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Kapsalis / Ivanovic Duo
Sunday September 5 5pm @ the Chailey Mansion (not at the gallery). Donations appreciated.
An afternoon and evening of great performances featuring the Kapsalis / Ivanovic Duo, the ever popular/unpredictable birdorgan. Throw in two performance/noise artists also from ME and a couple more locals. All this and more … live video projection by Greg Kowalski. Potluck, bring a dish to share.
Kapsalis / Ivanovic Duo [Chicago]
birdorgan [NH, MA]
Theft Able / Wright Duo [ME, MA]
Crank Sturgeon [ME]
Stephanie Lak [Lowell]
(preliminary schedule, performers listed in reverse order)
Andreas Kapsalis and Goran Ivanovic represent the perfect alliance of ten-fingered guitar virtuosity, outstanding melodic themes, and dynamic rhythmic variations. Kapsalis’ Spanish-inflected playing complements their previously unexplored style that challenges the boundaries of pop music structure, juxtaposing his style with the world renowned Serbian compositional and improvisational mind Goran Ivanovic. Goran’s unique and rarely found talents set you forth on a cinematic array of emotions. Sophisticated, yet rebellious, this acoustic ensemble nods its head towards tradition but totally disregards technical conventions. They experiment in the melding of classical, various styles of traditional folk, and rock music, each receiving equal time.
Produced by 119 Gallery and Greg Kowalski. For more info email.
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Devil Eyes + Loup-Garou + Stephanie Lak
Thursday September 16 7pm, donations for DE & 119 appreciated. Early show, come early!
Devil Eyes [Montreal CA]
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Loup-Garou featuring Mike Dailey & Emily Jayne [Lowell, Montreal CA]
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Stephanie Lak [Lowell]
“…raboteux, cru, sale, méchant, dans ta face.” - Bang Bang
“…a bone-melting full-length incorporating sultry blues, garage and swamp rock that will shake your soul. ” - Magnet Magazine
“…a scabrous mix of overdriven guitars and unhinged vocals on songs straight out of whatever primeval swamp first unleashed garage rock.” - listendammit.com
“…plus amusant qu’un baril de singes” - Voir
“Devil Eyes pay homage to the lineage of truly raucous rock ’n’ roll… 8/10″ - Montreal Mirror
Here’s a track
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F.O.B. Clothing
Friday September 17 7:30-11pm
Free, fun FOB event to give back to our supporters.
Guest performers from Boston, MA coming down to bless the building with energy and music!!!
more info soon …
Univox, Devil Eyes, DOOMSTAR, Ladderlegs, Sinbusters
Friday June 25 7pm, $5 donation appreciated.
7:00pm Sinbusters
8:00pm Univox [PA]
9:00pm Devil Eyes [QC]
10:00pm DOOMSTAR!
11:00pm Ladderlegs
Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa
Sunday May 23 6pm, $5 at the door THAT’S 6PM SHARP!!!
6:30pm son cats
7:15pm Ladderlegs
7:45pm Avi Jacob
8:30pm Hermit Thrushes
9:15pm Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa, Indonesian dance party in the Realm of Magic, K Records
10:15pm VIVA VIVA
“You dont want to miss this! I’m damn serious!” - Stephanie
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Ben Miller Soundscape Tour + Marc Bisson
Monday May 3 8pm, donations appreciated.
Ben Miller [Brooklyn NY] - prepared guitar, electronics
with
Joe Burgio [Boston] - movement
Walter Wright[Lowell] - video
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Marc Bisson [Manchester NH] - prepared guitar, objects
Ben Miller
explores the “prepared guitar” as a form of auditory degeneration. This mulitphonic instrument has two humbucker pickups (bridge/nut) and three contact pickups (headstock/bridge/body). The guitar is placed on its back with its six strings strung approximately one fifth below standard tuning with intonation more often arbitrary. The strings are excited by metal slides, springs, combs, violin bow, eBow, etc. and “prepared” with various capos, binder clips, screws, and other found objects. Retaining a stereo output, Miller adds a score of analog and digital electronics, Casio SK1, cassette tape, radio, and the liberal use of a Bixby tailpiece. String-sounds also occur below the bridge, above the nut, and from the guitar body itself. A guitar pick and the traditional means of a “neck with frets” is rarely implemented. Approaches to the instrument extend from subtle ambiance to violent sonic outbursts with the end result being a textured, layered, multiphonic soundscape.
www.myspace.com/benmillerdegeneration
Joe Burgio
born in Boston Massachusetts, received his first formal dance training from Jody Weber at Green Street Studios in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At the Dance Complex, also in Cambridge, he studied Experiential Anatomy, Somatic Movement and Contact Improvisation with Debra Bluth. He has appeared with several dance-theater groups, including Callie Chapman-Korn’s Zoedance and Rose-Pasquerello-Beachamp’s inFluxdance, which made an award-winning appearance at the 2006 Montreal Fringe Festival. He has performed extensively with experimental and improvisational musicians, and has on-going collaborations with Katt Hernandez, Lou Cohen, Matt Samolis and Jack Wright. His principle area of interest is intermedia performance, and has worked on many projects with video artist and musician Walter Wright: electrovideomove, the BopAnts, Egg Sucking Dogs, the dadallamas, and the Apocalypso Trio, with Shayna Dulberger. Joe leads bodydrama, a movement ensemble rooted in Butoh aesthetic, and teaches informally in Boston’s Fort Point arts community.
Walter Wright
is a multimedia improviser. Pre-recorded imagery is de/reconstructed on his video performance system, the Video Shredder, creating unique and stunning visuals. He plays the analog synthesizer. He has a Doepfer, a Little Boy Blue, and a touch-sensitive BPNG. He has immersed himself in music, video, and dance improvisation. In 2003, he enrolled in Goddard College’s MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program, graduating in 2007. He focused on “improvisation as a way of being present in/to the world.”
Grassroots Arts Conference
Friday April 30 - Sunday May 2, 2010
There is some interest in having a get together of Grassroot Arts organizers. Those running community arts spaces, 119 Gallery, and those running house venues, Daileyville, the Sock Hop, Friendly Square, Whitehaus Family Record.
Focus is on networking and sustainability.
Friday April 30
8:00pm Performances by member of local art spaces.
8:30pm Kevin Bilapka-Arbelaez
9:00pm Abram Taber
9:30pm Loup-Garou
10:00pm birdorgan
10:30pm Packrat
Saturday May 1
12 noon Vegan Brunch by the Sock Hop.
2:00pm Session 1: Who we are. What we do. How we do it!
8:00pm Performances by members of visiting art spaces.
8:30pm 2Lous with Joe Burgio
9:00pm Josh Baker
9:30pm cAvE bEaRs
10:00pm Andrea Pensado
Sunday May 2
12 noon Vegan Brunch by the Sock Hop.
2:00pm Session 2: How do we survive in Lowell?
Facilitated by 119 Gallery and The Sock Hop. Contact artguy[at]119gallery[dot]org
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Cambodian Dance, Music and Fashion
Thursday April 15 7pm, donation at the door.
Photo by Jim Higgins.
7:30pm Introduction
7:45pm Rady Mom - flute
8:00pm Vika - Khmer song with traditional Khmer fashion
8:15pm Angkor Dance Troupe, Sophy Leng and Monica Veth
8:45pm Rick Orng & Sophy Sam - spoken word
9:00pm Vika - Khmer song with traditional Khmer fashion
9:15pm ADAMS Project
9:30pm FOB Clothing - contemporary fashion
Models: Jessica Srey, Marleeka Men, Rachana Sary, Sovannara Sinuon
Makeup: Debi Phetchanpheng
Hairstylists: Y Sok & Karen Murray
Special thanks to Sopheak & Michael Sam for coordinating the fashion show.
Produced by Setheyny Pen.
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Poetry and Jazz: Lowell Poetry Network
Saturday April 3 2-8pm, tickets $12/15 students $8/10 in advance/at the door.
Steve and Yuko
2pm - 8pm Tables set up with food, beer & wine.
Steve Dalachinsky and Yuko Otomo [NYC] featured poets
with
Apocalypso Trio: [Boston, Brooklyn NY, Lowell]
Joe Burgio - movement,
Shayna Dulberger - double bass, delay,
Walter Wright - analog synths & video
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John Voigt Trio: [Boston]
Carolyn Wilkins - voice,
John Voigt - bass,
Joe Livolsi - drums
There will be an open mic! Local poets are invited to read. Local poets who have signed up to read include -
Stephan Anstey
Tom Daley
Ed Marshall
Bill Perrault
Patrick Pierce
Patrick Shaughnessy
Janet Stevenson
John Voigt
following the poetry readings and open mic -
8pm
Kevin Frenette Trio:
Kevin Frenette - guitar,
James Rohr - Fender Rhodes,
Johnny McLellan - drums
Tickets or reservations email artguy [at] 119gallery [dot] org
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THE RETURN OF ARTBEAT!
Wednesday March 31 7pm, all ages always free!
djemoh!
Featuring Live Art by:
Mike Dailey
Jennifer Cloutier
Rick Stec
Gilbert Gandia
Music by:
DeeJay Emoh Betta
BE THERE!
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