Some Serious Business is pleased to present FeMaLe GEniUs from New York City, a collaborative ensemble of women multi-instrumentalists Nikki D’Agostino, Julie Hair, and Marnie Jaffe. Julie Hair and Marnie Jaffe blasted out of the Lower East Side art-rock scene of the 1980s and have come out on the other side. Julie’s background in the band 3 Teens Kill 4, and others, and Marnie’s Live Skull footprint inform their musicality. They founded FeMaLe GEniUs in 2017. Nikki D’Agostino is an avant-garde composer who teaches music technology at CUNY City Tech. She has gone from being a fan to a member. The addition of her free improv, skronk, and lyrical sax lines adds gravitas to the electric, effected instrumentation.
WHERE & WHEN:
August 1:
Moonlight Lounge, 120 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque / 8 PM / $8
Presented by SSB and Unhinged. Also performing Glaive (Albuquerque) and ABBBA (Albuquerque), and DJ Caterwaul (Albuquerque)
August 3:
No Compromise series at Paradiso, 903 Early St., Santa Fe, NM / 7:30 PM / $10
Presented by SSB and Earwaves. Also performing Lisa Kori and APPS
With their raw intensity, they have found the sonic equivalent of “Outsider Art.” Their unique arrangements and minimal, vocal-driven music use bass loops layered with combinations of harmonies, guitar, keys and sax. The lyrics speak to personal politics and authentic experiences. Musical virtuosity is not the end game. They are in the process of making their first record. Rough mixes are here: https://s.disco.ac/ffdwqfswwgez
Special thanks to Steve Jansen; Mike Young; and Dwight Loop and Urszula Bolimowski of Earwaves for their enthusiastic support.
About Lisa Kori
Lisa Kori is a Hawaiian-born, New Mexico-based musician, artist and filmmaker. While working on The Medium and the Mayhem, a research project documenting handmade electronic music in countries such as Brazil, Indonesia, India and Chile, she began to perform her own noise music, touring with friends and collaborators. Her current work adds a lyrical touch, bringing in influences from American and Hawaiian folk music. She has performed as a solo artist as well as with ensembles in Brazil, Switzerland, NYC and Santa Fe. In addition to performing, she is currently co-authoring a chapter about community formation in the context of handmade electronic music for a forthcoming book. She’ll be playing soon-to-be-released work! I have one single out, it’s called Don’t Come Running: https://open.spotify.com/album/46KH5fR0ZO4oFpSB59gQX3
About Apps
K. Danae and Andrew Dixon created Apps as the result of mounting anxiety, smart phones and the force of love. Apps is an experimental noise/performance art duo from Santa Fe, NM. Each Apps event is an opportunity for those participating to look inward and explore new terrain. Utilizing an array of tools, Apps creates a unique experience for each ritual performance. In 2018, Apps added Mark Ettinghoff to its lineup.