Weird Music Night, you might think I was spitballing my headstone epitaph, but no it’s an actual thing. With a Master of Ceremonies named Pervert Savant, a night of “music” that was definitely weird ensued. The Ely Center for Contemporary Art is an unobtrusive gem on Trumbull street. A rambling structure set amongst lawyers and therapist offices, the house has a large foyer, round ante room with separate rooms at 2,4, and 7 o’clock. The show started with A I Pacino, a beat poet cyborg with a demonic Al Pacino mask with glowing red eyes. The dimly lit round room was perfect for John O’Donnell aka A I to “ merge satire, simulation, and sincerity at the intersection of artificial intelligence and iconic celebrity”. A I had the mask perched on top of his head while he spit word salads, ranging from simple side to deluxe Cobb, that appeared to be coming from the mask when he dipped his head. Topics from 90 s situational comedy to whether he believes in the moon landing were tackled, all with a backdrop of the looming techno-apocalypse. At the 2 o’clock room, The Regal Drug takes flight. A duo with trumpet and synths, these guys layered cool drone passages. The trumpet was passed through an effects mic that moved into untrumpet territory. The synth guy appears at many of the more outsider events around town. They had an eerie colorful backlighting that enhanced a cinematic effect. Merch and free wine and beer were located in the 4 o’clock room. In the 7 o’clock room, Broken Robots do their thing. Another duo with sax and a guy named Jack Daniel on computer and voice. Broken Robots” channel chaos into communion, searching for the profound in the profane, the sacred in the stupid, and the ecstatic in the everyday. Part punk jazz sermon, part theatrical seance”. Daniel had two bud vases on his card table, one with a dead rose another with a healthy one. He moved them back and forth in a demented ouija skit. He started sobbing into his microphone while looping and distorting. I helped O’Donnell ( who is also A I and Pervert Savant) move a podium to make room for more Robots viewers. I told him I’m a fan of Weird Music, his reply “I know, that’s why you’re here”.
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