Upcoming THE RITA shows:
TBA
Selected past shows:
2024 THE RITA, Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, La Sotterenea, Montreal, QC
2024 THE RITA, Chair de Poule, Paris, France
2024 THE RITA (Performance and Q&A), Centre de Danse du Marais, Paris, France
2024 THE RITA, TV Eye, New York City, NY
2023 THE RITA w/ Ted Byrnes, Coaxial Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2023 THE RITA, Nomads International Noise Fest, Poredenone, Italy (Exconvento di San Francesco) (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutane.)
2023 THE RITA, BLACK LEATHER JESUS, VOMIR, JSH, Europe Tour: MAD RECITAL (featuring THE RITA, Paris, France (Chair de Poule), THREESOME SLITTING, Paris, France (Instants Chavires), Amsterdam, Netherlands (OCCHI), Berlin, Germany (Hinterraum), Prague, Czechia (Punctum), Linz, Austria (KAPU), Zurich, Switzerland (UMBO)
2023 THE RITA, Gato Calavera, Mexico City, Mexico
2023 THE RITA, Denso Rock, Mexico City, Mexico
2020 THE RITA, BLACK LEATHER JESUS, VOMIR, JSH, East Coast US tour: Dayton (Skeleton Dust Records), Pittsburgh (3577 Studios), Ithaca (The Chanticleer), New York City (Apartment 202), New Brunswick (Mum's), Richmond (Discovery Zone)
2019 THE RITA (Tribute to MAUTHAUSEN ORCHESTRA), Macao, Milan, Italy (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutane.)
2019 THE RITA, Treize, Paris, France
2019 LINGUA IGNOTA (featuring THE RITA), The Rickshaw, Vancouver, BC
2019 THE RITA, Toronto Noise Fest, See-Scape, Toronto, ON
2019 THE RITA, Tulsa Noise Fest 2019, 303 N Main St, Tulsa, OK
2019 THE RITA, Vancouver Noise Fest IX, The Remington, Vancouver, BC
2019 THE RITA, Dry Sockets Festival, Intrepid Theatre, Victoria, BC
2018 THE RITA, MK9, RUSALKA, Europe Tour: Berlin, Germany (Ausland), Zurich, Switzerland (Kochareal), Bologna, Italy (Freakout Club), Milan, Italy (Macao), Casso (PN), Italy (Nuovo Spazio di Casso) (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutane.)
2018 THE RITA, CACKLE CAR, Resident, Los Angeles, CA
2018 THE RITA, CACKLE CAR, Elbo Room Jack London, Oakland, CA
2018 THE RITA, Mile Zero Dance presents: REELING, Video Presentation, Edmonton, AB
2018 THE RITA, Edmonton Noisfest II, The Ortona Armoury Arts Bulding, Edmonton, AB
2018 THE RITA, The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver, BC
2018 THE RITA, The Highline, Seattle, WA
2018 THE RITA (supporting act for THE NEW BLOCKADERS, NIHILIST ASSAULT GROUP), Stylus Records, Vancouver, BC
2018 Beatrix Syjuco with THE RITA, Kurbatoff Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2018 CACKLE CAR (Ted Byrnes, Sam McKinlay), Vancouver Noise Fest VIII, The Remington, Vancouver, BC
2018 THE RITA, La Plante, Montreal, QC
2018 THE RITA, Faith/Void, Toronto, ON
2018 THE RITA, Torment is Flesh, High Water Mark, Portland, OR
2017 THE RITA, Ultra Metal, THOW, Denver, CO
2017 THE RITA, Outer Heaven, Victoria, BC2016 THE RITA, Amplified Humans Festival, The "Old" Yellow Cab building, Dayton, Ohio
2016 THE RITA, Incubate Festival, Popcentre 013 Jupiter Stage, Tilburg, Netherlands
2016 THE RITA, XI Congresso Post Industriale, Club Kindergarten, Bologna, Italy (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.)
2016 THE RITA, Squall, Kremwerk, Seattle, WA
2015 THE RITA (response to a Pietro Sammarco presentation), Unit/Pitt Project / Selectors' Records, Vancouver, BC
2015 THE RITA (supporting act for MK9), Vancouver (The Black Lab), Victoria (Intrepid Theatre), BC
2015 THE RITA, Vancouver Noise Fest V, The Black Lab, Vancouver, BC
2015 THE RITA (supporting act for PHARMAKON), The Fox Cabaret, Vancouver, BC
2014 THE RITA + Hannah Myrberg, Big Joy Festival, The Remington, Vancouver, BC
2014 THE RITA, Pent Up Fest, Josephine, Seattle, WA, USA
2014 THE RITA, Europe tour: Milan, Italy (O'), Genoa, Italy (Spazio Targa), Marseille, France (L'Embobineuse), Montpellier, France (Villa des Cent Regards), Toulouse, France (Les Pavillons Sauvages), Barcelona, Spain (Antic Forn de Vallcarca) (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $157 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.)
2014 THE RITA, Dark Light Noise Fest, FFA Collective, Kamloops, BC, Canada
2014 THE RITA, galleryHOMELAND, Houston, TX, USA2013 THE RITA, Milwaukee Noise Festival, The Miramar Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA
2013 THE RITA, SF Dissonance Party, The Lab, San Francisco, CA, USA
2013 THE RITA, Vancouver Noise Festival, The Black Lab, Vancouver, BC
2013 THE RITA, Sux by Suxwest 3, Club 1808, Austin, TX, USA
2013 THE RITA, Destroy Vancouver V (w/ Chris Corsano, Black Leather Jesus), VIVO, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 THE RITA, Send + Receive v14, Atomic Centre, Winnipeg, BC, Canada
2012 THE RITA, Noise! 2012, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
2012 THE RITA, Pure Harsh Noise Worship, Ella Street Social Club, Portland, OR, USA
2012 THE RITA, Vancouver Noise Festival, The Rickshaw, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 COLUMN OF HEAVEN (w/ THE RITA), The Astoria, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 THE RITA, VIVO, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 THE RITA, Europe tour: Athens, Greece (Knot Gallery), Istanbul, Turkey (Peyote), Naples, Italy (Cellar Theory), Vittorio Veneto, Italy (Codalunga), Milan, Italy (Birrificio La Cruda) (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $154 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.)
2011 THE RITA, Vancouver Noise Festival, 1067, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 THE RITA, HN.HC. Festival, Portland, OR, USA
2011 THE RITA, Neon Marshmellow Festival, The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, USA
2011 THE RITA, Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, Casa del Popolo, Montreal, QC, Canada (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $154 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country.)
2011 THE RITA, Noise! 2011, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
2011 TOTAL SLITTING OF THROATS (featuring THE RITA, CONCERN, TASKMASTER, SISTRENATUS, RUSALKA, UNEXAMINE), The Astoria, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010 THE RITA, Europe tour: Paris, France (Les Instants Chavirez, Le Rigoletto w/ Zbigniew Karkowski, EVIL MOISTURE), Kortrijk, Belgium (The Pit's), Offenbach, Germany (Waggon), Tilburg, Netherlands (Kunstpodium T), Copenhagen, Denmark (Mayhem), Hamburg, Germany (Hor-Bar), Berlin, Germany (NK), London, England (The Grosvenor)
2010 THE RITA, Super Happy Fun Land, Houston, TX, USA
2010 THE RITA (supporting act for BASTARD NOISE and THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE), Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, Canada
2010 THE RITA, Noise! 2010, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
2010 THE RITA, Fake Jazz Festival, The Western Front, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010 THE RITA, Clamour and Toll: Church (an Or Gallery event), The Anza Club, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2010 THE RITA (supporting act for THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE), The Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009 THE RITA, The Sinking Ship, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2009 THE RITA, Trauma Tone Festival, Rearview Mirror, Toronto, ON, Canada
2009 THE RITA (supporting act for Zbigniew Karkowski), The Western Front, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008 THE RITA (performance, lecture, workshop), Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC, Canada
2008 WALL RIDERS (featuring THE RITA, TASKMASTER), Noise! 2008, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
2008 THE RITA, THE VINTAGE TWO-STROKE DIRT BIKE ENGINE AS A SOUND GENERATOR FOR HARSH NOISE, Antisocial, BC, Canada (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $11.8 million in media arts throughout Canada.)
2008 THE RITA and Christian Nicolay, AMPLIFIED AND EFFECTED SKATEBOARD LEDGE/RAILING (Video presentation), MOVE>SOUND: Soundwave>Series Season ((3)), The Lab, San Francisco, SF, USA
2008 THE RITA (supporting act for WOLF EYES), Victoria, BC; Vancouver, BC; Seattle, WA
2008 EDWIGE (featuring SEWER ELECTION, KAKERLAK, THE RITA), No Fun Fest, The Knitting Factory, New York, NY, USA
2008 THE RITA, East Coast US tour: Philadelphia, PA to Portland, ME, USA
2008 THE RITA, VIVO, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2008 THE RITA, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA
2008 THE RITA, The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, USA
2007 THE RITA, & Loan Gallery, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
2007 THE RITA, Splinter Squid Affair IV, Seattle, WA, USA
2007 THE RITA, Japan tour: Tokyo (Show Boat w/ INCAPACITANTS), Nagoya (Tokuzo), Osaka (Bears w/ GUILTY CONNECTOR), Japan (We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $11.8 million in media arts throughout Canada.)
2007 THE RITA, Noise! 2007, Open Space Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
2007 THE RITA, No Fun Fest, The Hook, New York, NY, USA
2006 THE RITA, DIVA, Eugene, OR, USA
2006 THE CHERRY POINT (featuring THE RITA), Wooden Octopus Skull Experimental Musick Pfestival, Seattle, WA, USA
2006 THE RITA, Video In Studios, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006 THE RITA, West Coast tour, Vancouver, BC to Austin, TX
2006 THE RITA, 1067 Club, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005 THE RITA, 1067 Club, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005 THE RITA (harsh noise "performance"), San Francisco Harsh Noise Festival, Edinburgh Castle, San Francisco, CA, USA
2005 THE RITA, Noise! 2005, 50/50 Arts Collective, Victoria, BC, Canada
2005 THE RITA, 1067 Club, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005 THE RITA, Blim Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005 THE RITA, 2005 Portland Noise Festival, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA
2004 THE RITA (with members of HOSPITAL and GOATSBLOOD), Video-In Studios, BC, Canada
2004 THE RITA, Christian Nicolay, and Eli Bornowsky, The Western Front, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2003 HOSPITAL (with THE RITA and members of GOATSBLOOD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002 THE RITA, Ms T’s Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Related:
2018 Nicola Vinciguerra, Romain Perrot, Sam McKinlay - Harsh Noise Workshop, Macao, Milan, Italy
2017 Sam McKinlay, Non-Music Composition - A Workshop for Sound Artists with Sam McKinlay, Red Gate Revue Stage, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2011 THE RITA, Artist Talk and Video Presentation, Blue Sunshine, Montreal, QC, Canada
2011 Sam McKinlay, Starting Point, Lake Country Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC, Canada
2008 Sam McKinlay, Noise/Art (curated by Thurston Moore), KS Art, New York, NY, USA
