Archive of past events at The Red Room

Thursday November 30, 2023 | 8:00 pm

Waco Mammoth | Bob Bellerue & Katie Porter

Eternities is a collaboration between bass clarinetist Katie Porter and sound artist Bob Bellerue. Their work is inspired by deep presence, resonant feedback, melodic drone, and overtone magic, in the fluid realm between intention and indeterminacy. We use harmonic tones from wind instruments played within feedback systems to create deep spectral drone.

Neume is Rose Burt, James Young, and Sarah Manley

James, Rose, and Sarah all push hot air through elaborately designed tubes with variable functional lengths, to cause both normal and highly unusual vibrations. They are all skilled improvisors, organizers, and recovering conservatory graduates.

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Saturday November 18, 2023 | 7:30 pm

DIFFUSION FESTIVAL of Electro-Acoustic Multichannel Music – 2640 St. Paul Street NIGHT 2

This is the night when MYSTERIOUS GUEST (see the previous calendar post) from Norway presents and diffuses his personal comprehensive survey of the history of electro-acoustic music of Norway. or Fra Æ til Å – En baklengs sledetur gjennom norsk eksperimentell, elektronisk og esoterisk musikk [2023-1958] or From Æ to Å  – A Backwards Sleigh […]

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Friday November 17, 2023 | 7:30 pm

DIFFUSION FESTIVAL of Electro-Acoustic Multichannel Music – 2640 St. Paul Street NIGHT 1

MYSTERY GUEST presents multichannel works live and John Cage’s “RYOANJI” Performed by The Daxophone Consort 2640 St. Paul St. Doors at 7:30pm Hi, Martin Schmidt, here, president of High Zero Foundation and one of the beginners of the DIFFUSION Festival. One of my original thoughts for this festival was that every year we would invite […]

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Saturday November 11, 2023 | 8:00 pm

DIFFUSION FESTIVAL of Electro-Acoustic Multichannel Music – RED ROOM NIGHT 2

DIFFUSION Festival (our sixth) takes place in two locations this year, at our year ’round home at the Red Room at Normals Books and on the second weekend at 2640 St. Paul Street. This second night SATURDAY THE 11th of November is at The Red Room. LIVE multichannel synthesis will be performed by Matthew Ryals […]

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Friday November 10, 2023 | 8:00 pm

DIFFUSION FESTIVAL of Electro-Acoustic Multichannel Music – RED ROOM

DIFFUSION Festival (our sixth) takes place in two locations this year, at our year ’round home at the Red Room at Normals Books and on the second weekend at 2640 St. Paul Street. This first night FRIDAY THE 10th of November is at The Red Room. Six pieces will be played with a break. Work […]

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Sunday November 05, 2023 | 7:30 pm

Open Session 5 Oct 2023

Volunteers’ Collective You are cordially invited to come play free music! Every month, the Red Room hosts the Volunteers’ Collective. It’s a free session of experimental and improvised music. In this friendly, informal setting, we focus on listening and collaboration. Players of all skill levels participate. Try out a new technique or new instrument in a non-judgmental […]

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The Red Room is a volunteer-run space in Baltimore dedicated to mind-expanding experimental culture, headquartered at Normals Books and Records.