Erin Demastes and Dylan Burchett explore improvisation with small instruments, synthesizers, computers, handmade electronics, and found objects, bringing ideas from their individual practices as experimental music composers, performers, and instrument builders. Following the theme, a group of local instrument builders will include Eric Franklin, Paul Rubenstein, and John Jansen. Paul Rubenstein plays the mechanical monk (motorized drone played […]

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Top night featuring one of America’s finest modular synth composer/performers Mark Cetilia of Providence. Completing the night will be Mind on Fire’s genii Jason Charney and James Young. James and Jason may need no intro to Baltimoreans – virtuosi in their fields: composers extraordinaire but also fabulous improvisors and we’ll see that side to them […]

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Beautiful Pigs is an improvising guitar trio featuring Luke Rovinsky and bassist Caleb Duval, co-creators of prolific Connecticut series/label/collective FIM Improvisation, with Providence-based percussionist, organizer, producer, and visual artist Mackenzie Kourie. Postwife (Jess Keyes and Landon Peer) open the night. Jess is known for her electroacoustic and ambient music, saxophone playing, compositions, band-leading, sound installations, […]

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The 28th Annual High Zero Festival will be held on September 24th – 27th!  Volunteers are needed for:– Picking artists up / dropping artists off at the airport/train station– Selling tickets at the concerts– Ushering at the concerts– Stagehand assistance – Helping with additional artist transportation during festival – Postering around town– HOUSING ARTISTS (please contact Bonnie Lander at lander@highzero.org asap if […]

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Thursday September 10th, 2026 8pm Doors // 8:30pm show $10-$20 Sliding Scale Join us for a fabulous night of solos, duos, and trios. Jessica Ackerley, traveling from Honolulu, will join local artists, Alma Laprida and Rachel Beetz, for a multi-set performance of experimental and improvised music. About the Artists Jessica Ackerley is a Canadian guitarist, […]

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Killick Hinds lives in Athens, Georgia. His music is Appalachian Trance Metal made on unusual stringed instruments with an emphasis on unquantifiable rhythms, intuitive intonation, and shamanistic ROYGBIV. The primary sonic influences on Killick are animals, wind, water, fire, electrical hum, and silence.

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progressive improvisational chamber quartet from New Orleans & New York City

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