DI·A·LECT with Bored Lord & Big Hongry

DI·A·LECT is back with a new chapter Saturday, February 22nd.

For v.7, we're hosting a pair of underground fixtures here in the Oakland underground, with Bored Lord supplying the soundtrack and a live set from Big Hongry, celebrating the release of his new project Akaneli Stew.

As always, The Musele Project will come together and transform for multiple sets of expansive, improvised sound. Accompanying those sets, we'll have the otherwordly experimental film work of Billie Ocean.

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In 2016, Daria Lourd, better known as made her way from Memphis to the Bay. Since then, she's been helping carry the torch for a restless, ravey Oakland underground, with sets and original music bursting with eclecticism and ecstatic energy.

From close ties with local crews like No Bias and Club Chai, to institutions like NTS and Boiler Room, Daria has activated hearts and dance floors around the world and especially here in the Bay. While her DJ sets span the dance spectrum — house, hardcore, breakbeat, techno, footwork, disco — her latest album, the timestamped , is full of analog hardware journeys into dub, ambient and beyond.

has a story to tell. Since his early days in Richmond, Hongry's been a fixture in the Bay Area rap scene for a decade-plus, crafting sturdy, precise bars that gun the gamut from shit talking, to storytelling, to casually imparted pearls of wisdom. Beyond rap, Hongry has deep roots in subcultures of all shapes and sizes, from the skate world (including co-founding the brand Break Free), to photography, to holding down drums and percussion as part of The Musele Project. For the 22nd, he'll be debuting tracks from his latest, a collaboration with DJ and producer Rugged Joints, Akaneli Stew, with live accompaniment from Musele.

is a sound, image, performance, and facilitation practice that encourages deep, empathic listening. A collaborative, ever-shifting ensemble, Musele first formed around Sunday night gatherings centered on long-form, spontaneous compositions that traverse musical histories and invite exploration of interior emotionality through drone, groove, repetition and free improvisation. Among others, Musele features musicians Zekarias Thompson, Josh Wismans, Ben Rodgers, Philip Laurent, Big Hongry, Will Kocsis, Noah Roberts, and Justin Clark.

, aka Lanéya Billingsley, is an experimental filmmaker, curator and sound designer whose audio-visal dreamscapes combine animation, performance and music. Self-described as "Afrofuturism with brass knuckles and bedroom eyes," Billie's work builds bridges between the natural and digital, internal and external worlds. A natural collaborator, Billie has worked with musicians like Toro y Moi and Spellling, exhibited both locally and internationally, and recently co-founded the arts and experimental fashion collective Sugar Water. Find more from Billie here.

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Event Venue

Eternal Now, 2419 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, United States