Rachel Blumberg

Rachel Blumberg is a multidisciplinary artist working in in the fields of music, visual art, and film/animation. She composes experimental percussion-based music and performs and records both under her name as well as in collaboration with other artists. She has performed and recorded with with many widely acclaimed artists including The Decemberists, M.Ward, Bright Eyes, Califone, Mirah, Tara Jane O’Neil, Michael Hurley, Sam Beam (Iron and Wine), and Death Vessel.

Her visual art and films have been exhibited in galleries all over the Pacific Northwest and Eastern Seaboard. As an animator/filmmaker she creates short films and music videos using a combination of cut paper, found objects, paintings/drawings, computer animation and film and has made music videos for Gillian Welch, Nada Surf, and Tom Hagerman (Devotchka) among others. She is currently touring and playing shows presenting improvised music set to her films. Her first solo album, entitled Arch Cape, was released on Jealous Butcher Records in April 2017. ​ ​

"Rachel Blumberg has an incredible talent to convey a mood and completely tell a story with a single painting. Though she splits her time between being a drummer for bands... she still somehow has enough time to create these amazing paintings. Go figure." - One Hundreth Monkey Blog

Past Shows


Sep
26
th
2017
7th St Entry
Sep
26
th
2017
7th St Entry

Califone

with Rachel Blumberg

More Shows

Mar
26
th
Fine Line

The War and Treaty

Feb
20
th
7th St Entry

Skinny Lister

Feb
14
th
Fine Line

sapphic factory: queer joy party

Jan
3
rd
Fine Line

Short n’ Sabrina: Sabrina Carpenter Party