KAETHE HOSTETTER & MONK EARL


This experimental collaboration of Kaethe Hostetter (violin & electronics) and Monk Earl (spoken word & rap) is a result of a friendship developed over pandemic, as both artist found themselves in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Their conversations over many months eventually drifted into the musical realm, which they developed at an artist residency at Indexical in Santa Cruz. Monk Earl's theatrical delivery of spoken word and rap mixed with Kaethe Hostetter's violin drenched in pedals is at times serious and heavy, at times joyful and playful.
---  And, for continuity of Kaethe's Saturday residency,  she also presents some new selections from her Impressions of Ethiopia for violin & electronics-- more Golden hits!

 

Kaethe Hostetter (Debo Band, QWANQWA, Fred Frith) is an American violinist, composer, and bandleader, who's been deeply invested in exploring, preserving, and expanding Ethiopian traditional sounds for over 15 years. A founding member of critically-acclaimed Debo Band, Kaethe relocated to Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, immersing herself in the country's deep musical culture. In her eleven years there, she founded a music school, and started a new band, QWANQWA; which brought together some of the most accomplished players in Addis Ababa’s music scene.
As as solo artist she has performed with Fred Frith, Butch Morris, Ava Mendoza, Henry Kaiser, and others

6pm to 7:30pm
$20 suggested. 
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