Past Events

Save the Date: Give StL Day – Thursday, May 9, 2024

Thursday, May 9th, 2024 | All Day Long
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Sound + Video collaborations by: Blank Thomas + Zlatko Ćosić / StL String Collective + William Morris / JoAnn McNeil + José Garza

Thursday, May 9th, 2024 | 6:30pm Doors / 7pm Show *
St. Louis Public Library – Central Library Auditorium ( 1301 Olive St, 63103 / map )

Presented in partnership with St. Louis Public Library
This event is free and open to the public

• JoAnn McNeil + José Garza
• St. Louis String Collective + William Morris
• Blank Thomas + Zlatko Ćosić

William Parker’s Mayan Space Station (William Parker / Gerald Cleaver / Ava Mendoza)

Saturday, April 6th, 2024 | 7pm Doors / 8pm Show
Xavier Hall ( SLU Campus on Lindell / 3733 West Pine Mall 63108 / map )

William Parker – upright bass
Gerald Cleaver – drums
Ava Mendoza – electric guitar

Elliott Sharp (solo)

Friday, March 22nd, 2024 | 7pm Doors / 8pm Show
560 Music Center at Washington University ( 560 Trinity Ave, 63130 / map )

+ Artist Talks ( More Info )

+ Artist Talks:

• Thursday, March 21 (2.30pm – 3.50pm) – Guest lecture at Washington University’s Department of Music.
  @ Music Classroom Building 102 on the Danforth Campus (6500 Forsyth Blvd).
  This event is free and open the public (for info please email newmusiccircle.info@gmail.com)
• Elliott Sharp will also participate in a Q&A and take audience questions following his performance on Friday, March 22.

Presented in partnership with The Department of Music at Washington University

Elliott Sharp – electric guitar

+ Special Guest DJ Randall Roberts

Ka Baird (solo) / Brain Transplant (opening duo)

+ Special Guest DJ Randall Roberts

Saturday, February 17th, 2024 | 7pm Doors / 8pm Show
Schlafly Tap Room (upstairs) ( 2100 Locust St, 63103 / map )

Ka Baird – voice / flute / electronics

Ajay Khanna – computer
Chris Smentkowski – computer

+ update: Due to today’s inclement weather, and with concern for our audiences and staff at @schlaflybeer , we are rescheduling the Ka Baird / Brain Transplant show for tomorrow, Saturday 2/17. We expect roads to be cleared and much safer by tomorrow. (More Info)

+ Update: Due to today’s inclement weather, and with concern for our audiences and staff at @schlaflybeer , we are rescheduling the Ka Baird / Brain Transplant show for tomorrow, Saturday 2/17. We expect roads to be cleared and much safer by tomorrow.

All tickets will be honored, and if you cannot attend this new date we will refund your ticket purchase (or apply it to any other upcoming NMC concert). Tickets will still be available at the door. If you have any questions please email us at newmusiccircle.info@gmail.com.

We hope to see you tomorrow (Saturday)! Be safe out there! – NMC

+ Artist Talks: Ka Baird will participate in two special artist talk/workshop events at WUSTL on Thursday, February 15th.  These events are free and open to the public, however due to space please contact our program coordinator if you would like to attend: nmc.jeremy@gmail.com

• 11:30am – 12.45pm @ Conceptual Discourses : Art & Feminism (Heather Bennett) at WUSTL McDonnell Hall, Room 362
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm @ Synth Lab by Chris Douthitt. Location in Blewitt Hall on Washington University campus