Weird Music Night returns to the Ely Center of Contemporary Art on Saturday, November 14, for an evening of experimental music, noise, animation, puppetry, and unconventional performance. Founded and curated by artist John O’Donnell, Weird Music Night brings together musicians, visual artists, and performers who explore the boundaries of sound and contemporary art. Embracing the unexpected, the series provides a platform for unusual collaborations, artistic experimentation, and performances that challenge conventional definitions of music.
The evening will be hosted by A.I. Pacino, the experimental performance persona of John O’Donnell. A parody of artificial intelligence and popular culture, A.I. Pacino uses humor, music, and absurdist performance to explore the increasingly blurred boundaries between human creativity and technology. Despite the name, A.I. Pacino is human-created, and it shows. A human desperately trying to be a machine programmed for provocative entertainment.
Weird Music Night is a recurring performance series at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art in New Haven. The series has presented more than 200 performers and expanded to venues and events in New York City, Miami, Austin and throughout Connecticut.
Free and Open to All
Featured Performers:
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Experimental “musical activations” for art installations featuring Jac Harris-Stone (trombone), Maddy Harris-Stone (electronic instruments), Nikki Harris-Stone (bass) and Nova Darkstar (guitar). The ensemble draws on jazz, psychedelic rock, electronic music and improvisation.
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Hudson Valley artists Alex Theodoropulos and Tara Foley combine psychedelic garage rock, handmade animation, textiles and wearable sculpture in live audiovisual performances.
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New York-based experimental sound project by John O’Donnell and Peter Fulop, creating improvised noise and soundscapes with guitars, circuit-bent toys and analog tape loops. skulltower4e
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UConn Puppet Arts students Maddie Shubeck and Alice “Rosie” Grunzke present We Are Talking to You, an experimental puppetry performance. . maddie.shubeck & rosie_clym