Torture & the Desert Spiders Residency
About This Event
At Baker Falls, the Torture & the Desert Spiders Residency presents a lineup that includes Torture, the Desert Spiders, and frequent collaborator Beaven Waller. Sets move between song-based rock/pop and open-ended improvisation: Waller emphasizes tight songcraft and band dynamics while Torture and the Desert Spiders favor volatile, room-responsive interplay that treats the audience as part of the arrangement.
About The Idiot's Hour
The other “The Idiot’s Hour” arrives at Baker Falls as a live Rock/Pop bill anchored by Annabelle Dinda, Scott McCloud, and Beaven Waller, with sets from Torture & the Desert Spiders and Torture. The night reads less like a single “show” than a stitched-together portrait of the city’s smaller rooms, where bands test material in real time and scenes overlap. No documented NYC premiere history is widely established for this edition, but its significance is local and practical. One clear throughline is abrasion meeting melody, a useful measure of where downtown rock currently sits.
About the Artists
Beaven Waller
Beaven Waller is a rock/pop artist whose New York City appearances include sets at Baker Falls. In performance, Waller has worked in close proximity to Torture & the Desert Spiders, including the ongoing context of the *Torture & the Desert Spiders Residency*.
Torture & the Desert Spiders
Torture & the Desert Spiders is a New York City–based group working at the edges of Rock/Pop and Free music, often heard at Baker Falls. Their sets move between structured songs and open-ended passages, with a loose, responsive interplay that treats the room as part of the arrangement.
Torture
Torture is a New York City–based group working between Rock/Pop structures and freer improvisation. They are a recurring presence at Baker Falls, including sets billed as the Torture & the Desert Spiders Residency, alongside appearances tied to The Idiot’s Hour and Sunday Scaries Singalongs.
the Desert Spiders
The Desert Spiders is a musical group known for their performances in the music genre, often associated with the venue Baker Falls.