Framed Listen

Friday, February 23, 2024 - Dawuna
Saturday, March 9, 2024 - Lucy Liyou
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - Dreamcrusher
Friday, May 24, 2024 - Cel Genesis

Framed Listen is a series in which artists across a wide spectrum of genre and sonic palette are asked to curate visual material that contextualizes their music practice. Each evening of the series is based around a different artist, opening with a screening and concluding with a performance. The series aims to highlight and expand engagement with different forms of experimental music, giving attendees a deeper look into the work of these extraordinary musicians.

All Shows
5pm - Screening curated by the artist
– dinner break –
8:30pm -Performance by the artist

Co-sponsored by KZSC and Redwood Records.

Read an interview with guest curator Nicki Duval…

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Cel Genesis [Live]

Fri., May. 24, 2024 PDT | Indexical
This performance is standing-room only. A handful of stool seating will be available on a first come first served basis.

**Warning: This performance contains flashing lights.**

Oakland CA project Cel Genesis combines an aggressive mixture of hardcore and electronic themes under the guise of a dystopic megacorporation with the same name. Horrifying visuals and strobe lights assault viewers between gabber kicks and pristine sound design.

Cel Genesis presents: Last and First Men

Fri., May. 24, 2024 PDT | Indexical
Ahead of their evening performance, Cel Genesis presents a screening of Johan Johansson’s Last and First Men.
 

Dreamcrusher [Live]

Sat., Apr. 20, 2024 PDT | Indexical
This performance is standing-room only. A handful of stool seating will be available on a first come first served basis.

Join us for a rare West Coast performance from industrial/noise artist Dreamcrusher.

Dreamcrusher presents: Altered States

Sat., Apr. 20, 2024 PDT | Indexical
Ahead of their evening performance, Dreamcrusher presents a screening of Ken Russell's Altered States.
 

Lucy Liyou [Live]

Sat., Mar. 9, 2024 PST | Indexical
This performance is standing-room only. A handful of stool seating will be available on a first come first served basis.

Indexical is pleased to present a live performance with experimental musician Lucy Liyou.

Screening + Talk: Lucy Liyou

Sat., Mar. 9, 2024 PST | Indexical
Ahead of her evening performance, Lucy Liyou will share and talk about a collection of various TV programs, experimental video, and films in connection to her work.
 

Dawuna [Live]

Fri., Feb. 23, 2024 PST | Indexical
This performance is standing-room only. A handful of stool seating will be available on a first come first served basis.
 
Through the tradition of black, cultural story telling, Dawuna presents a fluid reinterpretation of both released and unreleased recorded material. 

Dawuna presents: Beau Travail

Fri., Feb. 23, 2024 PST | Indexical
Ahead of their evening performance, Ian Mugerwa aka Dawuna, presents a screening of Claire Denis’ Beau Travail (ranked among the ten best films of all time in the 2022 Sight and Sound Critics Poll) and talks about how the film relates to their artistic practice.