Past Events
Buy tickets here: https://www.artful.ly/torrent-engine-18/store/events/3813
RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/579765588810253
Jaggery, the Fancy, and What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? will be performing a benefit for the restoration of Torrent Engine 18. There are a very limited number of tickets, so we recommend you purchase online in advance.
Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation to Torrent Engine 18--you will have the option to add a donation to your ticket shopping cart. Help us continue to keep Boston strange.
DIRECTIONS:
Torrent Engine 18
30 Harvard St (on the corner of Chamberlain St)
Dorchester, MA 02126
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=30+harvard+st+dorchester&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&hnear=30+Harvard+St%2C+Boston%2C+Massachusetts+02126&gl=us&t=m&z=16
If you are coming by T, take the Red Line to Fields Corner. If you are using a GPS, please enter DORCHESTER, not Boston--otherwise you will end up in Charlestown.
PARKING: we ask guests not to park directly on Harvard Street or the surrounding side streets--that would crowd out our neighbors' parking spaces and make it more difficult for us to produce events in the future. We ask guests to park on Washington Street--it's our closest commercial street and it always has plenty of available spaces.
NOTE: Torrent Engine 18 does not have indoor plumbing, but a Porta-Potty will be available. Please plan accordingly.
ABOUT THE BANDS:
"Jaggery audiences go silent and still like people appreciating raw, scary, beautiful wildlife." That observation was made by web magazine, Cambridge Day, in reaction to the Boston-based five-piece, who work the dark edge of a genre-defying musical style (darkwave jazz? ethereal avant-rock? chamber art-pop?) Moving from haunting lullabies to intricately-woven mixed-meter rants to catharsis-inducing mini-epics, the band borrows pages out of the books of both Kate Bush and Alice Coltrane, suggesting a classical, organic, avant-jazz-oriented Cocteau Twins or a "white witch" counter to the haunting Diamanda Galas. They have brought their dark and dramatic sound to the stage of Boston's NEMO conference in 2005, Toronto's NXNE in 2011, and have opened for Amanda Palmer and Wye Oak. Their live show has become as much a theatrical performance as an audio one, with the band often accompanied by dancers, aerialists, and film. Jaggery (the word comes from the dark brown, Indian sugar) has toured nationally, and has released four recordings: 2004's "In Lethe" EP, 2006's "Polyhymnia," 2010's "Upon A Penumbra," and their most recent release, 2012's "Private Violence" EP, which garnered international praise. http://www.jaggery.org
Since 2006, the Fancy has steadily built a loyal following at home and taken to the road, touring in the Midwest while staying active out East and remaining connected to the West. the Fancy has steadily built a live following in Brooklyn, sharing bills with Kathleen Hanna, Kim Gordon, Corey Dargel, Anni Rossi, Schwervon, Pterodactyl, John Ginoli, and The Lisps. All the while, the band's crafty hooks, odd time signatures, and heartfelt lyrics, have continued to set the Fancy apart. In 2009, the band recorded its debut EP (with accompanying music video by rising star filmmaker Ry Russo-Young), and in 2011 the band recorded their full length, "Don't Wait Up." With buttery vocal harmonies soaring over quilted instrumental counterpoint, the Fancy is a special fusion of sound, with a long road ahead. http://www.wearefancy.net
Named after a Victorian children's game, What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? can musically time-travel from the woods of Medieval France to a 1930s New Orleans jukejoint. The Boston/NYC band mixes baroque pop with 60's soul inside a steamer trunk, conjuring up something like the dark-tinged drama of Florence + The Machine rooted in Aretha Franklin and the songcraft of The Decemberists. Led by the gender-defying voice of 3rian King, the ensemble explores love, sex, and identity with cinematic violin, upright bass, artful drums, jazz trumpet, Hammond organ, and five female vocalists known as The Furies. What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? packs legendary clubs like Club Passim (Cambridge, MA) and The Duplex (NYC), recently earning the Critic's Pick in Time Out NYC. Their original song "Cold Rain" was covered by New Orleans Soul Queen, Irma Thomas on her 2008 Grammy-nominated CD "Simply Grand." Their latest album "Little Bit Of Blue" launched with sold out CD release circus shows in NYC and Boston. http://www.whattimeisitmrfox.com
RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/579765588810253
Jaggery, the Fancy, and What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? will be performing a benefit for the restoration of Torrent Engine 18. There are a very limited number of tickets, so we recommend you purchase online in advance.
Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation to Torrent Engine 18--you will have the option to add a donation to your ticket shopping cart. Help us continue to keep Boston strange.
DIRECTIONS:
Torrent Engine 18
30 Harvard St (on the corner of Chamberlain St)
Dorchester, MA 02126
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=30+harvard+st+dorchester&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&hnear=30+Harvard+St%2C+Boston%2C+Massachusetts+02126&gl=us&t=m&z=16
If you are coming by T, take the Red Line to Fields Corner. If you are using a GPS, please enter DORCHESTER, not Boston--otherwise you will end up in Charlestown.
PARKING: we ask guests not to park directly on Harvard Street or the surrounding side streets--that would crowd out our neighbors' parking spaces and make it more difficult for us to produce events in the future. We ask guests to park on Washington Street--it's our closest commercial street and it always has plenty of available spaces.
NOTE: Torrent Engine 18 does not have indoor plumbing, but a Porta-Potty will be available. Please plan accordingly.
ABOUT THE BANDS:
"Jaggery audiences go silent and still like people appreciating raw, scary, beautiful wildlife." That observation was made by web magazine, Cambridge Day, in reaction to the Boston-based five-piece, who work the dark edge of a genre-defying musical style (darkwave jazz? ethereal avant-rock? chamber art-pop?) Moving from haunting lullabies to intricately-woven mixed-meter rants to catharsis-inducing mini-epics, the band borrows pages out of the books of both Kate Bush and Alice Coltrane, suggesting a classical, organic, avant-jazz-oriented Cocteau Twins or a "white witch" counter to the haunting Diamanda Galas. They have brought their dark and dramatic sound to the stage of Boston's NEMO conference in 2005, Toronto's NXNE in 2011, and have opened for Amanda Palmer and Wye Oak. Their live show has become as much a theatrical performance as an audio one, with the band often accompanied by dancers, aerialists, and film. Jaggery (the word comes from the dark brown, Indian sugar) has toured nationally, and has released four recordings: 2004's "In Lethe" EP, 2006's "Polyhymnia," 2010's "Upon A Penumbra," and their most recent release, 2012's "Private Violence" EP, which garnered international praise. http://www.jaggery.org
Since 2006, the Fancy has steadily built a loyal following at home and taken to the road, touring in the Midwest while staying active out East and remaining connected to the West. the Fancy has steadily built a live following in Brooklyn, sharing bills with Kathleen Hanna, Kim Gordon, Corey Dargel, Anni Rossi, Schwervon, Pterodactyl, John Ginoli, and The Lisps. All the while, the band's crafty hooks, odd time signatures, and heartfelt lyrics, have continued to set the Fancy apart. In 2009, the band recorded its debut EP (with accompanying music video by rising star filmmaker Ry Russo-Young), and in 2011 the band recorded their full length, "Don't Wait Up." With buttery vocal harmonies soaring over quilted instrumental counterpoint, the Fancy is a special fusion of sound, with a long road ahead. http://www.wearefancy.net
Named after a Victorian children's game, What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? can musically time-travel from the woods of Medieval France to a 1930s New Orleans jukejoint. The Boston/NYC band mixes baroque pop with 60's soul inside a steamer trunk, conjuring up something like the dark-tinged drama of Florence + The Machine rooted in Aretha Franklin and the songcraft of The Decemberists. Led by the gender-defying voice of 3rian King, the ensemble explores love, sex, and identity with cinematic violin, upright bass, artful drums, jazz trumpet, Hammond organ, and five female vocalists known as The Furies. What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? packs legendary clubs like Club Passim (Cambridge, MA) and The Duplex (NYC), recently earning the Critic's Pick in Time Out NYC. Their original song "Cold Rain" was covered by New Orleans Soul Queen, Irma Thomas on her 2008 Grammy-nominated CD "Simply Grand." Their latest album "Little Bit Of Blue" launched with sold out CD release circus shows in NYC and Boston. http://www.whattimeisitmrfox.com
Saturday, June 14, 2014 @2pm-8pm
Summer Potluck BBQ Art Freak Party
@ Torrent Engine 18
FB Invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/300697183420492
It is time to get down FOR SUMMER at the firehouse. Which mean B-B-Q, my friends. And my favorite art weirdos. Hula-hoop, play a death-folk cover of Beyonce, read America the riot act. BE YOURSELVES.
BRING:
- FOOD! We will provide some foodstuffs, but we have NO idea how many people are showing up to this puppy, so ere on the side of bringing a some grub as well, even if it's just a package of hot dogs.
- BEVERAGES! BYOB -- whatever you like best (beer/wine/soda/juice/seltzer), bring it!
- MUSIC! We haz no internet connection/wireless in the firehouse, so our usual method of listening to Pandora is a no-go. If you have an iPod/whatever portable setup, bring it! (We do have electricity if you need to plug in.) Music requests are on this thread: https://www.facebook.com/events/300697183420492/permalink/301215730035304
- EXTRA GRILL! We have one, but we can always use an another one.
- YOURSELF! Because we want to see your beautiful faces!
Note: we have no indoor plumbing, but we do have a Porta-Potty.
Directions:
30 Harvard St (on the corner of Chamberlain St), Dorchester, MA 02126
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=30+harvard+st+dorchester&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&hnear=30+Harvard+St%2C+Boston%2C+Massachusetts+02126&gl=us&t=m&z=16
If you are coming by T, take the Red Line to Fields Corner. If you are using a GPS, please enter DORCHESTER, not Boston--otherwise you will end up in Charlestown.
Parking: we ask guests not to park directly on Harvard Street or the surrounding side streets--that would crowd out our neighbors' parking spaces and make it more difficult for us to produce events in the future. We ask guests to park on Washington Street--it's our closest commercial street and it always has plenty of available spaces
.
It is time to get down FOR SUMMER at the firehouse. Which mean B-B-Q, my friends. And my favorite art weirdos. Hula-hoop, play a death-folk cover of Beyonce, read America the riot act. BE YOURSELVES.
BRING:
- FOOD! We will provide some foodstuffs, but we have NO idea how many people are showing up to this puppy, so ere on the side of bringing a some grub as well, even if it's just a package of hot dogs.
- BEVERAGES! BYOB -- whatever you like best (beer/wine/soda/juice/seltzer), bring it!
- MUSIC! We haz no internet connection/wireless in the firehouse, so our usual method of listening to Pandora is a no-go. If you have an iPod/whatever portable setup, bring it! (We do have electricity if you need to plug in.) Music requests are on this thread: https://www.facebook.com/events/300697183420492/permalink/301215730035304
- EXTRA GRILL! We have one, but we can always use an another one.
- YOURSELF! Because we want to see your beautiful faces!
Note: we have no indoor plumbing, but we do have a Porta-Potty.
Directions:
30 Harvard St (on the corner of Chamberlain St), Dorchester, MA 02126
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=30+harvard+st+dorchester&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&hnear=30+Harvard+St%2C+Boston%2C+Massachusetts+02126&gl=us&t=m&z=16
If you are coming by T, take the Red Line to Fields Corner. If you are using a GPS, please enter DORCHESTER, not Boston--otherwise you will end up in Charlestown.
Parking: we ask guests not to park directly on Harvard Street or the surrounding side streets--that would crowd out our neighbors' parking spaces and make it more difficult for us to produce events in the future. We ask guests to park on Washington Street--it's our closest commercial street and it always has plenty of available spaces
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Friday, Dec 21, 2012 (aka Mayan Doomsday)
Gala Party featuring Amanda Palmer & Neil Gaiman
Go to Brown Paper Tickets to purchase tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/303099
Torrent Engine 18's GALA PARTY will take place in a secret location (note: NOT the Torrent Engine 18 firehouse) in Boston on Friday, December 21st, 2012, aka MAYAN DOOMSDAY.
Finally I can draw back the velvet curtain and reveal the secret performers for our GALA PARTY:
Amanda Palmer & Neil Gaiman
If, by some chance, you have no idea who these people are:
1) my condolences on your unfortunate incarceration
2) try Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Palmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman
On the official Last Day on Earth, you will be sure to enjoy decadent music, mystery readings, and ritual burlesque while sipping fresh-fruit-infused libations by Booze Époque in a grand ballroom. Burlesque stars Devilicia, Femme Bones, Clea V., Maggie Maraschino, and Porcelain Dalya will be featured. Other surprise musical guests will also be performing. If we are all going down, we are going down IN STYLE.
There are very limited guest spots (less than 50 left at last count). Guest spots for the GALA PARTY will ONLY be available through online sales--no tickets will be sold at the door.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/303099
Torrent Engine 18's GALA PARTY will take place in a secret location (note: NOT the Torrent Engine 18 firehouse) in Boston on Friday, December 21st, 2012, aka MAYAN DOOMSDAY.
Finally I can draw back the velvet curtain and reveal the secret performers for our GALA PARTY:
Amanda Palmer & Neil Gaiman
If, by some chance, you have no idea who these people are:
1) my condolences on your unfortunate incarceration
2) try Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Palmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman
On the official Last Day on Earth, you will be sure to enjoy decadent music, mystery readings, and ritual burlesque while sipping fresh-fruit-infused libations by Booze Époque in a grand ballroom. Burlesque stars Devilicia, Femme Bones, Clea V., Maggie Maraschino, and Porcelain Dalya will be featured. Other surprise musical guests will also be performing. If we are all going down, we are going down IN STYLE.
There are very limited guest spots (less than 50 left at last count). Guest spots for the GALA PARTY will ONLY be available through online sales--no tickets will be sold at the door.
