Horizon Happy Hour: Pleaser and Pond Wave

Name: Horizon Happy Hour: Pleaser and Pond Wave
Start: 2025-07-09T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-07-09T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

Free Live Music in the Market Sheds

Horizon Happy Hour: Pleaser and Pond Wave

Free Live Music in the Market Sheds

Date
July 9, 2025
Event Starts
5:00 PM
Venue
Market Sheds
Doors Open
5:00 PM
Ticket Prices
Free

Event Details

Join us for an evening of live music curated by Artist-in-Residence Peter Negroponte of Guerilla Toss. This month features two experimental acts exploring the edges of pop and ambient sound.

Pleaser is a NYC-based duo made up of Carrie Furniss and Travis Hagan, blending jazz, punk, and synth into a warped pop sound inspired by Reality TV love stories and their own marriage.

Pond Wave is a Catskills-based experimental group creating immersive ambient soundscapes with pedal steel, synth drones, vocals, and live visuals. The lineup features Zarah Cabañas (The Roots, Blue Man Group, City and Forest), Matt Werden (Blue Man Group, City and Forest, A Slow Death and Loneliness), and Peter Negroponte (Guerilla Toss).

Free admission. Food and drinks available for purchase. All are welcome.

½ price wings

$10 bar pies

$8 Beer Pounders

$8 wines by the glass

About: PLEASER

Pleaser

NYC-based experimental pop duo Carrie Furniss and Travis Hagan blend jazz, punk, noise, and synth into a wonky top 40 fantasy, drawing inspiration from Reality TV love stories and their own marriage.

Listen on Bandcamp

About: POND WAVE

Pond Wave

Experimental ambient “supergroup” Zarah Cabañas, Matt Werden, and Peter Negroponte create otherworldly soundscapes with lush textures, melodic vocals, synth drones, pedal-steel explorations, and live abstract visuals.

Listen on Vimeo

About: HORIZON HAPPY HOUR

Horizon Happy Hour
2nd Wednesdays | June–September
5 PM | Bethel Woods Market Sheds
Free Admission

You're invited to Horizon Happy Hour—an evening of adventurous live music set against the backdrop of the historic festival field. Curated by Artist-in-Residence Peter Negroponte of Guerilla Toss, this series highlights psychedelic rock, jazz, pop, ambient, and experimental performances from regional and national artists.

Held monthly in the open-air Market Sheds, Horizon Happy Hour offers a relaxed, communal vibe with food and drinks available for purchase. Each evening is a chance to discover new sounds, connect with others, and enjoy the creative spirit of Bethel Woods.