GIRL TALK ANNOUNCES GIGANTIC 2011 TOUR!
Almost 300 shows under his belt, and hardly a full week off, since Feed The Animals was released in June 2008 and Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) is primed to announce another 40-city tour, all set to take place in 2011 before March is even over! Whether it be performing at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, throwing the biggest house party New Year’s Eve (or anyone) has ever seen, setting off fireworks to end shows in Houston or San Francisco, or balloon drops in Chicago, New York and beyond, celebrating election night in Milwaukee, playing to colleges of all sizes, christening Pittsburgh’s new Stage AE venue, or stealing the show at festivals across the globe, Gillis has proved he works (and sweats) his ass off, and knows how to give people an exceptionally awesome time. Now, with this forthcoming tour on the horizon, he’s ready to multiply the fun with a whole new slew of ideas, and start 2011 off right!
News of Girl Talk’s imminent album is still to come!
Catch Girl Talk on tour:
Fri. 11/12/10 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
Fri. 11/19/10 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Hot Festival
Sat. 11/20/10 – Sao Paulo, Brasil @ Planeta Terra Festival
Fri. 12/3/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Sat. 12/4/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Wed. 01/05/11 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Thu. 01/06/11 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavillion
Fri. 01/07/11 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
Sat. 01/08/11 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
Mon. 01/10/11 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Thu. 01/13/11 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Fri. 01/14/11 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
Sat. 01/15/11 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium
Mon. 01/17/11 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
Tue. 01/18/11 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Thu. 01/20/11 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay
Fri. 01/21/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Sat. 01/22/11 – Charleston, SC @ Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
Mon. 01/24/11 – Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
Tue. 01/25/11 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Thu. 01/27/11 – Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
Fri. 01/28/11 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
Sat. 01/29/11 – Richmond, VA @ The National
Mon. 01/31/11 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
Tue. 02/01/11 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
Fri. 02/04/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Sat. 02/05/11 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
Thu. 02/24/11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Fri. 02/25/11 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
Sat. 02/26/11 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Mon. 02/28/11 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
Mon. 03/01/11 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Thu. 03/03/11 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
Fri. 03/04/11 – Chicago, IL @ Congress
Mon. 03/07/11 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum
Tue. 03/08/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
Fri. 03/11/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Mon. 03/14/11 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
Tue. 03/15/11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Thu. 03/17/11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
Fri. 03/18/11 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Sat. 03/19/11 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
Mon. 03/21/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium
Tue. 03/22/10 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
Wed. 03/23/10 – Tempe, AX @ Marquee
nihiti: OTHER PEOPLE’S MEMORIES
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nihiti: other people’s memories
Label: lo bit landscapes
Release Date: October 10, 2010
New York based musical duo nihiti is a jazz-infused psychedelic dark pop/electronica band made up of The Surveyor and Dragan. The diverse, at times unclassifiable musical project, is notorious for their mysterious and surreal live performances intensified by the bands dramatic light shows, which seemingly meld their sound into the visual.
Here are two free downloads from the album:
Download:Return of Kind Rope
The first track vulture mentality sets an apocalyptic tone for the album which at times, almost lends itself more towards a film score. Imbibed with subtle yet distinct transitions from track to track, its easy to get lost in the dense complicated layers of music that often bounce back and forth between seemingly structure-less noise to insisting percussion, both interlaced my evocative melodic overtones. Throughout the album, lyrics are rarely used as a constant or driving force behind songs, rather, vocals appear scattered here and there, as yet another instrument, often without distinction from other elements.
Tracks like “the return of kind ropes (laku noc, dusan k)” offers up a beautiful combination of keys, strings and clean guitar riffs with a tone of uncertainty. While, “black cars (a sinistra)” – perhaps my favourite track on the album – is a loopy beat driven vocal-less anthem, heavy on bass shifting the album mood into more electronic terrain.
On the surface, Other People’s Memories is an album seemingly at conflict with itself; trying to find a cosmic balance between digital beats and organic homilies. But keep the headphones on, turn up the bass and listen deeper. Other People’s Memories challenges listeners to experience emotion through the complex juxtapositions of these dissonant sounds, creating something that is both abstract and profoundly moving out of its own diversity.
We recently posted a write-up on Viktor Timofeev and his collaboration with nihiti. You may recognize the cover art for Other People’s Memories from Viktor’s work. Below is an image of the cover art poster that comes with the purchase of the album:
INFINITE ARMS:A SHORT BY DIRECTOR MARK PELLINGTON FOR BAND OF HORSES
Does true love exist? Director Mark Pellington (“Henry Poole Is Here,” “Arlington Road”, U2’s “One”, Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy”) who recently shot the Band of Horses video for “Laredo” ponders the question in this really moving little short called “Infinite Arms”.
The people you see in the film are all locals from the area where they had been simultaneously shooting “Laredo” and they open up on camera about “love, in whatever form… pain, forgiveness, survival,” there in the desert.
“Thematically, I was interested in exploring desire and forgiveness, memory and home, decay and grief. I live for this stuff and needed to get out of LA and connect with reality,” the director explained. “The band’s music is twangy and aching so the desert felt right. I needed to see and talk to people, humanity.”
Pellington does a great job of this; complimenting these bitter sweet stories with some really beautiful imagery that brings new depth to the Band of Horses song. If you are a fan of Pellington, Band of Horses, lament lost love or daydream about finding love, you should watch this below (might take a little while to load):
NEW VIDEO FROM THE FLAMING LIPS: SEE THE LEAVES
Where to start with this one. Best video of the year? The new Flaming Lips video for “See the Leaves”, will have you seeing, well, more than leaves. The video takes the psych-rock jam off Embryonic to a new level that is better watched at home than the office. Before you click play, a naked blindfolded girl absorbs/ingests some neon yellow cartoon rays from a giant furry vagina ball and then shoots it out her downstairs business. Then there is a big fire. The end. Surprisingly, shes not a redhead.
ALBUM STREAM: SUCKERS: WILD SMILE
If you haven’t checked out Brooklyn quartet Sucker’s most recent album Wild Smile, which followed up last years eponymous four-song EP, you can stream it below. Or if you order it from the band on their site here, you will immediately get a digital download of the entire album, along with a pair of exclusive acoustic renditions of tracks “Martha” and “Black Sheep” from the LP sent directly to your email address. While the cover art alone is worth buying the Anand Wilder (Yeasayer) produced album, there are some really awesome jams here; a solid mix of indie-art rock, thats equal part experimental and accessible, at times, echoing some of the glam grandeur of Bowie. Check back soon with Discosalt for our full interview with the band, where we discuss everything from their new tour with Menomena to The Smurfs.
WES ANDERSON’S DARJEELING LIMITED GETS THE CRITERION COLLECTION TREATMENT IN OCTOBER
The Criterion Collection has announced The Darjeeling Limited will make the collection this fall (October 12) with some great cover art from Eric Anderson. You can pre-order the DVD and Blu-Ray now at Amazon.
The director approved special edition film will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in a 2 Disc set that will include:
- New high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson (with DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition)
- Anderson’s short film Hotel Chevalier (part one of The Darjeeling Limited), starring Natalie Portman, with commentary by Anderson
- Audio commentary featuring Anderson and cowriters Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola
- Behind-the-scenes documentary by Barry Braverman
- Anderson and filmmaker James Ivory discussing the film’s music
- Anderson’s American Express commercial
- On-set footage shot by Coppola and actor Waris Ahluwalia
- Audition footage, deleted and alternate scenes, and stills galleries
- Original theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Richard Brody and original illustrations by Eric Anderson
FREE MP3:LELAND SUNDRIES:ELEGY
(Photo credit: Jennifer McManus)
Leland Sundries is the mostly solo project of New York based Nick Loss-Eaton. He is re-branding Nashville’s original blues Americana with a touch of indie rock sarcasm.
Although he isn’t the first person to use a resonator guitar (see “Bon Iver”), it is a refreshing sound in a landscape of bands utilizing the same 3 piece set over and over. Leland Sundries has also been known to use a 2 string Cigar Box Guitar made in Memphis, giving his New York audiences the chance to experience something that few city kids even realize exists. Loss-Eaton also uses a megaphone-harmonica set up which captures the vintage-recording-scratchy echo that defines the original Americana sound for modern audiences.
For me, the cigar box was a sound that I had heard many times, but could never actually identify. Played with some hefty slide and nice backing guitars by Dan Kaplan, the Cigar Box was definitely my favorite surprise at the show. The stand out Leland Sundries song was “Giving Up Redheads” which according to insider,s might just be Loss-Eaton’s favorite kind of lady. Touching on the classical theme of love-lost man, Leland Sundries takes the twang-y Americana sound and infuses it with a little bit of classic rock styling and extra energy.
Leland Sundries plays both solo and with Dan Kaplan’s back up guitar. I liked a little bit of back up guitar and vocals to both support and define Loss-Eaton’s intended sound. I also saw some of Dan Kaplan’s solo set (with some nice backing by Mr. Nick Loss-Eaton) and was struck by the charming quality to Kaplan’s voice. His acoustic guitar and sweet vocals are certainly a crowd pleaser.
Although I only stayed for a few songs, I felt there was real potential for a bigger collaboration between Loss-Eaton and Kaplan. They have very different sounds and very different strengths. I want some banjo/cigar box twang with Kaplan’s soft strumming and delicate vocals. I want some deep spoken word growls from Loss-Eaton on top of the soft strumming and delicate voice of Kaplan. There is a juxtaposition there that I think could be explored.
Leland Sundries is playing in October, but there are whispers of shows upcoming in the next few weeks, if we hear anything.
-<3 the elephant
THIS WEEK FROM ROOFTOP FILMS: DOOMED LOVE AND THE DEVILLES, HORI SMOKU SAILOR JERRY
This week Rooftop Films has two great shows, one a program of short films about doomed love, the other a free screening about the life of tattooing legend Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. As usual, there will be live music before the films and after parties after both shows. Details below.
DOOMED LOVE AND THE DEVILLES
Spectacularly failing romances, including an alcoholic comedy, some stunning facts about the sexuality of one of the founding fathers, and a luscious documentary about a stripper / punk rocker husband and wife duo.
When:
Friday, August 6th
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music by Solanin
9:00 Films Begin
11:30 After-party at Matchless (557 Manhattan Ave) courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner and Sailor Jerry Rum
Where:
On the lawn of Automotive High School
50 Bedford Ave. at North 13th St. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
L to Bedford Ave. or G to Nassau Ave.
Tickets are $10 online or at the door:
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/36-doomed-love-and-the-devilles
HORI SMOKU SAILOR JERRY
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry is a feature length documentary exploring the roots of American tattooing through the life of its most iconoclastic figure, Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. Considered by many the foremost tattoo artist of all time, Collins is the father of modern day tattooing, whose uncompromising lifestyle and larger than life persona made him an American legend.
This show is free! Just email sjrsvp@rooftopfilms.com to reserve a spot on the guest list.
When:
Saturday, August 7th
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music
9:00 Film Begins
10:30 After Party in the courtyard, courtesy of Sailor Jerry Rum
Where:
On the roof of the Old American Can Factory
232 3rd St. at 3rd Ave (Gowanus/Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Take the R to Union or the F or G to Caroll St.
This show is 21 and over. More information at:
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/46-hori-smoku-sailor-jerry
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE RELEASE FAN MADE VIDEO IN RESPONSE TO G20 SUMMIT
This video mash-up for “Meet me in the Basement” was made by Broken Social Scene as a response to the G20 Summit in Toronto June, 2010. The rest speaks for itself. The band have also announced new euro dates to their tour in November, playing two nights at London’s Koko and two dates in Portugal. The London dates will have Tortoise as the special guest who feature Forgiveness Rock Record producer John McEntire on drums. All shows went on sale this week, and stay tuned as there will be lots of exciting BSS concert news coming in the coming weeks.
Tour Dates:
November 7 Lisbon, Portugal Aula Magna
November 8 Porto, Portugal Casa da Musica, Room 2
November 15 London, UK Koko
November 16 London, UK Koko
THIS WEEK FROM ROOFTOP FILMS: THE SECRET OF KELLS, AARDVARK, WE DON’T CARE ABOUT MUSIC ANYWAY, BROOKLYN TRANSFORMATIONS
This week at Rooftop they have a very special event coming up: On Thursday, they’ll be celebrating the birthdays of Rooftop Films, indieWIRE, and Snag Films with a special sneak preview of Kitao Sakurai’s debut feature Aardvark. As three New York City organizations deeply committed to independent cinema and all born around the same time, their joint birthday party will be a celebration of the continued vitality of independent filmmaking.
Wednesday, July 14th
THE SECRET OF KELLS – FREE SHOW
A free screening of this Academy Award nominated animated feature film on the lawn at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens. A surprise Oscar nominee for Best Animated Film, THE SECRET OF KELLS follows the adventures of 12-year old Brendan on a dangerous mission to help complete a magical illuminated manuscript. Almost entirely hand-drawn, this dazzling film, made in the iconic style of medieval art, is a gorgeous antidote to the familiar style of today’s digital animation.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/50-the-secret-of-kells
Where
On the grass along the water at Socrates Sculpture Park
3134 Vernon Blvd. (Long Island City, Queens)
When:
7:00 Live Music
8:30 Film Begins
Thursday, July 15th
ROOFTOP FILMS, INDIEWIRE, AND SNAGFILMS PRESENT: AARDVARK
A special sneak preview of the riveting debut feature by Kitao Sukurai, as part of a birthday celebration for indieWIRE, SnagFilms and Rooftop. Open Bar after party following the screening.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/49-aardvark
Where:
Open Road Rooftop
350 Grand Street at Essex (Lower East Side)
When:
8:30 p.m.: Live music by Fall on Your Sword
9:00 p.m.: Film
11:30 p.m.: After party with complimentary drinks courtesy of Sailor Jerry and Radeberger Pilsner
On July 15th Rooftop Films, IndieWIRE and SnagFilms will celebrate their birthdays with a special sneak preview screening of AARDVARK, the debut feature film from noted cinematographer Kitao Sakurai.
AARDVARK is perhaps the first narrative film to star a man blind since birth. In a role inspired by his own life, Larry Lewis plays a solitary man recovering from alcoholism and working towards stability. When he joins a Jiu Jitsu academy he finds a close friend in his young hard-partying instructor, Darren. But, as disturbing aspects of Darren’s life are revealed Larry soon finds himself alone and faced with unraveling the consequences of a horrific act of violence.
Rooftop Films, IndieWIRE and SnagFilms are pleased to present this special sneak preview as a joint celebration of our birthdays. Three New York City organizations committed to supporting independent cinema, all born around the same time, we have grown up together as a vital part of the independent film scene in New York and around the world.
Since July 1996, IndieWIRE has been covering the business and art of indie film, becoming a mainstay in the global press and providing a crucial critical voice. Since July 1997, Rooftop Films has been attracting thousands of viewers to unique outdoor screenings of movies that would otherwise go unseen, and supporting independent filmmakers through grants, partnerships, services and education. Since July 2008, Snag Films has been finding the world’s most compelling documentaries and making them available to audiences world wide for free via the web, allowing other websites to easily “snag” a film and post it elsewhere.
On July 15, 2010, Rooftop, IndieWIRE and Snag will jointly celebrate our birthdays, and the independent film scene we care so much about. This screening of Aardvark, the debut feature by Kitao Sakurai, represents so much of what the three organizations stand for: discovering emerging directors, supporting independent filmmakers, bringing new unseen films to audiences, building a community around cinema, and, of course, hosting great events. This unique event showcases Aardvark prior to its official US and international festival premieres.
“Our organizations are all dedicated to giving exposure to exceptional independent films,” said Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Founder and Artistic Director of Rooftop Films. “Aardvark is the perfect film to celebrate this collective goal. Sakurai is a first-time filmmaker with a strong, distinctive vision who has crafted a thriller that transcends genre. Combining a tight plot with a disquieting mood, the film is suffused with a raw emotional power that immerses viewers in the psyche of a fascinating and wholly unique protagonist.”
The event will be held on top of the gorgeously gritty Open Road Rooftop, in the Lower East Side. Before the movie, there will be live music by the film’s composer, Fall On Your Sword. After the screening, we will have a Q&A with Kitao Sakurai, and an after-party with free drinks courtesy of Radeberger Pilsner and Sailor Jerry Rum.
Friday, July 16th
WE DON’T CARE ABOUT MUSIC ANYWAY
NY Premiere! In this stunning documentary about the avant-garde music scene in Japan, everyday objects are transformed into musical instruments and radical noise art is grounded in a poetic reality.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/25-we-dont-care-about-music-anyway
Where:
On the roof of The Old American Can Factory
232 3rd St at 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/Park Slope) Brooklyn, NY 11215 F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union
When:
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music
9:00 Film Begins
11:30 Reception in Courtyard with Complimentary Open Bar
Saturday, July 17th
BROOKLYN TRANSFORMATIONS – FREE SHOW
Neighborhoods are transformed. Communities are fractured. People change. These shifts are common in Brooklyn and throughout urban America. Whether because of natural disasters (and bureaucratic failures) or aberrant designs (and political acquiescence), when cities are torn asunder the victims are all too often the lower class. But in this program of short films, we have stories in which the changes don’t exclusively have negative results. Individuals adapt with remarkable resilience, groups form new bonds, cities find a new face. These films, made entirely by Brooklyn filmmakers–artists in the heart of urban change in America—include personal stories that are by turns quirky, charming, moving and inspiring. A co-presentation with the Brooklyn Arts Council, this program delves deep into the problems of gentrification and immigration, and digs up hope and happiness.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/26-brooklyn-transformations
Where:
The Myrtle Avenue Hill in Ft. Greene Park
Myrtle and N. Portland (Fort Greene, Brooklyn)
Enter the park at Myrtle and N. Portland and walk up the path
When:
8:30 p.m.
VIDEO REVIEW: MYSTERY JETS: DREAMING OF ANOTHER WORLD
Stepping out of a 1960’s Esquire spread, the UK indie pop quintet,Mystery Jets, dress to impress a go-go girl, ignore her and take turns grooming themselves in thehighly stylish, cinematic video for “Dreaming of Another World” from director Yoann Lemoine.
GET STACKED: THURSDAY WITH ANTON GLAMB
STACKED #6 is coming to Stay this Thursday, July 8th 2010. The Thursday night party is back for another installment, and this week they are bringing out Bushwick local celebrity, artist, composer, producer, MC and yes, DJ, Anton Glamb. Best know f0r producing Freak School (Prince Terrence of Spank Rock, Santo Gold, Young Love and Hearts Revolution) and for his collaborations with Matt and Kim on”Blazing Dynamite (Ninjasonik Remix) and New Villager (Santogold).
THE DETAILS:
$5 vodka drinks 10pm-1am and 2 for 1 beer 10pm-12am
Guest DJ Anton Glamb
The party’s hosted by (Pretty) Girls & Lasers, Slouch and Chris Alker
It’s at STAY at 244 East Houston (btwn Ave. A & B)
The party starts at 10pm
FREE with RSVP at www.stackednyc.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST DJ:
Anton Glamb is from Kailua on Oahu in Hawaii, now residing in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. He is a DJ, producer, composer, rapper,performer, vocalist, song-writer, artist and skateboarder. He is 1/3 of the DJ Crew Radical Outing with Skitsnygg and Hiro Tha Jap who throw a weekly party Drop It Low at The Annex with Contessa of Cuntmafia. His first internationally released track was on Ursula 1000’s 2009 release ‘Mystics’ on ESL Records on Feb 24.
He is currently producing or in the following groups:
Bad Beginnings
Ana Bender
Freak School (Prince Terrence of Spank Rock, Santo Gold, Young Love and Hearts Revolution)
Santhya
Members Only
Razor Tail
AlyGator
BROMAX
Jazzy Official
And also has collaborated on the following tracks:
Ursula 1000 – “Losin’ It”
Ninjasonik – “Picture Party”
Matt and Kim – “Blazing Dynamite (Ninjasonik Remix feat Anton Glamb)”
Benny Blanco and Neon Hitch – “Breathe You”
The Knocks – “About Your Love”
Chris P and C-Rayz Walz – “You Gotta Go” “Flex Remix”
New Villager (Santogold) and Jazzy Official – “Docta”
FLOOD TIDE: REMIXED FREE AT ROOFTOP FILMS
There is a new live music cinema event coming up at Rooftop Films: Flood Tide: Remixed. The film is a remarkable ramshackle river raft journey along the Hudson River, filmed during Swoon’s Swimming Cites of the Switchback Sea, and performed with a live musical score by chamber folk sextet Dark Dark Dark. In advance of Flood Tide’s upcoming theatrical release in Fall 2010, Flood Tide: Remixed is a 50-minute collage of live music and footage from the feature film.
WHEN:
Wednesday, July 7th
FLOOD TIDE: REMIXED – FREE SHOW
It was the summer the gas stations closed. The summer they played music in the old mill. The summer they left. Flood Tide tells the story of four musicians who craft extraordinary boats out of whatever junk they can find and set out for open water. A remixed version of the film — accompanied by a live musical score by chamber folk sextet Dark Dark Dark — will open Rooftop Films’ series at Socrates Sculpture Park on July 7th.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/44-flood-tide-remixed
WHERE:
On the grass along the water at Socrates Sculpture Park
3134 Vernon Blvd. (Long Island City, Queens)
WHEN:
7:00 Doors Open
7:30 Live Music by Dark Dark Dark
8:30 Film Begins
10:00 Q and A
MORE ABOUT THE FILM:
Blurring the line between fact and fiction Flood Tide was shot on the Hudson River during the real-life art-raft project The Swimming Cities of the Switchback Sea, a concept dreamed-up by the artist Swoon and built by an eclectic group of artists and performers. In the summer of 2008 the crew built and floated seven large, boat-sculptures down the Hudson River.
Director Todd Chandler, cinematographer Ava Berkofsky and collaborators from the bands Dark Dark Dark and Fall Harbor made a film along the surreal voyage.
In advance of the upcoming feature film’s release in Fall 2010, Flood Tide:
Remixed is a 50-minute composition of footage from Flood Tide – set to a live soundtrack written and performed by Dark Dark Dark. Featuring material not used in the narrative film, Flood Tide: Remixed is a meditative journey down a strange and meandering river that flows both ways with the tides. The handmade boats and their crews drift past empty new condo developments, explore crumbling castles and swim in iridescent quarries. They get stopped by torrents of rain and groaning motors.
On July 7 Flood Tide: Remixed has its debut showing at Socrates Sculpture Garden on the East River, less than a mile away from where the Swimming Cities fleet made port in the East River two years ago.
THIS WEEK FROM ROOFTOP FILMS: INSUSTRIANCE, UNAMI
This weekend at Rooftop are two great short film programs at the historic Old American Can Factory. Built as a canning factory in 1886 on the Gowanus Canal, it was redeveloped in 2003 as an industrial haven for a curated community of more than 200 people working in the creative industries, including us!
On Friday, they will be screening “Industriance,” a striking program of short films where self-constructing buildings battle for fidelity, makers of mold-o-form plastic deer muddle their love, and Werner Herzog plays a discarded plastic bag desperately seeking the meaning of existence. On Saturday, we’re presenting a collection of films from the Umami Festival, whose goal is to use art to increase awareness of the power food has to influence and shape both diners and cooks.
Friday, July 2nd
INDUSTRIANCE
Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, philosophers have railed against dehumanization, as machines replaced people in the workplace and technology came to dominate our daily lives. Giant factories churned out poisonous products while chewing up and spitting out replaceable workers. Urban landscapes became increasingly alienating as automobiles and skyscrapers secluded and dwarfed individuals. But who would’ve thought that we’d move so quickly to a post-industrial world dominated by virtual products and cyber-realities? A world with no use for the physical objects of the recent past, and no place for the makers and consumers of formerly quaint and useful materials. We now live in age where we must sentimentalize our trash in order to save ourselves from annihilation by way of abstraction. Amidst the changing landscape in industry, architecture and manufacturing, this dynamic program of short films is about people (and objects) searching for meaning, connection and love.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/21-industriance
WHERE:
On the roof of The Old American Can Factory
232 3rd St at 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/Park Slope) Brooklyn, NY 11215 F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union
WHEN:
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music by Bow Ribbons
9:00 Films Begin
11:30 Reception in Courtyard
Saturday, July 3rd
Umami is the fifth taste sensed by the human tongue (in addition to sweet, salty, bitter and sour). It’s a Japanese word meaning “savory” or “meaty” and applies to a sensation common in meats, cheese and other protein-rich foods or to “earthy” foods such as mushrooms and soy sauce. Umami’s screening of international artist’s short food films is pure umami: earthy sensations transcending the expected. Hotdogs become ritual objects, tortillas offer language lessons and gefilte fish is deconstructed. This showing is nothing like Food Network — its sensibility expands into a fifth sense.
Umami: Food and Art Festival is a non-profit, biennale event created in 2008. The festival works in partnership with other organizations in New York City to foster collaborations between artists and food professionals. By approaching food through art, Umami frames it as stimulating and inspiring, a positive approach leading to innovative solutions to some of the national challenges we face today. Umami encourages art based in everyday life and materials, illustrating that art can be found anywhere and can be produced at any time with the simplest means. The festival’s key objectives are to use food as a common thread to look at and integrate art into daily life and to broaden the horizon of food as an artistic medium.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/47-umami
WHERE:
On the roof of The Old American Can Factory
232 3rd St at 3rd Ave. (Gowanus/Park Slope) Brooklyn, NY 11215 F/G to Carroll St. or M/R to Union
WHEN:
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music by Railbird
9:00 Films Begin
11:30 Reception in Courtyard
—
Lela Scott MacNeil
Rooftop Films
232 3rd Street, #D101
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-417-7362
Underground Movies Outdoors
THE TIMELESS ART OF BIKE DANCING: QUICKSILVER VS. RAD
1986 marked a monumental year in the art of freestyle bike dancing on film. Neither bike dancing, the cinema, nor I would ever be the same again. Preview two of Discosalt’s favorite bike dancing films below:
Quicksilver (1986):
For Jack Casey, winning is a feeling you never lose… and neither is the feeling you get after watching grade-A Bacon bike dance moves like the ones featured in the biking tour de force Quicksilver. Bacon may have traded his three-piece suit for a ten-speed and the streets but he never barters on performance value. Life in the fast lane just became a way of life.
Rad (1986):
It was going to take a lot more than skill for Cru Jones to conquer the toughest BMX challenge in the world. It was going to take a miracle… and by miracle, I mean, bike dancing. Rad, the Lori Loughlin (Full House’s Aunt Becky)vehicle turned BMX cult classic features one of the most exhilarating and infamous 7:43 minutes of freestyle High School bike dance scenes on film…and maybe the only.
BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL NYC: 2010 FILM, BAND, AFTER PARTY SCHEDULE
WED. JUNE 16th:
BFF kicks off with BIKES ROCK
Surprise performers to be announced
THURS. JUNE 17th:
JOYRIDE ART SHOW
Dash Gallery 172 Duane St.
Opening Reception 6:00 – 10:00 June 17
Performance by Kembra Pfahler from the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black
After Party at Lit Lounge 93 2nd Ave. 10:00 – 4:00
DJ Ted Shred
FEATURED ARTISTS
Agathe Snow • Albert Maysles • Alex Hansen • Alessandro Zuek Simonetti • Amit Greenberg
Amy Franceschini • Anna Coroneo • Benjamin Hollingsworth • Benny Zenga • Brian Barnhart
Cheryl Dunn • Christian Thormann • Clayton Patterson • David Ellis • David Perez Shadi
David Trimble • David Victor Rose • Edwin De la rosa • Erik Foss • Fumie Ishii • Greg Ugalde
Jake Klotz • Jessica Findley • Julia Chiang • Kenzo Minami • Laura Mensinga • Leo Fitzpatrick
Massan/Pez • Nick Marinkovich • Ryan Humphrey • Rostarr • Spike Jonze • Takuya Sakamoto
Taliah Lempert • Tim Barber • Tod Seelie • Tom Sachs • Van Neistat • WK Interact
FRI. JUNE 18th:
BIRTH OF BIG AIR (Program 1, 2, 3)
7:30 P.1: The Birth of Big Air BUY TICKETS
9:30 P.2: The Birth of Big Air BUY TICKETS
11:30 P.3: The Birth of Big Air BUY TICKETS
10:00 PM – 4:00 AM AFTER PARTY (Location TBA)
SAT. JUNE 19th:
DAY LABOR – URBAN BIKE SHORTS (Program 8 & 9)
12:00 – 7:00 BFF Street Party (2nd St at 2nd Ave)
12:00 P. 4: Bicycle Dreams BUY TICKETS
2:00 P. 5: Riding The Long White Cloud BUY TICKETS
4:00 P. 6: BFF Greatest Hits BUY TICKETS
6:00 P. 7: BMX Program BUY TICKETS
Presented By DEFGRIP
8:00 P. 8: Urban Bike Shorts BUY TICKETS
10:00 P. 9: Urban Bike Shorts BUY TICKETS
9:00 – 4:00 AFTER PARTY LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS (88 PALACE • 88 EAST BROADWAY)
SUN. JUNE 20th:
EMPIRE (Program 14 and 15)
12:00 P. 10: Cinematic Shorts BUY TICKETS
2:00 P. 11: Fun Bike Shorts BUY TICKETS
4:00 P. 12: A Sunday in Hell BUY TICKETS
6:00 P. 13: The Cyclocross Meeting BUY TICKETS
8:00 P. 14: Empire -World Premiere SOLD OUT!
10:00 P. 15: Empire BUY TICKETS
10:00 PM – 4:00 AM AFTER PARTY (Location TBA)
THIS WEEK FROM ROOFTOP FILMS: ETIENNE!, DARK TOONS AND HOME MOVIES
Here is a preview of this weeks Rooftop Films:
Thursday, May 27
ETIENNE!
Directed by Jeff Mizushima
NY Premiere! A quirky slacker road movie comedy about a man and his hamster.
Etienne! tells the story of Richard, a shy type who spends his days taking care of his best friend, Etienne, a dwarf hamster. One day Richard finds out that his hamster has terminal cancer. The veterinarian recommends euthanasia before the animal begins to suffer. Before he lets his best friend go, Richard decides to take Etienne on a bicycle road trip and show it the world.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/6-etienne
Where:
On the roof of Brooklyn Technical High School (29 Fort Greene Pl., Fort Greene)
When:
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music by Natureboy
9:00 Films Begin
Friday, May 28
DARK TOONS (short films)
Tales of friendship, love, loss, and coming to terms with one’s own mortality.
Our Dark ‘Toons program enters into realms of the unconscious often left untapped, encompassing fantasy, tragedy, and romance. While not all these characters are human, the emotions expressed, from pain to aspiration, are the most human we have.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/7-dark-toons
Where:
Open Road Rooftop above New Design High School (350 Grand St. @ Essex)
When:
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music
9:00 Films begin
11:30 After Party with FREE Radeberger Pilsner at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St.)
Saturday, May 29
HOME MOVIES (short films)
Home movies about families and lost love, these range from melancholic to marshmallow sweet.
What is it about home movie footage that feels so bittersweet? Home movies, while often funny, make us think about those we’ve lost in our lives, and the decisions we’ve made. These films range from deeply personal stories of failed or transformed love, to hilarious perspectives from different generations.
http://www.rooftopfilms.com/2010/schedule/8-home-movies
8:00 Doors Open
8:30 Live Music
9:00 Films begin
11:30 After Party with FREE Radeberger Pilsner at Fontana’s (105 Eldridge St.)
KELSEY BROOKES: SURF POP ART
Kelsey Brookes is an upcoming artist, gaining a lot of attention in the pop art community and California surf scene. While his work exhibits a strong and creative interplay with figure, abstract forms, text and design, his background is not in art at all, but biochemistry. After working as a biochemist, he abandoned the science because“ I thought I was going to be there for a few months to make some money and get out of there. Four years later I was left wondering if I had become what I always despised – the funny guy at the water cooler, except not so funny. I was the confused, not so funny guy at the water cooler.” Seems Brookes made the right career move, and you can now see his work in a slew of publications like GQ, Paper, Nylon, Juxtapoz, Beautiful Decay, Dazed and Confused and Huck. He has also collaborated on illustration work for RVCA, Vans and Insight 51. Check out some more of Discosalt’s favorites from Brookes portfolio below:
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GREAT MOMENTS IN MUSTACHE MUSIC HISTORY: 1979: BLOW AWAY
With Mustache March sadly coming to a close, we want to thank all our mustachioed readers this month. We’d also like to leave you all with some positive mustache music vibes and another great moment in mustache music history – to leave a smile on your face, even if it’s hidden beneath some hair.
1979: George Harrison resurfaces from a three-year beard stint with the eponymous album release George Harrison. Sporting a very handsome classic chevron and feathered bangs, Harrison spreads an infectious, positive, up-tempo, stache-pop vibe into the disco wasteland of the late 1970s. He also provides a glimmer of light in dark times: a hostage crisis in Tehran, oil hitting $24 a barrel, Three Mile Island, the untimely death of Sid Vicious’, a gratuitous YMCA libel suit against the Village People, and Chic’s “Le Freak” going #1 on Cashbox. Enough was enough. The world was in convulsions from, not one, but several sucker punches to its proverbial balls.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEAN T!!!!!
Happy Birthday to Sean T! Our little boy’s all grown up tonight! You know what, big boy? You’re grown up! You’re grown up! Yeahhhhhh! Dig that! Is this enough of a f*cking production for you? Cuz you’re growns up and you’re growns up and you’re growns up!
"you have punk rock, you have rock, you have blues, you have soul, it’s all disco.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUOsztgBE-I
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