Arts & Culture

Photos: The Outside Presents kicks off season 4 with an exploration of Ohio noise

WYSO | By Ruthie Herman,

Juliet Fromholt

Published October 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM EDT

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Being performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Evan Miller interviews Being at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Being performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Being performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Being performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Being performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Being performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Being performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Evan Miller interviews Developer at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Evan Miller interviews Developer at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Developer performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Developer performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Developer performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Developer performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Developer performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Yesteronics crafts live visuals at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Attendees at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Brady Anderson (Right, Yesteronics) walks Barry Leonard through his video setup at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Bbob Drake performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Bbob Drake performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Bbob Drake performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Bbob Drake performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Bbob Drake performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Bbob Drake performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Casey Adams performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Bbob Drake performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Casey Adams performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Casey Adams performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Isolated Node performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Casey Adams performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Casey Adams performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Isolated Node performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Isolated Node performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Isolated Node performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Isolated Node performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Isolated Node performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Black Corolla performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Evan Miller interviews Black Corolla at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Black Corolla at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Black Corolla performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Black Corolla performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Black Corolla performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Black Corolla performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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Black Corolla performs at The Outside Presents on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

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The fourth season of The Outside Presents concert series kicked off on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at the Dr. Bob Brandt Jr. event space at WYSO's Union Schoolhouse studios.

This performance was survey of extreme sound through the state titled, "Noise Ohio." The night opened with Being and Developer, both hailing from Dayton. Columbus was represented by Casey Adams and Cleveland by longtime noise artist Bbob Drake. Rounding out the evening were Cincinnati's Isolated Node and Black Corolla. Dayton's Yesteronics provided visuals.

WYSO music photographer Ruthie Herman captured the evening.

The Outside Presents is a free experimental music series is curated by host of The Outside and WYSO assistant music director Evan Miller. For information on upcoming performances, check this page.