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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

That Like This (duo version of Corey Hackathorn and I) are playing Telephone this Friday. Then, on Sunday, I'm DJing at Apteka (9-11pm). Love playing records, and it's been quite a while since anyone let me do it publicly.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New song from new record that drops in a month. Watererer's Sword Swipe Left Through Helmet ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob14...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

New/debut House Music album. Drum kit + vibraphone. Improvisations, but sequenced to fit the album format.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

House Music heads to Rhoneymeade Fest this June! Sick bill.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

House Music is the duo of Eli Weidman & David Bernabo. Through improvised recordings, made in a house and released through the Ongoing Box record label, the pair focuses on pitched and non-pitched percussion, electroacoustic settings, and minimal compositions. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob12...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

For those in Pittsburgh— My solo show 00000 opens at @unionhallpgh on April 2, 2026. Large paintings and letterpress works. Reception from 6-9.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

April 9 show! Tropos, Taylor Grieshober, and us (How Things Are)

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Watererer's first LP turns six. Vinyl for $6 for a day or two. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob06...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

FYI: Copies of the book version of "Just For the Record: Conversations with and about 'Blue' Gene Tyranny" are quite low. No plans to reprint (in this economy!) 7 copies of the red version. 2 copies of the yellow version.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A nice article about my printmaking practice up on People of Print! peopleofprint.com/general/insi...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Bandcamp download codes for a set of music by Watererer Percussion Quintet. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/yum 5u9m-jgdu gmtf-k34p 3rzv-gxj2 av38-7q8c rgvt-59bx d2by-7tlq uq6w-yakn vg34-77tj fkxq-5juk mne6-bye9 9582-cfft y7zd-xpj7 ym2e-j285 38mg-yduf akrz-bham rymn-xj3g a28v-jydu u4va-gqfq q6x3-ezfg

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I'm losing track of the number of longform concerts(2x a year for some years), but we (How Things Are Made) are doing another durational evening of performances with guests. Four hours of electroacoustic experiments. Guests tba. October 4 @ The Space Upstairs in collaboration w/ The Pillow Project.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Bandcamp Friday. It's a good day to order the just announced new album by Watererer, the Pittsburgh studio band who has previously released seven albums that live in some folk jazz new music rock world. Vinyl + letterpress print: ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob130-watererer-flower-to-the-mind

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

T O N I G H T I N P I T T S B U R G H !

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Monday night _ Free show _ Pittsburgh Brooklyn-based new music ensemble Exceptet brings music from their debut album "Tree Lines" on tour. In Pittsburgh, duo How Things Are (David Bernabo, Brian Riordan) join for an evening of wild sounds celebrating old growth trees. 7pm, downtown, Peirce Studio

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Tomorrow/Saturday will see the premiere of David Hanauer's "The Holyland Project: A Physical Poem about the Sacred Body." Bright Archives crafted this short film with David. The film will premiere on Saturday, May 10th--that's tomorrow!--at Bottom Feeder Books in Point Breeze at 6pm.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

<<<<EARLY WARNING>>>>> MATMOS w/ How Things Are x PJ Roduta July 4, 8pm, $15 The Government Center Pittsburgh, PA @drewdaniel.bsky.social @lordchiefjustice.bsky.social @guaguanco127.bsky.social Tickets here: events.humanitix.com/matmos-pj-ro...

A concert poster for the band Matmos with openers How Things Are x PJ Roduta. The poster is for a show on July 4, 2025 at The Government Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 8pm. $15. There are two drawn characters in boxes, an interpretation of a scene from Barberella, and a few abstract shapes arranged in a grid-like manner.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Early warning. New films screening on May 10!

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sending out a few more copies. Heading to post office tomorrow if you need one. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/merch/hsob07...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This two-plate letterpress print with watercolor addition found a home.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Bernabo/Rauch/Roduta debuts Tuesday, opening for Agape Trio. Laptop/reeds/percussion trio. Agape Trio with Special Guests Bernabo/Rauch/Roduta, Bantha Tea Bar, Friendship/Garfield

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

10 more copies of the book version of Just for the Record: Conversations with and about "Blue" Gene Tyranny are heading to Good Press in Glasgow. Stock is getting low. 50 Watts still has copies and a few others.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

To reserve your spot, please send your donation to @Loakemi on Venmo — include your email address and time(s) you’re planning on attending. If you do not have Venmo, message lauren.firstlight@gmail.com to reserve your spot; we will accept cash at the event.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Reiki + Drone (III) is happening on March 9! You’re invited to join us for a sensory experience of Reiki and drone music. First Light Reiki’s Lauren Nakamura and the duo How Things Are team up with NavusHouse to present an afternoon of healing, tranquil contemplation, and heady sound.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Balancing out the dread with some new work. "Flower to the Mind" artist proof. Letterpress print + watercolor paint.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

How Things Are Made + Friends presents an evening of durational musical performances. Four sets within four hours, conveying an essential evolution in sound and form. Pillow Project @thepillowprojects will perform movement. Music will begin at 6:15PM and last until 10PM. $10 at the door.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

First batch of pre-orders ships tomorrow. How Things Are Made's second vinyl release and 83rd overall release. Two pieces. One is a lot of sounds, ideas, and places; the other, drone or at least approaching or receding from drone. Ed. 50, hand-drawn covers. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob11...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

For Pittsburghers, I'm leading the March 1 session for Paper + Dirt's "Walking As Creative & Community Practice" series. The walk will be about six miles long, and we'll be walking past a number of buildings and houses designed by architect Art Lubetz. paper-dirt.myshopify.com/products/wal...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Looking for a sweet release on this cold Sunday? Send me $20 and I'll send you How Things Are Made's new LP "Sweet Release." Two electroacoustic pieces, one wild and the another more of an interior thing. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob11...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

How Things Are Made in action at our last durational concert. Photo by @lukeferdinand.com

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

How Things Are Made (a trio I'm in) has a new record. We'll play four sets with different guests on February 1, 2025 at The Space Upstairs. Guests include Vicki Davide, Phillip Andrew Lewis, 7D and Dylan, and more.

Poster for the band How Things Are Made's concert "A Night of Events." Show information is written in a white-ish, sans serif font across the top of the poster, while a hard-to-read large gothic font, reads "A Night of Events" in a green-ish color.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Late 2024 visit to the Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation to see more of Aaronel's work.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

"Hologram House" is now on Bandcamp. After 7 LPs since 2020, it's our first EP. Singing songs with a variety of singers including Treasure Treasure, Kelsey Robinson, and Lo Nakamura. Lots of harp and lots of other musicians. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob12...

Album cover for Watererer's album "Hologram House." The image contains illustrated ornamental picture frames with an unnatural orange and blue gradient line intersecting the image. There is a small line illustration in the bottom left-hand corner of an archway and domed room.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Masters are finished for the new Watererer LP. Here's the album cover. See you in 7 months.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Three stills from a new documentary I'm working on, focused on Brent Nakamoto's Almost Perfect Press.

Photograph of a publication called Pittsburgh for Palestine.

Photographs of hands binding a notebook with string.

Photograph of Brent Nakamoto, using a trick lens which multiplies his face by four.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Released last month. One of my favorite longer works. Pedal steel and upright bass occasionally cut through blocks and layers of electroacoustic sound, some of which was made in Death Valley. Constructed in Spring 2023. Released October 2024. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob11...

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

A new EP? Yes. Watererer's HOLOGRAM HOUSE is six pieces, 28-minutes, and includes 10 musicians. Two tracks streaming now. "Heavily Draped Above" with vocals by Treasure Treasure. "Famous Everywhere" where Kelsey Robinson and I duet towards the end of the song.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Before I co-owned an archival scanner (humble brag), I used to photograph family slides. Some of them look like warped James Turrell Skyspaces. Others not so much.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

By episode three, I was hooked and blazed through the episodes. I appreciate the ambience and space in the sound world.

Streetview photograph of the "House of Nutrition," a now out of business health food store in Donora, PA.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Last week, I drove through the borough of #Donora, home of the Donora Smog of 1948, an air inversion that trapped air pollution from the American Steel and Wire plant and Donora Zinc Works, killing 20 people within three days and 50 more a little later.

Streetview of the borough of Donora, facing a red light with telephone poles and a bright blue sky, approaching the center of commerce.

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O N G O I N G _ B O X @davidbernabo.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I rule over a band called Watererer. It can sound like this. ongoingbox.bandcamp.com/album/hsob10...

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