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
It Happened One Night, Godseyes, New Forms, Paper Heaven + Wellness
Drawing from Huabi, a tale in the Chinese literary classic Liaozhai Zhiyi, Self-Haunted explores the shifting boundaries between image, desire, and surveillance. In the story a man is drawn into a celestial paradise painted on a wall. What first unfolds as a realm of desire slowly darkens into fear, as an armored official appears in search of an intruder. The painted world shifts with the movements of the mind, where desire and dread give shape to what seems real. Self-Haunted revisits the painted wall as both an image and a boundary, inviting entry while holding the power to expel. Across the exhibition, images beckon, linger, and quietly return our gaze. As enchantment gives way to scrutiny, the worlds we conjure begin to haunt us, shaping how we see and are seen.
Drawing from Huabi, a tale in the Chinese literary classic Liaozhai Zhiyi, Self-Haunted explores the shifting boundaries between image, desire, and surveillance. In the story a man is drawn into a celestial paradise painted on a wall. What first unfolds as a realm of desire slowly darkens into fear, as an armored official appears in search of an intruder. The painted world shifts with the movements of the mind, where desire and dread give shape to what seems real. Self-Haunted revisits the painted wall as both an image and a boundary, inviting entry while holding the power to expel. Across the exhibition, images beckon, linger, and quietly return our gaze. As enchantment gives way to scrutiny, the worlds we conjure begin to haunt us, shaping how we see and are seen.
The HUMMINBIRD (CHI) - Moon Bros/Humminbird duo! + MOTHERTONGUE (PVD) + MOUNI (PVD)
+ JENN KELLY (Berlin & CA) psych-folk-singer-songwriter. "On the day you left, you left me hanging, hanging upside-down.......... Jesus complex, let's get pizza... I will share my cheese, just please don't please be so mean..." - Lyrical genius? We think so. CHICAGO - The Humminbird - Muyassar Kurdi will be touring with Matthew Schneider (of Moon Bros) on pedal-steel. Armed with an effected auto-harp, Muyassar and her cohorts create lush and droning soundscapes that feature her sometimes atonal, but always soulful, yelping, singing, and howling. Her songs are fluid, ruminous compositions that dwell on the nature of family, lovers, the natural, and the spiritual world. Classic psychedelic instrument arrangements are infused with Muyassar’s contemporary Freak City-Folk experience to keep psychedelia relevant for a new generation.
ANOTHER FUCKING RIPPER! Working man techno all night long from the boys behind White Material and featuring the hardest working man in techno––Container! Who's ready to party? Who's ready to dance? It's January, let's keep each other warm. DJ sets by JAM.
Vio/Mire (PVD)
http://music.sealooks.net/
They will be kicking off their US tour, come listen & blow kisses. Ava Marie (VT)
http://avamariefolk.bandcamp.com/ Sianna Plavin (RI)
https://soundcloud.com/siannaplavin
New year jams with us @ Machines With Magnets. A few faves from BUFU Records in Boston & our very own Pixels. Join us. Sip a little jungle juice & cut a rug.
CTRL + ALT + REPEAT #14: Frank Bretschneider • Work / Death • Area C • Intimacy & Intrigue • Peter Ablinger performed by Caroline Park, Luke Moldof, David Lee and Laura Cetilia.
Power Masters
http://powermasters.bandcamp.com/ Clox King
http://cloxking.bandcamp.com/album/da-singles MOUTHGUARD88 (Brooklyn)
http://vimeo.com/73881152
