Olivia Block
Experimental & noise band from Dallas, TX · formed 1970
- ambient
- Avant-Garde
- drone
- electroacoustic
- electronic
- experimental
- field recording
- musique concrète
- Shows on record
- 8
- Rooms played
- 8
- Cities
- 4
- Releases
- 24
- Last show
- Sep 12, 2026Light & Sound Design
About
Olivia Block is a band from Dallas, TX, formed in 1970, tagged ambient, Avant-Garde, drone by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2026, across 8 rooms in 4 cities.
- Olivia Block formed in 1970 — MusicBrainz
- Olivia Block is based in Dallas — MusicBrainz
- Moss: member — MusicBrainz
- Olivia Block has 20 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1999–2025 — MusicBrainz
- Olivia Block has 5534 listeners on Last.fm — Olivia Block on Last.fm
- Olivia Block has released 10 recordings between 2017 and 2025 — Olivia Block on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
8 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20111 show
- 20121 show
- 20132 shows
- 20151 show
- 20231 show
- 20251 show
- 20261 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | Light & Sound Design · BrooklynSupportwith Lea Bertucci, Keith Fullerton Whitman | Support | Lea Bertucci, Keith Fullerton Whitman |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Comrade · ChicagoSupportwith Bill Callahan, Helado Negro, Mdou Moctar, +44 | Support | Bill Callahan, Helado Negro, Mdou Moctar, +44 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Sleeping Village · ChicagoSupportwith Sumac, Stress Positions, Jon Mueller | Support | Sumac, Stress Positions, Jon Mueller |
| Jun 11, 2015 | Hideout · ChicagoSupportwith Drill, Ken Vandermark, Wire, +1 | Support | Drill, Ken Vandermark, Wire, +1 |
| May 4, 2013 | Cactus Club · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith The Cages, Jon Mueller's Death Blues, Peter J. Woods | Headliner | The Cages, Jon Mueller's Death Blues, Peter J. Woods |
| May 3, 2013 | The Burlington · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Jon Mueller, The Cages | Headliner | Jon Mueller, The Cages |
| Feb 25, 2012 | Experimental Sound Studio · ChicagoSupportwith Billy Gomberg, Carol Genetti | Support | Billy Gomberg, Carol Genetti |
| Sep 3, 2011 | The Stone · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Graham Lambkin, Vanessa Rossetto | Headliner | Graham Lambkin, Vanessa Rossetto |
Where they play
8 rooms in 4 citiesRooms played most
- Cactus Club · Milwaukee1 show
- Comrade · Chicago1 show
- Experimental Sound Studio · Chicago1 show
- Hideout · Chicago1 show
- Light & Sound Design · Brooklyn1 show
Cities played
- Chicago5 shows
- Brooklyn1 show
- Milwaukee1 show
- New York (NYC)1 show
Releases
24 releases, 1999–2025I Know the Number of the Sand and the Measure of the Sea
2025 · Album
Orchid Mantis / Breach
2025 · Album
The Mountains Pass
2024 · Album
Standing Animals
2023
En Echelon
2021
Innocent Passage in the Territorial Sea
2021 · Album
October, 1984
2021
Currents Vol. 6
2020
Wuther
2020
132 Ranks
2018 · Album
Olivia Block
2017
Dissolution
2016 · Album
Aberration of Light
2015 · Album
Karren
2013 · Album
Resolution
2011 · Album
Teem
2010 · Album
Heave To
2006 · Album
Change Ringing
2005 · Album
Sunder, Unite
2003 · Album
[untitled]
2003 · Single
Mobius Fuse
2001 · Album
Olivia Block / Petra Klusmeyer
2001 · Album
Olivia Block, Seth Nehil & BusRatch
2001 · Album
Pure Gaze
1999 · Ep
Lineup
- Moss
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Olivia Block on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Olivia Block on Discogs | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.