Sunday October 15 * NOON – 8:00 PM * TICKETS PAY WHAT YOU CAN (Suggested $10 Minimum Donation)
SPECIAL UPDATE
Join QUEERING SOUND on Sunday October 15, 2023 in our celebration and support of Rhizome DC, an independent and creative incubator for the DMV’s diverse communities.
MASKS REQUESTED INDOORS
PROGRAM/schedule :: UPDATE
MUSIC + SPOKEN WORD (12:30 PM – 8:00 PM ) :: INDOORS
Danielle Evennou, poet + performer
https://www.whatevennou.com/
Marlena Chertock, digital storyteller + poet
https://marlenachertock.com/
Christine Paluch
DC-based composer using synthesizers, code + other musical instruments to explore the relationship between synesthesia and urban spaces.
https://praxiscat.bandcamp.com/
THAT BIG CLOUD
Deconstructed Pop Tones: THAT BIG CLOUD looks like Ireland… “You never understood me / You never really tried.”
Josh Maxwell / Christopher Mathews-Larsen / RA Martini / JS Adams
https://thatcloud.bandcamp.com/
TL0741
Structured improvisations on analogue modular synthesizer + effects that create an alchemical multiverse.
https://tl0741.bandcamp.com/
Kim Roberts, poet/editor/literary historian
https://www.kimroberts.org/
Depression Cherry
Shoegazer and ambient soundscapes
Sarah Hughes
Alto saxophone and soprano saxophone in a free jazz context; Sarah weaves her own brand of melody and textures into spell-binding sets inspired by the sounds of legendary horn players.
https://www.sarahmariehughes.com/
C. Thomas, poet, orator + teaching artist
https://www.iamcthomas.net/
Juels Bland
Singer, songwriter with original lyrics and music full of rich tones that have a sad + soulful yet uplifting and far-away sound.
https://www.juelsbland.com/
Boy Meets Pearl
Queer-fronted and oddly orchestrated, Boy Meets Pearl offer modern takes on sea shanties, circus waltzes and Victorian Music Hall sing-alongs!
https://www.instagram.com/boymeetspearl/
Té
Queer, gender-queer, sometimes folk, sometimes experimental, sometimes rock/rockabilly. https://temakesnoise.bandcamp.com/
Pearie Sol
Organ-driven outsider rock!
https://www.peariesol.com/
Novparolo
Chamber-synthpop duo
https://novparolo.bandcamp.com/
Jona Colson, educator + poet
http://920.236.myftpupload.com/
Ari Voxx
DC's dreampop princess focuses on writing music that is eclectic and authentically her, transcending genres. With a sound heavily inspired by the moods and vibes of 80s/90s new wave and pop artists expect to experience misty soundwaves propelled by pulsating beats, generously draped with precise, dynamic vocals.
https://www.arivoxx.com/
Safety Bear
Safety Bear is an independent Hi-NRG electronic artist who weaves together pulsing dance beats and immersive atmospheres with subject matter typically alien to the dance floor.
https://www.safetybearband.com/
ART POP-UP (12:00 PM – 6:00 PM ) :: INDOORS
Todd Franson, photography
https://www.flickr.com/photos/82853430@N00/
JS Adams, photography + mixed media
https://www.instagram.com/blkwbear/
Scott G. Brooks, prints + illustrations
https://www.scottgbrooks.com/
Ruth Trevarrow, Queer Ole Opry linocut
https://www.instagram.com/trevarrowr/
VINTAGE + RETRO POP-UP (12:00 PM – 6:00 PM ) :: OUTDOORS
Outdated and Inclusive Vintage
Vintage clothing for Earthlings
https://www.instagram.com/outdated_and_inclusive_vintage/
Faulty Cogs
Wearable art from second-hand textiles
https://www.instagram.com/faultycogdesign/
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QUEERING SOUND is a volunteer-driven multifaceted arts festival of LGBTQIA+ artists/allies held annually in Washington DC during late May or early June.
QUEERING SOUND features vibrant + unapologetically queer, non-binary + post-gender talents (along with performances from allies) – from the DMV region, across the nation + internationally – who push outside + beyond the socially-accepted boundaries of contemporary sound + vision. Over the past 25 years, QUEERING SOUND has presented well over 100 artists at nine local venues + online.