Saturday August 16 * 6pm * $15-25 * in the backyard, weather permitting * TICKETS
Reign of Ferns (Taipei, TW and Colorado)
Reign of Ferns is Ryan J Raffa and Andrew Weathers. They embark on their first US tour this summer, playing improvised sets of Fourth World fever dream music. The duo’s work has been released on Aural Canyon and Longform Editions.
Ryan J Raffa is an interdisciplinary artist based in Taipei, Taiwan. Their work is rooted in the transformative power of improvisation, informed by personal geographies, the prismatic lens of Eastern thought, and observations within our shared sonic vocabularies.
Andrew Weathers is a composer, improviser, and intermedia artist based in the Front Range region of Colorado. His work is equally concerned with the disjunction of duration and place, as well as improvisation’s prospect as a vessel of discovery and collective practice.
Oms (Washington DC)
Heavyweight sonics interact with an ever evolving tapestry of imagery, conjured through an improvisational blending of analog modular electronics, string instruments and customized video software. The result is a mesmerizing, hypnotic, immersive experience designed to sync with the alpha and theta brain waves through the use of drones, rhythms, and duration. Oms is the multimedia collaboration between artists Monica Stroik and Doug Kallmeyer.
Weathering (Baltimore, MD and Frederick, MD)
Weathering is an electroacoustic duo formed by Matt Carey (clarinet, piano) and Carolyn Zaldivar Snow (modular synthesizers). Their work merges field recordings from natural environments with intricate, experimental electronics, creating immersive soundscapes that evoke both organic and technological worlds. Carey’s background in electronic music includes studies with Dr. Anna Rubin at UMBC and Pauline Oliveros at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His work has been featured in a range of media, including film, dance, and immersive installations. Zaldivar Snow is a field recordist and journalist interested in tape and water. Her work has appeared in Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and temporary environments, including a geodesic dome in Eakin’s Oval as part of Philadelphia quadraphonic, hydrophonic project Wooder. She leads editorial at electronic label Mystery Circles, and contributes to Tape Op Magazine.