Fri, Apr 11
|New York
Tape Hiss LIVE at Ki Smith Gallery
An Ensemble of 4 New Yorkers from 4 boroughs plus one(Hoboken),who came together a couple of years back, drawn by mutual appreciation for our respective roots-including Sonic Youth, Modern Lovers.Arthur Russell, The Lounge Lizards, and other less known but equally significant musical entanglements.
Time & Location
Apr 11, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
New York, 170 Forsyth St, New York, NY 10002, USA
About the event
About Tape Hiss
An Ensemble of 4 New Yorkers from 4 boroughs plus one ( Hoboken) , who came together a couple of years back, drawn by mutual appreciation for our respective roots-including Sonic Youth, Modern Lovers, Arthur Russell, The Lounge Lizards, and other less known but equally significant musical entanglements, as well as a shared attraction to that sound that stirs anticipation like no other- those seconds on cassette or reel to reel before the music starts…While we mine deep in our pasts, it’s with an eye to the future, darkly clouded as the present undeniably is.
Ernie Brooks (vox and bass)
Ernie Brooks, a member of the original Modern Lovers, recorded songs that are still being played by DJ’s all around the world every night. Ernie collaborated for many years with cellist/composer Arthur Russell, and seamlessly entwined his bass sinew with Rhys Chatham and Glenn Branca’s massed guitars.…