dublab presents the Sounds of Now
dublab presents the Sounds of Now

Open Melody

Friday, April 3 to Sunday, April 5, 2026
6:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

A new independently-produced festival based in Los Angeles featuring artists from around the globe with a focus on adventurous sounds from across genres. Graciously supported by Fanfare Projects, Fender, and dublab.

Early advance tickets are available at: https://openmelody.la/#tickets

2026 Lineup

  • Artificial Go (Cincinnati)
  • Ben Lamar Gay Quartet (Chicago) / Los Angeles debut
  • Container (UK)
  • Cyrus Pireh (Detroit) with Mike Watt / Los Angeles debut
  • Deerhoof (US)
  • Dummy (Los Angeles)
  • France (FR) / USA debut
  • Growing (US/CA)
  • Human Error Club (Los Angeles)
  • Kassie Krut (New York)
  • Lubomyr Melnyk (UA) / Los Angeles debut
  • OOIOO (JP) / First USA show in 11 years
  • Paul de Jong (Massachusetts) / Los Angeles debut \
  • Supercollider (Los Angeles) / First performance in nearly 30 years
  • Tara Clerkin Trio (UK) / Los Angeles debut
  • Tussle (San Francisco) / First performance in 13 years
  • Valentina Magaletti (UK) + RP Boo (US) / Debut duo set
  • Water Damage (Austin) / Los Angeles debut
  • & “A Guided Tour of the Ocean Soundscape” (CA)

A small number of additional artists to be announced (TBA) soon. Festival schedule TBA in February 2026. 2 stages, no overlapping sets. TBA food and coffee vendors on premises.

Single day tickets are not available.

Festival poster by James Vinciguerra.

This is an age 21+ event
Presented by dublab, Pehrspace, Fanfare & Fender