However, a few talkbackers do have art-related points to make, such as this rant from local artist "Puddleglum," who seems more than a little bitter about you clique-y young drunken whippersnappers and your hip downtown art galleries:
"As a local artist, I see firsthand how local 'artists' gang up on anyone new, or should I say anyone that successfully sells their own art. The jealousy is amazing. They include you, if you give them money to buy kegs of beer (the old-guard doesn't donate anything, and they get all the choice spots at the final fridays) and when you sell a few of your prints-they get all upset and jealous because they didn't sell anything (because their art sux?) The local art regime is the only one benefiting from the arts commission. I for one, couldn't give a hoot! My art does just fine online and anywhere else. I never asked anybody to subsidize my art, even back when I first started (well, okay-my parents bought all of supplies)"
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Let's survey this week's musical offerings. Which is hip enough for you?
Tonight brings a wacky Team Bear Club Beach Party to the Tap Room (flyer in sidebar). Here's the scoop from the Facebook event page:
LOOK @ YRSELF
BEACH ATTIRE ONLY, RARE PRIZES FOR BEST SWIMSUIT
GOOMBAS GET WET
ALSO: WE PLAYIN SPIN THE BOTTLE ♥ ♥ ♥
Chip: "My boner is going to be super-obvious in my swim trunks."
Bear Club CEO Phil Canty just sent us this important personal message about tonight:
"Goombas bout to get wet. Tonight mingle is fully legal, the rare age of 18. Bear club is proud to present the wettest, most swagged out nighT ever. We are about to bring the rice out. #rice #swag #mingle "
Meanwhile, our old pal Nezbeat has a show down the street at the Jackpot. He took one of our composition courses many years ago, and we like to believe our writing instruction helped him improve his "flow." Make sure to check out his recent ADD podcast interview with BARRR.
For the early birds, Extra Ordinary is rocking the Replay matinee and might hold some interest for the aging scenesters (contains members of Gourmet Mushroom X) as well as horny young men like Chip (features "hot chick singer"). Some info from their FB page:
"Long time rockers hook up with hot chick singer, straight forward rock n roll, right out of the garage...Rob and Kurt played in gardrails and with Steve in Bromptons Cocktail, all three played in Gourmet Mushroom X together...Steph just joined up, is PHENOMENAL!!!!!, and is perfect for the band...great sassy vocals with an attitude to match! Great live show, come check us out!!!"
On Saturday, our good friend (and former LC writer) M. Cl.thier will be doing a set of cover tunes at the Burger Stand at 10:00. His previous gig was at the Yacht Club, where he spent his evenings dealing with Jagered-up frat boys yelling for Dave Matthews. But he's worked up a new, scenester-friendly set for the downtown crowd, and promises us Pavement, Pixies, and (for Captain Chanute) a Duran Duran song. Get drunk and sing along, and if he plays something unhip it's okay to toss a duck-fat french fry at him.
After Cl.thier's gig ends at midnight, there's still time to rock with our Twitter-buddies Tangent Arc at the Replay. We answered their riddle and won a free download of their album this week. Verdict: their "angular pop rock" is a welcome addition to the local scene's current abundance of garage rock.
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Last but not least, two more applications have rolled in for the ADD correspondent gig. Deadline is midnight tonight, so it's not too late to write a paragraph and join the fray. These two join Tweetnasty and Tyler Waugh as very strong candidates. Both tip their hats to BARRR just the right amount (not enough to be kiss-ass-y, but just enough to impress that fucker, who loves when people talk about him).
We'll be holding special "PBR-sessions" with Boss BARRR throughout the weekend to determine the winners, and the verdict will be leveled on Monday.
First up today is Olivia Hernandez. We're impressed by her "real world" (outside of Larryville) knowledge, her penchant for un-PC jokes (one of them just ancient enough to be hip again) and her brash style and confident writing.
"Let me tell you why I am the Next Big A.D.D. Correspondent. For starters, I’m motherfucking Olivia Hernandez, aka ‘@oliphaunts’, aka ‘w00tstock’ – oh, what am I saying.
I am young, vivacious, and I like all the pre-requisite artsy fartsy stuff that keep me and Jason useful to one another on Twitter. I consider myself to be “try-lingual”, in that I attempt to speak many languages, but for now I effectively speak English and Spanish. This means that not only can I interview a new and hip restaurant owner, I can even interview his cooks! Jokes! My humor is dry and sarcastic, but occasionally I can drop a funny here and there. Here’s another joke: what’s red and messy and crawls up your leg? You’ll have to get to the end of my application to find out. In addition to my language capabilities, my skills include proficiency in Garageband and Protools, and I love traveling as much as possible (in two years alone, I have explored ten major cities in the United States and spent time in three of the seven continents). I am a girl and enjoy conversation, though I am decidedly not a girly conversationalist. I am fearless. Or perhaps shameless is the better word. Point is, I have no problem awkwardly waiting to informally interview an artist or performer post-show, then talk about it on the air as though I had an official sit-down chat worthy of the Pitchfork blogosphere (for more, ask me about that one time I saw Deakin in Amsterdam, Holland). This is the kind of audacious tenacity that draws out a great sound bite, or story, or plain old don’t-do-that-again-lesson that makes for a great podcast. I would know. For three seasons, I manned my very own indie-electronica radio spectacular known formally as ‘welcome to w00tstock’ a platform I used to discuss music news, album and concert reviews, as well as shed light on issues close to my heart, issues like local activism and social justice. For as much of a music and general geek as I am, there is no denying that I do take real issues quite seriously. As a recent graduate with degrees in Political Science and International Studies, I’m sure I can handle any topic ranging from the Israeli-Palestinian crisis to what the fuck is holding up same-sex marriage? Or, we can just sit around and try to figure out what exactly makes Sweden produce the kind of music it does, namely spooky electronica or blackest death metal around, whichever. I think I’d make an unforgettable addition to the A.D.D. team because I am a committed team player with a unique perspective to offer. Most important though, I love building something local and true and meaningful up from the grassroots level, contributing to something for the people by the people – so pick me! It’s the American way. (Oh, the answer to that joke? A homesick abortion.)"
Next is Tim Dwyer, who knows his way around insider Larryville humor, can deliver a punch line, and employs hashtags even in his prose (which is so hip right now).
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I know where you live...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I don't give a god-damn 'bout the shows ya did or who knows ya kid...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I have nothing better to do then harass people...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I wanna get laid...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I want to know what's really going on in this town...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I have a MFA and it has to be good for something...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because there is nothing really going on in this town...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I have no filter...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I like streets...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I have a wide array of useless knowledge about underground cult media that needs to be transferred to another consciousness before I can transcend my current corporeal paradox...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I love Howard Callihan...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I wanna follow Fat Head around...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I'm sick of sitting at Henry's all day...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I don't read Pitchfork or Vice or have a Twitter account...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because people don't know when I'm serious...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because Sleeze Pizza don't ride no mo'...
I should be the new man on the street A.D.D. correspondent because I come sharp as a blade and cut slow...
#Numsayin' #DAWG #WORD!!!!
Regretfully yours,
ADD's new man on the streetz,
Tim Dwyer
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