Monday October 6 * doors at 7, music at 7:30 * $15-30

Presented by Outside Time.

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Neti-Neti is the lo-fi ritual music duo of Matt Evans (drums/electronics) and Amirtha Kidambi (vocals/electronics) that formed amidst their mutual experiences surrounding grief after the death of loved ones. Neti-Neti, translated as “It is not this, it is not that” from Sanskrit, is a contemplation on the nature of reality, life, death, birth and rebirth extracted from the Hindu text of rituals The Upanishads.

The duo has performed at Skanu Mezs Festival, Latvia, Suoni Per il Popolo Festival, Montreal, and Tone Festival, Toronto amongst others. Their debut album Impermanence was released with Dinzu Artefacts in 2022.

Their new recording Grace In Rot / Echo of Being channels the weight of modern atrocities—from systemic violence to the relentless barrage of traumatic imagery in digital spaces. The record challenges listeners to confront these overwhelming realities, transforming mourning into a shared act of resistance and healing. It reclaims humanity amidst the unimaginable, offering a space for reflection and resilience. The music weaves syncopated grooves, cathartic outbursts, and meditative drones, blending South Asian vocal traditions with textured, treated percussion to create a devotional, ritualistic sonic space.

Nik Francis is an improvising musician with a primary focus on the drum kit, occasionally integrating electronics and small acoustic instruments to expand his sonic palette. He has collaborated with artists such as Jamal Moore, Jim Ryan, Tyler Higgins, Luke Stewart, and Thollem, exploring a broad range of improvised and experimental music. Through topology.systems, Francis maintains a library of his solo work and collaborative projects, documenting his evolving approach to rhythm and sound.

Layne Garrett plays prepared guitar and found object percussion in the long-running improvising duo Weed Tree with drummer Amanda Huron, and just plain guitar in the band Drawn with Nate Scheible and Nenet, along with myriad other ad hoc formations.

Sarah Hughes is a performing and visual artist. She has 26 years of experience playing the alto saxophone and also doubles on the soprano saxophone, flute, and clarinet. She received training in classical saxophone performance from Dale Underwood at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in music education in 2008. In 2015, Hughes earned a master’s degree in jazz saxophone performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she studied with Jerry Bergonzi, Ran Blake, Anthony Coleman, and Donny McCaslin. Hughes’ music is intuitive and genre-liberated while displaying an unquestionable command of her instrument and musical vocabulary. Her improvisations and compositions are infused with knowledge of both traditional and contemporary approaches and combine a love for “The Greats” with a drive to innovate.

Nate Scheible has performed and recorded in a variety of bands and ensembles spanning multiple genres over the past 25 years. Collaborators in recent years include Sarah Hughes, Nik Francis, Erik Ruin, the Bureau of Sensory Affairs with Alma Laprida, and the band Drawn with Layne Garrett and Nenet. His background is largely based in improvisation on drums, electronics, and analog tape. His work is featured prominently on releases by the labels Warm Winters Ltd., Outside Time, Unifactor, Feeding Tube, and Never Anything.

Max Hamel is a craftsperson, musician, artist and instrument maker with diverse practices ranging from professional fine violin luthiery to handmade live electronics. Their performance work builds upon a foundation of circuit bending, feedback, touch and chaos, delighting in subtlety, pliable gesture and flippant ambiguity. Raised in the DC metro area, they recently moved back to Washington, DC from New Haven, CT where they had lived since 2019. They perform and release solo work under the names Max Hamel, HSFB, and Head Separating from Body, and play in groups including Rear Window (with Zach Rowden and Rex Morris), Cut Nails (with Rex Morris) and Chicken Flag (with Matt Wellins).