weird windows and Hey Rel
Join us for a night of live music in the galleries with local indie-pop artist Hey Rel and an opening performance by weird windows – a contemporary folk duo.
Through their newest project, people, please, musicians JM Greenberg and Abby Borden of weird windows, deliver straightforward songs about the absurdity of our world, using observational lyrics to highlight the extra! in the ordinary. Hey Rel, a songwriting project by Ariel Hirschhorn, tells stories that are “eclectic, spunky collages.” Hirschhorn will be celebrating the one year anniversary of Big Try, their debut EP. This project was possible through the support from local l visual artists, musicians, and writers. Hey Rel will perform with Matt Zucconi, Nat Stein, and Jack Zornado with wardrobe by Zoe Grinfeld and makeup by Wells Goetzmann.
Free. Drop in.
JM Greenberg, aka jm6, aka half of weird windows, has been writing, recording, and performing for 25 years/100+ songs at this point and loves creating a mutually heartwarming feeling through sharing matter-of-fact and unprecious music and intention with an audience. Over the years, they have opened up for some great folks, including Josephine Foster, Jonathan Richman, Sharon Van Etten, and Big Blood. They also happen to be our finance director at the RISD Museum, and they think numbers and creativity are part and parcel of the same curious dimension. At this show, jm6 will perform new songs from recording project people, please with their partner, Abigail Borden.
Bandcamp: https://jm6music.bandcamp.com/album/people-please
Hey Rel is the songwriting project of Providence, RI-based artist Ariel Hirschhorn (they/them). Their lyrics are playful, thoughtful, and biting — you might hear the grit of Liz Phair, but there's a down-to-Earth warmth that recalls indie pop icons like Sidney Gish and Lomelda. Hirschhorn released their debut EP, Big Try, on March 7, 2025, produced with Chaimes Parker (Horse Jumper of Love, Nova One) at Big Nice Studio. On the album track “Blue Hour American Dream,” they ruminate on the discovery that a long-unrequited crush was mutual: the lyrics are terse, yet effective, often funny, often heartbreaking, always engaging.
Bandcamp: https://heyrel.bandcamp.com/album/big-try