First Friday Art Reception: Rhianna Gallagher + SEE NIGHT

Rhianna Gallagher received a Bachelor of Arts from Humboldt State University in 2013, and is currently working on her Masters of Fine Art Photography at San Jose State University. Her practice is grounded in traditional black and white darkroom, and more recently a combination of digital processes and antiquated alternative processes. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions within Northern California. She is currently a teaching associate at San Jose State University.

San Francisco's see night is an indie rock band whose dynamic and cathartic songs—built on genuine emotion—have been compared to Mazzy Star-meets-Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Aquarius Records describes see night's debut EP, WHERE ARE YOU, as "a stunner, dreamy and strummy, psychedelic, moody and melancholic...with a lush sonic palette and a propensity for epicry." Delving into that song terrain as a duo, songwriter Linda Sao and double bassist Jeff Kissell further distill the see night sound into raw and intimate form, marrying Kissell’s holistic approach on acoustic bass with Sao’s simple electric guitar setup and woozy-to-wailing confessional lyrics.

“A stunner, dreamy and strummy, psychedelic, moody and melancholic.” —Aquarius Records

“Oscillating tempos, dreary to bright tones and remarkable howls and wails.” —The Examiner

“One of those bands people stop and stare at through the venue window.” —SantaCruz.com

Official: www.seenightmusic.com