Collocation 2: Andrew Weathers with Justin Houser and Noah Alonzo

June 20 - June 20,2021

From CO-OPT Research and Projects: "Andrew Weathers has curated a program for Indexical’s Collocation series, featuring Justin Houser and Noah Alonzo. Houser and Alonzo perform at CO-OPt Research + Projects from Lubbock, Texas, and converse with Andrew Weathers of Full Spectrum Records. Lubbock might be better known as the hometown of Buddy Holly or Terry Allen, but there’s a music and art scene starting to coalesce in recent years. The two main nodes of activity are CO-OPt Research + Projects and the Llano Estacado Monad Band. CO-OPt is a collectively run arts space that pre-pandemic hosted regular performances by touring and local artists, as well as visual arts programming and studio space. Llano Estacado Monad Band is a morphing collective of improvising musicians from all over the Llano Estacado region which has functioned not only as a performing unit but as a catalyst to further collaboration. The scene is small but supportive and interdisciplinary and expansive in its aesthetic boundaries. What we have going on in Lubbock and elsewhere on the Llano Estacado is vibrant and active and an ideal incubator for interesting creative activity. Find out more about the event and RSVP for the live stream here. About the artists: Justin Houser is an electroacoustic composer and multi-instrumentalist who completed his Ph.D. in Fine Arts at Texas Tech where his interdisciplinary studies focused on contemporary and avant-garde composition techniques as well as collaborative performance practices. His music spans the gamut from micro-movement works for solo instruments, to long-form improvisatory electroacoustic works. Since joining the Llano Estacado Monad Band, Dr. Houser has been able to serve as conductor, composer, and instrumentalist through several recordings and performances. His music has been featured in performance art pieces, served as soundtrack to art films and vlogs, and performed across the country at various composition conferences. Dr. Houser has released two albums to date, one self-release and one through Full Spectrum Records, which are available via Bandcamp. noah alonzo is an ambient and experimental musician from Lubbock, Tx. He has a M.M. from Texas Tech and a B.S. from Eastern New Mexico University. His debut album “alone in the ethereal haze” is out now on Bandcamp. About Indexical Indexical engages the public in radical and unfamiliar artistic work through an ongoing series of performances, workshops, and publications. Indexical has presented concerts since 2011, beginning in a converted chapel in Brooklyn and relocating to Santa Cruz, California, in 2015. In 2018, Indexical formed a 501c3 nonprofit organization with the intention of providing a permanent home for experimental music and art in Santa Cruz. About Collocation It’s that blurry line between artist and organizer that characterizes the radical edges of what we call experimental music. Throughout 2021, Indexical highlights that blur with a new online video series Collocation. This new series features artists in conversation with other artists from their scene or community, whether that’s a geographic site or a more distributed platform. About CO-OPt Research + Projects: CO-OPt Research + Projects is an artist-run studio space and gallery located in Lubbock, Texas, founded in 2019. The gallery features curated exhibitions of contemporary art, a reading library of artist books and zines, and special programming of artist talks, performances, and experimental music shows. CO-OPt also functions as a working artist studio where the artists J. Eric Simpson, Cody Arnall, and Aaron Hegert center their research and practice. The CO-OPt gallery and library is currently open by appointment only."

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Lubbock, Texas 79413
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