Spite of Darkness

Detroit’s Spite of Darkness has a few summer tour dates to share. Mark your calendars. July 16 Moondog Cafe Detroit, MI with Dave Hurley Ensemble July 17 Bop Stop - New Ghosts Series - Cleveland, OH July 18 Fire Museum Presents at Pageant: Soloveev - Philadelphia, PA Spite of Darkness is: Mike Khoury - violin Indira Edwards - violin Ali Allan Colding - drums Ben Hall - drums Photo by @bdayeyesore @bbbenhalll #aliallencolding @littl.fly @entropystereo

A first glimpse of our Opening Reception! My Name is Palestine: Echoes from The Palestinian Museum’s Online Music Exhibit أنا إسمي شعب فلسطين “Ana Ismi Shab Falastin” May 2 - 30, 2026 Southern Exposure San Francisco Co-curated by Ahmad Alaqra and Leyya Mona Tawil, in collaboration with video artist Mohammad Tatour @la_palaa @mooni.studio @leyyamona ​ Co-Produced by Southern Exposure, The Palestinian Museum, and Arab.AMP The exhibit opened on Sat May 2 at @southernexposuresf with special performance by Mike Khoury's @spiteofdarkness from Detroit. Thank you to @amershomali director of the @palmuseum @verilyeyemush director of SoEx Thad Higa @qrwhzgub - poster design and riso printing Mário Pires Cordeiro, Deon Brown, Emma Rosenbaum, and all our volunteers for all your commitment and labor and love for this work. 📸 @kopzek & community

Detroit’s Spite of Darkness in SF. We play Southern Exposure tonight at the exhibit My Name Is Palestine curated by @la_palaa and @leyyamona @entropystereo @littl.fly @bbbenhalll #aliallencolding

WHOA!!!! Save the date! Saturday May 2nd AMP LIve presents Mike Khoury's Spite of Darkness This will be the opening of a collaborative exhibit between SoEx @southernexposuresf , the Palestinian Museum @palmuseum - and Leyya Tawil of @arab.amp // We will make a detailed announcement about it soon - but you will want to mark your calendars for the Opening on MAY 2nd at SoEx! My Name is Palestine - Echoes from The Palestinian Museum’s Online Exhibit أنا إسمي شعب فلسطين “Ana Ismi Shab Falastin” May 2 - 30, 2026 Co-curated by Ahmad Alaqra and Leyya Mona Tawil, in collaboration with video artist Mohammad Tatour Co-Produced by Southern Exposure, The Palestinian Museum, and Arab.AMP SPITE OF DARKNESS // Hailing from Detroit, Spite of Darkness consists of two drummers and two violinists. They perform the compositions of Palestinian-American composer performer, Mike Khoury. The group consists of Mike Khoury on violin, Indira Edwards on violin, Ben Hall on drums and Ali Allen Colding on drums. This is their West Coast debut! @spiteofdarkness @entropystereo @bbbenhalll @littl.fly Ali_allan_colding