Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Photos from CHEAP FEST VI by Joey Fichete

Stone Garden Jam Temple
Zack Kouns
Stress Orphan
Creeping
Stone Garden Jam Temple
Zack Kouns
Stone Garden Jam Temple
Cornelius Van Straffin III
Stone Garden Jam Temple
Creeping

Broadcastatic
Ian G. McColm & Nate Scheible
Jim Capps
Mutwawa

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

CHEAP FEST VI - Featured Show - RVA MAG

FROM: RVA Shows You Must See This Week 10/21-10/27 http://rvamag.com/articles/full/25238/rva-shows-you-must-see-this-week-1021-1027
Posted by: Necci – Oct 21, 2015

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FEATURE SHOW

Cheap Fest VI @ Strange Matter
Day One: Friday, October 23, 2 PM-Midnight - $5-15 (sliding scale)

Daggering, Stone Garden Jam Temple, Mutwawa, Broadcastatic, Scant, Creeping, Stress Orphan, Burak, Neurology, Bryan Lewis Saunders, Zack Kouns, Bernard Herman, Nate Schieble/Ian McColm, Astrology Diet, Cornelius Van Strafin III, Jim Capps, Metamorphic Blood vs. Kaontrol Kontraos, Radio Shock, Nu Depth, Yoga Demon, Subklinik, Coteries, Eunich, JND, Floral Print, Deleted User, One Lifeless Eye, Lugweight, Outer Heaven, Blue Nine, Le Bron, Fake Object, 10-56, Negative Space, Lacanthrope, Skirts, Alpha Decay, Seven Hundred Club

Day Two: Saturday, October 22, 2 PM-Midnight - $5-15 (sliding scale)
Laundryroom Squelchers, Tinnitustimulus, Unguent, Narwhalz (of sound), Radiator Greys, Shredded Nerve, Newton, Yohimbe, Drums Like Machine Guns, Faster Detail, Pvre Matrix, Predation, Rosemary Arp, Trogpite, Boy Harsher, SB & C, Drippy Inputs, Extended Release, C10, Mall Prowler, Jokif Behr, Bachelorette, Embarker, Clang Quartet, Pony Moon, Quna, Suicide Magnets, Dave Public, Zoe Wordlaw, Muscle Academy, Lead Pipe, Cloning, Bath Assaults, Xambuca, Bushmeat, New Loft, Flesh Control, Schwarzkali Effect

There are times I worry I won't have enough to say about one of the shows in my column. Suffice it to say, this is not one of those times. If anything, Cheap Fest VI offers more action than I could possibly cover in a few measly paragraphs. This annual gathering of experimental music acts from all over the country is organized on some strict principles--each band gets 15 minutes in which to perform, and the music happens on a continuous basis for 10 hours each day for two days. During that time, something like 80 different groups take the stage, all assaulting the ears of listeners with a glorious wall of their own particular take on "noise"--which could involve a variety of musical instruments, or a pile of sound effects, or almost anything else you can think of. But it won't involve laptop computers being used to play back some prerecorded sounds, because laptops are strictly prohibited by Cheap Fest's charter. All noises you hear will be generated live and in the moment.

So what sort of noises can you expect? Well, the entire affair will be brought to a close by a set from Florida heroes the Laundryroom Squelchers, led by maniacal noise legend Rat Bastard. Meanwhile, day one's events will be wrapped up by a set from Daggering, a noise supergroup whose members once called Richmond home but are now scattered up and down the east coast. They return to action for a rare Richmond appearance in celebration of Bad Moon Rising, their brand new tape released by CNP Records earlier this month.

There are soooo many more performers on this bill, though. Groups that have attained a measure of local fame through legendary past performances (Drums Like Machine Guns, Clang Quartet), artists who once called RVA home and are back to blow minds once again (Narwhalz (of sound), Lugweight, Nu Depth, Scant), local up-and-comers just starting to make their mark on the Richmond scene (Alpha Decay, Schwarzkali Effect, Seven Hundred Club), RVA veterans doing what they do best (Mutwawa, Flesh Control, Coteries), and a ton of other local and out-of-town performers with plenty of awesomeness to bring you all. If you like your music to remain safe, calm, and totally normal, this isn't the event for you. I, for one, am down with the freakouts, and testing the limits of what sound can do; I hope you are too, and I hope you'll make an appearance at Strange Matter this weekend for Cheap Fest VI. You'll be glad you did.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

11/6: THE EXTRAGAVANZA 2015: A Musical Gala


Friday, November 6, 2015
at 5 PM - 2 AM

At: Broadberry, Strange Matter & En Su Boca
As previously reported, there will not be a Fall Line Fest in Richmond this year, but fear not! THE EXTRAGAVANZA is here to fill the void and bring an awesome one-day multi-venue experience to our amazing city.

The organizers of Strange Matter, Friday Cheers, Slimehole Productions and more have partnered up with some awesome businesses, without whom none of this would be possible: WDCE 90.1 FM, ARDENT CRAFT ALES, TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA, PLAN 9 RECORDS, and the VA COMICON.

Get your tickets here (or at Plan 9 and Ardent Craft Ales!):
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/927767

THE BROADBERRY (2 stages)
5PM DOORS
5:30-6 - MANZARA
6:00-6:30 - THE TRILLIONS
6:30-7 - JEFFREY LEWIS & LOS BOLTS
7-7:30 - AVERS
7:30-8 - SUNFLOWER BEAN
8-8:45 - NO JOY
8:45-9:30 - LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES
9:30 - DIIV

STRANGE MATTER
10PM DOORS
10:30-10:50 - DAGGERING
11:00-11:20 - MUTWAWA
11:40-12:20 - AUTHOR & PUNISHER
12:40 - WOLF EYES

EN SU BOCA
10PM DOORS
11-11:30 - MANATREE
11:50-12:30 - SODA BOMB
12:50 - THE SNOWY OWLS

ADVANCE TICKET PRICES:
BROADBERRY ONLY - $20
STRANGE MATTER ONLY - $12
BROADBERRY + STRANGE MATTER - $30
EN SU BOCA is FREE to all ticketholders

SPONSORS & VENUES:
WDCE: http://www.wdce.org/
TITO'S VODKA: http://www.titosvodka.com/
ARDENT CRAFT ALES: http://ardentcraftales.com/
RVA NEWS: http://rvanews.com/
PLAN 9 MUSIC: http://www.plan9music.com/
VA COMICON: http://vacomicon.com/
THE BROADBERRY: http://www.thebroadberry.com/
STRANGE MATTER: http://strangematterrva.com/
EN SU BOCA: http://ensuboca.com/

BANDS:
DIIV: https://www.facebook.com/diivnyc
WOLF EYES: http://wolfeyes.net/
NO JOY: http://www.nojoymusic.com/
AUTHOR & PUNISHER: http://www.tristanshone.com/
LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES: http://thegloryfires.com/
AVERS: https://www.facebook.com/AversRVA
JEFFREY LEWIS & LOS BOLTS: http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com/
SUNFLOWER BEAN: https://www.facebook.com/SunflowerBean
SODA BOMB: https://www.facebook.com/SodaBomb
THE SNOWY OWLS: http://thesnowyowls.tumblr.com/
THE TRILLIONS: http://www.thetrillionsband.com/
MUTWAWA: https://www.facebook.com/Mutwawa-157742444255334/
MANATREE: https://www.facebook.com/Manatreeband
MANZARA: https://www.facebook.com/MANZARAband
DAGGERING: https://vimeo.com/97329235


https://www.facebook.com/events/689026424568032/

Monday, September 14, 2015

RVA NOISE LOTTO III - 2015


Friday, October 9, 2015 at 6:30 PM

RVA Noise Presents "RVA Noise Lotto III" An informal fundraiser for CHEAP FEST VI
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How it works:

* 15 participants add their names to the hat

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

* Said trios will perform at a special event at Auxiliary
on Friday October 9th

* Donations will be collected at the door, all funds will go towards CHEAP FEST VI to help cover operating costs

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The results are in!

TRIO ONE

Jason Hodges (Suppression, Mutwawa)
JK (Lost Tribe, Caves Caverns, Thieves Of Shiloh)
Joey Fichete (Yoga Demon)

TRIO TWO

Leo Heinzel (Flesh Control, Olde Shame, Ugly)
Charlanne McCarthy (Fat Spirit, Free Girl)
Kyle Flanagan (Navi, Nervous Ticks, Richard Ripper)

TRIO THREE

Samuel Goff (Among The Rocks And Roots, Schwarzkali Effect)
Chaz Tick (Nervous Ticks)
Gary Stevens (Mutwawa, Head Molt)

TRIO FOUR

Abdul-Hakim Bilal (Among The Rocks And Roots)
Sarmistha Talukdar (Schwarzkali Effect)
Laurie Peterson (Yohimbe)

TRIO FIVE

Joe Legzz (Stone Garden Jam Temple, Yoga Demon)
Jacob Bickers (10-56)
Eric Tomillon (Fake Object)

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DOORS 6:30PM MUSIC 7:30PM SHARP
$5 -$10 DONATION SUGGESTED
at AUXILIARY*

*Brought to you by the RVA NOISE collective. Auxiliary is a not for profit D.I.Y. project space for underground / experimental / electronic / noise practice and performance.

Contact us for information, booking requests or to join our mailing list: auxiliaryrva@gmail.com

***HOW YOU CAN HELP: Please be on time. Please be quiet entering and exiting the space. Please respect our neighbors. Please no drinking outside. Please bring cash for donation and merchandise. Thanks for your support!***

Sunday, September 13, 2015

CHEAP FEST VI


October 23rd - October 24th 2015

LAUNDRYROOM SQUELCHERS /// DAGGERING /// TINNITUSTIMULUS /// MUTWAWA /// UNGUENT /// STONE GARDEN JAM TEMPLE /// NARWHALZ (OF SOUND) /// CREEPING /// RADIATOR GREYS /// CLANG QUARTET /// SHREDDED NERVE /// ZACK KOUNS /// YOHIMBE /// BRYAN LEWIS SAUNDERS /// SCANT /// BERNARD HERMAN /// NEWTON /// COTERIES /// DRUMS LIKE MACHINE GUNS /// SUBKLINIK /// FASTER DETAIL /// NATE SCHIEBLE & IAN McCOLM /// PVRE MATRIX /// ASTROLOGY DIET /// PREDATION /// SB & C /// CORNELIUS VAN STRAFIN THE III /// ROSEMARY ARP /// JIM CAPPS /// TROGPITE /// RADIO SHOCK /// BOY HARSHER /// METAMORPHIC BLOOD VS KAONTROL KONTRAOS /// DRIPPY INPUTS /// R-COMPLEX /// EXTENDED RELEASE /// FAKE OBJECT /// C10 /// XAMBUCA /// MALL PROWLER /// DELETED USER ///JOKIF BEHR /// YOGA DEMON /// EMBARKER /// LUGWEIGHT /// BACHELORETTE /// QUNA /// PONY MOON /// JND /// SUICIDE MAGNETS /// BLUE NINE /// STRESS ORPHAN /// BURAK /// NEGATIVE SPACE /// DAVE PUBLIC /// FLORAL PRINT /// ZOE WORDLAW /// 10-56 /// MUSCLE ACADEMY /// OUTER HEAVEN /// LEAD PIPE /// ONE LIFELESS EYE /// CLONING /// ALPHA DECAY /// BATH ASSAULTS /// LE BRON /// BROADCASTATIC /// SKIRTS /// LACANTHROPE /// FLESH CONTROL /// SCHWARZKALI EFFECT /// NEUROLOGY /// SEVEN HUNDRED CLUB /// NU DEPTH /// NEW LOFT ///


SATURDAY OCT 24 - DOORS 2PM $5-$15

11:45 - Laundryroom Squelchers (FL)
11:30 - Tinnitustimulus (RI)
11:15 - Unguent (PA)
11:00 - Narwhalz (of sound) (NY)
10:45 - Radiator Greys (DC)
10:30 - Shredded Nerve (NY)
10:15 - Newton (PA)
10:00 - Yohimbe (VA)
09:45 - Drums Like Machine Guns (PA)
09:30 - Faster Detail (NC)
09:15 - Pvre Matrix (NY)
09:00 - Predation (VA)
08:45 - Rosemary Arp (DC)
08:30 - Trogpite (MD)
08:15 - Boy Harsher (MA)
08:00 - SB & C (VA)
07:45 - Drippy Inputs (NC)
07:30 - Extended Release (MD)
07:15 - C10 (MD)
07:00 - Mall Prowler (NC)
06:45 - Jokif Behr (RI/NC)
06:30 - Bachelorette (NY)
06:15 - Embarker (NY)
06:00 - Clang Quartet (NC)
05:45 - Pony Moon (MD)
05:30 - Quna (MD)
05:15 - Suicide Magnets (RI)
05:00 - Dave Public (RI)
04:45 - Zoe Wordlaw (NY)
04:30 - Muscle Academy (RI)
04:15 - Lead Pipe (PA)
04:00 - Cloning (DC)
03:45 - Bath Assaults (PA)
03:30 - Xambuca (NC)
03:15 - Bushmeat (DC)
03:00 - New Loft (VA)
02:45 - Flesh Control (VA)
02:30 - Schwarzkali Effect (VA)


FRIDAY OCT 23 DOORS 2PM $5-$15

11:45 - Daggering (NY/PA/VA)
11:30 - Stone Garden Jam Temple (VA)
11:15 - Mutwawa (VA)
11:00 - Broadcastatic (VA)
10:45 - Scant (PA)
10:30 - Creeping (RI)
10:15 - Stress Orphan (MD)
10:00 - Burak (PA)
09:45 - Neurology (VA)
09:30 - Bryan Lewis Saunders (TN)
09:15 - Zack Kouns (OH)
09:00 - Bernard Herman (NY)
08:45 - Nate Schieble/Ian McColm (DC)
08:30 - Astrology Diet (NY/DC/VA)
08:15 - Cornelius Van Strafin The III (SC)
08:00 - Jim Capps (SC)
07:45 - Metamorphic Blood vs. Kaontrol Kontraos (TN)
07:30 - Radio Shock (NY)
07:15 - Nu Depth (GA)
07:00 - Yoga Demon (VA)
06:45 - Subklinik (VA)
06:30 - Coteries (VA)
06:15 - Eunich (NY/VA)
06:00 - JND (VA)
05:45 - Floral Print (MD)
05:30 - Deleted User (NC)
05:15 - One Lifeless Eye (NC)
05:00 - Lugweight (NY)
04:45 - Outer Heaven (VA)
04:30 - Blue Nine (VA)
04:15 - Le Bron (VA)
04:00 - Fake Object (VA)
03:45 - 10-56 (VA)
03:30 - Negative Space (VA)
03:15 - Lacanthrope (VA)
03:00 - Skirts (VA)
02:45 - Alpha Decay (VA)
02:30 - Seven Hundred Club (VA)

***LINEUP & SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

Saturday, September 12, 2015

AUXILIARY : ACTION #54



Friday, October 30 2015 at 6:30pm
      
GEN KEN & THE ENCHANTRESS OF BIOLUMINOSITY (NYC)

Gen Ken Montgomery (Generator Sound Art Inc) and Andrea Beeman (Crash Course In Science) Duo.

http://www.genkenmontgomery.com/
http://www.enchantressofbioluminosity.com/

"Ken Montgomery is a New York-based visual artist and "sound/composer" whose involvement in the cassette-culture and mail-art movements of the late seventies led to the creation, in 1989, of the first and arguably still the most important sound art gallery in New York City: Generator. Located first in the East Village and later in Chelsea, Generator's wide scope and novel approach toward audio art made it a vector-point for some of the most interesting and important artists from around the world...

Montgomery has collaborated with a wide variety of artists including Conrad Schnitzler, Andrea Beeman, David Lee Myers (Arcane Device), Zoe Beloff, Michael Zodorozny, and Ishtvan Kantor (a.k.a. Monty Cantsin)...

Montgomery's music has been released on the finest labels in the world - De Fabriek, Esplendor Geometrico, Staalplaat, Banned Productions, Firework Editions, XI Records, GD Stereo, Pogus, Tellus, Touch, XV Parowek, Generations Unlimited and Generator Sound Art."

"The Enchantress of Bioluminosity has always been captivated by synesthesia, a phenomenon where one type of artistic stimulation evokes another...Fireflies, jellyfish and dinoflagellates glow in the dark, enticing mates, luring their next meal, or sending defensive signals. The Enchantress of Bioluminosity merges the language of bioluminescence with the art of dance.

PATRICK JAMES CAIN (DC)
http://patrickjamescain.com/

Patrick James Cain is a sound and video artist currently residing in Washington, D.C.

MARTIN FREEMAN (NY)
https://soundcloud.com/martin-freem

With local support by

CHART JUNK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartjunk
Mechanical wave disturbances
Will O'Donovan and Tommy Birchett Duo

More information soon.

Doors 6:30PM Music 7:30PM Sharp
$5 - $15 DONATION SUGGESTED
at AUXILIARY*

*Brought to you by the RVA NOISE collective. Auxiliary is a not for profit D.I.Y. project space for underground / experimental / electronic / noise practice and performance.

Contact us for information, booking requests or to join our mailing list: auxiliaryrva@gmail.com

***HOW YOU CAN HELP: Please be on time. Please be quiet entering and exiting the space. Please respect our neighbors. Please no drinking outside. Please bring cash for donation and merchandise. Thanks for your support!***

Friday, September 11, 2015

AUXILIARY : ACTION #53


Monday, October 12 2015 at 6:30pm

MOSSES (Columbus OH)
Mosses is Ryan Jewell, Eve Lenker and Troy Kunkler.

http://mosses.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/541842882639487/

With local support by:

COTERIES + DYRT (Collab set)

FLANAGAN/TOMILLON/STEVENS TRIO

More information soon.

Doors 6:30PM Music 7:30PM Sharp
$5 - $15 DONATION SUGGESTED
at AUXILIARY*

*Brought to you by the RVA NOISE collective. Auxiliary is a not for profit D.I.Y. project space for underground / experimental / electronic / noise practice and performance.

Contact us for information, booking requests or to join our mailing list: auxiliaryrva@gmail.com

***HOW YOU CAN HELP: Please be on time. Please be quiet entering and exiting the space. Please respect our neighbors. Please no drinking outside. Please bring cash for donation and merchandise. Thanks for your support!***

Photo by Leo Heinzel shared October 15th

Thursday, September 10, 2015

AUXILIARY : ACTION #52


Thursday, October 1 2015 at 6:30pm
      
CRANK STURGEON (Maine)
http://www.cranksturgeon.com/

"Ordained minister and usurper of plateau monoculture; Husolandija progenitor, dada-mainliner/international trianglewear peddler for the prototype alpha new millenial dirigible-parable concrete discourse found-object assembly (with pants)"

PCRV (Montana)
https://pcrv.bandcamp.com/track/sound-action-six

NAME (Oakland)
https://batmagik.bandcamp.com/

With local support by:

MUTWAWA

REMEMBERALL

Doors 6:30PM Music 7:30PM Sharp
$5 - $15 DONATION SUGGESTED
at AUXILIARY*

07:30 - Rememberall
08:00 - Name
08:30 - PCRV
09:00 - Crank Sturgeon
09:30 - Mutwawa

*Brought to you by the RVA NOISE collective. Auxiliary is a not for profit D.I.Y. project space for underground / experimental / electronic / noise practice and performance.

Contact us for information, booking requests or to join our mailing list: auxiliaryrva@gmail.com

***HOW YOU CAN HELP: Please be on time. Please be quiet entering and exiting the space. Please respect our neighbors. Please no drinking outside. Please bring cash for donation and merchandise. Thanks for your support!***

Photo by Joey Fichete shared October 4th