SANTA FE: Oct. 12 at Ghost
Eileen & the In-Betweens: Uplifting, social-justice folk music
Jessica Mills: Experimental solo tenor sax
Natalie Day: Ambient synth and voice building repetitious, textural and etherial melodies into cacophony
Lazarus Letcher: Compositions focus on the spirits and stories slavery tried to strip away but never could. Acoustic guitar, viola and voice.
Bigawatt: Handbuilt electronics, voice, synths, fat old bass
Ermine: Theatrical power mixed with raw emotion, voice and puppetry
Star Canyon: Layered washes of guitar fuzz, drones and choral echoes
Cthulha: Incorporates physical feats, voice, cello and piano from the bottom of the ocean
ALBUQUERQUE: Oct. 13 & 14 at Fusion Forum
A. Billi Free (Silver City): Rides a line between hip-hop, funk, jazz and house
Death In Space (Denver): Punk influence shoe-gaze with noise-rock styling
Midwife (Denver): Soft-gaze pop
Jesse Tatum: Solo contemporary flute improvisations
Danishta Rivero (Oakland): Improvisational electroacoustic sound artist who works in ritual
R A R E B Y R D $ (Denver): Goddess rappers and producers
WYCHDOKTA & Christine Nelson: Sand-dancing songs and upright bass
Mirror Fears (Denver): Experimental electronic pop
alex cruse (Oakland): “b o r d e r s p a c i n g” is a composition exploring the intersections between border checkpoints, surveillance apparati and biofeedback
White Boy Scream: Operatic vocalist using screeches of feedback and distortion to create tonal catharsis
e: Sampling and audio manipulation to create new environments
Glitter Vomit: Music about miscommunication and the tools that allow it
Alonerly: Soulful upright bass and voice in shades of deep desert evening purple
The Maybe Sos: Etherial sound washes and full-bodied low end
Liv Lombardi: Storytelling through song
Scissor Lift: Intricate guitar work and powerful vocals for sonic catharsis
QRY (Seattle): qpoc improv noise drone punk
Lady Uranium: Inclusive performance art, shocking and unnerving, the constraints and triumphs of being a person
Teresa Esguerra: Percussion compositions with an emphasis on space and tone
alas.: The youngest Gata so far (age 12) whose songs are inquisitive, unique and surprising
Waxy Tomb (Oakland): Internalized urban landscapes and identity transformation
Anna Mall: Soundscaper who makes use of theremin, effects, voice and other instruments
The Milk Blossoms (Denver): Combining ukulele, expressive beatboxing and piano, the trio blends to create dark pop music.
Lia Martinez: The truth rooted in country, swing and maybe a touch of R&B
DEMEAT: Hard beats over drums and bass, rapping with spoken words