SunRaUniverse

Everything in nature changes, why shouldn't I? Like flowers or clouds, there are no two alike.
(Sun Ra)

Sun Ra Arkestra - The Chapel
San Francisco, CA 🇺🇸 - Sun 1st March 2026 Show: 8:30PM

What Playing With Sun Ra in College Taught Me About Myself Sun Ra claimed to hail from Saturn, but he and his far-out band, the Intergalactic Arkestra, still suffered the hassles of earthly travel. Because of a snafu, they would arrive on campus a day early, before their hotel expected them.

What Playing With Sun Ra in College Taught Me About Myself: Sun Ra claimed to hail from Saturn, but he and his far-out band, the Intergalactic Arkestra, still suffered the hassles of earthly travel. Because of a snafu, they would arrive on campus a day early, before their hotel… #Features #Memoir

YouTube video by Intergalaxtic Music: Rare Sun Ra Sun Ra and his Arkestra 10/31/1988 live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA

Great music of the day: Sun Ra, live 1988 at Slims in SF. More from the vault! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa6M...

Sun Ra Arkestra - The Chapel
San Francisco, CA 🇺🇸 - Sat 28 Feb 2026 Show: 8:30PM

Sun Ra Arkestra at Wayne State University 1967 (photo Leni Sinclair)

Never will you think we live in vain, If you tune your mind to the sound of the sound of the voice of the greater tomorrow.
(Sun Ra)

Documentary on Sun Ra - Brother From Another Planet : Documentary on

Sun Ra - Brother From Another Planet : Documentary on

Intergalactic music concerns the music of the galaxies. It concerns intergalactic thought and intergalactic travel..
(Sun Ra)

Sun Ra Arkestra - Hollywood Theatre - Portland Oregon 🇺🇸 - Wed Feb 25th / Thurs 26th / Fri 27th Feb 2026

When I speak of freedom, I do
not speak of freedom of the land of liberty or the freedom of any land of this plane of existence, for this plane of existence is only a temporary illusion.
(Sun Ra)

Sun Ra Arkestra - Hollywood Theatre - Portland Oregon 🇺🇸 - Wed Feb 25th / Thurs 26th / Fri 27th Feb 2026

How lmpossible is the impossible,
Yet the impossible is a thought And every thought is real
(Sun Ra)

Sun Ra Arkestra - The Pearl Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦 - Tues Feb 24th 2026

I'm talking about something that's so impossible, it can't possibly be true. But it's the only way the world's gonna survive, this impossible thing. My job is to change five billion people to something else. Totally impossible. I have to deal with the impossible.
(Sun Ra)

A Certain Beat
A Sudden Chord
These things charm the mind with veiled enchantment
That lingers long after the song is done
(Sun Ra)

With music you can express any emotion, you can paint pictures..
(Sun Ra)

Full age is of different connotation
Symbolization from the void
Immeasurable fullness
Feeling determinant
Full age
Is of the priceless treasure
Above eternities
Full age
Is the feel of things
And Intergalactic Master Control
(Sun Ra)

Image Designed by Adrian Shaughnessy, who designed (uncredited) the original Sun Ra Nuclear War 12" (Y Records 1982 UK).

T-Minus 10 Days & Counting...

Sat, Feb 28th, 7pm - 11pm @wfmu.bsky.social

“We’re Trying To Save Your Ass!” Sun Ra / Nuclear War Mega Mix (1982-1988) 🪐🔥🚀

Details ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/OV

What Playing With Sun Ra in College Taught Me About Myself Sun Ra claimed to hail from Saturn, but he and his far-out band, the Intergalactic Arkestra, still suffered the hassles of earthly travel. Because of a snafu, they would arrive on campus a day earl…

“Y’all seem so worried,” said Sun Ra, “about playing the notes. But you can play more than just notes on a page, you know. You can play the river. You can play the sun rays.”

Some people had some idea that I was going to save the world, it’s not my world how can I, all I got to talk about is folks getting together. In a big Universe like this, there ought to be something better than what there is..
(Sun Ra)

Sun Ra and his Astro infinity Arkestra - Sound Sun Pleasure!! - recorded in Chicago 3/6 1959 not released till 1970

I can write something so chaotic you would say you know it's not written. But the reason it's chaotic is because it's written to be. It's further out than anything they would be doing if they were just improvising.
(Sun Ra)

I'm a psychic being, we don't concern ourselves with being born; we concern ourselves with being eternal; we deal with the spirit.
(Sun Ra)

I'm really playing all types of music,
A lot of people think I just play avant garde, but I can play anything.
(Sun Ra)

Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons feat Matthew shipp, Joe Morris and DM Hotep - Solar myth Philadelphia - Feb 14 2026 8pm

That's my advice to musicians, do something that the Creator might sit up and take notice of.
(Sun Ra)

You must know the rules to break the rules, like i do in my music..
(Sun Ra)

extremely early live @sunrauniverse.bsky.social recording, maybe even the very earliest? there are some home/demo recordings from '48 but less sure about live tapes.