Tashi Dorji grew up in Bhutan, on the eastern side of the Himalayas, listening to classical and flamenco music via shortwave radio and collecting bootleg cassettes from India. After moving to Asheville, North Carolina in 2000, he encountered the music of Albert Ayler, Derek Bailey and John Zorn. As a result of these formative and later influences, Dorji developed an improvised playing style unbound by tradition, yet with a direct line to intuitive artistry. Using harmonics, prepared guitar and open tunings, his recordings feature improvisations that spasmodically grow along tangential, surprising paths. All references break loose during a composition, as Dorji keys into his own inner world through a labyrinth of warbling tones. The experience for listeners is equally disorienting and reflective, in which Dorji’s musicianship evokes both haunting beauty and mindfulness. Presented by Crushing Death & Grief. This is an 18+ event