Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain / Walsh Kunkel
Schedule
Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012 | Takoma Park, MD
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Friday May 29 * doors at 7pm, music at 7:30 * $15-20 / NOTAFLOF * TICKETSAlex Koi x Kirin McElwain is a duo of original music for voice, cello, and modular synthesizer.
Kirin McElwain is a cellist and composer working in the realms of experimental, contemporary classical, and improvised music. Weaving together classical and Baroque influences with an affinity for sub-bass and harsh electronic textures, her music explores themes of desire, shame, perfection, and belonging.
Alex Koi is a composer, vocalist and improvising musician. Combining her diverse influences in Jazz and improvised music, the avant-garde and electronic, her work has been called “primal and futuristic at the same time” [Current Magazine] and “impossibly beautiful” [Stereo Stickman].
Previously, her former long-term band project Saajtak has been called “one of the most intriguing and unclassifiable bands in the country right now" [Tone Madison]. Saajtak has released five independently-released EPs and one LP via Chicago’s American Dreams record label.
Alex has received grants from the Church of Noise, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and YoungArts. She has been awarded residency at Avaloch Farm Music Institute in 2024 and 2026. She was a composer fellow at NewAmsterdam Composer Lab as well as a performer fellow with Bang on A Can. In addition to her many collaborative projects, she is developing the music for her debut solo recording.
Walsh Kunkel is a guitarist, composer, label curator and electronic musician hailing from Baltimore, Maryland. With a focus on combining electronic and acoustic music styles, Kunkel is forging his own sound and searching for ways to express his views of the world through his work.
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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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