The Hideout and StretchMetal present Drone Rodeo, StretchMetal’s monthly ambient music series.

Weather Balloon is the solo project of Kevin Rieg, creating music from field recordings, found sounds, hardware samplers, and synthesizers. His latest release, Franconium (2025), is a site-specific sound collage shaped from recordings gathered at Franconia Sculpture Park in rural eastern Minnesota.

Closing the night with music by _somi

StretchMetal is a Chicago-based nonprofit music organization supporting ambient artists and expanding public understanding of ambient music through performance, education, and shared listening.