Olivegren+Tolbert+Mazerakis/Jones+Freeman
A truly mind-bending evening with sounds, dance and maybe even things previously unknowable, unimaginable, unforeseen and untoward. It’s a terrifying prospect all these “uns”, yet beguiling. Why miss out on performances that may be permanently etched on your mind for the rest of your life? Fantastic out sounds from Denmark – the duo of […]
Sunday April 08, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Sun. Apr. 8, 2018 Volunteers’ Collective
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgmental setting. Meet new and veteran improvisers. […]
Wednesday April 11, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Kate Amrine, Bonnie Lander perform Scelsi and more
Two masters of two of the more ancient instruments (the trumpet and the voice) make it new at The Red Room! Each will play a piece by everyone’s favorite mystic aristocrat, Giacinto Scelsi, a piece (or two) of their own and other works from the contemporary repertoire. Give yourself the gift of new music–you earned […]
Thursday April 19, 2018 | 8:30 pm
David Grubbs – author of lauded Records Ruin the Landscape, founding member of Gastr del Sol. – Also: Shelly Purdy plays John Cage
On what will surely be a lovely Thursday evening in April, legendary guitarist David Grubbs will be reading from his new book, Now that the Audience is Assembled and playing solo electric guitar. He will play some new things and pieces from Creep Mission issued by the “Drag City” record label. Also, the High Zero […]
Thursday March 29, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Jon “Wobbly” Leidecker VARIATIONS lecture: the history of appropriative collage, or, SAMPLING. Also: related video work
Jon Leidecker is a veteran sound artist concerned with a process called “sampling”, or perhaps more accurately “appropriative collage”. He’s worked with People Like Us, Fred Frith, Matmos (and many more) and is a member of Negativland. This practice has led to a thorough examination of the history of sampling, and this research led to […]
Monday April 02, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Envenomist
Some people equate Envenomist with science fiction film scores, and others envision solitary nocturnal travels through bleak urban settings, but a fundamental strength of Envenomist is that these illusory backdrops remain open to interpretation. Taking inspiration from industrial, ambient, and the kosmische scenes along with altered states of consciousness, the oceanic abyss, and deep space; […]
Saturday March 10, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Judith Hamann · Julia Reidy · The Witches
Even considering the embarrassment of riches confronting this season’s Red Room goer, this show is a true gem! Two superb instrumentalists from down under, cellist Judith Hamann (who you may remember from their performance at RR in March 2016) and guitarist JR (who was recommended to your host by Judith at the said show, to […]
Saturday March 17, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Coy Fish (Hughes, Burt, Ostrow, Scheible), Maria Shesiuk, Corey Thuro
Record release party for Coy Fish! Plus performances by Maria Shesiuk and Corey Thuro. 7:30pm reception with snacks 8:30pm performances Coy Fish is an improvising ensemble led by woodwind artist and composer, Sarah Hughes who also performs on autoharp and vocals. The ensemble consists of Sam Burt on daxophone, Dan Ostrow on double bass, and […]
Monday February 26, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Matt Mottel / Beam Splitter / Martín Escalante
Matthew Mottel is an internationally recognized musician and artist, performing most notably with Talibam! since 2003. He has worked with Karole Armitage, Rhys Chatham, Cooper-Moore, Yasuano Tone and many others. talibam.bandcamp.com Martín Escalante – Photographer, filmmaker and musician. In 2012 he started his record label Sploosh Records where he releases his solo work and collaborations […]
Sunday March 04, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Volunteers’ Collective March [BRING YOUR AMP]
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgemental setting. Meet new and veteran improvisers. […]
Saturday February 24, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Thomas Lehn/Marcus Schmickler + Leprechaun Catering
German American Friendship -QUAD style. A night of way out electronic sounds and dueling duos – in QUADRAPHONIC SOUND. Thomas Lehn + Marcus Sschmickler (Germany) Leprechaun Catering (Tom Boram + Jason Willett)(Balt) We are honored to present this rare visit from the musical prowess of Thomas Lehn and Marcus Schmickler. This duo is legendary and […]
Wednesday February 14, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Mariel Roberts · Ian Power
A wisp of cigarette smoke in the soft lamplight, the tinkle of a glass, a hushed whisper…and music for lovers only. This is love’s entrancing setting. For music, in a thousand ways, describes each glowing facet of romance. Join us in the low lights of the Red Room and share the sentimental magic of contemporary […]
Friday February 16, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Screening and Performance
New Works is a rolling event at the Red Room showcasing new video work and emphasizing local artists. video by Amber Eve Anderson, Matt Sheffield, Jonna McKone, Gillian Waldo, Margaret Rorison, Martin Schmidt, Adian Spann, Jeffery Chance, Jimmy Joe Roche, Albert Birney, Daniel Guinness. Christine Ferrera will be doing a live performance and Miles Engel-Hawbecker will be […]
Monday February 05, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Volunteers’ Collective February 2018
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgemental setting. Meet new and veteran improvisers. […]
Saturday January 27, 2018 | 8:30 pm
Thread Duo · Andrew Bernstein · Sam Cooper/Corey Thuro
Thread Duo – contrapuntal percussion and electric guitar, from New York Andrew Bernstein – multiphonic saxophone, digital treatments Sam Cooper/Corey Thuro – process guitar and violin Doors at 8:30, show at 9
Saturday March 03, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Beatriz Ferreyra · Twig Harper · Jeff Carey
We at The Red Room are simply delighted to present Argentine electroacoustic composer Beatriz Ferreyra, who will be playing a selection of pieces through the Red Room’s multi-channel system. Devoted Red Room fans may remember hearing a diffusion of her “L’Orvietan” at our Diffusion: GRM concert at 2640 in November. Beatriz will be playing two […]
