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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

Virgo Rising, Sag Moon Closing Reception

Friday, June 13, 2025

6:00 pm

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9:00 pm

Taylor MaroneyTickets
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Virgo Rising, Sag Moon Closing Reception

Special Event
Friday, June 13, 2025
6:00 pm
9:00 pm
More Info + RSVP

Play it Cool Vol. 3: Pre-Pride Party

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

7:00 pm

to

12:00 am

An iconic night with modern Asian American cocktails featuring RI Spirits and sounds by Wawoo!

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Play it Cool Vol. 3: Pre-Pride Party

Special Event
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
7:00 pm
12:00 am
An iconic night with modern Asian American cocktails featuring RI Spirits and sounds by Wawoo!
More Info + RSVP

Cel Genesis, Isabella Koen + more

Thursday, June 19, 2025

8:00 pm

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$15

Tickets
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Cel Genesis, Isabella Koen + more

Music Show
Thursday, June 19, 2025
8:00 pm
$15
More Info + RSVP

Bittersweet, sadnoise, barbie.ai + Tayla Roberge

Thursday, June 26, 2025

8:00 pm

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Bittersweet, sadnoise, barbie.ai + Tayla Roberge

Music Show
Thursday, June 26, 2025
8:00 pm
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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.

$15 adv / $20 day of

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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.
More Info + RSVP

Otherworld Opening Reception

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

6:00 pm

to

9:00 pm

'Otherworld' 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.

Free

Eli KauffmanJ Rowen O'DwyerTickets
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Otherworld Opening Reception

Special Event
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
6:00 pm
9:00 pm
Free
'Otherworld' 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.
More Info + RSVP

Otherworld

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

6:00 pm

to

9:00 pm

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.

Free

Eli KauffmanJ Rowen O'DwyerTickets
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Otherworld

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
6:00 pm
9:00 pm
Free
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.
More Info + RSVP

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Event Archive

Los Waves / Square Loop / Seller / Bliss Mode
October 17, 2018
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Los Waves / Square Loop / Seller / Bliss Mode

October 17, 2018
8:00 pm
Julius Smack / Wizard Apprentice / La Neve
October 9, 2018
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Julius Smack / Wizard Apprentice / La Neve

October 9, 2018
7:00 pm
Visitors Trio / Ravish Momin / Mazza, Platz, Kowal, Demos, Goldman
September 30, 2018
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Visitors Trio / Ravish Momin / Mazza, Platz, Kowal, Demos, Goldman

September 30, 2018
8:00 pm
Hasbro's Showcase of Stars
September 29, 2018
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Hasbro's Showcase of Stars

September 29, 2018
7:00 pm
A.R.T., A Benefit Exhibition for Sojourner House
September 22, 2018
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A.R.T., A Benefit Exhibition for Sojourner House

September 22, 2018
4:00 pm
Please join Audrey Tyrka at a benefit art exhibition for Sojourner House that will showcase her recent work! All sales will benefit Sojourner House. Sojourner House is a comprehensive domestic and sexual violence agency that provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid re-housing, counseling, supportive services, prevention education, immigration advocacy, HIV testing, LGBTQ+ specific programming, and more. Please learn more about their work at www.sojournerri.org.
Algiers / La Neve / Creamer / Light Beams / TBA
September 21, 2018
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Algiers / La Neve / Creamer / Light Beams / TBA

September 21, 2018
7:45 pm
Dog Lady Island / Dominic Coppola / Isolde Touch / House Red / Chuck Al
September 19, 2018
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Dog Lady Island / Dominic Coppola / Isolde Touch / House Red / Chuck Al

September 19, 2018
9:00 pm
Virusse / Thelma / gobbinjr / EDT
September 16, 2018
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Virusse / Thelma / gobbinjr / EDT

September 16, 2018
9:00 pm
Sissy Spacek / In Heat / Skrawl / Tinnitustimulus
September 2, 2018
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Sissy Spacek / In Heat / Skrawl / Tinnitustimulus

September 2, 2018
9:00 pm
Xr-Tabs / T Wreck / Ioneye / Nervous Virgins
August 31, 2018
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Xr-Tabs / T Wreck / Ioneye / Nervous Virgins

August 31, 2018
9:00 pm
End Of Summer Bummer Noise Banger!
August 29, 2018
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End Of Summer Bummer Noise Banger!

August 29, 2018
8:00 pm
Delko / A. Hevey & The Heavies / Joey Sprinkles / Jillian Kay
August 23, 2018
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Delko / A. Hevey & The Heavies / Joey Sprinkles / Jillian Kay

August 23, 2018
8:00 pm
BIB / Hairspray Queen / Red Sun / Neuter / Jinx
August 20, 2018
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BIB / Hairspray Queen / Red Sun / Neuter / Jinx

August 20, 2018
8:00 pm
Floral Print / Truth Club / Blossom Friend / see you later
August 15, 2018
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Floral Print / Truth Club / Blossom Friend / see you later

August 15, 2018
8:00 pm
Gerritt Wittmer / Peter J Woods / Yureka Cash / YÜ//F
August 5, 2018
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Gerritt Wittmer / Peter J Woods / Yureka Cash / YÜ//F

August 5, 2018
9:00 pm
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