Ryley WalkerFriday, 3:30 PM, Blue Stage
Jimmy WhispersSaturday, 1 PM, Green Stage
Bitchin Bajas (the trio of Cooper Crain from Cave, Rob Frye, and Dan Quinlivan) have developed and finessed their sound in the past couple years, transforming themselves from hypnotic Krautrockers into kosmische wizards with a collective Terry Riley obsession. On their recent EP, Transporteur (Hands in the Dark), synth arpeggios cycle feverishly, their microscopic mutations changing the shape of each piece subtly but decisively, while Frye blows weightless, spell-casting flute lines. The trio isn’t averse to beats, though, and “No Tabac” incorporates rolling syncopations that seem to anticipate a forthcoming collaboration with Joshua Abrams’s Natural Information Society, due this summer on Drag City. —Peter Margasak
