AUTHORLESS: a musical project losing its identity- Peter Richards [ 5/18/2008 - 12:10 ] # The Authorless Project offers 10 song demos by Stargrazer. It is the proposal of The Authorless Project that interested musicians, writers, and recording artists of all genres, ages, and backgrounds treat these "root" demos as if they were their own: free reign is given to re-record, rearrange, re-write or re-mix the root demos.
ROUND ONE: In the first round of Authorless, these ten demos will be distributed to ten musicians of all stripes and experience. These first-rounders are free to re-record – or even re-write – any or all of the songs. They can focus on just one song, split songs into more than one song, or combine songs. They are free to "cover" a song in their own style – or to work with only the existing root recordings. They're welcome to mix-and-match, cut-and-paste, stir, augment, fracture or alter the entire context of the song (or songs). It can become a string quartet or black metal. It can be deconstructed into obscurity, or lovingly/roughly translated into any mood(s) that suits the participants. Heck, you can turn an instrumental into spoken word if you want!
The catch is, you only have two months to complete your part of the project. If you don't have the time, just aren't feeling it, or don't want to participate for any reason, just pass the root demos along to someone else.
ROUND TWO: After the first sixty days, our next round begins. Round One picks whomever they want to be in Round Two. The new recordings and all the root demos are passed on to the next set of authors, and the same rules apply: Anything goes. Preserve the song, augment someone's ideas, or mutate it. After another sixty days, all the results, plus the results of round one and the root demos, are passed on to the Round Three participants.
ROUND THREE – ROUND SIX: Same as the preceding rounds.
ROUND SEVEN: All recordings from rounds 1-6, plus the original root demos, are sent to Satellite Park Studios for Paul Roessler (The Screamers/Nina Hagen/45 Grave/and tons of fine SST Bands) to sort through, mix, add and subtract from, and finally master into the final "Authorless" album. Who knows what amazing forms these little seedling songs will grow into?
Artwork by Travis Pickard has been licensed to augment the final AUTHORLESS recordings.
To participate in ROUND ONE of AUTHORLESS, contact Peter at: stargrazer {at} gmail {dotcom}. ROUND ONE begins July 1, 2008.
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|  | | (SCENE) Announces a Call-for-Proposals: 3D and 4D art- Peter Richards [ 2/27/2008 - 17:12 ] # (SCENE) Metrospace Announces a Call-for-Proposals for a Themed Exhibit of Sculpture and Time-based Artwork
East
Lansing's alternative art space, (SCENE) Metrospace announces a
call-for-proposals for an upcoming exhibit of artwork which engages
time and physical space. All artists over the age of 18 are invited to
submit proposals. Proposals will be accepted through Friday, March 18,
2008
The exhibit, which will be displayed May 3 - June 15, 2008,
is titled “3-D/4-D,” and will focus on three-dimensional and
four-dimensional works of art, in other words, the gallery’s interior
space will be occupied by sculpture, kinetic artworks, and hybrid
artworks that explore notions of time, change, and/or physical space.
Artists are invited to submit any number of pieces that explore this
theme.
The “3-D/4-D” theme may be interpreted through an
assortment of medias and styles including but not limited to:
sculpture, performance, video, sound, graphic design, photography,
collage, painting, installation, interactive or kinetic works of art,
and drawing. Artwork in any media or any combination of media will be
reviewed. Artists of all types are invited to submit current, original
works for this exhibit.
Entry materials must include a current
artist's biography and/or artist resume, as well as an artistic
statement to accompany proposed artwork(s). Proposals may include
images (.jpegs or .gifs) of actual or representative works, either on a
CD mailed to the address above, or e-mailed to
scenemetrospace@gmail.com. All entry materials are due Friday, March
18, 2008 in order to be considered for the exhibit (submissions with
missing information cannot be considered). Artists must also include a
SASE for the return of their materials. There is no entrance fee. Early
submissions are encouraged.
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| | | musicbox2007- frank vranckx [ 5/12/2007 - 18:40 ] # .
 hello friends, artists in antwerp are losing room to move every day, please share your wisdom and dreams at www.musicbox2007.tkDear friend of de muziekdoos The first 'tmuziekdooscollectief meeting was a success, there was music, brainstorming, wine... onboard were Frank, Jef, Jan, Inneke23, Stafke, Wim and Karo, Hans and Lieve. also a quick cameo by Etienne Thanks to all for showing up! This is what we came up with after several bottles of wine and lots of gracious sounds: The general idea •
Keep the muziekdoos spirit alive – a place where there are instruments,
amps, where everyone can come and play/jam/rehearse/experiment and
maybe most importantly, meet likeminded people. • Convince people of
the importance of this muziekdoos-spirit if we want to keep real honest
music alive. A place-to-be for musicians, poëts and other creative
minds and friends. Cross pollination at its best. How? • MySpace
will be used to promote our ideas, announce upcoming events, find
contacts and supporters, post pictures, movies, art, poetry, etc • A
mobile acoustic setup is a temporary solution to keep this spirit
alive. This setup could move to different locations and ideally,
Etienne could be there too to play his wonderful tunes, serve the
drinks and give usefull/useless comments on the live music : ) If the
weather is fine, this location can be outdoors (we allready baptised
the boarders of the scheldt at the sint-michielsstraat) • Organize
larger events (mini festivals) on different locations where bands can
perform and a free podium is available. Get festival promotors/sponsors
involved. • Make a presentation that clearly outlines our plan and try to involve the culture department of Antwerp. • Search a VZW that wants to be involved in organising events for us. (Creating a VZW ourselves is not a good plan). Money! • We also will continue to collect money with the mobiele muziekdoos to help Etienne to pay the state. This about rounds up what was discussed and what 'tmuziekdooscollectief stands for. Cheers! spring is in the air
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| | | Cassette Culture- Peter Richards [ 5/3/2007 - 20:20 ] #
Leaderless: Underground Cassette Culture Now
Exhibition on view from May 12 – May 26, 2007
Opening Reception and Book Launch: Saturday, May 12, 5 – 7 PM
Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to announce an exhibition surveying
contemporary American cassette culture. Leaderless: Underground
Cassette Culture Now will open on May 12 and run through May 26.
Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Streets.
From bedrooms and dorm rooms, garages and dingy basements, Printed
Matter and Heavy Tapes have gathered the leaders of the American
underground tape culture movement—a geographically and generationally
diverse community centered around the thriving noise, psych, and
experimental music scenes. Such an exhibition might lead one to believe
that “tapes are back” though the truth is that they never left, having
been the chosen medium of this particular community from the late 70s
onward. Unlike manufactured CDs or vinyl, tapes are analog, cheap and
easily made at home with accessible and rudimentary equipment (i.e. no
computers), making them the logical choice for a community that is
constantly evolving and producing. Tapes also offer a unique
perspective for those who are put off by the ubiquity and harsh
aesthetics often associated with CDRs.
For the duration of the exhibition, Printed Matter’s back room will be
transformed into a cassette shop—with hundreds of titles exhibited and
available for purchase. Boom boxes will give audience members the
opportunity to sample and explore. Guest curators (among them Thurston
Moore from the iconoclastic noise band Sonic Youth, Chris Freeman—the
founder of cassette distributor Fusetron, and Dominick Fernow of
Hospital Productions) will also present out-of-print cassettes from
their collections.
Labels to be featured include 23 Productions (WI), AA (MI), American
Tapes (MI), Animal Disguise (MI), Bone Tooth Horn, Callow God (CA),
Cherried Out Merch (OR), Chondritic Sound (MI), Drone Disco (OH),
Ecstatic Peace (MA), Fag Tapes (MI), Fuckit Tapes (NY), Gods of Tundra
(MI), Hanson Records (MI), Heavy Tapes (NY), Hospital Productions (NY),
Iatrogenesis (OR), Ides (IL), Friendship Bracelet (MA), Loveless Tapes
(NJ), Middle James CO (ON/CA), Monorail Trespassing (CA), Nihilist
Productions (IL), Not Not Fun (CA), Psychform (WA), RRRecords (MA),
Rundownsun (BC), Since 1972 (NY), Spite (NY), Stammer Tapes (NY),
Swampland Noise (CA), Throne Heap (NY), Tone Filth (MN), Trash Ritual
(NY), and Troniks (CA), among many others.
To celebrate the launch, experimental tape manipulator G. Lucas Crane vs Non-horse will perform.
Leaderless: Underground Cassette Culture Now coincides with the No Fun
Fest—a four day noise festival that will take place at the Hook in Red
Hook, Brooklyn from May 17 – 20th. Now in itsfourth year, No Fun Fest
features some of the world’s premiere noise musicians and practitioners.
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| | | SYNC 07- j. engling [ 3/5/2007 - 16:50 ] # Ann Arbor, MI, March 9 -19, 2007 Entity,
the University of Michigan’s premiere digital arts coalition, invites
you to attend SYNC 07, an annual Multimedia Digital Arts Festival
occurring March 9 th through the 19 th
at the Duderstadt Center on the University of Michigan north campus.
The festival features cutting edge works and performances that find a
point of union between art and technology, and are offered in a range
of mediums from digital painting, photography and animation, to
installation and multimedia performance. New
technologies offer us increasing opportunities to explore artistic
intentions and can provide us with new insights into both the art we
experience and the world at large. SYNC 07 takes this as a new frontier
in the aesthetic encounter and adopts this as the unifying theme that
will bring together artists and thinkers for several days at the
beginning of March. As the discipline of
digital arts enters its adolescence a more diverse group of artists are
trying their hands at expressing themselves with the aid of ones and
zeros. This year's SYNC 07 Digital Arts Festival will display some of
the best cutting edge talent in the area. From March 9th to the 19th
the Duderstadt Gallery will be home to video, audio, 2d and 3d art -
all either created by digital means or commenting on the increasingly
digitized space in which we dwell. This year's show will highlight a
diverse sampling of the endless possibilities the digital realm has to
offer. The Gallery Opening will be held on Friday March 9 th , from 5:00pm to 7:00pm The
schedule of performances is as follows: (all performances start at 7:00
p.m. and are held in the Video Studio in the Duderstadt Center) Mar. 9 th : Bubblegone (http://bubblegone.cyclene.com)
crafts an improvisational web of audio and projected video that is a
reflection of humans as living beings taking in stimuli, processing it,
and re-experiencing it throughout their lives. bill van loo & j. schnable (http://www.chromedecay.org/)
released their first collaborative album, "Raindays," a three year
effort accomplished during spare moments of inspiration and
cross-country visits. Both vivid and introspective, the songs are
balanced with an energy that doesn't explode, but blossoms and slowly
emerges in unexpected ways. Their live performance expands on the
groundwork of the recorded material through improvisational rhythms and
melodies. Live visuals provided by Jon Hudson. My Dear Disco: Dancethink Music (http://www.mydeardisco.com/)
combines exotic instruments such as Uilleann Pipes (Irish bagpipes) and
Didjeridoo along with live laptops, synthesizers, vocals, saxophones,
electric guitars, bass, and electro-acoustic drums. They’re pushing the
boundaries of dance music by giving the audience a highly dynamic show
where each original song has its own distinct, highly composed and
thought-out identity. Live visuals by VJ Techno Vision. Mar 10 th : The Betamales (www.myspace.com/MCTrashpedal)
Ian Fulcher (of Hot Meat for Young Lovers and Drafted by Minotaurs on
trumpet, various inputs, trashpedals) Vince Swain (of Dabenport on
guitar, effects) and Paul Bancel (of The Riots on Drums) perform
abstract, ambient noise soundscapes to short silent films. de • fenestra: (http://www.white-rose.net/defenestra/) will feature Elijah
Church (tabletop guitar, sheng, wood flutes), John Wolf Mcintyre
(theremin and harmonium) and Will Soderberg (laptop, signal processing,
midi guitar) performing live improvised electronic music with projected
video accompaniment. shenanigans.tv (www.shenanigans.tv) reshapes
reality by deconstructing and reassembling the world around them to
create new understandings and new levels of communication. The
simultaneous combination of technology, media, and movement in their
live performances and recorded projects drives home the true meaning of
seamless integration. They will be joined by nationally renowned sculptor Steve Baibak, and performing artist Natalie Winans.
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| | | (SCENE) Metrospace Update- Peter Richards [ 1/10/2007 - 13:25 ] # (SCENE) Metrospace, East Lansing's alternative art and performance
space, will soon be leaving it's home of three years at 303
Abbott. An exact date and destination are unknown at this time,
but the former Kent Bank building on the corner of Abbott and Albert is
slated for demolition sometime in 2007.
In the mean time, (SCENE) continues a full schedule of exhibits and entertainment:
Friday, January 19 - (SCENE) debuts "DATA TRANSFER," an exhibit of technology-driven art with a public reception from 6-9 PM featuring music by Blank Artists: a live set by Theater of the Absurd and a DJ set by Drew Pompa. Additionally, there will be interactive digital sand-painting on an illuminated sand table provided by David Ringlein. The public can produce and print their own full-color digital sand paintings!
Saturday, January 20 - witness the return of 517NoiseFest:
visit 517Noise for more details! This is a shared event spanning three communities and three venues: the DAAC in Grand Rapids and the Panopticon
in Lansing. Noise artists appearing on the Friday and Sunday
bracketing (SCENE)'s Saturday show include such noise movement
luminaries as Dead Machines, Hot Tapes, Princess Dragon Mom, Aaron Dilloway, and Treebot.
Thursday, January 25 - (SCENE) will host virtuoso marimba soloist Nathaniel Bartlett.
Feauturing a state-of-the-art digital sound projection array, Bartlett
plays "serious modern Western art music on a serious modern instrument
- the modern marimba." We are pleased to stage this concert,
which is open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 PM, the music
begins at 7:00 PM, and there is a nominal cost of $5 for this unique
sensory experience, offering "total immersion in sound." Seating
is limited.
Stay tuned for more breaking news, including the unveiling of our brand new website!!
(SCENE) Metrospace is located at 303 Abbott Rd. in East Lansing,
Michigan. Regular hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 6-9 PM and
Sundays from 1-4 PM. Additionally, the gallery is opened through
the gracious support of volunteers Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
afternoons from 1-4 PM.
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| once in a while you find something truely extraordinary...- Ben Gaydos [ 8/11/2006 - 18:22 ] #
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here: ubu
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| | | Seven Days of Art and Interconnectivity in San Jose AUGUST 7-13, 2006- Asli Ors [ 8/7/2006 - 18:39 ] #
"You meet a squirrel—he wants you to do karaoke. A South African artist
wants to turn your skateboard into a musical instrument. What is going
on? It's the ZeroOne festival, and it's a full-scale art attack on San
Jose."
http://01sj.org/content/blogsection/14/49/
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| The Deadline approaches, but do not fear...- Peter Richards [ 8/2/2006 - 16:03 ] # This is merely the
deadline for calls-for-proposals (letters of intent, really). The
finished sound pieces should be delivered no later than September 4.
(SCENE) Metrospace announces a Call-For-Proposals for "Sonic Landscapes," a sound-based art exhibit
EAST LANSING, Mich. - East Lansings alternative art
space, (SCENE) Metrospace announces a call to artists for an upcoming
exhibit based on the act of creating and experiencing SOUND. All
artists over the age of 18 are invited to participate. Applications
will be accepted through Friday, August 4.
Whether we experience it as entertainment or as an
integral part of our daily lives, sound is not just something we hear.
It is something we feel - emotionally and otherwise -- and is often
deeply ingrained in our personalities. (SCENE) Metrospace is looking
for artists whose work incorporates sound. This could be interpreted
through an assortment of medias and styles including but not limited
to: recorded sound, found sound, manipulated sound, sound assemblage,
field recordings, sound-producing devices, sound-based installation,
interactive pieces, performance, and video. Artwork in any media will
be reviewed.
To apply, artists must submit images or documentation
representative of the work to be exhibited, a description of your
project idea, an artistic statement and a resume. Artists must also
include an SASE for the return of their materials. There is no entrance
fee. Please send your information to: (SCENE) Metrospace, C/O Peter
Richards, Coordinator, 410 Abbott Road, East Lansing, MI 48823.
Application deadline is August 4, 2006, and early submissions are
encouraged.
(SCENE) Metrospace is located at 303 Abbott Road, at
the Albert Street intersection and is open Fridays from 6-9 p.m.,
Saturdays from 6-9 p.m., and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. during scheduled
exhibits. For more information, please contact Peter Richards at (517)
319-6832.
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| | | julie @ electromind.- Ben Gaydos [ 7/28/2006 - 02:14 ] #
props to julie meitz for showing other expats how it's done. jullie is a vj/fj originally from detroit, was on OCC's [ jomas
] compilation, and lent her impressive film jockeying skills to our
release party last june. she moved shortly thereafter to lyon, france
and has been keeping busy since.
she emailed the flyer for her most recent gig, Electromind,
to me last week and i mistakenly thought the date was in august, and
hadn't posted it yet. so, yes it's too late to get tickets. but you can
still marvel at the impressive line-up. and next time you're in france,
see if julie's playing.
http://julie.meitz.free.fr/
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| | | Hip Hop Film Festival at the Flint Institute of Arts- Ben Gaydos [ 7/24/2006 - 23:39 ] #
July 28-30, 2006
1120 East Kearsley Street
Flint, Michigan
810.234.1695 www.flintarts.org
An educational and entertaining experience featuring art, music, and 9 movies!
Admission: $6 per day, $15 weekend pass (call for group rates)
Friday, July 28
5:00 PM – Opening Night Party
An
unveiling of a hip-hop inspired art installation in the FIA Lobby,
conceived and organized by Michigan-based artist and curator Craig Paul
Nowak, including works by the following artists: RIKU, John Fletcher,
Serge Gay Jr., MINES, LaKela Brown, ARMY, KOSEK, FARS, Mike Smith.
Before the feature films, there will be musical performances by Rosta
Records artists Theory, G-Wiz, and Main Event, as well as screenings of
locally-produced videos: “104-1/2 Street Short” and “Woman II Woman.”
6:00 PM – Nobody Knows My Name
(58 min., followed by discussion with director Rachel Raimist)
7:30 PM – Scratch (90 min.)
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| | | interactive digital stuff- Julia Yezbick [ 7/13/2006 - 10:32 ] #
When Ben and I were in Mexico City recently, we saw an exhibit at the Rufino Tamayo Museum that just blew my mind! This artist, whose name is I believe Santiago Ortiz, uses sound and images, put together through what seem to my simple mind very mathematical processes, to bring you hours of fun! These are all digital interactive "sound and energy" pieces that are part of a larger collection of interactive computer pieces. Who could pass up something with a name like "music over fractal land" and "sound sticky elastica structure?" Wish I could explian it all better, but maybe someone else, who understands the mechanics of it all can add on a little tidbit of information for those of us whose last computer class was before e-mail even came about...
Enjoy!
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| Gil Mantera's Party Dream / Things Without Wings / The Never / Hawks and Snakes- Peter Richards [ 7/8/2006 - 01:22 ] #  
8.5"x14" poster by Peter for Stargrazer LLC, more can be seen at gigposters.com
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| | | Buddha Machine- Ben Gaydos [ 7/3/2006 - 12:53 ] #
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| | | levityproductions.com- Ande Johnston [ 6/12/2006 - 00:04 ] #
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| | | CD Release March 25 / "They Die In Movies"- Peter Richards [ 3/14/2006 - 15:07 ] # 
Saturday, March 25th at Scene Metrospace Gallery, bear witness to the culmination of months of labor and love...
They Die In Movies is a narrative-based installation produced and directed by Jeni Mc, featuring fashions by Berry Noxon,
and photography by Cody Hinze and Juan Beltran. It is film-themed
and has been variously described as "a movie that never happened" and
"a look through a director's eye." The exhibit takes place during
the East Lansing Film Festival and continues on through May 13.
 Simultaneously, It Takes A Village To Make Records will release the much-anticipated "First-Hand Accounts, Theories & Their Repercussions" CD compilation.
A double-length album on one CD, FHATATR is a genre-hopping collection
of original independent music from all over the country.
The CD release will feature a giant mix CD swap! Bring your own homemade mix CD to trade for a copy of the compilation CD -- other than that, it's FREE! Bring an extra copy of your mix to trade with other release party-goers...
There will also be performances by Rai and Canada, as well as a screening of "Hello and Goodbye" by Detroit's Test Pattern Pictures.
We thank "They Die In Movies" for graciously hosting our CD release.
See you there!
ITAV
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| | | Dorkbot.detroit Signal Processing Chain Phase II- j. engling [ 2/28/2006 - 23:04 ] #
3 March 2006 - 7:30pm, Dreamland Theater, Ypsilanti, MI
The idea of the signal processing chain is to have an audio source that
will send an audio signal to a person with a device that can manipulate
sound. That person's signal would then be passed to the next person and
so on. Could we control the audio? Would it be just noise? How many
people can we get to show up?
This time around we are taking the chain to the one of the most
wonderful spots in Ypsilanti, MI - The Dreamland Theater. This hub of
creativity is best known as a puppet theater, but this theater is a
bastion for the experimental arts -- maybe one of the last great
outposts fighting against Reality Incorporated.
You can come out to watch us control the signal beast or if you are
interested, you can come out to participate - in which case, please
contact bubblegone@yahoo.com to register.
Dorkbot.detroit Web Site
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| | | Sync 06- j. engling [ 2/28/2006 - 22:50 ] #
Ann Arbor, MI, March 7 -11, 2006
The Duderstadt Center at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Entity, the University of
Michigan’s premiere digital arts coalition, invites you to attend Sync
‘06, an annual Multimedia Digital Arts Festival occurring March 7th
through the 11th at the Duderstadt Center on the University of Michigan
north campus. The festival features cutting edge works and performances
that find a point of union between art and technology, and are offered
in a range of mediums from digital painting, photography and animation,
to installation and multimedia performance.
The Gallery (open March 7- 10
from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m.) in the Duderstadt Center will feature work
by David Holtek, Leslie Sobel, Margaret Parker and others. Please join
us for an opening celebration March 9th at 5:00 p.m. in the Duderstadt
Center. The schedule of performances is as follows: (all performances
start at 7:00 p.m. and are held in the Video Studio in the Duderstadt
Center)
Mar. 9th -- Dorkbot.Detroit at Sync featuring Brian Schorn, Jeff Karolski, and Chris Landau.
Mar. 10th -- featuring Will Soderberg, Verzerren vs. Bubblegone, and The Digital Music Ensemble directed by Steve Rush.
Mar. 11th -- featuring The Earthwurms, Matt Borghi, and Drafted by Minotaurs.
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| | | Folk Songs for the Five Points- Ben Gaydos [ 2/28/2006 - 16:22 ] #
Folk Songs for the Five Points is a digital arts project that allows you to create your own “folk
songs” by remixing and overlaying a range of sounds taken from New
York’s Lower East Side.
The SoundMap features a visual
representation of the Lower East Side, overlaid with a series of dots.
Each dot represents an audio sample recorded at that particular place.
To select a sample, click and drag one of circles over the chosen dot.
The sample will then automatically start playing.
Folk Songs for the Five Points is a celebration of cultural diversity and change, using “folk songs”
as a metaphor to explore immigration and the formation of identity in
New York’s Lower East Side.
The project isn’t about absolute answers or clear
definitions. We are celebrating the unexpected richness that confronts
you at every turn – from the many languages of Canal St to the endless
complexity contained in words like “immigrant” and “folk song”.
http://www.tenement.org/folksongs/
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| | | Spiral- danny altizer [ 2/25/2006 - 11:27 ] # Anyone in the Richmond VA. area should check out Spiral 4 the war on apathy continues. April 15th at AlleyKatz.
" spiral is a loose collection of painters, musicians, sculptors, spoken word artists, dancers, photographers, and performance artists in the Richmond area. Together, we are striving to present the community with a unique experience via simultaneous exposure to many different forms of art. Working together, we hope to produce amazing, one-of-a-kind, multi-media, multi-sensory art shows at different venues around the city. Currently, we are working with AlleyKatz, but eventually we hope to expand to many different venues, both indoor and outdoor"
Check out their website www.spiral-rva.com.
Contact them or just let me know, I'm sure you can set up an outside circle booth.
thanks Danny
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| | | Scene Metrospace Benefit This Saturday- Peter Richards [ 2/6/2006 - 23:36 ] #
Saturday, February 11, 7:00 pm
That's Him! That's The Guy!
The Cartridge Family
Free Element
At Scene Metrospace Gallery, 303 Abbott Rd., E. Lansing MI 48823
$5 - All Ages - Doors at 6:30 - Food provided by Flat's Grill
This is a benefit concert for "They Die In Movies," a non-traditional
look through the camera-eye of an unrealized film. "They Die In
Movies" is directed/produced by Jeni Mc with fashion and costume design
by Berry Noxon, photography by Juan Beltran and Cody Hinze, and
"product placement" by local artists.
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| First-Hand Accounts, Theories, & Their Repercussions- Peter Richards [ 12/7/2005 - 12:11 ] #
 "First-Hand Accounts, Theories, & Their Repercussions,"
a CD compilation of independent music, is in the middle stages of
production. Over thirty musicians and bands have responded from
Texas, New York, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Styles range
from fingerstyle acoustic guitar to electroclash, from lo-fi to hi-fi,
from calm to cathartic.
A profile has been set up ( http://www.myspace.com/itav)
where you can hear some of the songs, view album artwork, read
mini-interviews with the artists involved, and find out how to get your
very own copy of this FREE compilation.
This week's songs are from singer-songwriter Jen Sygit, musicologist and fingerstyle guitarist Nick Schillace, Chicago-based organ rockers Oh My God, and Michigan bedroom-recordist Stargrazer. These songs will be posted until December 9.
Next weeks songs will feature multi-instrumental ensemble Canada, Texan synth-pop experimenters The Mnemonic Devices, electronic music from Rubber Band Banjo, and rock'n'roll goodness from The Casionauts.
Please visit the profile, listen, leave remarks, add as a friend, etc.
Enjoy!
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- i got a chance to check out the tracks— nicey goods! nick shillace has som...more
- [ben]
- Glad you liked it...want to distribute some of the finished comps in Richmond?
- [stargrazer]
- New songs posted this morning. Enjoy!
- [stargrazer]
- what a cool idea!!
- [pax]
- inspired by JOMAS!
- [stargrazer]
- The compilation is done and set for a March 25th release -- stay tuned for detai...more
- [stargrazer] read more (6 total) |
| mini Collective- Peter Richards [ 11/21/2005 - 13:33 ] #
Harrison Haynes is an accomplished painter, exhibiting mainly as a watercolorist.
Seth Jabour's illustrations have graced everything from magazine ads to Volkswagen manuals.
Syd Butler runs the successful FrenchKiss record label (featuring such homegrown Detroit-area talent as Thunderbirds Are Now!). The label is hosting a design competition for their new T-shirt.
Anna and Tim Harrington have started an original textile company, Deadly Squire.
So who are these people? And how are they connected? What is their collective activity?
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- "Too busy partying," eh?
- [stargrazer]
- interview with Tim Harrington about their ethos, graphic design, etc. here: http...more
- [stargrazer]
- there's always so many french people in brooklyn,aren't there?
- [ben]
- Brooklyn est pour des amoureux!
- [stargrazer] read more (4 total) |
| WCBN- Julia Yezbick [ 11/20/2005 - 18:20 ] # One of our OCC members has hit the airwaves. Whether you're on
your way to work or just up really early, check out DJ Nayiri's great
selection on Freeform Monday mornings from 6-9am, or catch it online at WCBN (88.3 FM in Ann Arbor).
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| | | Cir*cus/ Car*ni*val- Peter Richards [ 11/8/2005 - 20:45 ] # (SCENE) Metrospace Debuts “Cir•cus/Car•ni•val” Exhibition Friday, November 18, 2005
 EAST LANSING, Mich.— (SCENE) Metrospace announces the opening of its
latest exhibition, “Cir•cus/Car•ni•val” on Friday, Nov. 18.
“Cir•cus/Car•ni•val” explores the imagination, oddities, animals,
wonder, excitement, and misfortunes of the events that have become a
cultural tradition: the Circus and the Carnival.
The 12 local and national artists participating in “Cir•cus/Car•ni•val”
each explore diverse aspects of the events through various medias and
themes:
• New Jersey based photographer Melanie Heinrich has spent over 30
years of her life documenting behind the scenes of the carnival will
display her prints and documentary.
• Beulah based Tara Hackett’s mixed media paintings capture the charm
and history of the traveling circus and carnival throughout the 50's
and 60's.
• Krys Tourtois, a Lansing based artist will explore an unromanticized
and often overlooked aspect of the carnival experience in her paintings
of sideshow women.
• Detroit based Carl Oxley explores a happy-go-lucky and exciting view in his colorful pop-art paintings.
• Ann Arbor based Amanda Miller will display her mystifying freak show paintings.
• Lansing based artist Tim Lane will display a quirky and fun carnival game installation.
• Farmington Hills based mosaic artist Ellen Stern expresses an
imaginative spin on the circus with her ceramic, fiber, and
installation works.
• Highland and Detroit based artists Chris Sandon and Jason Lee Starin
will team up to make humorous psychedelic folk art that illustrates the
stranger side of the events.
• Saginaw based artist Janie Peters will uncover a darker aspect of the
circus and carnival, the mistreatment of animals, with her mixed media
sculpture.
• Lansing based artist John Kroneman will explore his personal roots to the circus with paintings of his ancestors.
• Columbia, MO based artist Claudia Drake uses digital collage, fusing
together antique engravings into her own juxtapositions to express her
vision of the carnival.
“Cir•cus/Car•ni•val” opens with a free public reception at (SCENE) Metrospace on Friday, Nov. 18 from 6-10 p.m.
The reception will feature a special circus-themed performace from
Lansing spacerock favorites, Calliope. Circus and carnival themes
events, games, and excitement will take place all throughout the
evening. All food will be graciously provided by Spartan Signature
Catering. All ages are welcome, costumes are encouraged, and space is
limited.
more
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- nice poster ben!
- [stargrazer]
- Opening's this Friday!
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