FRIEND LESS // Dayvyd Lunch

8pm doors / 8:30pm music

$15 GA, $10 student

FRIEND LESS is a project by Jon Mueller. Its two recent EPs, Energy Rippers and Logic

of Relics (with Bundy K. Brown and James Plotkin) aim to provoke the heart, mind and

body through an unorthodox approach to rhythmic patterns. In performance, the pieces

from Energy Rippers lean on a system of AIR (Acoustic Improvised Rhythm) using drums

and voice to achieve a similar effect. More information about the project can be found at

Jon Mueller studied jazz drumming with Hal Russell at Columbia College in Chicago, and

singing with La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela at the Kirana Center for Indian Classical

Music in New York. A prolific performer, he tours extensively and has appeared at festivals

and venues throughout the United States, Canada, England, Europe and Japan.

In addition to his solo work, Mueller has collaborated and performed with groups such as

Who is the Witness?, Mind Over Mirrors, Volcano Choir, Collections of Colonies of Bees,

and Pele. He has also worked with artists including Olivia Block, Aaron Turner, Faith

Coloccia, Timo van Luijk, Dawn Springer, Chris Hefner, Jason Kahn, Hal Rammel, Asmus

Tietchens, Z’EV, Rhys Chatham, Jarboe, James Plotkin, Duane Pitre, and Raymond

Dijkstra. He has released music on renowned labels such as Room40, Astres d’Or,

American Dreams, Table of the Elements, Type Recordings, Important Records, Taiga

Records, SIGE Records, and his own imprint, Rhythmplex.