enjoy a set from YAMAGUCHI RADIO while you read:
Yamaguchi Radio is a Rozz-Tox production of deejay sets that happen live in both our Rock Island & Guangzhou locations.
video by cory peak
HOURS
wednesday 5pm-12am
thursday 5pm-12am
friday 5pm-12am
saturday 10am-12am
sunday 10am-5pm
CLOSED MONDAY+TUESDAY
wednesday 5pm-12am
thursday 5pm-12am
friday 5pm-12am
saturday 10am-12am
sunday 10am-5pm
CLOSED MONDAY+TUESDAY
PROGRAMME
thursday 21 march
RAGGED RECORDS & MUSIC X ROZZ-TOX PRESENT: AN OUTLETProgramme x YAMAGUCHI RADIO EVENT
AWESOME TAPES (DJ SET)
RAGGED RECORDS & MUSIC X ROZZ-TOX PRESENT: AN OUTLETProgramme x YAMAGUCHI RADIO EVENT
AWESOME TAPES (DJ SET)
AWESOME TAPES (DJ SET)
BRIAN SHIMKOVITZ started AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA (ATFA) in 2006 as a blog. it soon evolved into a record/tape label focusing on bringing lost or forgotten african music into our lives. his ethos is commendable and we're truly honored to have him djing here for us. if you like african music then you probably already know about ATFA and the only thing keeping you away from this should be death. add rock island/rozz-tox yet again to the lists of incredible cities/venues lucky enough to get events like this.
awesometapes.com
awesometapesfromafrica.bandcamp.com
ZEB BROOKS 20:00-22:00
AWESOME TAPES 22:00-00:00
$12, all ages
8pm-midnight
* this event is co-sponsored by RAGGED RECORDS & MUSIC, the best lil record store and it's right next door to us. we got it made i'm telling ya.
* YAMAGUCHI RADIO is a ROZZ-TOX production of archived dj sets that happen in both our rock island and guangzhou spaces.
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
BRIAN SHIMKOVITZ started AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA (ATFA) in 2006 as a blog. it soon evolved into a record/tape label focusing on bringing lost or forgotten african music into our lives. his ethos is commendable and we're truly honored to have him djing here for us. if you like african music then you probably already know about ATFA and the only thing keeping you away from this should be death. add rock island/rozz-tox yet again to the lists of incredible cities/venues lucky enough to get events like this.
awesometapes.com
awesometapesfromafrica.bandcamp.com
ZEB BROOKS 20:00-22:00
AWESOME TAPES 22:00-00:00
$12, all ages
8pm-midnight
* this event is co-sponsored by RAGGED RECORDS & MUSIC, the best lil record store and it's right next door to us. we got it made i'm telling ya.
* YAMAGUCHI RADIO is a ROZZ-TOX production of archived dj sets that happen in both our rock island and guangzhou spaces.
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
friday 22 march
(OPEN[MIKE)INTERRUPTION]: INVITATIONAL
(OPEN[MIKE)INTERRUPTION]: INVITATIONAL
The (Open[Mike)Interruption] is QC stand-up comedy veteran Mike Steele's quarterly comedy show. He invites his comedian friends to perform their stand-up, but he doesn't leave the stage. While the comics perform their material, Mike interrupts them with jokes, advice, heckles, and whatever else he has to say. Mike hopes to prove that, when it comes to comedy, two heads are better than one.
$8 admission
8pm show
$8 admission
8pm show
sunday 24 march
CLOSED
CLOSED
friday 29 march
OUTELTProgramme presents: EMILY BEISEL / BILL HARRIS + DAVID HURLIN
OUTELTProgramme presents: EMILY BEISEL / BILL HARRIS + DAVID HURLIN
EMILY BEISEL / BILL HARRIS
Chicago-based improvisers Emily Beisel (bass clarinet, electronics) and Bill Harris (drums, electronics) join forces this spring for a special midwest tour of the US and Canada. Beisel and Harris utilize electronics, amplification, and feedback to augment their acoustic sounds, creating a sonic space that can at times be aggressive, dense, and massive, as well as subtle, spacious, and sensitive. In addition to their captivating work as a duo, Beisel and Harris will also be presenting their own solo work. As individuals, they bring their own unique styles and energy to the stage, delivering performances of mesmerizing intensity.
emilybeisel.com
billyharris.net
DAVID HURLIN
Iowa City-based experimental percussionist
youtube.com/onehandclaps
$10, all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
Chicago-based improvisers Emily Beisel (bass clarinet, electronics) and Bill Harris (drums, electronics) join forces this spring for a special midwest tour of the US and Canada. Beisel and Harris utilize electronics, amplification, and feedback to augment their acoustic sounds, creating a sonic space that can at times be aggressive, dense, and massive, as well as subtle, spacious, and sensitive. In addition to their captivating work as a duo, Beisel and Harris will also be presenting their own solo work. As individuals, they bring their own unique styles and energy to the stage, delivering performances of mesmerizing intensity.
emilybeisel.com
billyharris.net
DAVID HURLIN
Iowa City-based experimental percussionist
youtube.com/onehandclaps
$10, all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
saturday 30 march
AMATEUR SELECTORS X YAMAGUCHI RADIO PRESENT: JAZZ KISSA
AMATEUR SELECTORS X YAMAGUCHI RADIO PRESENT: JAZZ KISSA
W/ BOB HERINGTON
ragged records owner is stopping in to play some hard bop faves, and then lean heavy into '62-'72 years, his favorite era.
free, all ages
8pm-midnight
JAZZ KISSA is a monthly vinyl dj series exploring jazz and all of its sub genres. named after the jazz cafes and listening bars in japan; a concept and aesthetic that's always been an inspiration. pop in for late night jazz and coffee, tea, whisky, or whatever your jammer is. we will have a different dj each month, with their own personal jazz tastes and collections.
if you have a bunch of great jazz records and wanna spin for us sometime, reach out to booking@rozztox.com, subject: jazz kissa.
ragged records owner is stopping in to play some hard bop faves, and then lean heavy into '62-'72 years, his favorite era.
free, all ages
8pm-midnight
JAZZ KISSA is a monthly vinyl dj series exploring jazz and all of its sub genres. named after the jazz cafes and listening bars in japan; a concept and aesthetic that's always been an inspiration. pop in for late night jazz and coffee, tea, whisky, or whatever your jammer is. we will have a different dj each month, with their own personal jazz tastes and collections.
if you have a bunch of great jazz records and wanna spin for us sometime, reach out to booking@rozztox.com, subject: jazz kissa.
thursday 04 april
OUTLETProgramme presents: MYRIAM GENDRON + LIV CARROW
OUTLETProgramme presents: MYRIAM GENDRON + LIV CARROW
MYRIAM GENDRON (montreal)
myriamgendron.bandcamp.com
Ottawa-born, Myriam Gendron spent much of her youth in transition, her father being a foreign correspondent. She spent spells in Gatineau (Quebec), D.C., Paris, and Montreal, where she finally settled at age sixteen. Still in Montreal, she makes her living now as a copy-editor and book dealer, leading to her discovery of an anthology of Dorothy Parker poetry, titled Not So Deep as a Well. Parker’s poems hit just the right note and Myriam began putting them to music.
Myriam Gendron returns with Ma délire – Songs of love, lost & found, a very modern exploration of North American folk tales and traditional melodies. The bilingual double album of 75 minutes was released on October 1st 2021 by Feeding Tube Records and Les Albums Claus.
LIV CARROW (qc)
livcarrowmusic.bandcamp.com
psychedelic country/folk songs for a low-technology future and a strange present.
$15 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
myriamgendron.bandcamp.com
Ottawa-born, Myriam Gendron spent much of her youth in transition, her father being a foreign correspondent. She spent spells in Gatineau (Quebec), D.C., Paris, and Montreal, where she finally settled at age sixteen. Still in Montreal, she makes her living now as a copy-editor and book dealer, leading to her discovery of an anthology of Dorothy Parker poetry, titled Not So Deep as a Well. Parker’s poems hit just the right note and Myriam began putting them to music.
Myriam Gendron returns with Ma délire – Songs of love, lost & found, a very modern exploration of North American folk tales and traditional melodies. The bilingual double album of 75 minutes was released on October 1st 2021 by Feeding Tube Records and Les Albums Claus.
LIV CARROW (qc)
livcarrowmusic.bandcamp.com
psychedelic country/folk songs for a low-technology future and a strange present.
$15 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
friday 12 april
AMATEUR SELECTORS X YAMAGUCHI RADIO PRESENT: JAZZ KISSA
AMATEUR SELECTORS X YAMAGUCHI RADIO PRESENT: JAZZ KISSA
w/ J. BARGER
J. is gonna start off heavy on piano jazz and cool bop, then lean into hard bop & soul bop, and finally some heavy attention on free jazz. he also said he'd like to "cool off at the end with some Bird & Diz". i think we're in for a treat.
free, all ages
8pm-midnight
JAZZ KISSA is a monthly vinyl dj series exploring jazz and all of its sub genres. named after the jazz cafes and listening bars in japan; a concept and aesthetic that's always been an inspiration. pop in for late night jazz and coffee, tea, whisky, or whatever your jammer is. we will have a different dj each month, with their own personal jazz tastes and collections.
if you have a bunch of great jazz records and wanna spin for us sometime, reach out to booking@rozztox.com, subject: jazz kissa.
J. is gonna start off heavy on piano jazz and cool bop, then lean into hard bop & soul bop, and finally some heavy attention on free jazz. he also said he'd like to "cool off at the end with some Bird & Diz". i think we're in for a treat.
free, all ages
8pm-midnight
JAZZ KISSA is a monthly vinyl dj series exploring jazz and all of its sub genres. named after the jazz cafes and listening bars in japan; a concept and aesthetic that's always been an inspiration. pop in for late night jazz and coffee, tea, whisky, or whatever your jammer is. we will have a different dj each month, with their own personal jazz tastes and collections.
if you have a bunch of great jazz records and wanna spin for us sometime, reach out to booking@rozztox.com, subject: jazz kissa.
saturday 13 april
OUTLETProgramme presents: DREW WESLEY + MARC HANS SHOWALTER
OUTLETProgramme presents: DREW WESLEY + MARC HANS SHOWALTER
DREW WESELY
drewwesely.bandcamp.com
Drew Wesely is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, composer, and improvisor focused on relationships between noise, timbre, and duration using various preparations and amplification systems to expand the sonic potential of the instrument. Their practice draws from the fractal scales of form that emerge in improvisation as well as the spatial and physical aspects of sound perception.
Recent works include ‘blank body’ an intermedia solo work released via Infrequent Seams, and ‘hypersurface’ an improvising trio with Lester St. Louis and Carlo Costa.
MARC HANS SHOWALTER
solo guitar instrumentals.
marchans.bandcamp.com/album/contemporary-folk-muzak-volume-one
$12, all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
drewwesely.bandcamp.com
Drew Wesely is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, composer, and improvisor focused on relationships between noise, timbre, and duration using various preparations and amplification systems to expand the sonic potential of the instrument. Their practice draws from the fractal scales of form that emerge in improvisation as well as the spatial and physical aspects of sound perception.
Recent works include ‘blank body’ an intermedia solo work released via Infrequent Seams, and ‘hypersurface’ an improvising trio with Lester St. Louis and Carlo Costa.
MARC HANS SHOWALTER
solo guitar instrumentals.
marchans.bandcamp.com/album/contemporary-folk-muzak-volume-one
$12, all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
thursday 18 april
GOOGOLPLEXIA + CARONDELET GUY
GOOGOLPLEXIA + CARONDELET GUY
GOOGOLPLEXIA
googolplexia.bandcamp.com
long-time friend and performer at rozz-tox, hailing from STL, it's GOOGZ!
CARONDELET GUY
carondeletguy.bandcamp.com
free admission
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
googolplexia.bandcamp.com
long-time friend and performer at rozz-tox, hailing from STL, it's GOOGZ!
CARONDELET GUY
carondeletguy.bandcamp.com
free admission
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
friday 19 april
STAGHORN + ASEETHE
STAGHORN + ASEETHE
STAGHORN
anarchist post-metal punk from STL/QC
staghorn.bandcamp.com
ASEETHE
slow-doom drone metal trio
aseethe.bandcamp.com
$15 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
anarchist post-metal punk from STL/QC
staghorn.bandcamp.com
ASEETHE
slow-doom drone metal trio
aseethe.bandcamp.com
$15 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
thursday 25 april
OUTLETProgramme presents: WATER IS THE SUN + ELLIOTT BAY TOWERS
OUTLETProgramme presents: WATER IS THE SUN + ELLIOTT BAY TOWERS
WATER IS THE SUN
wateristhesun.bandcamp.com
Water Is The Sun is a new duo from the minds behind Timber Rattle and Drekka.
"There are moments of silent depth in which the winter of the scalpel of meaning and the spring of the sound-born, unleashed body look upon the world fully present. when the notes at last are heard, the ordered world is their indistinguishable score. the ritual of process is that which carries. the process of ritual is that which brings moments both transitory and immortal, apprehended by musician, seer, clairvoyant, herald; the welling tones that emanate from the crystal salt of shattered primordial sea; the melody that creeps unheard from unseen distance across the desert blaze and the knowledge of man; the hymns that blare in whispers from mountain peak and valley depth, beams of their power streaming into the ordered world, in confluence with body, voice and soul, dissolving it again and again."
ELLIOTT BAY TOWERS
Elliott Bay Towers is the exploratory duo project of lucas Berns and Stu Cline. They offer a unique blend of absurdist theatrics, memorable tones, and explosive outbursts of joy, misery and hope.
$12 at the door/ no advance tickets
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
wateristhesun.bandcamp.com
Water Is The Sun is a new duo from the minds behind Timber Rattle and Drekka.
"There are moments of silent depth in which the winter of the scalpel of meaning and the spring of the sound-born, unleashed body look upon the world fully present. when the notes at last are heard, the ordered world is their indistinguishable score. the ritual of process is that which carries. the process of ritual is that which brings moments both transitory and immortal, apprehended by musician, seer, clairvoyant, herald; the welling tones that emanate from the crystal salt of shattered primordial sea; the melody that creeps unheard from unseen distance across the desert blaze and the knowledge of man; the hymns that blare in whispers from mountain peak and valley depth, beams of their power streaming into the ordered world, in confluence with body, voice and soul, dissolving it again and again."
ELLIOTT BAY TOWERS
Elliott Bay Towers is the exploratory duo project of lucas Berns and Stu Cline. They offer a unique blend of absurdist theatrics, memorable tones, and explosive outbursts of joy, misery and hope.
$12 at the door/ no advance tickets
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
friday 26 april
AMATEUR SELECTORS SERIES: vinyl deejay set
AMATEUR SELECTORS SERIES: vinyl deejay set
w/ BOBBY BLOOD aka jamie warren
[punk] [garage rock] [thrash] [death rock]
our boy jamie returns to the record bar serving up hard tunes with a sharp knife.
belly up.
free admission
all ages
8pm-midnight
[punk] [garage rock] [thrash] [death rock]
our boy jamie returns to the record bar serving up hard tunes with a sharp knife.
belly up.
free admission
all ages
8pm-midnight
thursday 02 may
FILMOSOFIA X SOCRATIC SOCIETY PRESENT: ARRIVAL
FILMOSOFIA X SOCRATIC SOCIETY PRESENT: ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL (2016)
dir. Denis Villeneuve
runtime: 1h 56m
PG-13
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
free admission
7pm screening
discussion will follow
dir. Denis Villeneuve
runtime: 1h 56m
PG-13
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
free admission
7pm screening
discussion will follow
friday 03 may
OUTLETProgramme presents: PRECOCIOUS NEOPHYTE + MIZU + OHYUNG
OUTLETProgramme presents: PRECOCIOUS NEOPHYTE + MIZU + OHYUNG
PRECOCIOUS NEOPHYTE (seoul, south korea/ chicago)
precociousneophyte.bandcamp.com
Precocious Neophyte is the shoegaze/dreampop project of South Korean singer-songwriter Jeehye Ham. She brings experiences from the Korean post-rock and noise rock scenes to her home recording projects in Chicago.
MIZU (nyc)
iammizu.bandcamp.com
From gossamer harmonic textures to lush orchestral washes, MIZU builds expansive soundscapes through her singular cello playing. Her signature stratiform style of composition, melding self-recorded layers of her instrument with electronic manipulation and experimental production, explores themes of transformation and the infinite possibilities within queerness. Taking on new life onstage, MIZU’s work interrogates and challenges the boundaries between concert, theater, and performance art through electrifying and cathartic stagings.
OHYUNG (nyc)
ohyung.bandcamp.com
OHYUNG is Robert Ouyang Rusli's solo experimental project ranging from ecstatic pop and ambient drones to brutalist noise.
$15 at the door
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
precociousneophyte.bandcamp.com
Precocious Neophyte is the shoegaze/dreampop project of South Korean singer-songwriter Jeehye Ham. She brings experiences from the Korean post-rock and noise rock scenes to her home recording projects in Chicago.
MIZU (nyc)
iammizu.bandcamp.com
From gossamer harmonic textures to lush orchestral washes, MIZU builds expansive soundscapes through her singular cello playing. Her signature stratiform style of composition, melding self-recorded layers of her instrument with electronic manipulation and experimental production, explores themes of transformation and the infinite possibilities within queerness. Taking on new life onstage, MIZU’s work interrogates and challenges the boundaries between concert, theater, and performance art through electrifying and cathartic stagings.
OHYUNG (nyc)
ohyung.bandcamp.com
OHYUNG is Robert Ouyang Rusli's solo experimental project ranging from ecstatic pop and ambient drones to brutalist noise.
$15 at the door
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
saturday 04 may
OUTLETProgramme presents: BILL ORCUTT GUITAR QUARTET
OUTLETProgramme presents: BILL ORCUTT GUITAR QUARTET
BILL ORCUTT GUITAR QUARTET
with Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, and Shane Parish
$25 admission - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
billorcutt.bandcamp.com/album/four-guitars-live
Live video
Tiny Desk Concert
San Francisco-based guitarist and composer Bill Orcutt presents his latest project, an all-electric Guitar Quartet performing the music from his 2022 LP “Music for Four Guitars,” an album which Pitchfork describes as “a rigidly structured quartet that weaves tiny rhythmic phrases into expansive tapestries, drawing on the tenets of early minimalism and New York guitar groups like Glenn Branca Ensemble.” Featuring an all-star team of guitarists Orcutt, Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, and Shane Parish, the ensemble will present the music in an expanded live format that will combine intricate composition with no holds barred improvisation.
Bill Orcutt is the former guitarist and founder of the notorious 90’s group Harry Pussy, and his sound is a stuttered reimagining of blues guitar, weaving looping melodic lines and angular attack into a dense, fissured landscape of American primitivism, outsider jazz, and a stripped-down re-envisioning of the possibilities of the guitar. Whether he’s playing his decrepit Kay acoustic or gutted electric Telecaster (both stripped of two of their strings, as has been Orcutt’s custom since 1985), Orcutt’s jagged sound is utterly unique and instantly recognizable, compared with equal frequency to avant-garde composers and rural bluesmen. The New York Times has called him a "powerful musician... a go-for-broke guitar improviser," and described his sound as "articulated sprays of arpeggiated chords and dissonance."
Wendy Eisenberg is an improviser and songwriter who uses guitar, pedals, the tenor banjo, the computer, the synthesizer and the voice. Their work spans genres, from jazz to noise to avant-rock to delicate songs; their performances span venues, from international festivals to intimate basements. Though often working solo as both a songwriter and improviser, with acclaimed releases on Tzadik, VDSQ, Out of your Head, and Garden Portal, they also perform in the rock band Editrix, and in endless other combinations of their heroes and peers including Allison Miller, Carla Kihlstedt, John Zorn, Billy Martin, and Caroline Davis. They are also a writer on music and other things, with published essays on music in Sound American, Arcana, and the Contemporary Music Review.
Settled in Brooklyn, Ava Mendoza has gained a deserved reputation in recent years for being one of the most exciting musicians on the New York scene, appearing on stages and records with John Zorn, Matana Roberts, Fred Frith, Hamid Drake, William Parkers and Mike Watt. Although also performing with the trio Unnatural Ways (with whom she appeared at Jazz in August in 2016), here Mendoza presents her beguiling solo work whose latest chapter, New Spells, released in 2021, brings together her own compositions with pieces written by Trevor Dunn, Devin Hoff and John Dikeman. Marc Ribot has described New Spells as “a beautiful, powerful and highly original solo electric guitar record – not just another record but a new sound, a new voice”.
Shane Parish devotes much of his time to developing his singular and expressive voice on the guitar. He communicates through emotion, unexpected melodicism, technical whimsy, a nuanced sense of form, and rich timbral variety, simultaneously drawing from the guitar’s history and aiming for its future. He is known for fronting the electric instrumental prog-punk band Ahleuchatistas, and for his uniquely beautiful solo acoustic finger-style work, often creating modern re-interpretations of traditional folk tunes. He has released records on Tzadik, International Anthem, Cuneiform and more.
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
with Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, and Shane Parish
$25 admission - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
billorcutt.bandcamp.com/album/four-guitars-live
Live video
Tiny Desk Concert
San Francisco-based guitarist and composer Bill Orcutt presents his latest project, an all-electric Guitar Quartet performing the music from his 2022 LP “Music for Four Guitars,” an album which Pitchfork describes as “a rigidly structured quartet that weaves tiny rhythmic phrases into expansive tapestries, drawing on the tenets of early minimalism and New York guitar groups like Glenn Branca Ensemble.” Featuring an all-star team of guitarists Orcutt, Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, and Shane Parish, the ensemble will present the music in an expanded live format that will combine intricate composition with no holds barred improvisation.
Bill Orcutt is the former guitarist and founder of the notorious 90’s group Harry Pussy, and his sound is a stuttered reimagining of blues guitar, weaving looping melodic lines and angular attack into a dense, fissured landscape of American primitivism, outsider jazz, and a stripped-down re-envisioning of the possibilities of the guitar. Whether he’s playing his decrepit Kay acoustic or gutted electric Telecaster (both stripped of two of their strings, as has been Orcutt’s custom since 1985), Orcutt’s jagged sound is utterly unique and instantly recognizable, compared with equal frequency to avant-garde composers and rural bluesmen. The New York Times has called him a "powerful musician... a go-for-broke guitar improviser," and described his sound as "articulated sprays of arpeggiated chords and dissonance."
Wendy Eisenberg is an improviser and songwriter who uses guitar, pedals, the tenor banjo, the computer, the synthesizer and the voice. Their work spans genres, from jazz to noise to avant-rock to delicate songs; their performances span venues, from international festivals to intimate basements. Though often working solo as both a songwriter and improviser, with acclaimed releases on Tzadik, VDSQ, Out of your Head, and Garden Portal, they also perform in the rock band Editrix, and in endless other combinations of their heroes and peers including Allison Miller, Carla Kihlstedt, John Zorn, Billy Martin, and Caroline Davis. They are also a writer on music and other things, with published essays on music in Sound American, Arcana, and the Contemporary Music Review.
Settled in Brooklyn, Ava Mendoza has gained a deserved reputation in recent years for being one of the most exciting musicians on the New York scene, appearing on stages and records with John Zorn, Matana Roberts, Fred Frith, Hamid Drake, William Parkers and Mike Watt. Although also performing with the trio Unnatural Ways (with whom she appeared at Jazz in August in 2016), here Mendoza presents her beguiling solo work whose latest chapter, New Spells, released in 2021, brings together her own compositions with pieces written by Trevor Dunn, Devin Hoff and John Dikeman. Marc Ribot has described New Spells as “a beautiful, powerful and highly original solo electric guitar record – not just another record but a new sound, a new voice”.
Shane Parish devotes much of his time to developing his singular and expressive voice on the guitar. He communicates through emotion, unexpected melodicism, technical whimsy, a nuanced sense of form, and rich timbral variety, simultaneously drawing from the guitar’s history and aiming for its future. He is known for fronting the electric instrumental prog-punk band Ahleuchatistas, and for his uniquely beautiful solo acoustic finger-style work, often creating modern re-interpretations of traditional folk tunes. He has released records on Tzadik, International Anthem, Cuneiform and more.
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
saturday 11 may
CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING + SOULTRU
CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING + SOULTRU
CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING
christopherpaulstelling.com
christopherpaulstelling.bandcamp.com
To date, Atlanta, Georgia based songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling has released 7 albums and played thousands of concerts across the US and EU. Over the last decade Stelling has toured as both headliner and as support for Son Little, Mavis Staples, and The Devil Makes Three, Ben Harper (who produced his 2020 album Best of Luck) and many others. Stelling released a trio of albums for indie favorite Anti- records (Tom Waits, Merle Haggard, Niko Case) and has performed multiple times at Newport Folk Festival and on CBS Saturday Morning. Stelling is known for his intricate finger-style guitar and road tested vocal delivery.
SOULTRU
soultru.bandcamp.com
Davenport Soul.
$15 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
christopherpaulstelling.com
christopherpaulstelling.bandcamp.com
To date, Atlanta, Georgia based songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling has released 7 albums and played thousands of concerts across the US and EU. Over the last decade Stelling has toured as both headliner and as support for Son Little, Mavis Staples, and The Devil Makes Three, Ben Harper (who produced his 2020 album Best of Luck) and many others. Stelling released a trio of albums for indie favorite Anti- records (Tom Waits, Merle Haggard, Niko Case) and has performed multiple times at Newport Folk Festival and on CBS Saturday Morning. Stelling is known for his intricate finger-style guitar and road tested vocal delivery.
SOULTRU
soultru.bandcamp.com
Davenport Soul.
$15 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
sunday 12 may
OUTLETProgramme presents: LOOLOWNINGEN & THE FAR EAST IDIOTS (japan)
OUTLETProgramme presents: LOOLOWNINGEN & THE FAR EAST IDIOTS (japan)
LOOLOWNINGEN & THE FAR EAST IDIOTS (japan)
loolowningen.bandcamp.com
Tokyo-based avant-punk/alternative-blues trio, ink wash painting-like sounds and unicursal rhythms, for all wanderers. math-y drums and high-groove bass lines. these guys are REALLY GOOD.
support TBA
$15 - TICKET LINK COMING SOON
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
loolowningen.bandcamp.com
Tokyo-based avant-punk/alternative-blues trio, ink wash painting-like sounds and unicursal rhythms, for all wanderers. math-y drums and high-groove bass lines. these guys are REALLY GOOD.
support TBA
$15 - TICKET LINK COMING SOON
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
friday 17 may
AMATEUR SELECTORS X YAMAGUCHI RADIO PRESENT: JAZZ KISSA
AMATEUR SELECTORS X YAMAGUCHI RADIO PRESENT: JAZZ KISSA
w/ OBSCURIOUS
Urbana-based selector Obscurious (Matt Cohn) will bounce between zingy bebop, full-side fusion explorations, vibrant vibraphones, and modern Chicago players. He will also highlight Monk and may even pace around Rozz-tox in a fur hat.
free, all ages
8pm-midnight
JAZZ KISSA is a monthly vinyl dj series exploring jazz and all of its sub genres. named after the jazz cafes and listening bars in japan; a concept and aesthetic that's always been an inspiration. pop in for late night jazz and coffee, tea, whisky, or whatever your jammer is. we will have a different dj each month, with their own personal jazz tastes and collections.
if you have a bunch of great jazz records and wanna spin for us sometime, reach out to booking@rozztox.com, subject: jazz kissa.
Urbana-based selector Obscurious (Matt Cohn) will bounce between zingy bebop, full-side fusion explorations, vibrant vibraphones, and modern Chicago players. He will also highlight Monk and may even pace around Rozz-tox in a fur hat.
free, all ages
8pm-midnight
JAZZ KISSA is a monthly vinyl dj series exploring jazz and all of its sub genres. named after the jazz cafes and listening bars in japan; a concept and aesthetic that's always been an inspiration. pop in for late night jazz and coffee, tea, whisky, or whatever your jammer is. we will have a different dj each month, with their own personal jazz tastes and collections.
if you have a bunch of great jazz records and wanna spin for us sometime, reach out to booking@rozztox.com, subject: jazz kissa.
friday 24 may
AMATEUR SELECTORS: vinyl deejay set
AMATEUR SELECTORS: vinyl deejay set
w/ TIM KINSELLA & JENNY PULSE
[psychedelic] [electronic] [drone] [mash beat montage]
tim & jenny are coming back to spin records for us! i think we can expect a night of unusual gems & deep cut bangers. we're VERY excited for this one! goofduck.com
free admission
all ages
8pm-midnight
[psychedelic] [electronic] [drone] [mash beat montage]
tim & jenny are coming back to spin records for us! i think we can expect a night of unusual gems & deep cut bangers. we're VERY excited for this one! goofduck.com
free admission
all ages
8pm-midnight