Local Waves: Fascinating Chimera Project

A free series at The Local curated by Mike Amari/Chosen Family in partnership with Wave Farm’s WGXC featuring Hudson Valley artists performing original music.

About Fascinating Chimera Project:

In 2019, the group released their debut The Fascinating Chimera Project, which combined dream pop and ambient original songs, plus their take on an Irish trad tune recorded on penny whistle in the middle of the woods in Forest Park, Queens.

After a decade of playing in various groups around the city, the trio relocated to the Catskills. This shift toward a quieter life while reckoning with the world’s chaos and suffering shaped their 2025 LP Songs for the Moon.

Musician Liam Singer described Songs for the Moon as “unhurried, dreamy piano folk-pop meets Bossa Nova, Laurel Canyon, Enya, and a hint of whimsical Penguin Cafe Orchestra-esque experimentalism, all build around Alex Daud’s unaffected vocals.”

About Local Waves:

"*We need to think small. We need to think local. When all the music ever created is a swipe away on your phone, it's easy to miss the incredible original artists who are making and releasing music right here in the Hudson Valley. This series will serve as an expansion of the Local Waves radio show I co-created with WGXC (which plays all new, local music every Friday 8pm) to further highlight these acts with a free, monthly concert in a fantastic venue at The Local. I hope that folks will use this series as a way of discovering new artists, and getting to know their neighbors in the process.*" - Mike Amari

This series is free, but you can support with a donation at the door. Bar and food available.

RSVP optional