Some of the best events I’ve been to in the last couple months have happened in the Khyber building—like the Obey Convention and the Totally Wicked Music Festival. Well kids, just when you think that things are finally getting settled under that old turret, last week we heard from Steven James May, one of the […]
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Art of living in the Khyber ICA
After seeing off a friend, Stephanie McNair walks across the freshly mopped, grey wooden floor to greet a new guest. The walls, including columns and moldings, have been dusted and painted a pristine white. High-ceilinged, the large, open space has no walls; no rooms, only the component parts of a small or studio apartment-based life […]
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Omon Ra channels space
Omon Ra has a firm grasp on the possibilities of space, both within the music they create and the vast solar system spread out above us. Their unique take on what could be described as blues-tinged folk hybrid—with a healthy dose of experimental bravery to boot—takes equal pleasure in letting spaces within the music breathe, […]