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Established in 2006, Machines with Magnets hosts experimental music performances, sound and art exhibitions and installations, performance art, film and video screenings, cultural and community events, private events, and fundraisers. Past performances include The Body, Dan Deacon, Mirah, Etran de l'Aïr, Braveyoung, Lydia Lunch, Lightning Bolt, Brown Bird, Container, and Mdou Moctar.

Upcoming Events + Tickets

All ages unless otherwise noted, 21+ with valid ID to drink

Bittersweet, Cryptwarbler, Tayla R. + Barbienoise

Thursday, June 26, 2025

8:00 pm

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Bittersweet, Cryptwarbler, Tayla R. + Barbienoise

Music Show
Thursday, June 26, 2025
8:00 pm
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Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp with DakouDakou

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

8:00 pm

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Founded in 2006 in Geneva, 90 years after Dada, by Vincent Bertholet (Hyperculte), the 12- piece Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp has released 5 albums on the highly influential Bongo Joe Records and played the European festival circuit for years. This will be their second attempt to conquer America – following the release of the latest album, Ventre Unique. The band’s name is an homage to some of the classic Congolese groups (Orchestre Tout Puissant Konono n°1, Orchestre Tout Puissant Polyrytmo, TPOK Jazz etc...) and to one of the greatest provocateurs of 20th century art. Their music mixes echoes of The Ex, Moondog, kraut rock, minimalism, high life, symphonic touches and punk outbursts - and yet, none of it is terribly relevant: OTPMD has managed to invent its own reality – or, if you prefer, a simulation. Their live performances are mesmerizing affairs with an almost ritualistic slant and arrangements so tight they seem to re-organize chaos itself.

$15 adv / $20 day of

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Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp with DakouDakou

Music Show
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
8:00 pm
$15 adv / $20 day of
Founded in 2006 in Geneva, 90 years after Dada, by Vincent Bertholet (Hyperculte), the 12- piece Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp has released 5 albums on the highly influential Bongo Joe Records and played the European festival circuit for years. This will be their second attempt to conquer America – following the release of the latest album, Ventre Unique. The band’s name is an homage to some of the classic Congolese groups (Orchestre Tout Puissant Konono n°1, Orchestre Tout Puissant Polyrytmo, TPOK Jazz etc...) and to one of the greatest provocateurs of 20th century art. Their music mixes echoes of The Ex, Moondog, kraut rock, minimalism, high life, symphonic touches and punk outbursts - and yet, none of it is terribly relevant: OTPMD has managed to invent its own reality – or, if you prefer, a simulation. Their live performances are mesmerizing affairs with an almost ritualistic slant and arrangements so tight they seem to re-organize chaos itself.
More Info + RSVP

Otherworld

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

6:00 pm

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9:00 pm

This exhibition is a love letter to the ways we create ourselves and each other, again and again, across thresholds both visible and unseen. Eli Kauffman and J Rowen O’Dwyer bring together vivid, psychologically charged paintings that explore the threshold between the physical and the mythic, the home and the holy. Their work charts the sacred rituals of queer life — from moments of pleasure to acts of care, devotion, and transformation. The home becomes a site of alchemy, the body a threshold, and queer experiences a mirror and a myth in constant renewal. The outside world serves as a mirror, a set on which to explore new versions of ourselves, and fill unexpected roles. Images drawn from play, intimacy, domesticity, and community shift between documentation and dream, honoring both the rawness and the magic of trans and queer existence. Otherworld refers to myths and realms in legends, but also to the term “Otherworldly” describing the uncanny nature of otherness, leaving the door open to new realms, for those considered outcast.

Free

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Otherworld

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
6:00 pm
9:00 pm
Free
This exhibition is a love letter to the ways we create ourselves and each other, again and again, across thresholds both visible and unseen. Eli Kauffman and J Rowen O’Dwyer bring together vivid, psychologically charged paintings that explore the threshold between the physical and the mythic, the home and the holy. Their work charts the sacred rituals of queer life — from moments of pleasure to acts of care, devotion, and transformation. The home becomes a site of alchemy, the body a threshold, and queer experiences a mirror and a myth in constant renewal. The outside world serves as a mirror, a set on which to explore new versions of ourselves, and fill unexpected roles. Images drawn from play, intimacy, domesticity, and community shift between documentation and dream, honoring both the rawness and the magic of trans and queer existence. Otherworld refers to myths and realms in legends, but also to the term “Otherworldly” describing the uncanny nature of otherness, leaving the door open to new realms, for those considered outcast.
More Info + RSVP

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Event Archive

ZOMES / Cream Candles / JPA Falzone / Chuck's All In!
June 26, 2018
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ZOMES / Cream Candles / JPA Falzone / Chuck's All In!

June 26, 2018
9:00 pm
The Sensitive Ferns / Domcaster / Apples / Harrastronauts
June 21, 2018
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The Sensitive Ferns / Domcaster / Apples / Harrastronauts

June 21, 2018
8:00 pm
What Cheer? Brigade / Hit Bargain / Iris Creamer
June 20, 2018
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What Cheer? Brigade / Hit Bargain / Iris Creamer

June 20, 2018
9:00 pm
Lady Queen Paradise / gobbinjr / Long Neck / Beverly Tender
June 18, 2018
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Lady Queen Paradise / gobbinjr / Long Neck / Beverly Tender

June 18, 2018
9:00 pm
Val Martino / Lief Hall / House Red
June 11, 2018
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Val Martino / Lief Hall / House Red

June 11, 2018
9:00 pm
Cruz De Navajas / False Figure / Humour / Skrawl
June 8, 2018
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Cruz De Navajas / False Figure / Humour / Skrawl

June 8, 2018
9:00 pm
Lower Tar / J. Desosa / Rectrix / TImeghost / VOSP
June 5, 2018
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Lower Tar / J. Desosa / Rectrix / TImeghost / VOSP

June 5, 2018
9:00 pm
Mem1 plays Cormier
June 5, 2018
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Mem1 plays Cormier

June 5, 2018
7:30 pm
Trim / Dead Tenants / Baby; Baby / Suicide Magnets
June 2, 2018
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Trim / Dead Tenants / Baby; Baby / Suicide Magnets

June 2, 2018
9:00 pm
Headband / Going / Mario Sisters / Dingo
June 1, 2018
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Headband / Going / Mario Sisters / Dingo

June 1, 2018
9:00 pm
Zach Rowden + Wendy Eisenberg Duo / Jeb Bishop / Damon Smith / SCF Trio / Antheridia
May 6, 2018
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Zach Rowden + Wendy Eisenberg Duo / Jeb Bishop / Damon Smith / SCF Trio / Antheridia

May 6, 2018
8:00 pm
Ensemble / Parallax Multimedia Concert: Experimental Contemporary Music
May 5, 2018
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Ensemble / Parallax Multimedia Concert: Experimental Contemporary Music

May 5, 2018
8:00 pm
People with Pencils / Closing Reception & Music
May 4, 2018
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People with Pencils / Closing Reception & Music

May 4, 2018
6:00 pm
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