BLUE SAUSAGE INFANT

23feb12 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
with Cut Hands, Janel & Anthony & Violet

20mar12 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
with Big Drum In The Sky Religion, Kuschty Rye Ergot, Borborites

28apr12 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
BSI+Tag Cloud improv collaboration. With Philippe Petit+PAS, Lost Trail, Timmy Sells His Soul, Jason Tremblay

5may12 - Vaudeville Park, NYC
with Pilesar

9may12 - Windup Space, Baltimore MD
with Pilesar, Time Columns, USSA Pleasuredome

11may12 - Marsh Woodwinds, Raleigh NC
with Pilesar

12may12 - The Conundrum, Columbia SC
with Pilesar

21july12 - Wilmington NC
details tk

5nov11 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
with Anduin, Dream Zoo, Pet Bottle Ningen, Benoit Maubrey, Sex Complex, String Gone Deaf

2nov11 - Joe Squared, Baltimore MD
with Pilesar

22oct11 - ArtSpace Herndon, Herndon VA
as THE VICODIN HARLOT ORCHESTRA (John Battema + BSI) performing live improv soundtrack to silent film "The Hands of Orlac"

12oct11 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
with Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Xambuca, Kohoutek

7oct11 - Rainbow Bridge Fest II: Amma House, Alexandria, VA
with Yellow Crystal Star, Caves Caverns, FUN, Caustic Castle, Decapitated Hed, Ghost Volcano, Violet, Bitch House, Autonomous Keloid

3oct11 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
as ANIMAL WIGS (BSI+Pilesar+Timmy Sells His Soul)
with Dino Felipe, Pilesar, This Heart Electric

1oct11 - Signal Fest: Nightlight, Chapel Hill NC
PAS (with guests Blue Sausage Infant & Loop B)
With Thomas Phillips & Jason Bivins, Derek Piotr, Balloon Animal Farm, Powercloud, Subscape Annex

30sept11 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
as VSI (collab. with Violet)
with PAS (+ guest Loop B), Keir Neuringer

17sept11 - Sonic Circuits Festival: Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring MD
Electronics+shortwave radio in Anthony Pirog's ensemble performance of Terry Riley's "In C"

16sept11 - Sonic Circuits Festival: Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
as INFANT FACTORY (collab.with Jeff Barsky/Insect Factory)
with The Haters, Les Rhinoceros, Valentina Vuksic, Rind

14sept11 - Sonic Circuits Festival: AFI Silver Theater, Silver Spring MD
as part of STYLUS, performing live soundtrack to silent films Emak-Bakia and Lot in Sodom

4sept11 - CD Cellar, Arlington VA
with Insect Factory, A.M. Salad

6aug11 - Experi-MENTAL Festival 3: Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn NY
with FluiD, The Expanding Man, John 3:16, Violet, SK Orchestra, iSOL8TED, Jazzfakers, Hyrax

23july11 - Ruby Red Gallery, Raleigh NC
with Xambuca, Promute

16july11 - Amma House, Alexandria VA
with Anduin, Big Drum In The Sky Religion, Yellow Crystal Star, Pregnant Spore

15july11 - Capital Fringe Festival, Washington DC
(collaboration with Jeff Barsky & Doug Stailey)
with Insect Factory, Anthony Pirog

3july11 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
with Degollado, Big Drum in the Sky Religion, Borborites

1july11 - Marx Cafe, Washington DC
guest DJ set at We Fought The Big One

10june11 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
(BSI = Hawkins with guests Jason Mullinax, Jeff Barsky, John Battema)
with Radian, Washerwoman

29may11 - Blue Nile, Harrisonburg VA
with Kuschty Rye Ergot, Borborites, Big Drum in the Sky Religion

26may11 - Mojo 13, Wilmington DE
with Music From The Film, Black Jet Radio

14may11 - WFMU, Jersey City NJ
live session+interview for broadcast 23may11 - with Violet

7may11 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
as part of STYLUS (califone turntable ensemble) - with PAS, Tag Cloud

9apr11 - Amma House, Alexandria VA
as INFANT FACTORY (Blue Sausage Infant + Insect Factory) - with Pregnant Spore, Fiona Griffin

6mar11 - Squidco, Wilmington NC
with Astma, Pilesar, Promute

5mar11 - The Laboratory, Gainesville FL
with Hal McGee, Astma, Promute, Bryan Eubanks

4mar11 - Marsh Woodwinds, Raleigh NC
with Astma, Pilesar, Promute

1mar11 - High Wire Gallery, Philadelphia PA
with Astma, Pilesar, Heart Land

28feb11 - Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn NY
with Astma+Thomas Buckner, Violet, Pilesar, Prehistoric Horse

27feb11 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
with Astma, Violet, Pilesar, Myo

25feb11 - Cafe Orwell, Brooklyn NY
with Astma, Violet, Pilesar, Nathaniel Morgan Large Ensemble

29jan11 - The Mezzanine, Salisbury MD
"The Happening" arts event: with Music From the Film, Chad Parker

16jan11 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
"Open Circuits" group improvisational series, hosted/directed by DC Sonic Circuits

19dec10 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
debut performance of BLUEHOUZER (Blue Sausage Infant with Dave Newhouse & Gary Rouzer)
with burntsystems, Use Other Door, Dora Bleu

27nov10 - Artisphere dome theater, Arlington VA
debut performance of STÖAT (Chester Hawkins/Jason Mullinax/Scott Phillips/Daniel Euphrat/Jeff Surak)
with Tatsuya Nakatani, Mind Over Matter Music Over Mind, Big Drum in the Sky Religion, Prehistoric Horse, Promute, Grex

11oct10 - Artisphere dome theater, Arlington VA

3oct10 - The 201, Providence RI
with Violet, Astma (Alexei Borisov+Olga Nosova), Work/Death, Dave Public, Mark Lord, (^/ ARC), Audio.Slab

24sept10 - La Maison Française / Embassy of France, Washington DC
Sonic Circuits festival 2010 - with Merzbow+Richard Pinhas, TL0741

23sept10 - Kennedy Center / Millennium Stage, Washington DC
Sonic Circuits festival 2010 - as STYLULS: nine-member Califone turntable ensemble playing prepared locked-groove LPs to a score by JS Adams (BLK w/BEAR).

31aug10 - Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda MD
as BASTARD SQUID IMPLANT (Rouzer/Mullinax/Hawkins)
with Buildings, Food For Animals

29jul10 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
Open Circuits: Broken Mic Night for the Avant Garde
Blue Sausage Infant was Hawkins (bulbul tarang) + Haggard (wood flute)

24jul10 - The Mezzanine, Salisbury MD
"The Happening" arts event

26jun10 - Orion Sound Studios, Baltimore MD
as THEE MAXIMALISTS (Paul Sears, Dave Newhouse, Keith Macksoud, Elliott Levin, Louisa Morgan, Chester Hawkins)
with Conduit

31may10 - Gallery O/H, Washington DC
"Cabaret [Re]Revoltaire" festival, curated by Washington Project for the Arts & PinkLine Project.
as VIOLET (Surak, Hawkins, Barbiero, Valladolid, Moorish)
with Bullfight Academy, Werewolf Torso (DJ Fleg), Asa Osborne/Zomes, Eva Brontosaurus

30may10 - The Submarine, Washington DC
with Echolalia, Audrey Chen+Luca Marini, Orphans

24apr10 - Old Town Hall, Fairfax VA
Avant Fairfax festival
Blue Sausage Infant was Hawkins & Jason Mullinax
with Little Howlin' Wolf, Eric Carbonara & Jesse Sparhawk, Kuschty Rye Ergot, Twilight Memories of the Three Suns, Pots & Powercells, Lac La Belle, Nick Schillace, Chris Forsyth

17apr10 - Comet Ping Pong, Washington DC
Blue Sausage Infant was Hawkins & Jason Mullinax
with Strotter Inst, Emily Hay + Motoko Honda

27mar10 - Darjeeling Cafe, Staunton VA
with Kingdom of Sharks, Big Drum in the Sky Religion

19mar10 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
as BASTARD SQUID IMPLANT (hawkins/rouzer/mullinax)
with Jimmy Ghaphery, Myo, Audrey Chen + Tomomi Adachi

5mar10 - Marx Cafe, Washington DC
guest DJ appearance at WE FOUGHT THE BIG ONE. Setlist [here].

5dec09 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
with Outpost, Screen Vinyl Image, The Plums

30oct09 - The Lighthouse, Washington DC
with Chris Grier, Borborygmi, Janel & Anthony, Scrap Heap, Moon Pie, TL0741, The Makioki Sisters, Layne Garrett & Friends, Salamander Wool, Venison Whirled, Yellow Crystal Star, Twilight Memories of the Three Suns

26sept09 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
Sonic Circuits 2009 festival. As PILESAR (Jason Mullinax, Anthony Pirog, Chester Hawkins)
with Jandek, Tim Hecker, Fckn Bstrds, Gunter Hampel European Trio, Kotra, Ergo, Blevin Blectum, Jeff Carey, Sean Peoples, Qfwfq Duo, ige*timer, Second Land, Soft Pieces, Northern Machine, Ayyoko Confidential

23sept09 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
Sonic Circuits 2009 festival. With Luigi Archetti, Fern Knight, Twilight Memories of the Three Suns

11jun09 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
Nameless free group improv involving members of BSI, Violet, Pilesar, Janel & Anthony, Second Land

10jun09 - DC Arts Center, Washington DC
with Circus of Saints, Christopher Williams - event curated by The Electric Possible

30may09 - Artomatic, Washington DC
as SLUG BAIT (Jeff Surak, Chester Hawkins, Bethany Moore)
with Robert Blake Highway, Kingdom of Sharks, Sean Peoples, Layne Garrett, Dave Vosh+Logan Mitchell Sr., Nine Strings, Fast Forty, RDK, Soft Pieces, BLK w/BEAR, Pilesar, The Angus Brainpan, Tone Ghosting, Twenty-First Century Chamber Ensemble, Second Land, Kuschty Rye Ergot, Aerosolized Mucus, Arthur Harrison+Rupert Chapelle

6may09 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
with Violet+Pilesar, Myo, Disasteradio

15feb09 - Blue Nile, Harrisonburg VA
with Kuschty Rye Ergot, The Cutest Puppy in the World, Big Drum in the Sky Religion

14feb09 - Capitol Riverfront, Washington DC
"Luck of the Draw" festival curated by Artomatic
with Violet

10jan09 - Orpheus Records, Arlington VA
with New Carrollton

14dec08 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD
with Mind over Matter Music Over Mind, Lost Civilizations

9nov08 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
with Kohoutek, Plastic Crimewave Sound (with Djinn Aquarian of Yahowa 13), Mondo Drag

2nov08 - George Washington University, DC
with Platypus Dreams, Beau Finley
event curated by The Electric Possible

28sept08 - Velvet Lounge, Washington DC
Sonic Circuits festival 2008, with The Deep End Ensemble, Ben Miller, Kohoutek, Insect Factory, Chris Grier, Cutest Puppy in the World, This Bag is Not A Toy, Hume, Tone Ghosting, Echolalia, Corpus Callosum, Twilight Memories of the Three Suns, Bonnie Jones

19sept08 - Jackies, Silver Spring MD
with Kuschty Rye Ergot, Corpus Callosum

1jun08 - George Washington University, DC
with Violet, Field Shaman - Event curated by The Electric Possible

30may93 - Clit Club, NYC
Benefit for Taste of Latex magazine. Collaboration with CHANGES TO blind for soundtrack to live body-piercing performance. 
with Annie Sprinkle

25apr92 - Last Exit, Troy NY
live collaboration with CHANGES TO blind
with Con Demek

19dec91 - Montgomery College Planetarium, Takoma Park MD
as HEDGEHOG: collaboration of BSI (electronics) + Oktane 92 (tenor saxophone)

23mar91 - WMUC, College Park MD
live session broadcast on "Pennies From Hell"
with Clowns In Space, Haunted Toilet, Zebra X

21july90 - WMUC, College Park MD
live sessions + interviews broadcast on "Pennies From Hell"
with Haunted Toilet

15aug89 - DC Space, Washington DC
as PYTHAGORAS, collaboration with Lida Husik

22july89 - DC Arts Center, Washington DC
as PYTHAGORAS (Chester Hawkins, Charlie Moats)

7july89 - BBQ Iguana, Washington DC
as PYTHAGORAS (Chester Hawkins, Charlie Moats), collaboration with Lida Husik

11sept88 - Dupont Circle, Washington DC
Alternatives Festival, curated by Positive Force DC
as PYTHAGORAS (Jerry Busher, Chester Hawkins)

5mar88 - Lee Center, Arlington VA
collaboration with New Carrollton & Stolen Government Binder Clip

13feb88 - WMUC, College Park MD
live collaboration with Stolen Government Binder Clip and -1348- broadcast on "Pennies from Hell"