About this Event
Rihanna’s ANTI turned 10 this year, and it’s the record we’re spinning at our next listening salon.
A listening salon is pretty much what it sounds like. We gather around one record, listen closely, then talk about what we heard: the music, the context, the questions, and everything in between. thyrd space will sometimes chime in along the way with a little background on the album.
ANTI is Rihanna doing it completely her way. After a decade of radio hits, she made something moodier and looser that moves through R&B, dancehall, soul and rock without asking permission. “Needed Me,” “Kiss It Better,” “Love on the Brain,” a Tame Impala cover... Desire, independence, vulnerability, not caring what anyone expected. It’s all in there. Ten years later, we reflect on if it still sounds like freedom.
We’ll have booklets with prompts and questions, plus paper for notes. But if there’s a journal you love, bring it.
And thanks to Zia Records, one guest is going home with a $25 gift card. This event is Co-hosted with Serving the People at Afternoons Studios!
Come solo and make a new friend, or bring a friend and make even more friends. Either way, we’ll save you a seat.
Doors open at 6:45PM and album starts at 7:05PM
Parking available outside Afternoons (highly encourage ridesharing!)
By attending, guests consent to being photographed and/or filmed during the event and grant thyrd space permission to use event photography and video for promotional, editorial, and archival purposes.
Event venue & nearby stays
Afternoons Studio, 2811 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, United States
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