Sxip's Hour of Charm

Composer Sxip—say "Skip"—Shirey creates anachronistic sound collages in which he jumbles together klezmer, old-timey blues and musique concrète. Tonight he spends his birthday in the company of violinist-composer Todd Reynolds, sound manipulator Val-Inc, human beat-boxer Adam Matta, multi-instrumentalist Jonny Rodgers, and Hydra, a three-piece Balkan vocal ensemble. Because why would you celebrate your birthday any other way?