Kurva Choir
'This experimental chamber orchestra approaches music with an ethos of minimalist, intimate, sonic simplicity. Listening for spaces between notes, they establish an egalitarian improvisational love of the whole sound rather than mere individuals. At the crossroads between sensual honesty and a meditative restraint, these intuitive strings find themselves in the dreams you've yet to have'
Kurva Choir is comprised of C.J. Boyd on bass and voice, Molly McDermott on cello and voice, and Dominique Hamilton on viola and voice.
https://kurvachoir.bandcamp.com/album/understory
Sarah Ruth (TX)
'Through spare, classical-informed arrangements recalling the ambiance of Erik Satie, Nick Cave, Swans, or Julianna Barwick, Sarah Ruth harnesses the power and stark beauty of the natural world around her to weave a distinctive sound and narrative at turns haunting, poetic, and autobiographical. (Much of the record is inspired by her upbringing on a rural West Texas farm that’s been in her family since 1864, as well as being raised by survivors of the Dust Bowl.)
https://soundcloud.com/pourlecorps/sets/sarah-ruth-words-on-the-wind
http://www.movementmagazine.com/music/pour-le-corps-records-releases-new-album-from-sarah-ruth/
Andrew Weathers Ensemble
'Though he currently resides in Oakland CA, improviser and composer Andrew Weathers originally hails from North Carolina. His geographical circumstances are reflected in the nature of his work; having studied Electronic Music at Mills College, Weathers plays guitar and banjo and carries knowledge of musical traditions ranging from experimental to rural Appalachia. Issuing music in a variety of contexts on Full Spectrum Records, a prominent project is the Andrew Weathers Ensemble'
"...The result is that the Andrew Weathers Ensemble can conjure bits of chamber Modernism, drifting clouds of synthesizer-driven kosmische, Takoma Records-styled fingerpicking, underpinnings of gliding drone, and expressions of gentle minimalism, all from inside a solitary track, in this case We’re Not Cautious’ “To Burn Yourself Completely..."
https://andrewweathers.bandcamp.com/album/fuck-everybody-you-can-do-anything
http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2015/06/graded-on-a-curve-andrew-weathers-ensemble-fuck-everybody-you-can-do-anything/
Cost: $8 Suggested Donation