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.

The Horror, The Horror [Asheville NC]
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Hott Tubb [PA]
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one more local band

Produced by Olivia of the Sock Hop.

C.A.S.A is an association where students and other interested persons come together to express their thoughts and concerns about Cambodia; her culture, tradition, and language. Although C.A.S.A’s origin is a state’s university and is a student organization, anyone who is interested is more than welcome to be part of.

C.A.S.A’s purpose is “to promote Khmer culture, tradition, and language. Also, the organization hopes to encourage open forum for discussion of Cambodia’s Arts, History, and her People. Additionally, members will strive extensively to integrade their knowledge of Kampuchea with the western society while seeking to further understand the roots of their ancestry.”

Featuring the work of local photographer Rana Xavier
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Squinch Owl [NY, MA]
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Avi Jacob [Boston MA]

Mountaintop removal mining does not only level peaks, poison air and water, and fill valleys– it also destroys communities and cultures. Appalachians have chronicled the history of their mountains and the fight against strip mining through visual art, song and writing for generations. As activists from other places have come to stand in solidarity with the people of the mountains, they too have produced creative works about the issue.

Join us today, and stand in solidarity with the people of our Appalachian Mountain Communities, who won’t stand idly by as their land, water, and health are blasted and poisoned away.

All proceeds go to Appalachia Rising the largest ever gathering of those opposed to mountain top removal happening September 25-27 in Washington DC.

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

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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 …

Lead by Rick Breault, NE Phonographers Union. Starts with a sound walk in downtown Lowell. Check this post or calendar for exact location …

Field recording, sometimes also referred as phonography is the term used for any recording produced outside of a recording studio.

Field recordings can be either of two varieties. Field recording of natural sounds, also called phonography (a term chosen to illustrate its similarities to photography), was originally employed as a documentary adjunct to research work in the field and foley work for film. With the availability of high-quality portable recording equipment, it has subsequently become an evocative art in itself. Both processed and natural phonographic recordings (such as the Environments series) are available.

The New England Phonographers Union is a fluid congregation of sound artists and recordists who work with untreated and unprocessed recordings of the rich and varied sounds around them. Through the exploration and documentation of urban and rural public spaces, sound objects and events, the Union captures auditory phenomena otherwise lost, and reinterprets the particularity of individual places as a newly idealized sonic environment. Within a focused listening environment, the members present their recordings, both as collaborative improvisations and in composed frameworks.

detail from Throng by Stephen Mishol

Reception: Thursday September 30 6pm
Panel: Wednesday October 6 7pm

New drawings, paintings and digital prints by UMass Lowell Painting Professor Stephen Mishol, and an installation made in collaboration with the Plastics Engineering Department.

Please come by next week to get your work!

Coming up in September: The Kapsalis/Ivanovic Duo [Chicago] on Sunday September 4. This show has moved over to The Mansion in Newburyport (more info posted soon). Claire Elizabeth Barratt drops in Tuesday-Wednesday September 14-15. FOB Clothing on Friday-Saturday September 17-18. The following week Stephen Mishol, Associate Professor, UMass Lowell Fine Arts Department, opens a solo exhibit.

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