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DOIN’ IT TOGETHER!
Friday March 12 - Sunday March 13 produced by The Sock Hop
Day 1, Friday March 12
Dinner, meet your new band and hang out!
Day 2, Saturday March 13
Meet up with your new band and play! 7:30pm Meet back at the Gallery. 8:30pm Bands start playing.
Day 3, Sunday March 14
Hangover brunch / logistics meeting: how can we make this event more awesome for next time!
WHAT IS “DOIN’ IT TOGETHER!” Actually I still don’t totally know, but its like one big party of music, art, crafts, poetry, old/new friends and of course vegan food! HERE’S a brief description of the main event: We take people from all different bands and solo projects, mix em up to form new bands for one day…. We have all kinds of people signed up who play different styles, mostly grungey/rock/punk stuff, but that doesn’t mean you have to play like that to be a part of this. you have just ONE day to write 3 songs or 25 minutes of music at pre-determined practice spaces we arrange for you… Then in front of one awesome group of people you preform that night at the 119 Gallery!! Last year was sooo fun and everyone wrote amazing songs, there was lots of dancing and excitement to watch each others “bands”!!
LIST OF participants so far (more TBA):
Nick Colella of the Sinbusters
Ben Farley of Ladderlegs, Packrat
Patrick Cassidy of Ladderlegs
Eric Stewart of Ladderlegs, Ghost in My Basement
Seth Bailin of Sinbusters, Goosepimp Orchestra
Patrick Shaughnessy of Sinbusters
Stephanie Lak vegan goodness and music goddess!
Jen Brunelle of Sinbusters
Olivia Close of Ladderlegs, ex RalphEatsDynamite
Bobby Parent of Awaken To Ashes, ex RalphEatsDynamite
Setheyny Pen of Loup-Garou, ex RalphEatsDynamite
Travis Abbot formerly of Maudslay
Abram Taber of Abram Taber
William McCann
Mike Dailey of birdorgan, Loup-Garou, Gnome Revolt
Andrew Renault-Caragianes of Manifest
Matt Flynn of Goodbye Sluggo
Patrick Flaherty of Goobye Sluggo
Luke Steere of Bearstronaut
Andrew Mello of Streight Angular, Stereoplegic, Andrew Mello Band
Rick Stec of Lonesome Republic, Bar Sinister
Rich Ferrell of Lonesome Republic
Brian Bahia of Aces Ashes
Al and Theresa of StreightAngular
Midgeridoo of the Sloppy Covers
more info / more dates / more shows/ more more more: www.myspace.com/walkerstreetkitchen
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Living Things + Spirit and Dust + Eyes For Volume
Thursday March 11 8pm, donation at the door.
Living Things [NYC]
www.youtube.com/livingthingsnyc
www.myspace.com/stephencoopermusic
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Spirit and Dust [Philadelphia]
www.myspace.com/spiritanddust
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Eyes For Volume [Philadelphia]
www.myspace.com/eyesforvolumemusic
Living Things (NOT to be confused with the glam-punk band) and is Stephen Cooper, Sam Sowyrda (both from the Dan Deacon Ensemble & eagle ager) and our friend Pete Hanson. its a music group working with composed and improvised material with the purpose of mixing theatrical and performative action into the musical setting. our current project utilizes everything from instrument beasts, transgender voice therapy, wind-up toy-orchestra with a tuba-headed conductor, contrabassnake clarinet, and a feedback puppy, to compositions for motorized wind instruments, woodwinds, euphonium, percussion, feedback, guitar, and others.
“Spirit and Dust are intrepid tourers of the 50 states, a hardy band of minstrels that conquer boredom in audiences with a musical outreach that could very easily be just the thing that the Obama team needs to get America in shape: it’s a musical stimulus plan! This all may sound like hyperbole. However, when you consider that the leader of the band, Kristen Sylvester, is only 19, and has the “old sorrow” in her voice of the most traveled box-car crooner, you get an injection of hope that her band’s kind of earnestness in songwriting is what will carry Philadelphia into its own, alongside Nashville, Seattle, etc…” —Mike, Autism Living and Working
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XFest 2010: Exhibit
Tuesday February 23 - Saturday March 6
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday 12noon - 5pm
Ebenezer Archer Kling, Three Desparadoes Caught in a Sand Swarm, gouache and ink on paper
Joshua Jefferson - collage
Ebenezar Archer Kling - gouache and ink on paper
Donald O’Finn - video
Id m Theft Able - collage
Frank Turek - collage
Curated by Shayna Dulberger. Artists bios - Read more …
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Not the Wind, Not the Flag
Thursday March 4 8pm, donation requested.
Not the Wind, Not the Flag: [Toronto Canada]
Colin Fisher - guitar, bouzouki, ney, tenor sax, guzheng, hulusi, percussion,
Brandon Valdivia - trap set, Mbira, slit drum, percussion
Music is a way of accessing the divine. Vibration is the echo of our creation. For Colin and Brandon the experience of music is a transformative tool. A conduit for gnosis and discovering the true self. On any occasion their music could echo the traditions of Balinese music, West African music, Persian or Turkish music or it could be devastatingly loud Post-Hardcore, Noise, Free jazz eruptions. Or all of the aforementioned at once! The music refrains from being derivative but comes from a place of deep respect for the music that has lifted and guided their spirits.
www.myspace.com/notthewindnottheflag
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XFest 2010: Improvised sound, visuals and movement.
Friday-Sunday February 26-28, FREE!
Seth Bailin, Forbes Graham, Kit Demos, Matt Plummer, Claire Elizabeth Barratt, Shayna Dulberger
The format of the festival is simple and challenging: 15 visiting artists and 70 local artists perform. On Friday and Saturday evening there are 10 half-hour sets that include one visiting artist and three local artists. Performers include musicians, and visual and movement artists. Every set is an improvisation; the artists are playing together for the first time.
Print out your own schedule as a .pdf or for all the info … Read more …
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Squawk-a-Doodle Workshop
Sunday February 14 11am-3pm, $20
Crank Sturgeon instructs this workshop on how to build a Squawk-a-Doodle, which is a simple tone generator using an ordinary speaker cone and 9 volt battery. Also known as a “Victorian Synthesizer”, the class delves into building a lo-fi noise instrument using a 19th Century technological approach. For all experience levels, the workshop will also teach proper soldering techniques; and everyone will get to take home their very own!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVEu-g1I_sY
Additionally, Crank will show microphone techniques with the synth (using contact microphones); so bring your own mic! Crank will have mics available at reduced pricing.
$20 per person, limited to 20 persons! Workshop is full, see you next time 8^)
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The House of 1000 Dust Catchers
Tuesday January 12 - Saturday February 13, 12noon - 5pm
Reception Saturday January 16, 6-9pm
photo by Setheyny Pen
Items and Ephemera from the collection of Marc Bisson and Dei Xhrist
with additional treasures provided by Dave Bacon
The majority of these pieces are second hand; garage sales, ex-garage sales, swap meets, second hand stores, friends with no use or lost storage space. The majority of these pieces were mass produced; part of a collection, variations on a popular theme, some sort of necessary element to complete a group, cheap efforts to fulfill a casual demand.
Marc and I find appeal in things that, out of their original context, are bizarre, horrible, silly, poorly executed, distorted, patinaed. There is a mix of pathos and brilliance; what kind of production environment birthed some of these figures? At the very least, everything here is the result of someone’s endeavors. We’ll never know their names but we can at least preserve their fruitiest of labors from the trash bin for a little longer.
We would like to thank Dave Bacon for lending a few boxes of his most easily reached toys and soup boxes. Dave is an auction and thrift store trawler with a predilection for stacking things and standing calmly as gravity overcomes his precarious towers. He can be reached at yottoys1@gmail.com
Dei Xhrist and Marc Bisson
The House of Goings-On, Manchester, NH.
bopant@hotmail.com
www.myspace.com/birdorgan
Frenette / Graham Duo + RobotMonkeyArm
Saturday February 13 8pm, donations accepted at door.
image by Dr T
Frenette / Graham Duo: [Boston]
Kevin Frenette - guitar,
Forbes Graham - trumpet
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Marc Bisson - solos guitar & objects [Manchester NH]
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Dr T - video mix, Accompanying both Marc & Kevin.
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RobotMonkeyArm: [North Andover, Boston]
Ryan Baker, Tanner Upthegroove, Jon Briggs, Bucky Waters & the amazing Mike D.
Featuring Childhood nostalgia and other coping mechanisms. A celebration of joy and the inconsolable music for people and robots!
Big Big Bucks + Luau + Sinbusters + birdorgan
Saturday February 6 8pm, $5 donation requested.
The Big Big Bucks [Allston]
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Luau [Dover NH]
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Sinbusters [Lowell]
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birdorgan [Lowell, Nashua & Manchester NH]