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San Jose's only Live Electronic Art Monthly at Good Karma, 37 S 1st St., SJ
Enter Y3, 8-11pm.
Wednesday September 10, 2025Our second year anniversary, looking forward to a third. We welcome our first guest from the north, All That's Gone, a longtime techno producer and organizer of the Future_Perfect event in SF.

Pressed to Play, 8-11pm.
Wednesday August 13, 2025Many are pressed for time, but at Column, we are Pressed to Play! Derek Scott guests with his dual iPad and modular setup.

M31 Transport, 8-11pm.
Wednesday July 9, 2025Modular techno duo M31Transport joins us from Santa Cruz to translate thoughts into voltage.

Woven DJ Set, 8-11pm.
Wednesday June 11, 2025Debuting our first ever DJ set, Woven brings his gamepad and soundcloud setup to take us on an extended musical journey.

Column at Subzero, 5-11pm.
Friday June 06, 2025Column collectively organized hours of sets for the annual Subzero street fair featuring some of the valley and coast's finest electronic musicians.

Mastered, 8-11pm.
Wednesday May 21, 2025A special session celebrating the graduation of San Jose State's finest!

Sines of Life, 8-11pm.
Wednesday May 14, 2025Spring brings new life and new sounds from residents Peter and Andrew.

Guest: Artificial Halos, 8-11pm.
Wednesday April 09, 2025Santa Cruz Electronic Music Open Mic (EMOM) orgnizer Matt Moore treats us with a fat set of modular techno.

Voltage Culture, 8-11pm.
Wednesday March 12, 2025It's more than just sound, it's a culture. Electrify your aesthetic at Column.

Manifest & Manifold, 8-11pm.
Wednesday February 12, 2025
Sound Manipulation and Mental Acceleration, 8-11pm.
Wednesday January 8, 2024The new years will require manipulation and fast thinking. We put that to the test with improvised electronic music.

Guest: REALWARE
Wednesday December 11, 2024San Jose's Anthony Guarino resets your notions of reality with his retro punk electronic sounds.

Unreliable Structures 8-11pm.
Wednesday November 13, 2024This month promises a new era of unreliability and instability. We try out new structures for new coping mechanisms.

Texture Rhythm Sound, 8-11pm.
Wednesday October 9, 2024The heart of electronic music is texture and rhythm.

Waves of Wonder, 8-11pm.
Wednesday September 11, 2024One year anniversary! Special guest Woven.

Waves of Wonder, 8-11pm.
Wednesday August 14, 2024Emerge from summer with new methods of madness!

Electronic Textures and Synthetic Sounds, 8-11pm.
Wednesday June 12, 2024Andrew and Peter take a hard left and go on an ambient journey. Andrew works in the present live coding in Max, Peter dreams of the past on his Buchla. Together, the sound of the future emerges!

Guest: Derek Scott, 8-11pm.
Wednesday May 8, 2024A dose of technology-assisted aural overdrive with guest Derek Scott. Derek has been producing, performing, and perfecting his techno sound in the unlikely environs of our sprawling city. The Art and Promise of technology is alive and pulsing!

Citizen Synthesists, 8-11pm.
Wednesday April 10, 2024Andrew and Peter bring some new jams for an expedition through sound and time.

Guest: Steve Cooley, 8-11pm.
Wednesday March 13, 2024Steve Cooley is one of the SJ techno legends from Haptic Synapses. He’ll be gracing our tiny table with some large sounds.

Low Voltage Synths, 7-11pm.
Wednesday February 14, 2024Column residents post up on the tiny table with (mostly) battery powered synths in recognition of the power outages many suffered in the recent storms.

Living Synthesizers, 7-11pm.
Wednesday January 10, 2024Peter and Andrew team up on the window seat to deliver a mind bending set of synthetic beats. Drew paints the walls with light.

Basic/Not Basic, 8-10pm.
Wednesday December 13, 2023Peter keeps it simple and interactive with a set on the Elektron. Andrew generates music with code for unexpected aural delights. Drew examines the fitness of walls for light.

West vs East, 8-10pm.
Wednesday November 1, 2023Strange sounds will emanate from the transducers at Good Karma. Enjoy a performance from Peter Nyboer on a Buchla synthesizer and a set from Andrew Blanton on his Moog.

Electronic Listening Hours, 8-10pm.
Wednesday September 27, 2023If it's mostly synthesizers or pre-synthesizer electronic music, it's fair game. Bring a record or text us a link!
