High Desert Soundings is a two-day outdoor music festival held at The Palms Restaurant in Wonder Valley, California focused on experimental, improvisational and immersive performances.[1] The festival was founded by cellist T.J. Borden and composer Daniel Meyer-O’Keeffe in 2018, and is currently curated and organized by Borden and Ethan Marks.[2]
| High Desert Soundings | |
|---|---|
 High Desert Soundings in 2019 | |
| Genre | Experimental, Improvisational, Jazz |
| Location(s) | The Palms Restaurant (Wonder Valley, California, U.S.) |
| Years active | 2018-present |
| Founders | T.J. Borden & Daniel Meyer-O’Keeffe |
| Website | highdesertsoundings |
Notable acts from previous High Desert Soundings line-ups include: Wolf Eyes, King Britt, Agriculture, Vinny Golia, Michelle Lou, Max Jaffe, Victor Vieira-Branco, Katie Porter, Patrick Shiroishi, Matt Robidoux, Haydeé Jiménez, Sarah Hennies, Audrey Chen & Phil Minton, Palberta,[3] Michael Pisaro-Liu, Laura Steenberge, and Jeph Jerman.[4]
References
edit- ^ Harrell, Crystal (September 28, 2023). "featured Wonder Valley to host experimental music festival". Hi-Desert Star.
- ^ Groves, Alex (May 3, 2019). "An experimental music festival is coming to the High Desert and here's what it will be like". The Sun.
- ^ Holslin, Peter (April 25, 2019). "Come Together: Palberta puts its creative bond on display at High Desert Soundings, an experimental music happening in Wonder Valley". Palm Springs Life.
- ^ Weathers, Andrew (December 22, 2023). "High Desert Soundings Showcases the Nooks, Crannies, Slipstreams, and Eddies of Sound Art and Experimental Music". Southwest Contemporary.