YACHT and TELEPATHE played to an overflow and wowed crowd at Cinders last night. Lucky it wasn’t raining – they had the street door open so all the music fans on the street, could hear the music too. Animating the situation was the SPACE 1026 installation (STILL !!) up on the walls, and hanging from the ceiling, radiating a visual glow ‘light show’ behind the animated young performer/musicians.
You can still catch the SPACE 1026 SHOW – it’s up at Cinders until:
SUNDAY – April 29th.
YACHT, who is JONA BECHTOLT, a hi-octane singer/lyricist/ dance & beat master, if there ever was one, and hails from Portland Oregon – has a few CD’s out, probably available at Cinders.
TELEPATHE has a 7″ album out.
TELEPATHE is: RYAN LUCERO (electric guitar), BUSY GANGNES (drums – percussion artist is the more appropriate term), and MELISSA LIDAUDAIS (singer & mini-noise/synthesizer ‘telepathist’). ( and sometimes, ghost singer: ELIZABETH BETHEO !)
TELEPATHE – BUSY GAGNES
TELEPATHE – RYAN LUCERO
TELEPATHE – MELISSA LIADAUDAIS
above 2 PHOTOS – YACHT – aka JONA BECHTOLT, he got hot & took off his nautical blazer !!
Installation by SPACE 1026 – ‘NO BAD BLOOD’ – March 30 – April 29, 2007
Cinders Gallery
EVENT FLYER, at top, by: Sto
ALL PHOTOS: Nancy Smith
cinders
~YACHT/TELEPATHE/SPACE 1026/Cinders |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 15th, 2007, 11:20am
JOEL THIBODEAU and MELANIE LAING at the pre-concert cocktail party for
ANTONY & the ‘Secret Show’ – a benefit concert in support of PARTICIPANT,
Presented by FOUNDATION 20 21, at the Paris Bar, National Arts Club, Feb 4, 2007
Photo: Nancy Smith
MELANIE LAING is a founder of MIGHTY ROBOT the a/v hub that spawned SECRET PROJECT ROBOT. in Brooklyn.
JOEL THIBODEAU is DEATH VESSEL a Brooklyn based one-man band.
DEATH VESSEL received a very interesting write-up in the NY TIMES/Ben Sisario ‘PLAYLIST’ (of last April) by guest contributor JOEY BURNS, the lead singer of the ‘Tex Mex’ band CALEXICO, out of Tucson, Arizona.
that’s the THE NEW YORK TIMES PLAYLIST in the SUNDAY LEISURE SECTION of APRIL 23, 2006.
here it is pretty much in its entirety:
“DEATH VESSEL is basically one guy, JOEL THIBODEAU, who is living in Brooklyn right now. He has this high-lonesome thing going on, and it’s heavenly. His voice is very high – I’d call him a definite alto – and when you first listen to it you’re not sure if it’s male or female. As a songwriter, he’s close to Bill Callahan of SMOG or Richard Buckner, but he sounds completely different. On ‘Stay Close’ (North East Indie), his songs are based on bluegrass and country music and have a nightmarish take on contemporary life: on ‘Deep in the Horchata’, he sings: “losing our voices, and guts we had to spill/Now that you’ve dropped the A-bomb/You’ve put a mute on cicadadas’s song.” The name Death Vessel sounds full of metal and leather, but it’s kind of beautiful, too. In Mexico, they celebrate the Day of the Dead, but it’s really a celebration of life, cloaked in remembrance of people who have passed away. It’s just in the way you interpret it. ”
more Antony ‘Secret Show’ photos
~JOEL THIBODEAU & MELANIE LAING |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 13th, 2007, 9:06pm
operator11 is up and running . . . Josh just sent in these images from L.A.
COSTUME DESIGN & FABRICATION: GALYA SOLODOVNIKOVA
PHOTOS BY: JURGEN REISCH
~ www.operator11.com
~ first pix of the new JOSH HARRIS operator11 headquarters in LA
posted in the artlovers report: THE ENTERTAINERS 2007-03-21
~JOSH HARRIS/operator11/LA |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 12th, 2007, 5:32pm
ROBERT CHERUBIM, aka MR. COLLECTOR to insiders, has meet with an unfortunate accident. He was run down by a car right outside his home in Jersey.
if you’ve ever encountered New Jersey drivers this won’t surprise you, but how sad for this really nice guy, who happens to have a small but amazing art collection, pretty much under his bed. The accident happened last Thursday or Friday.
from the first reports in, he was seriously hurt, needing surgery on both his ankles, and he is still in the hospital. apparently he will be on crutches for quite awhile, when he does get out. we’ll miss seeing him around & wish him well, and hope he can keep his spirits up during the long haul. everyone in his family is in shock.
here he is at the KOSTABI – ‘Name That Painting’ show – where he is a regular and where he got the MR. COLLECTOR moniker. he is often the only one to come up with the correct answers to the most obscure art history ‘bonus’ questions. He sits in the voting Jury section. when the paddle shows green, its a yes, … to a proposed title, the other side is red and means no.
ROBERT CHERUBIM on the MARK KOSTABI ‘Name That Painting’ game show set.
Kostabi World, Soho, NYC, Nov 3, 2006
Photo: Nancy Smith
UP-DATE: FRI. April 13, 2007:
SAY WHAT ? .. bout Jersey drivers ! last night, just about the time this was being posted,
New Jersey’s Governor, Jon S. Corzine, who travels in a motorcade (!!) was involved in a car accident on the Garden State Parkway that caused him serious injury.
A leg broken in 2 places, splintered bone going right through the skin, broken sternum and collarbone, a slight fracture of the lower vertebrae and 6 broken ribs on each side. He’s hospitalized ..”a breathing tube was inserted into his mouth, but he did not suffer brain or spinal-cord damage” !? (NY POST ). Like our friend Robert, …. “it will be several months before he can walk normally again.” (NY TIMES).
DON IMUS and AL SHARPTON step aside, the real New York City definition of “HO” is – NEW JERSEY driver. as in, . . . ” YO! .. HO! slow down.”
as in . . . looks like Baghdad is going down, get those American boys – home! ho!
and use the mechanical devices, yo.
UP-DATE: APRIL 14, 2007: apparently Gov. Corzine’s injuries are more serious than were previously disclosed, and might in fact be life-threatening. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt (NJ – is the “CLICK OR TICKET” state). He was sitting in the front seat and was thrown to the back of the vehicle by the force of the impact. His driver and an aide who were wearing seat belts, basically walked away from the crash, though extremely shaken. Everybody is sad and wishes him well.
UP-DATE: APRIL 19, 2007: according to news reports, guess who the speeding NJ> demon was – the governor himself. His car, driven by an official state trooper driver, was going 91 mph. and apparently the 2 pick-ups ahead of him swerved to get out of the way, causing the chain reaction crash. Luckily the Governor seems to have stabilized, though it will be many many months of recuperation. and in case you are a total hermit and don’t read the news, he was rushing to get to a meeting between DON IMUS and the NJ basketball girl team he had called ‘nappy haired hos. and ‘bye the way, what’s wrong with nappy hair ! and everyone knows ho just means stupid – as in bad sometimes can mean really great. oh well, enough with the commentary on an art site.
MR. COLLECTOR get well, soon.
~MR. COLLECTOR/bad news |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 12th, 2007, 3:54pm
above, KELSEY BARRETT, the lead singer of the all-girl Brooklyn band – EFFI BRIEST
Photo: Nancy Smith
they played to a large & rapt audience at SECRET PROJECT ROBOT, in BROOKLYN, this past Saturday, April 7, 2007.
more pix of the band (scroll down)
secret project robot
~EFFI BRIEST/SECRET PROJECT ROBOT |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 10th, 2007, 2:49pm
‘in the end, the endless line’ – ‘a group show exploring the science of love’
OPENS To-NITE, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 7-10PM
with: Liz Haley, Maya Hayuk, Jo Jackson, Karl Larocca, Tara Jane Oneil, Ginger Takahashi, & John Vitale
(That’s KARL LAROCCA of KAYROCK SCREENPRINTING)
& music: EFFI BRIEST will play at 8PM
listen to their song ‘Mirror Rim’ on their myspace page !!!
SECRET PROJECT ROBOT, 210 Kent Ave, BROOKLYN
UP-DATE: APRIL 13, 2007:
LIZ HALEY in front of her projection, ‘in the end, the endless line’, April 7, 2007
SECRET PROJECT ROBOT, Brooklyn
Photo: Nancy Smith
‘in the end, the endless line’ (exploring the science of love)
was curated by LIZ HALEY, pictured above in front of her large wall
projection, which is also the image on the show’s card. This image projected onto a wall, within a mini-gallery ‘alcove’ – was large and stationary. It’s poetic mystery was enhanced by a real wood burning stove and a huge white bear rug on the floor under it, on which guests could huddle and roll around.
LIZ HALEY is visiting from Oregon.
more photos of the LIZ HALEY installation, the show, and the band, EFFI BRIEST ( scroll down)
the show is up til April 28, SECRET PROJECT ROBOT, BROOKLYN.
secret project robot
~in the end, the endless line/Secret Project Robot/APRIL 7/with EFFI BRIEST !! |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 7th, 2007, 10:12am
MAYA HAYUK, ballpoint pen drawing in ‘THESE BAGELS ARE GNARLY’ –
A BALLPOINT PEN GROUP DRAWING SHOW – curated by RICH JACOBS,
JAN 17 – FEB 18, 2007 at Cinders in Williamsburg, BROOKLYN
PHOTO: COURTESY CINDERS GALLERY
the drawing was going for $300 – it’s now listed as SOLD.
MAYA had a big wall piece in the 2006 SUMMER GROUP SHOW at atm Gallery,
curated by TAKA KAWACHI, click here, scroll down to row 8
more photos from the ‘THESE BAGELS ARE GNARLY’ opening to post shortly
you can see more pix of the show on the Cinders Gallery website, hit ‘SHOWS’, then hit ‘PAST’
cinders
~MAYA HAYUK/Drawing Show/Cinders |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 7th, 2007, 9:51am
{LIKE THE SPICE} ‘Organized Religion’ – a group show of 13 artists opens to-nite, APRIL 6, 6:30 – 10PM
224 Roebling St, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
card image: ‘Cloning Jesus’ by YOSHIO ITAGAKI, 2004
. . . not in the show, but found in the research, paint on photograph ? by MICHAEL KRYNSKI,
one of the show’s artists, below:
image: COURTESY MICHAEL KRYNSKI, via the {LIKE THE SPICE} website
{LIKE THE SPICE}
~ORGANIZED RELIGION/{LIKE THE SPICE}/ APRIL 6 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 6th, 2007, 11:42am
the card for: PORTS BISHOP, ‘LITTLE GRACE CHAPEL – Spirit of the Road’
a collection of photos shot at the Petro All-American TRUCK STOP in
Central Pennsylvannia.
the show runs APRIL 5 – MAY 12, 2007
PH GALLERY
above: ‘KRIS TACKITT, Chaplain Little Grace Chapel’
featured on the artlovers homepage week of APRIL 2, 2007
PHOTO: COURTESY PH GALLERY
photos from the opening to post shortly
PH GALLERY
~PORTS BISHOP/PH GALLERY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 6th, 2007, 11:29am
www.glaciersofnice.com
more info & pix on: ‘FUTURE FRIENDS’ – PHOTOS BY PORTS BISHOP,
curated by HANNA FUSHIHARA
in the ‘STUDIO VISIT – PORTS BISHOP’ posted by artlovers: DEC 12, 2005
photos from the TANYTH BERKELEY opening to post next week
photos from the PORTS BISHOP opening to post shortly
BELLWETHER
PH GALLERY
~TANYTH BERKELEY/PORTS BISHOP/street buzz |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | April 6th, 2007, 10:49am
