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1103 4th st NW - Downtown Albuquerque, NM

Spirit Abuse was a project space located in Albuquerque, NM from April 2013 - April 2015.

Video works, installations, and performances by local, national, and international artists were curated by Postcommodity for presentation in the space.



Spirit Abuse is currently on hiatus.



PAST EVENTS

Sunday Feb 22 2015, 10:00AM Morning

Electric Juice Breakfast Club

Sunday morning brunch byob show!

Waffles/bacon/coffee provided.

Bring $5.00 or food to share.

Music sets from The Jeebies, Kade L. Twist, Morir and Huron Valley

Listening Club

Starts at 10:00am ends by 1:00pm



FIRST FRIDAY

Friday March 6 2015 5:00pm - 8:00pm

M. Jenea Sanchez

Historias en la Camioneta, 2010

http://phoenixtransect.org/sitefiles/pages/project.php?project=028#blank

FREE



Friday March 6th - Friday March 20th 2015

LIONHEAD BUNNY RESIDENCY - 'In Like A Lion, Out Like A Bunny"

A month of live soundtrack concerts by desert experimentalists

Lionhead Bunny (Jessica Billey and Bud Melvin).

These dates with opening acts:

Friday March 6: Ipytor Gavyen Machislav

Saturday March 7: TAHNZZ

Friday March 13: Alchemical Burn / Enemy Tone

Friday March 20: Eric Ortega

All shows doors open at 9:00pm, music at 9:30pm. $5.00 admission

Saturday March 14th 6:00-9:00pm

Ruben Olguin : Songs Of Our Fathers

One night only:

Performance/installation/ interactive+ongoing reception.

FIRST FRIDAY

Friday April 3rd 6:00pm - 9:00

Nathan Young: DRONE VIDEO ALTAR

immersive multi-channel multi-media installation environment

by Postcommodity member Nathan Young

Tuesday April 7th 2015

FINAL SPIRIT ABUSE CONCERT

Father Murphy from Italy.

http://fathermurphy.bandcamp.com/



Tapered = Rosie Hutchinson, Drake Hardin, Jeremy Barnes, Heather

Trost,John Dieterich.



And the largest band in New Mexico, the Death Convention Singers.



$7.00 admission. Doors = 8:30pm, Music = 9:15pm



Wednesday Feb 18 2015, 9:00pm

Terminator 2 (Denton TX) / Bongdom / Liłth

Experimental noise/metal from Denton TX,

Locals Bongdom and Navajo band Lilth open.

$5.00 admission

Monday, February 2nd 2015, 9:00pm (doors 8:30)

Mamiffer, Jon Mueller, William Fowler Collins, Raven Chacon

http://mamiffer.bandcamp.com/

http://rhythmplex.com/

$5.00 admission

Friday, January 30th 2015, 9:30pm

Jeremy Barnes/Thollem Electric Duo + Heather Trost (solo)

http://www.thollem.com/

$5.00 admission



Saturday, November 8 2014, 9:30pm

Lionhead Bunny, Alms, I Cum Drums, SNARES

$5.00



DIA DE LOS MUERTOS PARTY

Saturday, Nov 1 2014, 10:00pm

BLACK MARIA and TENDERIZOR

pound for pound / back and forth

$7.00 admission

THE ROOST SERIES

http://www.theroostabq.com

All shows start 7:30pm $5.00-$10.00 sliding scale

Sunday Sep 7

th3 e1emental orke5tra (Balistreri, Faaet, Norman, Woodyard, Weaver) + projections

Local Poets Guild

Sunday Sep 14

SHUD (Schmader, Harlow, Ultan, DiZenzo)

bassdrumsbass (Wright, Villarrubia, Bleich)

Saturday, Sept. 27 2014, 9:30pm

Los Angeles Composers

Liam Mooney and Michael Winter

with assistance from the Death Convention Singers

http://www.laartstream.com/earmeal/liam-mooney/

www.unboundedpress.org

$5.00 donation

Sunday Aug 3

Pray for Brain (Dill, Voorhees, Nelson)

Local Poets Guild

Sunday Aug 10

Rob Wallace solo

Jeff Platz/Ben Wright/Dave Wayne trio

Sunday Aug 17

Emily Hay solo

BaBa (Allen, Weaver) + video

Saturday, Aug. 23, 9pm

SIGE recording artists

Black Spirituals (from Oakland, CA)

with Mesa Ritual and Bigawatt

$5.00

http://www.blackspirituals.com

http://www.bigawatt.com.com

http://www.mesaritual.blogspot.com

Sunday Aug 24

Catahoula Curse Trio (Neville, Villarrubia, Bleich)

Smatter (Pearlman, Steck, Baumeister, Wayne)

Sunday Aug 31

iNK oN pAPER aCOUSTIC (Santistevan, Villarrubia)

Rampant Egos Trio (Loop, Parker, Bodmer)

FIRST FRIDAY EVENT JUNE

Brad Isaacs: Foundation

Friday June 6, 2014 at 6:00 - 10:00pm

Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 9:00pm

Industrial noise and performance art from Denver:

Echo Beds and Tripp Nasty

with Discotays and Pepper Griswald

http://echobeds.bandcamp.com/

$5.00 admission

FIRST FRIDAY EVENT MAY

Repellent Eye (Albuquerque) by Postcommodity

Friday, May 2, 2014 at 5:30pm -sunset



Friday, May 2, 2014 at 9:00pm

Mesa Ritual 12" LP Record release (SIGE Records)

with Tahnzz & Kade Twist

http://www.sigerecords.blogspot.com

$5.00 admission

(Awesome show starting a bit later than usual!)

Friday May 23, 2014 at 10:30pm

Father Murphy (Italy) and Summer Assassins (Dieterich/Chacon)

http://www.fathermurphy.bandcamp.com

$5.00 admission

Friday, March 7, 2014 at 6:00pm -11:00pm

Merritt Johnson: Waving the White Flag

http://www.merrittjohnson.com



Friday, December 6, 2013 at 6:00pm

Jesse Sugarmann: California Bloodlines

http://www.jessesugarmann.com



Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 9:00pm

Todd Lerew/Marcus Rubio/Thollem McDonas/Dave Wayne



Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 9:00pm

Laura Ortman / MŪN

http://thedustdiveflash.bandcamp.com



Sunday November 10th 4:00pm

Lecture Series: Joar Nango (Sámi architect and artist) and Sigbjørn Skåden (Sámi Poet and Writer).

Coming all the way from Norway, Sámi artist and architect Joar Nango and Sigbjørn Skåden, Sámi Poet and Writer, will speak about the Indigenuity Project.

http://indigenuityproject.com

http://siljefig.com/indigenuity-project/

Any donation helps with utilities. Popcorn provided/BYOB.



Friday October 18 8:00pm

KONK PACK and Clucas/Weaver Duo

http://www.thomaslehn.com/read/info_kp.html

$10.00 admission

http://www.facebook.com/events/1412929032256857/?ref=22



Thursday November 7 9:00pm

Bryan Day / Drake Hardin / Kade L. Twist

$5.00 admission

http://www.facebook.com/events/632043230171566/?ref=22



Friday November 8 9:00pm:

From the Tzadik label:

Les Rhinoceros and Fando

http://lesrhino.bandcamp.com

$5.00 admission

http://www.facebook.com/events/431998220242456/?ref=22



Thursday June 20 8:30pm

Denis Kolokol - Sympli Romatikó

Sound artist from Poland, performance

http://thevolume.net/dk.html

FREE

http://www.facebook.com/events/255574937918903/?ref=22



Tuesday July 16 9:00pm

: Bran(...)pos + Sharkiface + The Jeebies

$5.00 admission

http://www.facebook.com/events/605843389425802/



Tuesday July 30 9:00pm:

Lavas Magmas + Llifestyle Pornography + Father of the Flood

$5.00 admission

http://www.facebook.com/events/272112036267158



Sunday June 2 4:00-7:00pm: desert psych pop concert/bbq

Monophonic Hillside + Canyonlands

$5.00 admission



Saturday June 1 9:00pm: noise concert

Usga / Mesa Ritual / Conservation Research / Prince Charming

$5.00 admission



May 27th 7:00pm-9:00pm: Adam Overton: Ripe for Embarrassment: For a

New Musical Masochism [a lecture] & Tomb of the Unknown Composer [a

brief concert]

http://plus1plus1plus.org/



Sunday April 7th 4:00pm-7:00pm: Double Lecture series with Candice

Hopkins: "The Golden Potlatch - A Study in Mimesis and Capitalist

Desire" and The Product Division: "Idiot Future: Teaching Stones to Sing"

$2.00 suggested donation

http://www.facebook.com/events/501427269916377/



Friday April 5th 6:00pm-midnight (First Friday)

Inaugural Reception and Open Studio

Postcommodity: "Gallup Motel Butchering"

FREE

http://www.facebook.com/events/124615817723500/



