Techno music at Baldwin Library Saturday
Birmingham’s Baldwin Public Library will offer an after-hours dance space for a techno music experience from 7 p.m. to midnight this Saturday, February 8, highlighting seven Detroit-based DJs and electronic musicians, a first-time event taking place in the library’s new modern glass Atrium, creating a vibrant collision of art, music, and architecture.
Six of the featured artists contributed tracks to the recently released Snow Crash Double Vinyl Album, curated as a response to an 80-foot-long modular mural by Detroit artist Michael Andrews. The sculpture, visible through the library’s east facing windows overlooking Shain Park, consists of 29 interchangeable glyphs and was inspired by software, science fiction, and exuberant color.
This project and all its programming were spearheaded by Birmingham residents David Bloom and co-producer Laura Whitesides Host, in cooperation with library staff. Bloom said he hopes the event will serve as a "vibrant celebration of Detroit’s rich, dance music heritage, highlighting the library as an engaging venue—a welcoming space for creativity, community and cultural exchange."
Event Lineup:
7 p.m.: DJ Introspektor
8 p.m.: Detroit, I-R (hybrid DJ/live set)
9 p.m.: Back-to-back set by NK Ultra and Petty Cash
10 p.m.: Augustus Williams, Movement performer and producer (hybrid set)
11 p.m.: Nuntheless and Duck Trash (back-to-back set)
Advance registration is requested. Attendees must be aged 21 and over. Tickets are $10; refreshments will be available for sale, along with Snow Crash Double Vinyl sets.
Baldwin Public Library will also host an artist panel discussion online and in-person on Tuesday, February 11, at 7 p.m. to explore the creative processes behind the Snow Crash Nebula sculpture and double vinyl album. Attendees can hear from artist Michael Andrews, collaborators David Bloom and Laura Whitesides Host, and others who brought this innovative project to life. Visit baldwinlib.org/calendar to register in advance for either event.
