RIP CHRIS WIERSEMA, ONE OF THE FINEST CUSTODIANS OF OUTSIDER CULTURE, AND A MODEST, CARING,THOUGHTFUL SOUL. WE WILL FOREVER REMEMBER.
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
friday 29 march
OUTELTProgramme presents: EMILY BEISEL / BILL HARRIS + HAUNTER
OUTELTProgramme presents: EMILY BEISEL / BILL HARRIS + HAUNTER
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
HAUNTER
the Iowa City based ambient sound artist armed with a guitar and a screwdriver creates some of the most beautifully haunting sounds to sooth your soul.
haunter0.bandcamp.com
$10 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.
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
HAUNTER
the Iowa City based ambient sound artist armed with a guitar and a screwdriver creates some of the most beautifully haunting sounds to sooth your soul.
haunter0.bandcamp.com
$10 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.
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 05 april
OPENING RECEPTION: BUTTS AND OR ORBS, WORKS BY MARCOS HERRERA
OPENING RECEPTION: BUTTS AND OR ORBS, WORKS BY MARCOS HERRERA
BUTTS AND OR ORBS
works by Marcos Herrera
pencil & oil pastel on paper
opening reception:
friday 05 april, 5-7pm
free & open
Artist Statement:
"For these works, I meditated on manifesting symbols in grids for accessibility as adult coloring pages. The images are predominately symmetrical and carefully plotted for ease of
reproduction, repetition, and modularity, which is an invitation to the viewer to say, “I could make this.” The repeated motifs of orbs and anus’ are possible points of a conversation. Addressing the balance of shame and confidence to trust the self. Carnal impulses that may seem more specific to a subset of demographic but hold universal themes. Symbolizing tensions because of differences-about how we experience pain, pleasure, emptiness. and soul-spirit. Between heterosexual Caucasian males and non-heterosexual Caucasian males, for example. Or of art as an esoteric privileged talent or in contrast to a necessary impulse of your birthright to express your internal being and be understood, accepted, and loved. The stylized exaggerated and heavily circled, objects are not intended to be provocative. They are rendered as an innocuous stimulus to promote a more open imagination of the body’s vulnerabilities and strengths. They are proposed to demystify activities of difference between categories of humanity. They are intended to be considered beyond the constraints of sexual identity. They have been aesthetically remixed in color and exploitation of form to reimagine the incredible gift of sensation and physicality that our temporary vessels can experience."
works by Marcos Herrera
pencil & oil pastel on paper
opening reception:
friday 05 april, 5-7pm
free & open
Artist Statement:
"For these works, I meditated on manifesting symbols in grids for accessibility as adult coloring pages. The images are predominately symmetrical and carefully plotted for ease of
reproduction, repetition, and modularity, which is an invitation to the viewer to say, “I could make this.” The repeated motifs of orbs and anus’ are possible points of a conversation. Addressing the balance of shame and confidence to trust the self. Carnal impulses that may seem more specific to a subset of demographic but hold universal themes. Symbolizing tensions because of differences-about how we experience pain, pleasure, emptiness. and soul-spirit. Between heterosexual Caucasian males and non-heterosexual Caucasian males, for example. Or of art as an esoteric privileged talent or in contrast to a necessary impulse of your birthright to express your internal being and be understood, accepted, and loved. The stylized exaggerated and heavily circled, objects are not intended to be provocative. They are rendered as an innocuous stimulus to promote a more open imagination of the body’s vulnerabilities and strengths. They are proposed to demystify activities of difference between categories of humanity. They are intended to be considered beyond the constraints of sexual identity. They have been aesthetically remixed in color and exploitation of form to reimagine the incredible gift of sensation and physicality that our temporary vessels can experience."
friday 05 april
ROARING RHETORIC SPOKEN WORD POETY OPEN MIC
ROARING RHETORIC SPOKEN WORD POETY OPEN MIC
Aubs is back hosting and K1ng Supr3m3 is on the 1s&2s.
free admission
all ages
7-9pm
free admission
all ages
7-9pm
saturday 06 april
AMATEUR SELECTORS X YAMAGUCHI RADIO PRESENT: JAZZ KISSA
AMATEUR SELECTORS X YAMAGUCHI RADIO PRESENT: JAZZ KISSA
w/ 本杰明
free, ethno, bop, & spiritual jazz selections. also low-key celebrating 13 years on rock island.
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.
free, ethno, bop, & spiritual jazz selections. also low-key celebrating 13 years on rock island.
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.
sunday 07 april
CLOSED FOR CHRIS WIERSEMA'S MEMORIAL
CLOSED FOR CHRIS WIERSEMA'S MEMORIAL
we will be closed this day to attend the public memorial for our friend Chris Wiersema at the Englert Theater in Iowa City. the memorial will be from 2-5pm.
gayandciha.com/tribute/details/4906/Chris-Wiersema/obituary
gayandciha.com/tribute/details/4906/Chris-Wiersema/obituary
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 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.
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 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.
wednesday 17 april
CARY GRANT DIED HERE PRESENTS: THE SWEATBOX
CARY GRANT DIED HERE PRESENTS: THE SWEATBOX
THE SWEATBOX (2002)
dir. Trudie Styler
runtime: 1h 35m
documentary
The Sweatbox is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Trudie Styler, which documents the production of the Walt Disney Pictures film The Emperor's New Groove. Utilizing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, it illustrates the slow and painful transformation of the original version of the film (titled Kingdom of the Sun) to the finished product, with a focus on Sting's work on the soundtrack. The documentary's major theme is creative-executive conflicts.
this film is notoriously hard to find because Disney tried to make it disappear, and the only known copy floating around is the low quality version we will be showing. so fair warning, this will not be a glossy 4k screening.
free admission
all ages
8pm screening
*this is a CGDH event: https://carygrantdiedhere.com/
dir. Trudie Styler
runtime: 1h 35m
documentary
The Sweatbox is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Trudie Styler, which documents the production of the Walt Disney Pictures film The Emperor's New Groove. Utilizing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, it illustrates the slow and painful transformation of the original version of the film (titled Kingdom of the Sun) to the finished product, with a focus on Sting's work on the soundtrack. The documentary's major theme is creative-executive conflicts.
this film is notoriously hard to find because Disney tried to make it disappear, and the only known copy floating around is the low quality version we will be showing. so fair warning, this will not be a glossy 4k screening.
free admission
all ages
8pm screening
*this is a CGDH event: https://carygrantdiedhere.com/
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
saturday 20 april
HOLY SMOKES PRESENTS: MAGGIE'S WORST DAY EVER
HOLY SMOKES PRESENTS: MAGGIE'S WORST DAY EVER
comedic performance art by the Holy Smokes Crew, N64 play time, and some other shit.
vendors:
HEIRLOOM VARIETY ANTIQUES
SLEEPYHEAD VINTAGE
JEAR BEAR ART
free admission
5pm-late
vendors:
HEIRLOOM VARIETY ANTIQUES
SLEEPYHEAD VINTAGE
JEAR BEAR ART
free admission
5pm-late
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 series
AMATEUR SELECTORS SERIES: vinyl deejay series
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/ 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.
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/ 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.
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.
saturday 25 may
CARY GRANT DIED HERE PRESENTS: THE FAQ!?
CARY GRANT DIED HERE PRESENTS: THE FAQ!?
Join host Andrew King as he quizzes contestants on a variety of topics in what could be described as "Antagonistic Jeopardy". Plenty of goofs, not-so physical challenges, and more, in this comedic game show.
Returning Champion: Liv Carrow and challengers TBA
$8 at the door
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
*this is a CGDH event: https://carygrantdiedhere.com/
Returning Champion: Liv Carrow and challengers TBA
$8 at the door
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
*this is a CGDH event: https://carygrantdiedhere.com/
friday 24 may
AMATEUR SELECTORS: vinyl deejay series
AMATEUR SELECTORS: vinyl deejay series
I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THAT LEFT TURN AT ALBUQUERQUE
w/ LUCAS BERNS
[noisy jazz] [drone] [neoclassical]
get lost. stay lost.
free admission
all ages
8pm-midnight
w/ LUCAS BERNS
[noisy jazz] [drone] [neoclassical]
get lost. stay lost.
free admission
all ages
8pm-midnight
friday 31 may
THE CO-PRODUCERS - A LIVE COMMENTARY FILM SCREENING EVENT
THE CO-PRODUCERS - A LIVE COMMENTARY FILM SCREENING EVENT
"Two unsung, ageless heroes who were on the frontlines of every commercial and critical flop in film history."
Come see Hollywood Pariahs Stan Clouzot (Stu) and Archie Cesaro (Andrew King) as they perform a live commentary of the film Fantastic Four (1994).
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Fantastic Four 1994:
Fantastic Four is an unreleased 1994 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film features the team's origin and first battle with Doctor Doom. Executive-produced by low-budget specialists Roger Corman and Bernd Eichinger, it was made to allow Eichinger to keep the Fantastic Four film rights. It was not released officially, although pirated copies have circulated since May 31, 1994 as well as various clips being available online.
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There will be giveaways of "props" from the film.
free admission
8pm screening
(This is a comedy show)
Come see Hollywood Pariahs Stan Clouzot (Stu) and Archie Cesaro (Andrew King) as they perform a live commentary of the film Fantastic Four (1994).
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Fantastic Four 1994:
Fantastic Four is an unreleased 1994 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film features the team's origin and first battle with Doctor Doom. Executive-produced by low-budget specialists Roger Corman and Bernd Eichinger, it was made to allow Eichinger to keep the Fantastic Four film rights. It was not released officially, although pirated copies have circulated since May 31, 1994 as well as various clips being available online.
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There will be giveaways of "props" from the film.
free admission
8pm screening
(This is a comedy show)
saturday 01 june
CHRASH RECORD RELEASE SHOW
CHRASH RECORD RELEASE SHOW
Chrash's new album, Music For the Next Scene, is out on this day, June 1.
DJ sets from members of Running Man before and after the show.
$10 - TICKET LINK COMING SOON
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
DJ sets from members of Running Man before and after the show.
$10 - TICKET LINK COMING SOON
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
thursday 27 june
FILM SCREENING: BABYLON
FILM SCREENING: BABYLON
BABYLON (1980)
dir. Franco Rosso
runtime: 1h 35m
UK
Franco Rosso’s incendiary Babylon had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980 but went unreleased in the U.S. for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension” (Vivien Goldman, Time Out). Raw and smoldering, it follows a young dancehall DJ (Brinsley Forde, frontman of landmark British reggae group Aswad) in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Written by Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia) and shot by two-time Oscar winner Chris Menges (The Killing Fields) with beautifully smoky cinematography that has been compared to Taxi Driver, Babylon is fearless and unsentimental, yet tempered by the hazy bliss of the dancehall set to a blistering reggae and lovers rock soundtrack featuring Aswad, Johnny Clarke, Dennis Bovell, and more.
8pm screening
free admission
17+ ages
dir. Franco Rosso
runtime: 1h 35m
UK
Franco Rosso’s incendiary Babylon had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980 but went unreleased in the U.S. for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension” (Vivien Goldman, Time Out). Raw and smoldering, it follows a young dancehall DJ (Brinsley Forde, frontman of landmark British reggae group Aswad) in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Written by Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia) and shot by two-time Oscar winner Chris Menges (The Killing Fields) with beautifully smoky cinematography that has been compared to Taxi Driver, Babylon is fearless and unsentimental, yet tempered by the hazy bliss of the dancehall set to a blistering reggae and lovers rock soundtrack featuring Aswad, Johnny Clarke, Dennis Bovell, and more.
8pm screening
free admission
17+ ages
friday 28 june
DAVID R. COLLINS WRITERS' CONFERENCE
DAVID R. COLLINS WRITERS' CONFERENCE
Faculty Reading & Participant Open Mic
Featured readings from the stellar Conference faculty (Chad Simpson, Darius Stewart, Rebecca McKanna, and Sara Lupita Olivares), followed by an open mic for Conference participants.
free and open to the public, donations welcome
Social Hour at 6pm
Faculty Reading at 7pm
Participant Open Mic at 8pm
Featured readings from the stellar Conference faculty (Chad Simpson, Darius Stewart, Rebecca McKanna, and Sara Lupita Olivares), followed by an open mic for Conference participants.
free and open to the public, donations welcome
Social Hour at 6pm
Faculty Reading at 7pm
Participant Open Mic at 8pm