New! Time Like the Present, Interviews in/around Baltimore’s Red Room and High Zero Fest: Toshi Makihara

Now available on our Soundcloud:  Time Like the Present, Interviews in/around Baltimore’s Red Room and High Zero Festival.  This inaugural edition features a legend and staple of the Red Room’s earliest concerts, Philly percussionist Toshi Makihara.  In this interview Toshi discusses his relationship to butoh, the body, and religious study in his musical practice.

Jan 12! DUO: Toshi Makihara/Ben Bennett Trio: Tom Borax, James Young, Nate Scheible

THURSDAY January 12th 8:30 doors, 9pm music $5-20   TWO Philly percussion legends in DUO! Toshi Makihara has been improvising since the early 1980s in the USA, Japan and innumerable places within and without.  He was an avid supporter and player at the Red Room and High Zero since “day 1.”  His playing is technical… Continue reading Jan 12! DUO: Toshi Makihara/Ben Bennett Trio: Tom Borax, James Young, Nate Scheible

TJ Borden, Hunter Brown & Dominic Coles w/ exclusiveOr

TUESDAY January 10th 8:30 doors, 9pm music $5-15   exclusiveOr is Jeff Snyder and Sam Pluta.   Pluta and Snyder have been collaborating since they created their self-title debut album in 2006 using a classic Buchla 100/200 synthesizer. Sam Pluta is known internationally for his performances with groups like Wet Ink Ensemble and Peter Evans Ensemble.… Continue reading TJ Borden, Hunter Brown & Dominic Coles w/ exclusiveOr

Volunteers’ Collective

Volunteers‘ Collective Sunday, January 8th, 2023 You are cordially invited to come play free music! Take your time easing into the new year. We’re delaying this VC meeting one week. Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this cordial, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of… Continue reading Volunteers’ Collective