Handmade Music Night, July 16, 7:30 to 10:30 p, FREE

The HANDMADE MUSIC party returns with a science-fair-style showcase of new creations in music making! This month, a showcase of the latest high-tech inventions for musicians, complete with demos, an open lab to meet the creators, and live musical performances...

Sequence everything: CRUDBOX / STEVEN LITT
The CrudBox is an original hardware step sequencer in a briefcase, which plugs into and sequences everything from cassette decks to power tools and turns them into musical patterns.

Looping hardware: LOOOP-R / RUI PEREIRA
Looop-R is a musical, visual, hardware, software instrument.

Shake the beats: EGGBEATER / TED HAYES
This wireless, egg-shaped controller lets you mash loops, control filters, and play music using live gestures.

Ableton hacking: AKAI APC40, HACKED / MICHAEL HATSIS
Live laptop fans, take note: the commercially-available Akai APC40 Ableton Live controller warped to make new musical performances possible.

More information: createdigitalmusic.com, handmademusic.noisepages.com