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A monthly explosion of local talent and creativity! The Tumbleroot Music L.A.B. ("Large Animal Bioassay," named after Sasha and Ann Shulgin's chemistry lab) brings together acoustic, electric, and electronic musicians with live painters and dancers in short- and long-form cross-disciplinary large group improvisations — a psychedelic spaceship exploring the frontiers of the atmospheric groove.
Hosted and curated by looping multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Michael Garfield and building on the success of his former Loopers' Night and Paint Jam ATX residencies in Austin, Texas and site-specific collaborative freestyle at festivals around the world, the Tumbleroot Music L.A.B. is medicine to soothe the wounds of the pandemic's social isolation and a showcase for the absurdly intense concentration of artistic greatness that Santa Fe has to offer.
Special thanks to Jason Fitzpatrick and Jason Reed of Tumbleroot Brewery and Distillery, Ron Whitmore of Artisan Santa Fe, to Alice Loy of Creative Startups, and to Raashan Ahmad of Vital Spaces for their support in helping get this series off the ground!
credits
released May 1, 2023
Participants to date include:
Michael Garfield - eight-string guitar, iPad synths, voice, FX, cajon
Sloan Fussell - synthesizer, electric guitar, drums
Sean Kennedy - tuba
Justin H. Brierly - Moog theremin
Antonio Dixon - acoustic guitar, FX
Wendy Ludlow - voice, percussion
Don Redondo - drums
Andrew Stocker - electric bass guitar, eight-string guitar, live painting
Jai Bowie - electric bass guitar
Chris Young - electric piano
Ryan Villegas - electronic saxophone, voice
Mikäl Möhr - drums
Mitch Mignano - electric guitar, drums
Liam Sills - saxophone
Carlos Gershenson - cajon
Kayleb Tooley - didgeridoo, voice, percussion
Staciawa Abbott - voice
Alcyone Casenergy - live painting
Olivia Jane - live painting
Shakti Kroopkin - live painting
Cheryl Casden - live painting
Claire Boyce - live painting
Areena Estul - dance
Caitlin Prince - dance
Erik Enriquez - dance
Julian Wolf - operations
Kevin Wohlmut - operations
Rhiana Peck - operations
Singer-songwriter, avant-guitarist, and live electronic producer all at once, Michael's dynamic live shows and intricate albums takes listeners on emotional trips spanning folk tradition and the avant-garde.
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