VOLUME 4 of the INSTITUT experiment. Every week, a different hypothesis. Underground at 620 Spadina Ave — around the back, through the lot to the steel doors, down the stairs, past the mechanical room, through the swinging wood laminate door.

Tonight: Bohdan Ihor Antonych wrote in a trance. So did Luka Kuplowsky. Tonight, that trance becomes a full band performance — jazz, synthesizer, drum machine, and cosmic balladry in the basement. Stay late: Holy Oak Family DJ keeps it going until 2 AM.

Concert | Luka Kuplowsky & Band

A full band celebration of Luka Kuplowsky's new album The Grass Grows, Antonych Grows — Ukrainian orphic poetry meets jazz, new age, and cosmic balladry.

LUKA KUPLOWSKY's latest release adapts the poetry of orphic Ukrainian poet Bohdan Ihor Antonych (1909–1937) to song. Written in a self-described trance state over six days, the record moves from demo drum machines and synthesizer into a wide scope of jazz, new age, and cosmic balladry. Tonight he performs it with a full band featuring Thom Gill, Joseph Shabason, Evan Cartwright, Josh Cole, Felicity Williams, and Michael Davidson.

EVAN J. CARTWRIGHT is a singular songwriter combining existential lyrics with masterful musicianship. Steeped in jazz melodicism, his trumpet-like phrasing and contemporary composition present an eclectic art song.

NORIKO YAMAMOTO is a mime, dancer, choreographer, and visual artist. Trained in ballet, modern, and jazz dance in Japan and New York, and in mime under renowned artist Mamako Yoneyama, Noriko will perform a solo piece as well as collaborate with Luka Kuplowsky and the band.

Vintage Vinyl | Holy Oak Family DJ

The band sets down their instruments. The records come out. Classic cuts from the singer-songwriters that inspired this scene, with video projections of archival filmmaking from Luka Kuplowsky.

HOLY OAK FAMILY DJ is Thom Gill and Luka Kuplowsky.