Hummingbird Records presents James Twig Harper Johnston, an electronic sound artist based in Los Angeles. Raised in Florida, Harper cut his teeth in Flint Michigan, playing guerrilla shows on homemade hacked electronics in Scheme, Mini-Systems, and Nautical Almanac. Coming up with fellow Michiganders Sightings, Wolf Eyes, and Andrew W.K., Harper co-founded Hanson Records with Aaron Dilloway and, later in Baltimore, Heresee Records with Nautical Almanac’s Carly Ptak.  His music and performances have been characterized by an incredible sense of trickery and playfulness – even foolishness – but in earnest and with careful consideration. Recent performances by Harper opening for Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon have found him sharing his own advancements in pure chaos systems, unfolding with full-range dynamism and sheer joy.

$10-$20 sliding scale