Hudson Valley Poetry Bands Microfest

Hudson Valley Poetry Bands Microfest

brings together 4 poetry based bands in the astounding Widow Jane Mine. Curated by Chris Funkhouser.


Carrie Bradley-Neves (https://soundcloud.com/carrie-bradley-neves) has been making records, performing, and touring as a singer-songwriter and violinist for more than twenty-five years. Groups she has been part of include Ed’s Redeeming Qualitites, 100 Watt Smile, and The Breeders. Her current project is called The Great Auk. 

Satan’s Black Acid is a duo featuring writer/musician Cole Heinowitz and painter/musician Will Staples. Their SoundCloud page (https://soundcloud.com/satansblackacid) describes their work as, “Hellish dark sounds from deep in the mountains”.

Most Serene Congress (Chris Funkhouser, David Hirmes, Leonard Nevarez) is an electronic poetry / post-punk improvisation / digital recording project (https://soundcloud.com/mostserenecongress).

George Quasha (http://www.quasha.com/) and Chuck Stein (http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Stein-C.php) have been collaborating as poets and performers since the 1970s.