BASIC — live event on Dec 13, 2026

BASIC

BASIC live at The Starlet Room, Sacramento on Sun, Dec 13, 8:00 PM. Tickets from $19.15. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.

This Event is All Ages Working with guitars, drum machine, sampler, self-built electronics, and all manner of percussion, BASIC, the trio of Chris Forsyth, Mikel Patrick Avery, and Douglas McCombs, synthesize the vast influences and distinct histories of each member, producing a boundary-less, rhythm-forward amalgam of art rock, trance jazz, collective improvisation, and humming electronics on their new eponymous full-length, out June 12, 2026 on No Quarter. Philadelphia’s Chris Forsyth, known for his lyrical guitar compositions and mercurial improvisations as leader of the Solar Motel Band, founded BASIC in 2022 naming the project in homage to the 1984 Robert Quine/Fred Maher album “Basic,” yes, but also to indicate a desire to get down to fundamentals rhythmically and musically. Shortly thereafter, fellow Philly denizen Mikel Patrick Avery, whose subtle and propulsive drumming has provided the pulse for Natural Information Society, Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons, and Rob Mazurek’s…

Starts: Sun, Dec 13, 8:00 PM

Ends: Sun, Dec 13, 10:00 PM

Where: 2708 J Street, Sacramento, California 95816, United States

Price: $19.15

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