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Thu15May2025
Levon Sings! with Brandon Lopez and Carmen Quill May 15
7:30 doors 8:00 Show $15.00 suggested donation
Brandon Lopez is a bassist and composer living in New York City. His work deals with improvisation, finding new sonic possibilities on the double bass. Collaborations with the likes Fred Moten, Gerald Cleaver, John Zorn, The Mat Maneri Quartet, Nate Wooley’s “knknighgh”, Satoko Fuji, Zeena Parkins, Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey, Standing On The Corner, Cecilia Lopez, Ash Fure, Joe Morris, Tyshawn Sorey, and many others. His collaborative work with Fred Moten and Gerald Cleaver was critically acclaimed by publications of note and won Best of Jazz 2022 in the NYTimes. His most recent solo recording won best of 2023 in the NYC Jazz record.Carmen Quill (formerly Carmen Q. Rothwell) is a double bassist, composer, and singer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is recognized for her sound and versatility on the double bass, her captivating performances as a solo artist, and her intuitive sensitivity as an improviser. Her debut solo recording, Don’t Get Comfy / Nowhere (2020), “thrives on the meeting of reservation and vulnerability, and its songs feel as emotional and virtuosic as a power ballad yet are sparse and withholding as a Rembrandt” (Pitchfork). In addition to producing and performing her solo music she performs and releases music as part of the bands tilt, Scree, and a host of other projects and collaborations.Levon (Henry) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, theorist, and teacher based in New York City. While primarily associated with saxophones & clarinets (whether for Julian Lage, Paula Cole, or Jib Kidder), Levon has always made his own music in the margins on a variety of other instruments. His solo project has gradually shifted focus from instrumental to vocal music –self-accompanied on guitar and keyboards– which he has finally begun performing live.
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Fri16May2025
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn • Maia Macdonald May 16
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $TBA
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn lives in Brooklyn where she works as a song writer, performer, producer and mom. In a constant dedication to expanding her tender repertoire of American folk songs into a larger context, her recordings seek to find the magical amity between explorative percussion, orchestral sounds and elements of rock and popular music. Since starting out in the late 1990’s, she has released over a dozen solo and collaborative recordings on various independent labels including K Records, Kill Rock Stars, Absolute Magnitude Recordings, Double Double Whammy and 7e.p., and toured solo and with countless iterations of her own band in concert halls, music clubs and punk basements all across North America, Japan and Europe.
Mirah is currently in the thick of finishing a new record and will play some of the new songs at The Owl, accompanied by the always magnificent Aviva Jaye.
Mirah sees her creative process as a dedication to investigating the complicated intersections within communities large and small, believing that with deeper understanding of each other, the seeds of a more generous and less violent world are planted.
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Sat17May2025
Jonahp • Doreé • or best offer • May 17
7:30 Door 8:00 Music $15 suggested donation
The experimental rock duo Or Best Offer is made up of primary songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Grace Schmidhauser and drummer /synthesist Brian Culligan. They work with a sense of ceaseless wonder and invention, moving between instruments and technique with fluidity and intuition. Based between Brooklyn, Providence, and Chicago, the duo has found increasing notoriety for their arresting live performances, which project immersive electronics against muscular, cathartic performance.
Dorée is an artist and band from New York. Rhythmic guitar parts with drums, their music is best described as alternative math-folk. They regularly play home base gigs around NYC as well as tour multiple times a year. -
Sun18May2025
Ike Ufomadu • Lurchiana • The Cradle May 18
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Emmy-nominated Ike Ufomadu (JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU) is an actor, comedian and entertainer, named a “Comic to Watch” by Time Out New York. His series of shorts WORDS WITH IKE appeared as part of CAKE on FX. Think a hilarious Mr. Rogers, but still alive.
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Thu22May2025
Amir El Saffar • dream brigade May 22
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Amir ElSaffar presents a captivating solo set for Trumpet, Santur, Voice, and Modular Synths.
dream brigade is the duo of Phillip Golub (piano) and Lesley Mok (drums). Fresh off the heels of their debut self-titled release on Infrequent Seams, they present a set of original compositions, standards, and improvisations.
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Fri23May2025
Cam Knowler • Adeline Hotel • Nuria Graham May 23
7:30 doors 8:00 music $15 suggested donation
Núria Graham began her musical journey in Catalonia, Spain, releasing her debut album at the age of sixteen. Since then, she has released four albums and performed on stages worldwide, including festivals like Primavera Sound. Her latest album, “Cyclamen” (Verve Forecast, 2023), self-produced by Núria, is filled with dreamy textures, wind and string arrangements, from piano to classical guitar. Influenced by classical music, film scores and jazz, this album is a new approach to Núria’s oneiric world.
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Sat24May2025
Nora Stanley • Nicomo • Little Cliff May 24
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
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Sun25May2025
Adelyn Strei and friends May 25
7:30 Door 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
… a 6 piece experimental cohort made of members of ice blink, more eaze, Jeff Tobias, Adelyn Strei
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Thu29May2025
Elijah Barlow • Molly Parden Alayne May May 27
Elijah Berlow is a Chicago-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist folk musician. Originating from pastoral roots in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, Berlow is a playful story-teller with a narrative style grounded in the traditions of Americana music. As a vocalist, he emanates a sincere warmth through his thoughtful phrasing; and his diligent fingerpicking guitar-style leads steadily through the pulsing catharsis of any song. Pulling influence from greats such as Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits, Roseanne Cash and Missispi John Hurt, Berlow creates music that is complex, soulful and in conversation with a rich rhythmic history. He also derives inspiration from solitude in nature, perambulations in the neighborhood and the conversations that arise when cooking a meal to share. Berlow’s music can currently be found on Bandcamp, including the self-released albums Under the Weather [2016 and] Live at VCR [2019]. The single Roadkill [2019] can also be heard on Spotify. Berlow can be found performing with his band locally in Chicago, as well as around the Midwest and North East.
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Fri30May2025
Lily Talmers * TJ Douglas • Mutual Benefit May 30
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
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Sat31May2025
Henry Grant • Kyle Morgan • Katy Pinke May 31
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Henry Grant is a producer/songwriter living in New York City. Henry’s passion is bringing together scenes and sounds to discover new connections and combinations. Throughout the 2010s, Henry played hundreds of shows in his native NYC and nationally with his band Zula, a psych-pop project co-fronted with his cousin Nate Terepka. Zula released three albums and several EPs, winning praise from Jon Pareles in The New York Times for “pointillistic structures with a mainspring of minimalism.” Henry continues to play out regularly as a singer-songwriter. He has fronted his own band since 2022, integrating the hypnotic soundscapes that have become the basis and fountain of his inspiration into continued collaborative work as a musician, performer, engineer and producer.
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Kyle Morgan grew up in central Pennsylvania, where he spent countless Sunday mornings amidst the broken strains and coffee breath of his church congregation. His first record, Starcrossed Losers, became the alias under which he would go on to release two more, Bind Us Anew and Strange Hesitations, each featuring his distinctive conglomeration of Americana styles, from stripped-down acoustic ballads and love-lorn parlor laments to roaring alt-country and throwback 60’s rock’n’roll. In 2022, Morgan released his label debut, Younger At Most Everything, on Team Love Records. His newest record, Ghost of a Problem, will be out June, 2025..
Katy Pinke’s songs are self-examinations—cerebral and unsparing, but reaching toward a more promising future. The Manhattan-based singer-songwriter, painter, and theater-maker’s nimble soprano evokes the precision, humor, and melancholy of forbearers like The Roches and Connie Converse. Sentences pour across verses, disrupting the symmetry of the expected verse-chorus form. Pinke released her stripped-down debut self-titled album in the spring of 2024, which PopMatters describes as “somehow dreamlike but rooted in authentic, basic principles of songwriting and performance.
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Sun01Jun2025
Danny Fox Trio • Sweet World June 1
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
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Wed04Jun2025
Christian Li • Maddy + Erin Duo • .michael. WEDNESDAY! June 14
7:30 Dooors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Maddy + Erin Duo is Maddy Baltor (Maddy with a Y) and Erin McGrath (Dig Nitty )in this one-time fun-time duo set. Songs by each of them, performed together..michael. is Michael Sachs and Mikey Buishas. Michael plays clarinet and then puts it down and sings and then picks it up again. Mikey plays guitar pretty much the whole time and also sings sometimes. Michael lives in LA and is coming to town just to play this show. There will be at least half an album of new songs plus some old for good measure. Mikey usually makes cupcakes for these events so leave room after dinner. -
Thu05Jun2025
Frances Chang • Wilks Group • Talk Bazaar • Chuck Roth June 5
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Frances Chang is a musician and multimedia artist living and performing in New York. Combining use of conventional instrumentation, playful electronics, and poetry, her unique strain of experimental songwriting deals with disrupting accepted reality. Her songs are an exercise in communication, probing the tension between idiosyncratic personal experience and the drive to understand and be understood through a collective language. She regularly performs in NYC with Andrea Schiavelli (Eyes of Love) on bass and Liza Winter (Birthing Hips) on drums, forming an elastic trio that excels in psychic communication and subverting expectations.
Wilks Group is an entity oriented around songs written by Zack Wilks. It’s currently a seven-piece band consisting of Erinn Buyhoff (saxophone), Ethan Cohn (bass), Alex Fels (drums and percussion), Tom McCaffrey (guitar), Divya Menzes (keys and vocals), Isaac Silber (drums and percussion), and Wilks (guitar and vocals).
Talk Bazaar will dance the night away with you, sing and cry the whole car ride home, and tuck you gently into bed. Their 2024 album “WHATSPACE?” is the frenetic feeling of both isolation and community, of always trying to slow down and not knowing how to stop.
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Fri06Jun2025
James Carney • Joy Elysse June 6
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
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Sat07Jun2025
Sweetbreads • Natalie Carol • Brittany Ann Tranbaugh June 7
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15 Adv/ $20 Door
Sweetbreads is the musical project of singer-songwriter Melody Stolpp, based in Ridgewood, Queens. With a powerful voice and an ear for infectious melodies, Sweetbreads draws inspiration from ’90s country icons like The Chicks and the modern indie twang movement. Her music captures the heightened emotions and contradictions of being alive, weaving together tender storytelling and fearless honesty.
Natalie Carol is front-woman and songwriter of LA-based band, Valley Queen. Cited as “one of the great cosmic belters from the school of Grace Slick and Delores O’Riordan” by Rolling Stone Magazine, Carol has shared tours with the likes of Laura Marling, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Social Distortion and featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, Linda Perry’s Dodger Stadium Covid Concert Series, and Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion Festival.
Brittany Ann Tranbaugh (pronounced TRAN-baw) is a Philadelphia-based songwriter whose queer Americana heartbreaker “Kiss You” won Song of the Year in the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
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Sun08Jun2025
Key Hutch •Worldwide Seagull • iisa (isabel crespo pardo) Jun 8
7:30 Door 8:00 music $15.00 suggested donation
Key Hutch is a versatile guitarist, multi instrumentalist, composer, and producer from Brooklyn, NY. The “Key Hutch” experience is a dance between Black tradition and progression. With the use of loop stations, effects pedals, ableton and just pure imagination, Key Hutch is an artist that honors their natural ability to shape-shift through form and sound. She often finds new ground to break through the guitar as it serves as an integral tool in channeling her curiosity and her gifts.
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Thu12Jun2025
Chris van Voorst van Beest • Sam Weber Jun 12
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Hailed as “a double bassist with an exceptional ability to improvise” (Erminio Garotta – Sound and Vision), Chris van Voorst van Beest has emerged as a unique voice within New York’s improvised music community. Chris will play his original music joined by Jacob Sacks on piano and Hamir Atwal on drums.Bassist Sam Weber will play his own compositions with Nathan Ellman-Bell (drums), Andrew Haug (piano), and Alex Levine (guitar). -
Fri13Jun2025
Michael Rocketship and friends Jun 13
7:30 Door 8:00 Music $15 suggested donation
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Sat14Jun2025
Gory Dove• WishWish • Panther Hollow June 14
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
WishWish features the songs of drummer and vocalist Rachel Housle. Reaching into the space between the abstract and the familiar, pop melodies mingle with country-inflected slide guitar and a punk spirit.
Panther Hollow is the name under which Colombian-American singer-songwriter, composer & multi-instrumentalist Bernardo Ochoa (he/him) creates. Moving semi-frequently throughout his childhood, Nardo’s work consciously & subconsciously interrogates notions of belonging and grapples with self-love & identity in an ocean of seemingly opposing perspectives. Nardo currently tours with Daisy the Great and Charlotte Rose Benjamin and frequently plays in a slew of other bands in the Lenape land known as Queens NY, where he currently lives and works. -
Sun15Jun2025
Out Of Sight Of Land • Sav • Dirty Churches June 15
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Variously called “beautiful, hypnotic” (Weird Canada), and “highly intriguing” (Birds of Canada), the music of New York-raised, Montreal-matured composer Damon Hankoff treads lines between minimalist textures, ancient choral sonorities, and folk sensibilities. Hankoff performs under the name Out of Sight of Land.
Sav Griffin is an emerging indie folk musician hailing from South Carolina, known for her soulful melodies and introspective lyrics. Drawing from the rich traditions of folk music, Griffin’s sound blends heartfelt storytelling with evocative acoustic arrangements. Sav is currently working on her debut EP, collaborating with her good friend and producer Lorenzo Wolff.
Dirty Churches founder and composer Jesse Gelaznik specializes in film soundtracks, as well as music for art performances and dance. His Dirty Churches opera ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS was performed in 2019 at La MaMa Gelleria, and his music was used in the feature film Initials S.G., which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. He has been nominated for “Best Score” by the American Independent Film Awards.
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Wed18Jun2025
Jenifer Jackson and friends June 18 (WEDNESDAY!)
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Jenifer Jackson says, “Morning Star” is inspired by the desert and flight. The album was sponsored in part by a grant awarded me by the City of Austin Live Music Fund. I’ve lived in Austin TX for the past 17 years and although I perform a couple times a year in NY’s Hudson Valley, this show at The Owl Brooklyn will be my first in the city for many years. I’m over the moon about reuniting with bandmates Oren Bloedow, Greg Wiecsorek and with dear city friends. Join us, along with some other musical guest stars, for a celebration of music and friendship.
official website: http://www.jeniferjackson.com
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Fri20Jun2025
Deidamoth (FKA Jae Soto) • Charlotte Greve • Charlotte Jacobs June 20
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Brooklyn singer and producer, Deidamoth (FKA Jae Soto) writes ethereal, electronic pop songs equally inspired by a crossover of experimental sounds and traditional songwriting.
Her last album “Leave the Light On” was released under the moniker Jae Soto via Switch Hit Records, a cooperative artist-run label.
Charlotte Greve is an award-winning composer, saxophonist, and vocalist whose work bridges the worlds of jazz, contemporary classical, and experimental music. Originally from Germany and now based in Brooklyn, she is known for her emotionally resonant compositions and innovative ensemble writing. Greve has released critically acclaimed albums with her projects Lisbeth Quartett and Wood River, and her large-scale choral work Sediments We Move, was named one of The New York Times‘ Best Classical Tracks of 2021. Her music is rooted in improvisation but constantly seeks new forms and sonic possibilities.
Charlotte Jacobs is a Brooklyn-based vocalist, composer, and producer crafting jazz-flecked avant-pop that merges electronic textures, spoken word, and bilingual (Dutch-English) vocals. Her debut album a t l a s (New Amsterdam Records) blends mythic storytelling with experimental minimalism. She has also released music on the Belgian label Stroom, known for its boundary-pushing electronic catalog.
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Sat21Jun2025
Ed Pastprini solo • Life In A Blender Jun 21
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
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Sun22Jun2025
Greenhoe and Bilger • Ali Dineen Jun 22
7:30 Doors 8:00 music $15 suggested donation
Greenhoe and Bilger features NYC natives Hans Bilger and Eli Greenhoe, two vibrant young voices at the intersection of acoustic pop music and the avant-garde. Clothing delicate songcraft in gorgeous arrangements showcasing their backgrounds in classical, New Music, and jazz, the pair’s songs burst with instrumental and vocal color to enchant, delight, and challenge listeners.
Ali Dineen is a songwriter and composer from Queens, NY. Known for her deeply introspective and emotionally-driven songs, Ali’s music transcends pop trends, prioritizing authenticity and vulnerability. With compassion and joy, she creates a space where powerful emotional experiences can unfold, fostering connection and community in every song. Ali has performed at the Museum of Art and Design, the Caramoor American Roots Music Festival, the American Folk Art Museum, and the Brooklyn Folk Festival, among other wonderful venues. Ali worked as Musician in Residence for Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir from 2022-2024, including on their recent stint opening for Neil Young on his Love Earth Tour. They are also the Music Director for local puppet troupe extraordinaire The Boxcutter Collective, and are currently working on an opera about Joan of Arc. In addition to writing and performing, Ali teaches vocal harmony and guitar workshops at the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, as well as several youth choruses at public schools in NYC.
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Thu26Jun2025
Ian Davis and friends June 26
7:30 Doors 8:00 music $15 suggested donation
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Fri27Jun2025
R&D • TBA June 27
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15 suggested donation
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Thu10Jul2025
Ressonnance • Lila Bloom Jul 10
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Ressonnance offers a sanctuary for reducing tension, alleviating anxiety, and nurturing spiritual well-being. Stéphane Clement & Nicolaus Gelin bring a wealth of experience and accolades to Ressonnance, having performed at prestigious venues and collaborated with renowned artists around the world. Their combined expertise in music and art, alongside their shared vision, has led to innovative art experiences that have captivated audiences and fostered meaningful connections with esteemed establishments in the art and wellness space.
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Fri11Jul2025
tba• Chase Elodia • Chris Morrisey July 11
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Chase Elodia is a composer, drummer, and writer living in Brooklyn.His his band will perform songs inspired by fruit, fluttering eyelids, the textuality of grief, and roommate relations.
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Sun13Jul2025
Martin Nevin • Trevor Dunn's PROOF Readers Jul 13
7:30
Trevor Dunn put PROOF Readers together with the sole purpose of playing the beautiful & often neglected song book of Ornette Coleman. In 1993 the release of the complete Atlantic recordings “Beauty Is A Rare Thing” served as a catalyst for me in transcribing over 50 Ornette tunes. That endeavor in itself was a learning experience that informed my own writing in terms of form, variation, melody, and improvisation and led me towards an understanding of his harmolodic approach. The name PROOF Readers came from an unreleased song of the same name. Both Ornette’s musical & verbal language toy with syntax in their inimitable variation of normal harmony/grammar.
tha band is: Trevor Dunn (bass), Darius Jones (alto), Nate Wooley (trumpet), Ryan Sawyer (drums)
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Fri18Jul2025
Alena Spanger • TBA. Jul 18
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
Alena Spanger is a singer/keyboardist/songwriter based in Brooklyn. Weaving together angular art-pop songcraft, unorthodox vocalizations, and intricate arrangements, Spanger’s songs construct their own elaborate and immersive worlds. -
Sat19Jul2025
SNOCKORAMA with Erin McGrath and friends Jul 19
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation
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Sun20Jul2025
Sex Mob Jul 20
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Sun27Jul2025
RocketSnail #6. Jul 27
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15.00 suggested donation -
Sat06Sep2025
Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon Sept 6
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15 suggested donation
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Fri12Sep2025
Ali Dineen and friends Sept 12
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15 suggested donation
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Sun14Sep2025
Alta Quartet • Michael Bates' Acrobat Sept 14
7:30 Door 8:00 Show $12 suggested donation
Michael Bates’ Acrobat and the ALTA String Quartet present radically different explorations of two dissident composers: Dmitri Shostakovich and Witold Lutoslawski.Acrobat are:Marty Ehrlich-clarinet • Fung Chern Hwei-violin • Sara Schoenbeck-bassoon • Michael Bates-bass •Michael Sarin-drums. The quintet, led by bassist/composer Michael Bates, features five fearless voices exploring one of music’s most mysterious personalities, Dmitri Shostakovich. With literal themes by Shostakovich or themes composed with his spirit, “Acrobat” is full of music that is playful yet dark and swinging. And while Shostakovich is clearly being channeled, the voices of these five fantastic improvisers will be on full display: Beautiful and vicious, elegant and dissonant, and humor laced with serene sarcasm.
Alta are: Gabryel Smith-violin • Rachel Hauser-violin •Emily Bookwalter-viola • Ken Hashimoto-cello, a collaboration of four committed and curious musicians based in Brooklyn, NY who perform and premiere a wide range of music for string quartet. Founded in 2021, the group has been praised for their “fiery” and “faithful” performances (New York City Jazz Record) of contemporary repertoire, and regularly performs music both old and new. On this evening, The ALTA String Quartet performs Shostakovich and Prokofiev. -
Fri10Oct2025
Kissing Other PPL with Rachel Baiman & Viv and Riley Oct 10
7:30 Doors $15/adv $20/door
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Sat11Oct2025
closed for a special event Oct 11
7:30 Doors 8:00 Music $15 suggested donation