Rozz-Tox

08/03/2024

we lost becky on july 24 after years of fighting cancer. she was so brave both in choosing to fight it, and in accepting fate. she was good and genuine and beautiful. on this day and forever we celebrate becky.

her celebration of life will be on sunday 11 august
from 11am-2pm
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it will be outdoors on the terrace and in the laborspace lot. it's a pot luck, a dance party, with crafting tables, and a procession down to the river. all things becky wanted for this occasion. ​

obit: dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/davenport-ia/rebecca-wren-11915540

she sent me a song a while back that i want to share with you all, as it's relevant here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq0A62PEVAE

our hearts and thoughts are with those closest to her.

05/07/2024

this cool band from tokyo is playing here this sunday. tickets at rozztox.com

https://loolowningen.bandcamp.com/track/placebo-2

from the album REMEMBER THIS IS NOW

04/23/2024

SAT 04 MAY

OUTLETProgramme presents: BILL ORCUTT GUITAR QUARTET w/ Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, and Shane Parish

we will be highlighting each of these incredible players for the next 4 days.

quartet bio:
San Francisco-based guitarist and composer Bill Orcutt presents his latest project, an all-electric Guitar Quartet performing the music from his 2022 LP “Music for Four Guitars,” an album which Pitchfork describes as “a rigidly structured quartet that weaves tiny rhythmic phrases into expansive tapestries, drawing on the tenets of early minimalism and New York guitar groups like Glenn Branca Ensemble.” Featuring an all-star team of guitarists Orcutt, Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, and Shane Parish, the ensemble will present the music in an expanded live format that will combine intricate composition with no holds barred improvisation.

more info & tickets at the link in bio.

04/20/2024

tonight, 4/20: HOLY SMOKES PRESENTS: MAGGIE'S WORST DAY EVER

comedic performance art by the Holy Smokes Crew, N64 play time, vendors & a vinyl dj set by ramiro.

vendors:
HEIRLOOM VARIETY ANTIQUES
SLEEPYHEAD VINTAGE
JEAR BEAR ART

free admission
5pm-late

04/20/2024

window service from 8am-10am today, then open inside from 10am on. happy record store day. visit our homies dennis & jamie next door at - the line has already started forming.

04/19/2024

no event tonight. open for food & drink from 5pm-midnight.

04/16/2024

PRECOCIOUS NEOPHYTE is the shoegaze/dreampop project of South Korean singer-songwriter Jeehye Ham. She brings experiences from the Korean post-rock and noise rock scenes to her recording projects in Chicago.
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FRI 03 MAY

supporting acts include OHYUNG, the solo experimental ambient/noise project from film composer & artist Robert Ouyang Rusli.

and MIZU, an experimental cellist & electronic music composer/performer from nyc.

04/15/2024

this week: ALL FREE EVENTS

wednesday: CARY GRANT DIED HERE PRESENTS: THE SWEATBOX - a documentary film screening about the production of 'the emperors new groove' that disney never wanted you to see. 8PM

thursday: GOOGOLPLEXIA + CARONDELET GUY - the zero percent chance of anything going wrong tour. live music from veteran performers. 7PM doors, 8PM show

saturday: HOLY SMOKES PRESENTS: MAGGIE's WORST DAY EVER - comedic performance art by the Holy Smokes Crew, N64 play time, and vendors. dj set by ramiro. 5PM-late

04/14/2024

outdoor setup. $3 gatos* on sundays. open 10am-5pm

*pbr w/ an espresso shot poured in. it's better than you might think.

04/13/2024

good morning 🌞 open 10am-midnight

the show tonight is brooklyn-based guitar improviser, composer DREW WESLEY & local guitar instrumentals from MARC HANS SHOWALTER

have a lovely week-end.

04/11/2024

SUN 12 MAY

tokyo-based avant-punk/alt-blues trio LOOLOWINGEN & THE FAR EAST IDIOTS. ink wash painting-like sounds and unicursal rhythms.

homie stu will open with his solo 4-track post-punk project GLURGE.

$12 adv/ $17 dos
tickets on sale now-- link in bio or at ROZZTOX.COM

04/10/2024

From gossamer harmonic textures to lush orchestral washes, MIZU builds expansive soundscapes through her singular cello playing. Her signature stratiform style of composition, melding self-recorded layers of her instrument with electronic manipulation and experimental production, explores themes of transformation and the infinite possibilities within queerness. Taking on new life onstage, MIZU’s work interrogates and challenges the boundaries between concert, theater, and performance art through electrifying and cathartic stagings.

FRI 03 MAY

supporting acts include OHYUNG, the solo experimental ambient/noise project from film composer & artist Robert Ouyang Rusli

& PRECOCIOUS NEOPHYTE, a shoegaze/dreampop project from south korea/chicago.

details at ROZZTOX.COM

04/09/2024

Robert Ouyang Rusli aka OHYUNG is the composer of the score for the new film Problemista-- go watch it this week at and then come experience a live OHYUNG set here on 03 May-- Robert's solo experimental project ranging from ecstatic pop and ambient drones to brutalist noise.

also on this bill is MIZU, an experimental cellist & electronic music composer/performer from nyc.

AND! the shoegaze/dreampop project PRECOCIOUS NEOPHYTE from seoul/chicago.

again, this show is on FRI 03 MAY, details at ROZZTOX.COM

this is a banger of a bill. don't sleep on it. and save room for the BILL ORCUTT GUITAR QUARTET the following day.

04/08/2024

a few new and very special dj sets just uploaded to yamaguchi radio 📡 listen back at the link in bio or at rozztox.com

1. AWESOME TAPES
2. ZEB BROOKS
3. BOB HERINGTON

special thanks to brian of ATFA for coming out to our lil island, it was an honor to host 🙏 and to zeb for the opening set. also big shoutout to bob of ragged records for pulling an all nighter-- it was our busiest jazz kissa yet.

04/07/2024

04/06/2024

tonight, sat 06 apr

JAZZ KISSA w/ 本杰明 benjamin

i've been asking people to share their tastes in jazz with us, and it's only fair that i do the same. so i'm taking a break from serving up midnight noodles to get behind the record bar. belly up! expect free, ethno, bop, & spiritual jazz selections 🌙

free, all ages
8pm-midnight

04/05/2024

this evening we have an opening reception for BUTTS AND OR ORBS, works by marcos herrera, from 5-7pm and then ROARING RHETORIC spoken word open mic from 7-9pm

BOTH FREE & OPEN

04/04/2024

there's a beautiful tribute to Chris in the new Rec'd by and we've got a big stack of em. we open at 5, pop in and grab one.

04/04/2024

TONIGHT 🌙

an OUTLETProgramme presentation

join us for an evening of folk songs from montreal's MYRIAM GENDRON and qc's own LIV CARROW

$15, advance tickets available until 7pm, link in bio or at rozztox.com -- after 7pm is pay at the door

7pm doors, 8pm show
all ages

04/01/2024

here's a pic from april 2011. i've always believed in the organic evolution of a space, and it's been a true joy to be apart of this one, and see it grow through all of the different iterations. thank you all for your support over the years. we're 13 now.

04/01/2024

we have a visual art exhibition going up-- BUTTS AND OR ORBS, works by marcos herrera, pencil & oil pastel on paper.

opening reception: FRI 05 APR 5-7PM
free & open

this is the first exhibition in years, and while we will not be going back to doing this monthly, we are excited to present these new works from marcos.

the exhibition will be up until april 28.

03/29/2024

new programs printed and available in the cafe. a tribute to Chris & FMWT & all the custodians out there cultivating outsider music & art in their communities ❤️

03/28/2024

thursday 04 april
MYRIAM GENDRON (montreal)
+ LIV CARROW

an evening of north american folk songs

$15 - ticket link in bio or at rozztox.com
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
*reminder to bring cash for door & merch

03/26/2024

very excited to welcome back our homie HAUNTER for this show with & this friday 29 march. i need these sounds right now, and i hope to share them with ya'll.

03/26/2024

this saturday 30 march we're getting owner bob herington in here for a JAZZ KISSA! he was supposed to be the first, but had to postpone. we're thrilled it's finally happening!

03/23/2024

open til midnight. no event. closed tomorrow (sunday).

03/20/2024

Chris's last dj set is uploaded to yamaguchi radio in its entirety.

i cannot articulate well here on insta what Chris meant to me these last few years, or his impact on bringing outsider musics to the small midwestern markets with FMWT, or how fu***ng nice and intelligent and modest he was. i will miss him so much. my heart aches for his family and friends left behind. life can be so fragile and unfair, and this one left me gutted.

i'm grateful to have this recording of his thoughtful and beautiful selections, and to be able to share it with you. i will always hold this night close. listen back at the yamaguchi radio link in bio or at rozztox.com and hold Chris and his family in your thoughts.

farewell, my friend 一路走好，哥們 RIP Chris Wiersema

03/14/2024

and are on stage this saturday. our first three shows this year sold out, don't be one of the people that has to turn away because you didn't secure a ticket. link in bio or at ROZZTOX.COM

03/13/2024

next thursday 21 march. a dope african tape dj set.
don't sleep on it.

10pm-midnight
8-10pm

03/13/2024

two new(ish) dj sets up on YAMAGUCHI RADIO. listen back at the link in bio or at ROZZTOX.COM

1. wax fruit w/
2. sweet treats for everyone w/ &