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

A Monolithic Dome, Mountain of Woe, Professor A, Holy Mountain + Argot

Friday, May 29, 2026

8:00 pm

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$15

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A Monolithic Dome, Mountain of Woe, Professor A, Holy Mountain + Argot

Music Show
Friday, May 29, 2026
8:00 pm
$15
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Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board Closing Reception

Thursday, June 25, 2026

6:00 pm

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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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Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board Closing Reception

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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Event Archive

PETER SELIGMAN / MYSTERIOUS HOUSE / BASTIAN VOID / HNTR HNTR / TIME BASE CORRECTOR
September 10, 2015
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PETER SELIGMAN / MYSTERIOUS HOUSE / BASTIAN VOID / HNTR HNTR / TIME BASE CORRECTOR

September 10, 2015
9:00 pm
PETER SELIGMAN. (NYC) / distorted layers of computer noise smeared over psychotic, seizure inducing rhythm. MYSTERIOUS HOUSE. (NYC) / disorienting software noise blizzard. ex- jamesamoeba. BASTIAN VOID. (Worcester, MA) / glistening modular synthesis by Joe Bastardo. Moss Archive label head. HNTR HNTR. (PVD) / a rare outing by the one and only Curtis! soothing but occasionally violent, computer-based electronics. TIME BASE CORRECTOR. (PVD) / "pre-music consciousness" by electronic psycho popper Matt Underwood. always strange.
The Lentils /// Pyramid /// Louie Louie /// Grape Room /// Emily Shaw + Penn Sultan!
August 23, 2015
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The Lentils /// Pyramid /// Louie Louie /// Grape Room /// Emily Shaw + Penn Sultan!

August 23, 2015
9:00 pm
Emily Shaw of The Sugar Honey Iced Tea and Penn Sultan of Last Good Tooth will be kicking off the night with a killer duet set. The Lentils: The Lentils' last show in RI before they leave us for the sunny shores of California!! Happy Jawbone is dead! Long live The Lentils! The Lentils always give it 100%. The Lentils are good for you. Where would you be without The Lentils? Louie Louie: All female garage pop band. Slight-Psych, Rock and freaking ROLL am I Right?!? Pyramid: "_____" - Dirty punk from pvd. Grape Room. The Lentils are actually transformers. You'll see.
THE RITA / RICHARD RAMIREZ / TINNITUSTIMULUS / A WEEK OF KINDNESS / SERPENTINE / DAVE PUBLIC
August 16, 2015
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THE RITA / RICHARD RAMIREZ / TINNITUSTIMULUS / A WEEK OF KINDNESS / SERPENTINE / DAVE PUBLIC

August 16, 2015
9:00 pm
THE RITA. (Vancouver) classic, abrasive, bull shark harsh noise since '96. RICHARD RAMIREZ. (Texas) harsh noise originator at it since '89. member of Black Leather Jesus. TINNITUSSTIMULUS. (Providence) purely executed noise from the one and only... A WEEK OF KINDNESS. (Texas) Sean Matzus of Black Leather Jesus. disturbing electro acoustic noise. SERPENTINE. (Texas) drone/ noise duo, bad feelings. members of Tissa Mawartyassari. DAVE PUBLIC. (Providence) art sucks. speed, power, victory!
DOT AIR - Experimental Music Festival
August 15, 2015
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DOT AIR - Experimental Music Festival

August 15, 2015
4:00 pm
2nd Annual Experimental Music Festival in Pawtucket, RI __ Music Schedule __ 4:00 Spiritual Recess G / 4:05 Shambling Mound M / 4:25 Morgan Packard G / 5:05 Houseboy M / 5:40 Work/Death G / 6:05 Blistex M / 6:25 Mares Laig G / 6:40 Laurie Amat M / - 7:25 Birdlady M / 7:45 Vision Control G / 8:20 Belarisk M / 8:50 Domestique G / 9:15 Sitting Adult M / 9:50 Craow/ST G / 10:10 Vehement Caress M / 10:40 Virusse G / 11:05 Apathy & Steel M / 11:40 Reverse Engineering G / 12:10 Jahiliyya Fields M. (M - Main space, G - Gallery space)
SNOWPLOWS // HUSBANDRY (NYC) // BLACK OIL INCINERATOR
August 12, 2015
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SNOWPLOWS // HUSBANDRY (NYC) // BLACK OIL INCINERATOR

August 12, 2015
8:00 pm
SOLEILUNE // DUSTAN LOUQUE // LAYERS AND FRAMES // BENT KNEE // BRIAN 4 EVER
August 11, 2015
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SOLEILUNE // DUSTAN LOUQUE // LAYERS AND FRAMES // BENT KNEE // BRIAN 4 EVER

August 11, 2015
9:00 pm
The air is thick, ferocious vocal harmony, real, real music. --Soleilune-- PVD New providence beauty music. --Brian 4 Ever-- PVD "He looks up to Gucci Mane." --Dustan Louque-- New Orleans. Former Atlantic Records gone rogue. --Layers And Frames-- Philly. Electronic World Folk. --Bent Knee-- Boston. Progressive, powerful, dynamic force. Gaining rapid attention in Boston, see what it's about.
A Band Called E / Trinary System (Roger Miller) / Odysseus Finn
August 7, 2015
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A Band Called E / Trinary System (Roger Miller) / Odysseus Finn

August 7, 2015
9:00 pm
A CLEANSING PSYCH-RITUAL. A Band Called E: Washed out psych. Thalia Zedek ( Thrill Jockey Records ), Jason Sidney Sanford, and their last show with Alec Tisdale on drums! Trinary System (Roger Miller of Mission of Burma's new rock trio): Delving deeper into the full history of rock viewed hazily through his 2014 surrealistic/psychedelic nature, with perhaps a bit of funk pelting the proceedings from the wings, Miller is opening things up. Odysseus Finn: Energetic ritualistic-rock band with cinematic projections - CELEBRATING THE DEATH OF STILLNESS. Michael McQuilken (Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra) and David Van Witt (Sidewalk Dave)
SUMAC, WORMWOOD, GOOD LORD, FUCKING INVINCIBLE, DEMONBROTHER
August 1, 2015
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SUMAC, WORMWOOD, GOOD LORD, FUCKING INVINCIBLE, DEMONBROTHER

August 1, 2015
9:00 pm
SUMAC w Aaron Turner of ISIS / Hydra Head Industries + WORMWOOD members of DOOMRIDERS and The Red Chord + GOOD LORD Heavy noise rock from PVD + FUCKING INVINCIBLE Members of a lot of bands, still pissed at the world + DEMONBROTHER Will Dandy (Orchid/Vaccine etc) & Andrew Jackmauh (Failures/Cut The Shit etc) lay down sonic waves
SUN FOOT / ICE BALLOONS / CONTAINER / DUNGEON BROADS / BLACK PUS
July 21, 2015
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SUN FOOT / ICE BALLOONS / CONTAINER / DUNGEON BROADS / BLACK PUS

July 21, 2015
8:00 pm
SUN FOOT http://sunfoot.neocities.org/ ICE BALLOONS https://iceballoons.bandcamp.com/ CONTAINER https://soundcloud.com/gentledefect DUNGEON BROADS http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dungeon_Broads BLACK PUS.
Brother Dege & The Brethren / Mark Milloff / Peter Von Toy
July 16, 2015
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Brother Dege & The Brethren / Mark Milloff / Peter Von Toy

July 16, 2015
8:00 pm
FILTHY BLUES GUITAR, BRING IT HOME. featuring Brother Dege Legg of DJANGO UNCHAINED. Brother Dege Legg, A nationally recognized slide guitarist and featured artist on the Django Unchained soundtrack. Brother Dege Legg will be playing with his full band, the Brethren. Mark Milloff Classic, dirty slide, harpoon guitar from Providence's filthy Cannibal Ramblers. Mark always brings it home, too far home. Peter Von Toy Rock drenched, Blues tinted Folk songs.
ZOMES // AIR LOOM \\ HOUSE RED
July 9, 2015
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ZOMES // AIR LOOM \\ HOUSE RED

July 9, 2015
8:00 pm
A visceral, immersive sound. ZOMES: Enchanting sonic holograms abduct, enveloping every moment. AIR LOOM: You guessed it. JP Falzone and Brendan Glasson delivering the news magic freaking carpet style. House Red The deepest you can get without having to hold your breath. HOUSE RED: will equip you with gills so you, too, can breathe in the entrancing depths as the reddest of surfs washes overhead.
MARTYRS / YOUTH WORSHIP / KITTY FISTS
June 24, 2015
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MARTYRS / YOUTH WORSHIP / KITTY FISTS

June 24, 2015
9:00 pm
W00DY // SOLID STATE ENTITY // GRUTCH // CAROLINE PARK // SITTING ADULT ++MSHR!
June 22, 2015
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W00DY // SOLID STATE ENTITY // GRUTCH // CAROLINE PARK // SITTING ADULT ++MSHR!

June 22, 2015
8:00 pm
TRANSMUTING, SUPPLE, SNAKY ELECTRONIC, SPLIT PERSONALITY, TECHNO NIGHT. W00dy, SOLID STATE ENTITY, Grutch, Sitting Adult, Caroline Park, MSHR. (MSHR is a collaborative project by Birch Cooper and Brenna Murphy based in Portland, Oregon. The duo produces sculptural synthesizers, ritualistic performances and installations that place the human body into a dynamic relationship with sound and light, generating expanded sensory experiences.)
Tashi Dorji / Keith Fullerton Whitman / Dunums / Luke Moldof + Ren Schofield / Mem1
June 21, 2015
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Tashi Dorji / Keith Fullerton Whitman / Dunums / Luke Moldof + Ren Schofield / Mem1

June 21, 2015
9:00 pm
TASHI DORJI grew up in Bhutan, on the eastern side of the Himalayas. Dorji developed a playing style unbound by tradition, yet with a direct line to intuitive artistry. His recordings feature improvisations that spasmodically grow along tangential, surprising paths. DUNUMS is a collaborative project founded by Sijal Nasralla. Based in NC, shifting players and contributors to the project have recorded, performed, and created in direct response to, albeit humbly in transmission, of events commonly known as "summer in Gaza" or "revolution in Syria." KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN Starting in the mid-1990's, Keith began exploring electronic music's many facets, eventually yielding dozens of full length albums, singles, remixes, and compilation appearances for influential labels. MEM1 seamlessly blends the sounds of cello and electronics to create a limitless palette of sonic possibilities. LUKE MOLDOF + REN SCHOFIELD Modular synthesis, forced feedback, beats on beats, on beets on beats. get it.
Bella's Bartok // AdapterAdapter // Ghost Town Revival
June 19, 2015
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Bella's Bartok // AdapterAdapter // Ghost Town Revival

June 19, 2015
9:00 pm
Bella's Bartok: Maybe you had a bad day, and you thought it was unredeemable. Maybe you have a cold and you don’t feel like moving around. Maybe you fancy yourself someone who watches a concert quietly from the back, attentively listening. In a few seconds, it’s not going to matter who you are. When the Balkan-inspired, circusy sound of Bella’s Bartok hits your ears, you are no longer in control. You are out of your seat bouncing up and down, and soon your arms are flailing and you’re smiling and screaming. Your bad day, your cold, your fatigue have all vanished, and it’s not even the end of the first song. Bella’s Bartok makes everyone dance, regardless. From living rooms to concert halls the band’s energy makes getting up and moving irresistible. Without fail, someone from the audience comes up after every single show and says the same thing: “I couldn’t help it.” Plus AdapterAdapter and GHOST TOWN REVIVAL (Members of SASQUATCH AND THE SICK-A-BILLYS).
Ctrl+Alt+Repeat
June 18, 2015
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Ctrl+Alt+Repeat

June 18, 2015
9:00 pm
WILL GUTHRIE (mego / erstwhile / ipecac) + TITANS OF JAZZ andré cormier’s “hic et nunc” + EMILY DIX-THOMAS (cello) + and LAURA CETILIA (cello) philip glass’ “strung out” + CHASE SPRUILL (violin)
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