Friday, 4/11
3:00 PM Color, Cloth, and Plant Dyes in Ancient Japan
6:00 PM GHOST at BLVD
6:00 PM Femke Hiemstra, Travis Louie @ Roq La Rue Gallery
6:00 PM IN-CITE @ Drop City Gallery
6:00 PM Blackbird Fashion Show @ NWFF
8:00 PM Experimental Films by Jon Behrens @ Vermillion
8:00 PM Broken Disco's One Year Anniversary Party
9:00 PM CBC Secret Society Fridays @ McLeod Residence
Saturday, 4/12
9:00 AM Yard Sale in Georgetown
9:00 AM POLITICAL CARTOON SHOW at the Seattle Art Institute.
6:00 PM Martin Bland's Randomized Control Trails
6:00 PM Ballard Art Walk
7:30 PM Jewish Film Fest (until 4/13)
9:00 PM LAST KRAKT EVER.
11:00 PM StayUp LateShow
Sunday, 4/13
8:00 PM Rock Lottery 04
Monday, 4/14
7:00 PM Jhumpa Lahiri reads at the Central Library
Wednesday, 4/16
7:30 PM Extraterrestrial Life - Beyond UFO's @ Pacific Science Center
Thursday, 4/17
6:00 PM Author David Hajdu at Town Hall
Friday, 4/11
Color, Cloth, and Plant Dyes in Ancient Japan
APRIL 11, 2008
Friday, 3:00-5:00 pm (Doors open at 2:45)
Henry Art Gallery Auditorium
Yoshioka Sachio, Japan
Color, Cloth, and Plant Dyes in Ancient Japan
Fifth-generation dye master and textile scholar Yoshioka Sachio presents an illustrated lecture on colors and cloth used for Buddhist and court rituals during the Nara and Heian periods (8th—12th centuries). Yoshioka-sensei has created dyed ritual cloth and high priests' robes for the Tôdaiji, Hôryûji, and Yakushiji temples and Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara. Pursuing natural dyeing through academic and archival research, Yoshioka-sensei is an expert in organic plant materials, and curators and conservators seek his advice on both color and weaving techniques. Yoshioka-sensei has held solo exhibitions of his work in Japan and Europe, created replicas of costumes described in the early eleventh-century Tale of Genji, and collaborated with Chanel for a new "red series" of lip colors. He is the author of numerous books, including Dictionary of the Colors of Japan (2000), Notes on the History of Weaving and Dyeing (1998), Dyeing the Colors of Nature (1996), and Notes on the History of Color (1995), all in Japanese. He has lectured around the world, most recently at the British Museum during its exhibition of contemporary Japanese crafts.
Sponsored by the Art History Division, Fibers Program, and Mary and Cheney Cowles Endowment, School of Art; the Japan Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies.
FREE and open to the public. For more information, contact Professor Cynthea J. Bogel, cjbogel@u.washington.edu)
http://jsis.washington.edu/japan/colloquia.shtml
GHOST at BLVD
BLVD Gallery is proud to present for April
New works by NYC Graffiti Legend
GHOST
April 11 – May 3, 2008
Artist Reception April 11, 6p - 10p
BLVD Gallery is proud to present new works from NYC Graffiti
Legend GHOST a/k/a Cousin Frank, a pioneering influence for many
graffiti artists around the world. Having started writing in the
golden age of the 1970’s, Ghost has first hand knowledge of the many
adventures and accomplishments of the NYC subway graffiti movement.
The original style, vibrant color combinations, and strong sense of
satire of his graffiti has managed to ease the transition naturally to
his more gallery oriented pursuits.
Ghost has spent many years dedicated to the formation ( or
deformation ) of the standard English alphabet creating limitless
possibilities for him to subvert the language in his unique style. He
has managed to create work that bears the unmistakable mark of an
accomplished draughtsman without it being either overbearing or
overwrought. The humor that permeates Ghosts’ work comes from the
underground comics tradition from his youth, more Zapp! Comix than
Marvel. Ghosts’ improvisational approach to graffiti, he never planned
ahead what his work would be like, gives his current series of
paintings a lightness and spontaneity that has the feeling of an inside
joke between old friends.
Ghost has shown his work in galleries across the globe and has
become a major part of the visual aesthetic of companies like respected
streetwear brand Stussy. There is also a documentary in production
chronicling the many contributions Ghost has made to the global
graffiti movement. This show will be the second time that BLVD Gallery
has been privileged to work with Ghost whose amazing mural in the
“Claimin’ Space” exhibition was a highlight for many at the 2007
Bumbershoot arts festival.
for more info:
http://cousinfrank.com
http://blvdart.com
trailer to ghost documentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKJHmAJQX6w
Ghost painting in SF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T180vHnp-Sk&feature=related
New works by NYC Graffiti Legend
GHOST
April 11 – May 3, 2008
Artist Reception April 11, 6p - 10p
BLVD Gallery is proud to present new works from NYC Graffiti
Legend GHOST a/k/a Cousin Frank, a pioneering influence for many
graffiti artists around the world. Having started writing in the
golden age of the 1970’s, Ghost has first hand knowledge of the many
adventures and accomplishments of the NYC subway graffiti movement.
The original style, vibrant color combinations, and strong sense of
satire of his graffiti has managed to ease the transition naturally to
his more gallery oriented pursuits.
Ghost has spent many years dedicated to the formation ( or
deformation ) of the standard English alphabet creating limitless
possibilities for him to subvert the language in his unique style. He
has managed to create work that bears the unmistakable mark of an
accomplished draughtsman without it being either overbearing or
overwrought. The humor that permeates Ghosts’ work comes from the
underground comics tradition from his youth, more Zapp! Comix than
Marvel. Ghosts’ improvisational approach to graffiti, he never planned
ahead what his work would be like, gives his current series of
paintings a lightness and spontaneity that has the feeling of an inside
joke between old friends.
Ghost has shown his work in galleries across the globe and has
become a major part of the visual aesthetic of companies like respected
streetwear brand Stussy. There is also a documentary in production
chronicling the many contributions Ghost has made to the global
graffiti movement. This show will be the second time that BLVD Gallery
has been privileged to work with Ghost whose amazing mural in the
“Claimin’ Space” exhibition was a highlight for many at the 2007
Bumbershoot arts festival.
for more info:
http://cousinfrank.com
http://blvdart.com
trailer to ghost documentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKJHmAJQX6w
Ghost painting in SF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T180vHnp-Sk&feature=related
BLVD Gallery, 2316 2nd ave, www.blvdart.com 206.448.8767
Femke Hiemstra, Travis Louie @ Roq La Rue Gallery
Roq La Rue Gallery
presents
Femke Hiemstra
and
Travis Louie
opens Friday April 11th 6-9pm
runs through May 3rd
Roq La Rue is very pleased to present a exhibit by two exceedingly talented and visionary painters, Femke Hiemstra and Travis Louie.
Femke Hiemstra’s (Amsterdam) meticulously tight, jewel like mixed media paintings are homes to a dark, lush fairytale land where inanimate objects come to life and frolic with animal neighbors. Gingerbread men hunt for elusive confections, persian cats attended by moths smoke opium pipes, and flowers extract their revenge on insect tormenters. Femke uses typography in her work, using words and phrases from various languages and letters in her paintings to further enhance the narrative while still retaining a playful sense of mystery, or as a visual device to frame in the scenery, as if you were looking at her world through a secret window. Drawing from a range of influences, from firework wrappers to Japanese woodblock prints, Femke’s use of both pop culture detritus and child-like fantasy create a vibrant playground for the imagination, with each piece looking like a cover for a fantastical adventure book, which is left up to the viewer to imagine the story inside. She will be exhibiting 9 original paintings and several drawings.
Travis Louie’s (New York) hypnotic “portraiture” is compelling for its blend of the hyper realistic with the blatantly unreal. Fantastical creatures gaze out from paintings so technically refined (using transparent layers of acrylic paint over a tight graphite drawing on a smooth flat surface) that they look uncannily like old photographs. Adding to the discomfiting presence these animal/monster like chimeras have are the human expressions- even if the creature in the paintings looks a bit bizarre, it also looks spookily familiar as well.
Often in his work Louie seeks to create mythological ancestors…long-lost “relatives” captured in Victorian cabinet card/ tint type images. His own interest in Noir imagery, German Expressionism, personal dream imagery, (not to mention B movie monsters!) as well as his recent discovery of old photographs of “human oddities” that were not from sideshow photographs, but rather photographs that documented that person’s “normal life” (i.e. the famous photo of John Merrick (The Elephant Man) dressed in formal evening wear for a night at the theater) all combined in this latest series of works to create an incredible series of portraits that you may just recognize elements of your own family members in! Each painting comes with a story about each character written by Travis.
This will be Travis's largest exhibition to date, featuring 18+ paintings, each one ornately framed in turn of the century convex glass frames.
Roq La Rue Gallery
"Purveyors Of Fine Pop Surrealism
and Contemporary Art Since '98"
2312 2nd Ave Seattle WA 98121
(206)374-8977
Wens-Sat 1-6pm
http://www.roqlarue.com
IN-CITE @ Drop City Gallery
I got this one from Gopi:
IN-CITE
6pm to 9pm
April 11th - May 24th 2008
Tuesday- Saturday 10am -6pm
Drop City Gallery: lower level 964 Denny Way Seattle, WA 98109
A three-part exhibition of works by Alison Keogh Shards of Clay, Graphite Botanicals and Newsprint reliefs. Please join us for an opening reception with the artist Friday, April 11, 2008 from 6 – 9pm
6pm to 9pm
April 11th - May 24th 2008
Tuesday- Saturday 10am -6pm
Drop City Gallery: lower level 964 Denny Way Seattle, WA 98109
A three-part exhibition of works by Alison Keogh Shards of Clay, Graphite Botanicals and Newsprint reliefs. Please join us for an opening reception with the artist Friday, April 11, 2008 from 6 – 9pm
Drop City Gallery: lower level 964 Denny Way Seattle, WA 98109
Blackbird Fashion Show @ NWFF
Another one from Gopi:
6pm , show 8pm
Blackbird Fashion Show
FREE
www.partyatpravda.com
Experimental Films by Jon Behrens @ Vermillion
Experimental Films by Jon Behrens Friday, 4/11/8, 8PM. (Donation)
We're inaugurating the 10'x10' movie screen with films by local film luminary Jon Behrens. Jon is a prolific filmmaker as well as a collector of vintage TV, movies and commercials. This Friday we're showing his highly acclaimed collection of short works with snacks and wine. He's organizing future events here featuring vintage 60's toy commercials and Sci-Fi classics, reviving the program he used to have on the back porch at Linda's Tavern. Here's his web site. You can also see samples of some of his archives here: http://www.jonbehrensfilms.com/toys.html
Jon Behrens has been developing his unique style of cinema since the early 1980s, focusing on the physical film as an art form as much as a narrative medium. Many of his films use hand-manipulating techniques such as scratching of the emulsion and painting directly on to the film. His films have been screened at museums, film restivals, colleges and small underground cinemas throughout the world for nearly 25 years and Behrens has won several international awards over the years for his outstanding achievements in motion pictures. He has also served as a Selection Panelist for grants and fellowships through Artist Trust. (http://vermilliongallery.blogspot.com/)
About Vermillion
1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA. 98122
Hours:
By Appointment
Contact: Diana Adams 206/709.9797
Email: email@vermillionseattle.com
1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA. 98122
Broken Disco's One Year Anniversary Party
Big show coming up this Friday! We have 5 out of towners that will be flying in to help us celebrate one year of breaking expectations, genres & discos. We hope you'll come celebrate with us as well. Cupcakes & club music!
If you haven't already, check out the pictures from last month...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davematthews/sets/72157604149450659/
Also, C89FM will be giving away some free passes to Broken Disco's One Year Anniversary Party tonight from 8-10pm. You can listen on the FM dial or tune in online...
http://www.c895worldwide.com/web/
Thank-you Seattle!!!
CBC Secret Society Fridays @ McLeod Residence
Friday, April 11
DJ Colby B presents the CBC Secret Society Fridays, every second Friday of the month at McLeod
Concert afterparties, new release listening parties, secret dj performances and exclusive launch parties.
McLeod Residence
2209 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
206-441-3314
http://www.mcleodresidence.com
Saturday, 4/12
Yard Sale in Georgetown
Fabulous multi-family yard sale this Saturday only!! Josh/Betsy/Alex/Brianna/Tif/Durin/Bevin/Morgan all want to sell you their stuff!
Four households are coming together this Saturday to bring you incredible savings! Everything must go! To miss this fabulous yard sale would be foolish! Can you see that I am serious?
We've got yer yard sale basics... books, dishes, art, toddler toys & baby accessories, lamps, coffee mugs, and clothing. But wait! There's more! We're also offering the following specialty items:
* Antique steamer trunk
* Cool old ashtrays
* Vinyl records!
* Darkroom equipment
* Vintage coats
* Houseplants!
* Vintage kitchen items (Franciscan dishware, Pyrex mixing bowls, retro chafing dishes, etc.)
Plus much, much more!
the particulars
April 12 @ 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. No early birds please.
At the Hammershack/Beaver Barn
8824 42nd Avenue South, Seattle, 98118.
Easy access from Georgetown, Rainier Beach, Beacon Hill.
8824 42nd Avenue South, Seattle, 98118.
POLITICAL CARTOON SHOW at the Seattle Art Institute.
John writes:
TODAY THRU SATURDAY (April !0-12)
POLITICAL CARTOON SHOW at the Seattle Art Institute.
(John says: how many of you knew that the Seatlte art institute had a gallery? I know what I know about the place cause I had a former housemate go there, and she wasn't too keen on thier teaching abilities. It's more about thier "billing" and "self promotional" abilities. Nevertheless, many of thier students have a lot of raw talent, and this sounds like a great forum for them to express themselves, and so I think it's probably worth a visit.)
“LEFT, RIGHT, & WRONG: Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning”
Cartoonists Northwest and The Art Institute of Seattle extend dates of provocative exhibit.
Is it merely a sign of the intensely interesting political season we are in, or is it the fiery cartooning talent on display? Whatever the answer, since its opening on February 25, the political cartoon show "Left, Right, & Wrong: Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning" has continued to attract flocks of gallery-goers. Due to the great public interest in this exhibit and to accommodate all visitors, the show will remain open an extra two weeks beyond its original scheduled closing date. Cartoon aficionados will now have until April 15 to savor the incendiary works on exhibit at the Burnley Gallery, located at The Art Institute of Seattle. The show is produced jointly by Cartoonists Northwest (CNW) and The Art Institute of Seattle.
The exhibition boasts the rapier wit of the Northwest’s most notable cartoonists, including David Horsey, Pat Moriarity, Andrew Wahl, Peter Bagge, Donna Barr, Lew Andrus, Dan McConnell, and George Jartos. Also on view are many other stimulating, even inflammatory, works by CNW members, as well as faculty and alumni of The Art Institute.
“Whether from the left or right, art is a powerful weapon in the war to persuade. This show celebrates the history and triumph of editorial art from a variety of perspectives.” says Roby Gilbert, show curator and Director of the Animation program at The Art Institute of Seattle.
“Cartoons … are the loud guy in the back of the crowd who shouts out exactly what you were thinking, but could never say.” says Luke Martin, Special Projects Director of Cartoonists Northwest.
POLITICAL CARTOON SHOW at the Seattle Art Institute.
(John says: how many of you knew that the Seatlte art institute had a gallery? I know what I know about the place cause I had a former housemate go there, and she wasn't too keen on thier teaching abilities. It's more about thier "billing" and "self promotional" abilities. Nevertheless, many of thier students have a lot of raw talent, and this sounds like a great forum for them to express themselves, and so I think it's probably worth a visit.)
“LEFT, RIGHT, & WRONG: Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning”
Cartoonists Northwest and The Art Institute of Seattle extend dates of provocative exhibit.
Is it merely a sign of the intensely interesting political season we are in, or is it the fiery cartooning talent on display? Whatever the answer, since its opening on February 25, the political cartoon show "Left, Right, & Wrong: Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning" has continued to attract flocks of gallery-goers. Due to the great public interest in this exhibit and to accommodate all visitors, the show will remain open an extra two weeks beyond its original scheduled closing date. Cartoon aficionados will now have until April 15 to savor the incendiary works on exhibit at the Burnley Gallery, located at The Art Institute of Seattle. The show is produced jointly by Cartoonists Northwest (CNW) and The Art Institute of Seattle.
The exhibition boasts the rapier wit of the Northwest’s most notable cartoonists, including David Horsey, Pat Moriarity, Andrew Wahl, Peter Bagge, Donna Barr, Lew Andrus, Dan McConnell, and George Jartos. Also on view are many other stimulating, even inflammatory, works by CNW members, as well as faculty and alumni of The Art Institute.
“Whether from the left or right, art is a powerful weapon in the war to persuade. This show celebrates the history and triumph of editorial art from a variety of perspectives.” says Roby Gilbert, show curator and Director of the Animation program at The Art Institute of Seattle.
“Cartoons … are the loud guy in the back of the crowd who shouts out exactly what you were thinking, but could never say.” says Luke Martin, Special Projects Director of Cartoonists Northwest.
"Left, Right, & Wrong: Celebrating the Art of Editorial Cartooning" runs through April 15 at The Art Institute of Seattle’s Burnley Gallery. The gallery is located in the South Campus building at 2323 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121. Gallery hours are Mon. through Thurs. 7 AM – 10 PM; Fri. 7 AM – 5 PM; and Sat. 9 AM – 2 PM. Closed Sundays. For more information, or to schedule an interview with one of the artists or Art Institute staff, please contact the Department of Communications at mlivingston@aii.edu, or call (206) 239.2562.
Martin Bland's Randomized Control Trails
Please join us at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Saturday,
April 12, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM for an extraordinary event featuring
Fantagraphics Books’ resident genius Martin Bland. Bonus! This
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we’re hosting a huge Spring Cleaning
Sale with hundreds of lovely Fantagraphics Books offered at 50% off
cover price.
Martin Bland’s Randomized Control Trials represents a radical
departure from this veteran musician’s previous work. His
experimental sound installation features contributions from
Fantagraphics alums Mark Arm and Tom price, joined by accomplished
musicians from various musical genres. The concept defies simple
description – you sort of have to experience this piece to fully
appreciate it. Learn more here:
http://martinblandsrct.blogspot.com/2008/03/cds-for-sale.html
This event coincides the colorful Georgetown Second Saturday Art
Attack featuring art exhibitions, musical performances and more at 30
locations throughout the neighborhood.
We’ll also have pallets of popular titles by artists like Peter
Bagge, Charles Burns, Daniel Clowes, R. Crumb, Ellen Forney, Gilbert
and Jaime Hernandez, Tony Millionaire, Charles M. Schulz, Joe Sacco,
Chris Ware, Jim Woodring and dozens more – at half price! All day
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 11 – 13. You’ll also get a chance
to view our current display of exquisite illustrations and comics by
the incomparable Drew Friedman.
Fantagraphics Bookstore is located at 1201 S. Vale Street (at the
corner of Airport Way S.), only minutes south of downtown Seattle.
We’re open every day 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM. Phone
206.658.0110. Hope to see you all soon.
Fantagraphics Bookstore is located at 1201 S. Vale Street.
Ballard Art Walk
There are a bunch of openings:
Opening at OK OK gallery www.okokgallery.com
6-10pm
WONDERFUL UNION GALLERY: OPENING RECEPTION FREE 6-10 PM
The Wonderful Union Gallery
2221 NW 56th St. Suite 201, Seattle WA 98107
(1/2 Block West of The Ballard Library)
4710 ART OPENING 4:30 PM TO LATE.
4710 BALLARD AVE, Seattle WA
6-10pm
WONDERFUL UNION GALLERY: OPENING RECEPTION FREE 6-10 PM
The Wonderful Union Gallery
2221 NW 56th St. Suite 201, Seattle WA 98107
(1/2 Block West of The Ballard Library)
4710 ART OPENING 4:30 PM TO LATE.
4710 BALLARD AVE, Seattle WA
Jewish Film Fest (until 4/13)
Someone to Run With (Mishehu Larutz Ito) Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 PM | MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY/MOHAI | Israel | 2006
A riveting ride through Jerusalem at the end of a Labrador's leash. Assaf must piece together the incredible story behind the dog owner's disappearance.
Jellyfish (Meduzot) Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 PM | MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY/MOHAI | Israel | 2007
Winner of the prestigious Camera dOr at Cannes 2007, Jellyfish is a tightly constructed, cleverly stylized gorgeous ensemble piece of intersecting plot strands set in contemporary Tel Aviv.
Shmuli's Dream (short) w/Jellyfish Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 PM | MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY/MOHAI | United States | 2007
Shmuli dreams that his apartment is overrun by klezmer musicians.
http://www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org/film
LAST KRAKT EVER.
KRAKT COMMIT TECHNO SUICIDE.
SUBMIT TO DRUNKEN TAG TEAM GANG BANG BY
PAUL EDWARDS
JUSTIN BYRNES
KRISTINA CHILDS
NORDIC SOUL
JERRY ABSTRACT
GREG SKIDMORE
MILKPLANT
CAUSE MASSIVE ANAL TECHNO HEMORRHAGE.
LEAVE GAPING ORIFICE IN SEATTLE TECHNO SCENE FOR WHINEY RAVER KIDS KIDS TO STUFF WITH SHITTY TRANCE.
LAST KRAKT. SATURDAY AT REBAR. 21+. $5
StayUp LateShow
The Stay Up Late Show is *finally* back, and better than
ever! Join us Saturday, April 12, as we take to the stage in our NEW
SPACE on Pike Street, Balagan Theater! And this time, all the zoning
and permits and whatnot are in order, and the show WILL go on! To
make it up to our fans old and new, we're lowering the price of
admission to this, our first show back, to a mere $5 - so please come
on down to our first show in over a year!
Balagan's brand-new bar will be open to wet your whistle - and we do
hope you'll whistle! - for our lovely guests, acts, and enticements,
featuring the incredibly talented TROY MINK and others! We promise
you:
Music! Excitement! Trivia! Fabulous guests! Intriguing prizes!
Best of all, our lovely host Rebecca Mmmmmmmm. Davis, taking to the
stage *without a cane* - hurrah!
About our new home & co-producers:
Who are these Balagan? We're glad you asked! Not only are they our new
hosts at our awesome NEW SPACE (still in the heart of Capitol Hill -
and we still have a BAR!), but they're an awesome theater company,
too: Founded in 2006 by Jake Groshong and Kaitie Warren, Balagan
Theatre concluded its inaugural season with great success. Balagan
received two Footlight Awards from the Seattle Times, including
"Theater on the Rise," and was named a finalist in the NWSource
Peoples Pick of 2007. Past productions have been named Critics' Picks,
Best Bets, and Theatrical Highlights by the Seattle Times and the
Seattle P-I, and were recommended by The Stranger. Balagan Theatre is
committed to professional quality in a fringe theater, and values
performing relevant texts from a wide range of styles and eras, with
equally varied casts. Mission: Balagan Theatre is committed to
creating a diverse body of work that engages its audience with
passionate, thought-provoking productions of the highest artistic
quality.
The Stay Up Late Show is a monthly talk show featuring a variety of
local celebrities and almost-celebrities from all over the Seattle
scene. Past guests have included Nick Licata, Sean Nelson, Kevin Kent,
Mike Daisey, Stephanie Pure, and many, many others.
The Stay Up Late Show - Seattle's one and only LIVE late-night talk show!
The Stay Up Late Show
Saturday, April 12
11:00PM (doors at 10:30p.m.)
Balagan Theatre - 1117 East Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122
(On the corner of 12th and East Pike)
$5 at the door (no reservations!)
www.stayuplateshow.com
Sunday, 4/13
Rock Lottery 04
Party Volcano,
I wanted to let you know about the upcoming Rock Lottery event.
Thank you,
Chris Weber
Good/Bad Archive Project presents a benefit for Arts Corps
Rock Lottery 04
Sunday, April 13th
Doors open at 8pm (1st band starts PROMPTLY at 10pm)
at Neumos - 925 East Pike Street Seattle, Washington 98122, www.neumos.com, 206.709.9467
Advance tickets available at - www.ticketswest.com
$10 admission, 21+
10AM - 25 individual musicians... 10PM - 5 new bands...
The Rock Lottery is simple, but effective. Twenty-five hand picked musicians meet at 10:00AM at the evening's performance venue. These volunteers are organized into five bands through a lottery based chance selection. The five different groups are then released to practice at different locations. The musicians have twelve hours to create a band name and three to five songs (with a one cover song limit). The bands will then return to the venue and perform what they have created in front of a waiting audience.
The twenty-five musicians included in this experiment are carefully selected in an attempt to represent a wide variety of musical styles. This event will bring together many facets of the music community that may seem incompatible, as well as musicians whose interests may conflict. The challenge for these participants is to try and go beyond their personal and musical differences and work together to create a unified group project that still contains the personal styles of each of its members.
Participants include:
Paul Austin (Transmissionary Six)
Ty Bailie (Dept. of Energy, Mark Pickerel and his Praying Hands)
Mike Bayer (Amateur Radio Operator, Evangeline)
Larry Brady (Biography of Ferns, Shorthand for Epic)
T. Tacket Brown (Two Loons for Tea, Jonny Sonic, Hayley Sales)
D. Crane (BOAT)
Joel Cupland (The Hideous Thieves, Triumph of Lethargy)
DV One (Rock Steady Crew)
Jesy Fortino (Tiny Vipers)
Jen Gay (Kaliningrad, Minirex, Buttersprites)
Jorge Harada (Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers)
Jamie Henkensiefken (H Is for Hellgate)
Bill Horist (Master Musicians of Bukkake, Ghidra)
Laurie Kearney (Ships, Palmer AK))
Kevin Kmetz (God of Shamisen, Estradasphere)
Rory McAuley (Eastern Grip)
Tony Moore (Foscil, Scape)
Luc Reynaud (Luc Reynaud and the Lovingtons)
Paul Rucker (Paul Rucker LARGE Ensemble)
Whiting Tennis (Whiting Tennis)
J. Tillman (J. Tillman)
Tilson (The Saturday Knights)
Noah Star Weaver (USE)
Curt Weiss aka Lewis King (The Rockats, Beat Rodeo)
Brian Yeager (Elam, The Bromantics, Strap Straps)
The Seattle Rock Lottery is a benefit, with all proceeds going to Arts Corps The musicians chosen to participate are unpaid volunteers. The participants are chosen by the Rock Lottery participant committee with suggestions from the staff of Arts Corps and other members of Seattle's music community.
I wanted to let you know about the upcoming Rock Lottery event.
Thank you,
Chris Weber
Good/Bad Archive Project presents a benefit for Arts Corps
Rock Lottery 04
Sunday, April 13th
Doors open at 8pm (1st band starts PROMPTLY at 10pm)
at Neumos - 925 East Pike Street Seattle, Washington 98122, www.neumos.com, 206.709.9467
Advance tickets available at - www.ticketswest.com
$10 admission, 21+
10AM - 25 individual musicians... 10PM - 5 new bands...
The Rock Lottery is simple, but effective. Twenty-five hand picked musicians meet at 10:00AM at the evening's performance venue. These volunteers are organized into five bands through a lottery based chance selection. The five different groups are then released to practice at different locations. The musicians have twelve hours to create a band name and three to five songs (with a one cover song limit). The bands will then return to the venue and perform what they have created in front of a waiting audience.
The twenty-five musicians included in this experiment are carefully selected in an attempt to represent a wide variety of musical styles. This event will bring together many facets of the music community that may seem incompatible, as well as musicians whose interests may conflict. The challenge for these participants is to try and go beyond their personal and musical differences and work together to create a unified group project that still contains the personal styles of each of its members.
Participants include:
Paul Austin (Transmissionary Six)
Ty Bailie (Dept. of Energy, Mark Pickerel and his Praying Hands)
Mike Bayer (Amateur Radio Operator, Evangeline)
Larry Brady (Biography of Ferns, Shorthand for Epic)
T. Tacket Brown (Two Loons for Tea, Jonny Sonic, Hayley Sales)
D. Crane (BOAT)
Joel Cupland (The Hideous Thieves, Triumph of Lethargy)
DV One (Rock Steady Crew)
Jesy Fortino (Tiny Vipers)
Jen Gay (Kaliningrad, Minirex, Buttersprites)
Jorge Harada (Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers)
Jamie Henkensiefken (H Is for Hellgate)
Bill Horist (Master Musicians of Bukkake, Ghidra)
Laurie Kearney (Ships, Palmer AK))
Kevin Kmetz (God of Shamisen, Estradasphere)
Rory McAuley (Eastern Grip)
Tony Moore (Foscil, Scape)
Luc Reynaud (Luc Reynaud and the Lovingtons)
Paul Rucker (Paul Rucker LARGE Ensemble)
Whiting Tennis (Whiting Tennis)
J. Tillman (J. Tillman)
Tilson (The Saturday Knights)
Noah Star Weaver (USE)
Curt Weiss aka Lewis King (The Rockats, Beat Rodeo)
Brian Yeager (Elam, The Bromantics, Strap Straps)
The Seattle Rock Lottery is a benefit, with all proceeds going to Arts Corps The musicians chosen to participate are unpaid volunteers. The participants are chosen by the Rock Lottery participant committee with suggestions from the staff of Arts Corps and other members of Seattle's music community.
Please visit: http://myspace.com/rocklottery (click on the blog entries to see past participants and the bands that they created.)
Monday, 4/14
Jhumpa Lahiri reads at the Central Library
Gopi recommends:
Come hear the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies and last year’s Seattle Reads featured work The Namesake read from her new work of fiction, Unaccustomed Earth; eight stories that travel from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they enter the lives of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers. Lahiri reads at 7 p.m. Monday, April 14 in the Microsoft Auditorium at the Central Library.
http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_central_events&branchID=1&trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D75382626Wednesday, 4/16
Extraterrestrial Life - Beyond UFO's @ Pacific Science Center
John was pointing out this one:
WED APRIL 16TH
Extraterrestrial Life - Beyond UFO's
Pacific Science Center
Description: Another outstanding lecture at Pacific Science Center. Join us April 16 for Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future. With Jeffrey Bennett 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Science Center
Extraterrestrial Life - Beyond UFO's
Pacific Science Center
Description: Another outstanding lecture at Pacific Science Center. Join us April 16 for Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future. With Jeffrey Bennett 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Science Center
http://www.pacsci.org
Thursday, 4/17
Author David Hajdu at Town Hall
Eric from Fantagraphics Books writes:
Dear friends,
On Thursday, April 17, author David Hajdu will be at Town Hall to
promote his new book, THE TEN CENT PLAGUE, detailing the Senate
crackdown on comic books in the 1950s amidst fears of their
contributing to juvenile delinquency. Fantagraphics didn't publish
this book, but we like it so much that we're teaming up with Town
Hall to promote the event. For you NEW YORKER readers out there, the
current issue includes a review of THE TEN CENT PLAGUE (as well as a
swell "Talk of the Town" piece by Lillian Ross about Drew Friedman's
Friar's Club event to promote MORE OLD JEWISH COMEDIANS).
Anyway, we hope you'll join us for what promises to be a fascinating
talk about one of the more curious and ignoble moments in American
pop culture history, a period which put several comic book publishers
out of business and threatened to destroy the industry completely.
Here's the full description:
Conventional wisdom places rock 'n' roll at the dawn of American
youth culture, but it was the comic books of the 1930s and '40s that
first created a radical divide between the generations. David Hajdu
looks at why Jews—such as Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer, and Stan Lee—
dominated the comic book industry, and how they employed comics to
express their Jewish experience. Music critic for The New Republic,
Hajdu is the author of Positively 4th Street. His new book is The Ten-
Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed American.
Presented by Nextbook: Public Programs on Jewish Literature, Culture
and Ideas. , Advance tickets are $8/$6 Town Hall member, students,
and under 25 only at www.nextbook.org. Call 206/744-2289 for more
information.
Thursday, April 17, 2008, 7:30 PM. Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.On Thursday, April 17, author David Hajdu will be at Town Hall to
promote his new book, THE TEN CENT PLAGUE, detailing the Senate
crackdown on comic books in the 1950s amidst fears of their
contributing to juvenile delinquency. Fantagraphics didn't publish
this book, but we like it so much that we're teaming up with Town
Hall to promote the event. For you NEW YORKER readers out there, the
current issue includes a review of THE TEN CENT PLAGUE (as well as a
swell "Talk of the Town" piece by Lillian Ross about Drew Friedman's
Friar's Club event to promote MORE OLD JEWISH COMEDIANS).
Anyway, we hope you'll join us for what promises to be a fascinating
talk about one of the more curious and ignoble moments in American
pop culture history, a period which put several comic book publishers
out of business and threatened to destroy the industry completely.
Here's the full description:
Conventional wisdom places rock 'n' roll at the dawn of American
youth culture, but it was the comic books of the 1930s and '40s that
first created a radical divide between the generations. David Hajdu
looks at why Jews—such as Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer, and Stan Lee—
dominated the comic book industry, and how they employed comics to
express their Jewish experience. Music critic for The New Republic,
Hajdu is the author of Positively 4th Street. His new book is The Ten-
Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed American.
Presented by Nextbook: Public Programs on Jewish Literature, Culture
and Ideas. , Advance tickets are $8/$6 Town Hall member, students,
and under 25 only at www.nextbook.org. Call 206/744-2289 for more
information.
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