Milch de la Máquina

Formed in early 2009, Milch de la Máquina bakes in a pie: puppetry, vocal noise, electronics, string instruments, and movement.

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Milch de la Máquina, a troupe of experimental performance artists, was created nearly a decade ago in Albuquerque to travel to the first Titwrench in Denver. We've developed new works and new techniques every year since then, performing a couple of times a year. Dozens of Albuquerque women have been a part of the troupe. This year, we are unbelievably lucky and so grateful to be heading to Titwrench Stockholm Festivalen 2018 to perform. To fundraise and prepare, we are playing several sets in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Join us at CCA this weekend. <3 See you soon, Sweden <3 [original photo by Vincent Comparetto]

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Milch is performing at Center for Contemporty Arts in Santa Fe this Saturday, May 12, 2018. Marya Errin Jones and Tone Tanger also perform! Get more info here: http://ccasantafe.org/visual-arts/public-programs/1471-marya-errin-jones-tone-ranger-milch-de-la-maquina

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Gatas y Vatas is a festival and performance series centering daring work in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Now in its seventh iteration, the all-ages fest asks women, transgender and nonbinary performers to push their own boundaries and those of their audience. The fest is expanding and welcoming cross-disciplinary collaboration, too. The 2017 mission: crack barriers, connect artists, and help fortify the experimental art and music community in New Mexico.

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Every little amount can help pay the musicians, the engineers, pay for the venue, and cover the costs of running this festival. The organizers are all volunteers!

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Gatas y Vatas is seeking submissions and proposals for new or existing visual artworks and installations for the 7th edition of the festival, Oct 13-14, 2017, at Fusion Forum. We would like to invite women, trans, and non-binary artists of all ages to submit works, and particularly encourage works which address the festival’s theme of protest.

Protest can be politically charged, but can also be subtle, emotional, and personal. We have equal interest in works which speak to larger social and cultural realities, and works which engage with protest and resistance in smaller and more intimate realms.

Gatas has traditionally been a space of exploration, experimentation, and for many is a first experience of performing solo. In the spirit of pushing personal artistic boundaries, we welcome submissions which fall outside of the materials, methods, and scale of your everyday practice, submissions which represent personal risk-taking, and ones which engage our larger communities of performers and audience members either conceptually or through opportunities for interaction, play, and reflection.

Proposals should include a short written description, artist statement, and 3-5 supporting images (concept sketches or past works are fine for proposed new works). Please email all materials to mckinnoncecilia [at] gmail [dot] com by Sept. 15 for consideration.

Please share this with your friends, family, and community. We are very excited to be collaborating with visual artists this year and look forward to working with you .

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Band lotto! Musicians of any genre throw their name in a hat. Names are drawn and bands are formed. Two weeks later, they take the stage. A fundraiser for GyV and ABQ Zine Fest. Drawing this Sunday Aug. 6 at Bandido Hideout.

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This is so fun to do!! We hope some of you will join in!

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In Milch we love to make our own electronics...

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Apply for 2017

Come party with us! Fill out this submission form by Monday, Aug. 14, 2017.

It’s that time of  year to start thinking about badass DIY music festivals. One of our favorites is GATAS Y VATAS in Albuquerque, NM. After taking a hiatus for a year, this festival returns with new intentions and new inspirations.

Click the link to submit to perform! The deadline is August, 14.

The festival is happening the weekend of Oct. 12-14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This year, the fest is also welcoming cross-disciplinary collaborations, though the focus will still be primarily solo work.

There is also a theme to this year’s festival: PROTEST. Sets should be completely original and be a protest (of anything!). They can even be performed off-site via satellite streaming if you prefer.

Share this, and invite your friends. Many solo women musicians get started with this festival which has taken place in Albuquerque, Seattle, Santa Fe and Oakland over the last 8 years. 

Gatas y Vatas is an all-ages music festival for solo, women artists to push their own boundaries and those of their audience. The fest welcomes trans and cis women, as well as genderqueer and non-binary people.

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Avant-garde and outsider arts site UbuWeb has shared a 40+ year audio retrospective of women in electronic music.

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Check out some of the ladies from Milch in their band Chicharra!

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The ladies of Milch de la Máquina singing at the 10-year anniversary bash for Self Serve in Albuquerque, NM at Effex Nightclub. Photo by Sonia E Rodriguez-Ortega Members: Mauro Woody Cecilia McKinnon Liz Rincon Marisa Demarco Monica Demarco Gena Lawson

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Here is the full set of “Frames” by Milch de la Máquina at Small Engine in Albuquerque, NM. 2012

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Letter of Recommendation: The Recordings of Pauline Oliveros

The strange soundscapes of an early electronic musician came with a whole philosophy of listening.

“Her work doesn’t shut out the world; it remains thoroughly connected to it.”

Lovely essay on Pauline Oliveros’s philosophy of listening… 

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Mandy Parnell = 🙌🙌🙌🙌

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On 2/4/17, Self Serve, a women-owned and ran sex shop in Albuquerque, NM celebrated their 10-year-anniversary and we got to be a part of it. Several years ago, Self Serve lent Milch some vibrators to create a noise performance set. We played this set once in Albuquerque and once in Denver for a Titwrench Festival fundraiser. We brought back the set with he help of Self Serve to celebrate their accomplishments. This all went down at Effex Nightclub. Thanks Self Serve! We hope you have many more years of success! You are such a valuable resource to our community. Performing Members: Marisa Demarco Monica Demarco Gena Lawson Liz Rincon Mauro Woody Cecilia McKinnon

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Jeepneys from Los Angeles, CA

Performing at Ocotillo Room in Albuquerque, NM 2/11/17.

http://jeepneysjeepneys.com/

Photos by Gena Lawson

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White Boy Scream from Los Angeles, CA.

Performing in Albuquerque, NM on 2/11/17.

http://www.micaelatobin.com/wbs

Photos by Gena Lawson