November installment: A triple header of acts intent on re-imagining the possibilities of their respective instruments...

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15th
DOORS 7:30pm / SHOW at 8:00pm

9:45pm - SANDY EWEN, DAMON SMITH, WEASEL WALTER
8:50pm - JOHN McCOWEN
8:00pm - WARREN NG

Outpost Artists Resources
1665 Norman st. Ridgewood, NY (Queens)
$10 advanced tickets / $10-15 suggested donation at door.
All proceeds go to performers.

Sandy Ewen is a rising talent hailing from Houston, Texas best known for her work with the active rock band Weird Weeds. Her vision expands upon the likeminded approaches of heralded deconstructionists like Kevin Drumm and Keith Rowe while never imitating. Her setup is simple: a guitar, stereo amplification, distortion and various preparations. She prefers to extend the vocabulary of the instrument with raw ingenuity, eschewing the overly complicated electronic enhancements of many of her contemporaries. This release is a very clear statement of her intent. She is backed by the prolific improvisers Damon Smith and Weasel Walter. The duo has worked regularly as a rhythm section in varied contexts since 2006 and the music here is an excellent example of their urgent, brisk interplay. Smith is a master of the extended bass lexicon, following in the footsteps of the great Peter Kowald, forging ahead towards the beyond. Walter’s percussion is ceaselessly restless, defying logic and breaking speed records with glee.
http://balancepointacoustics.com/projects/view/ewen-smith-walter?fbclid=IwAR0jYnFdig8RDUDXT5eV408FO7e44gCyhP5K01gFZlZh77n-60y0cx1Do9w
sandyewen.bandcamp.com

John McCowen is a New York based composer and performer whose work focuses on the extended possibilities of the clarinet/contrabass clarinet. Within solo work, John embraces long-form drones, difference tones, and beating harmonics as a means to extrude the dimensionality within - treating the clarinet as an acoustic synthesizer. John was a founding member of the Chicago avant-rock group, Wei Zhongle, where he performed on amplified clarinet/electronics. His most recent albums have been released by International Anthem, Astral Spirits, and an upcoming release on Editions Wandelweiser on 11/30.
https://www.johnmccowen.com

Warren Ng has performed and released numerous recordings solo and collaboratively under the names Somnambulists and This Invitation, all linked by an interest in minimalism, string drone, and the hidden internal hum of the electric guitar. He has also contributed recorded and performative scores for experimental cinema works in collaboration with various filmmakers throughout the years.
https://somnambulistsmusic.bandcamp.com
https://thisinvitation.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/distinctmirrormusic