Carrie DeCunzo / Henbane / Ethan WL

Come up to Studio 34 for an evening of music, curated by Scott Verastro. Doors open at 8:00, with music starting shortly thereafter.

Carrie DeCunzo makes performances, compositions, videos, and installations that are personal studies in ways of thinking. She starts at the knots of socioecological narratives and material histories to explore hard contradictions and unanswerable questions. She grew up in the foothills of the Adirondack mountains in New York State and is currently engaged in a multi-piece exploration of ecological and social histories of the Hudson River. Carrie has performed and released music under the monikers beautywork, Natural Pleasures, and Carrie Ford. She collaborates with Rose Actor-Engel in 500 Club. She has released her music on her self-run, small-scale imprint KSX Solutions, and with No Rent Records, Love is the Law, Sprawl Tapes, and American Damage. She received an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College and studied geography and political ecology at the University of Vermont. She lives in Philadelphia, PA where she teaches piano and voice. See more at www.carriedecunzo.com

Henbane was formed in the summer of 2023 by Kohoutek percussionist Scott Verrastro and bassist Griffin Vernor Drutchas based on the framework of 1968-1970 Fairport Convention, covering a repertoire of traditional British Isles folk ballads, lyrical gems from '60s and '70s songwriters, and original compositions. Like Fairport, Henbane aims to adapt traditional ballads to contemporary times with their own arrangements. The quintet also features vocalist Eva Sheppard, guitarist John Comune (Bitter Wish/Strawberry Hands) and violinist John Coursey (The Deadeyes/Kohoutek). The band has shared stages with Gwenifer Raymond, E, Frank Hurricane, Elkhorn and Flash Hits. Henbane will be entering the studio at the end of January to record its debut LP. Hear more Henbane at henbanehex.bandcamp.com

Ethan W. Olsen (aka Ethan WL) is a filmmaker and musician from Gloucester, Massachusetts. His works often explore the idea of place and its connection to one's personal history. In both film and music he favors long, contemplative pieces. You can hear Ethan’s music at carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/blood-farm