Sunday January 21, 2018 | 8:00 pm
Jean Vigo/Ron Rice: The Exuberance of Youth Curated by Herb Shellenberger
Secret Psychic Cinema is excited to host curator Herb Shellenberger to present a program on filmmakers Jean Vigo and Ron Rice. Jean Vigo’s Zero de Conduite (1933), and Ron Rice’s The Flower Thief (1960) will be screened on 16mm. Note that the event begins at 8! About the program: On December 31, 1964, Jonas Mekas reported in The Village Voice, the […]
Saturday January 13, 2018 | 9:00 pm
Sandy Ewen : Will Schorre
Another stellar Saturday night at the Red Room, in which we mine the extensive sonic riches of the Lone Star State. Electric guitar and modular synthesis reveal surprising similarities in the hands of former Texans Sandy Ewen and Will Schorre (whom you may remember from High Zero 2013), two artists whose treatment of sound suggests […]
Monday January 08, 2018 | 7:30 pm
Volunteers’ Collective — January 2018
**Different day and time this month** You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective, 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 […]
Thursday December 07, 2017 | 7:30 pm
T.A.P.E.S.
This free show was Organized by Johns Hopkins and MICA students enrolled in a course called ” Sound Art for Filmmakers” taught by High Zero Collective member Jimmy Joe Roche. Most performers are filmmakers who are bravely attempting live sound explorations for the first time. FREE SHOW and FREE limited edition usb/cassette release edition of […]
Monday December 18, 2017 | 7:00 pm
BTO: Modular Synth Meetup and Eurorack Introduction
Baltimore Technology Overdrive Presents An Introduction to Eurorack Synthesizers This free event is for those curious about analog modular synthesizers. How do they work? What do all those colorful cables do? What’s with all those knobs? Maybe, you can answer these questions already, but you haven’t built your own Eurorack synthesizer, yet. Come learn about […]
Sunday December 10, 2017 | 8:00 pm
The Films of Karen Yasinsky
The Red Room and Secret Psychic Cinema are excited to host a screening of the work of local artist and filmmaker Karen Yasinsky. Karen, “a local gem whose sparkle everyone appreciates,” will be in attendance to talk about her work and answer questions afterwards. Please note that this event starts at 8:00 and not 9:00, […]
Friday December 08, 2017 | 8:30 pm
Ian Douglas-Moore & Paul N Roth (duo) ++ The Compositions (W. Redman etal)
Ian Douglas-Moore (nyc) Paul N Roth (berlin) ::: mediumloud noise music for saxophone/guitar >>> sonic adventures in a land of textural tamperings, microtonal manipulation, meandering sound walls, and other ear curiosities https://earwash.bandcamp.com Douglas-Moore lays out sound walls using guitar-created sine tones, feedback, and a deliberate approach to sonic layering while Roth inlays his electronics-influenced approach […]
Friday December 01, 2017 | 8:30 pm
Ami Yamasaki •• Galaxy 555 •• Rozie Jordan and Greg Saunier
Friday, December 1st. Doors at 8:30, music at 9 Hello, M.C. Schmidt speaking, here… An evening of music from people who wrote to the Red Room looking for shows and they were so good I just couldn’t say no. Stunning, beautiful new age synthesis from Portland by a gentleman who calls himself GALAXY […]
Sunday December 03, 2017 | 7:00 pm
Volunteers’ Collective, December 2017
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective, 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. Bring a […]
Sunday November 19, 2017 | 8:30 pm
Experimental Film from The Old Greenbelt Theater & More!
Secret Psychic Cinema is excited to partner with The Old Greenbelt Theater and Siobhan Hagan to showcase several classic 16mm experimental films from their collection, including films by Pat O’Neil, Jordan Belson, Scott Bartlett, and more! This collection was previously held by Prince George’s County Library. At the end of the program, Mind on Fire […]
Thursday November 30, 2017 | 8:30 pm
Snake Union (Chuck Bettis & David Grant /// Bonnie Jones & Tom Borax (Duo)
SNAKE UNION Chuck Bettis – electronics Dave Grant – eurorack modular synthesizer Opening for Snake Union is a duo of Bonnie Jones (elec.) & Tom Borax (synth) SNAKE UNION is a Brooklyn based experimental electronic group consisting of Chuck Bettis (Die Trommel Fatale, Mossenek) and David Grant (Action Patrol, On A Clear Day). A duo […]
Sunday November 05, 2017 | 7:00 pm
Volunteers’ Collective, November 2017
You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective, 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. Bring a […]
Friday November 03, 2017 | 8:30 pm
Screening and Performance
New Works is a rolling event at the Red Room showcasing new video work and emphasizing local artists. New Works is curated by Jimmy Joe Roche, Matthew Sullivan and Helen Jackson-Adams. video by Tom Boram, Max Anderson, Clarissa Gregory, Lydia Milano, Helen Jackson-Adams, Jimmy Joe Roche, Matisse Rifai, Matthew Sullivan, Kiera Mulhern and Nina Giosa. There will also be a performance by Lucas Haroldson after the screening that […]
Thursday November 09, 2017 | 8:30 pm
Neil Feather VIBROWHEELS in octophonic | Bella and Tom Rohrer from Brazil
Come celebrate unconstrained creativity at the Red Room with Neil Feather, composer and instrument inventor, and Bella and Tom Rohrer, a duo from Brazil. Neil Feather will present VIBROWHEELS GALORE! A vibrowheel is a flywheel mounted with multiple vibrating motors that spin past sets of guitar pickups to create throbbing rhythms and Doppler effects. There will be five […]
Saturday October 14, 2017 | 7:00 pm
Home Movie Night – Free!
“There’s no such thing as a bad home movie. These mini-underground opuses are revealing, scary, joyous, always flawed, filled with accidental art and shout out from attics and closets all over the world to be seen again.” –John Waters FREE! Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur films, memory, and the documentation of moments […]
Saturday October 14, 2017 | 7:00 pm
FREE! Home Movie Night!
“There’s no such thing as a bad home movie. These mini-underground opuses are revealing, scary, joyous, always flawed, filled with accidental art and shout out from attics and closets all over the world to be seen again.” –John Waters FREE! Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur films, memory, and the documentation of moments […]
Friday September 29, 2017 | 7:30 pm
Diffusion: Chris Madak, Max Eilbacher
High Zero Foundation presents a new festival series focused on electronic and multi-channel sound works. The first of five in the festival, Chris Madack and Max Eilbacher present live octophonic computer music to inaugurate the permanently installed multi-channel system. There will be two shows because seating is very limited. Advance tickets purchase recommended. First show: […]
Saturday December 09, 2017 | 7:30 pm
Diffusion: Matmos, Max Eilbacher, Jeff Carey
High Zero Foundation presents a new festival series focused on electronic and multi-channel sound works. The fifth of five presentations in the festival, Matmos and Jeff Carey present multichannel music on the permanently installed surrond system at the Redroom. There will be two shows because seating is very limited. Advance tickets purchase recommended. First show: […]
Saturday November 18, 2017 | 7:30 pm
Diffusion: Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM)
High Zero Foundation presents a new festival series focused on electronic and multi-channel sound works. The fourth of five presentations in the festival, Groupe de Recherches Musicales present octophonic diffusions of classic and contemporary works from the catalogue created at this ground breaking institution. This is a single show at 2640 space. Advance tickets purchase […]
Friday October 20, 2017 | 7:30 pm
Diffusion: Lea Bertucci, Cameron Shafii, RM Francis
High Zero Foundation presents a new festival series focused on electronic and multi-channel sound works. The second of five presentations in the festival, Lea Bertucci, Cameron Shafii and RM Francis present live octophonic music on the permanently installed multi-channel system at the Redroom. Limited seating is available, advance ticket purchase is recommended. Doors at 7:30, […]
Friday November 17, 2017 | 7:30 pm
Diffusion: Kassel Jaeger, Leila Bordreuil, Wobbly
High Zero Foundation presents a new festival series focused on electronic and multi-channel sound works. The third of five presentations in the festival, Kassel Jaeger (Mego Editions) and Leila Bordreuil present live octophonic music. This is a single show at 2640 space. Advance tickets purchase recommended. doors 7:30pm, concert 8:00pm Kassel Jaeger The frontier for […]
Sunday October 01, 2017 | 9:00 pm
Rafael Toral – Andy Ortman
RAFAEL TORAL plays electronic music today as a jazz musician would play his instrument, applying jazz discipline and working practices to his abstract electronics. Melodic without notes, rhythmic without a beat, familiar but strange, meticulous but free. Formerly known for his drone/ambient work with guitar and electronics and acclaimed records such as Wave Field (1994) […]
Friday October 27, 2017 | 9:00 pm
Talibam! ++ Microkingdom ++ Audrey Chen
Talibam!, a 14-year working unit based in New York City, can be described in various ways — as a classic keyboards/drums expanded-jazz duo, as Dadaist provocateurs with an innate love for the history of music, as a Fluxus-informed theater troupe, as an electronic ensemble inspired by Stockhausen, or as a rhythm section at the cross […]
Wednesday September 06, 2017 | 6:00 pm
Lucas Abela’s Temple of Din High Zero 2017
The High Zero Festival of Experimental and Improvised Music is honored to present the North American debut of the incomparable Lucas Abela’s Temple of Din. Abela’s amazing works are a unique amalgam of sculptures, arcade games and musical instruments. These machine evoke pinball – with bumpers, flippers and playfields – but combine them with entire […]
Tuesday October 10, 2017 | 9:00 pm
Kyle Bruckman in quad! Quartet with Sarah Hughes, Paul Neidhardt, and Samuel Burt
Extraordinary oboist and electronic music composer Kyle Bruckman visits to perform a solo work in quadrophonic sound and to play with Sarah Hughes (saxophone), Paul Neidhardt (drums), and Samuel Burt (bass clarinet). Notes from the composer: An Extruded Introversion for Blixa Bargeld (2016) This is most recent of three pieces that arose together as attempts to […]
