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June 28, 2006
Congrats to the MUMLERS!!
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!
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What would you do for Yo La Tengo?
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!)
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New Arrivals
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!
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June 22, 2006
Paco at Black & Brown
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
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Fundraiser in support of MACLA
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
About the Film
The extended Director’s Cut of the international hit What the BLEEP Do We Know!? includes new findings that supplement the original movie, and goes more deeply into the concepts explored. In What the BLEEP – Down the Rabbit Hole, interviews are lengthened and a full 95% of all interviews are never before seen footage exploring the links between quantum mechanics, neurobiology, human consciousness and day-to-day reality.
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June 15, 2006
Trinity Sessions Friday, June 16 at AD
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!
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BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS
"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.
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NEWSLINE...
We are delighted to welcome the following esteemed guests to the Judging Panel:
* Torch Gallery - Amsterdam
* Reykjavik Museum of Photography - Iceland
* Eve Photographers - International Agency
* NZIPP - New Zealand
VOTING and WINNERS PRESENTATION
The voting will take place July 24th thru September 1st with Jury members selecting the nominees for each award category. The votes are then counted and results announced at the awards exclusive online "Nomination and Winners Presentation" webcast LIVE November 26th.
http://www.thespiderawards.com/Judges.htm
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AWARDS
As a winner you will receive the highest recognition and exposure.
Your work will be published in book|BASIL, the photographic art
book; exhibited at World Photographic Arts International Charity
Exhibition; exhibited at Spider Awards Gallery; published in the
2007 Calendar Collection; and receive international press and
exposure.
HOW TO ENTER
Black and White Spider Awards is open to photographers
worldwide shooting in all forms of black and white photography
using traditional or digital methods.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2006
Enter Online or by Mail at
http://www.thespiderawards.com/HowTo.htm
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Participate in the world's premier black and white photographic showcase at Black and White Spider Awards. Send in your best work now!
Good luck and best wishes,
Basil O'Brien
Creative Director
BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS
http://www.thespiderawards.com
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June 14, 2006
Juried Competition for Independent Music Artists
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.
The Bleeding Edge Festival is a cross-genre exploration of indie rock and experiemental electronic arts featuring 20 bands on four stages throughout the Montalvo grounds. Participating bands include: Matmos and Zeena Parkins, ISIS, Tim Hecker, Skoltz_Kolgen, Frank Bretschneider, Portable, Frivolous, Yo La Tengo, Greg McGrath, The Chemistry Set, Robert Stillman’s Horses, Luke Temple, The Avett Brothers, Luther Russell, Brightblack Morninglight, Black Dice and Sunroof!.
Individuals and groups are invited to submit a recording of their performance, including at least four songs. Recordings may be submitted to:
Montalvo Arts Center
Attn: Bruce Labadie
15400 Montalvo Road
Saratoga, CA, 95070
All entries must be received by June 15, 2006.
Two winning individuals or groups will be awarded a two-week stay in Whitefish, Montana, to work at the SnowGhost Sound Studios. Winners will also be awarded a performance slot at the Bleeding Edge Festival at Montalvo Arts Center on August 13.
About Montalvo Arts Center
Montalvo Arts Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to forging meaningful connections between art, artists and the communities it serves through creation, presentation and education in extraordinary ways and settings. Located in the Saratoga hills, Montalvo Arts Center occupies a Mediterranean-style villa on 175 stunning acres, which Senator James Phelan left to the people of California for the encouragement of art, music, literature and architecture. In January 2005, the organization changed its name from “Montalvo” to “Montalvo Arts Center” to commemorate its 75th year as an arts center and to better communicate its mission to expanding local, national and international audiences. For more information about Montalvo Arts Center, call (408) 961-5800 or visit www.montalvoarts.org.
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June 13, 2006
DIGDUG tonight!
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
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June 06, 2006
WEARS-Saturday, June 10th!
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
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June 02, 2006
C. Ryder Cooley & Jessie Rose Vala - First Friday June
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.
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