As we recently mentioned, Oakland Art Murmur has expanded its membership area to include galleries and mixed-use art venues between 27th street and Jack London Square, along the Broadway and Telegraph corridor. This change brings in four new galleries and five new mixed-use venues, including Swarm (!) as well as our neighbors the Hive (301 Jefferson) and Urban Legend Cellars (621 4th St).
Come down Saturday evening for a night of sound collage at the gallery! We can’t think of a better way to kick off spring than with a night full of strings, theremins, waterphones, and all sorts of ethereal noises mashed-up by local musicians (and a Grammy-nominee).
Image: Collage by Michael Lowe Grandi
SOUND SCULPTURE
Saturday, March 24, 8PM
Swarm Gallery
560 Second Street, Oakland CA 94607
Suggested donation $10 at the door. No one turned away.
Solace Trio, image courtesy of Jen Giese.
Featuring the music and art of
SOLACE TRIO
Joshua Downer, guitar, vocals
Tim Kim, violin, vocals
Joseph Mintz, guitar, bass, percussion, vocals
The Solace Trio is a Berkeley-based band that blends classical, punk, hip hop, and folk backgrounds to produce soundscapes that connect personal narrative to the creation of story in songs.
Violinist India Cooke. Photo by Don Gurwitz.
INDIA COOKE with CLOUD SHEPHERD
Andrew Joron, theremin, waterphone
Brian Lucas, bass, tapes, vocals
Joseph Noble, various wind instruments, waterphone
Mark Pino, ‘cloud kit’ percussion
Cloud Shepherd is a San Francisco Bay Area improvisational quartet committed (as their name implies) to the pasturing of ever-changing, nonlinear cumulations of sound.
Grammy Award nominated violinist, composer and educator India Cooke has performed with Sun Ra, Pharaoh Sanders, Cecil Taylor, Joelle Leandre, and many others.
Cloud Shepherd
Sunday, March 11, 8PM
Swarm Gallery
560 Second Street, Oakland CA 94607
$10-15 donation at the door
An evening of music with Oakland-based avant-jazz-post-rock group
Stratic
Michael Coleman, keyboards & electronics
Aram Shelton, saxophone & electronics
Alex Vittum, drums
and
Album release performance by Berkeley/Brooklyn hybrid trio
Jabberclaw
Jon Arkin, drums
Brian Drye, trombone
Mike McGinnis, clarinet
Opening set by Chicago bassist Anton Hatwich.
Jabberclaw (Berkeley/Brooklyn)
Stratic (Oakland)
We’re pleased to present yet another fabulous musical event at Swarm Gallery!
SOUND SCULPTURE
Saturday, March 24, 8PM
Swarm Gallery
560 Second Street, Oakland CA 94607
Suggested donation $10 at the door. No one turned away.
Image: Collage by Michael Lowe Grandi
Featuring the music and art of
SOLACE TRIO
Joshua Downer, guitar, vocals
Tim Kim, violin, vocals
Joseph Mintz, guitar, bass, percussion, vocals
The Solace Trio is a Berkeley based band that blends classical, punk, hip hop, and folk backgrounds to produce soundscapes that connect personal narrative to the creation of story in songs.
INDIA COOKE with CLOUD SHEPHERD
Andrew Joron, theremin, waterphone
Brian Lucas, bass, tapes, vocals
Joseph Noble, various wind instruments, waterphone
Mark Pino, ‘cloud kit’ percussion
Cloud Shepherd is a San Francisco Bay Area improvisational quartet committed (as their name implies) to the pasturing of ever-changing, nonlinear cumulations of sound.
India Cooke, Violin
Grammy Award nominated violinist, composer and educator has performed with
Sun Ra, Pharaoh Sanders, Cecil Taylor, Joelle Leandre, and many others.
Violinist India Cooke. Photo by Don Gurwitz.
Cloud Shepherd
Don’t forget folks! Tonight at 9pm down at the gallery we have a great show that will be broadcast live on KALX!
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TONIGHT at 8pm we will be hosting the release party for Oakland-based Lawson’s debut, Tales from the Land of Lawson!
Lawson is a project of local saxaphonist Jacob Zimmerman and an ensemble comprised of Theo Padouvas (trumpet), Cory Wright (tenor sax), Rob Ewing (trombone), Michael Coleman (keyboard), Dan VanHassel (keyboard), Dan Good (electronics, trumpet). The evening will open with a performance by Zunu, featuring Zeina Nast (voice/guitar) and Alex Vittum (drums/synth).
Come on down at 8 and make sure to bring a little cash ($10 suggested donation) to support the musicians!
We’re really thrilled to present Of Course Not, a two person show by Oakland locals Jessalyn Aaland and Paul Morgan, opening this Saturday January 14th from 6-8! Jessalyn and Paul will be DJing some tunes of the dancehall/international/jazz variety. We will also have kettlecorn treats and handcrafted cocktails on hand!
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Laura Ball, Charge (2011), Watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 inches
If you are looking for a place to bring your out-of-town visitors in the next few days, come check out the current show, Mystical Menagerie, before the gallery closes for the holidays from December 24th to January 3rd.
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Come down to the gallery next Thursday, December 15 from 5-8pm to support the local students of College Track Oakland at their annual Winter Showcase 2011!
The event will feature student performances, music, dancing, and speakers to promote College Track Oakland and to raise funds for student leadership programming and donations for the Toys for Tots foundation. There will be raffles, local food vendors, dozens of prizes and many ways to give—simply donate online, bring in a toy for the Toys for Tots, or donate at the gallery. This is a community event to celebrate our youth, the belief in a brighter future, and the role of education and community to improve society for all.
The cool folks over at Yelp hosted a very successful Yelp Elite Event here at the gallery last week. Their fun and creative project included creating name tags from Shrinky Dinks. Check out the review for more photos and info about the event straight from the Yelpers who attended!
Also, in case you haven’t heard, we rent out our great space for all kinds of events. Want to get married in an art gallery? How about hosting your holiday party in a non-traditional venue? See our private events page for more information or to schedule a walk-through!
