VALENTINE’S DINNER WITH CHEF JOSHUA
Joshua Ploeg cooked Richmond and I a fabulous dinner!
Friday, February 16, 2007
Friday, February 16, 2007
NEW PHOTOS & SHOW REPORT: TOTALLY! GAY NIGHT!!!
Sorry for the delay in posting. It’s been a crazy week. More about that below.
St. Valentine’s Gay was a MONSTROUSLY FUN party thanks to [in no particular order—everyone helped out so much]: Chef Joshua (for the yummiest food… ever!?), Margot & Totally! Mag, Kyle, Christie, Burgess, Stane, Omega, Bret, Cory, Jon, & Brittney.
The music—courtesy of Robin Williams On Fire, Macka, Alexis Gideon, Kate & Elijah (& friends), and the Pristines—was totally flipped-out and rockin’!!!!
The attendance by L.A. area music fans—including a large number of queer ones (woo-hoo!!)—was overwhelming.
It was great to see all my friends, esp. those I haven’t seen in awhile. THAT was the biggest Valentine treat.
+++A FEW ISSUES+++
Switching gears for a second…
There were some incidents that happened Monday night that are not acceptable. Everything’s cool right now—but, moving forward, know that:
-Il Corral is not a crash pad. Expecting the Il Corral people to let you crash there after a show is the ultimate faux-pas. Have an exit strategy before you arrive.
-No entry if you are already drunk and/or have an open container in your hand when you arrive at the door.
-No drinking outside. Period. Even “slip-ups” get Il Corral into trouble. There’s no second chance with the cops.
-The Il Corral renters provide chairs, tables, a sink, dishes, the roof over our heads, working plumbing, etc. If they weren’t so generous, Il Corral would just be a name and a bunch of dates on a calendar. Let’s not screw up their stuff or their space.
Although St. Valentine’s was an aesthetic and social success, after all the destruction there wasn’t anything left but a stinky pile of shattered glass. Our legacy at Il Corral has got to be something other than that.
My fundraiser instigated some of the aggro behavior, and I take responsibility for that. (Sadly, after all the aforementioned breakage, the funds raised barely covered expenses. So I’m still looking for money to take 40 BANDS! on tour. This whole thing totally came back to bite me on the ass.)
Anyhow, I was mulling over these issues as I was walking back to my apartment yesterday afternoon… And someone shot me!
Seriously.
The projectile only grazed the back of my arm—so I’m okay, no serious damage. I just have a bloody welt.
But this incident—on top of getting robbed at gunpoint of all my money outside of Faultline just the other night—has really bummed me out.
I realize that these events are only tangential to the Il Corral situation (the two crimes perpetrated on me were *NOT* at Il Corral, nor were they on a Monday, nor was I wasted). But they are additional reminders to cool things down a little bit. We gotta be aware when we leave the Corral, or there could be a tragedy, and I couldn’t live with that.
Anyhow, know that Monday nights will continue, though we are going to avoid the gratuitous destruction. The music is what matters, and ST. VALENTINE’S GAY proves we have a great thing going.
THIS MONDAY, February 19th: Abe Vigoda, The New Bloods (Back again! From Portland), Alexis Gideon’s Levitation #3, Querent (Brooklyn, NY) and Trandrew (Andrew from 14-Year-Old Girls!).
Starts 9:30pm / all-ages / $5
662 N. Heliotrope Dr.
ilcorral.net
OK be safe and see you on Monday.
Mar-gorgeous as ever!
The Pristines
Great friends
Il Corral rules
Macka
Things are getting crazy
Alexis Gideon’s Levitation #2!!
oh YEAH
Kate & Elijah & Friends
Joshua Ploeg
YUMM-O
Shan
The new ish
So cute
Robin Williams On Fire
Powerman 5000
DANCE PARTY
beautiful
IT’S GOOD TO BE GAY
Sunday, February 11, 2007
THIS MONDAY’S ST. VALENTINE’S GAY SHOW SCHEDULE …AND A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS !!!
Monday night’s Il Corral show is going to be amazing…
Here’s the schedule:
9pm DJ set, hors d’oeuvres & refreshments
9:30 The Pristines
9:55 DJ set 15min.
10:10 Macka
10:30 DJ set 20 min.
10:50 Alexis
11:10 DJ set 20 min.
11:30 Kate Hall & Elijah Forrest
11:50 DJ set 25 min.
12:15 Robin Williams On Fire
12:30-2am DJ set 90 min.
Master Chef (& queer punk icon) Joshua Ploeg is going to be serving vegan treats throughout the night :P MMM
If you are available to help serve or assist with preparing the ingredients, please contact me: sean@seancarnage.com
1-4 volunteers are needed. You’ll need to be available 6-9:30pm or 9:30-11pm. You’ll get free admission, first crack at the great food and a chance to observe Chef Joshua’s magic up close!
FYI: I am going to be selling a certain amount of refreshments to raise money for the 40 BANDS 80 MINUTES! U.S. TOUR
To make this extra fun, Brittney and Juan Vigoda are gonna be in our new KISSING BOOTH!! Donations go to the 40 BANDS 80 MINUTES! 8 city tour that will be spreading Il Corral music all around the country next month.
OK, I hope you are excited about tomorrow—I am! Special start time is 9pm. Don’t miss out on the amazing food. YUM.
xo
-Sean C.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
40 BANDS 80 MINUTES! TO PREMIERE IN 7 STATES, BEGINNING FEBRUARY 27TH AT GALAPAGOS ART SPACE IN NYC !!!
LOS ANGELES: Sounds Are Active Films and director Sean Carnage are proud to announce that the critically-praised new music documentary 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! will be premiering in Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states, beginning February 27th with an NYC premiere at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn!!
**** Director Sean Carnage will introduce the film!
**EIGHTH CITY JUST ADDED!**
FRIDAY 3/9 – MISSOULA PREMIERE 7pm & 9pm @ New Crystal Theater, 515 S. Higgins (in back of The Bridge bistro), Missoula, Montana (406) 542-0638, admission TBA
**** Director Sean Carnage will introduce the film!
40 BANDS/80 MINUTES!—chosen TOP MUSIC MOVIE/DVD by the L.A. Times’ chief pop critic Ann Powers—has been igniting the passions and imaginations of music fans across Southern California since it’s release on DVD this past November 19th (see below for more quotes from reviewers).
An instant cult-classic rockumentary in the tradition of THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION and URGH! A MUSIC WAR, 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! documents Los Angeles’ most amazing, experimental and eccentric contemporary underground bands as they join together on one night in Hollywood with a daring goal: to present their uncompromising musical visions to the world… in two minute blasts!
Using shared equipment, each band had only one chance to get it right. No second takes were allowed by the filmmakers. See the trailer at: http://www.40bands80minutes.com
Now, this amazing movie is hitting the road and debuting in your town. Watch it on the big screen!
40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! includes performances from ABE VIGODA, ANAVAN, BIZZART, CAPTAIN AHAB, FIREWORKS, HARASSOR, HEALTH, I HEART LUNG, TOXIC LOINCLOTH, as well as solo and duo performances by members of acclaimed bands MIKA MIKO, FRIENDS FOREVER, NIGHT WOUNDS and CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, plus the legendary WIVES in their LAST SHOW EVER—all captured live with multiple cameras and audiophile-quality sound.
The DVD of the film is distributed internationally by Portland, Oregon-based Nail Distribution.
“40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! is the first movie to exclusively feature up-and-coming DIY bands filmed in their natural environment—an all-ages venue—that is accessible to all music fans,” says director Sean Carnage. “The bands in the film represent many current styles—hip hop, punk, experimental rock, noise, metal, jazz, performance art and electronic music.
“This is the music being made NOW, by kids across the world,” Carnage continues. “That these vastly different bands were collected in a single, 80-minute movie is of historical importance, not to mention being a non-stop rollercoaster ride for the viewer.”
“It’s only fitting that the 40 BANDS! tour should be traveling to key all-ages art spaces such as Galapagos in Brooklyn, Parish Hall in Cleveland, A/V Space in Rochester, The Modern Exchange in Detroit, and Cinemat in Bloomington and the Low Key Arts Building in Hot Springs,” remarks Sounds Are Active Films boss Chris Schlarb. “These venues are the lifeblood of the underground scene.
“At each premiere, there will be DVDs available for sale to fans at a discount price and, in some cities, the screenings will be followed by a special concert of local DIY music that is in the spirit of the movie,” Schlarb says.
“40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! represents the aspirations of all underground musicians—not just the L.A. bands in the film,” concurs Carnage. “With this screening tour, we hope to connect everyone making important new music.
“We will be touring the film to more cities before the year’s end, so this is only the beginning. If you would like to host a screening in your town, please contact us. We are in this together. The 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! tour is our way of lending support and encouragement to all cutting-edge performers.”
For up-to-the-minute information on the 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! tour, visit the movie home page: http://www.40bands80minutes.com
COMPLETE 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! CAST OF MUSICIANS & PERFORMERS:
Abe Vigoda, The Amazements, Anavan, Asthmatique, Bacon Tears Up Business, Bavab Bavab, Bipolar Bear, Bizzart vs. Demonslayer, Camarillo Blues Triangle, Captain Ahab, William Caruso’s Wet Hot Social Anxiety, Karen Centerfold, Christ With Braces, Clowns and Fetuses, Creekbird, Debaser, Dog Shit Taco, Dommm, Erebus Nyx & Styx, Explogasm, Extreme Dubble Bubble, Faux For Real, Fireworks, Gowns, Kate Hall & Elijah Forrest, Halloween Swim Team, Harasser, William C. Harrington, Health, The Health Club, I Heart Lung, I Rape Nick Lachey, Lovetongueattack, Mitchell Brown, Naomi, Nosajthing, The Outfit, Parkinsons, Slutty Knuckles, Sykora, Three, Toxic Loincloth, Unwrinkled Doctor, Veer Right Young Pastor, Warm Climate, Weekend Warrior, Rob Williams, White Trash Firecracker, Whitman, Wives, & Xanaar
“Frenetic… the spirit of this über-independent effort can’t be denied”
–Ann Powers, Chief Pop Music Critic, L.A. Times
“Bizarrely enjoyable… The prevailing mood is giddy abandon”
–Natalie Nichols, Music editor, L.A. CityBeat
“The sheer range of talent is astonishing. From sandwich makers to noisemakers, laptops to a more traditional rock lineup, 40 BANDS/80 MINUTES! gives a glimpse into a scene that will continue to explode” –Jason Glastetter, CMJ
“Intensely abrasive and experimental and wild… Directed beautifully by Sean Carnage”
–Tony Pierce, LAist.com
“40 BANDS! is a scene report for LA’s current DIY underground in all its heterogeneous glory”
–Matthew A Stern, PopMatters.com
“If you weren’t there, you’ll wish you had been. If you were, you’ll wish you could be there again—at least for a couple of minutes” –David Cotner, L.A. Weekly & Signal to Noise
“Here’s hoping your music scene is at least half as engaging” –Jamie Lee Rake, The Bohemian Aesthetic
“A joyride of a documentary” –Yahoo! Movies
“Chaos like I have never seen” –Jack E. Jett, ManiaTV
See the trailer! Official site: http://www.40bands80minutes.com
Director e-mail: sean@seancarnage.com
