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Mar 21

Outline (Night One): Matmos

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Outline returns to Knockdown Center for its first edition of 2023. Spanning two nights, the event straddles the seasons: on Saturday April 29th, heavy experimental electronics and cutting edge dance take over indoors, while Friday May 13th opens the Ruins summer season with lush contemporary jazz-informed composition. 
 
To kick it off, we’re announcing one headliner from each night. Glitch pioneers Matmos top the bill on April 29th. The duo has been active since the late ’90s, bringing a playful subversion to rigorously conceptualized art projects. Drawing on the rich possibilities of sampling, their work brings aspects of musique concrète into play with IDM, noise, pop and more.
 
On May 13th, Night Two moves in a warmer direction. Virtuosic percussionist / composer / bandleader Makaya McCraven is part of a movement of jazz artists revitalizing the genre by going far beyond its confines. His landmark 2022 album “In These Times” glows with a spiritual richness and an undeniable visionary quality.
 
Full lineups will be announced Monday, March 27th at noon. 
Mar 21

Outline (Night Two): Makaya McCraven

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Outline returns to Knockdown Center for its first edition of 2023. Spanning two nights, the event straddles the seasons: on Saturday April 29th, heavy experimental electronics and cutting edge dance take over indoors, while Friday May 13th opens the Ruins summer season with lush contemporary jazz-informed composition. 
 
To kick it off, we’re announcing one headliner from each night. Glitch pioneers Matmos top the bill on April 29th. The duo has been active since the late ’90s, bringing a playful subversion to rigorously conceptualized art projects. Drawing on the rich possibilities of sampling, their work brings aspects of musique concrète into play with IDM, noise, pop and more.
 
On May 13th, Night Two moves in a warmer direction. Virtuosic percussionist / composer / bandleader Makaya McCraven is part of a movement of jazz artists revitalizing the genre by going far beyond its confines. His landmark 2022 album “In These Times” glows with a spiritual richness and an undeniable visionary quality.
 
Full lineups will be announced Monday, March 27th at noon. 
Mar 01

Mr. G (live)

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Mr. G, aka Colin McBean, is one of the UK’s most impressive and consistent producers, with a discography that winds from early blasts of hard-hitting, futurist techno to saucy, funked up dancefloor bombs to mercurial, hypnotic groove studies. His career has spanned decades, with some of his first releases dating back to the mid ‘90s; prior to that, he was DJing London’s legendary Confusion parties as a member of the KCC DJ trio. What sets him apart is his immaculate touch. His productions, often made on a single MPC sampler, sound as rich as anyone’s, with an effortless funk and surprise twists for days. His vast catalog is one you can get quickly lost in, each EP offering a fresh burst of color. His live performance at Knockdown Center in the early months of 2022 was one of the year’s best.

Feb 16

WMD 2: CLOWNS RUN THE CLUB

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LankyFag (Josh Sharp) Presents
WMD 2: CLOWNS RUN THE CLUB
A Benefit for the Ali Forney Center
It’s April Fool’s Weekend and the clowns are back for another club night of goof troopery. Expect DJs to keep your twirling and LOLing, NYC’s top queer comedians cutting up as club kids, stuntery, gaggery and a few special performances. All talent is volunteering so that every coin raised can go to the Ali Forney Center. Turn a look! Act a fool! Wear something stupid! 🤡 CLOWNS RUN THE CLUB 🤡
Feb 14

Kerri Chandler, Henry Wu

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The legendary Kerri Chandler, aka the Godfather of House, returns to Knockdown Center. The NJ deep house pioneer was a major presence at the venue last year. For his first appearance of 2023, he invites Henry Wu. The London artist is one of the most respected names in modern house music.

Feb 13

FEMME FANTASY

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Club Carry will partner with designer Marshall Columbia to take over Knockdown Center and throw Femme Fantasy, NYFW’s closing party intended to celebrate the talent and magic of New York’s femme DJs and performers. Marshall Columbia will dress select DJs, hosts, and guests in clothes and accessories from their newest collection, and 10% of proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to For the Gworls and Coalition for Black Trans Economic Liberation.

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