Fri 1/20 SMFA Library Sounds Series and Boston Hassle Present… Crank Sturgeon (W Mass), Victoria Shen and Cleo Miao @SMFA 7pm All Ages $5-$10 Suggested Donation for the artists.

We are very excited to collaborate with SMFA for a few shows this year, bringing together the most wild artists we can find to do their thing in the incredible space that is the SMFA Library. For the first of 2017 we got former Mainer, current Western Mass-er, CRANK STURGEON raising the performance art bar and then doing aural acrobatics from it. One of the most engaging performers in the region, he’s known for crankin’ up the absurdity until it’s all too real…usually tackling global concepts while wearing some sort of elaborate handmade costume. He will be joined by area renaissance-person Victoria Shen who will likely be agitating the astral plane with her own hand made synths and electronic noise toys. At-large as she is, Shen plays solo, with her batterie-buoyed duo TRIM, or with other various players, and even puts together shows herself from time to time. Finally, kicking off the evening we have SMFA’s own Cleo Miao who will surely be doing something cool. As an active member of the DIY music scene in Allston, Miao, a native of China, has her ears as wide open as her mind.. not sure what exactly she’ll do, but she recently made a thumb piano out of a cactus so we invited her to join the party. Come get weird and enjoy this fine space and the community that has opened its doors to you. ALL AGES.
—Sam Potrykus