PLANKTON WAT and
VIK WHISTLE
an evening of experimental live music and film
Tuesday, August 18
Steadfast in the pursuit of musical transcendence, Portland musician Dewey Mahood is one of the most versatile and prolific musicians in the modern psychedelic underground. As PLANKTON WAT (Thrill Jockey Records), he has explored the outer reaches of folk and synthesized drift since the mid-aughts, and his fluid compositions apply ethereal, elastic textures to grounded rhythmic grooves that recall the cosmic and the earthly in equal measure. For this show Mahood contours his melodic guitar playing into wholly transfiguring pieces to accompany classic experimental films from pioneering, seminal underground filmmaker MAYA DEREN.
Chico’s VIK WHISLE shares the evening with new experimental/psych music and video.
Tickets for this special event are $15 - walk up at the door, day of show (no advance tickets). Doors open 7:30 show 8pm.
SLEEPBOMB live score to FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
Thursday, August 27
SLEEPBOMB is a San Francisco-based cinematic post-metal/doom project focused on full, original scores for genre films. Ranging from heavy doom riffs to dreamy shoegaze, dark soundscapes punctuated with shimmering guitar and ethereal vocals, SLEEPBOMB has been exploring experimental sounds and forms informed by fellow travelers Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sunn 0))), Ulver and Swans, among others. Settling on a drone influenced style of post/doom metal as the overarching theme while exploring other genres as appropriate for the film’s particular style, they bring their new live score to the groundbreaking 1931 horror film FRANKENSTEIN. The film's innovative special effects, atmospheric direction, and Boris Karloff's sympathetic portrayal of the Monster made it a critical and commercial success, influencing the horror genre and popular culture significantly. A singular live musical experience that re-contextualizes this classic film.
Tickets for this special event are $20 - walk up at the door, day of show (no advance tickets). Doors open 7:30 show 8pm.