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WAVE 1 ARTIST: YA TSEEN (Sitka)

@ya.tseen is the ever-evolving musical collective led by Nicholas Galanin (Yeil Ya Tseen), a Tlingit artist born into the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and a member of the L'uknax.ádi (Raven Coho) clan.

After surviving a serious boat accident in 2013, Galanin was given the name Yeil Ya Tseen, "Raven be alive," by his father, blues guitarist Dave Galanin. After his father's passing, Galanin renamed the project Ya Tseen, "to be alive," honoring his lineage and his responsibility to keep creating as part of the Lingít cultural continuum.

Signed to Sub Pop, Ya Tseen has collaborated with Portugal. The Man, Meshell Ndegeocello, Shabazz Palaces, Nick Hakim, and many more. Their newest album, Stand On My Shoulder, is a celebration of ancestry, revolutionary love, and connection to Land.

Galanin is also an internationally recognized visual artist and carver whose work has appeared at the Whitney Biennial and Desert X, among others.
We're honored to welcome Ya Tseen to Dark Daze!

📍 Downtown Anchorage, Alaska,
December 10–12, 2026

Grab your tickets at the link in our bio.

#DarkDazeMusicFest #YaTseen #AlaskaMusic #SubPop #IndigenousMusic

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Parker Sessions at the Amphitheater. A Parker milestone. The first of many.

On October 16, Parker Sessions at the Amphitheater made its debut with art, conversation, music and a captivated crowd. In partnership with @_desertx, @nicholasgalanin, Nancy Magoon and moderator Bryan Barcena of Artforum sparked the conversation. Nicholas and his band @ya.tseen completed this momentous evening.

Culture has always been at home at The Parker. Now it has its own stage....in this case, an amphitheater.

To our wonderful patrons: thank you for your curiosity, your applause and the unmistakable energy you brought to our opening night. You witnessed a little Parker history—and you’ll always be able to say, “I was at the first.”

Be part of the next one. Reserve your spot via the link in our bio.

#ParkerSessions #ParkerPalmSprings #DesertX #nicholasgalanin#YaTseen #PalmSprings#Artforum #LHWTraveler

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One last call before the music starts.

This Friday, @ya.tseen takes the stage at @parkerpalmsprings as part of a special evening with Desert X board member and artist @nicholasgalanin, bringing together conversation, performance, and community in support of Desert X 2027.

The evening begins with Nicholas Galanin in conversation with art collector and philanthropist Nancy Magoon, moderated by Bryan Barcena, West Coast Editor of Artforum, before Galanin shifts from visual art to sound with a live performance by Ya Tseen.

Friday, October 16
The Parker Palm Springs
7:00 pm | Conversation
7:45 pm | Ya Tseen live
8:30 pm | VIP dinner at mister parker’s

Final tickets are available via the link in bio. Proceeds support Desert X’s tenth anniversary exhibition in 2027.
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Video courtesy of Ya Tseen

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Join us Friday, October 16, for the inaugural launch of Parker Sessions—an ongoing series of intimate cultural experiences across our 13-acre estate.

In partnership with Desert X, this opening night
features acclaimed contemporary artist Nicholas
Galanin in an intimate conversation with art patron
Nancy Magoon, followed immediately by a live
Amphitheater performance by his band, Ya Tseen,
under the desert sky.

Acclaimed Tlingit and Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin joins us at the Amphitheater for an intimate conversation exploring art and music
with prominent contemporary art collector, philanthropist, and Desert X patron Nancy Magoon.

As a special addition to the evening’s Art Salon, Galanin will be showcasing Never Forget for the event, followed immediately by a live performance from his band, Ya Tseen, under the desert sky.

Prominent contemporary art collector and philanthropist Nancy Magoon hosts the inaugural Parker Sessions.

Join her at the Amphitheater for an open, free-flowing conversation with Nicholas Galanin—moving naturally across art, music, and the creative currents shaping his work and cultural landscape.

Experience the captivating sound of Ya Tseen, the musical project led by multidisciplinary artist Nicholas Galanin. As the evening transitions, the Amphitheater stage comes alive for a dynamic, free-flowing live music session under the desert stars.

Renowned for its recurring international contemporary art exhibition in the Coachella Valley, Desert X partners with Parker Sessions to co-present the inaugural launch.

The evening celebrates Desert X alum, Nicholas Galanin, with event proceeds directly supporting Desert X ’s upcoming 10th anniversary in 2027.

Cover Image:
Agnes Denes
“The Living Pyramid”
Desert X 2025
Photo by Lance Gerber

Monolithic and unflinching, Never Forget was Nicholas Galanin ’s monumental 45-foot installation originally erected for Desert X 2021.

Referencing the Hollywood sign to confront settler mythology and champion the LandBack movement, this landmark work takes center stage in our inaugural Art Salon as Galanin showcases and reflects on its enduring cultural impact.

Nicholas Galanin, Never Forget, Desert X

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Join us at @parkerpalmsprings for an evening of art, conversation, and music in support of Desert X 2027.

Desert X board member and acclaimed contemporary artist Nicholas Galanin (@nicholasgalanin), whose ‘Never Forget’ was presented at Desert X 2021, joins art collector and philanthropist Nancy Magoon for a conversation moderated by Bryan Barcena, West Coast Editor of Artforum. The program will be followed by a live performance from @ya.tseen, Galanin’s ever-evolving indie pop and electronic music project.

Friday, October 16
The Parker Palm Springs

• 7:00 pm | Nicholas Galanin and Nancy Magoon in conversation, moderated by Bryan Barcena
• 7:45 pm | Live performance by Ya Tseen
• 8:30 pm | Private dinner at mister parker’s for VIP ticket holders

Tickets are available via the link in bio, with proceeds supporting Desert X’s tenth anniversary exhibition in 2027.
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Image 1) Nicholas Galanin, ”Never Forget, “Desert X 2021; photo by @lance.gerber
Image 2) Portraits of Nancy Magoon + Nicholas Galanin

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Michelle here, and in typical fashion I didn’t even take a snap of the stage wall that propelled the timing of this collaboration: the ‘Beehive photographs’ taken by @charles.peterson.photographer 35 years ago, and the release of Nirvana’s Nevermind on this day in 1991.

I was navigating my first semester in college on the east coast when all of this went down—I remember the groundswell of interest, being surprised, being glad those Aberdeen boys made it to a global stage. But I was not close to it—so when earlier this year I kept gently nudging Charles, asking, ‘should we do something around this?’ I didn’t even know why I felt it so strongly.

Charles sent an email to @kexp sometime mid-August, and five weeks later, here we are, with an installation of Charles Peterson’s Nirvana at KEXP’s Gathering Space with their support and that of those wonderful losers at @subpopshops. 🙏🏾💗🙏🏾

The prints and texts are drawn from our exhibition in 2024-2025 at Tacoma Art Museum; Charles built a facsimile ‘mobile darkroom’ to keep the photo education going. Charles said it best in noting that this installation in a free public space of music and interaction is our gift to Seattle—all you have to do to receive it is show up.

The gift I received yesterday was watching people of all ages interact with the photographs, and read the texts as soon as we had installed them.

Thinking about myself in 1991, I couldn’t have imagined what has since unfolded in my rich and complex life in photography. I am glad I felt the pull of this album and this band through Charles’ powerful photographs, and then through the music, and that we listened & responded to that pull.

Hope you can take a moment to truly feel something you see today. I’m going to be hanging out with Charles’s DynaMic portrait of Kurt at home, knowing that through seeing it I am in communion with everyone who pauses to see that print hanging at KEXP…today through February.

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Fin 🐦‍⬛⚒️🥀 @perseverancetheatre 🎭

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We are pleased to announce a partnership with the Parker Palm Springs for their inaugural arts, music and design series, Parker Sessions at the Amphitheater, inviting forward-thinking artists, musicians, filmmakers and designers to create and converge.

For the opening session on October 16, we are excited to welcome our board member and acclaimed contemporary artist Nicholas Galanin, whose work, Never Forget, was one of the most visited installations of Desert X 2021, in conversation with prominent art collector and philanthropist Nancy Magoon.

The evening will start with a conversation between Galanin and Magoon, moderated by Bryan Barcena, West Coast Editor of Artforum exploring Galanin’s practice and his experience working in the Coachella Valley. Following the conversation, Galanin will perform with his band, Ya Tseen, an ever-evolving indie pop and electronic music project he developed alongside his artistic practice.

With VIP tickets, stay for an intimate dinner at mister parker’s hosted by Nancy Magoon, Nicholas Galanin and Desert X leadership.

All ticket proceeds from this event will support Desert X’s 10th anniversary in 2027.

Tickets in bio

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Who thinks @ya.tseen should go on another tour?

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Embracing what we’ve done with our lives

Thank you @rodneymullen for putting it to words

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The second pressing of @ya.tseen’s latest album, Stand On My Shoulders, is now available at the Sub Pop Mega Mart.

Stand On My Shoulders builds on connection and revolutionary love as the foundation for collective liberation that ran throughout Indian Yard. The album cover art is a monoprint created by Galanin, based on a photograph of his father in Tlingit regalia. The regalia remains, but the wearer isn’t visible, leaving space to be filled by future generations. With Stand On My Shoulders, Ya Tseen uplifts the gifts given to us by our ancestors and the collective responsibilities we have to future generations. The album is an incandescent exploration of existence and a celebration of the persistence of love and connection to Land.

@nicholasgalanin #subpop #tlingitart #landback

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Off the stage, into nature.

[📸: @jennfurber]

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