Oops, the Survival Research Labs show in Las Vegas had been cancelled due to Fire Marshall's over-stringent rules & regs (http://karenmarcelo.org/srlblog/). Thanks for the emails that were correcting me! I hope nobody went to Vegas without checking.
My favorites for this week are Silly Love Songs Karaoke Bash with the Three Imaginary Girls and Forgive Me Friday @ Luscious Studio followed by Bonnie vs. Clyde in St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Friday, 2/13
7:00 PM Spacecraft Sticker Show @ Bluebottle Art Gallery
7:30 PM The Vagina Monologues
9:00 PM TIG's Silly Love Songs Karaoke Bash @ Croc
9:00 PM Valentine's Eve at the Lava Lounge
9:00 PM Forgive Me Friday @ Luscious Studio
Saturday, 2/14
6:00 PM Art Walk on Valentine's Day in "Ballard".
6:00 PM Dancing on the Valentine @ Sunset Tavern
6:00 PM Collective Spaces Night Out
7:30 PM Valentines Bollywood Showcase
9:00 PM CASA DEL RITMO with MARK GRANT @ Chop Suey
9:00 PM My Bloody Valentine is Shameless @ Alibi Room
9:00 PM Bonnie Vs. Clyde / St. Valentine's Day Massacre
9:00 PM BurningHearts Burlesque @ Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater
9:00 PM? Kuma CD Release Party @ ToST
9:30 PM Valentine Day BOLLYWOOD @Baltic Room
10:00 PM PARALLAXXX @ OSEAO Gallery
Sunday, 2/15
4:00 PM Prospettiva Plural XI - tenor madness @ COCA
9:00 PM FUTURE SOUL @ The Baltic Room
Thursday, 2/19
7:00 PM Momma Don't Hurt Me so Bad @ Seattle Center House Theater
7:00 PM "420" @ Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater
Friday, 2/13
Spacecraft Sticker Show @ Bluebottle Art Gallery
The press release says:
Spacecraft clothing started as a guerrilla sticker campaign and had evolved into a project based clothing company with ambitions to promote artistic and progressive movements. By using pop culture as a vehicle, Spacecraft applies the sticker medium as a forum for ideas and interactions. This show documents seven years of sticker designs related to Spacecraft projects.
Showcasing the sticker design work of: Stefan Hofmann and Alan Roberto
Opening Reception: Friday, February 13, 2004, 7:00-11:00 P.M.
Runs: Friday, February 13, 2004 – Thursday, March 11, 2004
Bluebottle Art Gallery and Store, 415 East Pine Street, 206. 325.1592
www.bluebottleart.com
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 1 - 7, Saturday - Sunday 12 - 6
Modifications Sticker, Spacecraft design:
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/partyvolcano/detail?.dir=/Invitations&.dnm=1458.jpg
The Vagina Monologues
Adana writes:
Hello friends,
I'm putting on a little ol' show you may have heard of. It's called The Vagina Monologues. The show is a fundraiser for CARA (Communities Against Rape and Abuse) and omen's Freedom Center. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. You can purchase tickets from the lovely Miss Wazhma at Retail Therapy (905 E. Pike).
Please feel free to forward this invite to whoever you like. I'd LOVE to sell out! The show is running for 3 days. February 13th and 14th it's at 7:30pm, and February 15th at 2:30pm. Rumor has it that some conservative student groups from my campus will be protesting opening night (it IS a Catholic school), which should add a little spice to the evening.
We've got a lovely cast, a brilliant director, and the set design should be smashing. And if that isn't enough incentive, you just might see yours truly up on stage, wielding a riding crop, clad entirely in vinyl!
Campion Ballroom, 914 E. Jefferson St., Seattle.
When: Friday, February 13, 7:30pm
Phone: 206.296.6000
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=NBFZPTZGJUJOTPDUFMPN
TIG's Silly Love Songs Karaoke Bash @ Croc
The Three Imaginary Girls are hosting a fabulous karaoke party. I am going!
KARAOKE! Our Friday the 13th Silly Love Songs Karaoke Bash is in one week, so start preparing those love dedications and dirges! Come out, sing, and hear members of your favorite bands karaoke love songs, including members of Dolour, In Praise of Folly, the Long Winters, the Electric Kisses, the Lashes, the Catch, and tons more: www.ThreeImaginaryGirls.com/SillyLoveSongs.asp
The evening will feature love song karaoke performances by local indie-musicians {including the Long Winters, the Turn Ons, Ms. Led, the Lashes, Dolour, An American Starlet, Love Hotel, the Catch, Black Nite Crash, Radio Nationals, Water Kill the Sun, Electric Kisses, and In Praise of Folly}.
And those with a record contract aren’t the Only ones invited to profess their love {or lack thereof} on the Crocodile Café’s stage. All attendees are invited to participate. Whether love-lorn or beloved, attendees are in for more treats than a bag of Necco candy hearts!
The happily married Sean Nelson of The Long Winters has promised to karaoke, "...two nakedly prostrated lover-to-beloved love songs, which will nonetheless be dirge-like because of the bittersweet nature of all love, which is sacrifice."
And poor single Ben Lashes of The Lashes: his search for Ms. Right has been met with obstacles and restraining orders. But that hasn't stopped him. He has promised to karaoke a Cure song because, "...girls love the Cure." He’s hopeful he will find a girlfriend at the party when star-stuck Cure-fan females recognize that he and Robert Smith share a haircut.
Need more reason to attend? Shane Tutmarc from Dolour intends to perform a love dirge. "I sing for the broken-hearted!" he proclaimed.
Imaginary girl Dana explains, "We're encouraging love duets, dedications, and dirges, because really — how often does the day before Valentine's Day fall on Friday the 13th? We couldn't pass up that opportunity."
"Who knows, it could turn into an indie-rock night of speed dating AND
replace those expensive Valentine’s Day dinners that so many couples
fall prey to," said imaginary girl Liz.
"We hope someone gets engaged onstage that night," said imaginary girl
Char. "That would rock."
WHAT: "Silly Love Songs" Friday the 13th Karaoke Bash!
WHERE: Crocodile Café, 2200 2nd Ave.
WHEN: Friday, February 13, 2004. Doors open 8p. Open Karaoke immediately
thereafter.
COST: $7. Advance tickets available online through Ticketweb
www.ThreeImaginaryGirls.com/SillyLoveSongs.asp
Valentine's Eve at the Lava Lounge
Cissy writes:
Dear party volcano,
here's a party not to be missed...mine!
On Friday, February 13th I am transforming the Lava Lounge into a lounge of love....an extraordinary night of fun in part to celebrate the Lava's new hard liquor license and mostly to celebrate that crazy little thing called love...
This is a lovely idea. I am glad I can tell you about it:
Hello sweethearts!
On Friday, February 13th I am having a kick-ass-liquored-love-fest down at the Lounge of Love (aka Lava Lounge) in romantic Belltown. To celebrate the Lava's new hard liquor license and mostly to celebrate that crazy little thing called love.....
A sampling of the events:
the Little White Chapel of Hot Lava Love will offer two ordained ministers to marry off anybody willing/wanting (if you're serious... it takes about fifty-four bucks and three full days for the paperwork to be valid from the courthouse). Get married on friday the 13th or on Valentine's after midnight.......symbolic marriages will happily be performed as well...
Free kissing booth with purchase of any Valentine's drink specials...(champagne and chambord, raspberry beer and slutty redheads for $3/$4)...
Pulsating beats by the DJ Reverand Bob with HoneyLove......
Get your groove on with the fabulous Lushy...love ! sounds of tomorrow...tonight.
Great prizes for the best in red and for favorite kissing couple....
And the best thing..(other than the crafty hearts I'm making).... it's free !
To view the poster click here or cut and paste in your browser:
http://www.carriegordon.com/valentines_day/asdf.jpg
The lovin' starts at 9PM.
I hope to see you all there!!!
cissy.
I will definitely swing by in one of the karaoke breaks.
Lava Lounge in Belltown.
Forgive Me Friday @ Luscious Studio
I ran into Sir Pol the other day and he said he would be the trusted bartender on "Forgive Me Friday". He had great ideas for drink specials. For example: Bring your divorce lawyer and get divorced and your lawyer will get free drinks all night! The other specials were even more obscure - so obscure that I forgot them.
If you want to experience the dark side of Valentine's Day your place has to be at Luscious Studio:
a friday-the-thirteenth-v.-valentine's-day event featuring
live music from:
filastine
free jail
infernal noise brigade
kisskisskiss
ophelia and the great idea
the new death show
live art from:
known and unknown local artists
a kissing booth
much more...
Emiliy from the Stranger has obviously been to some of the parties at Luscious:
We thought Luscious gave up, but they're back. They're a leetle beet mysterious about what kind of "live" art they're showing along with all the music and performance (which includes the tireless Infernal Noise Brigade), but the shows have been nuts and fun in the past, so we'll include them anyway.
9pm-3am
friday, february 13th
321 3rd avenue south # 301
(corner of third and jackson)
$5
21 + bar
for more info call 206-622-4252
Saturday, 2/14
Art Walk on Valentine's Day in "Ballard".
Amada Luna is inviting us to do the Art Walk in "Ballard". Their shop is one block north of Hattie's Hat you should definitely stop by.
Hello again, we are pleased to invite you to Art Walk this coming Saturday, February 14th. We will be featuring the art of...
We will also continue show beautiful art by Shannon Bowley (including some new pieces)...
If you do decide to spend your Valentine's Day in Ballard (sounds kind of sad, though) you might as well stay there and get drunk at the Sunset Tavern show.
Amada Luna
5317 Ballard Ave NW
www.amadaluna.com
Dancing on the Valentine @ Sunset Tavern
Duran Duran flashbacks in "Ballard" for a good cause:
A Benefit Show for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Tribute to Duran Duran
Tickets are available at Sonic Boom locations, the Sunset & Pretty Parlor
Bands playing - Argo, Slomo Rabbit Kick (featuring Anna Lange), The Capillaries, Kinski, The Long Winters, The Flaming No No's (members of Carrie Akre Band, Amateur Boyfriend, and Glorious), Debaser (members of Harvey Danger, Peter Parker, Faster Tiger)
This non-smoking night at the Sunset is in Honor of the lovely Jenny George, a survivor of Leukemia making it to see her 30th Birthday on Valentine's Day! The night also offers - Valentine Portraits, Champagne toast, raffle with amazing prizes, and lots of Valentine festivities for couples and singles! The Art show features donated artwork from local artists, including Sam Trout, and there will be a silent auction so folks can bid on a piece and at the end of the week find out if they've won. All proceeds of the art show go to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Ballard is having their art walk the same night, so it is a great time to come down, see some art in shops and galleries and enjoy some great bands playing Duran Duran songs!
Saturday Feb. 14th Art show (free) 6 - 8 pm, Music doors 8:30 show
9pm at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard
$12 - donation/ticket fee.
Collective Spaces Night Out
Five venues are having an opening reception: Crawl Space, 1506 Projects, No Space, Edie’s Shoes, and Joe Bar.
To invigorate Seattle's art scene a number of young, alternative art spaces have joined together to create a collaborative experience.
Collective Spaces' Night Out- a new community event created by 1506 Projects, Crawlspace, No Space, and Joseph Findeiss, will include a number of local businesses interested in displaying art. Each location will present independently curated exhibits of local and national artists. The first Collective Spaces will be on February 14th, starting at 6 p.m. and will encompass the lower part of Capitol Hill.
Here is the fine print:
Saturday, February 14, 2004
Opening receptions: Saturday starting at 6 pm
CRAWLSPACE: Dawn Cerny and Curtis Whaley
504 E. Denny Way
DAWN CERNY, Seattle WA
A President’s Day funny Valentine: drawings and prints about history, thwarted expectations, unrequited love, and being sarcastic. (dawncerny.com)
CURTIS WHALEY, Madison WI
Whaley's drawings are done in graphite and watercolor on paper. Chaotic lines and patterns that playfully transform a common, utilitarian composition into an elegant abstraction.
1506 PROJECTS: Studio Opening
1506 E. Olive Way
1506 Projects presents a solo exhibition of new work by Seattle based artist Neal Bashor. Studio Opening brings together a collection of paintings and sculpture that recreates the surroundings of the artist's studio. The gallery space will be transformed through trompe l'loeil tricks and abstract elements.
NO SPACE: People Skilz
534 Summit Avenue
No Space presents People Skilz in collaboration with Yeti Magazine, co-curated ! by Mike McGonical.
People Skilz showcases work from 17 young emerging artists from around the country. The show will include Seattle artists Kevin Willis and Ryan Iverson, Portland based Carson Ellis, and New York photographer Jody Fausett. No Space is located at 534 Summit Ave.on the corner of Summit and Mercer.
EDIE’S SHOES: Textbook For the Migratory Habits of a Nervous Heart
319 E. Pine Street
Opening reception: 7pm-9pm
Edie’s Shoes presents Joseph Findeiss who will be showing mixed media work Textbook For the Migratory Habits of a Nervous Heart from old textbooks, color plates and atlases.
JOE BAR: Capra Hircus Linnaeus
810 E. Roy
An eclectic mix of artistic styles and subject matter, Capra Hircus Linnaeus is an offshoot of Live Nude Goats, a loosely-knit arts collective of current and former Seattle Art Museum* employees.
*Live Nude Goats has no affiliation with the Seattle Art Museum.
Valentines Bollywood Showcase
I knew this would happen sooner or later. We've got two Bollywood parties on one evening. This day officially marks the peak of the "Seattle Bollywood Bubble" that started in 2002.
Valentines Bollywood Showcase presented by DJ Kazan.
SPECIAL FEATURED ACTS
* Dj Kazan MTV Bombay mixing bollywood & bhangra
* Belly dancer troupe
* Bhangra dance teams
* Classical Indian dances
* Dandia dance troupe
* Sword dance
* Live Indian classical music
* Big Screen Bollywood movies and Video mixing
* Mehndi Henna artist
* Dj Kazan
* Dinner included
* Prizes and special giveaways and more
* at China Harbor (2mins. from downtown Seattle)
* On the shores of Lake Union with additional outside deck
* Capacity of over 600 people. Tickets are going soon.
Celebrate Valentines Day with this stylish, powerpacked show brought to you by MTV Bombay's and Seattles #1 DJ Kazan, bringing alive the sights and sounds of India in a one-night explosion of Bollywood-inspired music, dance, and lifestyle.
When: Valentines Day Sat.Feb14th.2004
7:30p.m. - 1:30a.m.
Dinner - 7:30 - 8:30
Live entertainment and dancers show 8:30 - 10:00
DJ Kazan mixing Bollywod and Bhangra dance 10:00 - 1:30 in the morning.
Where: China Harbor, 2040 Westlake Ave North (on the shore of Lake union, with amazing view of the city, 2min from downtown Seattle with inside seating of 600 people and an outside deck as well)
Dress: Elegant semi formal, or traditional
Open to all ages, singles, couples and families
Must be 21+ to Drink
$20 presale . $25 at the door
For ticket locations, directions and info call 206.355.1191 or visit
http://www.djkazan.com
CASA DEL RITMO with MARK GRANT @ Chop Suey
Fortune Kiki wishes a Happy Valentine's Day.
So there, go take a walk on the beach, have a romantic dinner with the love ones, and come down dance with us after...
Look forward to see you there....
Happy Valentine's Day!
Hugs & Kisses,
Fortune Kiki
Another Valentine's Day show:
CASA DEL RITMO
A Valentine's Day Celebration
Saturday. 14 February 2004
Chop Suey
featuring
MARK GRANT
(Om Records - Chicago)
www.djmarkgrant.com
Following the success of Om's first Sound Design album mixed by Los Angeles' house legend Marques Wyatt, comes the perfect counterpart to further the soulful house tradition. Receiving national attention in the late nineties as Cajual Record's top gun producer, Mark Grant has enjoyed mass appeal with "Dancin'" as Chicago Connection and the Braxton Holmes EP, as well as remixes for Holmes, Glenn Underground, Andre Harris and Green Velvet. Building off his stardom, Mark has also recorded material for Guidance, whose "Spirit of the Black Ghost" and "Fly with me" remixes remain popular with house heads around the globe. Coverage of Mark's career has landed him features in such heralded publications as Mixmag, DMA and URB.
Djing has been a major factor in Mark's rise to international stardom. Using a mixing style that emphasizes tension and release, Mark lets tracks work together to create movements in the mix that take it through different moods seamlessly. His skills behind the decks have garnered him top spots from Paris to Los Angeles and all places in-between, influencing a worldwide following of partygoers.
along with
WESLEY HOLMES (Casa Del Ritmo)
JEROMY NAIL (Uniting Souls)
Chop Suey is located at 1325 E Madison St, 14th & Madison, Seattle
206 324 8000. www.chopsuey.com
$7before 11pm, $10 after
9pm Doors, 21 & up
My Bloody Valentine is Shameless @ Alibi Room
I don;t know much about this one:
Feb 14th- My Bloody Valentine is Shameless
Chromeo Record Release/Listening Party!
9:00-10:00 Followed by...
Kill the DJ Recess
Anti V-Day Fisher
the perfect bloody valentine
Chromeo
if you like playgroup ... soulwax... output... prince... rick james.... punk/disco/funk.... you... must ...check... out .... CHROMEO!
CHROMEO: Crossing the Gaza Strip of sexxx jams.
Chromeo is Pee Thug and Dave 1: best friends since their Montreal adolescence, virtuoso musicians, walking hip hop encyclopedias, and the only successful Arab/Jew partnership since the dawn of human culture.
As Chromeo, they fuse their penchants for two sorely missed musical genres into a wholly new thing. Pee, the brown-skinned Quebecois street tough, brings analog synth basslines and drum machine wizardry à la Cameo and Prince. Dave, the Semitic bookworm (currently earning his Ph.D. in French Lit at Columbia), contributes melodic tales of urban romance. Their blend of catchy song structures, memorable hooks, and twirling guitar solos conjure up images of either a sophisticated, thugged-out Hall & Oates, or the subconscious meeting of Daft Punk and N.E.R.D. "She's in Control" on Vice Records out 2/17.
www.vice-records.com
Free Giveaways!
$0 (Save your $, buy yourself a drink...it's Saturday night after all!)
Rock On!
Alibi Room, 85 Pike Street, (206) 623-3180
FREE!
http://www.nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?threadid=64158&eventid=13909
www.simplyshameless.com
Flyer: http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/partyvolcano/detail?.dir=/Invitations&.dnm=e310.jpg
Bonnie Vs. Clyde / St. Valentine's Day Massacre
This will be the biggest V-Day party. It is actually two parties in one: Flight to Mars with their St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and Bonnie Vs. Clyde, A Valentine's Drag Ball Mass:ive.
F2M and Mass:ive Progressive Party
Flight to Mars and Mass:ive are proud to bring you a weekend of guns, garters, and gangsters, of dames and drinks, and of course dancing and drag. A progressive party in 2 locations!
On February 14, 1929, Al Capone ordered a hit on his rival, Bugs Moran. He sent Machine Gun McGurn to a Chicago warehouse where Moran would be having a meeting. They lined up seven of Moran's men against a brick wall and shot them with a tommy gun. Moran arrived late, smelled trouble, and avoided being killed. The massacre triggered the climax of the mobster era, almost simultaneous with the crashing end of the Roaring 20s.
Flight to Mars presents The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
http://www.flight2mars.com/massacre/
Break out your fedoras, pinstripes, and flapper dresses for a new Flight to Mars party. This event will behold the era of the Roaring 20s in music, dance, and many other authentic representations. F2M will be at About the Music, 6010 Airport Way S. in Georgetown.
Bonnie Vs. Clyde, A Valentine's Drag Ball Mass:ive
http://massive.twiinster.com/mass9.htm
Our first drag ball last year proved to be a resounding success, with a hair shy of 200 burners attending. Who would have imagined burners like dressing in drag? And now our second annual is upon us, this Valentine's day. The theme is 1930's gangster, complete with Tommy guns and flapper dresses. Prepare for the best, and grab your garters! Ladies grab your guns, gentlemen grab your garters!
Mass:ive will be at Lo-Fi Studios 429B East Lake Avenue East, on the corner of Eastlake and Republican
Two Locations! Twice The Fun!
Now for the amazing news: Either ticket is good for BOTH events! And furthermore, we will have a shuttle service* between the two. (*Shuttle service is $2 each way, and does not guarantee you a ride back) First shuttle leaves SVDM at 10:30pm Last shuttle leaves BvC at 2:00am
Also---CAPACITY IS LIMITED FOR BOTH EVENTS! BUY PRESALE!
Either event is only $10/presale, and $12 door.
Presale for F2M at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/232
Presale for mass:ive at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/217
http://massive.twiinster.com/mass9.htm
http://www.flight2mars.com/massacre/
http://www.burningmanseattle.com/events/#214
BurningHearts Burlesque @ Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater
BurningHearts Burlesque presents:
My Funny Valentine
w/ Host Dane Ballard as Fallen Cupid
Staring Mistress Violet as Venus
Peek-a-boo Cabaret! Authentic Burlesque! BurningHearts Burlesque Shows are a Madcap Thrill-ride Through the Land of Bump & Grind with Lots of Laughs and Loads Cheese-cake! Featuring Gorgeous Gals servin’ up Sizzlin’ Strip Tease with a Heapin’ Side of Originality and Passion! Expect the Unexpected! Don’t Miss BurningHearts Burlesque!
We have also received this GMP tip:
We also wanted to let you know that the Slice of the Apple Dancers (the dance troupe where Dirty Bunny got his start) will be performing next week at the Catwalk. GMP regular The Swedish Housewife is hosting yet another of her very successful 'This is Burlesque' shows. It's happening Thursday, February 19th, hosted by another GMP regular -- It's Mark Mitchell! The doors open at 8:30, and the show starts at 9ish. Cover for the show is $15, and is WELL worth it. Even if you don't make it to see the Slice of the Apple Dancers do their thing, you should definitely plan to show up at the Catwalk at 10:30 that nite. Scott Ewalt will be flying in from NYC to spin records after the Burlesque show, and GMP has received a special invitation (and a special reduced cover) to come show Scott what Seattle has to offer. Anyone coming down in costume to dance to Scott's amazing selection of music will get in for a mere $1 -- Just say "Dirty Bunny Sent Me". Think of it as a mini-GMP.
Saturday Feb. 14th
@ Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater, 2320 2nd Ave
Two Shows in One Night
9:00pm & 10:30pm
$10.00 @ the door. 21 & up, Prizes, 206-898-9067/
Kuma CD Release Party @ ToST
Chris writes:
Greetings Everyone!
Hope 2004 is treating all of you well so far. Just an update here to let you know that we at UFO are still planning on putting together a Spring event, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, yours truly has some upcoming DJing gigs that you should know about. The first one is a departure from the mod sounds you usually hear from me. For the rest, I go back to the groovy cuts you're used to. Hope some of you can come out and check it out!
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14 (VALENTINE'S DAY)
CD Release Party for KUMA
with guests
Satori
DJ Chrispo
(spinning vintage 80's electro, synth, Euro-pop and nu-wave along with some new sounds).
AT TOST
513 N. 36th St Seattle, WA
(a few doors down from the Triangle Tavern in Fremont)
Valentine Day BOLLYWOOD @Baltic Room
I am wondering which Bollywood party I would pick. But everything will look pale in comparison to the fantastic Cheb I Sabbah show on last Wednesday.
Serving some HOT Bhangra beats & COOL Bollywood grooves for dessert to top of your *romantic* Valentine's Day evening.
And for the others...this is the chance to meet and get down with someone special.
NOTE: Try to make it by 10-10:30pm as we are expecting a lot of people
and moreover you dont really want to park 4 blocks away, right?
PARTY starts at 9:30pm with:
>DJ Peter Madril
>DJ Manpreet Singh
>Willaim Gilchrist on tablas
>Ravi Singh on dhol
Specials:
> Laal Pari (Vodka Cran) $3.50 all night.
> Ladies FREE till 11pm ($13 after 11pm)
> Guys: $10 cover before 11pm and $13 afterwards.
Baltic Room, 1207 - Pine Street
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=IEMHCQEUWIOBLKFHZBAI
"420" @ Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater
This is Rob's second show this month:
"420" - 420 short films (1 - 30 seconds each) shot on location in
seattle, berlin, prague, amsterdam, sunbury, and elsewhere. A rare
chance to see these films on the big screen. Door opens at 7, film
starts promptly at 8. Approx. running time: 90 minutes. $5.
The movies are funny and interesting. I saw them at Steven Stone's birthday party at the VIP room. Rob showed me how he did it. His little digital camera allows him to record short clips up to 10 seconds. I don't know how long he has been making those random clips. But eventually he got enough of them to stitch them togother for a complete movie.
Thursday February 19 2004 7 - 10 pm
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater, 2320 2nd Ave
Sample clips from previous collection:
http://www.zverina.com/movies/index.htm
PARALLAXXX @ OSEAO Gallery
Might be good for after hours:
10pm till well after the sun rises...
: : : PARALLAXXX : : :
A Valentines Day Slumber Party Blow-Out Extraordinaire!
::: !Featuring! :::
* Coronary Thrombosis Inducing Downtempo & IDM Contortionists!
L'usine - LIVE PA : pretty glitchy maestro
Former Selv - LIVE PA : Abstract, Jerry; maker, music.
Silo - LIVE PA : psychedelic ambient virtuoso, formerly Michael
Miracle
Advent - asian massive mahatma
Eddie - the eclectic bombastic
Fussik - ghetto tek & glitchy
And with...
* Visual and Performance Art to Give You the Warm Fuzzies!
* Ten Thousand Watts of Loving Mackie Bliss!
* Chickens. Nurses.
* Amazingly Enthralling Awesome Ambience!
PLUS! - The JELLY BATH of DOOM!
+Potluck Starts with the Music at 10pm, tomfoolery goes past Morning.
Bring food! Bring Crap! Bring whatever you want to help enhance the experience!
Only $10!
***and ONLY $5 If You Wear Your PJs!***
Bringing a Sleeping Bag is MANDATORY for Entry! (or some equal sort of contribution to the comfort of the festivities)
Bring Your Lovers, Tell a Friend.
@ Oseao, Gallery of the Senses: 1402 E Pike St, Seattle. 206-312-8556
http://www.environmentalstructures.net/parallax
Sunday, 2/15
Prospettiva Plural XI - tenor madness @ COCA
Do you care for some autistic Jazz on a Sunday afternoon?
Here you go:
Prospettiva Plural XI - tenor madness
Sunday February 15
Featuring 3 30-minute solo performances on the tenor saxophone by:
John Gross (Portland)
Greg Sinibaldi (Seattle)
Kelvin Pittman (Portland)
Prospettiva Plural is a monthly series of music that presents diverse
perspectives and approaches to performing on a single given instrument
at each concert. Practitioners of improvised and composed music working
from jazz, new music, and improvised music backgrounds are billed
alongside each other, encouraging a dialogue between these areas of
music-making. Prospettiva Plural takes place every third Sunday at CoCA.
JOHN GROSS
John's playing has been described as: "...a phenomena of knowledge and
experience...he's a survivor and one of the most meaningful players on
the scene, he plays his life on the horn." T. Price, Saxophone Journal,
May/June 1994
GREG SINIBALDI
As a leader, Mr. Sinibaldi performs with his improvisatory group, Frieze
of Life. The music of Frieze of life ranges from composed, intricate
counterpoint to unbridled expressionist improvisation. They flawlessly
combine improvisation and composition, creating a refreshing sound.
Their improvisations sparkle with intelligence and verve.
KELVIN PITTMAN
His past musical projects include Owl in Daylight, super unity, and the
Bay area's Control R Workshop. Mr. Pittman also maintains an ongoing
dialog with Tim Bradley, sound theorist.
NEW COCA! 410 Dexter Ave N (Dexter & Harrison - South Lake Union)
4 pm, $8/$5CoCA members.
FUTURE SOUL @ The Baltic Room
J-Justice writes:
Hey PV, this Sunday is a great event for those love some latin vibes in their dance music. Plus it's a 3-day weekend for some folks! Please post this if you can.
Thanks. XOXO-
J-Justice
SunTzu Sound presents:
A special edition of FUTURE SOUL for lovers of latin vibes featuring special guest:
JOHN BELTRAN - Ubiquity Records - Peacefrog - Detroit
THIS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15th
John Beltran used to be big in the techno scene working with Carl Craig and other hit makers. A few years ago he got in touch with his latin roots, signed to Ubiquity Records and started churning out some excellent Latin and Brazillian fueled funk. His latest single, Candela, is burning up dancefloors worldwide. "In Full Color", his new album, was recorded partly in Puerto Rico where he worked with a whole crew of percussionists and singers. Don't miss John Beltran's first Seattle appearance!
Get a copy of John Beltran's new CD "In Full Color" at the show before
it hits the shops!
To add to the madness, we'll have extra percussionists and singers performing all night.
February 15th
The Baltic Room, 1207 Pine Street. 9pm-2am 21+
More info at
http://www.ubiquityrecords.com
http://www.suntzusound.com
http://www.nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?threadid=66160&eventid=14435
Thursday, 2/19
Momma Don't Hurt Me so Bad
Jesse writes:
Hi there...
Not so much a party, but certainly an experience... It would be most appreciated if you would include it!
Momma Don't Hurt Me so Bad (a Musical Comedy)
[02/19 - 02/28] @ Seattle Center House Theater
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/187
Website: http://www.raineydaymusic.com/
Show Synopsis from Website:
Momma Don't Hurt Me So Bad, the musical comedy, is a modern fairy tale
set in an S&M dungeon. This rags to diapers story includes a wonderful
score, original plot, and a full pallet of gender bent characters who
just want to be loved. Come join us for a hilarious evening of song,
dance, and a little spanking!
I went to their web site. Sorry, but it looks terrible. This doesn't look it'll be worth $20. But that's only my opinion.
Seattle Center House Theater
305 Harrison St., $20, 7pm.
Cold Lava
New Directions in Alcohol Consumption: Whistler (Canada, BC). Addendum.
Apparently there is more to say about Whistler's night life - but not a whole lot. One email pointed out that a "good ratio" of guys to girls in a Whistler bar is about 5-1, 10-1 would be the norm. Gates also adds:
My friend Lorde Oake says you forgot one of the bars up there, eh. Tommy Africa's. He says you can find 17 year olds break dance fighting there. And GoGo dancers on podiums. I imagine staff in khaki Banana Republic outfits and pith helmets swinging from vines.
Most overheard line: "Look - they're BREAK DANCE FIGHTING"
Candyland (2/6/2004)
Candyland was one of the private parties I wasn't sure I was allowed to write about. The guests were asked to dress as kids:
"When you're a kid, all you ever think about is what you're gonna be when you grow up. Now that we've grown, imagine what you would be if you were a kid again...just for one night."
I was considering three costume themes for a party that was about kids: Michael Jackson, priest, or kid. I knew I would get in trouble if I showed up as a priest again and I didn’t know where I would get a fake nose. So I dressed up as a kid - which was so unexpected that Catwoman said she would write a Cold Lava report about it:
As promised, here's my cold lava report on your outfit at Candyland!
Believe it or not, our own Party Volcano Man Bernd was spotted at Candyland last Friday looking dangerously like an American, sporting a red cap, white T-shirt with bright colors on it, and jeans. This, frankly, I found shocking. Gone were all traces of Hamburg, no black, no priest outfit, nothing. I think he may have even been dancing....
Perhaps, it is not too late to do an intervention!
yours, catwoman
Let me reply by quoting one of the voices in my head:
Liebe Catwoman,
It had been a very busy week here in Seattle. Juergen von Keitel's exhibit "Scabs On Canvas" opened at the Schussel Calle, and the Gertrude Brompf troupe previewed their performance in wax at the Theater of Unhappiness. But I still somehow managed to come up with a disturbing costume for Candyland - an oversized Ren & Stimpy T-Shirt with a reversed baseball cap.
By seemingly embracing the clichés of the West, I wanted to underscore its excruciating banality. But all my countercultural efforts were ignored or misunderstood. It is now that I am realizing that my costume turned into an altar of emptiness, my personal question mark.
My story has become tiresome. Why is it not weekend already? - The time on Sprockets ven ve dance!
Auf Wiedersehen,
Dieter Volcano.
http://www.gawth.com/~desolate/sprockets.html
http://www.gawth.com/~desolate/sprockets_trans.txt
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