Join us for an intimate evening as Sholeh Asgary celebrates the October release of her debut electro-acoustic EP آبـان (Aban) at Temescal Art Center on October 26th. Co-released by crystalline morphologies and Sming Sming Books, this album marks an exciting new chapter and the culmination of a year-long project.

https://sholehasgary.bandcamp.com/album/aban

The event will include a solo performance by Sholeh Asgary (voice and electronics), followed by a duo with Leila Abdul-Rauf, and a duo performance by Thea Farhadian (violin and electronics) and Silvia Matheus (modular synthesizer).

Co-sponsored by Arab.AMP and Sming Sming Books, profit of all album sales at the event go to the International Fundraiser: The People Stand with Gaza @meca.

Light refreshments provided.

آبـان (Aban), by Sholeh Asgary
Co-released by crystalline morphologies + Sming Sming, Release date: October 4, 2024
Released as digital and limited edition cassette, each composition in Sholeh Asgary’s electro-acoustic album آبـان Aban moves the listener through a series of unpredictable atmospheres, where tonal and sonic events erupt from sustained and reverberating textures. The album’s pulsating colors are punctuated by shifting timbres, moments of silence, and Asgary’s voice, which appears both human and ghostly—fragments of wailing and singing emerge from an adjacent world. Informed by Iranian cosmologies, آبـان Aban is engrossing and gratifying with its myth-making and spatial invention, created as a regenerative form of resistance.

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Doors That Only Open in Silence (open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisation)

The monthly series of improvisation research at Temescal Arts Center continues. Bring your instrument or come to listen. No advance notice needed — just show up. Small groups will be randomly assembled from submitted names immediately before each group plays. We try to keep transition time between groups at a minimum. Over by 10pm. Donations for the venue rental are encouraged.

videos from past editions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_HPASqyjYfIjlxrLSSkeQ6VZHDZNx9DG

7:30 PM (over by 10 PM, see schedule below)
TAC: Temescal Art Center
511 48th Street, Oakland

7:30 - Load-in — everyone sets up simultaneously.
8:00 - Random trios (or other small groups), about 7 minutes each depending on number of participants.
9:00 - Second round of random trios.
10:00 - Sound must stop.

Anyone requiring amplification should bring a small amp. It’s recommended to bring an extension cable and power strip if you need power. Outlets and supplies are limited.

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Streaming and in-person:Click for stream  
Unlocked Festival 2024
7-10pm, No Cover/All Proceeds to TAC and other causes of conscience

7pm Ari Brown / Sam Lefebvre / Cody Putman

7:45pm Voicehandler
(Danishta Rivero - voice, Jacob Felix Heule - percussion)

8:30pm Grex w/ Lewis Jordan
(Karl Evangelista - guitar/voice, Rei Scampavia - keys/voice, Robert Lopez - drums, Lewis Jordan - sax)

9:15pm Jordan Glenn's BEAK
(Jon Arkin - drums, Sudhu Tewari - instruments, David James - guitar, Jason Hoopes - bass, Evelyn Davis - keys)

The Unlocked Festival returns for an evening of roving sound and blistering energy, featuring Jordan Glenn’s all-star BEAK ensemble, the incendiary sounds of experimental duo Grex (joined by drummer Robert Lopez and saxophonist Lewis Jordan), noise/improv duo Voicehandler, and the trio of Ari Brown, Sam Lefebvre, and Cody Putnam.

The Unlocked Festival is an annual event that commemorates the spirit of creativity and resistance that prevailed through the COVID-19 pandemic. This program offers an opportunity for the Bay Area music community to convene, gather strength, and forge ahead. (All proceeds directed to Temescal Art Center and other causes of conscience.)

Donations are warmly accepted. You may contribute by donating via PayPal to LockdownIII2020@gmail.com or naming your price on an album of choice at https://grex.bandcamp.com.
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