The Church of Woo(mb) presents

Gut Grotto

Room 1222 

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Enter the Gut Grotto

The journey begins in Bowrain Betscher’s Neurobiotic Senseways, a lounge of flavor and textures, before you are contracted and released into the Gut Grotto, an immersion of music and vibrations rippling through your core. 

Neon sign for Bowrain Bather's Neurobiotic Senseways Ice Cream Bar, featuring a colorful ice cream cone and vibrant text on a geometric patterned background.

Location

Room 1222

Lounge Hours

Fri - Sat: 5 pm - 4 am

Sun: 5 pm - 3 am

Grotto Hours

Fri - Sat: 9 pm - 4 am

Sun: 9 pm - 3 am

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The Church of Woo

A picture from one of the live, Church Of Woo events. Colorful stained glass window depicting a stylized woman with flowing hair and abstract patterns, with various vibrant colors and intricate designs.

The Church of Woo-ology was our first art project. It is a performance and sound experience where the audience is led in ceremony and then taken on a fully immersive musical journey in 360° surround via 11 Dolby digital speakers and a bass floor.

Two men in patterned pajamas standing in front of a colorful art installation with a neon sign of a woman inside a stained glass window, surrounded by shiny metallic curtains and sculptures, including a golden mannequin and a swan sculpture, with vibrant purple lighting.
A picture from one of the live, Church Of Woo events. Attendees lying on the Crescendo Research bass floor in the immersive music listening space.

Our musical artists

  • Musician, Mr. Tea (Michael Devin). Creator and curatos of the Church of Woo events.

    Mr. Tea

    Michael Devin (Mr. Tea) was drawn to the electronic music invasion of the British music scene in the late '80s, influenced by artists such as S'Express, Adamski, N-Joi, and Future Sound of London. In the '90s, he released music on various labels, including Leftfield's Hard Hands and Concrete, collaborating with Andrew Weatherall and Jagz Cooner of Sabres of Paradise. His work received heavy airplay from notable DJs like Annie Nightingale, Justin Robertson, and John Peel. After a break and a move to San Francisco, Mr. Tea is back, biscuit in one hand and drum machine in the other.

    Check out Mr. Tea’s Linktree.

  • Dalyte Kodzis, professional singer, musician and performer. Creator of the Church of Woo events.

    Dalyte Kodzis

    Dalyte Kodzis, soprano, has sung throughout the Bay Area with numerous operatic companies, including Festival Opera, Pocket Opera, Opera on Tap, Trinity Opera, and Martinez Opera.   Her artistic mission is to make classical vocal music more accessible to a larger demographic of people, and as such, she especially enjoys creating inventive performances in unconventional venues for opera. Trained as a dancer and stilt walker as well, she often employs her other talents to create unforgettable performances fused with her operatic vocals.

    Check out Dalyte’s website.

  • Paul De Konkoly Thege, musician and performer. Performer at the Church of Woo events.

    Ambscience

    Ambiensce is the moniker under which Paul de Konkoly Thege aka DJ Godiva makes experimental ambient & post-rock music. He has been working in this format since 2018 and released his first album schliessongs on Underthink Records in 2021. schliessongs was composed in quarantine in 2020 in Brooklyn and throughout the US during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. His second album transiensce is currently in work and set for release in 2025.

    Check out Ambscience’s SoundCloud.