BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5843@alll.askapunk.net SUMMARY:Magic Tuber String Band\, Geneviève Heistek\, and Jesse Eckerlin DTSTAMP:20261106T164327Z DTSTART:20261206T003000Z DTEND:20261206T040000Z DESCRIPTION:Heavy Trip is excited to be welcoming Magic Tuber Stringband to Montreal in Dec\nfor two special shows\, an evening and a matinee. Both a re co-presented and\ncurated by Negative Capabilities. Both are limited ca pacity and expected to sell\nout.\n\nHailing from North Carolina\, Magic T uber Stringband are a trio at the forefront\nof artists inhabiting the liv ing musical traditions of the Appalachian region.\nNot as preservationists \, but as fluent speakers shaping the forms with their\ninventive new idea s. Arching melodies combine with mystical drones\, balancing\nthe group be tween folk and deep listening traditions.\n\nhttps://magictuberstringband. bandcamp.com/album/heavy-water\n[https://magictuberstringband.bandcamp.com /album/heavy-water]\n\nClassically trained violist Geneviève Heistek has b een an active contributor to\nMontreal’s independent music community for o ver 25 years\, working across rock\,\njazz\, and experimental genres.\n\nH eistek is best known for her work in Hanged Up\, an avant-folk-metal duo f ormed\nwith drummer Eric Craven. The project released three albums on Cons tellation\nRecords\, including Transit of Venus (2012)—a collaboration wit h minimalist\npioneer Tony Conrad that was named one of SPIN Magazine’s to p 10 avant-garde\nrecords of that year.\n\nHer collaborative history inclu des co-founding the post-folk group Sackville\,\nthe Mile End Ladies’ Stri ng Auxiliary (MELSA)\, and the ambient post-rock\ncollective Set Fire to F lames. She has performed alongside artists such as\nviolinist Warren Ellis and Patti Smith\, and contributed improvisational work to\nthe soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated NFB film Madame Tutli-Putli. She has\ntoured exten sively\, and performed at international festivals including Roskilde\,\nAl l Tomorrow’s Parties\, and the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de\nVictoriaville.\n\nCurrently\, Heistek is a long-standing member of Sam Shalabi’s avant-Egyptian big\nband\, Land of Kush\, appearing on multiple releases including The Big Mango and\nSand Enigma. Recent projects includ e performing alongside Shalabi and composer\nIsak Goldsneider in Shaista L atif’s multi-media production Like an Eagle. She\ndebuted a section of her new solo project for viola\, voice and live loops at\nDrone Fest 2026.\n\ nhttps://hangedup.bandcamp.com/album/transit-of-venus\n[https://hangedup.b andcamp.com/album/transit-of-venus]\n\nJesse Eckerlin is a guitar player a nd writer based in so-called Montreal. He\nreleased his debut album Promis sory Note in winter 2026. Upon release\, it was a\nBandcamp bestseller in acoustic\, instrumental\, fingerstyle\, and American\nPrimitive guitar for several months. He curates concerts and releases zines and\ncassettes wit h Negative Capabilities.\n\nhttps://negativecapabilities.bandcamp.com/albu m/promissory-note\n[https://negativecapabilities.bandcamp.com/album/promis sory-note] URL:https://all.askapunk.net/event/magic-tuber-string-band-genevieve-heiste k-and-jesse-eckerlin LOCATION:P'tit Ours - 5589 Park STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:MTLDIY,experimental,instrumental,american primitive,avant folk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Heavy Trip is excited to be welcoming Magic Tuber Stringband to Montreal in Dec for two special shows, an evening and a matinee. Both are co-presented and curated by Negative Capabilities. Bo th are limited capacity and expected to sell out.

Hailing from North Carolina, Magic Tuber Stringband are a trio at the forefront of artists i nhabiting the living musical traditions of the Appalachian region. Not as preservationists, but as fluent speakers shaping the forms with their inve ntive new ideas. Arching melodies combine with mystical drones, balancing the group between folk and deep listening traditions.

https://magictuberstringband.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-water

Classically trained violist Geneviève Heistek has been an activ e contributor to Montreal’s independent music community for over 25 years, working across rock, jazz, and experimental genres.

Heistek is best known for her work in Hanged Up, an avant-folk-metal duo formed with drum mer Eric Craven. The project released three albums on Constellation Record s, including Transit of Venus (2012)—a collaboration with minimalist pione er Tony Conrad that was named one of SPIN Magazine’s top 10 avant-garde re cords of that year.

Her collaborative history includes co-founding t he post-folk group Sackville, the Mile End Ladies’ String Auxiliary (MELSA ), and the ambient post-rock collective Set Fire to Flames. She has perfor med alongside artists such as violinist Warren Ellis and Patti Smith, and contributed improvisational work to the soundtrack of the Oscar-nominated NFB film Madame Tutli-Putli. She has toured extensively, and performed at international festivals including Roskilde, All Tomorrow’s Parties, and th e Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville.

Curre ntly, Heistek is a long-standing member of Sam Shalabi’s avant-Egyptian bi g band, Land of Kush, appearing on multiple releases including The Big Man go and Sand Enigma. Recent projects include performing alongside Shalabi a nd composer Isak Goldsneider in Shaista Latif’s multi-media production Lik e an Eagle. She debuted a section of her new solo project for viola, voice and live loops at Drone Fest 2026.

https://hangedup.ba ndcamp.com/album/transit-of-venus

Jesse Eckerlin is a g uitar player and writer based in so-called Montreal. He released his debut album Promissory Note in winter 2026. Upon release, it was a Bandcamp bes tseller in acoustic, instrumental, fingerstyle, and American Primitive gui tar for several months. He curates concerts and releases zines and cassett es with Negative Capabilities.

https://negativecapab ilities.bandcamp.com/album/promissory-note

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