Ars Nova Workshop welcomes the explosive power trio Orcutt Shelley Miller with a opening performance by Chris Forsyth’s “What Is Now” to Solar Myth on March 23, 2026.

Orcutt Shelley Miller is an avant-rock trio comprised of three highly celebrated figures of experimental music: Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and Ethan Miller (Howlin Rain, Comets On Fire). Following in the footsteps of the high-firing free jazz and European outer-rock bands of the ‘60s and ‘70s and the Pacific Rim’s subterranean reimagining of “rock” form in the 90s, Orcutt Shelley Miller utilize explosive group chemistry, focused intention and chance to pursue the creation of song in its rawest, purest form.

Sharing the bill will be Philadelphia-based guitarist Chris Forsyth and his new trio What Is Now. The band features double bassist John Moran (Bark Culture, Daniel Villareal Trio) and drummer Joey Sullivan (Florry, Bark Culture). The collaborative project continues a trajectory that Pitchfork compared to that of John Cale, saying that Forsyth “has evolved along a multifaceted trajectory, expanding his toolkit with each new record.”