This show is May 25th at The Pearl in Springfield. Anybody have a link for Fruit Machine?
This will be a massive show. Not only do these bands kick ass, it’s right after Art Walk. I missed seeing The DeathSet four times at SXSW. It sucked. Wednesday should make up for that. Bring your fun pants, it should be a wild one.
Oh! I have two guest list spots. If you want to be on the guest list, leave a comment or contact me and tell me why you deserve it. The best answers by end of day Tuesday will get on the guest list.
P.S. sorry about the animated gif! I should have told Brendon no animation, but I kinda like it so it stays. It will only be there for three days anyway.
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If you haven’t seen Antarctic yet, now is a good time. They are one of my favorite local bands, they kick so much ass. So you can go check out a good band at an awesome venue and support a good cause.
9th and Main (map)
April 19th, 2008
$10 Doors at 6:30
Proceeds from this show go to benefit Invisible Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial resources to invisible children by documenting their true, untold stories in a creative and relevant way, resulting in positive change.
In the spring of 2003, three young Americans traveled to Africa in search of such a story. What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them. A story where children are the weapons and the victims. The “Invisible Children: Rough Cut” film exposes the effects of a 20-year-long war on the children of Northern Uganda. Children who live in fear of abduction by rebel soldiers, and are being forced to fight as part of a violent army.
If you can’t make it to the concert you can donate by personal check.
Make payable to Invisible Children
c/o GO! Rachel Ryan Jensen
Invisible Children is a non-profit organization
All donations are tax deductible
At the Springfield Area Merchants Business Association meeting last night Ian Ranne announced something I’ve been hinting at for a while: we are planning a music festival for Saturday August 2nd in Springfield called Summertime in the City 08. Before I write anymore here are the details as we know them:
When
Saturday August 2nd, 2008 from 2:00pm to 11:00pm
Where
Springfield Historic District between 1st and 9th streets on Main
What
Three music venues hosting national and local acts. We plan on having a community retail component, think Bizarre Market or Springfield Crap Fair. We will have an environmental awareness / sustainability component, much like last year’s Summertime in the City 07. There’s plenty more planned, I just don’t have any details on those items.
The Venues
I hope this announcement won’t overshadow the other Springfield Music festival announced yesterday. It’s pretty rad, I write a post a few weeks ago called Springfield Needs a Festival, and now it’s happening.
The Inspiration
Listening to Ian talk tonight at the SAMBA meeting I can see how we fell in to this together. We are both passionate about not waiting for Jacksonville to be a cool, fun place. It is to an extent, but it’s heavily dependent on taking an active role and doing it yourself.
I am living now and I want Jacksonville to be fun now. Not 2 or 3 years from now. I realized a few years ago of you want to make something of this city, it’s relatively easy. You just need to come up with an idea and make it happen.
The Players
Tony is playing the silent partner and will be helping with logistics and connections. He’s very busy adjusting to a new job and warned us he won’t be heavily involved.
Daniel convinced Petra Management to let us use their empty lots along Main Street. This is huge for the festival and for Petra. It will give us extra room to put bouncy tents, snow cone machines, soccer games, bike polo, etc.
It also shows an unprecedented degree of community involvement from Petra Management. We are very happy to be working with them. Daniel and I are meeting with their rep Richard Trendel tomorrow so I’ll have an update on this soon.
What can you do?
Send us ideas and let us know if you want to help and how you can help.
…it’s true, Kimya Dawson, we do. We also love that you’re playing at Jack Rabbits tonight with your hubby Angelo Spencer.
Just to put this into perspective, Dawson was part of the Moldy Peaches and has a number of songs featured on the Juno soundtrack. She’s also collaborated with artists like Stephan Jenkins, Jeff Lewis, Regina Spektor and Ben Kweller. Dawson is currently working on “Alphabutt” - an album of songs for babies. Yes, please!
Check out her music online, it’s lo-fi homemade goodness. Then, check her out tonight. You’ll probably get a glimpse of her baby in the audience, too. What more could you ask for?
Doors at 8 and tickets are $14. Hang tight!
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Cover design by Brian Gray
Download Urban Jacksonville Mixtape #4
Here’s a little more about the artist who designed the cover, Brian Gray
I’m a 31 year old artist living here in Jacksonville Florida. I have been drawing all of my life and have recently aquired some skills in the art of painting. I first got into painting after I read an issue of Juxtapoz magazine about a year and a half ago.
I instantly fell in love with the whole urban art scene with its graffiti, wheat pasting, stencils, bombing, and tagging. I am totaly drawn to design work. I have always been drawn to skateboard and surfboard art work and just good graphic design.
I quickly realized there were a lot of people out there who had the same skills I did. I thought if they could do it, why cant I? So, I picked up a paintbrush and went at it. I first experimented with selling 8×10 paintings on ebay for like $10.00.
Much to my surprise my little $10.00 paintings started to generate sales from $20 to $30 then up to $50.00 over the course of one month. It was around then a guy from ebay sent me a message and wanted to know if I’d be interested in being in and art gallery in Los Angeles. I was so excited. I sent him five paintings and sold out the opening night. That’s when I knew, people dig what I do and I can really have at this.
Fast forward to the present and over the past year here in Jacksonville you can see me all the time (as well as other great artists) at The Art Center @ 31 West Adams St downtown. Best time to go is durring the Art Walk every first Wednesday of the month. I am currently working on customizing a blank skate deck for a benifit show out in Los Angeles and in New York and preparing for the April Art Walk.
My life has been a real whirl wind lately to say the least. I love what I do and love the wonderful people I have met since becoming involved in the Jacksonville art scene. For more about me and to keep up to date with my latest work and upcoming shows visit www.myspace.com/bgrayart. I am also in “talks” with getting my own gallery going possibly in the Springfield or the San Marco area. Once I get something going I plan on putting on monthly group shows to display the best of Jacksonville’s underground artists.
Past Mixtapes
Urban Jacksonville Mixtape #3
Urban Jacksonville Mixtape #2 Halloween Edition
Urban Jacksonville Mixtape #1
I didn’t mix or create any of these tracks myself, they haveall been downloaded from various MP3 blogs. Thanks to all the MP3 blogs and artists who mixed these tracks*.
MP3 Blogs
The Hood Internet
Hype Machine
Palms Out Sounds
Fluo Kids
Discobelle
IHEARTCOMIX
Gorilla vs. Bear
Mad Decent blog
*If you want me to take down a track, just let me know.
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