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Organization dedicated to radical and experimental artistic work https://www.indexical.org/
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Indexical is pleased to present the Bennardo-Larson Duo (violin and piano) at our favorite mountainside venue – Wind River. Join us in the redwoods for an evening-length program featuring works by Anthony Vine and Maya Bennardo. www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

the first habitus workshop changed my life immensely, for the better. I wouldn’t be able to make the things I’m making today if I hadn’t done it. I will forever be grateful to @dndrks.com &co for that experience. If you can go to this, go

habitus is a two-day investigation of new music technologies, creative coding, and field recording, rooted in careful and carefree investigation of gesture and the practice of de/composition. Hosted by @l-eshy.bsky.social @dndrks.com @infinitedigits.co @jaseknighter.bsky.social

Join us May 24–25 for a norns/habitus workshop at Indexical! www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

"Still House Plants, the British trio, are forging new forms of songwriting through cyclical wordgames, networked studio craft and abstract lyricism. They don’t write songs about feelings, they write songs that move at the pace of feeling. " - the Wire

Indexical presents: Still House Plants (UK), following their acclaimed third album “If I don’t make it, I love u.” Oakland songwriter Kathryn Mohr opens on the heels of her atmospheric full-length debut "Waiting Room." NOT TO BE MISSED! Sat., March 22 at Indexical, Santa Cruz ✨🎟 at indexical.org ✨

Blake Andrews is performing at @anindexof.bsky.social on Friday 3/14 at 8pm. Tickets: www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Just Announced: The Nowhere Lab hosts a workshop and performance with interdisciplinary artist Alan S. Tofighi centered around the history of random number generation in Art, science, divination and zones where these histories meet. FREE for UCSC students! www.indexical.org/tags/nowhere...

...and an active illustrator and animator. Skinless Lizard - Andromeda (Official Video)

Andrews is one of the developers of Scrapeboard. Combining elements of rhythm, racing and fighting games, Scrapeboard creates a unique, demanding and challenging boss attack experience.

Join us Friday, March 14 for "I Seem Agical," a live showcase of some interactive games by game designer, animator, and illustrator Blake Andrews Blake Andrews - I Seem Agical Fri., Mar. 14, 2025 Doors at 8pm | Show at 8:30pm www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Saturday, April 5th, Indexical is pleased to present multi-instrumentalist and composer Elliott Sharp and GTAR Ensemble performing the work of Abe Gibson. Elliott Sharp + Abe Gibson & GTAR Ensemble Sat., Apr. 5, 2025 🎟️ Tickets now at www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Program: Fri Mar 14, Blake Andrews - I Seem Agical Fri Apr 4, Erma Fiend - Screensaver / ScreenSaveHim: Animation and the fluidity of time, gender, & embodiment Fri, Apr 18, Taku Hannoda - Sound Sculpt / Sound Compose Sat, May 3, Nina Sobell - GammaTime

The artists presented in this series recognize that physical participation is the basic condition of experiencing media and they respond by instead calling attention to embodied perception.

“Oddly satisfying” is a label given to viral looping videos that somehow feel tangible to the viewer, eliciting haptic sensory perception that absorbs perception into the screen.

Opening in March: Oddly Satisfying A series of audiovisual and performance works by artists who work with video as a physical material. www.indexical.org/tags/oddly-s...

Chicago cellist and sound artist Lia Kohl performs new music built around the charm and wonder of everyday non-musical sounds. Electroacoustic composer Andy Guthrie opens with a set for french horn, vocals, and electronics. Feb 19 8pm

Conceived during a series of earthquakes near John McCowen's home in Reykjavik, Iceland; the parallels between the experience and the music are unambiguous - two contrabass clarinets emanating low, sine-like tones with shifting harmonics activated by these rumbling swells. tickets at indexical.org

John McCowen & Madison Greenstone perform MUNDANAS VII-XI Sat., Feb. 15, 2025 Doors at 8pm | Show at 8:30pm $16 General / FREE or discounted for Members

Thanks for having me @anindexof.bsky.social 🖤

Last night at @anindexof.bsky.social with Mayuko Hino. Tonight at The Lab!! link.dice.fm/kaf85bb05e5a

Coming Soon! ‼️ Fri, Mar 28 Ever-touring cybernetic audiovisual duo MSHR return to Santa Cruz with Bay Area electronic music artist Shatter Pattern. Sat, Mar 29 Bennardo-Larson duo perform works by Anthony Vine and Maya Bennardo. Tickets available via indexical.org

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Jeff Kolar (b. Chicago) is a composer, sound artist, and curator. His work, described as “wonderfully strange” (John Corbett) and “characteristically curious” (Marc Weidenbaum), activates sound in unconventional, temporary, and ephemeral ways using appropriation and remix as a critical practice.

GNEISS, a band from Los Angeles consisting of JEONGHYEON JOO (haegeum) JOSHUA GEROWITZ (guitar, composition), ETHAN MARKS (trumpet, composition), and GEORGIA E. BELL (bass, composition/design), brings a set of composed and improvised music themed on the formation and transition of rock.

Join us for an evening of improvised and composed music with LA-based ensemble Gneiss and Chicago sound artist Jeff Kolar. Gneiss + Jeff Kolar Sat., Feb. 8, 2025 Doors at 8pm | Show at 8:30pm www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Q&A with Twin Peaks pilot and Fire Walk With Me sound designer Douglas Murray at @anindexof.bsky.social in Santa Cruz, CA on Friday, January 31

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📣Indexical is pleased to present Still House Plants with Kathryn Mohr in March! www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

“Beebe’s films are both erudite and punk, lo-fi yet high-brow shorts that wrestle with a disfigured, contemporary American landscape.” --Wyatt Williams, Creative Loafing Roger Beebe: FILMS for ONE to EIGHT PROJECTORS Sun., Feb. 2, 2025 Doors at 6:30pm | Show at 7pm www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Next month at Indexical in Santa Cruz, California 🖤 Gneiss + Jeff Kolar Indexical welcomes LA-based ensemble Gneiss and sound artist Jeff Kolar. Sat., Feb. 8, 2025 Doors at 8pm | Show at 8:30pm $16 General Photo by @_oliviawolf Tickets: www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

On Friday, January 24 we welcome Los Angeles-based composer Gregg Kowalsky and fellow Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College (CCM) alumni RISA (Brendan Glasson and Mitch Stahlmann).  www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

**All ticket sales for this event will go toward emergency relief for artists and arts workers via the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund.** Screening & Talk: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Fri., Jan. 31, 2025

Just Announced: In remembrance of filmmaker David Lynch, we’re offering a screening of “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” followed by a conversation with Supervising Sound Editor Douglas Murray and UC Santa Cruz Film & Digital Media PhD candidate Allen Riley. www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Looking forward to seeing my friends with Lucas @granpaabela.bsky.social At Indexical, an impeccable Santa Cruz cozy great spot. I love how they honor the indigenous people's land that their venue sits on. If you're not in Santa Cruz, it's worth the drive over 🖤🙏🏻 @anindexof.bsky.social #california

Composer Andy Guthrie joins a bill with Lia Kohl on Wednesday, Feb 19th. Their music combines their knowledge of acoustics and contemporary composition/improvisation through examination of architectural space, non-musical sound, and speech www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

After a short winter break, Indexical returns with our ongoing film series TILT-SHIFT, featuring community organizer, writer, and filmmaker Em Butler. TILT-SHIFT: Em Butler Fri., Jan. 17, 2025 Doors at 6:30pm | Show at 7pm www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Tour starts on the 31st full details at dualplover.com/tocome

Tonight at Indexical Thursday, Jan 9, 7-9pm Santa Cruz Synth Co-op Monthly Meetup

Indexical is pleased to announce our new partnership with the Santa Cruz Synth Cooperative. mailchi.mp/indexical.or... Beginning in January, Indexical will host regular meetups and Electronic Music Open Mic events at our Tannery Arts Center venue.

A look back on the last 12 months in Indexical programming. mailchi.mp/indexical.or... Includes top picks and essays from Indexical’s personnel and reflections from Indexical artists. As a bonus, we’re sharing a couple videos from our favorite events of the year!

TONIGHT! Only a few tickets left... www.indexical.org/events/2024-...

Tonight we have a SOLD OUT event with Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records and a special performance from Village of Spaces www.indexical.org/events/2024-...

🎉 Indexical is thrilled to close 2024 with Nagoya's one and only FOODMAN (Hyperdub / Orange Milk / Palto Flats)!!! SF-based experimental electronic musician NATHAN HO and KINCH open the night. www.indexical.org/events/2024-...

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From Giving Tuesday till the end of the year, consider making a tax-deductible donation to double your impact and help Indexical sustain operations, support artists, and keep programming affordable. www.indexical.org/donate

❄️ WINTER 2025 ❄️ Jan 24. Gregg Kowalsky + RISA Feb 6. Mayuko Hino + Thomas Dimuzio Feb 8. Gneiss + Jeff Kolar Feb 15. John McCowen & Madison Greenstone Feb 19. Lia Kohl Tickets, updates, and more info: indexical.org