Free Party: A Folk History follows the inception of the UK’s free party movement during Margaret Thatcher's last days in power and the explosive cultural wave that followed. Directed by Aaron Trinder | 2023 | 107 minutes Fri., May 8, 2026, 7pm www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

This Week! Apmonia String Quartet perform Morton Feldman, Tony Conrad, Chiyoko Szlavnics, and Anthony Braxton www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

Tomorrow! Join us for a special night with Container, the gakked-up technoise project of Ren Schofield www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

I discussed the “Oddly Satisfying” video/performance program I curated for @anindexof.bsky.social at the 2026 Society for Cinema and Media Studies featuring Erma Fiend, Blake Andrews and Nina Sobell

*POSTPONED - Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been postponed. We're working to reschedule this event and hope to have an update on that as soon as possible.*

2026 Indexical Artist-in-Residence Abram Stern and collaborator @drs.bsky.social present their latest iteration of their ongoing project—a poetic dialogue exploring labor, surveillance, care, and mediated experience through responsive artistic exchange. www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

FRIDAY: Solo improvisation performance from avant-percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and Aine Nakamura’s poetic meditation on moon, shape and no-shape, darkness and light, wounds and love www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

Today at Indexical. Musical Transduction Workshop at 1pm 🔌🔊🛠️🪛🎛️ www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

TONIGHT!

Feb 20 – Oneiric lyricism and fractured loops collide as New Jersey rapper Fatboi Sharif joins forces with producer Icky Reels. Expect Lovecraftian lyrics, eerie atmospherics, and unorthodox rhythms that are vividly cinematic and unsettling. www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

Just announced: Spring 2026 events are now live! Featuring brain-melting electronic music, contemporary composition, improvised performance, and more! See the full lineup below. More info + tickets: www.indexical.org

Matt Sargent (guitar/electronics) and Giacomo Fiore (guitar) perform "Several Angels," a concert of computer-generated variations on Shaker hymns, alongside composer/performer Chris Everingham's (bass guitar/electronics) monolithic just intonation piece Searching. www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

Feb 20 — Oneiric lyricism and warped rhythms collide with the duo of New Jersey rapper Fatboi Sharif and @vikkireals.bsky.social . Local support from kinch and Inharmonic. 📆 Fri., Feb. 20, 2026 🕣 Doors at 8pm | Show at 8:30pm 🎟 tickets at indexical.org

Marguerite Brown + Electric Guitar Ensemble Sat., Jan. 31, 2026 www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

Indexical presents an evening of music for electric guitar. Composer/performer Marguerite Brown performs "tuning to", a piece exploring the electric guitar as a celestial body. Electric Guitar Ensemble opens the evening with works by Catherine Lamb, Zoe Pupo, Eliot Burk, and Rodrigo Barriga.

TILT-SHIFT is back in February with Yasmine Benabdallah for a screening and discussion of four of her films. These will be accompanied by a screening of Nour Ouyada's VERS LE SOLEIL, followed by a discussion of Benabdallah's political work and creative practice.

Starting off 2026 on the road. If you live in one of these places and we know each other, let's get coffee.

Indexical is pleased to present pioneer of extended-technique electric guitar Fred Frith alongside Phipps Pt., the acid-folk-meets-avant-electronics duo of Lovage Sharrock and Wobbly. ✨ Fred Frith + Phipps Pt. 📅 Sat., Jan. 24, 2026 ⏱ Doors at 8pm | Show at 8:30pm 🎟️ Tickets: indexical.org

Create algorithmic rhythms and synthetic sounds with Charlie Roberts' Gibber web platform (gibber.cc), and discover techniques for synchronizing generative visuals with sound using Hydra and p5.js. Workshop: Live Coding in Gibber + Hydra Sat., Jan. 17, 2026 www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

Indexical presents the culminating project of 2025–26 AIR Thadeus Frazier-Reed: an immersive and performable sound + light installation embedded within Indexical's architecture. Opens Friday, Jan 9 with gallery hours through the weekend. www.indexical.org/events/2026-...

Tonight!

In conjunction with Indexical, Arab.AMP curates a special evening of radical performance and experimental music. www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

This Giving Tuesday through December 31, thanks to the generous support of the Moore Family Giving Fund, every dollar you give will be matched up to $10,000! Make a tax-deductible donation today to double your impact and help sustain experimental art and culture. www.indexical.org/donate

COMMUNITY EXCHANGE - Through an ongoing cross-disciplinary and genre-fluid program, we seek to stimulate critical dialogue, creativity, and exchange in the broader community.

ACCESS / AFFORDABILITY - We believe art should be available and accessible to all people, regardless of their income, background, or physical ability.

TIME / SPACE - Indexical prioritizes time, space, and resources for forward-thinking artists to develop ambitious projects outside of commercial contexts.

GUARANTEES ONLY - Indexical provides fixed, agreed-upon payments to all artists / artist ensembles. We are commited to fair payments for artists an their work. #nodoorgigs

Tonight at Indexical, we present MXO, deconstructed club duo mimixomi's new AV performance with an opening set by DJ secret third DJ. A night not to be missed. Saturday, November 22. 8pm doors. www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

We caught up with mimixomi, the collaborative project of Madison Benton and Omar Jemili, ahead of this weekend’s premiere to talk about their background, artistic vision, and process behind their work. Read the interview: www.indexical.org/posts/mimixomi-q-a

Congrats to 2025 Artists-in-Residence mimixomi for being highligted in @bandcamp.com recent electronic music roundup daily.bandcamp.com/best-electro...

Thank you & all who performed tonight or just listened in the audience, on this rainy Santa Cruz evening, my 5th visit this week. Thank you Santa Cruz, cheers! 🎶 Read More: conta.cc/4hWNhuA @anindexof.bsky.social #art #music #culture #SantaCruz #SchertlerAudio #MoogRogue #MoogMusic #DavidLeikam

This weekend: An evening of improvised music with “post-consumer trash noise” Rot Diet + sax/synth duo Doug Lynner (US) and Stevie Richards (AU). www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

The day after his screening at @anindexof.bsky.social, Larry Gottheim met with filmmakers in Santa Cruz on Nov 9, 2025 to view and discuss works in progress. We looked at my work, as well as projects by Nena Hedrick, Matte Hewitt, and Alanna Nickles.

Saturday Nov 8: We're very excited to be hosting Larry Gottheim as part of the filmmaker's California tour celebrating his 2024 book "The Red Thread: Larry Gottheim and His Films." Q&A with guest curator @allenriley.bsky.social to follow the film screening. www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Join us for an evening with avant-garde luminary Larry Gottheim. Q&A with the filmmaker to follow the program. Sat., Nov. 8, 2025 www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Nov 7: Percussionist Jon Mueller presents "All Colors Present", a sound and visual meditation in collaboration with photographer Tom Lecky. The evening also features Bay Area duo Voicehandler (Danishta Rivero and Jacob Felix Heule), working in improvised processes. www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Yes, it's true! We've been committed to supporting experimental artistic work in Santa Cruz for 10 years now! Thank you to Wallace Baine of @lookoutsantacruz.bsky.social for writing this profile! Read the full article at: lookout.co/experimental...

Ryals will also lead a workshop the following afternoon titled "Cultivating an Improvisational Practice as an Electronic Musician." www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

On tour from New York City, modular synthesist Matthew Ryals presents a live improvised solo set in support of his new album "Exalge" with interdisciplinary artist CHARI presenting a new immersive multi-channel audio work. www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

In this conversation we talk about the lines community, electronic music composition, and Habitus, a series of workshops focused on new music and creative coding within the context of the norns sound computer. Featuring excerpts from solo music performances from Jonathan Snyder and Dani Derks

Indexical is pleased to present a conversation with artist / educators Jonathan Snyder, Dani Derks and leshy. 🎧 Listen at: indexical.org/podcasts⠀

Eric Wong + Anna Friz Sat., Oct. 18, 2025 Doors at 8pm | Show at 8:30pm

Indexical is pleased to present Berlin-based musician and sound artist Eric Wong's spatialized sonic performance project with Bluetooth speakers. Media artist Anna Friz opens with a sonic activation of everyday objects. www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

Born in Lima, Peru and based in NYC, Maria Chávez is best known as an abstract turntablist, sound artist and DJ. Coincidence, chance and failures are themes that unite her work across mediums.

Indexical is thrilled to welcome abstract turntablist Maria Chávez! Maria Chávez + Syrnx Sat., Oct. 11, 2025 | 8pm www.indexical.org/events/2025-...

In this conversation Coles’ talks about their background in music, early beginnings in jazz guitar, studies in music composition, interest in speech as a compositional tool, and the pedagogical and political aspects of a musical work.

Indexical is pleased to present a conversation with composer Dominic Coles. *** Note: There were a few audio glitches in this recording, but we felt the quality of the conversation was worth sharing. We hope you agree! Mixing and Editing by Jay Negron 🎧 Listen at: indexical.org/podcasts⠀

SATURDAY: Indexical is pleased to present FIAT, a four hour durational performance for viola and multi-channel sine wave array by Whitney Johnson www.indexical.org/events/2025-...