HacDC
DC's Hacker Space
NavigationGetting Here1525 Newton St NW, Washington DC 20010 Take Metro! The closest MetroRail station is Columbia Heights (Green/Yellow Lines). You can check online to see the next train arriving there. The S1-2-4, H1, and H2-3-4 buses go right by our location. Approach on the 16th St side of the building. Look for the red doors. We are on the third floor. Follow the signs to our space after signing in with the guard. Static ContentDynamic ContentOur Chatroom: #hacdc on irc.freenode.net (Also chat.hacdc.org) User loginRSS Feed |
Making Tubular Bells with Keith Sinzinger (HacDC and DorkbotDC)On July 7 at 7:00PM, HacDC and DorkbotDC will together sponsor an event with a very innovative and interesting local musician, Keith Sinzinger. Sinzinger goes under the performance name Fast Forty. He calls his genre of music Intense Ambient: "found sounds, altered electronics, scrap metal and other devices, blended to soothe and stimulate." His music is anchored by homemade tubular bells which he plays and routes through various audio effect processors. He is originally from Cleveland, Ohio and his music reflects the industrial sounds of the Ford plant and the railroads of his early surroundings. At HacDC and Dorkbot, he will explain how he conceived of, researched and constructed the tubular bells, and will then offer a demonstration of their sounds. The audience will also be able to play them afterwards. Below one can listen to a full set of his from a recent Sonic Circuits performance, posted by District of Noise. Also see his MySpace site for more information. Where: HacDC (1525 Newton St NW, Washington, D.C.) |
HacDC OccupancySee the Doorman Twitter Feed for more detail. Upcoming Events03/13/2010 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
03/14/2010 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
05/04/2009 - 7:00pm - 11:30pm
03/16/2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
02/25/2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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