Strange Attractor pal and Journal contributor Doug Skinner's fantastic musical oddities show, "The Musical Underbelly," is appearing at New York City's <a href="http://www.dixonplace.org" target="_blank">Dixon Place</a>, every Thursday in October.  Doug has just just added Athanasius Kircher's realization of the "Harmony of the Spheres" and a rollicking Masonic tune from 1898.  He's also written new arrangements for various combinations of voice, piano, Venezuelan cuatro (a guitarish instrument) and viola. It's a guided tour of music from cults, secret societies, visionaries, mediums and cranks: a concert of the damned and forgotten.

Says Doug: "It should be fun; any customers would be appreciated."  Doug and I are hoping to prepare a book version of his performance some time in the near future.

Performances on  18 &amp; 25 October at 8pm: Tickets: $12-$10