The Scene, Man

The experimental electronic music scene around DC/MD/VA owes a lot to a select few. I had the privledge of meeting Derek Morton, definitely select amongst the few, and member of longtime personal favorite local act Microknytes. Turns out he’s putting together a series of happenings, if you’ll excuse the term, that are sort of themed “open amp nights” for local experimentalists. The first, “Open Minijax,” is strictly for performances involving portable audio devices that have a minijack (1/8" headphone) output. I’m gonna go represent the iBook contingent. Good timing, too, as two days later the label cohorts and I will be truckin’ on up to Mutek in Montreal. For more immediate experimental gratification, check out Baltimore’s own Once.Twice Festival this Thursday through Sunday. I’ll be at all of it, barring disaster.