$10 - $20 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
doors open at 7:30, show starts at 8
This is Thollem’s 3rd concert of his Obstacle Illusion album tour from Albuquerque, NM, to the East Coast, into Canada, over to Europe, then along the West Coast in the summer. At 2640 Space, Thollem will play two completely different sets including his multimedia collaboration with ACVilla, Obstacle Illusion, as well as a duo with the great Susan Alcorn. This night also doubles as the official release concert for the duo’s album in Thollem's epic 25-album pandemic series on Astral Spirits.
www.astralthollem.bandcamp.com/album/obstacle-illusion
www.thollemsastraltravelingsessions.bandcamp.com/album/thollem-susan-alcorn
Thollem is a perpetually traveling pianist, keyboardist and composer. He's spent most of his life living on the road throughout North America and Europe. His work is ever-changing, evolving and responding to the times and his experiences, both as a soloist and in collaboration with hundreds of artists across idioms and disciplines.
“Thollem inhabits a world uniquely his own, rhythmically, harmonically and formally. A true original.” (Terry Riley, San Francisco Chronicle)
“Thollem displays a chameleonic ability to adapt to suit whatever musical context presents itself...there is more than one way to access the infinite.” (Daniel Spicer, The Wire)
Since 2008, ACVilla has lived as a peripatetic photographer, videographer and visual artist. She focuses her camera on the nuances that define the character of the fleeting yet eternal present moment as well as the dynamics of the world at large. Her work is shown throughout the US and Europe in DIY spaces, museums, galleries, schools and universities. ACVilla is "the kind of fiercely independent artist the world needs more of.” (LiveEyeTV)
One of the world’s premiere exponents of her instrument, Susan Alcorn has taken the pedal steel guitar far beyond its traditional role in country music. Having first paid her dues in Texas country & western bands, she began to expand the vocabulary of her instrument through her study of 20th century classical music, visionary jazz, and world musics. The UK Guardian writes, “As an improvisor and composer, Alcorn has proven to be visionary. Her pieces reveal the complexity of her instrument and her musical experience while never straying from a very direct, intense, and personal musical expression.”