New Year’s night, Tim Barsky wandered up to the Big Tadoo puppet stage at the Sea of Dreams. We ended up hanging out, having a great discussion about history, and he asked me to perform at the Everyday Theatre (EDT) afterparty in early February.
He showed up at the puppet stage a few hours later, and asked if he could beatbox. I said sure, and helped him set up the PA and mic. It was late (Tim’s stint on mic could have been the last performance in the whole Sea of Dreams show) and the PA was loud. He lasted 5 minutes before security tried to shut us down twice. I cut Tim short and he finished at the same time a security guard approached him to tell him to quit.
I have a special place in my heart for beatboxing (Yuri Lane, and Mixtape from Mars with Kid Beyond have been in two of my shows), especially when the performer is a radical storyteller like Tim. Please join us this Sat. to “pass the hat” for Everyday Theatre:
Saturday February 4th
MIXTAPE VOL. 2 – New Works Showcase by EDT, creators of The Bright River and
EDT Afterparty featuring live music by Dr. Abacus, DJs Laird, Aspect & happyft
Show: 8pm @ The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby at MLK, Berkeley
Afterparty at Epic Arts Studios, just two doors up at 1923 Ashby, Berkeley
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Update:
Al just signed a 1-year lease for the old Limelight Bookstore at Octavia and Market. He’ll be closed for a few days but will reopen soon! See you tonight for the celebration.
Well, Al’s lost his space and is still looking for a new one. He’s had nibbles for new space, and has gotten tremendous support from his community of customers. A slew of folks are standing by waiting to help him haul out his many boxes of books and things.
For now, Al wishes to show his appreciation by having one last gasp (pardon the pun) in his Gurrero St. (@17th St.) “joint.” Should be a scene next Monday.
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Embarka Records and Electric Vardo present
A Night in Tunisia with MC Rai: A CD Release Event for Raivolution
January 27th
9 pm -2 am
CELLSpace
2050 Bryant, San Francisco
$10 advance $12 door
Buy advance tickets
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Live music moves me deeply in my heart and soul. I realized in the early 1990s that certain kinds of music pulsed and lived through me. I knew because I’d hear a band and instantly remember their melodies (not their lyrics). Seeing some of these groups live, and hearing the music with my whole body, I would trance out and sometimes dance myself into exhaustion. These neomystic events come to me as a gift, and I have been moved by bands like Phish, Beck, Yair Dalal, Emil Zrihan, Ozric Tentacles, and Radiohead.
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Someone sets people up to die or get arrested, so my father snoops around to try to figure out who it is. Since I am visiting, my father insists that I tag along. This makes me feel like a little boy again. As the snooping progresses, the situation becomes more serious, and Dad discovers that it is a close friend who is getting people in trouble. At last he figures out that Dan C. is responsible.
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As a new year begins for those who live in the Common Era world, I have stepped back to ponder the flood of information that has flashed across my monitor these past twelve months. I have mentioned before that I constantly look for cracks within the media I see online. These cracks shed light on where things sit historically in the present moment, and allow me to gain possible choices for action in the future to bring about the changes in the world that I want to see.
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2/4/2006: DJ HappyFt @ Mixtape Vol. 2
1/30/2006: Al’s Comics Moving Party
Dream in the Old Mortuary
An (Un)Predictable 2006?
