[inter/meta/trans] Rod Poole Memorial + Bumdog: Dangerous Curve's "Is It Music?" Series August 24 & 26, 2007
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Rod Poole Memorial + Bumdog: Dangerous Curve's "Is It Music?" Series August 24 & 26, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007, 8:00 p.m. (Film) FREE
"Sketches Of Nothing By A Complete Nobody"
Written, directed, starring, edited, and produced by Bumdog, a homeless man
(A winner of one of the Downtown Artists Grants)
Friday, August 24, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
$10, $9, $8, or $7 sliding scale
Daren Burns http://www.darenburns.com
Motoko Honda http://www.myspace.com/motokohonda
Sunday, August 26, 2007, 4:00 p.m. FREE
Rod Poole Memorial Concert
Organized by Kraig Grady:
A. Music for Bowed Guitar
Trio 1: Jessica Catron http://www.myspace.com/jessicacatron, Jeremy
Drake http://www.jeremydrake.com, Cat Lamb http://catlamb.com
Trio 2: Erin Barnes http://www.anaphoria.com/shadow.html, Heather Lockie
http://www.myspace.com/listingship, Michael Whitmore
Trio 3: James Grigsby http://www.rotarytotem.com, Joseph Hammer
http://www.josephhammer.com, Doug Willifordhttp://www.myspace.com/michaelwhitmore
B. The 17-Step Guitar
Jim McAuley solo
http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/interviews/mcauley.html
(playing Rod's guitar)
C. Irish Reels
Bruce Teter http://www.myspace.com/wyndamerebaggs, Spencer Savage
http://www.myspace.com/cathairensemble, Michael Intriere, and Emily Hay
D. Microtonal Humhttp://www.emilyhay.com
Led by Bonnie Barnett http://members.aol.com/ninewinds/BIOS/barnett.html
(Programs subject to change.)
at Dangerous Curve
http://dangerouscurve.org
an Experimental Exhibition and
Live Art/Visual Art Performance Space
Voted 5th Most Popular Art Gallery
Best of Alternative L.A. Readers' Choice:
http://www.laalternative.com/index.php/2006/06/30/best-of-la
Chinatown adjacent at:
1020 East Fourth Place
(500 Molino Street #102)
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 2007 - The end of summer is picking up speed and our audiences (contrary to popular wisdom about vacations) are waxing rather than waning. We have some great musicians on Friday evening and then on Saturday afternoon, we are proud to be the venue to host the Rod Poole Memorial Concert. Rod Poole http://www.rodpoolemusic.com, a genius guitarist, graced our gallery as an audience member of our New Music series hours before his tragic death. He left an indelible stamp on our memories and a hole of loss in our lives. Many of Los Angeles' finest musicians, organized by Rod's mentor Kraig Grady, are turning out to play tribute to him. The memorial concert is free. Below is the full week's schedule:
The evening of Thursday, August 23, 2007, starting at 8:00 p.m., as part of the Annual Downtown Artists Grants Exhibition (our current exhibition), we will present Bumdog's film "Sketches Of Nothing By A Complete Nobody."
The evening of Friday, August 24, 2007, starting at 8:00 p.m., we will present two solos: Daren Burns http://www.darenburns.com and Motoko Honda http://www.myspace.com/motokohonda.
The afternoon of Sunday, August 26, 2007, starting at 4:00 p.m., we will have the free Rod Poole Memorial Concert with four sections: "Music for Bowed Guitar" with three trios: 1) Jessica Catron http://www.myspace.com/jessicacatron, Jeremy Drake http://www.jeremydrake.com, Cat Lamb http://catlamb.com 2) Erin Barnes http://www.anaphoria.com/shadow.html, Heather Lockie http://www.myspace.com/listingship, Michael Whitmore http://www.myspace.com/michaelwhitmore, and 3) James Grigsby http://www.rotarytotem.com, Joseph Hammer http://www.josephhammer.com, Doug Williford "The 17-Step Guitar" with Jim McAuley http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/interviews/mcauley.html playing solo on Rod's guitar; "Irish Reels" with Bruce Teter http://www.myspace.com/wyndamerebaggs, Spencer Savage http://www.myspace.com/cathairensemble, Michael Intriere, and Emily Hay http://www.emilyhay.com; and "Microtonal Hum" led by Bonnie Barnett http://members.aol.com/ninewinds/BIOS/barnett.html.
As always, beverages will be served, and most of the times, a great art show will be up.
We're located two miles from Chinatown, at 1020 East Fourth Place, between Molino and Mateo Streets, in the back of the 500 Molino Street Lofts, #102, between the Fourth Street Bridge's (on the LA River side of Downtown) two on/off ramps. See our website http://dangerouscurve.org for directions, pictures, and updates.
More about Bumdog's Film "Sketches Of Nothing By A Complete Nobody"
Starring, plus written, directed, edited, and produced by Bumdog, "Sketches of Nothing by a Complete Nobody" is a log of a few days in the life of this Los Angeles homeless man.
Bumdog started the film with a budget of $3.00, the amount of money he had in his pocket at the time. He shot it on borrowed cameras and edited it on borrowed computers. The result is a combination of MTV, "My Dinner With Andre," and "Midnight Cowboy." It's Bumdog's first feature length film, because of which he intends to be known as "The Homeless Ed Wood of the New Millennium."
Boldly done in the cinematic tradition of the American independent films of Kenneth Anger, Andy Warhol, and John Cassevettes, this film is completely unwatchable. It ranks Bumdog alongside of Ed Wood and Oscar Micheaux, whose movie accomplishments are marked, not by any level of actual talent, but rather by the sheer determination and grit to will entire feature length films into existence. His film lacks any cohesive story or continuity: scenes segue into each other without any rationale, the actors' scripts are visible in the frame, street noises obliterate dialog.
So, if you are curious about what a film made by a homeless man could possibly be like, or if you're just one of those people who can watch a 107-minute film of paint drying, this film is for you. "Sketches Of Nothing By A Complete Nobody," at the very least, delivers on its title.
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Dangerous Curve exhibits:
August 11--September 8: Annual Downtown Artists Grants Exhibition, with Allan Barnes, Bumdog, Heather Carson, YaYa Chou, Jennifer Cunningham, Martin Durazo, Richard Godfrey, Jaime Scholnick
September 22--October 27: Nellie Lazaroff. Opening Saturday, September 22, 7:00--10:00 p.m.
Live Art Series:
Thursday, September 6, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
"Red Tea Ceremony" by Ken Hamazaki http://www.kenhamazaki.jp
Thursday, September 21, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Dawn Kasper http://www.dawnkasper.com
New Music Series:
Friday, August 24, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
Daren Burns http://www.darenburns.com
Motoko Honda http://www.myspace.com/motokohonda
Sunday, August 26, 2007, 4:00 p.m. FREE
Rod Poole Memorial Concert
A. Music for Bowed Guitar
Trio 1: Jessica Catron http://www.myspace.com/jessicacatron, Jeremy Drake http://www.jeremydrake.com, Cat Lamb http://catlamb.com
Trio 2: Erin Barnes http://www.anaphoria.com/shadow.html, Heather Lockie
http://www.myspace.com/listingship, Michael Whitmore http://www.myspace.com/michaelwhitmore
Trio 3: James Grigsby James Grigsby http://www.rotarytotem.com, Joseph Hammer http://www.josephhammer.com, Doug Williford
B. The 17-Step Guitar
Jim McAuley solo http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/interviews/mcauley.html (playing Rod's guitar)
C. Irish Reels
Bruce Teter http://www.myspace.com/wyndamerebaggs, Spencer Savage http://www.myspace.com/cathairensemble, Michael Intriere, and Emily Hay http://www.emilyhay.com
D. Microtonal Hum
Hum along with Bonnie Barnett http://members.aol.com/ninewinds/BIOS/barnett.html
Friday, August 31, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
GE Stinson http://codedsource.com
Devin Sarno http://www.devinsarno.com
Sunday, September 2, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Albert Ortega http://resontropic.com and friends
Special guests TBA
Friday, September 7, 2007
Danny Frankel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Frankel and Addi Somekh
An Endless Contortionist http://myspace.com/anendlesscontortionist, http://endlesscontortionist.org
Sunday, September 9, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Bavab Bavab http://www.myspace.com/bavabbavab
Nate Scoble http://natescoble.com
Vio-fonik http://www.viofonik.com
Friday, September 14, 2007
Ham on Rye (Nick Rosen, Cooper Baker, and Antony DiGennaro http://www.myspace.com/tonydmusic)
Kraig Grady (vibes) http://www.anaphoria.com
Sunday, September 16, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
(Collaborations and solos:)
Killick (Georgia) myspace.com/iamkillick
Jessica Catron http://www.myspace.com/jessicacatron
Jeremy Drake http://www.jeremydrake.com
Friday, September 28, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
(The Dangerous Voice:)
Becky Allen http://www.beckyallenmusic.com
Julie Adler http://myspace.com/julieadler
Sylvia Desrochers
Kira Vollman http://myspace.com/noncredo
Friday, October 12, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
Glatter/Hubbard http://www.castorandpolluxmusic.com/glatterhubbard/music/music.htm
TBA
Sunday, October 14, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Bonnie Barnett http://members.aol.com/ninewinds/BIOS/barnett.html
Jacqueline Bobak http://www.calarts.edu/schools/music/faculty/bobak.html, Paul Berkolds http://www.calarts.edu/schools/music/faculty/berkolds.html, and Mark Bobak
BoorBaar Percussion Trio http://www.myspace.com/boorbaar
Friday, October 26, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
Brandon LaBelle http://www.errantbodies.org/labelle.html
Tommy Johnston
Sunday, November 4, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Dottie Grossman http://home.pon.net/dottieg/Homepage.html and Michael Vlatkovich http://www.ninewinds.com/Artists/vlatkovich.html
Anna Homler http://www.annahomler.com
Emily Hay http://www.emilyhay.com
Everything's subject to change. More good things being added by the moment. Check http://dangerouscurve.org for updates/changes and subscribe to our email list to get announcements.
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Also:
Dangerous Curve can print your wide-format (up to 44") archival prints for you. We print on canvas, too. We also do museum-quality framing and other art services. Call 213 617 8483 for information on affordable pricing. We also can frame your art: museum-quality and archival.
Kathryn Hargreaves teaches Live Body and Kundalini Yoga sessions at Dangerous Curve for all types of artists and non-artists: visual artists, writers, performers, musicians, dancers, lawyers, you name it. The current sessions are on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m., just after the Arts District neighborhood walk. Call (213) 617-8483 if you need more information.
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Artists, submit your art for art-in-windows installations in Los Angeles County. Dangerous Curve sometimes curates for Phantom Galleries LA http://phantomgalleriesla.com. See the website for submission information. This is an ongoing open call for installation art, sculpture, video or new media, 2D visual art, and even live art/visual art performance.
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