Justin Staebell, baritone, and Stan Rothrock, piano, will perform my song cycle Indra's Ear (2015) as part of RenegadeEnsemble's fall 2015 concert series. BUY TICKETS HERE - $15 general | $10 students/seniors

I will be performing a dark ambient/noise set as part of the November installment of the Tourniquet Noise Series at the Kitty Cat Klub. Be prepared for a visceral experience. Free but purchase of drink(s) encouraged; the musicians play for the bar. Advertised 9pm start time with likely actual start time of 10pm. I will be going on first. RSVP ON FACEBOOK

WORLD PREMIERE of my new flute work for Joshua Weinberg. Part of the new "Punk Ass Classical" concert series, presenting new and contemporary classical music in an accessible, laid-back, popular format typical of the underground/punk scene. BYOB if desired. $5-10 donation suggested to compensate composers/musicians and to keep the series going. RSVP ON FACEBOOK

My new suite for solo unaccompanied flute will be performed by Joshua Weinberg as part of the New Ruckus Composer Nights program.

Part of the Khyber Pass Cafe's improvisational music series. Set 1: Kevin Cosgrove (percussion, electronics) Set 2: Michael Betz (synths, electronics) Set 3: Duo RSVP ON FACEBOOK

I will be hauling out my synth rig for a set that will in some way be deemed "experimental."  Come see for yourself! RSVP ON FACEBOOK

28-hour continuous drone show raising money for Doctors Without Borders. http://dronenotdrones.com/ More info regarding roster of artists to come. BUY TICKETS HERE.

I will be playing transitional improvised synth music between the sets of the other musicians. RSVP on Facebook

I will be playing an improvised set on synthesizer. RSVP on Facebook

I will be providing background dark ambient music for Lowertown First Fridays - "Summerland". Other musicians include Kevin Cosgrove, Anthony Amelang, ABNA, and Mahngüs. There are two Facebook events through which to RSVP: FB Event 1 | FB Event 2 Here is a description of the event: Held in conjunction with Lowertown First Fridays, this evening of otherworldly fun features artists, performers, and diviners gathered to explore a time in our history when being a medium was a way to survive hardship and contacting the dead was an everyday occurance. SEANCES REVEALED! Michael Callahan will demonstrate what happened at a seance back in the days when seances were the best show in town. Two performances, 7 pm and 9 pm. Tickets $15 and $20, limit 25 people per show. Click the "Register for Seance" button above. FEATURED ARTISTS: Dan Wieken, Alex Kuno; plus several Tilsner artists will have open studios 2 FREE PERFORMANCE STAGES, featuring: Burlesque Dancer and Glass Walker Billie Marquee, Dark Medicine Show with Michael Savage, live music, and more WANDERING READERS & PEFORMERS: Tarot Readers from the Twin Cities Tarot Collective, The Absinthe Fairy, Spirit Drawings, Your Tarot Birth Cards TEA PARLOR: Featuring baked goods, English tea, […]

I will be playing piano and synthesizers over the lunch hour at MCPL. In addition to my usual jazz, I will be experimenting with some new age/ambient fusion genres as well.