The Music of David Lynch at The Theatre at Ace Hotel

The Music of David Lynch April 1, 2015 We're dedicating April 1 to The Music of David Lynch at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, with performances and interpretations by Angelo Badalamenti, Chrysta Bell, Rebekah Del Rio, Donovan, Duran Duran, Jim James, Julee Cruise, Karen O, Kinney Landrum, Moby, Sky Ferreira, Tennis, Zola Jesus and other special guests. The remaining tickets are priced for the well-heeled, and as a "Hey, thanks" for supporting such a strong cause, they're slipping in a limited edition Shepard Fairy poster — and a personal invite to a guided meditation session with Mr. Lynch himself.  If you want to keep it weird and skip the meditation and poster, you can stay over at our next door hotel after the show. We've got a combo deal for that.  All proceeds benefit The David Lynch Foundation.

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The Damned Documentary Trailer Released + SXSW Premiere

DAMNED DOCUMENTARY TO
WORLD PREMIERE AT SXSW

The Damned Will Attend, Perform Afterward 

 
Poster Photo Credit: Ian Dickson // ian@late20thcenturyboy.com 

Trailer Premieres on Pitchfork 

Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones, Lemmy, Members of Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, Guns ‘N’ Roses All Appear in Film
  
THE DAMNED: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead is filmmaker Wes Orshoski’s long-awaited documentary of British punk pioneers The Damned. The film will world premiere Wednesday March 18th at The Paramount Theatre in Austin as part of the 2015 South by Southwest Film & Music Festival. The Damned will attend the premiere and perform later that night at an official SXSW showcase at Mohawk. 

Shot around the world over the past four years, the authorized film features appearances by Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), Mick Jones (The Clash), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead), Duff McKagan (Guns ‘N’ Roses), Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), actor/comedian Fred Armisen, and more. 
The world premiere is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. on March 18, and will be attended by the current line-up of the Damned, including founding members David Vanian and Captain Sensible. 

The third prong in the holy trinity of English punk—alongside the Sex Pistols and The Clash—The Damned beat both in the race to be the first to put punk on wax: The Damned were the first U.K. punk band to release a single (1976’s essential “New Rose”) and album (1977’s iconic Damned Damned Damned) and they were the first to bring British punk to America, including a stop at New York’s hallowed CBGBs. 

Weathering near fatal line-changes, The Damned went on to record hits in the new wave era (“Love Song” & “Smash It Up”) and registered a massive impact on the 1980s goth scene. The Damned is one of the only surviving band’s from punk’s first wave. 

THE DAMNED: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead charts the band’s unique history and bitter infighting; it captures the band in the midst of a 35th anniversary tour in 2011 which estranged former members Rat Scabies and Brian James answered with their own anniversary tour. Meanwhile other former members reunite in the unlikeliest of places—a Welsh cancer ward; elsewhere, members of Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Melvins, T.S.O.L., Buzzcocks, Adverts and the Offspring detail the Damned’s role in setting fire to the dinosaur rock of the 1970s while sparking the punk movement in America. 

THE DAMNED: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead is longtime journalist/ photographer Wes Orshoski’s follow-up to 2011’s Lemmy, the award-winning portrait of Motörhead legend Kilmister (which Orshoski co-directed/produced). 

The Damned’s current line-up of Vanian, Sensible, keyboardist Monty Oxymoron, drummer Pinch and bassist Stu West will launch the film by appearing at the world premiere and with a performance at 11 p.m. that night (Weds. March 18) at Mohawak, on the first night of the SXSW Music Festival. 
  
THE DAMNED: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead 
Screening Times and Locations at SXSW: 
  
Wednesday, March 18, 2:15 p.m. 
(World Premiere to be attended by The Damned) 
Paramount Theatre 
713 N Congress Ave., Austin 
  
Thursday, March 19, 11 a.m. 
Stateside Theatre 
719 Congress Ave., Austin 
  
Friday, March 20, 4 p.m. 
Marchesa Theatre 
6226 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin 
  
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Punk Rock Bowling Festival Brings Punk Rock Legends

 

 

CLUB SHOW FLYERS BELOW

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

Punk Rock Bowling Festival Brings Punk Rock Legends to the Club Shows

 

 

(March 9, 2015, Las Vegas, Nev.) – Punk Rock Bowling, the three-day music festival that will take over downtown Las Vegas May 23rd through May 25th, announces club dates for its most popular acts in surrounding clubs throughout the event.

 

 

The 16 late-night club shows, starting Friday, May 22 ^nd, give fans the opportunity to see their favorite bands in a more intimate setting; over 60 bands will take the stage throughout the weekend.  All shows are 21 & over with valid ID.

 

 

Legendary acts performing in the intimate venues include Frank Turner (performing solo), GBH, The Rezillos, Laura Jane Grace, 7 Seconds, Hagfish, 88 Fingers Louie, Icons of Filth, Aggrocats (featuring members of Aggrolites and Hepcat), Street Dogs, English Beat plus more (below).

 

 

In addition to the 3 main stage headliners of Rancid, Dropkick Murphys and Refused, other bands confirmed for the festival stages are The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Murder City Devils, Conflict, Turbonegro, Bad Manners, and Sick Of It All, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, Anti-Flag, Swingin’ Utters, A Wilhelm Scream, The Business, Bombshell Rocks, The Muffs, Mahones, Sniper 66, PEARS, I.R.A., Success!, Get Dead, Avenue Rockers, Eliza Battle, Sounds of Threat, and Battle Born.

 

 

The club schedule is as follows:

 

Friday, May 22

 

Fremont Country Club                               GBH                            Infa-Riot

Tickets $20, doors @ 9pm                           Abrasive Wheels       Schleprock

                                                                    Evacuate

 

Country Saloon                                            7 Seconds                   Street Dogs

Tickets $17, doors @ 9pm                           The F.U.’s                   The Applicators

                                                                     Anti Social

 

Backstage Bar                                              Aggrocats                The Interrupters

Tickets $20, doors @ 9:30pm                        The Bohunks               Gonzo

 

Beauty Bar                                                   The Humpers             The Hangmen

Tickets $17, doors @ 9:30pm                      Los Creepers             Revolutions Pride

 

 

Saturday, May 23

 

Bunkhouse                                                   Frank Turner              Laura Jane Grace

Tickets $20, doors @ 9pm                            plus more tba

 

Fremont Country Club                               The Rezillos               The Dickies

Tickets $18, doors @ 10pm                         The Weirdos              The Crowd

                                                                        Danger Friends

 

Country Saloon                                            The Templars            The Beltones

Tickets $17, doors @ 10pm                         Bishops Green           Booze & Glory

                                                                        Straight Outta Luck

 

Backstage Bar                                              Cadillac Tramps        Hagfish

Tickets $20, doors @ 10:30pm                   Johnny Madcap & The Distractions           

The Drakulas

 

Beauty Bar                                                 Mobtown                    The Champions

Tickets $17, doors @ 9:30pm                      TBA                             DJ Gonzo

 

 

Sunday, May 24

 

Bunkhouse                                                   SPECIAL GUEST       English Beat              

Tickets $20, doors @ 10pm                          The Skints                    Chris Murray

 

Fremont Country Club                               Cheap Sex                  The Unseen

Tickets $15, doors @ 10:30pm                     Clit 45                         False Cause

 

Country Saloon                                            Strung Out                  88 Fingers Louie

Tickets $17, doors @ 10:30pm                      Pulley                          Avenues

 

Backstage Bar                                             Icons of Filth              Krum Bums

Tickets $18, doors @ 10:30pm                     No Parents                 Anti-Vision

 

Beauty Bar                                                   Tim Barry                  Dave Hause

Tickets $15, doors @ 10:30pm                     Kevin Seconds           Darius Koski

 

Monday, May 25

 

Country Saloon                                          Punk Rock Karaoke 

Tickets $5, doors @ 10pm                          Tartar Control

 

 

The outdoor music festival, which will take place at 7 ^th Street and Stewart Avenue, near Las Vegas’ famed Fremont Street, is an all-ages, all-day event, and food, drink, music and clothing vendors will line be on hand. The bowling tournament, pool parties, poker tournament, music and comedy shows will keep fans entertained for days.

 

 

For more information and to buy tickets, please visit http://www.punkrockbowling.com/  

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Family Jams featuring Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver DVD

THE FAMILY JAMS  featuring Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver,  + more DVD and 52-Page Book coming April 21st via Factory 25  An evocative portrait of youthful possibility, THE FAMILY JAMS follows these artists as they tour the USA in 2004 playing their music for a growing audience. "Family Jams may not ever attain the stature of, say, a concert film like D. A. Pennebaker's Don't Look Back. But it should, as a record of musicians in youthful flower,  sharing a loose, heartfelt camaraderie and lack of pretension. " - Andy Webster, Critics Pick: New York Times "A curiously effective musical docu that captures the raw dynamics of collective creativity... JAMS affords the opportunity to hang with gifted, genre-defying fringe artists  at a pivotal point in their evolving careers." - Steve Dollar, The Wall Street Journal

An evocative portrait of youthful possibility,  THE FAMILY JAMS , a  New York Times " Critic's Pick", follows Devendra Banhart ,  Joanna Newsom  and  Vetiver  as they tour the USA in 2004 playing their unique music for a newly growing audience. The film is an intimate portrait of life on the road for these young musicians early in their careers, playing tiny, obscure clubs and art galleries, but on the verge of larger success before their small, intimate vans are replaced by large, impersonal tour busses. Also featuring appearances and performances by Antony and the Johnsons, Espers, Meg Baird, The Pleased and Linda Perhacs. The DVD is bound to a 52-page book that marks the anniversary of the Family Jams Tour. It features writings by Newsom, Banhardt, Andy Cabic (From Vetiver) and director/musician Kevin Barker. It also includes over 40 never-before-published photo's from the tour. Featuring: Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver, Kevin Barker, Antony & The Johnsons, Espers & Linda Perhacs Festivals: Sarasota Film Festival, Revelation Perth Film Festival, Noise Pop, Melbourne International Film Festival & CPH:DOX Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHLuZVlFosI#t=15 Pre-Order: http://mvdb2b.com/s/FamilyJamsDVDBook/FTF18  Hi Res Art:  http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/FTF18.jpg

Family Jams featuring Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver DVD

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DESERT DAZE 2015 FESTIVAL – SATURDAY, MAY 2 – SUNSET RANCH OASIS, MECCA, CA

Warpaint, Failure, RJD2, Minus the Bear (performing They Make Beer Commercials Like This), The Budos Band, Dan Deacon, Chelsea Wolfe, DIIV, Psychic Ills, Deap Vally, Bass Drum of Death, Mystic Braves, White Lung, Teebs with live band, Vetiver, Mini Mansions, FÖLLAKZOID, DAHGA BLOOM, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Plague Vendor, The Farmer Dave Expansion, Fever The Ghost, Gap Dream, Sister Crayon, Zig Zags, Carlos Nino & Friends, JJUUJJUU, L.A. WITCH, Wyatt Blair, Kim & The Created, Feels, Girl Tears, Dirt Dress, Slipping Into Darkness, Jesus Sons, War Drum, WILD WILD WETS, Burning Palms, Flying Hair, Runson Willis & The III’s, Pearl Charles, JM Roberts, The Jive Joint w/ Super Tall Paul + Rossome

Desert Daze | desertdaze.org

DESERT DAZE 2015 FESTIVAL – SATURDAY, MAY 2 – SUNSET RANCH OASIS, MECCA, CA

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JOBRIATH A.D. on DVD

JOBRIATH was... "The American David Bowie" "Hype Of The Year" "The True Fairy Of Rock And Roll"  Jobriath A.D. on DVD with an LP of NEVER BEFORE RELEASED music from Jobriath's lost musical, "Popstar"  coming April 21st via Factory 25  "Neither for the ears of the elderly nor for those with middle-aged perspectives, Jobriath voiced the excess destitution of New York's most tormentedly aware, whose lives were favoured by darkness. Cinematic themes of desperate dramas in paranoid shadows were presented as choppy and carnivalesque melodies...Neither America nor England was quite ready. "  - Morrissey Factory 25 announces the release of director Kieran Turner's music documentary Jobriath A.D.  about seventies glam rock musician Jobriath, also known as "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll," and "Hype of the Year." The film, on DVD, will be packaged with an LP of unreleased music from Jobriath's lost musical, "Popstar".  The first openly gay rock star, Jobriath's reign was brief, lasting less than two years and two albums. Done in by a over-hyped publicity machine, shunned by the gay community, and dismissed by critics as all flash and no substance, Jobriath was excommunicated from the music business. He retreated to the Chelsea Hotel where he died, forgotten, in 1983 at the age of 37, as one of the earliest casualties of AIDS. In the years since his death, new generations of fans have discovered his music through acts as diverse as Morrissey, Def Leppard, The Pet Shop Boys, and Gary Numan, all of whom have cited Jobriath as an influence. Through interviews, archival material, and animation, audiences can experience the heartbreaking and unbelievable story of the one, the only, Jobriath. The film features narrator Henry Rollins (Black Flag) and interviews with Jobriath influenced artists: Marc Almond, Joey Arias, Jayne County, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields, Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Will Sheff of Okkervil River, and Justin Tranter of Semi Precious Weapons.  Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbhW0dY2llU Pre-Order: http://mvdb2b.com/s/JobriathJobriathAD/FTF044 Hi Res Art:  http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/FTF044.jpg JOBRIATH A.D.: WRITEN & DIRECTED BY KIERAN TURNER; PRODUCED BY KIERAN TURNER; EDITED BY DANNY BRESNIK; CINEMATOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL CANZONIERO AND PJ GAYNARD; SOUND BY RACHEL CHANCEY, MUSIC BY IAN MOORE AND JASON STACZEK; NARRATED BY  HENRY ROLLINS

JOBRIATH A.D. on DVD

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SPARKS @ Ace Hotel DTLA

SPARKS @ Ace Hotel DTLA

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Foxygen - "Coulda Been My Love" (Official Video)

Foxygen's new LP ...And Star Power is out today via Jagjaguwar. The band have shared a video for "Coulda Been My Love", which appears on the new album. The clip, directed by Grant Singer, features the band lounging and singing in a number of softly-lit locations. 

Foxygen are currently on tour; check out their dates below.

Foxygen:

10-14 Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club #
10-15 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom #
10-16-17 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall #
10-18 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café #
10-20 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
10-21 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge #
10-23 Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre #
10-24 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore #
10-25 Orange County, CA - Beach Goth Festival at The Observatory
10-29 Brighton, England - Komedia
10-30 Manchester, England - Ruby Lounge
10-31 London, England - Village Underground
11-01 Paris, France - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
11-03 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
11-04 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Tolhuistuin
11-05 Berlin, Germany - Frannz
11-06 Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
11-09 Austin, Texas - Fun Fun Fun Fest

# with Dub Thompson

Foxygen - "Coulda Been My Love" (Official Video)

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Style Wars, the Holy Grail of hip-hop films, on Blu-ray Nov 4th

STYLE WARS Blu-ray release of the classic hip-hop documentary Available on November 4th "Tony Silver's 1983 documentary Style Wars portrays decades of social inequities and American art and culture through the prism of hip-hop." - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Style Wars, the legendary hip-hop documentary and timeless film classic, the indispensable record of a golden age of youthful creativity and exploding hip hop subculture, will be available on Blu-ray on November 4th, 2014. When director Tony Silver and co-producer Henry Chalfantdelivered the broadcast version of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to express both their individuality, and the voice of their community. In Style Wars, New York's ramshackle subway system is their public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. As MC's, DJ's and B-boys rock the city with new sounds and new moves, we see street corner breakdance battles turn into performance art. The soundtrack features classics performed by The Sugar Hill Gang, The Treacherous Three,The Fearless Four, Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five, Trouble Funk, Rammellzee / K-Rob and Dion. New York's kings of graffiti and b-boys own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. InStyle Wars they continue to empower new generations with the original spirit of hip hop, as it reached out from underground tunnels, from uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds, to the world at large Bonus materials include: The Outtakes, A brand new 40 min film culled from 30 hours of left over materials filled with hidden gems and fascinating moments never before seen. B-Boy Showcase: is a montage of fast paced phenomenally acrobatic Rocksteady Crew at their tour launch party, in the studio, on the streets, and battling it out against Dynamic Rockers at the United Skates of America in Queens. Style Wars In The Cutting Room: In the summer of '83 a camera crew visited Valkhn Films, an editing house where Style Wars was being painstakingly spliced together. This 25 min piece is a rare glimpse at the process of telling a real story as it's happening. "Anybody who wants to understand what hip hop is all about needs to see a movie called Style Wars" -- KRS-One "A breakthrough documentary." -- A.O. Scott, The New York Times "The Holy Grail of hip-hop movies." -- XLR8R "Hip hop's Rosetta Stone." -- VIBE Website: http://www.stylewars.com/ Pre-order: http://mvdb2b.com/s/StyleWars/MVD6497BR Hi Res Cover Art: http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/MVD6497BR.jpg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StyleWars1982 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StyleWars1982

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Pikme Up Cafe reading 1990

This video is about Pikme Up Cafe. San Francisco poets visit the la venue Pikme Up Cafe in January 1990, with Tim Simpson, Brett Roncelli, Alexander Laurence, and Bucky Sinister.

Thanks to Andrew Crane for setting it up.

Pikme Up Cafe reading 1990

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Looking For Johnny - The Legend of Johnny Thunders

Looking For Johnny - The Legend of Johnny Thunders Available October 14th via Digital Formats / DVD and Soundtrack on CD and Limited Edition Red Vinyl (2 LP) A documentary on the life of the late New York Dolls and Heartbreakers guitarist

Chip Baker Films in association with Jungle Recordsand MVD Entertainment Group presents a Danny Garciafilm. Johnny Thunders was the legendary hard-living rock'n'roll guitarist who inspired glam-metal, punk and the music scene in general. Looking For Johnny is a 90-minute film that documents Thunders' career from his beginnings to his tragic death in 1991. When Johnny Thunders died in New Orleans on April 23rd 1991, he left behind a mystery. Though MTV and international broadsheets reported the guitarist's demise, for many in the mainstream, Thunders was perceived as an enigmatic outlaw. He was adored by a legion of devotees and cited as an influence by at least three successive generations of musicians. Thunders refused to play the corporate game and was both elevated and damned for it. Looking for Johnny is the creation of the documentary maker, Danny Garcia (The Rise & Fall of The Clash). The young Spanish filmmaker was seized by a question that wouldn't let go - "just who was Johnny Thunders?" He spent 18 months travelling across the USA and Europe, filming interviews with fifty of the people who were closest to Johnny, building a compelling narrative drawn from first hand testimonies. The film examines Johnny Thunders' career from the early 70's as a founding member of the influentialNew York Dolls, the birth of the punk scene with The Heartbreakers in both New York City and London, and later incarnations including Gang War and The Oddballs. It also explores Johnny's unique musical style, his personal battle with drugs and theories on the circumstances of his death in a New Orleans hotel in 1991 at age 38.  Interviewees include Sylvain Sylvain, Lenny Kaye, Walter Lure, Billy Rath, Bob Gruen, Terry Chimes, Alan Vega, Peter Perrett, Sami Yaffa, three of his late managers (Marty Thau, Leee Black Childers and Malcolm McLaren), and many others. The film includes forty songs (including Born To Lose and You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory) and historic film of Johnny with live performances from all periods, including unseen New York Dolls and Heartbreakers footage and photos. Cult filmmakers Bob Gruen, Don Letts, Patrick Grandperret, Rachael Amadeo and others contribute classic archive footage, helping illustrate the charisma, chaos and heartbreak inherent to the guitarist. Premiere showings took place in May and June 2014 across USA and Europe, including New York City, London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Stockholm, New Orleans, Dallas, Toronto, Boston, Washington DC, Gloucester MA, San Francisco, Madrid, Barcelona and elsewhere, with more events to follow.  Facebook: www.facebook.com/lookingforjohnny

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Future Feminism concert on 9/7: CocoRosie + special guests Antony

In support of their upcoming exhibition FUTURE FEMINISM 
at The Hole Gallery on the Bowery (Sept 11-27)



A FUTURE FEMINISM CONCERT:

COCOROSIE
with special guests
ANTONY
KEMBRA PFAHLER AND THE GIRLS OF KAREN BLACK
and guest ARTIST/DJ JOHANNA CONSTANTINE

In support of their upcoming exhibition 
FUTURE FEMINISM 
at The Hole on the Bowery (Sept 11-27) theholenyc.com

Later in September, The Future Feminists collective will unveil the 13 TENETS OF FUTURE FEMINISM at The Hole art gallery on the Bowery, kicking off 13 nights of lectures, conferences and performances in the gallery space. CocoRosie, Antony, Kembra Pfahler and The Girls Of Karen Black and Johanna Constantine present a special benefit concert at Webster Hall in support of the Future Feminism exhibition, performance series and future activities.

The benefit on September 7th at Webster Hall will star famed eccentric folk duo CocoRosie (“Sounding “like two little Billie Holidays an octave higher if you were on acid in Tokyo in 1926” - Jim Jarmusch), with special guest appearances by Antony (“Cries from the heart, crashing like waves” - NYTimes) and legendary artist Kembra Pfahler and The Girls of Karen Black.  Johanna Constantine will spin aural disco doom on the turn tables.

CocoRosie - Comprised of Sierra and Bianca Cassidy, they recently premiered their collaboration of Bob Wilson’s Peter Pan in Paris and Berlin and completed a world tour in support their album Tales of a Grasswidow.

Antony - is a singer and visual artist.  Antony and the Johnsons just returned from Madrid performing 4 nights at Teatro Real with Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real presenting the final incarnation of Swanlights originally commissioned by MoMA and performed at Radio City Music Hall in Jan of 2012.  As a visual artist, he is represented by Sikema Jenkins Gallery in NYC where he is currently in a group show entitled Works on Paper (Sep. 2nd-Oct. 4^th).

Kembra Pfahler - Kembra Pfahler is a Hole artist and has done many projects with the gallery since its inception. She founded The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black and is currently working on a performance technique with students called Performance Art 101.  Her last show at The Hole was Giverny with E.V.Day, where she turned he gallery into a replica of Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny, France.   

Johanna Constantine - Johanna Constantine is a dance based performance artist who recently danced at The Tate Modern in London in an exhibition by Charles Atlas.

These 5 artists (Antony, Kembra, Johanna, Bianca & Sierra Cassidy) have developed a series of vivid tenets for FUTURE FEMINISM during 3 years of intensive retreats.  Collectively, they represent a frontier feminist point of view.  FUTURE FEMINISM is a call to arms to reorganize ourselves as a species and affirm archetypally feminine values.  Tenet Number 1: THE SUBJUGATION OF WOMEN AND EARTH IS ONE IN THE SAME

Tickets for the FUTURE FEMINISM show will go on sale at noon on Wednesday, August 13th, HERE.
An exclusive BrooklynVegan presale starts NOW (8/12): 
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/08/cocorosie_playi_1.html

https://twitter.com/FutureFeminists

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Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) RIP

Everything has stakes, everything has meaning, everything has consequences.
– Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) RIP

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Muscle Shoals screening

Ponderosa Stomp Foundation, Picture Palace Pictures and CAC present

A Clandestine Celluloid screening of Muscle Shoals

Thursday, October 3rd with Special Guest Spooner Oldham

 

 

 

 

 

”Rising out of the Deep South of 1960s America, a sound emerged that began to attract artists as diverse as Otis Redding, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones. That sound, and the people who helped create it, would go on to leave its mark on music history. The place was Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and this is the story of how it gave birth to some of the most memorable music of our time.” From the documentary Muscle Shoals, a 2013 Magnolia Pictures release

 

 

 

photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

 

The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation, Picture Palace Pictures and the Contemporary Arts Center present a Clandestine Celluloid screening of the acclaimed new documentary Muscle Shoals, with a performance by special guest Spooner Oldham. The film, chronicling the legendary recording studios where hundreds of hits were created will screen Thursday, October 3rd at the Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp Street in the warehouse district of New Orleans, as part of the Ponderosa Stomp Festival. Doors open at 6:30, the film begins at 7pm. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for CAC Members and Ponderosa Stomp Music History Conference attendees.

 

There will be a short introduction by Clandestine Celluloid producer Madeleine Molyneaux and Oldham, a 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, will perform a short solo set following the screening. "Clandestine Celluloid is honored to present the Louisiana premiere of one of the year’s best films, in the presence of one of the film's most distinctive subjects, Spooner Oldham. The award-winning Muscle Shoals is a deeply felt love letter and road-trip tone poem to the sound and the spirit of collaboration across social, racial and sonic distinctions,” explained Molyneaux.

 

Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auGUm2r0cLs

 

The story of Muscle Shoals, Alabama is essentially the story of two recording studios (Fame and Muscle Shoals Sound) and the music –and music legends-- that left an indelible mark on both a small backwater town and on popular culture and music. The film deftly chronicles the sounds (“Mustang Sally”, “Wild Horses”, “I Never Loved A Man”) as well as the legends who recorded there –from Wilson Pickett to Bob Dylan, Lynryd Skynrd to the Staple Singers, and hidden sonic instigators, many interviewed or appearing in performance, including Rick Hall, The Swampers, Gregg Allman, Mick Jagger, Spooner Oldham, Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin, Keith Richards, Clarence Carter, Jimmy Cliff, Alicia Keys, and Bono among others. Also featured: Dan Penn, Donna Jean Godchaux, Donnie Fritts, W.C. Handy, Sam Phillips, Earl Montgomery.

 

Muscle Shoals also provides a powerful endorsement of the way the town, the studio and the sound transcended the realities of Southern racial politics, as relationships were forged with black and white musicians and musical styles, before and after the Civil Rights Era.

 

Directed by Greg “Freddy” Camalier, Muscle Shoals is his first foray into filmmaking. A former commercial real estate agent from Boulder, CO, Camalier teamed up with his old friend (and the film’s producer) Stephen Badger for a ‘Southern Route” road trip a few years back, stumbling one late night onto Muscle Shoals without realizing just how significant the town had been to forging the sound of music they both loved. Stephen Badger had in the past attended the Ponderosa Stomp and was inspired to hear Rick Hall and others speak about the “sound” and its significance.  Camalier in Rolling Stone: "The coming together of races at that time, as well as the landscape and this rural, beautiful town, as well as the singing river, as well as these incredible characters and all the other musicians down there – it all sort of came together."

 

Official film website: www.muscleshoalsmovie.com

Distributed by Magnolia Pictures: www.magpictures.com

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For more information on the Ponderosa Stomp Festival visit www.ponderosastomp.com

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