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Established in 2007, Machines with Magnets hosts experimental music performances, sound and art exhibitions and installations, performance art, film and video screenings, cultural and community events, private events, and fundraisers. Past performances include The Body, Dan Deacon, Mirah, Etran de l'Aïr, Braveyoung, Lydia Lunch, Lightning Bolt, Brown Bird, Container, and Mdou Moctar.

Upcoming

All events are all ages unless otherwise noted, 21+ to drink with valid I.D.
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Cocktails

House 'Rita

$10

Daiquiri of the Moment

Rum, lime, piloncillo, makrut
$13

Tijuana Taxi

Mezcal, quinaquina, dry vermouth, banana, Avèze
$13

High Altitude Highball

Japanese whisky, Génépy, sparkling water, lemon twist
$13

Punch

Changes seasonally
$11

Death & Taxes

Reposado gin, blended scotch, Punt e Mes, Benedictine
$13

Calvados Old Fashioned

Brown butter washed Calvados, Pineau des Charentes, frankincense, verjus, Lapsang Souchong
$14

Milpa

Reposado tequila, ancestral corn whisky, pasilla chile, pepita orgeat, spiced orange cordial, lemon, chicory-pecan bitters
$14

Alternate World

Blanc vermouth, mezcal, sotol, Salers, mango, coconut, apricot salt
$14

Tropical Glitch

Pineapple infused rye, overproof rum, dry Curaçao, passion fruit, Thai dark soy sauce, lime
$14

Beer

Narragansett Lager

5%, NY
$5

Miller Lite

$5

Miller High Life

4.6%, WI
$5

Radeberger Pilsner

4.8%, GER
$8

Proclamation 'Derivative' Galaxy single-hopped pale ale

6%, RI
$12

Banded Brewing 'Norweald' North Woods stout

6.5%, ME
$12

Japas Matsurika Jasmine Pilsner

5%, BRZ
$12

Finback 'Rolling in Clouds' IPA

6.8%, NY
$12

Foam 'Alien Observer' dragonfruit gose

5%, VT
$12

Victoria Mexican Lager

4%, MEX
$7

Sacred Profane Dark Lager

4%, ME
$8

Lucky Dog Session IPA

5%, JPN
$10

Other Half Forever Ever IPA

4.7%, NY
$12

Eden Deep Cut Cider

6.2%, VT
$10

Wine, Etcetera

Piquette

Old Westminster, Maryland
$12

Prosecco

Caneva da Nani, Italy
$12

Sauvignon Blanc

Dorcha, Slovenia
$13

Rosato Piquette

Old Westminster, Maryland
$12

White Rioja

La Nevera, Spain
$10

White Burgundy

Talmard Macon-Uchizy, France
$13

Gamay Blend

Thorin, France
$10

Pinot Noir

Giapoza, California
$12

Sangiovese

Malpasso, Italy
$12

Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Tourelles, Lebanon
$12

Pineau des Charentes

Brard-Blanchard, France
$8

The Bar

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Machines with Magnets
400 Main Street
Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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Event Archive

Foodman, DJ Fulltono, Container, DJ Mandy (+ TIKI specials!)
December 12, 2016
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Foodman, DJ Fulltono, Container, DJ Mandy (+ TIKI specials!)

December 12, 2016
9:00 pm
Monday December 12th 2016...Tiki Day in Pawtucket. all the way from Japan on their first ever US tour: FOODMAN - brain bending electronic musician who manages to skirt between hyper speed polyrhythmic blasts, full on ambient drifts, and seinfeld theme-esque wackiness, all while retaining a singular, highly recognizable sound. DJ FULLTONO - 'godafther' of japanese juke and footwork. local support from CONTAINER and everyone's favorite party host DJ MANDY. all taking place at the wonderful MACHINES WITH MAGNETS at 9 PM for the cost of $8 DOLLARS. with a seriously legit TIKI MENU at the bar!
Universal Cell Unlock // Andria Penesadoe // Aspakt // Retribution Body
December 11, 2016
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Universal Cell Unlock // Andria Penesadoe // Aspakt // Retribution Body

December 11, 2016
8:00 pm
Machines with Magnets presents a great show of experimental sounds: from near and far: ANDRIA PENESADOE* (Argentina) "AP works with sound as a performer and programer. She has been using digital media and live interactive musical systems since 1995... Harsh dense layers of sounds, often interwoven with her voice, combine hybrid synthesis techniques to create a highly personal sound language, which reflects an intuitive, emotional and paradoxically also logical approach to music making." ASPAKT* (Italy) "An Italian duo working with electro-acoustic instruments, digital devices and systems of feedback and resonance, their music shares the timbral research and execution typical of radical improv music. The result is a fascinating and inextricable forest of sounds: frenetic structures, noise explosions, ancestral cries, an unceasing perversion of soundscapes and time." With local support from: UNIVERSAL CELL UNLOCK and RETRIBUTION BODY.
Escape-Ism / Whorepaint / Shells / Querent at the Mirror Door
December 7, 2016
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Escape-Ism / Whorepaint / Shells / Querent at the Mirror Door

December 7, 2016
9:00 pm
A much needed dose of reality and perspective after a few unrealistic weeks, the legendary Ian Svenonius (the mind that brought you Nation of Ulysses, The Make Up & Chain and the Gang) returns to Machines with Magnets with ESCAPE-ISM. Also touring is Michigander (and member of Tyvek) Shelley Salant performing as SHELLS. Beautifully cosmic, droney solo guitar musings and meditations. Local heroes, famous Load Records recording artists, recent mothers and/or homeowners, your friends and mine the inimitable WHORE PAINT in their first show defending against the patriarchy since... a real long while? And what a goddamn pleasure it is to bring to you our dearest bud––local mystic, greatest thinking, and rare performer Natalja Kent; gracing us with the presence of QUERENT AT THE MIRROR DOOR. It’s another lovely evening in Pawtucket, folks. On the eve of December 7th, 2016, we plan to have libations. We welcome your attendance.
Synth Pop Party w/ Bellerophon, Favourite, TimeLapzzz, SMS & djs TMP
November 19, 2016
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Synth Pop Party w/ Bellerophon, Favourite, TimeLapzzz, SMS & djs TMP

November 19, 2016
9:00 pm
Bellerophon - Winner of the #Dorry for Electronic Act of the Year; Favourite - Electronic dream-pop on the rocks for dancefloor lovers; Timelapzzz (Philadelphia, PA) Haze and thick low end; Straw Man Standing - Frantic synth-pop from the woods | ep release, and The Music Please - Winners of the #Dorry for DJs of the Year
Uniform / Timeghost / Finished / Trim
November 18, 2016
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Uniform / Timeghost / Finished / Trim

November 18, 2016
9:00 pm
Machines with Magnets Studio presents: UNIFORM (Sacred Bones Records, NYC) with Providence's TIMEGHOST (Load Records, first PVD show of 2016) FINISHED (Load Records) TRIM (MA)
Uniform, Timeghost, Finished, Trim
November 18, 2016
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Uniform, Timeghost, Finished, Trim

November 18, 2016
9:00 pm
achines with Magnets Studio presents: UNIFORM (Sacred Bones Records, NYC) with Providence's TIMEGHOST (Load Records, first PVD show of 2016), FINISHED (Load Records), and TRIM (MA).
Chasms, Boy Harsher, V Manuscript, Houseboy
November 15, 2016
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Chasms, Boy Harsher, V Manuscript, Houseboy

November 15, 2016
9:00 pm
CHASMS (CA) and BOY HARSHER (MA). With local support from V MANUSCRIPT (Eli of Humanbeast) and HOUSEBOY (Rebecca Mitchell of Whore Paint/Made in Mexico, with Dylan Going of White Mice).
Cienfuegos / Emil Bogi-Naz / Mario Sisters / Tayla Roberge / Orgonon Pit
November 11, 2016
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Cienfuegos / Emil Bogi-Naz / Mario Sisters / Tayla Roberge / Orgonon Pit

November 11, 2016
9:00 pm
CIENFUEGOS (Miami/NYC, L.I.E.S., Bank, Primitive Languages, Unknown Precept), EMIL BOGI-NAZ (NYC, FKA Flared Nostril, member of L.O.T.I.O.N., ex-Dawn of Humans/Hank Wood and the Hammerheads). With local support from MARIO SISTERS, TAYLA ROBERGE, ORGONON PIT and special guest DJ DO-GOODER DUDE starting at 9:00pm.
1/4 Volume Noise Lounge: Domestique
November 6, 2016
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1/4 Volume Noise Lounge: Domestique

November 6, 2016
7:00 pm
1/4 Volume Noise Lounge is back with Domestique!
Work/Death, Lingua Ignota, Isolde Touch Muslin, Hatchers
November 5, 2016
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Work/Death, Lingua Ignota, Isolde Touch Muslin, Hatchers

November 5, 2016
9:00 pm
ISOLDE TOUCH (CA/PA) "The music Asha Sheshadri makes as Isolde Touch is boldly literal. Perhaps literal is inexact; concrete is closer, as her sounds have a clarity that ties them directly to their origins (a piano is exactly a piano). Conceptually she deals in abstraction, but sonically she’s unafraid to let her sources shine through like light beams where they could easily be buried in fog... This is organized music whose physical effects come with a creative agenda, even if that agenda can be interpreted in many ways." HATCHERS (PA)
Kintaan, Theologian, Sewer Goddess & Queen Elephantine
November 4, 2016
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Kintaan, Theologian, Sewer Goddess & Queen Elephantine

November 4, 2016
9:00 pm
KINTAAN (ri), KINTAAN THEOLOGIAN (ny) + THE VOMIT ARSONIST (ri) (collaborative performance), SEWER GODDESS (ma), QUEEN ELEPHANTINE (ri, 'KALA' album release) & DJ sets by Raab Codec (PATTERN BEHAVIOR/SNOWBEASTS)
Plagues, Sunken Cheek, Kjostad, Valentine Sinclair
October 29, 2016
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Plagues, Sunken Cheek, Kjostad, Valentine Sinclair

October 29, 2016
9:00 pm
Clandestine Compositions and Machines with Magnets presents a night of harsh and heavy electronics from: Plagues (Grand Rapids, MI) - Absolutely crushing noise from the drummer of phenomenal grindcore band, Cloud Rat. Not to be confused with the MA black metal band, Brandon set a very high mark at Summer Scum this year. We are excited to host him, not to be missed. Sunken Cheek (Ithaca, NY) - "Misery Electronics", recent releases on Angst and Aught/Void. Holding down a crucial position in the central NY State harsh noise community. Progenitor of the label Prime Ruin. Plus Kjostad (Michigan) + Valentine Sinclair (PVD).
Beguiling Isles / White Gourd / Valise / Mystery Red Inferno / Dan Talbot
October 27, 2016
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Beguiling Isles / White Gourd / Valise / Mystery Red Inferno / Dan Talbot

October 27, 2016
8:00 pm
Machines with Magnets presents the return of two true visionaries from the northern reaches of Maine: BEGUILING ISLES - Grant Corum composes sound / visual encounters. He is a member of the group Million Brazilians and co-founder of label Psychic Sounds Records. Plus WHITE GOURD, with local support from: VALISE (Maralie of Humanbeast), MYSTERY RED INFERNO (Alec Redfearn and Chris Sadlers), and DAN TALBOT.
Chris Corsano, House Red, Dupuis/Morosky, Moldof, Double Dragon
October 25, 2016
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Chris Corsano, House Red, Dupuis/Morosky, Moldof, Double Dragon

October 25, 2016
8:00 pm
Machines with Magnets Studio is proud to welcome renowned percussionist CHRIS CORSANO! Chris Corsano is a drummer from New England, United States. He often performs in an improvisation duo with saxophonist Paul Flaherty. He has also recorded material with artists such as Evan Parker, Dredd Foole,Sunburned Hand of the Man, Six Organs of Admittance, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Matt Valentine, Nels Cline,Vibracathedral Orchestra, Cold Bleak Heat, Jim O'Rourke, Jandek, Michael Flower, and C. Spencer Yeh as well releasing numerous solo recordings. With local performers: HOUSE RED (vocals and electronics by Rebecca Mitchell of Made in Mexico, Whore Paint, and Houseboy), ALEXANDER DUPUIS and ADAM MOROSKY (live-manipulated digital video and modular synthesizer), LUKE MOLDOF (Brown University PhD candidate in electronic music, releases on Hospital Productions), and DOUBLE DRAGON (Drums and trumpet duo of Joe & Sean from Honda Civic). DJ PARTY TOM starts at 8:00pm / performances at 9:00pm.
Gregory Uhlmann, Sianna Plavin, Penn Sultan, Emily Dix Thomas
October 14, 2016
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Gregory Uhlmann, Sianna Plavin, Penn Sultan, Emily Dix Thomas

October 14, 2016
9:00 pm
A chill fall, Friday evening of live music in Pawtucket. Gregory Uhlman, on tour from LA, Sianna Plavin, PVD crooner Penn Sulton (of Last Good Tooth), and in demand, incomparable cellist about town Emily Dix Thomas
Emily Jane White, Diego Perez, Liz Isenberg
October 13, 2016
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Emily Jane White, Diego Perez, Liz Isenberg

October 13, 2016
8:00 pm
A slightly twisted folk show featuring Emily Jane White (New record "They Moved in Shadow All Together," out on Talitres Records) with local support from Diego Perez and Liz Isenberg
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