June 2006 Archives

We just got word that the Mumlers won the Bleeding Edge juried competition (by curators Robert Crouch and Brett Allen). They will perform at the all-day music event on August 13 and receive up to a two-week recording session and residency at SnowGhost Sound Studios in Whitefish, Montana.

Additional winners that will perform are: Morning Benders, Canned Corpus Callosum & Obelus. (There were only going to be 2 winners, but the curators liked these four so much they made extra spots for them in the lineup!)

We have a limited supply of Bleeding Edge Festival tickets here at AD for $40 (that's $10 off!). Get 'em before they're gone!

What would you give Yo La Tengo to play on AD's Street Mrkt stage the night before the Bleeding Edge Festival?

Troy, "I'd give them all of my love letters."
Patricia, "I'd bake them a pie every month for a year with in season fruit."
Brian, "I'd give them my mudball that I made when I was 10 and leaving my St. Louis home."

What would you give them? (add to the list!)

See what others are saying...

Lots of new stuff in the AD store....Poketo Artist Wallets have arrived in full force. We have new books too: Shepard's Supply & Demand, Michael DeFeo's Alphabet City, Art of Rebellion 2, Fusion and more! There's also a zine by Filjio that he hand delivered all the way from Croatia!

Paco Excel will be showing new works at Black & Brown Clothing on Sat., June 24th from 8-11pm.
B & B, 1225 W. San Carlos, SJ
free admission

What the Bleep - Down the Rabbit Hole
Friday, June 23, 2006 7:00 pm
$10 general** Special Fundraiser Screening
All proceeds will benefit MACLA programs.
MACLA
510 S. First St,, San José

Friday, June 16th, 2006
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Performances begin at 8:00 p.m.

The lineup:

Brian
Sit back, relax and demodulate as this 21st-century one-man techno band fills the room with ambient, mid-tempo soundscapes. The organic and electric come together under the watchfull eye and steady beat of a man known as Brian.

Yosimar Reyes migrated to the United States from Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero a small town in Mexico. He maintains strong cultural roots and uses both English and Spanish to express himself in his poetry. His poetry stems from personal experiences, his neighborhood and the social political issues that affect him and the greater community. He holds the title of the 2006 South Bay Teen Grand Slam Champion and has performed all over the Bay Area. As part of MACLA's youth collective, he formed one fifth of the group that traveled to New York City, where he competed in the International Brave New Voices Spoken Word competition.

Basura vs. The Great Big Brain
Harsh experimental noise battle between San Jose's first electro-retards. To top it all off these two sound warriors plan to release a live cd of this event. Don't miss your chance to weigh in!

"Judged by the most respected names in photography"

CALL FOR ENTRIES - EXTENDED TO FRIDAY JUNE 30TH!

Don't miss the opportunity to put your work in front of the world's leading luminaries from the international photography community, including Magnum Photos, VII Photo Agency, Tate Gallery, PDN,
Communication Arts, Photolife, ACMP and Leica Photo Gallery.

Submission Deadline Extended
If you haven't gotten your submission(s) in... get your sh#t together and send it off! The Bleeding Edge Festival is still accepting submissions for a couple more days. Good luck!

Montalvo Art Center is hosting a national juried competition in conjunction with their Bleeding Edge Festival on August 13th, 2006. Indie rock and experimental/electronica artists are invited to submit recordings for consideration by June 15. Two winners will be selected to perform at Bleeding Edge and to enjoy up to a two-week recording session at SnowGhost Sound Studios in Montana.

DIGDUG is a monthly listening party and record swap at AD hosted by Nate "Ennui" LeBlanc.

Each installment features a plethora of talent behind the decks who have been encouraged to play what they want, utilizing those forgotten corners of the collection that don't fit at clubs, bars, or parties. We've also invited some of the deepest collectors in the area to bring a few crates of gems to sell or swap.

Lineup for Tuesday, June 13th

DJs: (Our lineup this month consists of three passionate collectors whose tastes range all over the board from noise to Lee Hazlewood to the Geto Boys)

DJ Connor aka Hamburger Lady aka one half of White Pee aka Moses from Recycled Records on Haight St.
J. Temperance, fresh off of a triumphant show at the STREET MRKT with his real project Doctor/Nurse.
Ennui, your humble host for the evening, will also play some records.

Dealers: Geraldine of Feel My Grooves, Jeff Jagged, Clorophil... and more.

DigDug is held every second Tuesday of the month from 8-11 p.m.

Admission: Free and open to the public

Thanks to everyone that came out....it was so great!

ANNO DOMINI presents: WEARS - wearable art from the underground: San Jose!

Saturday, June 10th, 7-11pm
Fashion show at 10pm
free & open to the public!
366 South First Street
downtown San Jose

LIVE SILKSCREENING + CUSTOMIZATION: Bring your old shirt, jacket, skirt, etc (cotton works best!) to get silkscreened! We will have 5 artists doing live silkscreening on your garmets! Silkscreeners will be charging $6 per pull- a small price to pay to customize your garmet!

LIVE RECONSTRUCTION - Miss Velvet Cream will be doing live sewing! Bring something old and make it new again!

Featuring independent designers and artists: ReMade in America, Miss Velvet Cream, Trinity Cross, What What, Robert Arredondo & Being-One

Thanks to everyone that came out to Ryder & Jessie's opening reception! If you missed the live performance, Jessie & Ryder will be performing it again on Friday, July 21st.

Ryder and Jessie have created a beautiful installation to house their drawings, Carolyn's are delicate images on found paper adhered to wood and Jessie's is framed within amazing floral frames and in the form of 7' wallpaper (hand flocked and burnished aluminum.)

The opening is this Friday, June 2nd, part of South First Fridays in the SoFA district. There will be a special performance at 9pm....Ryder will perform accordian serranades from the rafters while Jessie animates live.