Rhizome DC
Upcoming Events (30)
Modular Meetup
Join fellow modular synth enthusiasts at Rhizome DC for a daytime meetup exploring modular hardware, patch sharing, and gear demos. The casual, welcoming event invites beginners and seasoned builders alike to network, trade tips, and experiment with new sounds in a maker-friendly DC venue.
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Restives & The Deadeyes
An intimate indie-rock night at Rhizome DC featuring Restives and The Deadeyes, blending gritty guitars with post-punk energy in a DIY-tinged club setting.
Light Beams
Light Beams performs an immersive electronic set at Rhizome DC. Expect shimmering synths, modular textures, and live visuals in a gallery-style space that blends sound with contemporary art. A vivid night of experimental music in downtown DC.
The Abe Mamet Ensemble / Special Guest
An intimate live concert at Rhizome DC featuring The Abe Mamet Ensemble with a Special Guest. Expect refined jazz textures, expressive improvisation, and contemporary chamber-style arrangements in a vibrant Washington, D.C. venue.
Machete Wastoid Megazillion Lagoon
A provocative live performance at Rhizome DC, Machete Wastoid Megazillion Lagoon blends surreal visuals, experimental sound, and stage presence in an intimate gallery setting. This boundary-pushing piece invites audiences to navigate a chaotic, dreamlike lagoon of textures and ideas.
60 Minutes to Curtain: A Rhizome Larp
Rhizome DC presents a 60-minute live-action role-playing experience: an immersive, narrative-driven game inviting participants to improvise and collaborate in a theatrical setting. Held at Rhizome DC, this compact performance offers adults an engaging evening of storytelling and tension in a studio venue.
Indigo
Indigo at Rhizome DC presents a contemporary art exhibition pairing new media with tactile visuals to explore color, memory, and digital perception. The show, opening April 4 at Rhizome DC, brings together artists who fuse technology with intimate, gallery-scale works in a space known for experimental programming.
Crosby Hertzog Ochs
An intimate experimental music evening at Rhizome DC featuring Crosby Hertzog Ochs. The 6:30 pm set promises boundary-pushing textures and improvisation in a cutting-edge downtown arts venue.
Maurice Loucas & Fera Talsounds
An intimate electronic music night at Rhizome DC featuring Maurice Loucas and Fera Talsounds. The duo delivers immersive live electronics in a compact, club-like setting, offering a night of boundary-pushing ambient and beat-driven textures in Washington, DC.
Field of View: Early Mourning Plant Fight
An immersive new-media art installation at Rhizome DC titled Field of View: Early Mourning Plant Fight, merging plant imagery with torrents and a lye-bath motif to probe perception, decay, and sensory thresholds in contemporary art.
Ember Sperrazzawheelergarabedian
Ember Sperrazzawheelergarabedian brings a new body of contemporary work to Rhizome DC. The event blends installation and performance in a compact gallery setting, inviting viewers to experience shifting textures and ideas. A thought-provoking evening in Washington, DC's vibrant art scene.
Sketchbook Swap
Join a collaborative art meetup at Rhizome DC for Sketchbook Swap. Bring a sketchbook to trade with fellow artists, flip through pages, and share prompts, tips, and techniques in a welcoming, cozy gallery space.
Landowner Brenda Drawn
Opening night at Rhizome DC for Landowner Brenda Drawn, a contemporary art exhibition exploring land, ownership, and community through immersive media. Featuring bold new works in Rhizome DC's intimate gallery, the show offers a provocative, time-based perspective on place and memory.
Live: Lovato, Laubrock, Mermer, Francis Hughes, Scheible
An intimate evening of contemporary experimental music at Rhizome DC, featuring a lineup of Lovato, Laubrock, Mermer, Francis Hughes, and Scheible. Expect improvisation-driven textures and collaborative sound exploration in a small-venue setting.
Peni Candra Rini, Weed Tree, Naoko Wowsugi
Three artists Peni Candra Rini, Weed Tree, and Naoko Wowsugi present a collaborative exhibition at Rhizome DC, exploring memory, landscape, and identity through immersive installations and new media works. The show foregrounds interdisciplinary approaches in a contemporary gallery setting.
Queering Sound Fundraiser
Queering Sound Fundraiser at Rhizome DC invites you to an intimate evening of experimental, queer-centered sound performances that support LGBTQ+ artists and community programs. The fundraiser blends live music with immersive sonic exploration in a welcoming DC venue, with donations encouraged at the door.
Sun Of Goldfinger
Sun Of Goldfinger at Rhizome DC delivers an intimate, boundary-pushing live set of experimental music in Washington, DC. The night pairs sculptural visuals with immersive sound in the venue's intimate space, offering a distinctive slice of the city's contemporary arts scene.
Caroline Davis & Dustin Carlson
Two artists Caroline Davis and Dustin Carlson present a live duo at Rhizome DC, a contemporary art space in Washington, D.C. Expect intimate improvisation and genre-defying textures as they move through adventurous sonic landscapes in a gallery setting.
Co Op Film Fest Food For Change
Co Op Film Fest: Food For Change at Rhizome DC showcases documentaries on food justice and cooperative economies. The event pairs screenings with discussion, highlighting community resilience and the power of cooperative action in the DC area.
Zo Jorgenson Trio Luke Stewart Jovia Armstrong Duo
Two dynamic jazz ensembles—Zo Jorgenson Trio and Luke Stewart/Jovia Armstrong Duo—perform a double bill at Rhizome DC. Expect inventive improvisation, tight interplay, and an intimate, club-style evening in Washington, DC.
Co-Op Film Fest: We The Owners
Part of the Co-Op Film Fest at Rhizome DC, this screening of We The Owners highlights cooperative filmmaking and collaborative storytelling in a community cinema setting.
Robber Robber
A contemporary art encounter at Rhizome DC titled Robber Robber, blending installation and performance to explore themes of theft, memory, and urban life in an intimate gallery setting. Expect immersive visuals and open-ended interpretation in a provocative late-evening program.
Natural Dye Workshop
Discover plant-based pigments in a hands-on natural dye workshop at Rhizome DC on May 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM UTC. Learn mordanting, color-mixing, and textile prep, and leave with dyed samples and practical techniques for sustainable crafting.
Glenn Jones, Liam Grant & Ari Rosenfield — Live Experimental Music
Three boundary-pushing performers—Glenn Jones, Liam Grant, and Ari Rosenfield—bring an intimate evening of experimental music to Rhizome DC. Expect textural improvisations and exploratory soundscapes in the club's intimate room, inviting close listening from adventurous audiences.
Michael Fosters Ghost
An art exhibition at Rhizome DC titled Michael Fosters Ghost. This contemporary show presents new-media works that explore memory, absence, and spectral presence through digital art and installation. The intimate gallery setting promises a provocative, immersive experience in downtown DC.
Seventh Stanine Festival
Seventh Stanine Festival brings a plural sonic and visual program to Rhizome DC, weaving live performances, installations, and interactive works into a compact cultural setting. This Washington, D.C. event promises an intimate, artsy night of exploration and discovery, with diverse artists and a dynamic, immersive atmosphere.
Fred Frith Chao Tian
Renowned guitarist Fred Frith performs with Chao Tian at Rhizome DC, delivering a boundary-pushing evening of experimental soundscapes. Expect inventive improvisation, spare textures, and a close-up sonic experience in the intimate, arts-centric venue.
Penanggalan Crows Foot Nuclear Tomb Tartarean
An avant-garde contemporary art piece at Rhizome DC blending experimental visuals and sound in a night-length installation. Penanggalan Crows Foot Nuclear Tomb Tartarean invites viewers to navigate a shifting, immersive environment that pushes the boundaries of perception in an intimate indoor space.
Rhizome DC Puppet Slam: Call for Acts
Rhizome DC hosts a Puppet Slam: Call for Acts at Rhizome DC. This open-call showcase invites puppeteers to submit short, experimental pieces for a night of bold, boundary-pushing theater in Washington, DC. Expect a diverse line-up of daring puppetry showcased in an intimate, indie venue.