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Saturday May 23rd, Jakob Heinemann comes to Wave Archive. Jakob is joined by amazing local artists Slán and Britt Warner.

Jakob is presenting /////splinterings///// an approximately 25 minute work for double bass, live electronics and preparations. The piece comprises a spectral exploration of the timbres embedded within the bass itself. Custom-built electronics detect the various frequencies played by the bass, voicing these as a sine tone, which then inform the improvisational choices made by the performer in a feedback loop. The resultant texture is an expanded sonic field, constantly morphing, that saturates the performance space. The piece uncovers a variety of auditory phenomena, such as timbral beating, otoacoustic emissions, and spacialization effects, creating a sense of “living” sound that enters and inhabits the space along with the performer and audience. This piece has been supported in the past by dexFest in Los Angeles and EDME New Music Festival in Eugene, OR

Jakob Heinemann is a composer, bassist, and sound artist whose work bridges improvisation, composition, and acoustic ecology. Originally hailing from Wisconsin, and now based in Los Angeles, his music reflects a deep engagement with place, texture, and listening practices. Heinemann’s compositions often integrate field recordings, extended techniques, and modular electronics, earning support from the Swiss Arts Council, Madison Arts Commission, Chicago DCASE and others. Described as having “a distinctive compositional voice” (Bob Osborne), his works have been premiered nationally and span solo, chamber, and electroacoustic formats. His albums Opacity (2023) and Horizon Scanners (2024, Clean Feed) received critical acclaim for their immersive sonic worlds. Heinemann serves as Vice President of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, and is currently pursuing an MFA at California Institute of the Arts.

Desert Drone and Wave Archive present: Wendy & Mari Co-Headline on the West Coast! June 13th at Wave Archive in downtown Tucson with special guest Beau Devereaux. Tickets on sale now, link in bio or on desertdrone.org

Brooklyn-based artists Wendy Eisenberg & More Eaze bring their unique and expansive musical practices to Wave Archive! Eisenberg is a guitarist and improviser whose work spans folk, art-rock, jazz, and free improv, and just released their new, eponymous album. The violinist and pedal-steel player More Eaze blends ambient pop, folk, and musique concrete; her new album 'Sentence Structure in the Country' was just released on Thrill Jockey.

While we have a single surprise show mid summer, this one right here will be our LAST for the season — and it’ll be an epic one with @mmzblast & @jamesfella on tour from LA / PHX:

Mike Meanstreetz is a LA based improviser whose non-traditional craft seeds new genres while reaping the fallen fruit of old. Sonically his practice explores and expands upon both genre adjascent sensibilities and more fluid extended techniques via drums/percussion, tape/electronics, and nylon string guitar. In these various modes he has performed throughout the US, Mexico, Canada and Europe.

Via electro-acoustic scrape and jump cut, or feeding signals into ecstatic hum, or mulling shards of detritus from previous live action, James Fella is deft at various methods of sonic entanglement. (John Wiese) James also operates Gilgongo Records in Phoenix AZ

While we have a single surprise show mid summer, this one right here will be our LAST for the season — and it’ll be an epic one with @mmzblast & @jamesfella on tour from LA / PHX:

Mike Meanstreetz is a LA based improviser whose non-traditional craft seeds new genres while reaping the fallen fruit of old. Sonically his practice explores and expands upon both genre adjascent sensibilities and more fluid extended techniques via drums/percussion, tape/electronics, and nylon string guitar. In these various modes he has performed throughout the US, Mexico, Canada and Europe.

Via electro-acoustic scrape and jump cut, or feeding signals into ecstatic hum, or mulling shards of detritus from previous live action, James Fella is deft at various methods of sonic entanglement. (John Wiese) James also operates Gilgongo Records in Phoenix AZ

While we have a single surprise show mid summer, this one right here will be our LAST for the season — and it’ll be an epic one with @mmzblast & @jamesfella on tour from LA / PHX:

Mike Meanstreetz is a LA based improviser whose non-traditional craft seeds new genres while reaping the fallen fruit of old. Sonically his practice explores and expands upon both genre adjascent sensibilities and more fluid extended techniques via drums/percussion, tape/electronics, and nylon string guitar. In these various modes he has performed throughout the US, Mexico, Canada and Europe.

Via electro-acoustic scrape and jump cut, or feeding signals into ecstatic hum, or mulling shards of detritus from previous live action, James Fella is deft at various methods of sonic entanglement. (John Wiese) James also operates Gilgongo Records in Phoenix AZ

EVICSHEN & GREG SAUNIER - Wave Archive April 30th.

A night Tucson won't forget for a long time as Victoria Shen and Greg Saunier pummeled and wowed the packed Wave Archive room. We can't wait to have Evicshen back again someday.

EVICSHEN & GREG SAUNIER - Wave Archive April 30th.

A night Tucson won't forget for a long time as Victoria Shen and Greg Saunier pummeled and wowed the packed Wave Archive room. We can't wait to have Evicshen back again someday.

EVICSHEN & GREG SAUNIER - Wave Archive April 30th.

A night Tucson won't forget for a long time as Victoria Shen and Greg Saunier pummeled and wowed the packed Wave Archive room. We can't wait to have Evicshen back again someday.

EVICSHEN & GREG SAUNIER - Wave Archive April 30th.

A night Tucson won't forget for a long time as Victoria Shen and Greg Saunier pummeled and wowed the packed Wave Archive room. We can't wait to have Evicshen back again someday.

EVICSHEN & GREG SAUNIER - Wave Archive April 30th.

A night Tucson won't forget for a long time as Victoria Shen and Greg Saunier pummeled and wowed the packed Wave Archive room. We can't wait to have Evicshen back again someday.

EVICSHEN & GREG SAUNIER - Wave Archive April 30th.

A night Tucson won't forget for a long time as Victoria Shen and Greg Saunier pummeled and wowed the packed Wave Archive room. We can't wait to have Evicshen back again someday.

We released "Orange Blossoms" music video a week ago and the people who came out for that were amazing. We had a packed venue @wavearchiveand so many beautiful performers.

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible and came out to show love for the release! We've been working on this project for a year.

We shot 3 locations and had so many amazing extras for the scenes! Thank you to everyone who made this all possible!

#tucsonartists #tucsonmusicians #tucsoncreatives #tucsonsfunvideographers #CelestealPhotography

We released "Orange Blossoms" music video a week ago and the people who came out for that were amazing. We had a packed venue @wavearchiveand so many beautiful performers.

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible and came out to show love for the release! We've been working on this project for a year.

We shot 3 locations and had so many amazing extras for the scenes! Thank you to everyone who made this all possible!

#tucsonartists #tucsonmusicians #tucsoncreatives #tucsonsfunvideographers #CelestealPhotography

We released "Orange Blossoms" music video a week ago and the people who came out for that were amazing. We had a packed venue @wavearchiveand so many beautiful performers.

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible and came out to show love for the release! We've been working on this project for a year.

We shot 3 locations and had so many amazing extras for the scenes! Thank you to everyone who made this all possible!

#tucsonartists #tucsonmusicians #tucsoncreatives #tucsonsfunvideographers #CelestealPhotography

We released "Orange Blossoms" music video a week ago and the people who came out for that were amazing. We had a packed venue @wavearchiveand so many beautiful performers.

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible and came out to show love for the release! We've been working on this project for a year.

We shot 3 locations and had so many amazing extras for the scenes! Thank you to everyone who made this all possible!

#tucsonartists #tucsonmusicians #tucsoncreatives #tucsonsfunvideographers #CelestealPhotography

We released "Orange Blossoms" music video a week ago and the people who came out for that were amazing. We had a packed venue @wavearchiveand so many beautiful performers.

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible and came out to show love for the release! We've been working on this project for a year.

We shot 3 locations and had so many amazing extras for the scenes! Thank you to everyone who made this all possible!

#tucsonartists #tucsonmusicians #tucsoncreatives #tucsonsfunvideographers #CelestealPhotography

We released "Orange Blossoms" music video a week ago and the people who came out for that were amazing. We had a packed venue @wavearchiveand so many beautiful performers.

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible and came out to show love for the release! We've been working on this project for a year.

We shot 3 locations and had so many amazing extras for the scenes! Thank you to everyone who made this all possible!

#tucsonartists #tucsonmusicians #tucsoncreatives #tucsonsfunvideographers #CelestealPhotography

We released "Orange Blossoms" music video a week ago and the people who came out for that were amazing. We had a packed venue @wavearchiveand so many beautiful performers.

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible and came out to show love for the release! We've been working on this project for a year.

We shot 3 locations and had so many amazing extras for the scenes! Thank you to everyone who made this all possible!

#tucsonartists #tucsonmusicians #tucsoncreatives #tucsonsfunvideographers #CelestealPhotography

We released "Orange Blossoms" music video a week ago and the people who came out for that were amazing. We had a packed venue @wavearchiveand so many beautiful performers.

Thank you to everyone who made this video possible and came out to show love for the release! We've been working on this project for a year.

We shot 3 locations and had so many amazing extras for the scenes! Thank you to everyone who made this all possible!

#tucsonartists #tucsonmusicians #tucsoncreatives #tucsonsfunvideographers #CelestealPhotography

Tonight May 1st 2026! @hatpinduo video release at @wavearchive!

An honor to host @evicshen last night with @desertdronetucson featuring @greg.saucier and a set with @algaeandtentacles bringing @pseudo_psuedo into the song fold. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported, an amazing sonic gift for us💀🌊💀

An honor to host @evicshen last night with @desertdronetucson featuring @greg.saucier and a set with @algaeandtentacles bringing @pseudo_psuedo into the song fold. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported, an amazing sonic gift for us💀🌊💀

An honor to host @evicshen last night with @desertdronetucson featuring @greg.saucier and a set with @algaeandtentacles bringing @pseudo_psuedo into the song fold. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported, an amazing sonic gift for us💀🌊💀

An honor to host @evicshen last night with @desertdronetucson featuring @greg.saucier and a set with @algaeandtentacles bringing @pseudo_psuedo into the song fold. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported, an amazing sonic gift for us💀🌊💀

This week in Arizona - @evicshen & @greg.saucier duo set, 2 nights of experimental noise and sound

April 30th @wavearchive with @algaeandtentacles

May 1st @lingerlongeraz with @elleesaich

Advance tickets available at desertdrone.org or link in bio

@evicshen at @wavearchive for the Tucson Noise Symposium (cf. @algaeandtentacles). Come out to this talk before the @desertdronetucson show in the evening! Victoria Shen is a sound artist, experimental music performer, and instrument-maker based in San Francisco.

Shen's sound practice is concerned with the spatiality/physicality of sound and its relationship to the human body. Her music features analog modular synthesizers, vinyl/resin records, and self-built electronics. Eschewing conventions in harmony and rhythm in favor of extreme textures and gestural tones, Shen uses what she calls "chaotic sound" to oppose signal and information, eluding traditionally embedded meaning.

Thursday, April 30th, 2026 at WAVE ARCHIVE. Noise hero @evicshen w/ @greg.saucier at Wave Archive. @algaeandtentacles opening up!

Excited to host this on Friday, April 24th, 2026! Thanks to @bobcolbypresents for organizing! Come on by!

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 w/ Adán, Ev, Kevin, Mariah, Chelsey, Dimitri, Grant, and YOU. Come on by to support WAVE ARCHIVE. It's been nearly two years of hosting shows, reading, and more in the space! We are fundraising for infrastructure. See you soon!