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The New Abnormal
Aug 28, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Music
With ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ 𓀡
Exploring multiple facets of jazz-adjacent prog-rock, edgy fusion, Canterbury, Zeuhl, Rock-In-Opposition, avant-prog, Rock Progressivo Italiano, world music, ambient, anything virtuosic.
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| 9:27 AM |
| MERMORT kacakaizum single s/r 2015 Mermort is an experimental prog hardcore band from Tokyo. |
| 9:15 AM |
| Glenn Branca The Spectacular Commodity The Ascension Systems Neutralizers 1981 Glenn Branca (1948-2018) was central to the No Wave scene in New York, and was known for experimental guitar tunings and custom-built instruments.
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| 9:02 AM |
| Poil Monde mû (Twang) L'ire des papes Dur et Doux 2008 PoiL were formed as an experimental rock trio in 2005, a psychotic chamber jazz outfit run by disgruntled classically trained concert escapees with an axe to grind. "L'ire Des Papes" is their debut album.
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| 9:00 AM |
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| 8:49 AM |
| Samla Mammas Manna Liten Dialektik Klossa Knapitatet Silence Records 1974 One of the founding members of the "Rock In Opposition" movement, Samla Mammas Manna, was founded in Uppsala, Sweden in 1969. Their music is a blend of mostly instrumental 70's progressive rock, Scandinavian folk, jazz-fusion, avant-garde, and World Music. |
| 8:44 AM |
| Mike Keneally Chee Scambot 1 Exowax Recordings 2009 Born in 1961 in New York, Mike Keneally toured with Frank Zappa in the 1980's (replacing Steve Vai as "stunt guitarist"). |
| 8:36 AM |
| French TV Conversational Paradigms I Forgive You For All My Unhappiness Pretentious Dinosaur Records 2010 American RIO/avant-progressive band founded in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1983. https://frenchtv.bandcamp.com/album/i-forgive-you-for-all-my-unhappiness |
| 8:33 AM |
| The Filibuster Saloon Waltz of the Toast Fairy Going Off Topic Mogul Intermissions 2023 Instrumental prog rock led by the Coniguliaro brothers (WYXZ). |
| 8:32 AM |
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| 8:24 AM |
| Ukandanz Beyet New Mengedu Yeketelale Buda musique 2018 uKanDanZ is an unusual meeting between an electric quartet from France and Asnake Guebreyes, charismatic lead singer from Addis Abeba. Their music is inspired by traditional and popular Ethiopian songs. |
| 8:20 AM |
| Crying Laughing Tato N Talking Hausu Mountain 2026 Crying Laughing is based in Baltimore Maryland. This track is not yet available, but will be released on their CD on September 10th. |
| 8:14 AM |
| Twenty-Five Views Of Worthing You Are What You Eat 25 Views of Worthing Andromeda Black Hole 2024 "Twenty-Five Views Of Worthing" formed in England in 1970, blending the Canterbury sound with art-rock. They signed a management deal with Island Artists, but no recording contract materialized. During downtime, they managed to record an LP's worth of tracks at Island's studios which were finally released in 2020. ("You Are What You Eat" directly steals the bass riff from Caravan's "Nothing At All") https://twenty-five-views-of-worthing.bandcamp.com/album/twenty-five-views-of-worthing |
| 8:04 AM |
| Caravan Nothing At All / It's Coming Soon / Nothing At All (Reprise) Waterloo Lily (Remastered) Decca Music Group Ltd. 1972 Caravan was formed in 1968 in Canterbury, UK, and disbanded in 1978. They were a leading exponent of what became known as "the Canterbury sound".
Their fourth release "Waterloo Lily" blended English pop and complex progressive rock. with a clear step towards jazz. |
| 8:00 AM |
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| 7:57 AM |
| Steve Tibbetts Another Year Exploded View ECM Records 1986 Enigmatic guitarist, born in 1954, based in Minneapolis.
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| 7:48 AM |
| David Torn, Mick Karn & Terry Bozzio Snail Hair Dune Polytown CMP Records 1989 Guitarist David Torn joined here by Mick Karn (bassist from the glam rock group Japan) and Terry Bozzio (drummer from Zappa's band).
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| 7:43 AM |
| Brandon Seabrook The Guitar Is A Weather Event, Even (feat. Bill Frisell, Rashaan Carter & Marcus Gilmore) N Utility Modern (feat. Bill Frisell, Rashaan Carter & Marcus Gilmore) Out of Your Head 2026 Brandon Seabrook is a NYC-based guitarist and banjoist. His music fuses a wide range of traditions: punk rock, jazz, pop, and metal.
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| 7:33 AM |
| Planet Microjam feat. Guo Ya Zhi Drunken Longing Berklee Studio recording David Fiuczynski (born 1964) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave. He has played on more than 95 albums as a session musician, band leader, or band member. Currently he is on the faculty at the Berklee School. In 2012 he started Planet MicroJam, an institute exploring the use of microtones in jazz, ethnic folk and other contexts.
"Drunken Longing" was originally released in 2012 on his "Planet MicroJam" CD. |
| 7:31 AM |
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| 7:25 AM |
| Art Zoyd Io 3 Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer In-possible records 1983 These three "IO" tracks were not on the original LP, only on the CD reissues.Art Zoyd was part of the second generation of Rock In Opposition bands |
| 7:22 AM |
| Art Zoyd Io 2 Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer In-possible records 1983 "Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer" is perhaps the record that best displays the band's adventurous compositional sophistication while remaining reasonably digestible.
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| 7:19 AM |
| Art Zoyd Io 1 Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer In-possible records 1983 Art Zoyd, founded in Valenciennes, France in 1969, centered around composer and classically-trained violinist Gérard Hourbette and bassist Thierry Zaboitzeff. With each successive album, the rock aspect of their material slowly gave way to a blend of Zeuhl and classical music, developing ever tenser and darker climates. |
| 7:18 AM |
| Blums Side of the Road N Sunk Cost Fantasy Take Care Records 2026 Blums is based in Brooklyn NY. |
| 7:15 AM |
| emer & Ugnė Uma Familiar N you and me Stroom 2026 Marija Rasa aka emer and Ugnė Uma are originally from Lithuania. New LP released July 7th. |
| 7:10 AM |
| L’Rain church of no one N fata morgana Mexican Summer 2026 Taja Cheek, known professionally as L'Rain, is an experimentalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist and songwriter. Born in Brooklyn, she attended Yale and worked as music director of radio station WYBC.
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| 7:09 AM |
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| 7:02 AM |
| Peals Belle Air N Le Pantoum 46 Thrill Jockey 2026 Peals is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Recorded and mixed by Peals during a live performance at Le Pantoum, Quebec City in 2013. |