10 Years of CruCast: Harriet Jaxxon, [IVY], SKEPSIS, Voltage, oomfRAVE
CruCast marks a decade with a full-venue night of its own lineup: Harriet Jaxxon, [IVY], Skepsis and Voltage on the bill, plus the oomfRAVE crew. Expect bass-heavy club sets.
Everything coming up
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Aaron Gilbert: Alex Katz Chair in Painting Artist Talk
A painter talks about his work: intimate scenes of private life set against the fluorescent glow of technocapitalism, in the social realist line of Courbet, Otto Dix, and George Tooker.
American Harmony: Ruckus with Lily Hammond, Treble; Linnea Sablosky, Alto; Tim Eriksen, Tenor; John Taylor Ward, Bass
Early-music ensemble Ruckus sings fervent New England hymns of grief, mortality, and civic conscience, homegrown counterpoint by composers like William Billings and Daniel Read.
Photobook Talk: Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo — El pez muere por la boca
Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo talks through his photobook El pez muere por la boca in the Tim Hetherington Photobook Library, a small room built for looking closely at books. RSVP required.
BILLY MARTIN + MATT GLASSMEYER + JONATHAN GOLDBERGER
Billy Martin, Matt Glassmeyer and Jonathan Goldberger share one bill, a live set that comes before the room turns over to a producer night with Ray Angry.
Leila and the Wolves | Presented by Miss Video 4 U
Miss Video 4 U presents this screening of Leila and the Wolves, part of the Kaboom lineup at an independent art house cinema. A guest-curated night out for film lovers.
Ganja & Hess
Shown in the Kaboom section at Roxy Cinema New York, an independent art house screen. A good pick if you like to see offbeat films in a proper theater rather than at home.
TJG Joyce Wein Mentoring Series '26 // Logan Richardson & Esteban Castro
Saxophonist Logan Richardson shares the stage with young pianist Esteban Castro in a mentoring-series quartet, with Harish Raghavan on bass and Damion Reid on drums. Two sets.
"He Saw Mysteries and Knew Secret Things": The Use and Abuse of Near Eastern Archaeology and Myth in Paranormal Discourse
Prof. Jeb Card traces how paranormal and conspiracy myth-makers borrow from ancient archaeology, from intelligent plasma jinn to star-sent Anunnaki and secret missions to seize a stargate.
Resonation Trio
Trumpeter Steven Bernstein kicks off his residency in a bare trio with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Tom Rainey, the leanest lineup of his run, with no other horns or guitar.
Zombie Bloodbath
A 1990s shot-on-video zombie movie about a nuclear plant built over an ancient burial ground, with director Todd Sheets on hand for a Q&A afterward. Part of the Visual Vengeance series.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 35MM
A chance to see this horror title projected on real 35mm film rather than a digital file, in the Kaboom section of the Roxy Cinema New York's lineup.
Myra Melford's Splash
Pianist Myra Melford leads a trio with bassist Michael Formanek and Ches Smith, who plays both vibes and drums. Two sets in a small room, with a livestream too.
AUNTS The hAUNTing
An artist-run performance platform stages its first haunted house, a Halloween experiment from a collective that treats art as something that can happen anywhere, from basements to dance floors.
Julia Wolfe & Bang on a Can All-Stars: Anthracite Fields
Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trinity Choir join Julia Wolfe for Anthracite Fields, an ensemble and a choir sharing one stage in a live performance at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
Kiku: Spotlight on Tradition
Japanese chrysanthemums coaxed into traditional forms over 11 months, including the ozukuri, where a single stem carries hundreds of blooms. Fall flowers in warm hues fill out the glasshouse.
A Place in the Sun
An archival 35mm print, introduced by Karina Longworth as part of the You Must Remember This series. A chance to see it on actual film, with her setting the scene first.
UltraResonance
Trumpeter Steven Bernstein, on trumpets and EVI, fronts a quartet with drummer Billy Martin, bassist Scott Colley and Scotty Hard on "other music." One of four nights, each with a different band.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 35MM
A chance to see The Texas Chainsaw Massacre projected from 35mm film, not a file. It's part of the Kaboom lineup at Roxy Cinema, so expect a dark room and a real print.
