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SUMMARY:MANAS w/ Dunums
DESCRIPTION:Date(s): TUESDAY\, December 1\, 2026 Type of Concert Showtime
 (s): 8:00PM Tickets: $20 + fee MANAS is guitarist Tashi Dorji\, drummer 
 Thom Nguyen and Che Chen (of 75 Dollar Bill) on guitar\, percussion and 
 homemade instruments. Steeped in years of friendship and a cooperative\,
  mutual-aid ethos\, the group has gained a reputation for intense\, cath
 artic live shows characterized by Dorji and Chen’s guitars\, hypnotic on
 e moment and ecstatically abrasive the next\, and Nguyen’s multi-limbed 
 maelstroms exploding outwards in parallel. Chen’s battery of auxiliary p
 ercussion and homemade instruments can refract Nguyen’s multi-directiona
 l rhythms or create ritualistic settings for the trio’s synchronistic in
 terplay. Their post-hardcore take on free improvisation draws on their c
 ollective loves of punk\, grindcore\, black metal\, free jazz\, noise an
 d other extreme sonics\, as well as Buddhist and Taoist temple tradition
 s of Asia and the Himalayas. Dorji and Nguyen originally formed MANAS as
  a duo in 2012 in Asheville\, NC and immediately caught the ears of the 
 many undergrounds they traversed via near relentless touring throughout 
 the 2010s. Originally from Bhutan\, where he absorbed US/UK rock and hea
 vy metal via bootleg cassettes while surrounded by a family full of folk
  musicians\, Dorji arrived stateside for college and immersed himself in
  Asheville’s DIY punk scene where he met Nguyen\, a Vietnamese-Mississip
 pian transplant who had been playing in local free rock outfits Nest Egg
  and Mendocino. The two met Chen as 75 Dollar Bill (Chen’s trance rock b
 and with drummer Rick Brown) and MANAS’ tour routes crisscrossed the US\
 , and the trio became fast friends. After many collaborations over the y
 ears\, Chen officially joined the group in 2025 and their first record a
 s a trio is forthcoming. The original MANAS duo has a new 2xLP titled th
 e most yielding thing in the world will overcome the most rigid out now 
 on the record label American Dreams “Arty\, noisey\, post-rock\, bedroom
  fake-jazz for a free Palestine. DUNUMS is the improvisations and churni
 ngs of SijalNasralla. Blending memory and homeland heartache into feelin
 gsfull sonic moments on family\, love\, rage\, and how “God” will always
  be greater.” The ArtsCenter shows are (almost always) seated. We have a
  nice bar with wine\, beer\, cider\, soft drinks\, snacks and always fre
 e water. If you need special assistance\, please do contact us at boxoff
 ice@artscenterlive.org or 919.929.2787 and we’ll be sure to accommodate 
 you as best as we can.\n\nMore info: https://artscenterlive.org/december
 -1st-manas-w-dunums/\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/ff6276ba-cdcd-
 461a-8d5d-0fbf1870c4ea
LOCATION:The ArtsCenter\, 400 Roberson Street\, Carrboro\, NC 27510
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/ff6276ba-cdcd-461a-8d5d-0fbf1870c4e
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