River L. Ramirez. Photo by Daniel Rampulla. Courtesy the artist.
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Fri, April 18 at 7:00 PM (w/ Holland Andrews)
Sat, April 19 at 7:00 PM (w/ Darian Donovan Thomas)
*The two original performance times (6:30 and 8:30PM) have been consolidated into a single 7PM performance each evening, to make more time for River’s demons, dread, and special guests.
River L. Ramirez has come to the conclusion that the time for healing is over. No more tarot, astrology, or meditation retreats, there are bills to pay. Healing is Over is a meandering, improvisational set (with drawings and a song) about possession, demons, healing, money, god, and the existential dread of life as a freak in the USA.
Featuring special guests Holland Andrews (Apr 18) and Darian Donovan Thomas (Apr 19).
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
River L. Ramirez is a NYC-based artist originally from Miami, FL. Working in the mediums of comedy, film, TV, writing, visual art, and music it's easy to forget they are just a little furby with a knife. River’s work explores magick, class consciousness, and liberation through play. Their work has been written about in the New York Times, Forbes, Art in America, SSENSE, and GQ. They teach a class called "How To Be In Front Of People '' at The Brick Aux and just released a single called i remember off their new EP: GIVING. You can also find them in Julio Torres's film PROBLEMISTA.
Holland Andrews is a composer, vocalist, clarinetist, and improviser whose work focuses on generating expansive tapestries of cathartic and dissonant soundscapes. Frequently highlighting themes surrounding vulnerability, healing, and transformation, Andrews composes music with their voice, clarinet, and electronics to serve as a vessel for these themes. As a musician, their influences stem from a dynamic range of styles, including contemporary opera, free jazz, american experimentalism, as well as ambient, drone, and noise music. A self-taught vocalist and improviser, they have also been cultivating a unique vocal style, which integrates these influences with language disintegration, environmental foley, and vocal distortion. Andrews previously performed solo music under the stage name Like a Villain. Some notable musical collaborations include Son Lux, Christina Vantzou, William Brittelle, Jjjjerome Ellis, yuniya edi kwon, Shahzad Ismaily, West Thordson, Peter Broderick, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Nils Frahm.