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Black Collar returns to the Hive Mind with a set of improvisational music. Immersed in experimental sound, rhythm, and free jazz energy, influences from John Coltrane, Can, Stockhausen and beyond are conjured up into an beguiling aural gumbo.

Black Collar is:

Ralph Carney & Robert Ethington w/Jacob Trombetta & Friends

Ralph Carney has performed with a diverse group of artists, including Tom Waits, the B-52’s, Jonathan Richman, Elvis Costello, Yo La Tengo, Kathy Acker, Marc Ribot, and Tin Huey. He leads a variety of his own bands in Portland and San Francisco, and his compositions have been performed by the Kronos Quartet.

Robert Ethington released his album BLACK COLLAR in 2016. He plays drums for a number of Akron bands, including Half Cleveland and Glenn Lazear, and was a member of Unit 5 and Tin Huey.

Parking is available across the street from the venue near January Paints. Handicapped parking is available in the Hive Mind gravel lot outside of the venue.