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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

ecoRI's 16th Zero-Trash Birthday Bash

Thursday, September 18, 2025

5:30 pm

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8:00 pm

Have a blast without the trash — while raising funds for ecoRI News' environmental reporting and watchdog journalism.

$45-180

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ecoRI's 16th Zero-Trash Birthday Bash

Special Event
Thursday, September 18, 2025
5:30 pm
8:00 pm
$45-180
Have a blast without the trash — while raising funds for ecoRI News' environmental reporting and watchdog journalism.
More Info + RSVP

Jayden Barber, Don Nothing, Excavator + Angel Louis

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

8:00 pm

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Jayden Barber, Don Nothing, Excavator + Angel Louis

Music Show
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
8:00 pm
More Info + RSVP

Earth + TBD

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

8:00 pm

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Over the course of their thirty trips around the sun, Earth has remained diligent in their commitment to monolithic minimalism. The sonic vocabulary may have changed—from their early years churning out seismic drone metal on albums like Earth 2 (1993) to the dusty Morricone-tinged comeback album Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method (2005) to the meditative rock approach of Primitive and Deadly (2014)—but the underlying principle of austerity and restraint remains a constant. With their latest album Full Upon Her Burning Lips, Earth purges the layers of auxiliary instrumentation that embellished some of their previous records and deconstructed their dynamic to the core duo of Dylan Carlson on guitar and bass and Adrienne Davies on drums and percussion. In the process, they tapped into the Platonic ideal of Earth—an incarnation of the long running band bolstered by the authority of purpose, where every note and every strike on the drum kit carries the weight of the world.

$20 adv / $25 day of

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Earth + TBD

Music Show
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
8:00 pm
$20 adv / $25 day of
Over the course of their thirty trips around the sun, Earth has remained diligent in their commitment to monolithic minimalism. The sonic vocabulary may have changed—from their early years churning out seismic drone metal on albums like Earth 2 (1993) to the dusty Morricone-tinged comeback album Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method (2005) to the meditative rock approach of Primitive and Deadly (2014)—but the underlying principle of austerity and restraint remains a constant. With their latest album Full Upon Her Burning Lips, Earth purges the layers of auxiliary instrumentation that embellished some of their previous records and deconstructed their dynamic to the core duo of Dylan Carlson on guitar and bass and Adrienne Davies on drums and percussion. In the process, they tapped into the Platonic ideal of Earth—an incarnation of the long running band bolstered by the authority of purpose, where every note and every strike on the drum kit carries the weight of the world.
More Info + RSVP

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Event Archive

Retribution Body Album Release with House Red, Compactor, and Elizabeth Virosa
April 21, 2022
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Retribution Body Album Release with House Red, Compactor, and Elizabeth Virosa

April 21, 2022
8:00 pm
Retribution Body's release show for Baphomet, the new album on Full Spectrum Records with supporting acts House Red, Compactor, and Elizabeth Virosa.
Symposium Records presents Biproduct, Slono, and SMX|JH
April 1, 2022
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Symposium Records presents Biproduct, Slono, and SMX|JH

April 1, 2022
8:00 pm
Symposium Records presents an evening of techno/EBM/acid. Doors at 8, music starting at 9.
Symposium Records presents Scott MX, Lurch, Jackson Delay
February 26, 2022
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Symposium Records presents Scott MX, Lurch, Jackson Delay

February 26, 2022
8:00 pm
Symposium Records presents a brand new, monthly event series at MWM plus a pop-up shop featuring local artists
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Sip & Shop Market
February 12, 2022
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Sip & Shop Market

February 12, 2022
12:00 pm
Love comes in all forms romantic, platonic, and everything in between! Let's celebrate it all… Bring the ones you love and explore 15+ artists, makers and small businesses. Try a tasty cocktail at the bar, bring the kids so they can make their own DIY Valentine's and take a self love selfie at our photo booth! Brought to you by Pasithea Productions and Hear Me Roar Art Collective.
Eleanor Elektra, Animal Face, Nate Cozzolino and the Lost Arts
December 19, 2021
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Eleanor Elektra, Animal Face, Nate Cozzolino and the Lost Arts

December 19, 2021
8:00 pm
Eleanor Elektra is an interdisciplinary artist who fuses music and visual arts. Her practice spans songwriting, printmaking and installation work. Her music combines elements of folk, jazz and classical music within the songwriter idiom to create unique cinematic songs.
Completely in the Present
October 9, 2021
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Completely in the Present

October 9, 2021
6:30 pm
A Tony Conrad documentary directed by Tyler Hubby, plus live performances by Lydia Lunch + Tim Dahl and Providence Research Ensemble.
INSIDE/OUT | OUTSIDE/IN
September 9, 2021
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INSIDE/OUT | OUTSIDE/IN

September 9, 2021
5:00 pm
Dollar Disco II
February 7, 2020
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Dollar Disco II

February 7, 2020
9:00 pm
Landing on the Right Acre: Storytelling for and by Farmers
January 30, 2020
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Landing on the Right Acre: Storytelling for and by Farmers

January 30, 2020
6:30 pm
YFN is hosting Landing on the Right Acre: a storytelling event for and by farmers, in partnership with Land for Good, on Thursday, January 30th, 6:30PM - 9:00PM. Join us at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket to enjoy locally sourced food prepared by local, renowned chef Ben Sukle, drinks from the Machines with Magnets bar, and the company of your fellow farming community as they share some of the successes, pitfalls and takeaways from their journey toward finding land. Come prepared to laugh, sigh and learn more about farmland access in Rhode Island!
Stringing Electronics / An Evening of Improvised Music
January 18, 2020
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Stringing Electronics / An Evening of Improvised Music

January 18, 2020
9:00 pm
Virusse / Holly Waxwing / Emotional Indulgence / DJ Sea Salt
January 14, 2020
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Virusse / Holly Waxwing / Emotional Indulgence / DJ Sea Salt

January 14, 2020
8:30 pm
Nicole Carroll (Last PVD show!) / V Martino / A Dupuis / R Body
December 14, 2019
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Nicole Carroll (Last PVD show!) / V Martino / A Dupuis / R Body

December 14, 2019
8:30 pm
Beverly Tender album release big trick smackdown featuring Palb
December 6, 2019
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Beverly Tender album release big trick smackdown featuring Palb

December 6, 2019
9:00 pm
Sinai Vessel / Ben Seretan / J. Mamana / HOST with Big Feeling & Eight Seas bar takeover
November 20, 2019
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Sinai Vessel / Ben Seretan / J. Mamana / HOST with Big Feeling & Eight Seas bar takeover

November 20, 2019
7:00 pm
QUAHOGS / Jimmy Falcon / Cherry Pit / Dono’s going away show
November 19, 2019
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QUAHOGS / Jimmy Falcon / Cherry Pit / Dono’s going away show

November 19, 2019
9:00 pm
Joseph Allred / DarkSoft / Avoidance / Beige Blood
November 18, 2019
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Joseph Allred / DarkSoft / Avoidance / Beige Blood

November 18, 2019
8:00 pm
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