Fwd: Sun 6/28 :: KOLE GALBRAITH / ERIC THEISE + CHRISTOPHER HARTO + SUKI O'KANE + GRAHAM VIEGUT / JAIME ROBLES + NANCY BECKMAN + TOM BICKLEY

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west oakland sound series  SUNDAY JUNE 28 2026 7:15p KOLE GALBRAITH ERIC THEISE + CHRISTOPHER HARTO + SUKI O'KANE + GRAHAM VIEGUT JAIME ROBLES + NANCY BECKMAN + TOM BICKLEY KOLE GALBRAITH is a multi-disciplinary artist who focuses on sound, audio-visual, and found-object installation. Based in Seattle, Washington, Kole Galbraith has been active in the underground experimental music community for the past decade performing throughout the West Coast of the United States and Europe. Sonically his sonic studio compositions are informed by early 20th century French musique-concrète, metal, jazz and contemporary composition. Thematically, the compositions are influenced by interior Salish folklore, and contemporary indigenous experience. Galbraith mixes using materials found in nature with electronic techniques to uncover both latent sonic capabilities and to uncover latent histories.     ERIC THEISE'S set of cartographic works includes the West Coast premiere of his collaboration with composer SHAHRZAD TALEBI (a piece commissioned for the inaugural season of dadageek's Contemporary Art & Sound Technologies, played here by percussionists SUKI O'KANE and GRAHAM VIEGUT), a performance of A Synesthete's Atlaswith pianist CHRISTOPHER HARTO, and a solo work for optical sound. Unseen Stream: a 30 minute performance of JAIME ROBLES'S poem, Unseen Stream, with video by Jaime Robles, music by NANCY BECKMAN (shakuhachi, ocarina, voice), TOM BICKLEY (EWI/electronics, voice), and JAIME ROBLES (voice and percussion). The video projection is fixed media of water in various streams, with some text from the poem. The performance is enclosed in a soundscape of processed sounds of water flowing and footsteps on dry leaves. The music is improvised, with the text sung and interludes of instrumental music between sections of the poem.

UPCOMING Sun July 19 - The Sky Is A Suitcase (Seattle) / Jakob Pek + Raffi Garabedian Sun July 26 - ff (Sharkiface + Ava Koohbor) / Chris Everingham / Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi  Sun Aug 2 - Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra (Seattle) / Lorin Benedict + Casey Tessier Sun Aug 9 - West Oakland Tape Music Festival Sun Aug 16 - Nathan Clevenger / Fornax Linteum West Oakland Sound Series Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street. Oakland ample parking! (perpendicular when past the trees on Poplar) Cash and Venmo accepted at door $20 (FREE for students/seniors/underemployed) late arrivals follow instructions on door to get buzzed in Advance tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com presented by sfSound & New Performance Traditions https://sfsound.info