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A Monolithic Dome, Mountain of Woe, Professor A, Holy Mountain + Argot
Friday, May 29, 2026
$15
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Friday, May 29, 2026
8:00 pm
$15
More Info + RSVP Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board Closing Reception
Thursday, June 25, 2026
“Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” asks whether you are the invisible onlooker or an active participant. Eli Kauffman and Michael Gunn harness painting’s voyeuristic nature to complicate interpersonal relationships. The paintings exist at a threshold where our internal world is acted upon, through collaboration and intimacy. Tangled foliage, Twisting cables, A cast shadow—Reach, hold, repair, tend. How do we balance relying on one another while channeling the power of that which goes unseen? This exhibition shares its title with a game played by children at slumber parties. A levitation trick that evokes the unknown, a tension with the truth of its physics.The events that unfold are recalled, heightened and eventually brought back down to earth. The disillusion of our accounts is a natural conclusion. Through melodramatic lighting and intangible ghostly presence, tension between physicality and spirituality charges moments with desire—an attempt towards harmony.
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Special Event
Thursday, June 25, 2026
6:00 pm
9:00 pm
“Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board” asks whether you are the invisible onlooker or an active participant. Eli Kauffman and Michael Gunn harness painting’s voyeuristic nature to complicate interpersonal relationships. The paintings exist at a threshold where our internal world is acted upon, through collaboration and intimacy. Tangled foliage, Twisting cables, A cast shadow—Reach, hold, repair, tend. How do we balance relying on one another while channeling the power of that which goes unseen? This exhibition shares its title with a game played by children at slumber parties. A levitation trick that evokes the unknown, a tension with the truth of its physics.The events that unfold are recalled, heightened and eventually brought back down to earth. The disillusion of our accounts is a natural conclusion. Through melodramatic lighting and intangible ghostly presence, tension between physicality and spirituality charges moments with desire—an attempt towards harmony.
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Universal Cell Unlock // Andria Penesadoe // Aspakt // Retribution Body
December 11, 2016
xUniversal Cell Unlock // Andria Penesadoe // Aspakt // Retribution Body
December 11, 2016
8:00 pm
Machines with Magnets presents a great show of experimental sounds: from near and far:
ANDRIA PENESADOE* (Argentina)
"AP works with sound as a performer and programer. She has been using digital media and live interactive musical systems since 1995... Harsh dense layers of sounds, often interwoven with her voice, combine hybrid synthesis techniques to create a highly personal sound language, which reflects an intuitive, emotional and paradoxically also logical approach to music making." ASPAKT* (Italy)
"An Italian duo working with electro-acoustic instruments, digital devices and systems of feedback and resonance, their music shares the timbral research and execution typical of radical improv music. The result is a fascinating and inextricable forest of sounds: frenetic structures, noise explosions, ancestral cries, an unceasing perversion of soundscapes and time." With local support from:
UNIVERSAL CELL UNLOCK and
RETRIBUTION BODY.
Escape-Ism / Whorepaint / Shells / Querent at the Mirror Door
December 7, 2016
xEscape-Ism / Whorepaint / Shells / Querent at the Mirror Door
December 7, 2016
9:00 pm
A much needed dose of reality and perspective after a few unrealistic weeks, the legendary Ian Svenonius (the mind that brought you Nation of Ulysses, The Make Up & Chain and the Gang) returns to Machines with Magnets with ESCAPE-ISM. Also touring is Michigander (and member of Tyvek) Shelley Salant performing as SHELLS. Beautifully cosmic, droney solo guitar musings and meditations. Local heroes, famous Load Records recording artists, recent mothers and/or homeowners, your friends and mine the inimitable WHORE PAINT in their first show defending against the patriarchy since... a real long while? And what a goddamn pleasure it is to bring to you our dearest bud––local mystic, greatest thinking, and rare performer Natalja Kent; gracing us with the presence of QUERENT AT THE MIRROR DOOR. It’s another lovely evening in Pawtucket, folks. On the eve of December 7th, 2016, we plan to have libations. We welcome your attendance.
Synth Pop Party w/ Bellerophon, Favourite, TimeLapzzz, SMS & djs TMP
November 19, 2016
xSynth Pop Party w/ Bellerophon, Favourite, TimeLapzzz, SMS & djs TMP
November 19, 2016
9:00 pm
Bellerophon - Winner of the #Dorry for Electronic Act of the Year; Favourite - Electronic dream-pop on the rocks for dancefloor lovers; Timelapzzz (Philadelphia, PA) Haze and thick low end; Straw Man Standing - Frantic synth-pop from the woods | ep release, and The Music Please - Winners of the #Dorry for DJs of the Year
Uniform, Timeghost, Finished, Trim
November 18, 2016
xUniform, Timeghost, Finished, Trim
November 18, 2016
9:00 pm
achines with Magnets Studio presents: UNIFORM (Sacred Bones Records, NYC) with Providence's
TIMEGHOST (Load Records, first PVD show of 2016),
FINISHED (Load Records), and
TRIM (MA).
Uniform / Timeghost / Finished / Trim
November 18, 2016
xUniform / Timeghost / Finished / Trim
November 18, 2016
9:00 pm
Machines with Magnets Studio presents: UNIFORM (Sacred Bones Records, NYC) with Providence's
TIMEGHOST (Load Records, first PVD show of 2016)
FINISHED (Load Records)
TRIM (MA)
Chasms, Boy Harsher, V Manuscript, Houseboy
November 15, 2016
xChasms, Boy Harsher, V Manuscript, Houseboy
November 15, 2016
9:00 pm
CHASMS (CA) and BOY HARSHER (MA). With local support from V MANUSCRIPT (Eli of Humanbeast) and
HOUSEBOY (Rebecca Mitchell of Whore Paint/Made in Mexico, with Dylan Going of White Mice).
Cienfuegos / Emil Bogi-Naz / Mario Sisters / Tayla Roberge / Orgonon Pit
November 11, 2016
xCienfuegos / Emil Bogi-Naz / Mario Sisters / Tayla Roberge / Orgonon Pit
November 11, 2016
9:00 pm
CIENFUEGOS (Miami/NYC, L.I.E.S., Bank, Primitive Languages, Unknown Precept), EMIL BOGI-NAZ (NYC, FKA Flared Nostril, member of L.O.T.I.O.N., ex-Dawn of Humans/Hank Wood and the Hammerheads). With local support from MARIO SISTERS, TAYLA ROBERGE, ORGONON PIT and special guest DJ DO-GOODER DUDE starting at 9:00pm.
Work/Death, Lingua Ignota, Isolde Touch Muslin, Hatchers
November 5, 2016
xWork/Death, Lingua Ignota, Isolde Touch Muslin, Hatchers
November 5, 2016
9:00 pm
ISOLDE TOUCH (CA/PA)
"The music Asha Sheshadri makes as Isolde Touch is boldly literal. Perhaps literal is inexact; concrete is closer, as her sounds have a clarity that ties them directly to their origins (a piano is exactly a piano). Conceptually she deals in abstraction, but sonically she’s unafraid to let her sources shine through like light beams where they could easily be buried in fog... This is organized music whose
physical effects come with a creative agenda, even if that agenda can be interpreted in many ways." HATCHERS (PA)
Kintaan, Theologian, Sewer Goddess & Queen Elephantine
November 4, 2016
xKintaan, Theologian, Sewer Goddess & Queen Elephantine
November 4, 2016
9:00 pm
KINTAAN (ri), KINTAAN THEOLOGIAN (ny) + THE VOMIT ARSONIST (ri) (collaborative performance), SEWER GODDESS (ma), QUEEN ELEPHANTINE (ri, 'KALA' album release) & DJ sets by Raab Codec (PATTERN BEHAVIOR/SNOWBEASTS)
Plagues, Sunken Cheek, Kjostad, Valentine Sinclair
October 29, 2016
xPlagues, Sunken Cheek, Kjostad, Valentine Sinclair
October 29, 2016
9:00 pm
Clandestine Compositions and Machines with Magnets presents a night of harsh and heavy electronics from: Plagues (Grand Rapids, MI) - Absolutely crushing noise from the drummer of phenomenal grindcore band, Cloud Rat. Not to be confused with the MA black metal band, Brandon set a very high mark at Summer Scum this year. We are excited to host him, not to be missed. Sunken Cheek (Ithaca, NY) - "Misery Electronics", recent releases on Angst and Aught/Void. Holding down a crucial position in the central NY State harsh noise community. Progenitor of the label Prime Ruin. Plus Kjostad (Michigan) + Valentine Sinclair (PVD).
Beguiling Isles / White Gourd / Valise / Mystery Red Inferno / Dan Talbot
October 27, 2016
xBeguiling Isles / White Gourd / Valise / Mystery Red Inferno / Dan Talbot
October 27, 2016
8:00 pm
Machines with Magnets presents the return of two true visionaries from the northern reaches of Maine: BEGUILING ISLES - Grant Corum composes sound / visual encounters. He is a member of the group Million Brazilians and co-founder of label Psychic Sounds Records. Plus WHITE GOURD, with local support from:
VALISE (Maralie of Humanbeast), MYSTERY RED INFERNO (Alec Redfearn and Chris Sadlers), and
DAN TALBOT.
Chris Corsano, House Red, Dupuis/Morosky, Moldof, Double Dragon
October 25, 2016
xChris Corsano, House Red, Dupuis/Morosky, Moldof, Double Dragon
October 25, 2016
8:00 pm
Machines with Magnets Studio is proud to welcome renowned percussionist
CHRIS CORSANO! Chris Corsano is a drummer from New England, United States. He often performs in an improvisation duo with saxophonist Paul Flaherty. He has also recorded material with artists such as Evan Parker, Dredd Foole,Sunburned Hand of the Man, Six Organs of Admittance, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Matt Valentine, Nels Cline,Vibracathedral Orchestra, Cold Bleak Heat, Jim O'Rourke, Jandek, Michael Flower, and C. Spencer Yeh as well releasing numerous solo recordings. With local performers:
HOUSE RED (vocals and electronics by Rebecca Mitchell of Made in Mexico, Whore Paint, and Houseboy), ALEXANDER DUPUIS and ADAM MOROSKY (live-manipulated digital video and modular synthesizer), LUKE MOLDOF (Brown University PhD candidate in electronic music, releases on Hospital Productions), and
DOUBLE DRAGON (Drums and trumpet duo of Joe & Sean from Honda Civic). DJ PARTY TOM starts at 8:00pm / performances at 9:00pm.
Gregory Uhlmann, Sianna Plavin, Penn Sultan, Emily Dix Thomas
October 14, 2016
xGregory Uhlmann, Sianna Plavin, Penn Sultan, Emily Dix Thomas
October 14, 2016
9:00 pm
A chill fall, Friday evening of live music in Pawtucket. Gregory Uhlman, on tour from LA, Sianna Plavin, PVD crooner Penn Sulton (of Last Good Tooth), and in demand, incomparable cellist about town Emily Dix Thomas
Emily Jane White, Diego Perez, Liz Isenberg
October 13, 2016
xEmily Jane White, Diego Perez, Liz Isenberg
October 13, 2016
8:00 pm
A slightly twisted folk show featuring Emily Jane White (New record "They Moved in Shadow All Together," out on Talitres Records) with local support from
Diego Perez and
Liz Isenberg
Essential Tremors, Craow, Aether Jag, Astronaut Vision
October 10, 2016
xEssential Tremors, Craow, Aether Jag, Astronaut Vision
October 10, 2016
9:00 pm
Machines with Magnets welcomes Third Man Records artists ESSENTIAL TREMORS (Nashville TN). Essential Tremors is something of an anomaly in a city steeped in twang, bathed in sunshine and besieged with hootenannies. With local support from:
CRAOW (Sean Halpin, NOSTILEVO), AETHER JAG (Bridget Venuti), and
ASTRONAUT VISION (Jenny Young, Assembly of Light Choir/Syzygy).
