Tiberius
w/ peddle +
Rusty & The BigJUmp
Thursday 11.13.25 - 8:00pm - Tickets
Tiberius pulls from a broad range of influences including the likes of The Flaming Lips, Car Seat Headrest, Arthur Verocai, Sleater Kinney, and Courtney Barnett among countless others. Recommended if you like: Pinegrove, Car Seat Headrest, MJ Lenderman, Wednesday, King Krule, Lucy Dacus, Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, Remo Drive, Illuminati Hotties, Andy Shauf, Snail Mail, OVLOV, Weezer.
NYC SHOOTOUT,
SUPERMAXXX,
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS,
& COMMITMENT IN PAIN
Friday 11.14.25 - 7:00pm - Tickets
NYC Shootout is a Long Island-based hardcore band that blends hardcore, rap, and metal
AVA LUNA
w/ Sabouyouma
Saturday 11.15.25 - 9:00 pm - Tickets
Ava Luna is Carlos Hernandez, Felicia Douglass, Julian Fader and Ethan Bassford. Called at various times “quirky and confident, mysterious and compelling” (The Village Voice), “post-soul…pulsating from one energy to another, suggesting art project and ritual” (New York Times), and “located somewhere between the control of modern R&B and the staccato angles of the art punk scene” (NME), the band has defied categorization through many changes in lineup and genre experiments through five full-length LPs. The common thread is fun hooky melodies, angular textures, infectious grooves, unexpected forms, and intimate worldbuilding. Since the late 2000s, Ava Luna has been a staple in NYC’s DIY music scene, and has built a reputation for exhilarating live shows, even as the quartet individually stay active as prolific producers, collaborators (YATTA, Helado Negro, Dirty Projectors, Youbet, Toro Y Moi, Tony Seltzer, Juan Wauters, Benét, Palehound, to name a few), educators, and performers in their own right.
PETER MULVEY
Friday 11.21.25 - 7:00pm - Tickets
Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur, and almost-poet since before he can remember. In 1989 he spent a year in Ireland, busking on the streets of Dublin and hitchhiking to whatever gigs he could find. Back stateside, he spent a couple years gigging through the bars of his native Midwest before taking off for Boston, where he returned to subway busking and coffeehouses. Small shows led to larger shows, which eventually led to regional and then national touring. The wheels have not stopped since.
Twenty albums, one illustrated book, thousands of live performances, a TEDx talk, a decades-long association with the National Youth Science Camp, opening tours and gigs for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, Emmylou Harris and Chuck Prophet, appearances on NPR, an annual autumn tour by bicycle, emceeing festivals, hosting his own Lamplighter Sessions for years in Boston and in Wisconsin... he has built his life's work on collaboration, on an instinct for the eclectic and the vital.
Manuela Sanchez Goubert
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Saturday 11.22.25 - 8:00 pm - Tickets
Manuela Sánchez-Goubert is a Colombian artist who combines jazz with Latin American folk, music creating a cosmopolitan sound. She studies with a complete tuition scholarship at Berklee College of Music and is double majoring in Latin American Performance and Music Production and Engineering. Born and raised in Colombia, she moved to New York City as a teen, where she studied Vocal Jazz at the prestigious LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. Led by her mentors Lucía Pulido and Lauren Kinhan, she dove into the NYC jazz scene from a very young age.
As a composer, she mixes elements of traditional Latin American folk acts like Violeta Parra and Susana Baca with the sophistication of modern jazz greats like Cecile McLaurin Salvant.
Along with her vocal jazz group, she was awarded the 2021 Downbeat Award in the Undergraduate College Winner category. She has performed at notable venues worldwide, which include: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Rockwood Music Hall, Swing 46, in New York City; Palau de Les Arts, Matisse Club, Radio City Valencia, in Spain; and Orleans House in Bogotá, Colombia. She has also attended festivals and programs that shaped her musically such as the Contemporary South American Folk Festival with Victoria Sur, and master classes with vocalist Claudia Acuña.
FREAK FEST 4
Saturday 11.22.25 - 10:00pm - Tickets at the door!
Ahoy there mateys!! This fall’s Freak Fest theme is….
FREAKS AT SEA!
Call for freaks coming soon, so start dreaming of pirates, sea creatures, and sirens yah clowns!!!
Reach out to @contentclown to pARGHtake!
JOSEPH TERRELL (OF MIPSO)
& JORDAN TICE (OF HAWKTAIL)
Tuesday 12.9.25 - 7:00 pm - Tickets
Joseph Terrell has spent a decade singing, playing guitar, and writing songs in celebrated Americana quartet Mipso. His songs include fan favorites that inspire singalongs around the country as well as a viral folk murder ballad about Luigi Mangioni. Joseph’s debut solo album "Good For Nothing Howl" (Sleepy Cat Records) features members of Hiss Golden Messenger, Bonnie Light Horseman, and Bon Iver. The result is a kaleidoscope of folk tradition and sonic playfulness with images of Terrell’s native North Carolina woods sparkling in the foreground.
Jordan Tice is a musical seeker of the most dedicated sort. Listening to the breadth of his discography, which includes 7 projects as a solo artist and 6 as a founding member of the string band, Hawktail, one will hear this dedication at play. Equally virtuosic as a flatpicker and fingerstylist, and with a casual vocal style, Tice conjures ingredients from far-flung worlds with ease which has earned him glowing press from such outlets as NPR and American Songwriter and taken him to stages such as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Ryman Auditorium.
HIROYA
TSUKAMOTO
Saturday 12.20.25 - 7:00pm - Tickets
Hiroya Tsukamoto is a Japanese-born fingerstyle guitarist who moved to the United States in 2000 to attend the Berklee College of Music. Needless to say, he’s not only a dizzyingly agile fingerpicker, but a soulful and transcendent performer, with compositions that combine instrumental guitar work with lyrical performance and spoken stories from his life.
Tsukamoto has been recognized for his talents on stages such as at Blue Note in New York City, NHK Television, International Storytelling Center and United Nations, and by scoring second place at the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship both in 2018 and 2022.
"Hiroya Tsukamoto may play the guitar with the skill of a virtuoso, and he may write compelling music that draws from many different cultures and genres, but if I had to choose one word to describe him it would be orchestrator. " - Acoustic Guitar Magazine
"Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us to an impressionistic journey " -Boston Herald
"...chops, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended!" -Jazz Review.com
P(x3)
John Ferrara
(of consider the source)
Thursday 1.8.25 - 8:00 pm - Tickets
Featuring two of Connecticut’s hardest working musicians, P(x3) was founded by drummer Rob Madore and keyboardist/saxophonist Isaac Young. The duo pushes the boundaries of modern dance music, funk, hip-hop, and more in a fully improvised setting. Both Madore and Young have a deep intrinsic connection on stage that sometimes represents a two-headed musical beast bringing a mind-bending live show that has left audiences slack-jawed and awestruck. Both musicians have carved a name for themselves in the regional and national music scene and are now taking their collaborative efforts to a new level. Their latest release, “Piano Percussion Planet” features guitarist, Thomas Xavier Kenney of the band Doom Flamingo — an album that further showcases the diverse musical prowess of this dynamic outfit.
John Ferrara is a bassist and composer, best known for his work with the acclaimed world fusion band “Consider the Source.” He’s gained worldwide recognition for his unorthodox approach to writing and performing which he accomplishes largely by utilizing the “two handed tapping technique”. His unique approach alters the instrument’s role into something more akin to a piano or classical guitar. Where Ferrara’s take on the bass guitar showcases his technical proficiency, his ethos as an artist is strictly to serve an emotional end, making his compositions both comprehensible, relatable, and palatable.
Ferrara’s music is a mixture between classical, jazz, rock, folk, and minimalism and falls somewhere between the brooding moodiness of Phillip Glass, the improvisational exploration of Chick Corea, and the melancholic spirit of Radiohead. He is inspired by composers and jazz pianists equally. The music paints many different scenes with shifts in mood and dynamics often occurring multiple times within each song.
Afternoon
bike ride
Wednesday 1.28.26 - 7:00pm - Tickets
Afternoon Bike Ride is an eclectic indie trio based in Montreal and composed of Lia Kurihara, Éloi Le Blanc-Ringuette and David Tanton. It’s an audio diary of what they know will be their most cherished memories. They’ve released a series of cohesive projects where field recordings blend with ambient, folk, and pop, including their 2021 EP Skipping Stones, their self-titled debut LP of the same year, and their acclaimed 2023 LP Glossover. The three musicians work more and more tightly as a trio with each offering, splitting roles on guitar, vocals, percussion, and even mixing English and French. Their collaboration has led them into multiple US and Canadian tours including performances at Montreal’s Jazz Fest, Guelph’s Jazz Fest, Pop! Montreal, M for Montreal, and opening for one of the biggest names in folk, Novo Amor, at MTelus in Montreal and History in Toronto.
Their third record, titled Running With Scissors, is a poignant, genre-blurring exploration of life’s most tender and tumultuous moments. Across the twelve tracks, raw, emotional acoustic elements are fused with subtle electronic layers and indie rock grunge, creating a textured blend that feels as vast and intimate as the album’s themes. It’s an immersive record that shifts perspectives, from the micro to the macro, zooming out to explore the universe and zooming in on the personal experiences that define their lives.
GHOSTS OF JUPITER
ft. nate wilson of moe.
(official moe. afterparty shows!)
Ghosts of Jupiter, a New England-based band, has a rich history built on a foundation
of progressive rock and psychedelic soundscapes.
Led by current moe. keyboardist and founding member of Percy Hill, Nate Wilson, Ghosts of Jupiter formed in 2011. Their self-titled debut was met with regional success and critical acclaim, leading to live performances with rock giants like Blue Öyster Cult, Robert Randolph, and moe.
In 2016, their second independent album, The Great Bright Horses, solidified their sound and earned them a spot as the year's #2 progressive rock release by the blog "prog is alive and well." The album drew comparisons to the experimental prog of King Crimson, the psychedelic exploration of Pink Floyd, and the modern sounds of Tame Impala and Dungen.
Building on this success, Ghosts of Jupiter released their 2022 album, Keepers of the Newborn Green, on the legendary Berlin label Nasoni Records. The album received further critical acclaim, including a five-star review and feature in the UK's "Shindig" music magazine. The band supported the release with performances at the Adirondack Independence Festival and opening slots for psych-rock legends Earthless.
The current lineup features Nate Wilson on lead vocals, keyboards, and flute, Thomas Lada on bass and keyboards, Barrett Goeman on drums, and Pierre Aleksi on guitar. With an unwavering commitment to touring and recording, Ghosts of Jupiter continues to push the boundaries of modern psychedelic rock
Kahil El'Zabar's
legendary Ethnic
Heritage Ensemble
Thursday 2.26.25 - 8:00 pm - Tickets
Performing and recording at the vanguard of the global jazz/music scene for the past five decades, Sir Kahil El’Zabar’s impact on creative music and culture at large is immeasurable.
Known firstly as world renowned multi-percussionist, El’Zabar is also a veteran bandleader, composer, conductor, vocalist, arts curator, and educator. His pioneering sound and improvisational practice, described as his “spiritual groove”, is influential and widespread, inspiring musicians as well as artists across disciplines, who recognize the importance of freedom through artistic expression.
In the late 60’s, a teenage El’Zabar attended classes at The AACM (The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) where he was mentored by its founders Phil Cohran, (an alumni of the Sun Ra Arkestra) and Muhal Richard Abrams (first chairman of the AACM). This is where he honed his chops, and developed concepts alongside legends such as Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Anthony Braxton, Henry Threadgill, and Steve McCall to name a few. This period, through the 1970’s was a very fertile music environment in all genres. Young El’Zabar became a very sought after musician in Chicago at that time, performing in multiple genres.
He studied West African music and culture at the University of Ghana as an exchange student before graduating from Lake Forest College in 1973. Shortly after his return he founded The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble in 74’. In 1975 he was elected as chairman of AACM and would serve in this post for nearly a decade. During his tenure he challenged established boundaries, exacting new ways of working, that realized a successful community run organization which still thrives today.
El’Zabar also founded The Ritual Trio, originally featuring Art Ensemble’s Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors, with later recordings including Billy Bang, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, and vocalist Dwight Tribble. This combination of sonic ritual and jazz swing would inspire the conceptual framework for this pioneering band.
El’Zabar’s ongoing commitment to nurturing young and upcoming musicians has inspired a new generation of Chicago masters, such as Corey Wilkes, Junius Paul, Tomeka Reid, Justin Dillard, and Isaiah Collier (naming a few). He continues to facilitate workshops and residencies all over the world as he has done for 30 plus years. Many of these risings starts have been featured on his most recent recordings.
Through his JUBA Collective and Deeper Soul projects, El’Zabar pioneered the fusion of avant-garde jazz, house music, and hip-hop into a new sound. His contributions to the EDM scene were recognized by Iconic DJ’s Osunlade, Henriik Schwarz, and IG Culture who all collaborated on remixings of El’Zabar’s music.
Kahil El’Zabar’s essential albums, recently released on Spiritmuse Records, have rightfully re-established him globally as one of the most authentic leading artists in the contemporary creative music scene. These albums include ‘Spirit Groove’ featuring legendary saxophonist David Murray, the epic & magnificent ‘America the Beautiful’, and with the Kahil El’Zabar Quartet, 2022’s Grammy nominated ‘A Time For Healing’ now in its third pressing, ‘Spirit Gatherer, Tribute to Don Cherry’ in 2023, a tribute to the late, great spiritual jazz trumpeter, Don Cherry. His most recent release, “Open Me To A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit” has louted incredible press and reviews worldwide, including Top Ten Album of The Year (Downbeat Jazz Mag. 2024).
Sir El’Zabar, was Knighted by the Council General of France for his Global contributions to the Arts. He has performed with luminaries like, Dizzy Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Harris, Donny Hathaway, Paul Simon, Ntozake Shange, Nona Hendryx, Neneh Cherry, Hamiet Bluiett, Gene Ammons, and many more. Dr. El’Zabar, holds a PHD also from Lake Forest College in Interdisciplinary Arts. He taught music at the U. Nebraska/Lincoln, and U of IL/Chicago (UIC). He was appointed by Pres. Bill Clinton to the National Task Force for Arts Presenting in Education (1998-2001). He was presented the Cultural Diplomacy Award by the U.S. Embassy (Pres. Barak Obama).
El’zabar, has served on prestigious boards of the Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Fund, The National Campaign for the Freedom of Expression, of which he co-founded, and The National Endowment of the Arts Advisory Council. He currently serves on the board of directors for Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, and the advisory panel for African Exhibits : Art Institute of Chicago.
He is the conceptual developer and founder of OOH Culture Network, a digital and live events Non-For profit Org.
Kahil El’Zabar has recorded more than 70 acclaimed projects, and is regarded globally as an authentic cultural treasure. He is now one of the last living legends from a revolutionary era of creative expression. His music is prolific, reaching through time to all generations.
