ARTRAGES – THE LEGENDARY ANNUAL ART PARTY

This loft party will feature nonstop, wrap-around, bound-to-astound performance art, music, video, installation by the Mobius Artists Group and guests. $15 in advance, $20 at the door

Mobius first began hosting ArtRages, when over 17 years ago. Conceived as a blow-out art party showcasing the work of the Mobius Artists Group and other talented local experimental artists, and with music by local bands, ArtRages has become a feature on the benefit scene, the performance art circuit, and a great place to catch current and up and coming local stars. The party has also been a crucial fund-raiser for Boston’s oldest enduring alternative art organization, Mobius. back to mobius home page

BANDS AND OTHER SOUND:

I Remember When There Were Birds featuring Ben Vigoda on Magneto-Electric Sustain Guitar, AudioPint, and Voice. The AudioPint is a computer music platform we are developing at the Experimental Musical Instruments Workshop at MIT. It is a road-hardened linux platform using miniature hardware and running the PD (Pure Data) open source audio processing environment.
Ben will be performing with a line-up of other musicians from MIT’s Experimental Musical Instruments Workshop.

Burnkit2600. Burnkit 2600 create jazzy drum n' bass grooves and experimental nowave using a variety of hi and lo-tech devices. Their current setup employs homemade circuit-bent devices, laptop, sampler, bass guitar, keyboards and turntables- creating a unique musical experience for the beat-starved listener with an adventurous ear.

The Press, a 7-piece authentic neo-soul, R&B, and hip-hop group. They've created a reputation as quick witted, high-energy instrumentalists with their exciting, free-flowing improvisatory performances, where anything can, will, and does happen.

Umimaq, a four person improvisational ensemble with musical backgrounds that span both the centuries and the continents. Using such varied instruments as oud, didgeridoo, voice, bass, classical guitar, computer and various types of electric and acoustic percussion they create pieces entirely on the spur of the moment. Each performance is unplanned and unique.

Certainly Sir
Musicians Michael Andor Brodeur and Klaus Hubben have been creating music in their Cambridge, MA studio for years. They've been honing their fresh and accessible sound, and touring the country with the likes of The Postal Service, American Analog Set, Cex, The Promise Ring, and Denali. The act's live outfit contains anywhere from two to seven players at any given time. This is a testament to Certainly Sir's varied and original sound, which employs a mind-boggling array of instruments and techniques and redefines what it means to be a band.

Also featuring , 85 Alive, Human Shield, and others to be announced!

PERFORMANCE, VIDEO, AND INSTALLATION ARTISTS:

Jen Rosselli, Magaly Ponce, Jeff Huckleberry, Vela Phelan, Cortney Provini, Sandy Huckleberry, Margaret Bellafiore, Erica Bell, Kirsten Forkert, Larry Johnson, Lewis Gesner, Karl Viksnins, Colleen Paz, Lisa Greenfield, Jennifer Moses, Joanne Rice, Alice Vogler, Stephen Sheffield, Dirk Adams, Yar Laakso, Lisa Lunskaya Gordon, Piotr Parda, Travis Fuller, Milan Kohout, Eric Legacy, Jeff Mission, Mari Novotny-Jones, Adriana Johnson, and more.

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Sponsors:

Harpoon Beer, ATS, Trader Joe's, Iggy’s Bread of the World, The Middle East, Luckys, ALPS, the Elephant Walk, Picanted and Berkeley Investments.

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