Ak’chamel / Hichestan / Derek Monypeny
Schedule
Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012 | Takoma Park, MD
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Sunday November 9 * doors at 630, show at 7pm * $15 * TICKETS“For 15 years the trio of Ak’chamel has built a solid reputation as a compelling stage project. Wearing nightmarish costumes and engaging in hallucinatory “rituals”, their singular sound comprising desert-scorched psychedelia, post-apocalyptic shamanism, and lo-fi ritual-folk is as unique as the physical theater of their live performances.”
Hichestan - A coined word by Persian poet, Sohrab Sepehri, meaning “land of nothingness.” If you are looking for me, find me behind the land of nothingness. Guided by multi-instrumentalist, Kamyar Arsani (Faraway Ghost, Shadow Riot), Hichestan was born from periodic collaborations with ambient doom keyboardist, Zinoosh Farbod (VORRH, Phantom Scimitar), and psychedelic bass player, Francois Smith (Phantom Scimitar, Iritis). Blending Sufi mysticism with a bellowing ambient drone of interwoven synth and bass, Arsani resurrects Sufi poets and Persian mystics through poetry and mastery of the daf (frame drum).
Derek Monypeny sees his musical mission as adding to and expanding on what he calls the "desert continuum;" the psychedelic sirocco swirl of desert-based stringed instruments played with utter abandon by musicians the world over. Derek is a former member of the bands Oaxacan (Oakland, CA), ALTO! (Portland, OR), and Sir Richard Bishop's Freak Of Araby Ensemble. He has an ongoing duo project with Bryan Hillebrandt, OAE (Oakland Afternoon Ensemble). He has performed and toured with artists such as Bill Orcutt, Mike Watt, Jozef van Wissem, Lau Nau, Arrington de Dionyso, and many others.
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6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012, 6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012-2014, United States, Takoma ParkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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