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32 Spoken Word shows · 19 venues

Tuned to Spoken Word //The raw power of the human voice stripped bare. It places poetic, rhythmically charged storytelling and political fire over minimalist beats, jazz chords, or heavy, pregnant silence.

MON JUL 27•Night Club 101

experimental/electronica/hyperpop

alice does computer music

Avant-Garde Cello ModulationsGlitchy · Organic · Intimate

Andy Loebs

Hyper-Speed Computer JazzGlitchy · Maximalist · Playful

MON JUL 27•Main Drag Music

alternative/experimental rock

Shardik

Avante-Garde DelusionComplex · Intense · Unconventional

MON JUL 27•Sleepwalk

ambient/art pop/experimental pop

Late Blooming

Bedroom FlutistEthereal · Eclectic · Hazy

Audrey Harrer

Avant-Pop HarpistOrnate · Whimsical · Intricate

Mike Tedesco

Piano RockerPolished · Melodic · Sophisticated

TUE JUL 28•Pioneer Works

dark ambient/soundtrack/ambient

Dean Hurley

Eerie Soundscape ArchitectHaunting · Textural · Cinematic

C. Lavender

Sonic ArchaeologistVisceral · Textural · Immersive

TUE JUL 28•Cassette

indie rock/shoegaze/electronic rock

Local Weatherman

Basement ShoegazeHazy · Melancholic · Raw

Bus Crush

Blip-Bloop IndieMechanical · Melodic · Twitchy

Hero Magnus

Indie TroubadourIntimate · Acoustic · Storytelling

TUE JUL 28•Purgatory

art pop/nu jazz/indie pop

Revulva

Aotearoa Groove-ShiftersCheeky · Funky · Sophisticated

hazzard

Bedroom Pop SkepticJangled · Earnest · Muffled

OK KAI

Idealist RomanticIntimate · Lyrical · Atmospheric

WED JUL 29•Purgatory

contemporary r&b/r&b/spoken word

Waah

Paulista SoulSilky · Modern · Sultry

Seraphine's Cleaver

Spoken Word NoiseGritty · Theatrical · Punk

Misuser

Brooklyn Goth-NoirAtmospheric · Cold · Brooding

WED JUL 29•Night Club 101

experimental pop/glitch/ambient

$quib

Digital-Glitch CollageChaotic · Vaporous · Web-native

poc

Lower East Side HazeAtmospheric · Glitchy · Ethereal

WED JUL 29•Little Island

singer-songwriter/dark cabaret

Justin Vivian Bond

Queer Art IconElegant · Subversive · Cinematic

THU JUL 30•The Clubhouse Hamptons

alternative/storytelling

Mark Normand

NYC Comedy MainstayEdgy · Sharp · Fast-Paced

THU JUL 30•Mama Tried

noise rock/punk/no wave

Weeping Icon

Caustic Noise ArchitectsVitriolic · Industrial · Explosive

Female Genius

Brooklyn No-Wave CollectiveJagged · Urgent · Cerebral

THU JUL 30•Gold Sounds

industrial/alternative pop

Danny Blu

Industrial Pop ProvocateurGritty · Theatrical · Cathartic

THU JUL 30•Little Island

singer-songwriter/dark cabaret

Justin Vivian Bond

Queer Art IconElegant · Subversive · Cinematic

THU JUL 30•Knockdown Center

shoegaze/post-punk/bedroom pop

bar italia

Hypnagogic IndieMoody · Disjointed · Enigmatic

Operelly

Bedroom SophisticationTwee · Delicate · Earnest

Threshold

Ethereal Indie PopDreamy · Clean · Atmospheric

FRI JUL 31•Public Records

experimental/contemporary classical

Odeya Nini

Experimental Vocal LuminaryPrimal · Electroacoustic · Pure

FRI JUL 31•Little Island

deconstructed club/bass music

BOBBY BEETHOVEN

Avant-Club HybridGritty · Post-Industrial · Sharp

FRI JUL 31•Pioneer Works

indietronica/experimental/egg punk

Dan Deacon

Baltimore Electronic PolymathHectic · Baroque · Joyous

Macula Dog

Avant-Pop ProvocateursMutated · Kinetic · Absurdist

FRI JUL 31•The Broadway

noise rock/post-hardcore/experimental

Powerwasher

Industrial-Grade NoiseGritty · Post-Hardcore · Urgent

iD-sus

Avant-Garde West African BassExperimental · Percussive · Hypnotic

Libby Quinn

Sonic Pituitary ElixirsAtonal · Whimsical · Avant-Garde

Blisspoint

Gotham SlamgazeFuzzy · Distorted · Hazy

FRI JUL 31•Little Island

alternative r&b/art pop

Tama Gucci

Hyper-Pop R&B ChanteurGlossy Yearning Electronic

FRI JUL 31•Night Club 101

indie pop/experimental pop

Asher White

Providence Lo-fi StorytellerWhimsical · Texture-Heavy · Earnest

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THU JUL 30•The Bell House

comedy/spoken word

David Cross

Cynical Comedy VeteranAcerbic · Political · Subversive

FRI JUL 31•Baby's All Right

free jazz/avant-garde

Zoh Amba

Combustible Jazz ForceFierce · Devotional · Avant

SAT AUG 1•The Broadway

alternative/shoegaze/indie rock

VELVET

Jakarta Indie SoundscapesMelodic · Reflective · Alternative

porcelain

Dreamy SoundscapesHazy · Delicate · Shimmering

Ringing

Modern Shoegaze AntiquityHazy · Brutalist · Ethereal

sana sana

Queens HazeDistorted · Melodic · Lush

SAT AUG 1•Mercury Lounge

experimental hip hop/cloud rap/experimental rock

HEAVEN

Tokyo Cloud RapGlitchy · Ethereal · Hyperactive

the CFR

Experimental EnsembleGritty · Spiraling · Unpredictable

Sunday Artist

Fog City Avant-GardeTheatrical · Gritty · Surreal

SAT AUG 1•Night Club 101

post-punk/noise rock

Catcher

Noise Rock AuthorityGritty · Intense · Sharp

SAT AUG 1•The Sultan Room

progressive rock/art rock

Renaissance

Prog-Rock SymphonyOrchestral · Operatic · Majestic