Doors 6:30PM

Psycon Fest is launching its 2nd edition at Mary’s Underground!

The evening will bring to your ears the music of local artists with a nice blend of musical genres with Foshe and Ephemera Quartet as well as spoken word poetry by Hani Abdile.

Foshe:

Blending house music and meditative soundscapes with heavy, afro-inspired, polyrhythmic grooves. 100% improvised.

Listen to their debut album: https://foshe.bandcamp.com/album/foshe

Listen to Nice To Meetcha feat. Horatio Luna: https://foshe.bandcamp.com/album/nice-to-meetcha

Ephemera Quartet:

A musical exploration of celestial landscapes such as pulsars, craters, planetary atmospheres, stars, sun and void. Merging the sound worlds of jazz and contemporary classical, and set to real space sounds and projections, it is a unique sonic experience. The ensemble is led by Keyna Wilkins (piano/flute/compositions) with Elsen Price (double bass/loop pedal), Will Gilbert (trumpet) and  Carl St Jacques (viola) and includes freely improvised pieces. NASA recordings of electromagnetic waves from planets and stars is the backdrop soundtrack and has been complied by astronomer Professor Paul Francis often with projections of space probe footage. Each member brings their own unique voice to the ensemble drawing from a multitude of musical backgrounds who combine to create a distinctive sound world that organically react to stellar concepts. Universe and Universality.

Youtube Playlist of Ephemera's Live Performances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=159CupFdERc&list=PLpTylrzldroK5UASuAG34p1ahB2uMzwPr

http://www.ephemeraensemble.com/

Hani Abdile: is a writer, student and spoken word poet based in the country of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, in Sydney.

Hani was forced to leave her home country of Somalia and came to Australia seeking protection in 2014. During her 11 months in immigration detention, she found healing in poetry and developed a love for writing.

Her first book of 43 poems, ‘I will rise’, was published by Writing Through Fences in 2016 and explores how the power of our collective voices can help shape the world to be a better place, for the next generation.

Hani has performed her work around Sydney and interstate and continues to write for freedom and human rights.

Hani is an honorary member of PEN International, a lead member of Writing Through Fences, and an Ambassador for the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS).

She is currently studying for a degree in journalism and has received numerous awards for her community work and creative art

TICKETING INFO

 This is an 18+ event. 

Do not attend if you are feeling unwell.

Please adhere to social distancing at all times and follow direction from venue staff.

The venue will be taking a number of precautionary measures to ensure patron safety, including:
- Hand sanitiser dispensers
- Signage and social distancing markers throughout the venue
- Regular sanitising of the venue and facilities

Photo ID is essential, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence, State Approved ‘Proof of Age’ card or Passport.