BAL Residency Open Call Spring-Summer 2025
Apply here for April residency before February 16, 2025, for the summer period - February 28, 2025 Baltic Analog Lab is thrilled to announce its 2025 international open call for the artist-in-residence program. Apart from our focus on analog, photochemical practices,...
Alan Courtis to play solo show at bar “Aleponija”
On February 7, 2025, Argentinian experimental musician Alan Courtis will play a solo show at bar “Aleponija” (Ernesta Birznieka-Upīša street 22) in Riga, Latvia. The concert starts at 21:00, and tickets can be purchased at the entrance, ticket price will be 7 EUR....
Skaņu Mežs announces early bird tickets for 2025, and These New Puritans
After its most successful edition in 2024, Riga, Latvia’s Skaņu Mežs festival is announcing the dates for the next edition, along with the sale of early bird tickets and These New Puritans as the first confirmed act. Skaņu Mežs 2025 will happen on October 3-4 at...
Installation by NikNak exhibited at gallery “Smilga”
A new work by turntablist, sound artist and musician NikNak will be exhibited at the “Smilga” gallery in Riga, Latvia (34A Eduarda Smiļģa street) from December 12 till December 22. The installation was commissioned by Skaņu Mežs festival for experimental music and the...
Elvi Soulsystems to open NikNak event this Thursday; workshop announced
Turntablist and sound artist NikNak will perform at Riga’s 1983 bar (Vagonu street 21) on December 5, with opening artist Elvi Soulsystems. A DJ workshop will also be organized on December 9. The events are organized as part of NikNak’s sound art residency in the city...
NikNak to perform at 1983 in December
Turntablist and sound artist NikNak will perform at Riga’s 1983 bar (Vagonu street 21) on December 5. The event is organized as part of her sound art residency in the city in collaboration with experimental music festival Skaņu Mežs and EU-supported sound art project...
John Maus to play a show in Riga
On November 13, alternative pop musician John Maus will perform at concert space Angāra Concert Hall (10-1 Tallinas street, previously known as "Tu jau zini Kur") in Riga, Latvia. The concert is organized by Skaņu Mežs association for adventurous music. The event...
Skaņu Mežs 2024 installations exhibited at gallery Smilga
Last week, Riga, Latvia’s Skaņu Mežs festival held one of its most well-attended editions of the last decade, but additional activities continue – from October 10 till October 20, sound art installations by Vomir and Tintin Patrone will be exhibited at gallery Smilga...
Skaņu Mežs 2024: Set times for October 4 and 5
All performances of October 4 and 5 will take place at Hanzas Perons (16a Hanzas street). Installation works by Nick Klein and Tintin Patrone will be exhibited on festival days at the same venue. You will also be able to see an exhibition of works by music...
Artists from the tekhnē project will participate in a jam session at Willa Theatre.
Willa Theatre, in collaboration with composer Kaspars Rolšteins and film director Jānis Putniņš, is launching a new season of free-thinking music titled TABULA RASA vs. KODACHROME. The series will center around the interplay between musicians and 8mm film reels....