Thor & Friends

Polymath percussionist and instrument maker Thor Harris inaugurated Thor & Friends in the autumn of 2015 after five years of touring as the percussionist of iconic avant-rock ensemble Swans. The ensemble has three core members, Harris, Peggy Ghorbani, and Sarah "Goat" Gautier. Its lineup expands and/or contracts within the flux of compositional and improvisational contexts. The range of tonal color depends on which instrumentalists are present or absent from the creative process at any given time. The band can perform organically with acoustic instruments or use shading with h...