Both performers will each do a separate set and then do an experimental improv set together.

Doom Ribbons is the sound project of James Owen. Using drums, percussion, xylophone, synthesizer, clarinet, guitar, home-made instruments, voice, found objects, field recordings and samples, Doom Ribbons creates dark ambient rock, atmospheric soundscapes, and immersive drones. For 25 years Doom Ribbons has produced live and studio music on stage, for video and short films, audio and soundscapes for art openings, compositions for theater and modern dance performance, and for outdoor gatherings and retreats. Originally based in Asheville, and in Athens since 2012, Doom Ribbons has opened for acts ranging from Swedish doom metal band Witchcraft to menacing Americana group Drunken Prayer to German electronic composer Roedelius.

Athens, Georgia-based guitarist Shane Parish devotes much of his time to developing his singular and expressive musicianship. He is a self-taught player who communicates through emotion, unexpected melodicism, technical whimsy, a nuanced sense of form, and rich timbral variety, simultaneously drawing from the guitar’s history and aiming for its future. He is known for fronting his long-running prog-punk band Ahleuchatistas, as a player and band director for the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet, and as a soloist.