Soundlab
Chronicles of Buffalo's premier experimental music and performance space, featuring live gigs, audio art, and interdisciplinary events.
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Guide to Curating Multimedia Shows in Historic Alternative Art Venues
Discover how to navigate the logistical and technical challenges of curating...
Echoes of the Avant-Garde: Tony Conrad and the Buffalo Sound
Dismissed by critics as a decaying rust belt, Buffalo actually fueled a radical...
How Soundlab Became Buffalo's Hub for Experimental Music
Discover how a grassroots venue transformed Buffalo into a premier destination...Soundlab's fragmented tapes and programs reveal how Buffalo sustained radical listening practices through the late twentieth century. Local ensembles treated the gallery as instrument and laboratory alike.
Researchers tracing these sessions encounter both precise scores and open durations that still shape how experimental sound circulates in the region today.