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Petite Animations
by Hyun Ju Kim
Tuesday - Saturday March 10 -28, 12noon - 5pm
Reception Saturday March 14, 3pm
Petite Animation #1
Petite Animations, ten small displays showing ten of Kim’s extremely short videos; Korean Dinner, a new sculptural projection; and eight panels from False Body, her series of laser engravings on plexiglas selected as “Best in Show” in our Fourth Annual Juried show.
Hyun Ju Kim is a media artist and an Assistant Professor of Art at UMass Lowell teaching 3D animation and interactive media. Her work includes animation, video, robotic art and installation. Her recent computer installations and performance projects deal with posthuman conditions in techno-cultural society, exploring the notion of identity in such an environment with its ubiquitous digital technologies.
Kim’s works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including ImageMovementSound Festival, Rochester, NY, 2005; Sixth International Digital Art Exhibit and Colloquium, Havana, Cuba, 2004; Toronto Online Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2002; International Audio Visual Creation Festival of Navarre, Navarre, Spain, 2002; and Media[less] Medium at the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, 2002.
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Black Fortress of Opium
Saturday March 28 8pm, $10 donation at the door.
Black Fortress of Opium:
Ajda the Turkish Queen - vocals, keys, mandolin, guitars, etc;
Tony Savarino - guitars, electric sitar, Theremin, percussion;
Rich Cortese - bass;
Joe Turner - drums.
www.myspace.com/blackfortressofopium
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Wisteriax - cello & electronics
wisteriax.tripod.com
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Ellen Godena - movement,
Max Lord - Persephone analog synth
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Birdorgan:
Marc Bisson - tabletop guitar & objects,
Mike Dailey - drums,
deiX - voice & objects,
Mike Fun - analog synth,
Walter Wright - analog synth & video
www.myspace.com/birdorgan
$10 donation at the door.
Black Fortress of Opium is named after a real place in Turkey - Afyonkarahisar. The town’s name means “Black Fortress of Opium”. In this town, there is an ancient fortress perched atop a hill. Much lore surrounds the history of this place.
Dark and intriguing. Eclectic instrumentation lends to a vibe reminiscent of Americana and the Middle East simultaneously. The sound is haunting; the songs speak of life, love, misery, and the human condition.
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Wild May
Friday March 27 8pm, $10 donation at the door.
Melencolia by Durer [ includes a magic square]
Wild May:
Forbes Graham - trumpet
Kevin Frenette - guitar
Ryan McGuire - double bass
Luther Gray - drums
Wild May is the brainchild of trumpet player and composer Forbes Graham. Heavily influenced by magic squares, architecture, and poetry, Wild May’s music is a reflection of a diverse set of approaches to modern improvised music. Wild May will be performing a set of graphic scores developed from the Lo Shu and Chautisa Yantra magic squares.
Forbes Graham is a composer, trumpet player, and electronic musician currently based in the Boston area. he has appeared on over 30 recordings, including studio appearances on such labels as Metal Blade, Tzadik, and Troubleman. Forbes has performed and recorded with a very diverse group of artists, including Erase Errata, Steve Lantner, Daughters, Raqib Hassan, Jim Hobbs, The One Am Radio, and Luther Gray. His composition “Variations on the Fibonacci Sequence” was commissioned by the Greenwall Foundation and world premiered at the 2007 Festival of New Trumpet. Forbes has also written music for the new music/rock ensemble Normal Love. He has appeared at numerous festivals including High Zero and The Wire’s Adventures in Modern Music. His work incorporates many genres including drum ‘n bass, jazz, contemporary classical, noise, and hip-hop.
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The gallery that just won’t quit …
Thursday March 5, 2009
“The gallery that just won’t quit is at it again. This time Caribean food is on the canvas at 119 Gallery.”
— Lowell SUN, STEPPIN’ OUT
On the opposite page pics from XFest 2009 of Karen Langlie, Bobbie Parent, Seth Bailin, Jason Woodward, Y Sok Woodward, Mary Ann Kearns, and more …
I like that tagline, “The gallery that just won’t quit!” We will use it in our marketing and fund raising. It reflects persistence, perseverance and contemporary art with an attitude. Yes!
- Walter
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Lowell Poetry Network
Thursday March 26 6:30pm, donation to cover food & drink.
Lowell Poetry Network’s monthly open-mic.
Meet and celebrate with the featured poets - Gigi Thibodeau & Leo Racicot.
New members are welcome, contact JANETIZE@aol.com
http://lowellpoetrynetwork.org/
artbeat! 2
Tuesday March 24 7pm always ALL AGES and always FREE
small paintings #50 by w2
B-Boys, B-Girls, B-People Welcome!
Spinning:
- DJ Benny of WERS 88.9
- N Bisson (Nothing But The Nasty) spinning Deep House, Breaks, Soul, and Funk
- The Deck Demons (slipwax, e.ness, emoh betta)
Live Art:
- Anthony Devine
- East The Beast
- Mike Dailey
- Writous
- Jennifer Cloutier
- Samantha Eastman
- Gritty
- Joey Lessard
- Che Arraj
Matthias Kaul & Friends
Sunday March 22 8pm, $10 donation at the door
Matthias Kaul - solo percussion[Germany]
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Mike Dailey - solo percussion [Lowell]
Andrew Eisenberg - solo percussion [Boston]
Andy Fordyce - solo percussion [Lowell]
“Kaul is arguably the most important percussion soloist working in Europe today … His control on the remarkable pieces is little short of miraculous and the CD is as much a tribute to his skill and creativity as it is to Globokar’s.”
— THE WIRE [review of Kaul Globokar CD]
Dr T with New Language Collaborative
Saturday March 21 8pm, $10 donation at the door.
New Language Collaborative:
Eric Zinman - keyboard
Glynis Loman - cello
Syd Smart - drums
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Dr T - video mix
“What might new language be?
“Coming out of these emotional ponds, lakes and seas spreading out and merging into each other- not a communication in the sense of pure conversation, discourse and interaction to the point of the said but rather grasping the sensuality and sensual expressions of the said by emotional shares and sensual contributions to the said, grasping the energies and shipping the vessel on them, waves surfing, drowning and getting rescued by drums or cello or piano and back on board through space and friendships among the travelers speaking, feeling and thoughts from the moment as necessary to describe flight position and desire to break even with the needed distinction of the status quo, to know who and where we are today … tomorrow is another day another journey …”
— Mario Rechtern-2007
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Little Mystery + Puritan Slang
Friday March 20 8pm, $5 donation at the door
small paintings #64 by w2
Little Mystery:
Eric Dahlman - trumpet
Blair Raker - trombone
Michael Knoblach - wooden drums
Jim Warshauer - saxophones
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Puritan Slang:
Mark Brack - guitar
Seth Bailin - saxophones
Evan Gillis - percussion
Tyler Kingsland - bass
www.myspace.com/puritanslang
Puritan Slang is a crossroad of different musical minds and bodies, forming an eclectic exploration of song. The band is working on their first album together, to be released in 2009.
Frontman Mark Brack is more than a guitarist and singer. He is an evolving musician, leading his unique sound through unlimited styles. Living and performing in New Jersey, Colorado, and now Massachusetts, he has been able to play with countless musicians. While living in Lowell, he recorded two solo acoustic albums (Resurrection and American Tears) and is featured on the Lowell & Behold vol.1 compilation. A new song comes out of him about once a day.
Saxophonist Seth Bailin grew up playing saxophone and guitar and now attends UMass Lowell for Sound Recording Technology. He contributes to songwriting and arranging for Puritan Slang, while actively playing and recording in numerous groups around the Lowell/Boston music scene. (Also plays with: Goosepimp Orchestra, The Sinbusters)
Percussion Evan Gillis has been with the Puritan Slang since the Lowell&Behold CD release party, delivering a rock solid pulse and a flexible yet original style. He is a Music Business major at UMass Lowell and performs in a number of different groups lending his various talents to the mic and the stage. (Also plays with: Beneath The Sheets, Dusty & The Know)
Tyler Kingsland is the newest permanent member of Puritan Slang, supporting the low end with a 4, 5, or 6 string bass. A teacher and a multi-instrumentalist, he is known to pick up various woodwind and brass instruments to fit the demand of any sound. (Also plays with: Hivesmasher, Jive Slippers)
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Skinny Vinny + CavE BeaRs
Saturday March 14 8pm, $10 donation at the door
Skinny Vinny:
Josh Jefferson - reeds
Andrew Eisenberg - percussion
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CaVE bEArS
Skinny Vinny has been making music since 2002. Inspired by speed chess, fast art, and all things Duchamp, Josh Jefferson and Andrew Eisenberg work together to define, refine and otherwise extend their understanding of music. Andrew Eisenberg plays percussion on an assortment of modified drum parts that he has reduced and eroded thru a process of playing and breaking them. Josh Jefferson is a collage artist and a alto saxophone and bass clarinet player whose music can not be easily confined to such limiting descriptions as “noise”, “free jazz”, “improv”, etc. He plays locally in the groups Skinny Vinny,Duck That,Hospice for the 300 and Grizzlier and has developed a highly idiosyncratic approach to his instruments and a sharp edged approach to what we once knew as music.
www.myspace.com/skinnyvinnyjjape
Cave BEARS started as a few disparate “pipe” cells which gradually formed clumps and clots and eventually there was the first finger which died and was used by the second finger as a pick to play the third guitar. The sun was just a hot point on the horizon back then because we didnt have up or down and at high noon the fingers would run out puddles of white jism which were gradually hardened by the desert sun, then merely a hot point, into the shape of the first desert nomads who had to climb under rocks and bust dirt if they wanted to hear some swingin tunes cause we didn’t have no dope back then …
“So cool! I am a 59 yr. old grandmother of five. I have loved this frog every since I heard him. I am disabled and this frog and his music make me feel great. So, to everyone who dislikes the annoying thing ( leave the frog alone).” — Flo
www.myspace.com/cavebears