Set 1: Weston Olencki

Set 2: Sandy Ewen

As a part of their second tour in support of their latest LP Broadsides (Outside Time, 2025), Weston Olencki will perform a set on electromechanical banjo. Building on their work in Verd Mont (SUPERPANG, 2021) and Old Time Music (Tripticks Tapes, 2022), Olencki’s interpretation of the bluegrass standard “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” captures the euphoria of melancholy in motion. The permutational plucks of banjo are bounced around the frame by a computer, its pitches determined within algorithmic sequences and transcriptions of classic three-finger licks. Accompanied by motoric percussion and humid summer field recordings, the tonalities of old-time are smeared and stretched until all that’s audible is the insistence that Heaven might be real.

From Sandy Ewen’s website: “When I began playing improvised music, I immediately began experimenting with objects on my guitar. My rudimentary rock guitar skills, in the context of group improvisation, lagged in speed & tonal responsiveness. My growing collection of magnets, bolts, rods & chalk stretched out my sonic palate and allowed me to respond to the music instantaneously. Over the last 15 years, I’ve been developing these techniques, exploring nuances in objects and actions.”

Monday Night Creative Music Series at eyedrum

Committed to being an open and welcoming space for Atlanta’s creative musicians and curious audiences, MNCM’s weekly programming will support our city’s diverse musical communities and build momentum for improvised, experimental, avant garde jazz, contemporary classical, electronic, and other musical practices in the Southeast by presenting local, regional, and international touring artists.