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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
MWM is proud to host one of the most exciting electronic post-punk bands of New York: WETWARE - Equally captivating and disorienting, Wetware is an unpredictable duo comprised of vocalist Roxy Farman and synthesist Matthew Morandi, also known for his work as Jahilyya Fields. A constantly shape-shifting, confrontational, trance-inducing band not to be missed. Highly recommended. With local support from: VALERIE MARTINO - Shedding her old moniker, UNICORN HARD ON, after the recent release of her 2nd LP. GOBBY - "I think his real name is Gobby... He's a real character." -Seth Manchester and BLUE SHIFT - Cybelle Collins' solo violin shred.
UBUNTU RISING (Kaethe Hostetter of Debo Band)
ALEC K REDFEARN (from The Eyesores / Barnacled)
JPA FALZONE (solo Farfisa organ performance / PVD Research)
THEOSOPHIA (new trio of Laurie Amat, Francesca Caruso, and Chris Sadlers / vocals, viola, double bass)
with DJ DAVE PUBLIC playing exotic and psychedelic tunes, starting at 8:00pm until the end of the night
Machines with Magnets brings you a night of noise and Performance/Actionism featuring guests from beyond: WILD TORUS - "...interactive performance-happenings within immersive digital installations. WT is the spiritual practice of post-Internet, consumer society. WT uses both digital and physical means to create shared, multi-sensory experiences, in an effort to subvert pervasive cultural beliefs." Vlady Voz Tok & Mag Ne Ta accompanied by Kim Fatale. SPREADERS - Hudson Valley NY-based noise and performance soloist, utilizing synthesizers, tape, guitar, and percussive manipulation. BLOOD FLAMES - Electro-psychedelic noise ensemble of guitars, synthesizers, theremin, and vocals. With local support from: DOMESTIQUE - Noise performance with domestic appliances and themes by Ricky Katowicz, LONGPIG - Harsh electronics, cello, and vocals featuring members of KINTAAN, SUFFERING BASTARD, WHITE LOAD, & VOMIT ARSONIST
Compactor (NYC)Pulsewidthmod (Baltimore)with locals...Reverse EngineeringPower MonsterØxømøand DJ Raab Codec (Snowbeasts)late summer meltdown... more info later on.
NOISE ROCK PSYCHE ELECTRONICA and beyond w time (mem of prince rama) craig wreck of doomsday student- arab on radar and your favorite providence people
DOT AIR - Experimental Music Festival returns...this time atop Pawtucket's downtown parking structure. Concurrent visuals presented by GRIN. A limited amount of pre-sale tickets are now available for only $10! DOT AIR 2016 is presented by Machines With Magnets and Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, and made possible thanks to a grant from New Music USA and our generous sponsors. Platinum Sponsors: Delin Design, Inc. and City of Pawtucket, RI - Pawtucket City Hall - Mayor's Office. Gold Sponsors: Empire Guitars, Narragansett Beer, and New Harvest Coffee Roasters. Silver Sponsors: Artee Fabrics & Home - Pawtucket, Zipcar, and Motif Magazine.
Yeesh - Chicago, Illnoise angular rockers. New record "Confirmation Bias" out now. Body Thief - Baltimore, Heavy Math Gaze. Darklands - Boston/PVD heavy gaze. Yoon Yung - Corey Stroffolino's solo project, much pretty.
An all-analog-evening featuring live electronic music by: JJAAZZ Providence's hottest modular-synth pop duo, hyped with beats and sequences orchestrated by Kevin, the leader of MTBTB and local movie star legend Jack Prime on Vocals.
Heidemann all the way from Brooklyn minimalist pop songs with synthesizers and pulsing analog drum machines supporting her fearlessly intimate vocals. Featuring material from her new ep tittled "Detectives".
Bellerophon, starring material form his most recent release "Teosinte," a blend of latin rythms and dreamy synths, fused with lo-fi beats, spacey electric-guitar, and subtle vocals.
Julia, a journey of sound textures throurgh an improvised modular techno performance by Nic Coolidge from the band Knox.
X0 - experimental composition, living electronic music with Shawn Greenlee, Angela Morris, Matthew Ryals +more
July 22, 2016
9:00 pm
We're bringing in two amazing acts from out of town. Angela Morris and friends. (Brooklyn)Saxophonist/Composer Angela Morris, along with collaborators Owen Stewart-Robertson, guitar and Nathaniel Morgan, saxophone arrive from Brooklyn. Morris has performed across the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. A multi-instrumentalist, she has contributed saxophone, violin, flute, clarinet, and vocals to jazz/avant/improvised, indie/pop, and new music performances and recordings.
