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Established in 2006, 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.

A Monolithic Dome, Doom Beach + Long Kate

April 27, 2025 8:00 PM

$15

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A Monolithic Dome, Doom Beach + Long Kate

Music Show
Sunday, April 27, 2025
8:00 pm
$15
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The Body + TBD

May 28, 2025 8:00 PM

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The Body + TBD

Music Show
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
8:00 pm
More Info + RSVP

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

Amari, Liqueur, Fortified Wine

Absente Absinthe

France

Agave

Alipùs San Juan mezcal

San Juan del Rio, Oaxaca

Amari, Liqueur, Fortified Wine

Amaro di Angostura

Trinidad

Agave

Amarás Mezcal Espadín

Oaxaca, Mexico

Amari, Liqueur, Fortified Wine

Aperol

Italy

European/World Whisky

Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 Year Single Malt

Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland

The Bar

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Machines with Magnets
400 Main Street
Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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Event Archive

Boy Harsher :: The Wheal (Fr) :: Lingua Ignota :: Kurt Snell :: Strap-on Ritual
January 6, 2017
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Boy Harsher :: The Wheal (Fr) :: Lingua Ignota :: Kurt Snell :: Strap-on Ritual

January 6, 2017
9:00 pm
Boy Harsher
The Wheal
BOY HARSHER returns "Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller have been doing Boy Harsher for a little while now, constantly honing their craft of danceable bleakness and etching their name in the wall of electronic music. Unrelenting rhythm sections match with addictively dark synth compositions and curiously ominous vocals, to make for a sound as disconcerting as it is intoxicating." With THE WHEAL, from France: "Initially a one-off performance act combining visual arts and found-sound, The Wheal has evolved into a full-fledged music project whose lineage traces back to early 80's industrial and synth-pop bands as well as modern day electronics. From heavy drum-machine and synthetic bass-lines to ritual/ambient sequences, The Wheal's dark romanticism is equal parts channeling live energies and blissfull introspection." Supported by these local acts: LINGUA IGNOTA, KURT SNELL, STRAP-ON RITUAL, and DJ MUSCLE ACADEMY (Dylan Going of Houseboy).
Valerie Martino _ Sharlyn Evertsz _ Andy Borsz _ Bird Lady _ Øxømø
December 29, 2016
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Valerie Martino _ Sharlyn Evertsz _ Andy Borsz _ Bird Lady _ Øxømø

December 29, 2016
9:00 pm
Sharlyn Evertsz
Andy Borsz
Traveling from Philadelphia: SHARLYN EVERTSZ "Evertsz, formerly of confrontational noise collective The Laundry Room Squelchers, bleeds genuine ferocity. Her troubling, beat driven noise blasts brains with PE-strength and noise-punk operatics, hovering carefully between sensibilities in synth-based constructions and cacophonous free improv. She is originally from Miami, Florida and now lives in Philadelphia." ANDY BORSZ "Andy Borsz has played enough noise fests to have a pair of shoes specifically for stepping in piss. Eschewing a project moniker he approaches solo performance like a naked ape, deliberately forgetting and relearning every time on stage. The familiar maximal approaches and harsh broods of his collaboration work are always present but often the unexpected is as well: an a cappella Johnny Cash cover, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a spontaneous meditation on the inside of a drum." With local support from: Valerie Martino, Bird Lady, Oxomo & DJ YU//F.
Fyne Artist _ RRLEW _ House Red _ Droplet & Atropos _ [[ DJ Recepticide ]]
December 18, 2016
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Fyne Artist _ RRLEW _ House Red _ Droplet & Atropos _ [[ DJ Recepticide ]]

December 18, 2016
9:00 pm
FYNE ARTIST (LA): "Bashir Naim is a movement/performance artist and actor based in Los Angeles. His family founded a dance and performance art community in The Berkshire mountains. Naim was recently an Artist-in-Residence at Movement Research NYC and S & S Projects (Chicago). He can be seen opposite Anjelica Huston and Jeffrey Tambor on Amazon’s “Transparent," in Benjy Russell’s “Battlefield of Flowers," and the upcoming short film, “Raymond.” He has been featured in Bullet Magazine, Vice magazine - in print as well as on their docuseries with Ellen Page, “Gaycation." His solo performance work has been shown at LA><ART, The Hammer Museum, S & S Projects Chicago, the Tom of Finland House, Human Resources Gallery in LA, with Rhonda and Soho House International, RK Projects, Art Basel Miami, 700B in Portland, and at dozens of nightclubs and warehouses internationally." Local support from: RRLEW, HOUSE RED, DROPLET & ATROPOS, & DJ RECEPTICIDE.
Forced into Femininity • VOSP • Power Monster • YÜ//F
December 14, 2016
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Forced into Femininity • VOSP • Power Monster • YÜ//F

December 14, 2016
9:00 pm
FORCED INTO FEMININITY (Chicago) "Forced Into Femininity has been the "marxist body horror act" of performance artist and musician Jill Lloyd Flanagan for 9 years. Jill is known for playing in the bands Coughs (Load Records), 2watt, Gula-Gila, and more. The music of Forced Into Femininity is a mix of asymmetrically assembled beats, strange electronic outbursts, and of course Jill's arresting vocal style. It has that truly rare quality of being unlike anything else." with local support: VOSP (formerly SOFT TARGET), POWER MONSTER, and YU//F.
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
Foodman
DJ Fulltono
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
ESCAPE-ISM
Shells
Whore Paint
Querent at the Mirror Door
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
Favourite
Timelapzzz
Straw Man Standing
The Music Please
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
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).
Uniform / Timeghost / Finished / Trim
November 18, 2016
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Uniform / Timeghost / Finished / Trim

November 18, 2016
9:00 pm
Uniform
Timeghost
Finished
Trim
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)
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
Emil Bogi-Naz
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
Hatchers
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
Kintaan Theologian & The Vomit Arsonist
Sewer Goddess
Queen Elephantine
Raab Codec
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
Plagues
Sunken Cheek
Kjostad
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).
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