BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1684@montreall.askapunk.net SUMMARY:Bill Orcutt / Wendy Eisenberg Duo + Drainolith + Setting DTSTAMP:20260527T200941Z DTSTART:20260626T000000Z DTEND:20260626T050000Z DESCRIPTION:A co‑founder of the cult noise‑rock group Harry Pussy\, Orcutt has since built a\nwidely acclaimed solo career. His work has been recogni zed by WIRE\, NPR\, The\nGuardian\, and Rolling Stone. Maintaining an acti ve international touring\nschedule and frequent collaborations with leadin g improvisers and experimental\nmusicians\, Bill Orcutt continues to push the expressive limits of the guitar\nwith uncompromising intensity.\n\nWen dy Eisenberg is a key figure in contemporary independent music\, renowned for\nthe multiplicity and fluidity of her practice. A singer\, improviser\ , and\nvirtuoso guitarist\, she navigates freely between art-rock\, jazz\, folk\, and\nradical improvisation\, constantly blurring the lines between forms.\n\nSignificant albums such as Auto (2020) and Viewfinder (2024) at test to an\napproach deeply committed to risk and experimentation. Rejecti ng any\nspecialization\, Wendy Eisenberg champions a simultaneous practice of punk\,\nimprovised\, and composed music\, making eclecticism not an ae sthetic choice\, but\nan artistic necessity.\n\nSetting is a North Carolin a Piedmont–based trio featuring Jaime Fennelly\, Nathan\nBowles and Joe We sterlund\, musicians known for their work with projects\nincluding Mind Ov er Mirrors\, Califone\, Black Twig Pickers\, Pelt\, Sylvan Esso and\nJake Xerxes Fussell. Grounded in a deeply collaborative approach\, the group\nc reates inventive\, richly textured improvisations shaped by shared intuiti on and\nflow.\n\nCombining synthesizers\, cassette loops\, banjo\, keyboar ds\, zithers\, electronics\nand percussion\, Setting builds tactile sound worlds where earthy rhythms meet\nmoments of celestial lift. Their self‑ti tled album on Thrill Jockey stands as a\ndefining statement of improvisati onal fluency paired with compositional focus\,\nharnessing the euphoria of communal creation.\n\nPerhaps best known for his guitar playing in the Mo ntreal noise-rock band AIDS\nWolf\, Alex Moskos has been producing records under the name Drainolith since\n1999. He has released countless cassette s\, CDRs & 7" records on various labels\nculminating in two full length al bums: 'Fighting\n[https://mmxrvr.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiO jY2OTAwMyxcImxcIjoxNTM4NDY4MjM2MDYyODk5MjYsXCJyXCI6MTUzODQ2ODQzNDc1NzU2ODE zfSIsInMiOiJjODk5N2NiMjVkYzVmMmE4In0]'\n(2012) on Spectrum Spools and 'Hys teria\n[https://mmxrvr.clicks.mlsend.com/ty/cl/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjY2OTAwMyx cImxcIjoxNTM4NDY4MjM2MTA0ODQyMzMsXCJyXCI6MTUzODQ2ODQzNDc1NzU2ODEzfSIsInMiO iJhZGVhY2IwNDViODBmNTQ1In0]'\n(2015) on NNA Tapes.\n\nMore recently Moskos has performed and recorded alongside Max Eilbacher (Horse\nLords) and Dun can Moore as SEF III\, and with Nate Young\, John Olson and Pulitzer\nPriz e winning composer Raven Chacon as The Difficult Messages Band. He has als o\nplayed alongside Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux)\, Charles Balas and Nate You ng in\nDan’l Boon (Drag City). Moskos is an amateur historian and works in community\nradio at CKUT 90.3FM - Montreal’s oldest freeform radio statio n. He lives in\nHochelaga\, an east end neighbourhood of Montreal with art ist Jessica Mensch and\nBoots The Cat. 2026 Drainolith also features the a mazing talents of drummer\nDestiny and guitar goddess Rián Adamian.\n\n\nN egative Capabilities will be launching their first zine—a new print ventur e\ndedicated to outsider guitar and left-field acoustic sounds. Copies wil l be\navailable at the venue. An interview with Wendy Eisenberg in convers ation with\nAlex Pelchat is in this premier issue. URL:https://montreal.askapunk.net/event/bill-orcutt-wendy-eisenberg-duo-dra inolith-setting LOCATION:La Sala Rossa - 4848 St Laurent STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A co‑founder of the cult noise‑rock group H arry Pussy, Orcutt has since built a widely acclaimed solo career. His wor k has been recognized by WIRE, NPR, The Guardian, and Rolling Stone. Maintaining an active international touring schedule and frequent collaborations with leading improvisers and experim ental musicians, Bill Orcutt continues to push the expressive limits of th e guitar with uncompromising intensity.

Wendy Eisenberg is a key figure in contemporary independent music, renowned for the m ultiplicity and fluidity of her practice. A singer, improviser, and virtuo so guitarist, she navigates freely between art-rock, jazz, folk, and radic al improvisation, constantly blurring the lines between forms.

Signi ficant albums such as Auto (2020) and Viewfinder (2024) attest to an appro ach deeply committed to risk and experimentation. Rejecting any specializa tion, Wendy Eisenberg champions a simultaneous practice of punk, improvise d, and composed music, making eclecticism not an aesthetic choice, but an artistic necessity.

Setting is a North Carolina Pie dmont–based trio featuring Jaime Fennelly, Nathan Bowles and Joe Westerlun d, musicians known for their work with projects including Mind Over Mirror s, Califone, Black Twig Pickers, Pelt, Sylvan Esso and Jake Xerxes Fussell . Grounded in a deeply collaborative approach, the group creates inventive , richly textured improvisations shaped by shared intuition and flow.

< p>Combining synthesizers, cassette loops, banjo, keyboards, zithers, elect ronics and percussion, Setting builds tactile sound worlds where earthy rh ythms meet moments of celestial lift. Their self‑titled album on Thril l Jockey stands as a defining statement of improvisational fluency pa ired with compositional focus, harnessing the euphoria of communal creatio n.

Perhaps best known for his guitar playing in the Montreal noise-r ock band AIDS Wolf, Alex Moskos has been producing records under the name Drainolith since 1999. He has released countless cassette s, CDRs & 7" records on various labels culminating in two full length albums: 'Fighting' (2012) on Spectrum Spools and 'Hysteria' (2015) on NNA Tapes.

More recently Mosko s has performed and recorded alongside Max Eilbacher (Horse Lords) and Dun can Moore as SEF III, and with Nate Young, John Olson and Pulitzer Prize w inning composer Raven Chacon as The Difficult Messages Band. He has also p layed alongside Neil Hagerty (Royal Trux), Charles Balas and Nate Young in Dan’l Boon (Drag City). Moskos is an amateur historian and works in commu nity radio at CKUT 90.3FM - Montreal’s oldest freeform radio station. He l ives in Hochelaga, an east end neighbourhood of Montreal with artist Jessi ca Mensch and Boots The Cat. 2026 Drainolith also features the amazing tal ents of drummer Destiny and guitar goddess Rián Adamian.


Negative Capabilities will be launching their first zine—a new p rint venture dedicated to outsider guitar and left-field acoustic sounds. Copies will be available at the venue. An interview with Wendy Eisenberg i n conversation with Alex Pelchat is in this premier issue.

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