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High Mayhem Fall Series Final Night on Saturday!
by High Mayhem Newsletter 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

*High Mayhem Fall Series, Final Night* *Saturday, November 22* *Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm...or maybe 8pm* *High Mayhem Emerging Arts studio, 2811 Siler Lane, Santa Fe NM* ALL AGES, $10 donation at the door, no one turned away Can't make the show in person? Check out the live webcast during the show at highmayhem.org/livestream High Mayhem Emerging Arts has been Santa Fe’s base for experimental and emerging arts since 2001, and host to emerging arts festivals since 2002. Our mission has always been to challenge the homogenizing effect of pop-culture groupthink by providing opportunities for and fostering collaborations with underrepresented “experimental” artists. This November will be the final year for our annual festival/series at the Siler Lane space, after which we will focus on going back underground with pirate video show broadcasts, a weekly radio show on SomaFM in the Bay Area (http://somafm.com/, which began Oct 9), pop-up shows at other locations, and continuing to operate as a record label and produce cutting edge albums (CDs and digital downloads). Celebrate the new transition for High Mayhem at the final Fall Series at the Siler Lane space, taking place Saturdays November 1, 8, 15, and 22. *November 22 <http://highmayhem.org/event-details/high-mayhem-fall-series-night-4/>* *FUFAKA* Al Faaet- drums and Matt Norman- piano, Keys High Energy Improvisations by 2 highly seasoned improvisors. *Rumble Trio* Since 2003, the Rumble Trio has been providing low-end improvisational accompaniment to a host of touring and local musicians. The trio was formed in order to bring to the forefront the range of voices that are possible from bass instruments that typically reside in the sonic shadows. Culling a unique assortment of rumblings from a varying arsenal that might include at any given time two double basses, tuba, sousaphone, didgeridoos, musical saw, trombone, modified bugle, and little instruments, the Rumble Trio, along with their guest musicians, have consistently produced music that is beyond conventional classification. In an effort to wave the low-end flag even higher (or lower, as the frequency may be) for this very special High Mayhem performance, the Rumble Trio will be teaming up with their bottomless brothers, bassdrumbass. Since both groups share a common member, this 3+3=5 collaboration isn’t technically possible, which is appropriate as the vibrations produced by this ensemble are sure to push far beyond what is sonically feasible. New Mexico’s bassdrumsbass is a freely improvising trio consisting of Jeremy Bleich on electric bass, Milton Villarrubia on drums and Ben Wright on acoustic bass. Although fresh in this combination, each member brings extensive playing and performance experience with which to evolve a shared language in free improvisation. The spontaneous musical connection between the players remains driven to transform a soon to be discovered pallet of sound possibilities into a vibrant and captivating sonic landscape. *Dierdre Morris* Performance Artist and High Mayhem co-counder Dierdre Morris will provide us with another one of her magical pieces. Not to be missed! *The Shiners Club Jazz Band* *Cloacas <http://highmayhem.org/artists/music/cloacas/>* A tiny mountain orchestra in a wooden box with rusty hinges. Listening to Cloacas is like traveling sideways in time. This ensemble invokes elements of folk, americana, classical, jazz and American gothic styles as well as whatever their acoustic instruments inspire. They present a humorous but sincere irony that is sometimes bittersweet and melancholic, and sometimes gangly-legged and goofy. “Like stepping into some kind of musical time machine, Cloacas combines just about any kind of music their acoustic instruments can achieve to create ethereal indie-folk tunes rife with stylistic subtleties and genre-defying aplomb. Think of the local supergroup as a sort of history lesson in music that throws off the shackles of classification to delight in the unification of classical, Americana, jazz, gothic and beyond. Is it possible to all at once feel moved to sadness and elated by the power or sheer musicianship? Certainly it is, and Cloacas supplies the good stuff to make it so.” – Alex De Vore, Santa Fe Reporter “Cloacas turns out predominantly instrumental acoustic-folk tunes that are at times mournful and hypnotizing and at other times almost jazzy and vaudevillian in a playful, semi-improvisational way. It’s the kind of music that deserves to be played over a silent film about being stranded in a dusty Western ghost town with the love of your life, a jug of whiskey (or absinthe), and physical manifestations of your most fond hallucinations and troublesome inner demons.” – Rob DeWalt, Santa Fe New Mexican Pasatiempo. [image: cloacas] *For more info:* http://www.highmayhem.org http://www.facebook.com/highmayhem https://soundcloud.com/highmayhem

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High Mayhem Fall Series continues this Saturday Nov 15
by High Mayhem Newsletter 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

*High Mayhem Fall Series, Night 3* *Saturday, November 15* *Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm* *High Mayhem Emerging Arts studio, 2811 Siler Lane, Santa Fe NM* ALL AGES, $10 donation at the door (each day), no one turned away Can't make the show in person? Check out the live webcast during the show at highmayhem.org/livestream High Mayhem Emerging Arts has been Santa Fe’s base for experimental and emerging arts since 2001, and host to emerging arts festivals since 2002. Our mission has always been to challenge the homogenizing effect of pop-culture groupthink by providing opportunities for and fostering collaborations with underrepresented “experimental” artists. This November will be the final year for our annual festival/series at the Siler Lane space, after which we will focus on going back underground with pirate video show broadcasts, a weekly radio show on SomaFM in the Bay Area (http://somafm.com/, which began Oct 9), pop-up shows at other locations, and continuing to operate as a record label and produce cutting edge albums (CDs and digital downloads). Celebrate the new transition for High Mayhem at the final Fall Series at the Siler Lane space, taking place Saturdays November 1, 8, 15, and 22. *November 15 <http://highmayhem.org/event-details/high-mayhem-fall-series-night-3/> - **A Night of Solos and a Duo* *Axle Contemporary* <http://www.axleart.com/index/Home.html> Axle Contemporary returns for another night at High Mayhem. Housed in the back of a custom retrofitted 1970 aluminum stepvan, Axle Contemporary is an art gallery on wheels. Their 6' x 10' exhibition space features high wood ceilings, exposed beams, track lighting and a magnetically based system for displaying unframed works on paper. Axle Contemporary was founded in 2010 by artists Matthew Chase-Daniel and Jerry Wellman, as a collaborative work of art, and an innovative vehicle for arts distribution. It has since grown beyond the confines of the mobile exhibition space, and also includes book publishing, and alternative methods of creation and dissemination of contemporary arts in the public sphere. *The Proxemics* <http://highmayhem.org/artists/music/the-proxemics/> Founded in early 2009, The Proxemics are an autonomous music project with a revolving cast of musicians led by lynch pin and frontman Alex Neville (The brilliant Dullards, A. Barnhouse, Audible Whispering 1/2 Quartet). The Proxemics are a stripped down assembly, sometimes appearing as a garage-based, dirty wall of sound, sometimes as deconstructed balladeers offering you their hearts on their sleeves. Neville unites crunchy, angular alt-rock with a singer-songwriter sensibility while never letting go of his experimental roots. Mimicking the definition of their moniker, The Proxemics are at times both distant and intimate, treating their audience to an emotional tug-of-war. The songs appear effortless on the surface, but upon deeper investigation they become a complex system of asymmetrical forms with sonic threads and noise, weaving songs into a larger, continuous theme. [image: The Proxemics-1] *Johnny Bell* Johnny Bell is a musician. He plays banjo, among other things. Tonight he will do just that. [image: Solo Johnny] *Steve Paxton* Composer and conductor Dr. Steven Paxton came to the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art andDesign) as chair of the Contemporary Music program in 2003. His teaching specialties include composition, music technology, theory, and choral music. Dr. Paxton is an experienced music educator at both the college and high school levels and, before coming to Santa Fe, was chair of the Music Theory/Composition division in the School of Music at Texas Tech University. His former students are active as composers, performers, sound designers, inter-arts collaborators, teachers, and musical entrepreneurs throughout the United States and around the world. Dr. Paxton was a 1988 recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Composers Fellowship and has also received fellowships and commissions from The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, the American College Theater Festival, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, the Lubbock Youth Symphony Orchestra, and 20th Century Unlimited of Santa Fe. He has worked extensively in collaborative art forms, especially as a composer, sound designer, and musical director for the stage. From 1988 to 1994, he was composer-in-residence for the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, and his opera, Bellini’s War, was premiered at Texas Tech University in 2001. [image: steven paxton] *Angelo Harmsworth* Angelo Harmsworth is a self-proclaimed sound artist. “Elongated notes that bend and twist reflecting light and texture. Occasional changes that remove and introduce elements almost imperceptibly. Harmsworth has this way about making complex worlds of melody that feel like one singular note played indefinitely” – guide me little tape. [image: image] *BullSeal!* Oh shit! They’re back! [image: BigDaddyBullSeal] *COMING UP...* *November 22 <http://highmayhem.org/event-details/high-mayhem-fall-series-night-4/>* FUFAKA Rumble Trio Dierdre Morris The Shiners Club Jazz Band Cloacas <http://highmayhem.org/artists/music/cloacas/> [image: cloacas] *For more info:* http://www.highmayhem.org http://www.facebook.com/highmayhem https://soundcloud.com/highmayhem

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High Mayhem Fall Series continues this Saturday Nov 8!!!
by High Mayhem Newsletter 05 Nov '14

05 Nov '14

*High Mayhem Fall Series, Night 2* *Saturday, November 8* *Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm* *High Mayhem Emerging Arts studio, 2811 Siler Lane, Santa Fe NM* ALL AGES, $10 donation at the door (each day), no one turned away Can't make the show in person? Check out the live webcast during the show at highmayhem.org/livestream High Mayhem Emerging Arts has been Santa Fe’s base for experimental and emerging arts since 2001, and host to emerging arts festivals since 2002. Our mission has always been to challenge the homogenizing effect of pop-culture groupthink by providing opportunities for and fostering collaborations with underrepresented “experimental” artists. This November will be the final year for our annual festival/series at the Siler Lane space, after which we will focus on going back underground with pirate video show broadcasts, a weekly radio show on SomaFM in the Bay Area (http://somafm.com/, which began Oct 9), pop-up shows at other locations, and continuing to operate as a record label and produce cutting edge albums (CDs and digital downloads). Celebrate the new transition for High Mayhem at the final Fall Series at the Siler Lane space, taking place Saturdays November 1, 8, 15, and 22. *November 8 <http://highmayhem.org/event-details/fall-series-night-2-2/>* *Axle Contemporary <http://www.axleart.com/index/Home.html>* Housed in the back of a custom retrofitted 1970 aluminum stepvan, Axle Contemporary is an art gallery on wheels. Their 6' x 10' exhibition space features high wood ceilings, exposed beams, track lighting and a magnetically based system for displaying unframed works on paper. Axle Contemporary was founded in 2010 by artists Matthew Chase-Daniel and Jerry Wellman, as a collaborative work of art, and an innovative vehicle for arts distribution. It has since grown beyond the confines of the mobile exhibition space, and also includes book publishing, and alternative methods of creation and dissemination of contemporary arts in the public sphere. *Octaveleven <https://www.facebook.com/pages/OCTAVELEVEN/143564433818> * electro,synth pop,progrock. SO MUCH TO SAY.. MAKING MUSIC,VIDEO’S,MOVIES,VIDEO GAMES. [image: octaveleven] *Horned God* <https://www.facebook.com/HornedGodBand> Ancient Celtic inspired stoner rock, legends and lore of love and war!!! The Horned God is a Cosplay band, based on the comic book masterpiece by Pat Mills, and Simon Bisley, Slaine: The Horned God.Comic book writer Pat Mills brought the character of Slaine mac Roth, a Celtic barbarian warrior king who along with his axe Brainbiter and his ability to warp spasm in order to defend his people against the dark druid Slough Feg, to life in 1983 in his graphic novel series titled Slaine. Learn more here. <http://highmayhem.org/event-details/fall-series-night-2-2/> In 2012 the next adaptation of the story began in Albuquerque New Mexico when three friends took their love of the story and combined it with their passion of music and created the three piece cosplay stoner rock or as they call it, “Ancient Celtic inspired stoner rock, legends and lore, of love and war!!!”, musical interruption appropriately named, The Horned God.The Horned God consist of three members, Dominic on vocals and guitar, Robson on bass and Tim on drums. This one of a kind dynamic three piece bring the story of Slaine to life with lyrical dialog and narratives ripped from the pages of the book accompanied by full costume and projected comic book cells throughout the entire performance. The Horned God attribute their musical influences to bands such as Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Dozer, Mark Lanegan and a little touch of Nomeansno. You can hear these influences in their music as well as classic rock gods in their own right, Black Sabbath. The Horned God is three seasoned, talented musicians who just want to make amazing music and have fun doing it. They bring to the local scene not just a show but an experience unlike all others with the musical talent to back it. The saga continues for Slaine and The Horned God! [image: horned god] *Disasterman*Having reached the twenty-year mark, Disasterman continues its tradition of welding odd-meter grooves to common-time ones, only now-a-days such pairings are housed inside richly, complex structures that have massive doors for ceilings and disappearing walls for floors. Some say the band still disturbs as long and deep as ever. Others say that time has aged the band long enough for a fine balance between invitation and confrontation to take hold. No matter who said what and when, one thing remains clear: making things for the sole sake of making things has by no means gone the way of the two-headed lamb. [image: disasterman] *We Drew Lightning* <http://wedrewlightning.com/> Michael Smith and Roland Ostheim have been creating music together since 2002 starting with the band Derail. After some changes in lineup, the band pursued its lush sound and started recording “Swimming With Orange” in 2006-07 on High Mayhem Records. Throughout the recording session there was a need to change identities to progress into a new existence. During one of the recordings sessions the studio was struck with lightning during a take on one of the bands integral songs, and We Drew Lightning was born.Recently, with the addition of the amazing Aaron Jenks on keyboards, We Drew Lightning is expanding its sound to a new level.Loud, Sensual, Engaging are all words that could describe their sound. We Drew Lightning is a trio of Ruthless Sweethearts that attack with a wall of sound, but bring you back down to earth only to propel you again to another planet. [image: WDL Alley shot] *COMING UP...* *November 15 <http://highmayhem.org/event-details/high-mayhem-fall-series-night-3/>* Axle Contemporary <http://www.axleart.com/index/Home.html> The Proxemics <http://highmayhem.org/artists/music/the-proxemics/> Johnny Bell Steve Paxton Angelo Harmsworth BullSeal! [image: Solo Johnny] *November 22 <http://highmayhem.org/event-details/high-mayhem-fall-series-night-4/>* FUFAKA Rumble Trio Dierdre Morris The Shiners Club Jazz Band Cloacas <http://highmayhem.org/artists/music/cloacas/> [image: cloacas] *For more info:* http://www.highmayhem.org http://www.facebook.com/highmayhem https://soundcloud.com/highmayhem

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