Desert Drone

Desert Drone Sonoran Desert showcase for ambient/drone/noise/experimental artists.

05/30/2026

Coming up Saturday June 6th at The Historic Y Courtyard, Augurs Wand, Skincage, and Violoneux.

Augurs Wand is the visual music duo of Mike Cassidy and composer Kristian North. Powered by the three-laser Cerberus system and the Phosphene synthesis environment, the project unifies sound, form, and color into a synesthetic language of audiovisual ritual.

05/18/2026

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.

05/17/2026

Britt Warner is back at Wave Archive May 23rd with Jakob Heinemann and Slán. Video from her last ethereal performance. We can't wait!

04/27/2026

Packed week of shows ahead! Shifting Harbor from Portland, OR is up first!

April 29th - Ward 3 - Shifting Harbor / K***a Quartet/ Hannah Joyce

April 30th - Wave Archive - Evicshen & Greg Saunier / Algea & Tentacles (Potential sell out! Advance tickets in bio)

May 1st - Linger Longer Lounge - Evicshen & Greg Saunier / Lauren Sarah Hayes

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04/18/2026

We're less than 2 weeks out from Evicshen in Arizona! Evicshen performs alongside Greg Saunier for two duo sets for Desert Drone.

April 30th - Tucson / Wave Archive with Algae & Tentacles
May 1st - Phoenix / Linger Longer Lounge with Lauren Sarah Hayes

We recommend grabbing an advance ticket, link in our bio or at desertdrone.org

04/11/2026

Ora Cogan comes to Tucson May 8th at Slow Body Beer! Advance tickets available now, link in our bio or at desertdrone.org local support from Female Gaze and Dollhouse. Supporting her new album on Sacred Bones "Hard Hearted Woman".

Ora Cogan’s music is alchemical: part instinct, part ritual, and always conjured from the edges where life feels sharpest. With Hard Hearted Woman, she mixes haunted folk, psych rock, and a shadowy strain of country, building a realm where catharsis feels lush, mysterious and vital. Shaken by the tenor of modern life, Cogan pulled in a circle of kindred musicians and made a record shaped by someone who has looked into the abyss and decided, again and again, to choose curiosity.

Hard Hearted Woman grew out of a blur of cold-water plunges, long river swims, late-night ruminations with friends on art and politics, and long drives through the rural Lillooet landscape to visit her godmother. Alongside her band and guests from both the country and experimental worlds, she recorded with David Parry (Loving) at Dream Club in Victoria, B.C., as well as in her studio in Nanaimo, and remotely with Tom Deis. The result glows like something pulled from smoke and seawater — intimate, shimmering, and carved with wit as much as grief. It’s a swirling, jewel-toned ode to all the angels and the demons.
A work of devotion to mystery, to community, and to the strange power of making art in a fractured world, Hard Hearted Woman is a record about hardness and resilience; it’s the shell we grow so our most human, breakable selves can survive. Hard Hearted Woman is for anyone trying to stay open, even when the world makes that feel impossible.

Announcing a very special show Saturday, April 11th at Wave Archive. Beck Rose is celebrating the release of their new a...
03/04/2026

Announcing a very special show Saturday, April 11th at Wave Archive.

Beck Rose is celebrating the release of their new album coming out on Harmonic Ooze Records "IF I'M NOT A WOMAN WHY DO I ACHE LIKE ONE" and they're joined by the amazing Ro(b)//ert Lundberg, on tour from Chicago supporting their newest album "by-passing-upon" on AKP Recordings. Crossdresser will be opening the night.

$12 entry, no one turned away for lack of funds, all ages. Doors open at 7:00pm Music at 7:30.

Wave Archive in downtown Tucson
197 E. Toole Ave

02/22/2026

Extremely excited for our upcoming show on Thursday February 26th at Wave Archive. We welcome elijah jamal asani, an anti-discilplinary nigerian-american artist bred in chicago & based near the river wimahl.

as an abstract romanticist,, elijah navigates soft nuances && new hues of sacred resonation.

elijah is joined by Raquel Denis and Black Baptist making his Wave Archive debut. This is not one to miss. Doors 7:00pm, music starts at 7:30, $12, no one turned away for lack of funds, and all ages.

02/05/2026

K / S / R

The experimental New Mexico trio plays Wave Archive Saturday February 7th with Grant Beyschau and KarMar.

Ben Kujawski is a musician, filmmaker, photographer, and art worker based in the Catskill region. Originally from Long Island, he earned his BFA in film at New York City’s School of Visual Arts. His work has been shown at the Woodstock Film Festival, the Museum of the Moving Image, Anthology Film Archive and Pace Gallery as well as other institutions and festivals across the US and Internationally. Kujawski is a co-founder of No Name Cinema and plays piano, lapsteel, bass, and accordion in K/S/R.

Abigail Smith is an experimental filmmaker, musician, collage artist, field recordist, and master librarian based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Smith is a co-founder and operator of No Name Cinema, and her films have been widely exhibited internationally. A book of Smith’s collage work was published by Mirro Editions and an album of her field recordings was released on the Eh? label. Her most recent exhibition was a two-person show at the Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe. She plays flute and percussion in K/S/R.

Justin Clifford Rhody is a musician, photographer, filmmaker, writer and curator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His film and photo work has been widely exhibited internationally, he has played on over 50 cassettes and vinyl records, and he has been organizing art, film and music events for over 20 years. Rhody ran the Friends & Relatives record label from 1999-2016, and currently operates the Physical media label. He is a co-founder, operator and lead programmer at No Name Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Books of his photographic work have been published by Mirro Editions, Bathetic, Wharf Cat, and Capricious. Rhody plays violin, guitar, and harmonica in K/S/R.

02/01/2026

Portland ambient tape wizard Amulets is in Tucson Thursday February 5th at Solar Culture. Amulets is joined by Midwife and Karima Walker.

Video footage from January 28th at The Rebel Lounge. Advance tickets at desertdrone.org

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