Seldomly Trio

There was a time when we sought out music and sound to fill our every expanse. Now we crave silence and stillness, though divine chaos occasionally intervenes. This is improvisation with an ear toward the unknown, reaching out to connect with the ineffable. On this particular night we are Jeb Bishop, Daniel Burke, Billie Howard, Thymme Jones, Katie Klocke, Julie Pomerleau and Susan Wolf. File under post-rock/post-jazz/post-Everything/pre-Nothing. This trio is so seldom that it (more than) doubled.

Snek Trio

In 2018, vocalist Janna Lee declared the snake her spirit animal, and formed Snek Trio with Reid Karris and Erik Sowa. What started as free improvised jams evolved into loosely structured songs. Waltzing back and forth between melody and chaos, Janna’s unrestrained vocals duel with the dissonant yet ethereal textures of Reid Karris’s prepared guitar. Drummer Erik Sowa keeps them both in line with his danceable grooves, and is the element that makes their sound accessible but still experimental and eclectic. Chicago label Lurker Bias released two of their albums: Battement Développé in 2019 and Everything is Fine Until it Isn’t in 2023