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Magic Tuber Stringband with J. Mamana + Butterfly Music

115 Empire St

Providence, RI 02903, USA

Doors at 8, Tunes at 9

$10 cover

Magic Tuber Stringband, from North Carolina, are Courtney Werner, Evan Morgan, and Mike DeVito. The group is at the forefront of artists inhabiting the rich, living musical traditions of the Appalachian region, not as preservationists, but as fluent speakers shaping the forms with their inventive new ideas. The music, contemporary in nature, shares a through-line with its history in both technique and inspiration. Needlefall, their first release on Chicago experimental label Thrill Jockey, answers the question "what does a modern string band sound like?" with powerful new arrangements of traditional songs and transcendent originals. The album is teeming with life, translating abundant ecosystems into arcing melodies and shimmering, mystic drones. Needlefall exemplifies the diversity of contemporary folk movements, placing Magic Tuber Stringband's work in the tradition of modern innovators like Moondog, Harry Partch, Pauline Oliveros, and labelmate Sally Anne Morgan. The vast forests and mountains that inspire the group act as a metaphor for living music traditions - ever-changing and yet still standing, shaped over time by human hands while equally shaping the human experience. 


Check out their new album Needlefall here!


featuring: 

//J. Mamana 

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J. Mamana released his debut album, Nothing New in the West, to acclaim in 2019. His ornate orchestrations, erudite and often wryly funny lyrics, and expressionistic production style are distinguished by obsessive craftsmanship. He contributed phased banjo to Lingua Ignota’s Sinner Get Ready (2021). His music has been featured in Pitchfork and Aquarium Drunkard and he has written for outlets like n+1 and Tape Op. He is a co-founder and serves on the steering committee of the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers. He also has an MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science from University of Cambridge for some reason.


//Butterfly Music

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Butterfly Music is Robert Merritt and Lucy Blagg. All releases available via Holy Family.

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