Eric inkala has a new mural @ the soo – head into the alley behind the gallery to check it out..
also.. stop in and look at Erin Currie’s crazy Paintings / Sculptures (show runs through may 31st)
and.. since you’re there :) might as well head next door to robot love and get a new limited edition shepard print before they’re gone (if they’re not already)
ok i wish that nin would just take a break from doing all the news-worthy sht they do so i could get some work done – tco is coming next week and i barely have time to sleep let alone blog..
anyway, nin has decided to release their new album “the slip” for free. FREE. period. go get it: www.nin.com
ps – advance tickets for the aug 2nd minneapolis show on sale on the 7th.. ticketmaster on the 10th..
GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC will be at first ave on tuesday, may 27 2008 .. if you’ve ever seen this show you know it’s crazy-fun – def worth $25 for the evening + the drink specials on tuesdays are good, so you won’t need a ton of pocket cash.. but i highly recommend taking a cab (beyond the whole $3000 Dwi thing, parking won’t be fun)
quick aside: rumor is first ave is (finally) getting an rss feed for the calendar next month, if you were missing one
if you ever get a chance to see this @ the walker (they own it) – do it! – you have to see it in person to get the full effect. its HUGE – really amazing to see each individual square inch:
I am not trying to make facsimiles of photographs. Neither am I interested in the icon of the head as a total image. I don’t want the viewer to see the whole head at once and assume that that’s the most important aspect of my painting. I am not making Pop personality posters like the ones they sell in the Village. That’s why I choose to do portraits of my friends–individuals that most people will not recognize. I don’t want the viewer to recognize the head of Castro and think he has understood my work.–Chuck Close, 1970
on the CNN site you can now buy a t-shirt with the latest headline on it (see the little t-shirt icon next to the news text link?)..
and not so brilliant: President Bush will make a statement this morning on stimulating the economy. Watch it live on CNN and CNN.com at 9:20 am (EDT) ie right NOW – if you’re into that sort of thing..
and don’t even get me started on tom cruise.. scientology freak oh no
Tonight – Saul Williams (headliner) with Dragons Of Zynth (opening)
@ The Varsity Theater in Dinkytown Minneapolis (U of M), doors @ 8:00pm, 18+, $15 @ the door
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[see more photos from this show here]
one my favorite local printmakers – aesthetic apparatus – are having another show…
saturday, april 26th @ Burlesque’s First Amendment (BFA) gallery, where there will be tons of amazing poster art + bands (and possibly even crackers and cheese :)
note: you won’t find the event listed on the BFA site (BFA never updates their site – slackers) but you will find directions to the gallery there..
beijing 2008 games protest in London …
Protester a: “..If the Dalai Lama was in charge, Tibet would be even less free than it is now.”
Protester b: “I’m marching today because the people of Tibet aren’t allowed to do so for themselves.”
//quotes above taken from bbc news – read the whole story here//
screening of 3 short films on April 16, 2008 @ 7 pm @ the Art of This Gallery in south minneapolis / 3506 Nicollet
see “24 Weeks 3 Days”, “Find My Fucking Fingers” and “The Life of Onions” plus enjoy live music by Ghostband and Readings (?) by Luca Dipierro & Rachel Bradley
one of the films features local artist John Grider .. you know.. the ‘goat’ guy who’s art you’ve surely seen on a local: car, warehouse, mansion, something? still trying to get my hands on one of his pieces but they’re always sold by the time i get to the show – guess i need to get out earlier..
super-cool / affordable / high-quality poster-art by 34 bike-lovin’ freaks + music by the keston and westdal + beer by rush river brewing ;)
this saturday april 5th / 7pm
@ one-on-one bikes + coffee + stuff
17 washington ave in the minneapolis warehouse district
ok, so it’s not official yet but greg kot (chicago tribune) broke the news awhile ago that this is the case..
the event is august 1-3 and tickets are going to run $200/$300 (or more depending on when you buy them -check out the brilliant/evil ticket fare scheme they’ve come up with.. basically they will keep raising the ticket price indefinitely – or rather until they reach the limits of what people will pay – genius but still evil) + airfare + 3 nights hotel in dt chicago
if you’re not up for it – nin will be playing in minneapolis august 2nd (the night before they play lollapalooza)
why wouldn’t you want to go to this show?
$65 might be a bit steep for some folks but, seriously how often to you get a chance to see a show like this?
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this show us canceled – due to sly’s *ahem* exhaustion problem.. too bad :(