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5 Shows We'd Like to See at HMNS' Burke Baker Planetarium

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3. Artist: Amon Tobin Celestial Object: The Sun

Anyone who has experienced Amon Tobin's ISAM live or has seen clips of it online knows that he's on a completely different level when it comes to video presentation. While his music can make for a challenging listen at times, the way he melds audio to video makes him one of the most exciting artists on the planet.

While the dome of the planetarium may be different from his ISAM stage setup that doesn't mean he and his visualization crew couldn't come up with some interesting ways to use the space. Sunspots and solar flares are only a few of the parts he'd have to build something with.

2. Artist: Tool Celestial Objects: Planets Outside Our Solar System

I understand their inclusion here may seem like a weird choice. Although they could be classified as art-metal and aren't afraid to tackle big ideas in their music Maynard tends to be a songwriter that focuses in on the internal (feelings, emotion, the collective unconscious) rather than the external (outer space).

Still, they remain unique among metal acts the way they blend their music with art to present their songs. If radio waves can carry sound away from Earth and in to the vacuum of space then there's a chance something out there will hear it. How would they respond? What would they make of it? It's hard to say, but Tool are one of the few bands whose opinion on the subject I'd like to hear.

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