Please accept our apologies for the delays this week. I can hardly keep up with the incoming requests from new subscribers, who read Davis Schmader's friendly Stranger article about Party Volcano. Here is the link in case you missed it: http://thestranger.com/current/feature2.html .
I have already added about 60 people so far but I don't see an end. In fact over 120 more "subscribe" emails are still sitting in our inbox and they are getting more by the hour.
Not used to the publicity we were also surprised to find an email that wishes that Susan, Andrew, and I, who run Party Volcano were dead (see Letter to the Editor). I feel a little bit like Steve Martin in The Jerk, who first is enthusiastic seeing his name being printed in the telephone book, and then realizes that such fame comes with a price. A random serial-killer uses the same source for picking his next victim...
Thursday 4/10.
9:00 PM CHOP SUEY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY.
Friday 4/11.
9:00 PM? Planet Beat @ ToST.
9:00 PM THE BLOW @ CoCA.
Saturday 4/12.
11:00 AM Bugs without Beer on Broadway.
8:00 PM NAATA (SUBCONTINENTAL ROOTS AND WIRES) @ Capitol Hill Arts Collective.
9:11 PM "WRECK THE AIRLINE" BARRIER @ Rainier Valley Cultural Center.
Sunday 4/13.
noon Afternoon video shoot/party in Downtown.
9:00 PM? Visual Music Festival: MERGE @ Baltic Room.
Thursday 4/10.
CHOP SUEY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Happy birthday Chop Suey!
featuring:
Metro Area (DJ SET)
The Divorce
HintHInt
DJ Suspence
DJ Scene + DV-One
SunTzu Sound DJs
April 10th 2003
Chop Suey
1325 E.Madison Seattle 21+ 9pm FREE!
Friday 4/11.
Planet Beat @ ToST.
Darek Mazzone (KEXP's Wo'Pop) is inviting us to Planet Beat @ ToST:
Hey Hey
Wanted to let you know about this Friday’s Tost night.
We go to Jamaica and Nigeria for a night of Reggae, Dancehall, Afro Beat.
DJ Darek Mazzone (KEXP)
DJ Johnny Horn (KEXP)
Tom Armstrong: percussion (Quasi Nada)
Spring is here. Ire!!
Tost is smoke free. You can smoke on the outside deck. Dance outdoors, yay!
Planet Beat: Friday Nights at Tost, 513 N 36th In Fremont.
THE BLOW @ CoCA.
CoCA announcements are becoming better and better:
Friday April 11, the city of seattle cordially welcomes K Records recording artist the Blow for a special, extra pretentious installment of the Blue Sky vs. Night Sky Opera at the Center on Contemporary Arts. As part of the experimental music series know as “meme,” Khaela will perform alongside such haughty luminaries as Bill Horist, Marco Fernandes, and Super Unity.
Please join us. And wear your black turtleneck.
THE BLOW
CoCA: 1420 11th Ave, 728-1980.
Friday at 9 pm. $5. All Ages.
Saturday 4/12.
Bugs without Beer on Broadway.
On 1/11/03 we missed telling our readers about Don Ehlen's 14th "Bug and Beer" party. After having been collecting bugs and insects over 22 years Don can call himself a proud owner of over 5400 specimens. We had to go. It was amazing and we learned a ton about insects. Did you know that scorpions glow green under black light? Don was demonstrating it with one of his big scorpion pets. There was also a Black Widow waiting for food in a different box and a bunch of stick bugs and leaf bugs to play with - as promised. Incredible! Unfortunately we had to leave when that sticky Bluegrass music started to creep into my system like a "gromphadorhina portentosa" abusing a "parthenocissus quinquefolia".
Don is having another bugs event. But this time there won't be any beer or hot tub (and hopefully no Bluegrass music). Here is his invitation:
I will be displaying my insect collection this saturday, the 12th, at the French and European Cultural Center at 623 Broadway on Capitol Hill. 11am to 6pm. If you missed the "Bugs and Beer" or know someone who did, this is a chance for you to see the collection, (without the beer and hot tub).
The Center is located between the Deluxe Grill and Aoki Sushi, down the stairs in the atrium.
I'll have live bugs too!
Why don't you bring your Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. I am sure you can still buy them in bulk. Check it out: 300 Live Giant Hissers for only $224.95.
It's a start...
French and European Cultural Center, 623 Broadway on Capitol Hill. 11am to 6pm. Free.
Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches: http://www.topline-2000.com/roach/rhsale.html
Don Ehlen can be contacted at insectsafari@webtv.net .
NAATA (SUBCONTINENTAL ROOTS AND WIRES) @ Capitol Hill Arts Collective
This is a benefit for TASVEER, a non-profit organization committed to increasing awareness of South Asian culture through film and community dialogue:
In Urdu “naata” means relationship or alliance… These events are therefore an attempt to forge a creative space where a variety of relationships and alliances can be established and nurtured: foremost, relationships between individuals/ organizations/ soundsystems interested and involved in the creative output of South Asians; then, relationships between classical traditions (roots) and future styles (wires) – between the organic and the electronic; and more broadly, relationships between the various forms of creative output, including music, dance, film and other art forms...
FEATURE LENGTH FILM – “Split Wide Open” – starts promptly at 8 PM
(http://www.tropicfilm.com/swo/story.htm)
A sexy, fast-paced feature-length film from streets of Mumbai which explores the conflicts of globalization on the social and moral fabric of an India still rooted in tradition. With a wicked soundtrack by Nitin Sawhney, mixing it up with organic and electronic elements, roots and wires style!
DJ set, Live Tabla/Dumbek, Vocals, Turntablism/Scratchin,’ Visuals
-Live and Direct from the SF, the legendary Asian Breakbeat Crew:
Featuring:
Janaka Selecta (DJ)
Shabi Farooq (Tabla/Vocal),
Dhruva Ganesan (Dumbek),
Mercurybonez (Scratch DJ),
Skip Intro (Visuals)
Butoh Dance/Performance Art with Live Tabla/PA, manupilations / rhythmns.
-meditative Japanese dance form – where does the Self end and the Not-Self begin?
Asian underground dj set in dubwise soundsystem style!!! from old school Indian film music, folk and classical sounds, to serious junglist and breakbeat riddims, with tone scientist on the mixing board and the special agent on the laptop/ turntables/ tabla/ analogue effects…
Featuring:
Khenu Singh bruceleehifi soundsystem
Israel Gravning Zero BPM records
- representing the NW Sector with serious asian massive, drum and bass flavours!!!
- creative Indian dance – old school and new school dance forms
Chill Room:
Live Classical Indian Music, Old School Indian Love Songs, Downbeat/ Ambient/ Atmospherics
Also – kung-fu demonstrations, fire performers, other guest performers, and also Indian food, beer and wine
Date: Sat 4.12.03
Venue: Capitol Hill Arts Collective
1621 12th Ave (12th and Pine)
Time: Film starts promptly at 8 PM and event will continue after hours until 4AM
Tickets: $15 suggested donation day of event for movie plus event, $12 after 10 PM event only
"WRECK THE AIRLINE" BARRIER @ Rainier Valley Cultural Center.
On behalf of Brownbox Productions and The Wrecking Crew you are invited to a FREE/PREVIEW PERFORMANCE of "WRECK THE AIRLINE" BARRIER by Adriano Shaplin:
Directed by Tyrone Brown and featuring members of The Wrecking Crew
"WRECK THE AIRLINE BARRIER" is a raw, physical and original theater piece. It tells the story of three passengers and plane staff lost in a world of slogans and trapped in an imploding society, grasping at whatever comes their way - everyday routine, racism, homophobia, self-help manuals - as their thoughts and words overlap and collide. The plane spins out of control, while its passengers juggle discourse of power and control."
Warning: "WRECK THE AIRLINE BARRIER" contains STRONG ADULT SITUATIONS, LANGUAGE AND RACIAL SLURS.
Please feel free to tell other people about the free preview performance. Looking forward to seeing you on
Saturday, April 12th at 9:11PM sharp.
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2003
Time: 9:11 PM
Venue: Rainier Valley Cultural Center
Address: 3515 South Alaska [in Columbia City]
Sunday 4/13.
Afternoon video shoot/party in Downtown.
John Schlick is looking for people for a video shoot:
Hi everyone, I'm working on a video shoot this sunday, and they are looking
for a few more extras. All of you have party lists, and I'm wondering if some sampling of those people might find this interesting. If so, please feel free to pass this along...
The band is called the Nooners. Please feel free to dress up a bit and show up. Hell, you may even be featured as an audience member.
We are shooting Sunday April 13 at The Vera Project. The address is: 1916 4th Avenue, downtown Seattle between Stewart and Virginia.
We start shooting with extras at 1:00pm. Doors open at noon.
Feel free to tell all your friends.
Hope to see you there.
Contact: John_Schlick@Hotmail.com
Visual Music Festival: MERGE @ Baltic Room.
J-Justice is recommending this event:
Join us for this special installment of Beat Bop at the Baltic Room. The SunTzu Sound crew opens up their Sunday night organic soul party to audiovisualists Franklin Joyce, Sientific American, and others for an evening that will shake your brain as well as your butt.
You've seen Franklin's projection at Nation, The Baltic Room, Planet Stiff and even up in the snowy mountains.
We're gonna do a special mix of music to accompany a section of the visuals and will then turn it up for the dancefloor.
Sunday 4/13/03
Northwest Film Forum and Beat-Bop present
Visual Music Festival: MERGE @ Baltic Room.
more info at
http://www.nwfilmforum.org/vmf/
http://www.electricbaby.com
http://www.suntzusound.com
Cold Lava.
The Stranger article mentions a lot of old reviews, except for one of my favorites (my all-time favorite is probably still Andrew's recommendation for the Welcome Back Party for New Prisoners), that I would like to reprint:
Chainsaw Carving Competition in Westport, WA (Thu 8/1 – Sun 8/4/2002).
Kelly D., who is glad to see us finally including Real Culture in our weekly emails, went to the chainsaw carving comp for all four days to help her friends shoot a documentary about carvers. She writes:
I didn't see any PV hipsters, just a lot of overweight people, unkempt children that tested my maternal instincts, and scores of (I am not joking) little white poodles. I spent four nights drinking more than I have in the last three months at a local bar called Cowboy Bobs. I danced the two-step with an 82-year old Iwo Jima vet who only had half a mouth of teeth and purportedly carried a penis pump in case he got "lucky." I was proposed to by a mountain man. In all, a memorably odd time.
Letters to the Editor.
Hi, I wish you all were dead. You boors are what has become so unbearable and boring and "wrong" with Seattle.
Seattle was best as a sleepy nowheresville. I personally wish you all had never come here. Or, at least had died, painfully, soon after arriving.
Death is the best vacuum cleaner.
Now go away and do this shitty thing to some other city. Like, Milwaukee, say. Or, Terre Haute. Both are much more in need of and deserving of a cancer like you.
Sincere Regards,
Deran Ludd.
amarugia@drizzle.com
Dear Mr Ludd,
Are you the same Deran Ludd, who shared his opinion about Seattle in a letter to the Stranger in June of 2000 as follows?
"...I recently realized that I've already arrived in a strange and foreign land; a pile of rubble populated by all [kinds of] of ill-mannered, cannibalistic, whore-ish bivalves."
If so we would like to offer you a job an editor at Party Volcano! We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) email-list and don't discriminate against hypocrites.
Or as your tattoo on your back will say: "The harshest critics of elks used to be elks."
Best,
- PV.
Deran Ludd about Seattle: http://www.thestranger.com/2000-06-08/letters.html
Elk Critics: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/partyvolcano/vwp?.dir=/Invitations&.dnm=Elks.jpg
Elk-Test Crisis: http://autozine.kyul.net/html/Mercedes1.htm#Overturn
Mercedes is still bullish on (Elk free) India: http://www.rediff.com/business/1998/jan/15auto2.htm
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