Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love (the Modern)
Kara Walker is most famous for using Victorian-style silhouette figures to explore race, violence, sexuality and gender. The Modern will be showing her projection piece "Darkytown Rebellion" (pictured) along with works on paper and film animations.
FWCA hasn't updated their website since the Nixon administration, so that link won't do you much good except to get their address and phone number. We didn't get sent any information about this, so all I really know is that the works were selected by Candice Hicks, a director of the Image Warehouse in Athens, TX.
The Impressionists (Kimbell) Okay, this one actually already opened, but I figured you're already spending the day in Fort Worth, so why not round out your day with this exhibit? Just do me a favor- take a shower before you go, watch your language, and don't embarrass me.
Man... sort of a slow week, you know? I guess everyone wants to save their energy for the long weekend or something. Whatever. Be sure to check out our News and Photos sections for new stuff. Things start picking up tomorrow, but there are a couple good things going on this evening:
Richard and Alan Bishop will be performing Sun City Girls music at the Granada tomorrow evening, and we have two pairs of tickets to give away for the show. If you want them, just email weshotjrtix@yahoo.com some time between now and 7pm this evening. Make "Sun City Girls" the subject line please.
Be sure to check out pics from the Boris show in the Photos section.
Besides the usual Disqo Disco at The Fallout, there really isn't anything to report today. I did want to make sure that everyone in the Metroplex knew that 1919 Hemphill is not simply a house that hosts "house shows," as was reported on The Observer blog last week. 1919 is the longest operating local DIY space, and has been hosting shows, films, meetings and other events for almost six years now. Just for good measure, here's some more info, and all I had to do was click on a link:
About 1919 Hemphill
1919 is a collectively-run, all-volunteer, not-profit, warehouse space. We've been around since September 2002 surviving on (mostly small) donations to keep the doors open for our programs and services. These include maintaining a radical lending library, a 'free store', an alcohol and smoke-free all-ages d.i.y. performance arts space, a documentary film series, and a meeting place for community organizations.
All-Ages D.I.Y. Performance Arts Space
This is the backbone of our fundraising efforts! D.I.Y. means Do It Yourself. DIY also translates into accessibility with respect to cost. Almost every show at 1919 is $5, and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds, because money isn't the only way to help the space out! All-ages is another way that the art actually reaches the people who want to support it. Young adults need a life, too! 1919 is also alcohol and smoke free, which, again, allows for the most participation possible. 1919 is proud to be part of a large network of DIY performance art spaces around the world.
The Free Store
Volunteers maintain a room full of second-hand goods that are offered at no cost. We just ask that people keep the room tidy. The Free Store sees it's share of traffic - i.e. there's a lot of need - especially for adult men's clothing!
Our library boasts the largest collection of DIY zines from around the world in North Texas. They range from cooking to prison abolition! The book aspect of our library has plenty of radical literature unavailable elsewhere. Little needs to be said about the audio/visual library - bands and artists that perform at the space almost always donate their music to our library. We could use volunteers to help organize the library - email evolve@1919hemphill.org
Meeting Place
1919 offers its humble space to a variety of grassroots organizations. We've had a variety of groups use our space: identity collectives (wimmin's, men's, etc.), political/advocacy organizations (anti-war, third-party, animal welfare, unions, drug policy reform, etc.), and activity groups (yoga, meditation, arts and crafts, etc.) We don't 'charge' these groups. Our space is offered as an act of mutual aid.
Conscientious Projector! Film Series
Projecting since 2004, CP! has shown countless hours of stirring documentary footage shot from around the world, which is highly unavailable to movie-goers in North Texas. The award-winning film series has consistently shared films with a social-justice vision designed to incite, enrage, and inspire viewers into action to change their world for the better.
No Age (Good Records) Starts at 6pm and free. Apparently, dudes didn't show up to their last Good Records in-store, but I've been assured that they will be present and on time this trip.
No Age | Abe Vigoda | Infinite Body (Palladium Loft) I was a bit worried when I heard that this show was going to be in the ballroom, but now that it has been moved upstairs to the more appropriately sized Loft, things are looking good. No Age is another one of those hot button bands at WSJR HQ... some of us really like them while others dismiss them as overhyped and completely uninteresting. I'm in the former camp, even though I can certainly understand the skepticism surrounding a fashionable LA band signed to Sub Pop that mixes ambient/shoegaze with pop punk. It's just that their best songs are so good-- "Cappo" off of the new one and "Boy Void" off of Weirdo Rippers being the best examples. The second coming of punk rock? Probably not, but certainly one of the more interesting bands singed to a major indie like Sub Pop these days. Abe Vigoda is a buzzworthy Southern California post-punk influenced group that rocks quite a bit more consistently than No Age-- they remind me of all kinds of stiff, dry English stuff from the late 70's, and all of it is good. Show up early to see what I mean. Infinite Body sounded very interesting as well in the short time I had to listen to them.
MON:No Age/Abe Vigoda/Infinte Body (Palladium) THU:Richard and Alan Bishop of Sun City Girls (Granada) THU:Fleet Foxes (the Loft) FRI:Stay Cool Swag School (Rubber Gloves) FRI:RTX/Imaad Wasif with Two Part Beast/Bob White and the F Electrics (Hailey's) SAT:Ulrich Schnauss/A Shoreline Dream/Soundpool/Experimental Aircraft (Hailey's
Sorry best friends, but we're going to be a little short today. You know what its like when you're trying your best to continue your complete domination of the Dallas music scene and then your boss dumps a bunch of work on your desk at 3pm on a Friday afternoon and you don't have time to write your totally sweet blog anymore? Of course you don't, you aren't me. But I'll tell you something-- it sucks. Bad. Shows:
FRIDAY
Boris | Torche | Clouds (Rubber Gloves) We have a sweet interview with Japanese psyche/metal/drone group Boris down below (Or maybe on the next page), and Hydra Head's Torche bring their surprisingly appealing stadium sized stoner riffs to Rubber Gloves in order to provide a convincing argument to show up early and drink more. I hate to be a pussy or whatever but I hope this show isn't as hot as I'm afraid it's going to be. Boris comes to DFWD like, uh, never, so this is must see if you care.
The Party Second Year Anniversary (Zubar) I don't even know what else we can say about all the local and regional success that the Party has enjoyed over the past two years. Tonight is the two year anniversary of the Party's Zubar monthly, celebrating the genre-bending eclecticism of their sets and the slick collective fashion sense of their biggest fans, many of whom attend pretty much every Party affiliated event that takes place anywhere in town. They'll be doing it up right for this one, as local producer Picnic (formerly of PPT) will host a "red carpet" affair that will certainly be filled to capacity fairly early on in the night. I would get there early and wear as little as possible.
Shearwater | Kadane Brothers | Theater Fire (Lola's) Shearwater seems to have received nearly universal praise for their latest album, Rook, and they will be joined by some great company-- The Kadane Brothers, formerly of Bedhead and currently of the New Year, will be playing their first of two area shows this weekend, and the Theater Fire will likely be playing material from their forthcoming second album.
Denton Pop Fest with Matthew and the Arrogant Sea | Florene | Talking Tiger Mountain | Verulf | Doyen | RTB2 | Heartstring Stranglers | Peace Corpse | Scene Girls (J&Js) One of the many, uh, "festivals" that these Denton acts have thrown in the basement of a pizza place over the past year. And despite the fact that it is a little difficult to have a festival inside a place that closes at midnight, the highlights here are pretty strong. I'm especially interested in hearing Talking Tiger Mountain, since you'd have to be a pretty big jerk to name your band that. And I like jerks.
ADD: Shearwater/Will Johnson In Store (Free, Good Records) Shearwater starts at 6pm (Half an hour from now), and Will Johnson goes on right after.
Blixaboy | Schwa | Royal Highnuss (Fallout Lounge) BLixaboy, aka Wanz Dover, will be doing a set of original songs and re-mixes. Ge there early for Royal Highnuss unless you're dumb.
Fuck Yeah Fest with Matt and Kim | The Death Set | Team Robespierre | Brothers Reade (1919 Hemphill) The highest profile show 1919 Hemphill has had in some time. DL and I totally LOL'd the other day when we noticed in a really old post that the Death Set opened for Best Fwends and Undoing of David Wright back at 8th Continent back in early 06. Death Set have received a ton of positive press this year for their 90's pop punk meets avant mallrat power pop meets Wham City electronica sound, and their most recent single, "Negative Thinking," has received quite a bit of college radio play as well. They are kind of a point of contention around WSJR HQ, as their peppy little tunes certainly aren't for everyone. I dig em though.
Stone Temple Pilots | Black Francis (Nokia) There was a time in my early teenage years when I honestly thought STP was the best band on the planet. It's been so long since those days that I can now tell people about it and get a smile because it ends up being a cute little joke. The unfunny thing is that these shitbags are still making music and touring. How many Chinese character tattoos does one really need to buy?
The Dutch Treats | Stag Film | The Hack And Slashers (Double Wide) The Hack and Slashers features Alex Atchley along with many dorky RPG-related references in their music. I can't tell if it's a joke, a half-joke, or dead serious, but it's frightening in any case.
Kinky Friedman | Fromholz (Dan's Silverleaf) Remember when this dude convinced all of you that being a Republican was hip and sexy?
