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A Film Festival

Gee, I turn on the news on this day and it says that there was an earthquake in the midwest felt as far away as several surrounding states from which it was centered. And this seems to be considered as earth day nears, the effects of mother nature and its fury, or its natural changes of itself. And I am always scared of those natural disasters of planet mother earth with humanity on its surface. And in other thoughts, the entertainment headlines say that the Tribeca Film Festival is in town April 23 through May 4. The lower Manhattan event celebrating independent film. And here is a partial list of some of those film selections that will be shown as part of it, as this event seems as if it can be the end all to be all in the independent film world. And the list of film festivals goes on and on:

Butterfly, directed by Yulia Mahr. Eclipse, directed and written by Mark Lapwood,
For Tomorrow: The First Step of the Revolution, directed by Kenneth Kokin,Heaven on Earth (Himmel auf Erden), directed by Florian Riegel. Life for a Child, directed by Ed Lachman,My Mother Said (Kuna Ni Nanang), directed by Jessica Sison,Eau Boy, directed and written by Eric Gravel,I Think I Thought, directed and written by Matthew Modine,Irish Twins, directed and written by Rider Strong and Shiloh Strong,
Shift (15 Minuten Wahrheit), Directed and written by Nico Zingelmann,
Sikumi, directed and written by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean,The Tournament (Il Torneo), directed by Michele Alhaique, written by Federico Mazzei,When I Become Silent (Watashi ga chinmoku suru toki), directed and written by Hyoe Yamamoto, About Face, directed by Chad Maker,The Elephant Garden, directed and written by Sasie Sealy. Goldfish, directed and written by Joe Wein,Heartbeats (Hartslagen), directed by Vincent Coen and Sebastiaan Lagrou,Icebergs, directed and written by Germinal Roauxl,
Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: Rope a Dope, directed by Laurent Briet,Mamitas, directed and written by Nicholas Ozeki,Takoma Park, directed and written by David Andalman, 200000 Phantoms (Nijuman No Borei), directed by Jean-Gabriel Periot, Before the Tracks Are Lost On the Wind (2007 Ehe die Spuren verwehen), directed and written by Renate Günther-Greene,Launch, directed and written by Brian Doyle,Number One, directed by Leighton Pierce,Polar, directed by Scott Nyerges, At Day’s End, directed by Sherif El Bendary,Feathers to the Sky, directed and written by Leonardo Ricagni,Have You Ever Heard About Vukovar?, directed and written by Paolo Borraccetti,Kid, directed and written by Miguel Alvarez,Made in Slovenia, directed and written by Miran Zupanic,The Second Life of the Sugar Bowl (La deuxieme vie du sucrier), directed and written by Didier Canaux,Song of Slomon, directed by Emmanuel Shirinian, written by Amy Cameron,All Saints Day, directed by Will Frears, written by Brooke Berman,The Aviatrix, directed and written by Toddy Burton,God’s Beach, directed and written by Abigail Carpenter,John and Karen, directed and written by Matthew Walker,Moon Mermaid (Sirène de lune), directed by Psyché Piras and Sophie Collay, written by Piras,Rattlesnakes (Skröltormar), directed by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson, written by Huldar Breidfjord,Willingly, directed and written by Pazit Lichtman, Cupcake, directed and written by Sean McPhillips, Kirksdale, directed and written by Ryan Spindell, co-written by Bradford Hodgson, Last Time in Clerkenwell, directed and written by Alex Budovskyl, The Money Shot, directed by Aaron Rapke, written by Stewart Kaye and Rapke, Night Light, directed and written by Mark Mollenkamp, Skeletons in the Closet (Skelett i garderoben), directed and written by Ulrik Friberg, Supply and Demand (L’offre et la demande), directed and written by Frédéric Farucci, Zombie Gets a Date, directed and written by Leetal Platt, Ana’s Way (El Camino de Ana), directed and written by Richard Vazquez,Angels Die in the Soil (Fereshtegan Dar Khak Mimirand), directed and written by Babak Amini,Cargo, directed and written by Leo Woodhead, Good Boy (Bom Garoto), directed by Davyde Wachell and written by Vinicius Alexandrino, New Boy, directed and written by Steph Green, The New Yorkist, directed and written by Dana O’Keefe, The Year of the Pig (El año del cerdo), directed by Claudia Calderón, written by Leopoldo Nakata, Fernando de Peña, and Calderón, GIFT OF FIRE Nineteen (Obscure) Frames that Changed the World, directed by Ken Jacobs, Great Genius and Profound Stupidity, directed and written by Benita Raphan, Teslamania, directed and written by Joel Schlemowitz,
Being Human, directed and written by Mike Palermo, Coffee Break (Kaffepausen), directed by Johannes Pico, written by Lars Bang, Dusk (La Hora Cero), directed by Gary Alazraki, written by Guillermo Arriaga, God Only Knows, directed by Mark V. Reyes, written by Julie Oxendale and Reyes, Hesitation, directed and written by Virginia Gilbert, Roads, directed and written by Lior Geller, The Second Line, directed and written by John Magary, Baghdad Twist, directed by Joe Balass, Deconfliction, directed by Edward Tyndall, Mandatory Service, directed and written by Jessica Habie, Not Sacks, directed by Fiona Colins, Self-Portrait With Cows Going Home And Other Works — A Portrait Of Sylvia Plachy, directed by Rebecca Dreyfus, Tale of Two Bondage Models, directed and written by Brian Lilla, Yellow Sticky Notes, directed and written by Jeff Chiba Stearns, 7 Cities (7 Sehir), directed by Reza Hemmatirad, Beginning Filmmaking, directed and written by Jay Rosenblatt, Lost Girl, directed by Ali Taleb, So Beautiful (Zo mooi), directed by Stefan van de Staak, Suspended, directed by Bahar Behbahani and The Milky Way (Le litre de lait), directed by Luc Moullet,

And here are some of their music performers to be heard:

Tribeca/ASCAP Music Lounge to feature Nick Lowe, Regina Spektor, Sia, Jon Foreman, Joseph Arthur, Ingrid Michaelson, Sondre Lerche, Rachael Yamagata, Jack Savoretti, Small Mercies, Augustana, Chris Thile, Brett Dennen, Jessie Baylin, Lizz Wright and more. Plus, Music Supervisor Alexandra Patsavas returns to curate ‘Breaking the Band, an exclusive live music showcase featuring The Hold Steady, The Virgins, and Republic Tigers.

The 2008 Festival line-up will feature numerous films that showcase music and musicians, including 90 Miles The Documentary, featuring Gloria Estefan, Lou Reed’s Berlin, and Celia the Queen, featuring the late Celia Cruz.

Additional films that feature musicians and music include:

• 90 Miles The Documentary (90 Millas El Documental), directed by Emilio Estefan, written by Jose Maldonado and Estefan. (USA) – New York Premiere, Documentary. A fascinating look at Gloria Estefan as she records her latest album, 90 Millas, which pays tribute to the history of Latin music. With appearances ranging from legendary Latin musicians such as Arturo Sandoval, Chocolate Armenteros, and Israel Lopez Cachao to contemporaries Sheila E., Carlos Santana, and Pit Bull. Followed by a special talk with Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Johnny Pacheco and special guests.
• Celia the Queen, directed by Joe Cardona and Mario De Varona, written by Cardona. Documentary. Azucar! The voice of Celia Cruz, Featuring interviews with Quincy Jones, Andy Garcia, and Wyclef Jean.
• Lou Reed’s Berlin, directed by Julian Schnabel. New York Premiere, Documentary. In 2006, artist/filmmaker Julian Schnabel took to the stage at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn to introduce a concert 33 years in the making: Lou Reed, playing his Berlin song cycle live for the first time.
• Old Man Bebo, directed by Carlos Carcas.
• Playing for Change: Peace Through Music, directed by Jonathan Walls and Mark Johnson.
• The 27 Club, directed and written by Erica Dunton.
• War Child, directed by C. Karim Chrobog.

Have a great film, music and art day. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind.
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Improvised Music @ COMA/ABC No-Rio NYC

And I am still of the topc of events to blah blog about for some reason, and I think it could be because hey, it’s less writng sometimes. And I went over to ABC No Rio the other day to see their Ides Of March art exhbition, and they were closed for viewing hours. And there was this sign on the door for the Improvised Music @ COMA/ ABC No Rio NYC music series. And I have seen that flyer before lately, it’s one of those emails that happens to be sittng in my inbox at the moment. And thought to repost it along with a Live From Drom Music event. Have a great music day:

Improvised Music @ COMA/ABC No-Rio NYC
what is C.O.M.A.????C.O.M.A. – citizens ontological music agenda – started March 1998 and has presented improvised music on Sunday evenings at ABC No-Rio . The sets are 35-40 minutes followed with an open session at the end with various configurations of players.

This Sunday …….
March 23rd, 2008 @8:00 PM
1. On tour from CA –
Jeff Kaiser, quartertone trumpet and laptop
David Bartel, percussion and laptop
2. Synesthesia Collaborative
Chris Cannon – percussion, analogue synths
J.Guy Laughlin – electro accoustic percussion
J.S.Makkos – visual projections, vox con brio

3. An open Session

Sunday March 30th, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
1. Visiting from Berlin –
trombonist Matthias Müller and drummer Christian Marien
2. Jesse Dulman solo tuba
3. an open session

APRIL, 2008…………..

Sunday April 6th, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
1. Xenia Rubinos, vocals Marzio Fulfaro, bass Marco Buccelli, drums
2. M. with Digital Black
3. An open Session

Sunday April 13th, 2008 @ 6:00 PM until 11:00 PM
there will be an Anniversay (C.O.M.A.’s) Benefit (ABC NO-Rio’s)
to celebrate 10 years of Improvised Music on Sunday nights at
ABC No-Rio… performing will be – Frank Keeley, Gregory Wildes Tianna Kennedy, Robyn Siwula, Mike Irwin, Federicon Ughi, Tor Snyder, Ras Moshe, Chris DiMeglio, Daniel Levin, Francois Grillot, Dave Miller,Chris Welcome, Blaise Siwula , Phillip Gayle, Kurt Gottschalk, Keichi Masako Yokouchi, David Freeman, Tom Shad, Dom Minasi, Shayna Dulberger, Sympathy for Lady Vengence, OME, Welf Dorr, Gunter Gruner, Scott May, Tom Blatt, Thing NY, Tom Zlabinger Federico Ughi, Dave Ross & Dawoud ….not exactly in that order….. with a sliding $5-$10.00 donation

Sunday April 20th, 2008 @ 8:00 PM

1. Model Cities : Jonn Angelbeck -Bass Nick Franklin- Guitar
Stefan Keneas – Drums Damien Olsen – Keyboards, Guitars
Glenn St. Jean – Guitar, Vocals

2. UNTYTE – Dalius Naujo –drums, perc, conductor
Sand Ra K. (aka Sandra Koponen) -a. sax, perc, plastic flute, keybrd
Nick Gianni –flute, t. sax, On Davis -guitar
Matt McDonald -guitar Mike Irwin – trumpet
Mike Williams – bass trumpet Jonathan Haffner –alto sax
Richard Marriott -trombone

3. An Open Session

Sunday April 27th, 2008 .. No COMA

C.O.M.A is an open series for all creative improvising musicians whether they’re melancholy, slightly deranged, extremely moody, happy beyond comprehension, geniuses in their own minds, or just down right normal who want to experiment, develop their craft and expand the limits of the imagination…. there is a $5.00 suggested donation at the door for the musicians.

And here is that other event that is sitting in my emal inbox also that looks worth checking out also.

On Sunday, March 30th, LiveWired, a leading presenter of new music in New York, in conjunction with Lovevolv Inc, present BURNT SUGAR: The Arkestra Chamber at 9:00 PM, BROOKLYN MIME TROOP at 11:30 PM, and UNTYTE at 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM, at Drom in NYC’s East Village. Doors open at 8:00 PM, LiveWired and Lovevolv are excited to debut short selections from their expanding video archives, featuring performances by such artists as: Sun Ra Arkestra, Burnt Sugar, Gary Lucas, Snehasish Mozumder and Dibyarka Chatterjee, 2nd Species, Kim Clarke, Kenny Wolleson, and others. Burnt Sugar: The Arkestra Chamber is the ultimate gumbo group. Burnt Sugar is Shapeshifted by Greg Tate, references may include at any moment: Sun Ra Arkestra, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bjork, Zappa, Hendrix, Butch Morris. Says ringleader Tate, 2008 has been a blowout busy year for Burnt Sugar–two sellout nights at ‘The Kitchen’ , an SRO performance at Paris’ Son D’Hiver festival, a live film score presentation at Lincoln Center of legendary indie black film godfather Oscar Micheaux’s 1927 silent feature ‘Within Our Gates’. Recent gigs have also featured guest appearances by hometown heroes Vernon Reid and Maya Azucena alongside the ever-evolving Burnt Sugar. At Drom the band will be presenting material being prepped for their next studio album which shall include an insane cover of Joni Mitchell’s .”All I Want” featuring the siren Lisala , a madcap meringue variation on Living Colour’s “Love Rears Its Ugly Head” and a ree-dunk-u-lous version of Fishbone’s ‘Black Flowers’ featuring Strong Island’s own Abby Dobson. Brooklyn Mime Troop: “Render” feat. Susana Lei’ataua – voice, Pheeroan akLaff – drums; voice, Warren Smith – tympani, marimba, voice; Video by Tomas Casas. Susan was the communications specialist for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and recently the project leader of the Ngai Tahu Leadership Programme for the indigenous Maori iwi (tribe) Ngai Tahu. Lei’ataua was a founding actor in the devised visual theatre work Vula that performs on a stage of water, exploring the stories of Pacific women. Lei’atua is the recipient of the New Zealand Fulbright Senior Scholar Award 2008 and the NYU Asian/Pacific/ American Institute 2007-2008 Artist-In-Residence. One of today’s foremost percussionists Warren Smith, has collaborated with many of the greatest Jazz, R & B, and Pop artists of all time, including Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, and Janis Joplin.Brooklyn Mime Troop is a collaboration between Brooklyn-based drummer-composer Pheeroan akLaff, New Zealand-born actress and writer Susana Lei’ataua and master percussionist Warren Smith, confronting the shadow and light at work in our 21st century ethos and stasis (or lack thereof) with the thunderous and the serene. Melodic and cacophonous percussion and voice. Untyte feat. Dalius Naujo, drummer, conductor: Mike Williams, bass trumpet: SandRA Koponen, alto sax, rib-a-phone (percussion and wind instruments): Matt McDonald, electric guitar; Mike Irwin, trumpet; Jonathan Haffner, alto sax; Nick Gianni, tenor sax and flute; On Davis, guitar; Dimitri Dmickecnko, accoustic bass conducted by dynamic drummer Dalius Naujo. LiveWired is the creation of Executive Producer Colin Faber, also a head design architect of SHED Studio, NYC; and Charles Blass, Executive Director of Lovevolv Inc. This visonary duo sow the seeds for a revived avant-garde musical landscape for New York City. A calendar of LiveWired radio shows and recommended events is here.
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Rap Artists

Hip Hop you don’t stop. There’s a rap for you til the break of dawn, or something like that. Hip Hop and Rap are everywhere these days it seems. And if you happen to be looking for hip hop and rap music, Rap Artists has that rap artist you are looking for. Rap Artists has the artists of rap, hip hop news, albums, lyrics and more. They have just released a new website and they are all rap and hip hop all the time. Now this is music to my ears.

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SXSW Rocks

And that SXSW 2008 schedule for who is playing there this year is finally available. That annual music festival for indie rock and more seems like it is finally near, or at least finally here. That South By Southwest film, music and conference festival seems as if it has become one of those end all to be all festivals of the year and it rocks. And there is music sessions and more sessions, and keynote speakers and more speakers, panels, conferences, exhibitions, parties, and more parties to be found there during this week. And there are usually a zillion and more bands and musicians from all over the place that perform at this festival over a weeks time. This years festival takes place March 7th-16th in Downtown Austin, Texas and is one of those events that is just worth checking out, as it is all music all the time. And I decided to post the bands that are playing from the New York City area this year, mostly from the Brooklyn and Manhattan area because hey, that is where I am at at the moment. And participating bands include: A-Alikes,
Activator,Air Waves,Akron/Family,American Babies,Anamanaguchi,Antietam,A Place To Bury Strangers,Apsci,Joseph Arthur,Asobi Seksu,Maya Azucena,Band of Thieves,Todd Barry,Bear in Heaven,Bell,The Big Sleep,Bing Ji Ling,Bisc1,Shifter,Blacklist,Blues Control,A.A. Bondy,Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears,CAMP LO,Rufus Cappadocia,Caps & Jones,Care Bears on Fire,Cassettes Won’t Listen,Children,Cobra Krames,Corn Mo and the .357 Lover,Cosmo Baker,Danielia Cotton,Crystal Stilts,DBR,Mark DeNardo,DJ Rekha,
Donny Hue and the Colors,Doveman,Dr. Delay,Dub Trio,Dynasty Handbag,Ana Egge,Eldar,
El Michels Affair, El-P,The End of the World,Ali Eskandarian,Firewater,Tim Fite,Foreign Islands,The Forms,Freshkills,The Gang,Genghis Tron,Earl Greyhound,Haale,Hangar 18,Harlem Shakes,Hearts of Darknesses,Heavy,The High Class Elite,Jolie Holland,Home Video,Hopewell,Human Giant,Brendan James,Jaymay,Richard Julian,KaiserCartel, Kaki King,Matt Keating,Ladyfingers,Dawn Landes,The Lemonheads,Jeffrey Lewis,Longwave,Samara Lubelski,Made Out Of Babies,Matt & Kim,Mary McBride,Men,MGMT,Ingrid Michaelson,Raul Midon,Chris Mills,Roger Miret and the Disasters,Eugene Mirman,Misha,Miz Metro, Moby,My Brightest Diamond,Nada Surf,Nullsleep,O’Death,Ohmega Watts,Ola Podrida,Anders Parker,Parts & Labor,Paul Collins Beat,Peelander-Z,Tristan Perich,Phil and the Osophers,Phonograph,Phosphorescent,Pistolera,Power Douglas,Project Jenny, Project Jan,Pterodactyl,Puny Human,Radio 4,Rana Santacruz, Ra Ra Riot,Ravens & Chimes,The Raveonettes,The Red Romance,Right on Dynamite,Pete Robbins & Centric,Anna Rose,Roxy Cottontail,Salt & Samovar,Santogold,Scary Mansion,Scavone,Tony Scherr,Christian Scott,Services,Shellshag,Shooting Spires,Shy Child,Sightings,The Silos,Alex Skolnick Trio,Slow Six,Soiled Mattress & The Springs,Son Lux,So Percussion,The Sound of Urchin,Spottiswoode & His Enemies,S-S-S-Spectres,The Subjects,Super Chron Flight Brothers,Swati,Takka Takka,Tall Firs,Russell Taylor,Team Robespierre,The Teenage Prayers,Telepathe,Luke Temple,These Are Powers,Pyeng Threadgill,Tigercity,Tiny Animals,Tiny Masters of Today, Todosantos, Tommie Sunshine,Truth & Soul,The Upwelling,Vampire Weekend,Via Audio,The Virgins,Abigail Warchild,Eddie Whalen,White Rabbits,White Williams,Heloise Williams,Tim Williams,World/Inferno Friendship Society,The XYZ Affair,Yeasayer,Young Lords,Zambri.

Have a great rock n roll day.
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Nublu Nite


Hey Bloggers, this is actually one of those postings that I was hoping could be a blog your way to riches, get rich internet quick post. But for some reason it isn’t. So instead I find myself blah blogging yesterdays posting that I posted on my other blog:
Okay, so somehow I wound up at that club Nublu last night in the East Village to see my friend Welf Dorr’s band “Funk Monk” play after a night of going to some art opening with all of the free wine and cheese you can eat. And Nublu is this really cool artist collective like club that Ilhan Ersahin started sometime from back in the day with artists who perform there like Brazilian Girls, a band for which the club seems to be mostly known for these days, Forro In The Dark, Kino, Kudu, Kenny Wollesen, Butch Morris and the Nublu Orchestra, Wax Poetic, Real Live Show, John Farris, Karina, Love Trio and a host of others. And they always have these really kool dj’s that play there also And that club that seems to be all the rage these days on the nightlife scene, seems like this hip scene thats never been seen before. And so my friends band gave me yet another good reason to drag the camera, whose main purpose seems to be to collect dust these days, out of the closet. And so I couldn’t wait to play with the camera again. This blog entry was supposed to have a photo of them playing posted in it also but that didn’t happen for some reason, because one thing I figured out in my experiment as a wannabe cameraman is to never attempt to use a camera after a night of free wine and cheese. And so the following is the YouTube video of my friends band on my YouTube page. This one seems to be sort of a cliffhanger video with an abrupt, frustrating ending to me. And the sound of that electronica synthesizer saxophone, and this evolution of the web 2.0 social media user driven content technology thing rocks. Have a great music day.
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Akim Funk Buddha Is Back!

Akim Funk Buddah is Back! So that is what he says in his email that he sent. And from what I remember, he has always been around. This is another one of those emails that I receive every so often that I find interesting to repost because hey, it’s less writing sometimes in my attempt to maintain this blog when I am trying to figure out what to blah blog about. And Akim’s shows are the coolest, the trippiest and rock like nothing you have ever seen before. So again, if you are in the neighborhood of the New York City area, this event may be worth checking out. Happy Thanksgiving, remember the Indians, their beads and trinkets, that twenty four dollars and the land of Manna-hatin, and eat more tofurkey.

Greetings Earthlings

Funk Buddha’s Back!

Its been a long time – sorry I left you with no dope show to come to, been beat boxing through the stars with violinist DBR and moving through the galexcys zones with Bill T Jones. Now its time to re evokes the vibes in the underworld homes, take a moment everyday to be still and silent and hear the music in your chromosomes. Movers Shakers,Poppers Lockers,Tappers beat boxers,Singers and chanters,these are a few of my favorite things. So come out now,don’t be scerd now, lets make memorize, because we about to create a show at BAM that’s legendary. And it’s FREE! So bring out your friends, family and even the babies.

Also after winning the Fringe festival for best choreography. Akim is amped- look out for his next theatrical run the first 2 weeks of January at the legendary La mama theater.

Come out and have fun with Akim Funk Buddha!

BAMcafe Live Present:
Funk Buddha Hip Hop Holiday:
Friday, November 23rd at 9pm
Zimbabwe Legit Mp3.com

Akim Funk Buddha as Zimbabwe Legit (Doomi Right,his younger brother) released a Hip Hop track climbing the national college charts,with hip hop pioneers. Chub Rock, Mike G Jungle brothers, YZ, Stick Man from dread prez, Prince Poetry- Organized confusion. Special guests include DJ Sabine, Blitz the Ambassador, and the Dance Warrior Project.
FREE

Funk Buddha Hip Hop Holiday:
Saturday, November 24th at 9pm
Urban Tea Ceremony

From collaborations with choreographer Bill T. Jones and violinist/compose Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), to appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and Sesame Street. Akim Funk Buddha has taken the world by storm. His movement skills and boundless imagination serve as the inspiration for Urban Tea Ceremony, a wild mix of storytelling, “holistic hip-hop,” and borderless performance art. Cast includes: Akiko Toukuoka, Hypno, Miranti Kisdarjono, Anasama Vuong, Helen Yee, Pete List, Aaron Shragge, Jodicy, DJ Undakova and music by Floyd Fisher with Special appearance by Marsha & Vivian Warfield.
FREE

BAMcafe at Peter Jay Sharp Building

Joe’s Pub New Year’s Party
Saturday, December 29th at 11pm

Funk Buddha introduces The Flying Caravan, a monthly variety show case that will go unparalleled. Featuring some of New Yorks best talents. From Opera to body balancing belly dancing to a rampage of tap dancers and beat boxers and Akim claims he settle all rumors ones and for all weather he can levitate.

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Till’s Gig

I’ve been meaning to blah blog about Till’s gig lately for quite some time now. He’s been sending out those email invites for his latest gig for a while. And he’s been calling those events “Eazy” or “Eazy does it”. Till plays some good music, mostly jazz, as I have always known him as a sax man though now it seems as if he is playing, how does he describe it on his MySpace page; Psychedelic / Electronica / Trip Hop. And this time around he seems to be calling himself Senor Bonobo. I am not exactly sure what that name is all about, maybe it has something to do with me calling myself No Police State Girl sometimes, who knows. There seems to be photos of apes all over his page and I guess that’s what a Bonobo is. And he describes Senor Bonobo as something like “Bonobos are supposed to live a more peaceful lifestyle in part because of their habitat, which has more nutritional vegetation, allowing less hunting, less competition, and a social outlet of eating. Bonobos, at least in captivity, are generally held to have superior intelligence to Common Chimpanzees and so on and so on and so on…” I made it to one of his parties and it was at this really cool loft in Queens with this view of Manhattan that was awesome. Till B’s music rocks and his event for this week is as follows. Have a great rock n’ roll day.

Area 17/ Visual Cortex Productions presents

EazY

a psychedelic Wonderland
provided by Remus Pop
and the Romo Building
featuring Señor Bonobo
Thursday, October 25th, 9pm

37-06 36th St 4th floor
Romo Paper Products Building
Long Island City

Jazz Crooner ‘Billy Joe Taylor ‘ at kicks of the party at 9 pm
with some Jazz standards, after that
will follow a set of mixed styles by DJ ‘Onkle Karl’;
‘Señor Bonobo’ rocks out starting at about 11:30.
this week the band is featuring drummer Ulysees Owens
and drummer/bassist Andrew Bertrand, guitarist Fro,
Mik will spit and Till the SXAddikt will complete the picture.
Also expected to make an appearance are Gabe with
mad freestyles and Susan Cagle adding her 2 cents in.
Edward the 3rd will be on the scene to create some crazy
visuals and DJ Earthian will spin minimal techno latenight.
Art and setdesign by Remus and Mark
special of the week:
Mr Pomegranatoff presents Benoit Cornet’s ‘signature’
home-made honey vodka (if he doesnt finish it off by himself).
Test drive your Halloween Costume and don’t forget to feed the Monkey.

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The CMJ Music Marathon Rocks

And while I am on the topic of music, according to lots of newspaper listings, The CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival is happening this week October 16-20th. And that also leads me to wonder, what exactly does the letters CMJ stand for? C Music something J. There will be music, films and panels at this event. It seems to be all rock, indie rock, all the time and more. There will be music, music and more music and bands, bands and more bands performing in venues around the New York City area such as Union Pool, Bowery Ballroom, Southpaw, Canal Room, The Delancey, The Annex, Arlene’s Grocery, The Knitting Factory, The Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Studio B, Mercury Lounge, B.B. Kings, Cake Shop, Europa, Luna Lounge, Maxwell’s, Ace of Clubs, Club Midway, Galapagos, Glasslands, Gramercy Theatre, Hammerstein Ballroom, Living Room, Pianos, Webster Hall, Avalon, Joe’s Pub, Lion’s Den, The Village Underground, The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza and more. These places rock. If you are in the neighborhood, you may want to check out the music that is part of this festival. And a lot of those bands have some really funny, cool and interesting names that are entertainment alone. Some of the bands, organizations and groups scheduled to perform as part of the festival are:

Celebration, Brooklyn Vegan Showcase, Die Romantik, M.I.A., Wise Intelligent, Me Talk Pretty, Bella Noir, Mates of State, Oh My Rockness, Meat Puppets, Finally Punk, A Place to Bury Strangers, Palomar, The Temple of Hip-Hop, The Epochs, Phonograph, Little Brazil, The End of the World, The Cops, Elizabeth Harper, Music for Ice Cream Trucks, Spinto Band, King Of Prussia, U.S.S.R., Earl Greyhound, The Insomniacs, The Jealous Girlfriends, Kudu, Roxy Cottontail, O’Death, Band of Horses, Sex With An Angel, Burnt Sugar, Devils, Chop Shop, Gold Streets, Hollywood Holt, Dirty on Purpose, Matt and Kim, Harlem Shakes, Flosstradamus, Slaves to Gravity, The Panderers, Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, The Cool Kids, Catfish Haven and a ton of others. This seems like an event not to be missed. Have a great rock n’ roll day.

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Nublu Rocks


And so I went to go see my friends band, Funk Monk, play at Nublu last night. Nublu is this really cool club in the East Village where Brazilian Girls, Kudu, Forro in the Dark, Love Trio, Wax Poetics, Nublu Orchestra conducted by Butch Morris, The Real Live Show, ElodieO, Karina and a host of other bands and musicians have played at. They are an artists collective. And it seems as if I have been going to this place every so often over the years to listen to their music. And this excursion to listen to my friends band presented yet another great opportunity for me to get my camera out of the closet and play with it once again, as it seems as if the only purpose that it serves these days is to collect dust. And I set the alarm clock to stay awake for when they started playing, as club hour in this town seems to start at midnight, when most people are going to sleep, I think. And so I took photos and videos of the band in my latest experiment with this camera. One can see by the photo above and by the Funk Monk at NUBLU Video on my YouTube page, that these are the results. And Welf’s really cool electric synthesizer sounds on his horn rocked that night. Nublu Rocks. Long Live The Lower East Side.
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East Village Pharmacy

Hey Bloggers. East Village Pharmacy is this really cool band, not a pharmacy I think. I’ve been watching them play around town for a while now. They got this cool song “Beginning Again” that I could not get out of my mind that just kept playing over and over and over for days and days and days, the lyrics of that song. And they got some cool videos that they post on YouTube also. The following is one of them, and those cartoons that they have been making for their videos rock. If you happen to be in the area, they will be playing at Lava Gina in the East Village, October 4th at 9pm.
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