Another good week. Lots of festivals and music events. My favorite is the Burn It CD release party on Saturday. Also, ConWorks gets two thumbs up - the ass!
But the real gem of this issue (at least in my opinion) is the resolution to mysterious interview I was mentioning last week. You'll find the answer in this week's Computer Corner. I will also talk about the macho-Wolverine-ying and fennel-tea-musical-yang of Hugh Jackman.
Life is good!
Friday, 7/14
10:00 AM West Seattle Summer Festival
Noon Soak 2006 in Portland
4:00 PM TIM'S SUMMER BDAY BASH (Fri - Sun)
8:00 PM 14 / 48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival
Saturday 7/15
10:00 AM "GARAGE" SALE @ ConWorks
Noon KAOS Hottie Car Wash in Wallingford
8:00 PM Opening @ CoCA
9:00 PM FLEA MARKET @ CHAPEL
9:59 PM DEGO of 4HERO @ Baltic Room
10:00 PM Filastine: Burn It, CD release party @ LoFi
Sunday 7/16
1:00 PM sub-merge & Innerflight @ Golden Gardens
Thursday, 7/20
7:00 PM Slideluckpotshow @ PRAVDA STUDIOS
Friday, 7/14
West Seattle Summer Festival
(Solid Gold) Angela writes:
West Seattle Summer Festival is cooler than your neighborhood's summer festival...nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah(hope to see you there!)
Kids of all ages will love the carnival we brought in just for them! Clowns Unlimited presents the “Best Ever” Fun Zone for this year’s festival. Try out the “It Feels Like The Real Thing” Climbing Wall, watch out or you might be “Eaten” by the 36 ft. long Crocodile and come play with the dinosaurs in the Jurassic Adventure. There is something for children of all ages at the Fun Zone!!!
http://www.westseattlefestival.com/
http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0628/barstool.php
Soak 2006 in Portland
SOAK! Portland Regional Burn THIS WEEKEND!
SOAK*2006 takes place July 14-16 and is a weekend-long event in the spirit of Burning Man for Oregon, the Northwest, and beyond. It is a vehicle for the Portland burner community and our neighbor communities to celebrate together on a smaller scale (and with a much shorter drive).
SOAK thrives on attendee participation; the event will feature music, art, performance, and a Saturday night spectacle all contributed by YOU. It is a SELF-RELIANT LEAVE-NO-TRACE event - bring everything you need, pack it in, and pack it out.
For more info, go to:
www.portlandburners.com
TIM'S SUMMER BDAY BASH (Fri - Sun)
Don't be a loser and miss Timmy's B-day party this year. The party is at the cabin (far enough away from the SPD to make it last more than 3 hours if you remember from last year). Bring a tent and something for the grill. Pets and kids are welcome and invite friends. The cabin is just 1.5 hours from Seattle and 2 miles past Skykomish. If you would like to carpool or need a ride-email us and we will try to set you up. The party is all weekend long and you are welcome to drop by day or night at anytime. There are two acres for tents, a cabin that fits many (if it rains), and a vintage airstream for those who dare. If you need a tent, let us know. There will be a keg, but bring food and the drinks of your choice if you don't want to take your chances. Friday we will be there around 4pm warming up the scene with a grillfest. Saturday, after a campfire breakfast, we are going swimming in the river! Bring your trunks and courage. We will be a having a seafood fest on Saturday night. If you can't make it for the whole weekend-please try and drop by for at least part of it. If you would like a bed instead of a tent-email us and we will enter you into the bed lottery.
The drive up is beautiful and there are lots of fun places to stop along the way. You can find more info about the cabin, photos and directions on the website at www.tyerivercabin.com
If you have any questions-please email Vic or Tim at onearmman@gmail.com or vivivernor@gmail.com
The Cabin
11857 Tye River Rd NE, Skykomish, WA View Map
When: Friday, July 14, 4:00pm -
Sunday, July 16, 12:00pm
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=ZXUKIBIFOROTDPAYMBJQ
14 / 48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival
One World Theatre,
Three Card Monty and the Capitol Hill Arts Center
Present
14 / 48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival
14/48, the world�s quickest theater festival� is back! 14/48�fourteen plays conceived, written, designed, scored, rehearsed, and performed in forty-eight hours�debuted in November 1997 in Seattle to praise from audiences, performers, and critics. The combination of deadline, talent, speed, nerves, and genius inspiration served to strip away the inhibitions and limitations from more traditional theater, proving that, contrary to popular opinion, sometimes the first idea is the best.
The most recent 14/48 festival in January 2006 was the first time Capitol Hill Arts Center hosted the popular twice-yearly event. After the huge success at last January�s festival, 14/48 Executive Producers Shawn Belyea and Jodi Paul Wooster and CHAC CEO and Artistic Director, Matthew Kwatinetz signed an agreement to produce 14/48 at CHAC through July 2008.
The 14/48 Process
Thursday, July 14, 7:00pm. 7 writers, 7 directors 28 to 35 actors and a band have pencil, paper and an instruction to complete this sentence: "Theater would be a lot better if there were 7 plays about ________."
The scraps of paper are put into a hat and a theme is chosen at random. The 7 writers get character parameters (2 men and 1 woman, or 2 women and 1 man); they are sent home to each write a 10 minute play about the theme.
Friday, July 15 at 8:30am, writers show up with scripts in envelopes numbered 1 through 7. Directors pick envelopes at random and read the scripts they have blindly chosen. Everybody drinks coffee.
9:00am: Actors arrive. Actors' and actresses' names are in two separate hats. Directors blindly select actors depending on the script's character parameters. Casts are sent to rehearsal rooms.
10:30am: Writers go home and catch up on sleep. The band shows up. They create a theme song for the evening and create sound designs as needed for each script. Everyone keeps rehearsing.
Throughout the day are lunch, costume and prop runs and more rehearsing.
3:30pm: Tech rehearsals begin. Each play gets twenty minutes in the performance space and three light cues.
8:00pm: 7 World Premieres are performed in front of a live and paying audience. The audience receives pencil, paper and an instruction to complete this sentence: "Theater would be a lot better if there were 7 plays about ________."
At the end of the show, the new themes are in the hat and one is randomly chosen. The seven writers go home and each writes a new 10-minute play with new character parameters. Everybody else gets ready for the 10:30pm show and wishes for a beer.
12:00am Saturday morning: Everybody has a beer and then goes home to do it all over again in 9 hours.
9:00am Saturday, July 16: The process restarts with brand new plays.
7:00pm, Thursday, July 20: A brand new collection of actors, directors, playwrights and a band repeat the previous steps.
July 14 & 15, 21 & 22, 2006
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm & 10:30 pm
Capitol Hill Arts Center
1621 12th Ave on Capitol Hill in Seattle
$15.00 tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com
For more info see www.1448fest.com
Saturday 7/15
"GARAGE" SALE @ ConWorks
Finally: ConWorks is going out of business. 'What business?' you may ask.
Exactly! Let's go to ConWorks this weekend and get a piece of what once used to be one of Seattle's best art places until a bunch of yuppies took over and kicked out Matt Richter. Cheers.
Dear ConWorks Supporters,
Thank you for your expressions of support over the last week. Since we announced that we will be departing our current facility, we have received an outpouring of encouragement and offers of help. We can't thank you enough. As we continue to consider our course for the future, we have a great number of tasks to accomplish in the present. We are writing today to share news of two major events coming in the next few weeks:
"GARAGE" SALE
Come down to Consolidated Works next weekend when hundreds of items from furniture to fixtures go on sale. We only have until the end of the month to organize affairs with our facility and we are trimming down to a good fighting weight as we look to the future. This is a great opportunity to support ConWorks and enjoy amazing deals on everything from oddities to essentials.
ConWorks SALE
Saturday and Sunday
July 15 and 16
10AM - 4PM
Consolidated Works
500 Boren Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
KAOS Hottie Car Wash in Wallingford
Bring your car down to our KAOS Hottie Car Wash!!
Help the KAOS Kids to bring our theme camp to Burning Man. Come out and get your dirty car cleaned by dirty people! Hotties of both sexes will be ready and waiting with the soap and the hoses.
We will be getting started around noon and going for 4 hours or more.
We'll be at 2420 Eastern Ave at the corner of 45th a block west of the Wallingford Dick's burger.
Suggested donation is $10 or more .
Here are some pictures from 2004 of what you will be missing if you don't make it down:
http://www.meepmerp.org/carwash/
http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=WNQRIJANEKBZIFPNAVLA
Opening @ CoCA
Robert Kantor: The Hope Series
Christian French: Buried Treasures
Mike Berg: Run My Hand Around the Font
On Saturday, July 15th, CoCA will open two exhibitions and an installation room project that separately address concerns and representations of Jewish (Kantor), Muslim (Berg) and Buddhist (French) traditions.
Robert Kantor's monumental sculptures reference the Jewish experience of World War II from a contemporary viewpoint: They are about memory, proximity to atrocity and hope. The Idaho artist is also unveiling a major installation piece done in collaboration with local artist and opera set fabricator Rick Araluce.
Christian French's Buried Treasures is an installation that spills into the greater Seattle landscape: French's Buddhist beliefs are apparent in his employing mechanisms of absence, extension and discovery.
Mike Berg works lives and works in Istanbul and Eastern Washington. His project in the CoCA Installation Room address the role of calligraphic script in a Muslim art devoid of representational tradition.
The opening reception will feature solo cello performance by Mannfried Funk.
CoCA Board Member Daniel Kany has written a new book about Robert Kantor: Robert Kantor: The Hope Series and Other Sculptures (Seattle: CoCA Editions, 2006), 96pp. $25. The author will be signing copies at the opening.
Artist Opening: July 15, 8 P.M. - midnight
$5 door / members gratis
Exhibition: July 15 - September 3, 2006
CoCA (Center on Contemporary Art)
206+728.1980
410 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA 98109
http://www.cocaseattle.org
Open Wed-Sun noon - 5pm
FLEA MARKET @ CHAPEL
FLEA MARKET THIS SATURDAY AT CHAPEL!!
With Very Special Guest
Nordic Soul (Decibel)
Do we even need to tell you about Nordic Soul? Two words: Decibel
Festival.
He is a founder of Seattle's annual electronic music festival, and this
year's line-up is already stellar (go to www.dbfestival.com for more
information). He has shared the stage with a diverse selection talent
including; Bassnectar, Funkstroung, Lusine, T. Raumschmiere, Luomo, New
Breed, Boom Bip, Richard Devine, Blue Scholars, Outhud, Phonecia, Electric
Birds, Proem, Four Tet, Matthew Dear and Derrick May to name a few. As a
performer, Nordic Soul brings charisma and energy to the stage and has
played an instrumental in Seattle's infamous Fourthcity Laptop Battles as a
performer and co-promoter. Horton also performs with the laptop synth pop
quartet "Synth Club" (featuring Reggie Watts on vocals) and the soulful
house quintet "Loveslap" (featuring KJ Sawka on drums).
*With Residents:*
*Greg Skidmore*
*Josh Roberts*
FLEA MARKET
Saturday, July 15
9pm-2am
Every 1st & 3rd Saturday
CHAPEL
1600 Melrose Ave
(across from Bauhaus Coffee - corner of Melrose & Pine)
Seattle, WA
NO COVER!
21 + OVER
www.fleamarketmusic.net
www.thechapelbar.com
DEGO of 4HERO @ Baltic Room
SunTzu Sound is in full strength this weekend as J-Justice & Atlee return from Jamaica and Dego of 4Hero makes his Seattle debut at SAFARI. Also included are a QUANTIC Record Release party, giveaways from Ubiquity Records and XLR8R magazine and a birthday celebration for both Atlee & J-Justice. Get there early for extra good times!
SunTzu Sound presents
SAFARI: Exploring Soulful Dance Music
with special guest DEGO of 4hero (2000Black - West London, UK)
along with SunTzu Sound
plus QUANTIC CD Release Party & Atlee/J-Justice Birthday Bash!!!
SATURDAY JULY 15th
The Baltic Room 1207 Pine St. 206.625.4444
21+ / 9p-2a / $7 before 11p
Check the good words from The Stranger: "Dennis "Dego" McFarlane can be considered the Sun Ra of post-acid-house British music. Best known as half of drum 'n' bass innovators 4 Hero with Mark "Mac" Clair, Dego has spearheaded myriad recording projects and record labels whose overriding theme has been an unquenchable quest for new sonic expressions. From jungle to future soul to broken beat, Dego's put a futuristic stamp on the '90s/'00s scene." Read more: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=41664
From Seattle Weekly: "Big, big ups to funky futurists Sun Tzu Sound, who've managed to lure production legend 4Hero's Dego to Seattle for the first time for their monthly Safari party. The man behind "Mr. Kirk's Nightmare"—heard if you've raved at all in the last 10 years—Dego's also responsible for excellent Reinforced drum and bass, broken-beat with Daz-I-Kue, and forays into pop production. Don't sleep!"
The Baltic Room 1207 Pine St. 206.625.4444
21+ / 9p-2a / $7 before 11p
Filastine: Burn It, CD release party @ LoFi
According to my sources the show will hit capacity in the first hour.
So hurry up, this is a winner!
Filastine, Burn It, CD release party
Filastine
Orkestar Zirkonium
dj Michito
Poison Ring
+visuals
Filastine smashes up mutant hiphop, raggacore, international obscura, and grime, and laces the results with live percussion. He is back from Europe for a few months of Cascadian summer to heal a broken leg, and will perform balanced on one foot. Haruko Nishimura of the Degenerate Art Ensemble will guest on a few songs. His new CD, Burn It , is just hitting in the United States with much acclaim. www.filastine.com
"filled with both with jagged edges and moments of sad sweetness"
"Burn It is sure to win fans across multiple scenes" XLR8R
"worldly field recordings, sound collages and electro burners line a tracklist with concealed explosives that loom in the splitting beats and impending ruin of cuts" Remix Magazine
"a distinctly inclusive style of music" PopMatters
"reminiscent of the murky drama of Ninja Tuners like Amon Tobin and DJ Food, and throughout the album the lines between live performed contributions and meticulously contextualized samples is slurred and burnt" The Stranger
"easily one of the best records that will be released this year, electronic or otherwise" Slug Magazine
"This is grit. This is raw. This is...actually...a bit spooky." Kotori Magazine
Note that there will be an after hours party that I am even allowed to mention:
afterparty for the Filastine CD release (not byob)
2am until dawn
1520 11th Avenue
please no dunderheads
Saturday, July 15, 2006, 10pm-2am $5
LoFi, 429 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, Wa
www.filastine.com
http://www.orkestarzirkonium.com/
www.rdfcapoeira.com
Sunday 7/16
sub-merge & Innerflight @ Golden Gardens
Seth writes:
Hello friends,
I know I'm running the risk of sending out too many notices this month, but
it is summer and summer iz as summer duz (if anyone recognizes that
reference, you're way kool)
I'll keep it super short this time. First wanted to let everyone know that
myself and Innerflight are returning to Golden Gardens this sunday (July
16th) for more deep grooves and positive vibes in the summer sun.
For details check thee link yo!
Golden Gardens
http://www.nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?s=afc8dcdeee75c34aeed8430ac6daa5c0&threadid=102776
Thursday, 7/20
Slideluckpotshow @ PRAVDA STUDIOS
Sarah writes:
Heya guys,
I rarely show my work, but this is an exception. This is a fun and
casual event, with food, wine and art. Basically it is a slide show
(from a digital projector) of about 26 images of mine, put to music
There are also many other great photographers participating, so it'll
be a chance to see a lot of good work. (see below for details of the
event)
I hope you can make it!
cheers,
Sarah
(I think theyre still accepting submissions for a couple more days, so
if you or someone you know wants to participate, please see below).
Here we go:
HELLO ALL!
Wed like to invite you to the 2nd annual Slideshow Potluck: There will
be some fantastic photographers participating from all over the
Seattle area.
Thursday, July 20th at Pravda Studios on Capitol Hill!
We are very fortunate to have found such a lovely, spacious location and
anticipate a fantastic night. As you may already know, this is a
slideshow and a potluck. We ask that everyone bring something tasty to
drink, something delicious to eat, and a few of your favorite
people. Bring a chair too, if you plan to sit on one.
We hope your will bring your festive self up to the Hill and join us.
Please feel free to share this invitation with others that may be
interested.
DETAILS FOR SUBMISSIONS:
The theme is "play." While it is not required that you submit only for
this theme, it is encouraged. There will most likely be a themed and
non- themed portion. I'd like to keep the slideshow around 90 minutes,
so keep this in mind as you prepare your work. You have a maximum of 5
minutes, but if you keep it shorter, more people have a chance to
show.
All of the submission guidelines can be found on the website at:
http://www.slideluckpotshow.com/index2.php?PageName=submissions
THURSDAY, JULY 20TH
7PM POTLUCK
9PM SLIDESHOW
THEME: PLAY
http://www.slideluckpotshow.com
PRAVDA STUDIOS
1406 10TH AVE
SUITE 200
(CORNER OF 10TH & UNION)
http://www.pravdastudios.com
Don Volcano's Computer Corner
Thanks so much (especially Antonia and Pmatt) for helping me solving the mystery of the interview that went bad . I mentioned it last week:
(Interview going terribly, fantastically awry)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH0awSk7i8Q
Antonia writes:
I have your answer about the video clip! It's Dutch, and it looks pretty real. I couldn't understand every word, especially because the guy with the high voice keeps getting drowned out by the laughter of the interviewer. The guy opens by saying, "So, after the accident, you come out of unconsciousness to find that suddenly, your life has been unexpectedly changed forever. How do you react to that?" The high voice guy starts to respond, "Well, my first reaction was disbelief..." but he is cut off by all the laughter. They never quite spell out exactly what happened, but the interviewer later asks, "So, this must have had a great impact on, for example, your sex life. How do you deal with that?" I think you get the idea, probably even without the translation.
Thanks to Pmatt and his connections I got this reply:
It's a video from Holland and it's a tv show about medical care and
misstreated patients. The guy with the high pitched voice is a misstreated
patient, that's why he's having such high pitched voice. The host is
laughing at his voice and in the end of the clip some dude with a very
deep voice starts to talk and the host cracks up and laughing
hysterically. Guess what? He got fired.
Excellent! I love it! Now on to new adventures on the World Wide Web.
Did you know that Hugh Jackman, the actor who plays Wolverine in all X-Men movies, used to be s very successful, plushy musical star?
The Boy from Oz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_from_Oz
Hugh Jackman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Jackman
Salon's Video Dog discovered a bizarre clip that brings both the Macho-Wolverine-ying and fennel-tea-musical-yang of Mr. Jackman finally together.
Chocolate Cake City, those crazy kids behind "Brokeback to the Future", turn their acid gaze upon our favorite plushy, Wolverine. And you thought he was a mutant before...
X-Men-3:The Last Standing Ovation Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYpyLzORfP0
Until next week,
Don Volcano
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