Wednesday, April 29, 2015

RVA Noise Fest IV to turn Strange Matter into a cacophonous soundscape this Saturday...

From: http://rvamag.com/articles/full/24602/rva-noise-fest-iv-to-turn-strange-matter-into-a-cacophonous-soundscape-this

Posted by: brad – Apr 29, 2015

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“The noise community here in Richmond is one of the most active yet most under represented local scenes,” said Gary Stevens, organizer of the fourth annual RVA Noise Fest, in an email interview. “We feel it's important to give venue to all these wonderfully strange artists to come.”

Like Stevens said, Richmond has a surprisingly large noise scene, something Noise Fest IV hopes to highlight with its 36+ local acts and free entry.

Noise Fest is a showcase of underground music curated by the RVA NOISE collective with a focus on noise music, experimental sound, and outside electronics.

This Saturday, May 2nd, the festival will take over Strange Matter starting at 3 pm for nearly 12 hours of free performances.

“Now in it's fourth year, we continue to host a wide array of artists working in the realms of harsh noise, power electronics, sound collage, post-techno, ambient soundscapes, drone, freek jazz, improv and otherwise challenging and unconventional music and performance styles,” said Stevens. “This year we highlight the rich and diverse underground music culture of Richmond, VA that has been bubbling up through the cracks over the last few years.”

The intention of this year’s festival, according to Stevens, is “to spread awareness of how lively the local noise scene is and to have a good time sharing that work.”

Noise is the closest thing to purely underground music currently being performed here, perennially existing just below the mainstream, and having an influence which trickles easily into other genres.
“In a contemporary context I believe noise is an underground of the underground. A free form media for expression that defies easy classification. Noise as a genre is a very broad term and it's importance is highly subjective,” said Stevens. “Academics may consider it a high art while basement venue dwellers believe noise is a more extreme D.I.Y punk aesthetic. No matter how it's perceived I'd say that noise is important in the way that it's continually challenged and innovated music ideas over the years.”

Attendees of Noise Fest IV can expect, as always, an all day marathon of back to back abbreviated performances “ranging from chaotic harsh noise to blissful soundscapes.”

If you’ve never been to a noise show before then you’re missing out. They’re loud, abrasive, transient, incredible, and largely indescribable. For a taste of what you can expect check out this video of Mutwawa-- who will also be performing this year--tearing it up onstage two years ago.
Noise music's versatility and ability to grow and adapt always been its biggest strength, according to Stevens, something no other genre has been able to accomplish quite as successfully.

“Noise is constantly changing. It's an amorphous energy by nature and that makes it hard to quantify,” said Stevens. “More and more projects are popping up all over the place and I'm seeing many ideas sprouted in the noise scene are becoming a part of other forms of music.”
The doors for RVA Noise Fest IV open at 3 pm this Saturday at Strange Matter with performances starting at 4 pm and running until 1 am. There is no cover and therefore no excuse to miss what is sure to be one of the best RVA based festivals of the season.

Checkout the line-up below:

Doors 3PM Sounds 4PM
$0.00!!!

04:00 - B.S.K.
04:15 - Alpha Decay
04:30 - France Gall Entity
04:45 - Le Bron
05:00 - Blue Nine
05:15 - Lacanthrope
05:30 - S.A.R.S.
05:45 - War Anus
06:00 - 10-56
06:15 - Thieves Of Shiloh
06:30 - Negative Space
06:45 - The New Loft
07:00 - Toner War
07:15 - Cecelia
07:30 - Ting Ting Jahe
07:45 - ENE
08:00 - Yoga Demon
08:15 - Creeping
08:30 - Fake Object
08:45 - Dyrt
09:00 - Flood Beast
09:15 - Crack Bytch
09:30 - Brown Piss
09:45 - Broadcastatic
10:00 - Golden Retriever
10:15 - Richard Ripper
10:30 - Daggering
10:45 - Cristal
11:00 - Subklinik
11:15 - Yohimbe
11:30 - Flesh Control
11:45 - Scant + I.G.M.
12:00 - SB & C
12:15 - Predation
12:30 - Coteries
12:45 - Mutwawa

*Line up/Schedule subject to change

Words by Tyler Hammel

RVA NOISE FEST IV - Featured Show - RVA MAG

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From: RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 4/29-5/5 http://rvamag.com/articles/full/24595/rva-shows-you-must-see-this-week-429-55

Posted by: Necci – Apr 29, 2015

FEATURE SHOW

Saturday, May 2, 3 PM

RVA Noise Fest IV, feat. Mutwawa, Coteries, Predation, SB & C, Scant + IGM, Flesh Control, Yohimbe, Subklinik, Cristal, Daggering, Richard Ripper, Golden Retriever, Broadcastatic, Brown Piss, Crack Bytch, Floodbeast, Dyrt, Fake Object, Creeping, Yoga Demon, ENE, Ting Ting Jahe, Cecelia, Toner War, The New Loft, Negative Space, Thieves Of Shiloh, 10-56, War Anus, SARS, Lacanthrope, Blue Nine, Le Bron, France Gall Entity, Alpha Decay, BSK @ Strange Matter - Free!

It's time for your fourth annual dose of total noise overload, as this Saturday RVA Noise Fest IV takes over Strange Matter for nearly 12 hours. While previous versions of this festival have been bigger and featured more touring acts, this year's one-day edition is worthwhile in its conciseness, offering a crash course in exactly what's going on in the noise scene that has quickly grown into one of the most active and happening "music" scenes here in RVA. An unbelievable 36 acts, all of which come from this local community, will assault your senses with 15-minute bursts of feedback, ambience, and all sorts of other sonic experimentation over the course of one day--and afterwards, you'll be able to say you're just as up on the state of RVA Noise as anyone who spends most of their weekends in the mysterious basement venue known as Auxiliary.

I'm sure a lot of OG noise heads are scoffing at that last line, and fair enough--but can you really argue with this lineup? Obviously Mutwawa are the headliners; this duo consisting of longtime noise veterans Jason Hodges and Gary Stevens have forged their piles of effects pedals, keyboards, and sequencers into an experimental mutant disco orchestra of unstoppable talent. Sometimes noise is just a wall of harsh distortion, but Mutwawa uses their sonic manipulations to make you dance! Their headlining set will be the perfect way to close out an afternoon and evening of absolute chaos.

But there are 35 more acts on the bill--and I've only got one paragraph to tell you about them! Here's a quick rundown of some highlights: Coteries is an up-and-coming solo performer of terrifying soundscapes, sometimes armed with spotlights. Flesh Control is whatever Leo Heinzel feels like assaulting your ears with, but it's always riveting. Cristal is another veteran act, bringing together members of LaBradford, Breadwinner, and Askance to explore the world of ambient space. Daggering combines the talents of J. Russell (Caves Caverns/Floodbeast) and Matt Boettke (Scant), both of whom will also be performing solo at other points in the evening. In fact, this is another common theme--solo performances by musicians who also appear as part of groups elsewhere on the bill. The RVA noise scene is a wellspring of creativity these days, and you have the opportunity to engage in detailed exploration of it this Saturday. Best of all, it's free--so even poverty should not keep you away! Bring your earplugs and get ready for some serious aural damage.

Monday, April 13, 2015

RVA NOISE LOTTO II - 2015


Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 7:30 PM

RVA Noise Presents "RVA Noise Lotto II 2015" An informal fundraiser for RVA NOISE FEST IV
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How it works:

* 15 participants added their names to the hat

* 3 names were drawn at random until there were 5 different trios formed

* Said trios will perform at a special event at Auxiliary
on Saturday April 11th

* Donations will be collected at the door, all funds will go towards RVA NOISE FEST IV to help cover operating costs

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Trio 1:

Bong Ripper (Navi, Nervous Ticks, Richard Ripper)
Gary Stevens (Mutwawa, Head Molt)
Eric Tomillon (Fake Object)

Trio 2:

Grey Wulf (Among The Rocks And Roots)
Xylon Otterburn (Lacanthrope, Warm War)
Mazer Height (Le Bron)

Trio 3:

Jacob Bickers (10-56)
Lynette Fromme (Crack Bytch, Doll Parts)
Leo Heinzel (Flesh Control, Olde Shame)

Trio 4:

Charlanne McCarthy (Fat Spirit, Free Girl)
Van Ficken (Coteries, Richard Ripper)
Jeff Plummer (Creeping, Shallow Waters)

Trio 5:

Laurie Peterson (Yohimbe)
Jason Hodges (Suppression, Mutwawa)
Dada Gauche (Scoughs)

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DOORS 7:30PM MUSIC 8:30PM SHARP
$5 -$10 DONATION SUGGESTED
at AUXILIARY*

*RVA project space for underground/experimental/electronic/noise performance.

Contact us for details.
auxiliaryrva@gmail.com

Sunday, April 12, 2015

AUXILIARY : ACTION #42


Saturday, May 9 2015 at 7:30pm
      
Brought to you by RVA NOISE

Featuring:

PEDESTRIAN DEPOSIT (LA/Monorail Trespassing)
http://pedestriandeposit.bandcamp.com/

ONE DARK EYE (Birmingham AL/Rodger Stella of Macronympha)
http://youtu.be/irxhLgWXnN8

With local support by:

COTERIES
https://coteries.bandcamp.com/

DAGGERING (Members of Scant/Flood Beast/Dyrt/Lost Tribe)

CREEPING

CRACK BYTCH

DOORS 7:30PM MUSIC 8:30PM SHARP
$5 - $15 DONATION SUGGESTED
at AUXILIARY*

Schedule:

08:30 - Creeping
09:00 - Daggering
09:30 - Coteries
10:00 - Pedestrian Deposit
10:30 - Crack Bytch
11:00 - One Dark Eye

*RVA project space for underground/experimental/electronic/noise performance.

Contact us for details.
auxiliaryrva@gmail.com

Flyer by Joe Legzz

Friday, April 10, 2015

AUXILIARY : ACTION #41



Thursday, May 7 2015 at 6:00pm
      
Brought to you by RVA NOISE

Special Pre-Savage Weekend Event 1 of 2

Featuring:

THE BEAUTIFUL FORM A LOG (USA/Members of Container/Profligate/Rick Weaver)
http://formalog.bandcamp.com/

FYOELK (Belgium)
https://soundcloud.com/fyoelk

HUNNIE BUNNIES (Philly)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hunnie-Bunnies/118293414881978

ORACLE PLUS (Oakland CA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9PUZVEB0Jo

RADIATOR GREYS (DC)
https://soundcloud.com/radiator-greys

OLIVIA NEUTRON JOHN (DC)
https://olivianeutron-john.bandcamp.com/

DAVE PUBLIC (Providence RI)
https://soundcloud.com/dave-public

SOFT TARGET (Providence RI)
https://soundcloud.com/softtarget
http://privatearchive.bandcamp.com/album/d-f-h

FRANK HURRICANE (USA/Feeding Tube Records)

DOORS 6:00PM MUSIC 7:00PM SHARP
$5 - $10 - $20 DONATION STRONGLY SUGGESTED
at AUXILIARY*

Line-up/Schedule:

07:00 - Radiator Greys
07:30 - Olivia Nuetron-John
08:00 - Frank Hurricane
08:30 - Dave Public
09:00 - Soft Target
10:00 - Oracle Plus
10:30 - Hunnie Bunnies
11:00 - Fyoelk
11:30 - Form A Log

*RVA project space for underground/experimental/electronic/noise performance.

Contact us for details.
auxiliaryrva@gmail.com

Flyer by Joe Legzz

Thursday, April 9, 2015

AUXILIARY : ACTION #40



Friday, April 24 at 7:00pm
   
Brought to you by RVA NOISE

Featuring:

TIMEGHOST (Providence RI/Load Records)
https://soundcloud.com/nexykl

ORA ISO (NYC/Ba Da Bing Records)
https://soundcloud.com/ora-iso

With Local Support by:

ROY WREN

LACANTHROPE

DOORS 7:00PM MUSIC 8:00PM SHARP
$5 -$10 DONATION SUGGESTED
at AUXILIARY*

Schedule:

08:00 - Lacanthrope
08:30 - Roy Wren
09:00 - Ora Iso
09:30 - Timeghost

*RVA project space for underground/experimental/electronic/noise performance.

Contact us for details.
auxiliaryrva@gmail.com

Flyer by Joe Legzz

Thursday, April 2, 2015

RVA NOISE FEST IV


RVA NOISE Presents RVA NOISE FEST IV

MAY 2nd 2015

A Showcase of local experimental/electronic/weird/underground/DIY/noise and challenging/unconventional music

Doors 3PM Sounds 4PM
$0.00!!!

04:00 - B.S.K.
04:15 - Alpha Decay
04:30 - France Gall Entity
04:45 - Le Bron

05:00 - Blue Nine
05:15 - Lacanthrope
05:30 - S.A.R.S.
05:45 - War Anus

06:00 - 10-56
06:15 - Thieves Of Shiloh
06:30 - Negative Space
06:45 - The New Loft

07:00 - Toner War
07:15 - Cecelia
07:30 - Ting Ting Jahe
07:45 - ENE

08:00 - Yoga Demon
08:15 - Creeping
08:30 - Fake Object
08:45 - Dyrt

09:00 - Flood Beast
09:15 - Crack Bytch
09:30 - Brown Piss
09:45 - Broadcastatic

10:00 - Golden Retriever (Norway)
10:15 - Richard Ripper
10:30 - Daggering
10:45 - Cristal

11:00 - Subklinik
11:15 - Yohimbe
11:30 - Flesh Control
11:45 - Scant + I.G.M.

12:00 - SB & C
12:15 - Predation
12:30 - Coteries
12:45 - Mutwawa

*Line up/Schedule subject to change

https://www.facebook.com/events/1549280668656848/

Poster by Joe Legzz