450 Harrison Avenue
Storefront 63
Boston, MA 02118
T 617 357 7177
Carrie Moyer & Diana Puntar
February 3 - March 11 www.samsonprojects.com/moyerpuntar.html
Gallery Hours:
Tuesdays to Saturday
11 to 5PM
& by appt.
Samson Projects presents
PUBLIC PROGRAM:
Schablone Berlin book launch & talk. Friday, February 24th
A slide talk by authors, Caroline Koebel & Kyle Schlesinger at 6:30 PM, repeated at 7:15 PM
Schablone Berlin is an artists’ book as well as a book of documentation, presenting stencil graffiti from the streets of Germany’s most international metropolis. The book consists of over 100 color photographs showing not only the graffiti, but also its placement within the confines of the city. The introduction examines the semiotic and performative aspects of stencils as a populist form of writing within the contexts of art history, media and urban anthropology. Post-Face by Dennis Tedlock.
Available from: Small Press Distribution http://www.spdbooks.org/ & Chax Press http://www.chax.org/
ISBN: 0-925904-52-X

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Hello everyone!
come, see and hear...
the C S T O N Y with special guest Pierre de Gaillande
when: Tue Feb. 28, at 10 pm
where: Tonic
door: $10
looking forward to seeing you
greetings
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C S T O N Y stands for:
Contemporary Sound Track Orchestra New York,
and is the most straightforward name for a one-man orchestra.
It will play and perform live improvised electronic music for the silent movie classic:
'MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA' (1929) by Dziga Vertov.
with special guest: Pierre de Gaillande
Directions:
Location
Tonic is located at 107 Norfolk Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
By Train
You can take the F train to Delancey Street or the J/M/Z trains to Essex Street. Once you exit the station walk east (towards the Williamsburg bridge) on Delancey Street and take your first left onto Norfolk. You will see Tonic about half up the block on your left.
Parking
Parking is sometimes available on Norfolk Street. There is also a municipal parking garage right around the corner on Essex Street between Delancey and Rivington.
Continue reading "C S T O N Y w/ Pierre de Gaillande | Tuesday February 28th 10PM | Tonic - NYC" »
We met with music-writer Simon Reynolds to talk about his new book on postpunk.
Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978 – 1984Penguin Group
It’s a fine time of year for postpunk. Perhaps Penguin has chosen to delay the American publication of Simon Reynolds’ chronicle of the dirty, crisp, muddled, excited, and ambitious music responding to the overtly gray cultural landscape until late February to ensure a proper context. Few records can make as much sense on six block walk under slate skies and through freezing temperatures as one of the holy books of postpunk, such as Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures or Wire’s Chairs Missing. Reynolds succeeds at shedding a good deal of light on this previously underconsidered collection of artists, records, and events by revisiting sites and sounds thrilling yet bleak as that Pennsylvanian groundhog’s promise of six more weeks of winter.
Interview after the jump...
ActNow Foundation, Inc. presents its Second Series of the critically acclaimed "MonoRail", a theatrical Monologue Jam,
written by new and established writers of color. This season, "Monorail" will showcase and celebrate the trials and triumphs, loves and hates, despairs and victories of the African Diaspora!
Featuring
LaTasha Diggs, Zook, Sauda, Radha Blank, Aamar Collins,
Carmen Mitzi Sinnott,
Quentin Fears, Khemali Murray,
Leonardo Benzant, Ashley Wilkerson, Wayne Lamont Sims
Directed by Aixa Kendrick
This exciting event will be held
February 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th
at BRIC Studio, 57 Rockwell Pl. (between Dekalb & Fulton Street)
in Fort Greene section Of Brooklyn.
All performances begin at 8pm, except Sunday when performances begin at 6pm. Admission $15.
For more or advance sales ticket information, please call 212-414-5144 or email us at info@actnowproduction.org
http://www.actnowproduction.org/
For on line tickets go to www.smarttix.com or
212-868-4444
Produced By Marty Majeske, Bill Johnson,
& Aaron Ingram

RELEASES:
qpe: GENTRIFRIED
http://www.theagriculture.com/store.html#gentrifried>
Download mp3's
stare.mp3 http://www.theagriculture.com/mp3/Qpe_Stare.mp3>
mcgarrett.mp3 http://www.theagriculture.com/mp3/Qpe_McGarrett.mp3>
Kacy Wiggins, who records his solo excursions in quirky dubwise
ambience as Quiet Personal Electronics (or qpe), is a rare breed of
musician. Where most electronica artists hide behind funky bombast or
cool, digital distance, Wiggins seduces with gentleness, warmth and
goodheartedness. Not quite downtempo, not quite dub, definitely not
drum'n'bass and definitely not lounge, his music is effortlessly
enjoyable but difficult to parse. His label calls the music "hip hop
nouveau," but while that term captures the funky matrix in which
everything on this album floats, it doesn't do justice, for example, to
either the textural pointillism of "Mirrored" or the loping swing of
"Lapland". This music is the aural equivalent of the really smart, kind
of geeky kid you knew in high school, the one who seemed to know
everything but whom no one resented because he was kind and
self-deprecating and funny. Makes you wonder if that's what Kacy
Wiggins is like. If not, he sure knows how to fake it.
(Rick Anderson), Allmusic.com
http://www.allmusic.com/>
Continue reading "QPE: Releases and Announcements | See below for details" »
Saturday, March 4th
BUYRUM LOFT PARTY
Resident DJs PROBUS & NOKI
w/ Conga Fist on percussion
guest dj
URSULA 1000 (Eighteen Street Lounge)
The man behind URSULA 1000 is none other than the mild mannered, multi-instrumentalist Alex Gimeno. Alex cannot be boxed in, categorized or labeled, his music is a multi-leveled eclectic blend of styles and genres. Finding a label to house this eclecticism could be tricky. Lo and behold came the smart and highly respected Eighteenth Street Lounge Music label, operated by Washington DCís Thievery Corporation.
special live performance by
FORRO IN THE DARK (Nublu)
Of all amazing bands that play at Nublu, Forro in the Dark is the one that has been packing this Lower East Side club full of sweat-covered revelers every single Wednesday for the past two and a half years. Rain, snow, shine—there’s always a line outside on a Wednesday night. Why? Because the band captures a vibe that can only be created in this part of town, in this part of the world, by the kind of musicians that come out of Nublu. On March 4th, we're bringing their vibes to our loft party. Not to be missed!
visuals by theSpecialK!
Located @ 24 9th Avenue (btw. 13th & 14th st)
10pm-4am / $10 all night
-mokomoko (tomoko ashikawa)
AG Gallery
103 N.3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY11211
http://www.aboutglamour.net
Matthew Schenning Solo Exhibition
SUBURBAN RENEWAL
Exhibition : 2/10-3/12/2006
@AG Gallery
103 N.3rd St. (between Berry + Wythe Ave.)
Brooklyn, NY11211
*Take L train to Bedford Ave. Station
Walk down to N.3rd St. and make right.
AG Gallery is located between Berry and Wythe Ave.
718-599-3044
http://www.aboutglamour.net
Galerija Skuc presents Pogovarjanja / Conversations / Conversas
Exhibition: February 7 - March 10, 2006
Galerija Skuc
Stari trg 21, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
Curated by Ricardo Basbaum (Rio de Janeiro) and Bojana Piskur (Ljubljana)
http://www.galerija.skuc-drustvo.si/skuc2.html
Opening performance: Daniela Mattos, Make Over
Live streaming, Rio de Janeiro - Ljubljana, 8 February at 7 p.m. (Skuc)
Ricardo Basbaum (Rio de Janeiro) and Bojana Piskur (Ljubljana)
Project Conversations unites a diverse group of artists, both individuals and groups. It is not governed by a common structured concept, but is mainly concerned with a different way of thinking or contemplation on art and society, in terms of their functioning, collective work and reflection. Thus a special social space is created where no single language of truth is prevalent. Instead it enables the transformation of the voice of the other. And since all meaning is relative and provisional, there is a certain tension which points to other possible contexts as well.
Pogovarjanja / Conversations / Conversas is a part of On Difference2 project� http://www.wkv-stuttgart.de
Funded by Culture 2000, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and Cultural Department of the City of Ljubljana
SWITCHING WORLDS: DESIRES AND IDENTITIES
Opening reception: March 6 | 2006 | 6 pm - 8 pm
Exhibition dates: March 7 - April 15 | 2006
Gallery hours: Monday - Saturday | 10 am - 6 pm
Nin Brudermann
Ursula Endlicher
Rainer Ganahl
Kurt Hentschlager
Iris Klein
Heinz Lechner
Maria Petschnig
Hannes Priesch
Erwin Redl
Stefan Sagmeister/Ralph Ammer
On March 6, 2006, the Austrian Cultural Forum will open SWITCHING WORLDS: DESIRES AND IDENTITIES. This group exhibition, on view through April 15, exposes issues of identity in a transatlantic context against the background of the digital revolution. Taking the desires, dreams, hopes, concerns, and anxieties of Austrian artists who live and work in New York City as point of departure, it comments on global civilization and its margins and explores what it means to be human in the digital era. Examining how it feels to be European in America, the show illustrates the tensions between a history-obsessed European context and the increasingly illusionary "free spirit" of America.
An exhibition catalogue including artist statements, an essay by Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, and a fictional fantasy ("Overture") will be published in conjunction with the exhibition.
The Austrian Cultural Forum is located at 11 East 52nd Street in Manhattan. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. Admission is free. For additional information call 212 319 5300 or visit www.acfny.org.
Drawing by KAKUDJI: 2:09 June 08, 2005
DO IT (if You dare)
is a super-Flux project which presents selected artists who present themselves. The artists of 'DO IT (if You dare)' are selected by super-Flux on the basis of their original attitude and courage in comparison to mainstream contemporary artists.
In May 2005 I began a project which consisted in sending family and friends a daily image of my thoughts. From the months of May 2005 - June 2005 and then from Oct. 2005 - Dec. 2005 ; I made drawings almost every day - on small A4 papers, which I would then send to everyone the same day. It all began, because I got tired of people asking me "when is your next show?" . so, I said to myself, "why wait till the next show to show people my work ?"; so, I decided to bring the show to the people.
KAKUDJI, dajungleartist@aol.com
MBF Records #12017 is out now!
ULYSSES + NICKLCAT
"Make You Feel Good"
A: Make You Feel Good
B: Polaris
Teaming up with new vocal talent Nick Hallett, underground New York super producer Ulysses brings you two new tracks on Traum Schallplatten's MBF imprint. It's two songs are an intriguing mix of Deep House, Electro, Pop and Acid. Featuring Nick's sweet vocals – compared by some as reminiscent of Marc Almond and Jimmy Sommerville (of Bronski Beat fame) – It simultaneously looks forwards and backwards. The title track uplifts as it moves the feet: deep 808 kicks, scronky hooks, spaced out effects and beautiful melodies all collide into a unique miasma of sound. It's a truly progressive piece of music. The B side, "Polaris," takes things to a darker realm, with burbling bass lines and operatic harmonies. It's a soundtrack for chasing unrequited love through outer space.
To check out sound clips and such go here:
http://www.traumschallplatten.de/
Scatalogics
10 Rutgers St. 2E
New York, NY 10002
"talent copies but genius steals"
www.scatalogics.com
Out Now: Alexander Robotnick "Ciucci Kola Remixes" Scatalogics Records #005
Out Now: Ulysses "Dirty House EP" Scatalogics Records #006
Continue reading "Ulysses + Nicklcat "Make you feel good" New Release | See links and info. below" »
The B.C. Art Club and Bapst Art Library, Boston College
La Culture des Idees: Book Cover Design and the Spirit of Magritte
February 13 - March 19, 2006
Curator: Karl Baden
Contact: badenk@bc.edu
For more information: http://www.bc.edu/libraries/meta-elements/html/baden/baden.html
Library hours are Monday through Friday, 9am - Midnight, Saturday 9am - 5pm, Sunday, 1pm - Midnight. Admission is free.
Bapst Art Library, Boston College 140 Commonwealth Ave.Chestnut Hill Massachusetts USA
La Culture des Idees: Book Cover Design and the Spirit of Magritte will be on display at Bapst Art Library, on the campus of Boston College. This exhibition consists of a selection of books compiled by Karl Baden, a photographer and member of the Boston College Studio Arts faculty.
As part of his introductory text to this exhibition, Jeffery Howe, Professor of Art History at Boston College and authority on the celebrated Belgian Surrealist Rene Magritte (1898-1967), explains:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
and all the best for 2006, from the complete T.R.CREW!!! maybe a little late, but hey, better then never ;-) after some tech problems & holidays we're now back in full effect to keep you informed about upcoming shows, releases and other shit!
here's the news:
RANDOM NOIZE SESSIONS 99-05
T.R. compiled an album with "ambient" tracks that he recorded between 1999 & 2005. the working title so far is THE RANDOM NOIZE SESSIONS 99-05. this album contains old but unreleased and exclusive shit! it will be released on shitkatapult in october 2006.
check http://www.shitkatapult.com for updates.
Continue reading "T. Raumschmiere News & Announcements | Live Dates - See below for info." »
s h i t k a t a p u l t - n e w s
special news for special people
hello people
here is some news:
METEOSOUND IS A DIVISION OF SHITKATAPULT !!!
SHITKATAPULT and METEOSOUND have shared the same office, work and music feelings for many years and after working together for a long time, finally it's official: METEOSOUND IS NOW A DIVISION OF SHITKATAPULT !!!
with this step we will associate the label meteosound to shitkatapult in respect to management, production, distribution, communication etc.
the artistic choices of the labels will preserve the same taste: SHITKATAPULT for everything quirky, strange, noisy, rocky or whatever there is in terms of special music for special people. METEOSOUND for moving dub more and more towards electronic and contemporary music, soul and city - we can define it, with a newborn term, as soul city dub.
MUSICK to play in the club.
for more infos on meteosound click here:
http://www.meteosound.net/
special music for special people
Continue reading "Shitkatapult Info. and Update | See links and info. below" »
Curated by Vernon Reid and C. Daniel Dawson
Curatorial Advisors: Brooke Davis Anderson and Danny Simmons
January 27 – March 17, 2006
Gigantic ArtSpace [GAS] proudly presents Artificial Afrika, an exhibition that considers contemporary artistic appropriations of African visual culture through mythology, religious traditions, musical forms, and other culturally-specific practices. The exhibition’s scholarly and artistic contributions deconstruct myths and inventions to challenge the validity of images that continue to define the idea of Africa, an idea often rife with thoughts of disease, poverty, and corruption. It is through this lens that the exhibition will consider a variety of cultural and artistic forms that not only represent ideas of the past, but more importantly, contribute to the evolving social transformation of the present.
A full-color, 32-page catalog with contributions by C. Daniel Dawson, Vernon Reid, Robert Farris Thompson, and Greg Tate will also be available.
Gigantic ArtSpace [GAS] | 59 Franklin Street | New York, NY 10013 | T. 212 226-6762 | F. 212 226-6505
http://www.giganticartspace.com | Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 7pm, Mondays by Appointment
I know many of you want to know what’s going on with the festival for 2006. I cannot tell you for sure, but I have been told that the City of Detroit is in negotiation right now and are only considering companies that can pay for the festival expenses out right. Which I believe is a wise decision. This festival needs financial stability. Unfortunately with our greatest efforts, we could not achieve what was necessary to continue to produce the festival in 2006. Here are some of the facts why, questions and answers:
Q: How many people attended the festival this year?
A: We sold 41,000 tickets this year. That translates to 37,000 1 day tickets and 4,000 Multi day tickets.
Q: Are the numbers down from previous years?
A: Yes, but just slightly. Comparing beer revenues from 2004 to 2005 suggests we really only had approximately 50,000 people in 2004. This does represent a small decline.
Q: So was the festival successful? It sounds like you a lot less people than in the past.
A: Considering the planning window we had put this thing together, we think the festival was incredibly successful. In addition, our numbers this year, and the fact that Hart Plaza capacity is less than previously thought suggest that our earlier festivals did not have 1,000,000 people in attendance as previously reported.
Q: Did charging for the festival have a big impact?
Continue reading "Q & A from Kevin Saunderson on FUSE 2006 | See below for details" »
When Dawn Breaks
February 16 - March 18, 2006
Opening reception:
Thursday, February 16, 6-9 PM
The Second Wave
Transparency film, sheetrock mesh, ink, charcoal, acrylic paint on paper
34 x 53 in.
86.36 x 134.62 cm.
2006
PRISKA C. JUSCHKA FINE ART
P R E S E N T S
Dana Melamed
When Dawn Breaks
Priska C. Juschka Fine Art is pleased to present When Dawn Breaks, Dana Melamed's first solo exhibition in New York City. In her work, Melamed amasses numerous layers of urban images and building materials in order to construct cities that exemplify the unremitting destruction and rebuilding of our surroundings. Melamed's works embody narratives of the great cities of the world, yet, at the same time, resist the allusion to a specific time and place.
T: 212-244-4320
T: 718-782-4100
F: 212-594-5452
Priska C. Juschka Fine Art
547 West 27th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
you are invited to celebrate the release of qpe's new album "Gentrifried" on February 17th, 2006 at the Issue Project Room. The long awaited follow up to his debut "Boolean Logic" has already received critical praise....
"....Where most electronica artists hide behind funky bombast or cool, digital distance, Wiggins seduces with gentleness, warmth and goodheartedness. Not quite downtempo, not quite dub, definitely not drum’n'bass and definitely not lounge, his music is effortlessly enjoyable but difficult to parse.... "(Rick Anderson, All Music Guide)
"Though Kacy Wiggins doesn’t seem intent on inciting revolutions with his qpe (’quiet personal electronics’) project, he just might surreptitiously do so, given Gentrifried ’s insidious potency. .." (textura.org)
when: Friday, February 17th, 2006
who: qpe featured live set
akida and jolynn (little d, amsterdam) a special new york perfomance in support of qpe
mike berk special guest appearance
visuals and installations: mpld, dan vatsky, multipolyomni and phOnOmena
where: issue project room
htttp://www.issueprojectroom.org
on the Gowanus Canal:
Directions: F or G Train to 'Carroll St' (fourth stop in Brooklyn from
Manhattan) Exit at front of train. Walk 2.5 blocks down Carroll. stop at
the Gowanus Canal. enter right. 400 carrall st btwn Bond & Nevins
how much: $10
Early bird show beginning at 8pm featuring DJs Olive and Toshio, so come early. The release party will begin around 10pm.
for more information contact: qpe@qpe.info
www.qpe.info
http://www.myspace.com/qpe
www.theagriculture.com
NIGHT TIME
The 3rd Friday of every month
Friday, February 17th, 2005
@Don Hill's
511 Greenwich St. @ Spring
NYC
10pm-4am
SPECIAL GUEST DJ'S:
OPTIMO (http://www.optimo.co.uk/)
OPTIMO are Twitch and Jonnie Wilkes from one of the best parties on the planet, OPTIMO, in Glasgow, Scotland. Their mix cd "How to Kill the DJ", released last year on Tigersushi, is one of the best mix cds made in the last 5 years. Don't miss them bring the magic of OPTIMO to NYC and illuminate Don Hill's with one of the best DJ sets you'll hear this year!!!Let's do this NYC!!!
Plus Resident DJ's:
Tim Sweeney (DFA, www.beatsinspace.net)
Dave P (MAKING TIME, FIXED)
Drink Specials all night!!!
2 FOR ONE DRINKS FROM 11-12!!!
FREE SPARKS FROM 11-12!!!
$10
Advance tickets available @
OTHER MUSIC (www.othermusic.com)
15 E. 4th St. NYC
MORE INFO SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: http://www.igetrvng.com
J Dilla, aka James Yancey, one of the greatest Hip Hop producers of all time passed away early this morning in Los Angeles, California. J Dilla will be remembered for his contributions to Slum Village, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Common and beyond.
The entire staff and associates of BBE Records would like to offer their sincere condolences to the family of James Yancey for their recent bereavement.
Peter Adarkwah, the founder of BBE Records said he was "deeply saddened by the news. Jay was one of my favorite Hip-Hop producers of all time. His passion for music was a rare thing amongst people in the music industry. His music and presence will be sorely missed for many years to come."
The album he was working on, the follow up to "Welcome To Detroit," entitled "The Shining" was scheduled for a June release on BBE.
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