# Event Details

- **Event Name**: MANAS, Totally Automatic & The Early
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 04 Dec, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 04 Dec, 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: MANAS:

Tashi Dorji: guitar

Thom Nguyen: drums

Che Chen: guitar, percussion, homemade instruments

MANAS was formed in 2012 in Asheville, NC by guitarist Tashi Dorji and drummer Thom Nguyen. The intensity of their live shows, characterized by Dorji’s angular guitar preparations and Nguyen’s multi-limbed maelstroms exploding outwards in parallel, immediately caught the ear of the underground. Originally from Bhutan, where he absorbed American and UK hard rock and heavy metal via bootleg cassettes while surrounded by a family full of folk musicians, Dorji arrived stateside for college and immersed himself in Asheville’s DIY punk scene and formative listening sessions with records by Albert Ayler, John Coltrane and Derek Bailey. It was there that he met Nguyen, a Vietnamese-Mississippian transplant who had been playing in local free rock outfits Nest Egg and Mendocino. The two hit the ground running, funneling their love of grindcore, black metal, free jazz, noise and other extreme sonics, and burgeoning anarchist/mutual-aid politics into their newfound freedom in improvisation. Relentless woodshedding and touring on both sides of the Atlantic has long since solidified their reputation as an undeniable live act, and their post-hardcore take on improvised music has found them space on bills and collabs with Nepali grindcore band Chepang, heavy music headliners SUMAC and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and free improv musicians like Joe McPhee, Susie Ibarra, Zoh Amba, Audrey Chen and countless others. Multi-instrumentalist Che Chen (of 75 Dollar Bill) has been a longtime friend of the band and frequent collaborator over the years, and now joins MANAS as second guitarist/aux percussionist. His guitar can be foil or twin to Dorji’s own, while his battery of small percussion and homemade instruments is able to refract Nguyen's multi-directional rhythms, or create wholly other textures. 

(MANAS photo by Barry Weisblat)

Totally Automatic:

Totally Automatic was formed by Anne Ishii, Eugene Lew and Matthew Smith Lee in the summer of 2021. They play unarranged music with each other, on drums, saxophone and electronics, and can be found around Philadelphia.

The Early:

Formed in North Jersey in 2004, The Early spans two decades, two coastlines, and an evolving lineup of multi- instrumentalists, metabolizing the textural grandeur of post-rock, the communicational intimacy of jazz improvisation, and the patient grooves of minimalism, refining a two decade-long extrasensory correspondence. The Early is currently Alex Lewis (guitars, synthesizers) and Jake Nussbaum (drums, electronics)

accessibility: The entrance on the 48th Street side of building is wheelchair accessible via a street-level lift. Please contact us in advance if possible to arrange access.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/manas-totally-automatic-and-the-early/200030772053116
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Philadelphia
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Calvary Center for Culture and Community
- **lat**: 39.948158661199
- **long**: -75.218494651282
- **full address**: Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 815 S 48th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143-3501, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is MANAS, Totally Automatic & The Early being held?
  - **A:** MANAS, Totally Automatic & The Early takes place on Fri, 04 Dec, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 04 Dec, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 815 S 48th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143-3501, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing MANAS, Totally Automatic & The Early?
  - **A:** MANAS, Totally Automatic & The Early is organized by Fire Museum Presents.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** MANAS, Totally Automatic & The Early is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Philadelphia, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If MANAS, Totally Automatic & The Early sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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