Friday night brings new art openings to SD, and if you’re looking for an easy plan for the night, I’ve got one for you. While not an official “Kettner Night”, the block will be hot with openings at Jett Gallery, Subtext, and even Casbah.
Jett Gallery : You’ve Got A Very Soft Vision Of Art (6-10pm)
New paintings, sculptures, and mixed media assemblages by local artists Neko, Joey Vaiasuso, and Bret Barrett. Music by Trademark, Psycopop, and DJ Tenshun.
More install photos here.
Subtext : Dia De Tus Muertos (6-10pm)
Street tacos provided by El Camino and Tequila tastings provided by KAH Tequila. The meaning of El Dia de Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is simple but poetic: As long as we remember our dead, they will live forever. The moment we forget them, then they are truly gone. To celebrate our lost souls, this year, Subtext is happy to host a group show curated by Jorge R. Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua entitled Dia De Tus Muertos (Day of Your Dead). This is sure to be an amazing show with a lineup featuring Israel Sanchez, Sandra Equihua, Martin Ontiveros, Amanda Visell, Lorelay Bove, Gerald de Jesus, Sadie Figueroa, Rhode Montijo, Simon Varela, and Jorge R. Gutierrez.
Casbah : SPOOKY VUE 6: "The Zombie Prom"(8:30pm)
The return of THE VISUAL UNDERGROUND with twisted short films, VU Art, performances by the Creepy Creeps & The Lords of the New Removed Church. Make your zombie transition and get your new suit on for a Prom where "EVERYBODY GETS BRAINS". $14/Door $10/Presale
Peak inside TVU's workshop
In case you need help navigating the area, here is a handy map, complete with El Camino's location for your late night Micheladas.
See you Friday night!
Posted By carly | 10/28/2010 | 10:38 AM | View Comments (1)
Kelsey Brookes teamed up with local rockers, Grand Tarantula, on a one-of-a-kind 7 inch vinyl. The debut release for the band, and for local label Pretty Awesome Records has a charitable side as well. Proceeds from tonight's release event at El Dorado, and from record sales will be donated to Keep-A-Breast foundation.
D/Wolves will kick off tonight's festivities around 10pm, with Grand Tarantula to follow. There will be live painting by Exist 1981, and a huge raffle with prizes from Vestal, Sanuk, Pony, and yours truly.
Posted By zack | 10/28/2010 | 10:28 AM | Add a Comment
Our Brooklyn buds in Small Black are heading West with a new LP that drops today via JagJaguwar. We're psyched to be hosting them again, this time at The Casbah on Wednesday, November 3rd alongside Class Actress, Young Prisms, and Lesands. You can grab your tickets here (presale $8, door $10) and check out the first two singles of New Chain below.
Small Black - "Photojournalist"
Small Black - "Search Party"
Grab your copy of New Chain at Insound, iTunes or M Theory today!
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Adam, last summer's intern, recently interviewed Josh from Small Black for his new college radio gig at Emory in Atlanta. Here's an excerpt from his Q & A.
Adam: How did the writing/recording process change on the new record, transitioning from a two piece to a four piece?
Josh: Well, we had more hands/minds to shape the finalized versions of the songs and new skills & tricks to play with. We learned a lot recording the EP as far as how to produce records on our own and I think there was a lot of growth on that front with New Chain.
The new record sounds like an even mix of old and new - what have you guys been listening to lately?
Thanks! Listening to the Emeralds’ record right now. Oneohtrix Point Never, Tanlines, Best Coast, Ducktails.
Did you draw any direct reference or inspiration for New Chain?
A lot of the titles for our songs I'd generate through word games, putting two words together and seeing how they related. New Chain came from that, and I felt like it was evocative and suggested a few different emotions/images. Whether it’s starting anew or being caught within another set of actions, pulling from hip hop stuff like Gucci Mane/Waka Flocka. I love ATL rap jams.
Did you feel any pressure on this new record? I'd imagine recording the EP (before many knew who you were) would feel a bit different than recording a much anticipated debut full length.
It’s definitely a different feeling than doing the EP, because we had no idea if anyone would ever hear it. But there was no pressure, other than for us to be happy with it and live up to our personal standards. Jagjaguwar is a wonderful label and gives us total free reign to make whatever is exciting us. With New Chain, we just wanted to top ourselves sonically and use more of the production tricks we've picked up.
I bet the budget was helpful with that.
Yeah! We were able to mix with Nicolas Vernhes at Rare Book Room, which was a great help at the end of the process. He's worked with bands like Deerhunter, Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors in the past.
Alright, so to wrap this up, any shout outs? New Brooklyn bands we should keep an ear out for?
Lots! Psychobuildings is Juan's darkwave side project with our friend Peter. Prince Rama is super cool. BABIES! It’ s Cassie from Vivian Girls & Kevin from Woods’ new band. Starslinger did a real cool remix of Photojournalist. All his jams are pretty sick.
Posted By zack | 10/26/2010 | 1:17 PM | Add a Comment
For some reason this performance video from Grandchildren reminds me a lot of Logan's Run, which I drunkenly watched (with sub-titles) at Tin Can Alehouse a few weeks back. Regardless, the track is pretty good, and it makes me want to catch their live show this Wednesday at Casbah. Enjoy 'Saturn Returns' from Grandchildren:
Grandchildren - 'Saturn Returns'
Posted By zack | 10/25/2010 | 9:43 PM | View Comments (1)
To celebrate our recent partnership with El Take It Easy and The Linkery, Sezio is hosting a Pumkin Carving Contest this Tuesday at El Take It Easy. We've lined up a ton of great prizes from both North Park establishments, Starlite, Casbah, and tickets to upcoming Sezio events (including Four Day Weekend). Carving starts at 8pm sharp, with a total of 40 spots available at a $5 dollar entry fee. Pumpkins and carving utensils will be included, and there will be food and drink specials all night long! Pumpkins need to be submitted by 9:45pm to be eligible for one of our many prizes. Details & RSVP Here.
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Poster by Chadwick Gantes
Posted By zack | 10/23/2010 | 4:06 PM | Add a Comment