A performance tonight at one of Akron鈥檚 underground venues blends experimental music and visual art.
For this week鈥檚 Shuffle, magazine鈥檚 music editor Brittany Nader says the show is organized by , which is one of Akron鈥檚 do-it-yourself spaces that showcases independent artists.
鈥淭he whole point of this show is to blend visual art, performance art, experimental music and noise -- and encourage the audience to participate and create this sensory experience,鈥� Nader says.
Boaz Bair, one of the founders of Hive Mind, is bringing in Chicago-based . The band uses guitar, drums and percussion to create to ambient songs that are 10-to-20 minutes long, often meant to be listened to while viewing specific paintings and other artwork.
Local experimental artists
Youngstown's is also on the bill. She brings her installation 鈥渟ound machine鈥� to Hive Mind.
鈥淪he creates custom songs on the spot. You tell the machine how you鈥檙e feeling in that moment and she creates a song. So it鈥檚 improvisational and it鈥檚 totally personalized for each specific member of the audience that wants to participate."
The show also features Akron's Gov Niam, which incorporates video and audio elements from TV and movies into their performance, as well as pop-alternative trio Glenn Lazear.
鈥淚t's these video collages. Instead of looking at a still painting or a sculpture, this will be animation with sounds and colors and noise with this ambient, loud music in the background."
Does Akron have an experimental music scene?
鈥淭here is a noise scene in Akron and people who like experimental music. But there are performance artists around here who like to see what other people are doing and musicians who would like to see what kind noise others are making that have never tried before.
"This is really going to be niche thing, but it鈥檚 also something that if you鈥檝e never experienced it before, you鈥檙e for an interesting experience," Nader says.
"Hive Mind is a great space -- if you have a new project or an art project -- to introduce it to the local community. So that鈥檚 why it鈥檚 fun to go to the show because you鈥檙e just hearing the music, you鈥檙e also seeing this entire performance. "
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