TICKETS

We’ll be kicking things off this show!

Liam Grant is a New England guitarist and improviser cut from the American Primitive cloth. The restless guitar explorations, modal epics, and driving uptempo rags recall the likes of Grant's pedagogue, Takoma Records, and the path that was paved by his forebears John Fahey, Robbie Basho, Peter Walker, Max Ochs and later Glenn Jones, Steffen Basho-Junghans, Jack Rose, and others. 

Bridging that past Grant evokes the pith of the landscape where he was raised. Instrumental memoirs and ruminations on the banks of the Merrimack River. Amoskeag. And the place where the waters flow around it. Salmon tails up the river, the exodus to Stratton-Eustis and the last night on Dead River before the great flood.

Sam Boston is from Connecticut. He builds instruments, tools, and sound sculptures. His focus is on resonating objects, long-duration events, and attempts at repetition. 

His latest concentration has been self-modified electric 2x4 duo-chord hurdy gurdies and handmade fretless lap steel guitars - instruments he has built for musicians like Tashi Dorji, Henry Birdsey, Zach Rowden and others. 

He frequently works alongside his partner Emma Mistele with whom he recorded his last album “Table Music” - pieces for an unstable network of oscillators, microphones, and motors resonating through the table on which they were performed. 

Art After Dark is an unforgettable evening celebrating creativity and community at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Altoona. Immerse yourself in a vibrant atmosphere featuring:

🎨 Artist & Maker Market – Discover unique creations from talented local artists and makers, perfect for treating yourself or finding one-of-a-kind gifts.

🎶 Live Local Music – Enjoy performances by talented local musicians

🤝 Community Connection – Hang out, network, and share ideas with fellow artists, creatives, and art enthusiasts in a laid-back and welcoming setting.

Whether you're here to shop, create, or simply soak in the creative vibes, Art After Dark offers something for everyone. Don’t miss this celebration of artistry and culture. A full list of vendors and our featured artist will be announced on our Facebook and Instagram closer to the date of the event. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided. Interested in becoming a vendor? Contact altoona@sama-art.org or 814-946-4464.

Penn State Altoona will host two “Autumn Sunday Art Cider and Cookie Social” performances this fall featuring community artists.

The cabaret-style events will take place at 5 p.m. on Sundays, Nov. 16 and 30, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Center for Performing Arts. Cider and cookies will be served.

The following acts will perform:

Nov. 16 — Rumble & Scream, a duo of whose show tells a story via narrative poetry and original music.

Nov. 30 — Alyssa Malvoisin, guitar and vocals, and Ridge Hershberger, stand-up comedy (rated PG-13).

The events are free and open to the public through the support of the Kjell Meling Arts for All Initiative. For more information, call 814-949-5452.

https://www.facebook.com/events/s/autumn-sunday-art-cider-and-co/1338193720599088/

We have exciting news and we would like to let you know as soon as possible to put it on your calendars. We are organizing the first PennsylKrainian (Pennsylvanian-Ukrainian) Festival in Colerain Center for the Arts, Education, and Preservation in Spruce Creek, PA. It is a nice 17-mile country drive from State College. Parking is free. Beautiful area, very reminiscent of Western Ukraine. You can read more about Colerain Center here:

https://coleraincenter.org/

The festival will be held on SATURDAY, July 26 from 12:00 - 5:00 pm. Please feel free to plan for the entire day at the Colerain Mansion, or just for a few hours. We will have beautiful live music, various crafts, and entertainment. There will be authentic Ukrainian food for purchase. The event is free, but charitable donations are welcome. All proceeds will be shared between our humanitarian aid organization, Sister's Sister (www.SistersSister.org), and Colerain Center for the Arts, Education, and Preservation (www.ColerainCenter.org). Please bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets. And plan on having a lot of fun with your family and friends!

—Svitlana of Sister’s Sister

Come on out to Arts Altoona for the Acoustic Altoona series hosted by James Grove, featuring Rumble & Scream alongside other local singer-songwriters!

The Red Branch Arts Festival celebrates the art and literature of our region through a collaboration between the Appalachian Cultural Center and the regional literary arts journal, The Red Branch Review. This year’s lineup includes poets Kari Gunter-Seymour and Nome Emeka Patrick, the art installation “understory” (featuring new work from Thomas Flynn II and Melissa Newman), an artist talk by Melissa Newman, and the musical folk-rock-opera guest Rumble and Scream. This year’s festival will be held on Thursday, April 10th (RCP Day), at the Appalachian Cultural Center and is open to the public.

Poetry Reading and Artist Talk: 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Rumble & Scream: 12:30 – 1:30 PM

Holy Crick Records and Gorinto Productions are excited to invite you all to the official album release show for Rumble & Scream: Post-Industrial Sounds in Pennsylkrainia—Act I! Please join us at Manny’s Live Performance Space (fka The Saloon) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 7PM for a special performance of the Central PA-based folk-rock, fantasy opera in its entirety. Admission for the show is $10, and free for students. Tickets available now via the Gorinto Productions!

Opening the evening we will feature a musical performance by Taylor Buhler, a second-generation singer-songwriter, guitarist, and performer living in New York’s Finger Lakes. Buhler’s musical and familial influences blend into a soulful mix of acoustic blues, folk, rock, and reggae. *Fun fact: Taylor is a cousin of R&S creator Jordan Tyler Temchack, and he can be heard shredding his father’s ‘89 Fender Stratocaster on the forthcoming song, “Let’s Run Away,” (track 16 of Act I). 

Throughout the evening, we will be collecting donations to support Ukrainian relief organization Sister’s Sister. “We are a charitable (501c(3)) organization created by the residents of State College, PA to provide humanitarian relief to people of Ukraine, and in particular, to our sister-city of Nizhyn (pronounced [NEE-zhin]). We are all-volunteer organization with all collected donations going to the people of Ukraine.

There are many humanitarian relief organizations helping Ukraine right now. But with Sister’s Sister, you’ll know exactly where your money went and who it helped. Please see our impact here.”

The R&S debut album, Act I, will also be available for purchase on CD and cassette. 

See you at the opera—don’t forget to invite a friend!

Rumble & Scream perform selections from Act I of Post-Industrial Sounds in Pennsylkrainia—A Folk-Rock Opera at Church in the Middle of the Block!

Guest performances by Zach Bryson (as seen on Western AF from Nashville, TN) and local favorite Travis McCoy (Grassflat, PA)!

Show begins at 7 PM in the sanctuary-theatre and please join us for a small post-show reception in the Egyptian Room downstairs!

Tickets are available at this link for $10 presale and will be $12 at the door!

We can’t wait to see you all there!

Watch Rumble & Scream’s full 2023 performance at the Appalshop Archives YouTube Channel!