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October 25
Kranky Records Showcase
Windy and Carl, Clinic Stars, Justin Walter, Jessica Bailiff (accompanied by Mathew Sweet of Boduf Songs)
Doors 8 pm, music at 9 pm
We're excited Detroit space rock great, Windy and Carl, are returning to the Trinosophes stage - and this time they've reunited with several of their labelmates in a special Kranky Records showcase. Windy and Carl helped define 90s-era space rock, releasing over a dozen records on Kranky since 1995. Largely an instrumental, ambient music duo, Windy and Carl stand out in the evolution of space rock for eschewing synthesizers but achieving the same sort of minimalist dreamscapes through heavily processed electric guitars. Married collaborators and former owners of the late, great Stormy Records in Dearborn, Windy Weber and Carl Hultgren continue to make new work together and as solo artists. They have a long history of low-key facilitating and promoting creative music of all kinds in Michigan.
Newer acts with local roots are also part of the showcase: Detroit's Clinic Stars carries the torch for the ambient shoegaze end of Kranky's spectrum, while Ann Arbor's Justin Walter performs numinous, minimalist soundscapes on Electronic Valve Instrument. LIke Windy and Carl, Toledo's Jessica Bailiff started releasing records on Kranky in the 90s, making an ambient/ slow-core / post-rock hybrid. She'll be joined by British artist Matthew Sweet, who records under the name Budof, a staple of Kranky's catalogue in the early 200s.
Kranky Records Showcase
Windy and Carl, Clinic Stars, Justin Walter, Jessica Bailiff (accompanied by Mathew Sweet of Boduf Songs)
Doors 8 pm, music at 9 pm
We're excited Detroit space rock great, Windy and Carl, are returning to the Trinosophes stage - and this time they've reunited with several of their labelmates in a special Kranky Records showcase. Windy and Carl helped define 90s-era space rock, releasing over a dozen records on Kranky since 1995. Largely an instrumental, ambient music duo, Windy and Carl stand out in the evolution of space rock for eschewing synthesizers but achieving the same sort of minimalist dreamscapes through heavily processed electric guitars. Married collaborators and former owners of the late, great Stormy Records in Dearborn, Windy Weber and Carl Hultgren continue to make new work together and as solo artists. They have a long history of low-key facilitating and promoting creative music of all kinds in Michigan.
Newer acts with local roots are also part of the showcase: Detroit's Clinic Stars carries the torch for the ambient shoegaze end of Kranky's spectrum, while Ann Arbor's Justin Walter performs numinous, minimalist soundscapes on Electronic Valve Instrument. LIke Windy and Carl, Toledo's Jessica Bailiff started releasing records on Kranky in the 90s, making an ambient/ slow-core / post-rock hybrid. She'll be joined by British artist Matthew Sweet, who records under the name Budof, a staple of Kranky's catalogue in the early 200s.
Saturday, November 2
Ava Mendoza
with King Sophia
[Tickets will be $18 at entry]
Ava Medoza grew up in California and attended Interlochen Arts Academy (in Michigan) before studying with legendary experimental musician/composer Fred Frith at Mills College. She has gone on to work in projects with many notable figures of contemporary music, including William Parker, Gerald Cleaver, Susan Alcorn, Nate Wooley, Shayna Dulberger, John Zorn, Sir Richard Bishop, William Hooker and many others, while simultaneously releasing 10 records as a bandleader in 11 years. Mendoza also performs in Bill Orcutt's Guitar Quintet, leads the avant-rock band Unnatural Ways (a trio with Tim Dahl and Sam Ospov) and performs in a duo with Nels Cline. As a guitarist, Mendoza has received acclaim for her technique and viscerality. In any context she is committed to bringing expressivity, energy and a wide sonic range to the music.
Sunday, November 3
Jakal
featuring Keefe Jackson, Julian Kirshner, Fred Lonberg-Holm
[Tickets will be $20 at entry]
Primarily based in Chicago, the members of Jakal are all well-established creative musicians/improvisers who are no strangers to Detroit. Keefe Jackson (tenor & sopranino saxophone), Julian Kirshner (drums) and Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello, tenor guitar and electronics) have been performing their no-holds-barred improvisations as Jakal since 2014. Collectively, they've worked with Peter Brötzmann, Tomeka Reid, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, The Flying Luttenbachers, Sylvie Courvoisier and many others. As they've all graced our stage in various ensembles, we're sure this will be a world-class improvising trio.
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