Johanna Hedva will debut songs from their upcoming, in-progress album, Fist. Written on a haunted acoustic guitar that disappeared for ten years and then returned in the winter of 2023, the songs from Fist materialize as hag blues, succubus folk, and bog-witch lullabies. Hedva’s trademark voice, trained in both traditions of classical opera and Korean P’ansori, finds an uncanny other place in croaking, screeching, growling, and screaming, while it slouches toward a serenade. There is doomed lament, dismembered body parts, murderous rage, and, of course, ordinary swampy heartbreak with men on their knees.

Join us Friday afternoon, February 23, for a conversation in MASS MoCA’s R&D Store about their new book, Your Love is Not Good. Johanna Hedva’s work is featured in the current MASS MoCA exhibition Like Magic.

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All events at MASS MoCA are accessible to all audiences. Please contact accessibility@massmoca.org if you would like to inquire about accessibility needs and services. These events will include ASL interpretation.

Club B10 is located on the 3rd floor of B10 above the lobby. There is an elevator in the lobby and there are no steps required to enter the venue. Our campus is large and our parking lot is about a 5–10 minute walk to the main entrance. There are accessible, gender-neutral restrooms available on the same floor as Club B10.