AS220's Events For Friday, October 29th-Friday November 5th

Friday, October 29, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Dangerchunks, Radio Guru, Miss Geo & The Metrics, and Homewreckers

Saturday, October 30, 2010 / 2-4pm / $3 individual or $8 per family
Urban Barn Dance

Saturday, October 30, 2010 / 4-7pm Free
Irish Traditional Music

Saturday, October 30, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Franntastic Presents: Phillip Greenlief / Karen Fox / Tim Perkis, Alec K. Redfearn & Orion Rigel Dommisse, Work/Death, Dear Hearts, and Nicotina & the Legs

Sunday, October 31, 2010 AKA HALLOWEEN / 9pm / $6
Great Smokey, Lulled, MGB, and Ocean Born Muse

Monday, November 1, 2010 / Closed

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 / 6-8:30 pm / $6
Life Drawing

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 / 9:30pm / $6
Big Dirty Nelson, Andy Suhre, and Whisperians

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 / 5:30-7pm / Free
DC401 Meeting

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 / 7-8:30pm / Free
Author Talk with Tricia Shapiro

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 / 9:30pm / $6
Mr. Slugg, Player 2, and Turkey Shoot

Thursday, November 4, 2010 / 5-7pm / Free
First Wave Urban Arts Initiative* Info Session
*An initiative that provides 4-year scholarships to U. of Wisconsin to hip hop, spoken word, and visual artists

Thursday, November 4, 2010 / List-7:30pm, Doors-8pm / $4
Free Speech Thursday at AS220 featuring: Providence Poetry Slam - Open Mic

Friday, November 5, 2010 / 9pm / $5
Special Event*: Deer Tick, CP & The Burritos, and Amil Byleckie Band

Friday, October 29, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Dangerchunks, Radio Guru, Miss Geo & The Metrics, and Homewreckers Dangerchunks is stoner post rock.
Miss Geo and The Metrics are an all girl indie pop quartet. Catchy garage pop.
Radio Guru is a three piece band that plays heavy blues and hard rock influenced music with a bit of psychedelica thrown in.
Homewreckers is original rock music. Killer harmonies and amazing leads.
http://www.myspace.com/missgeoo

Saturday, October 30, 2010 / 2-4pm / $3 individual or $8 per family
Urban Barn Dance This is a participatory dance for the entire family. All ages and abilities are welcome. No partner necessary, all dances are taught and are child and adult friendly. We will be dancing to live traditional music played on guitar, fiddle and banjo. Come and help us build community through music, dance and song! "This event is funded in part by the New Leaders, Good Leaders Fund of the Country Dance and Song Society."

Saturday, October 30, 2010 / 4-7pm Free
Irish Traditional Music Hosted by Jimmy and Hannah Devine with Mark Roberts, Andrea Cooper, Teddi Scobi and Friends! Every Saturday from 4-7pm at the bar at AS220! No cover charge! A full menu of food and beverage will be available, so come in for a pint or make this your regular spot for dinner while enjoying some of the best traditional Irish music around!

Saturday, October 30, 2010 / 9pm / $6
Franntastic Presents: Phillip Greenlief / Karen Fox / Tim Perkis, Alec K. Redfearn & Orion Rigel Dommisse, Work/Death, Dear Hearts, and Nicotina & the Legs Karen Fox/Phillip Greenlief/Tim Perkis play experimental- free improvisation- electro acoustic music. Tim Perkis is a member of the legendary electronic music ensemble the hub- the first group to use networked computers to create music. Phillip Greenlief is a musician that has extended the frontiers of the sonic potential of the saxophone. Karen Fox calls upon her work as an actor, singer, and dancer, combining diverse disciplines in seamless improvisation that harvests surprise.
With special performances by: Alec K. Redfearn and Orion Rigel Dommisse (duo) Work/Death Dear Hearts Nicotina and the Legs
http://www.evandermusic.com
http://www.timperkis.com

Sunday, October 31, 2010 AKA HALLOWEEN / 9pm / $6
Great Smokey, Lulled, MGB, and Ocean Born Muse Ocean Born Muse is dark electronica music.
Great Smokey is alternative indie/hip hop.
Lulled is an exploration of ambience, melody, rhythm, and sound.
MGB : MGB Guitar, Vocals, Synth, Wayne Belanger Bass, Vocals, Matt Richter Drums, Electronics, Jess Stratton Vocals, Keys
http://www.myspace.com/oceanbornmuse
http://www.myspace.com/greatsmokey
http://soundcloud.com/lulled/sets/lo-res-alive
http://www.myspace.com/mgbtheg

Monday, November 1, 2010 / Closed AS220 will be closing on Mondays except for Special Events. If you would like to have a special event at AS220 and would like to host it on a Monday; get in touch with Meredith at booking@as220.org with your proposal.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 / 6-8:30 pm / $6
Life Drawing

Every Tuesday bring your drawing utensils and paper to AS220 and sketch from a live model!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 / 9:30pm / $6
Big Dirty Nelson, Andy Suhre, and Whisperians Big Dirty Nelson is a metal punk ban from Scituate.
Whisperians is punk pop garage rock.
Abdy Suhre plays americana, folk blues, rock with some experimental thrown in there.
http://www.myspace.com/bigdirtynelson
http://www.myspace.com/thewhisperians
http://www.myspace.com/andrewsuhre

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 / 5:30-7pm / Free
DC401 Meeting DC401 is the local Defcon Group for Rhode Island; a gathering for folks interested in the alternate applications of modern technology, referred to properly as 'hacking'. DC401 is not intended to compete with any other computer group, such as Providence Geeks, 2600 or Linux User Groups, but rather to provide yet another gathering place for the discussion of technology and security topics. DC401 meetings are open to anyone, regardless of their skill, age, job, gender, etc. DC401 is here to help you learn new things, meet new people, mentor others in areas you may be strong in, and provide some cohesion within the hacker culture and it's members. For more information, visit http://dc401.org or email dcg401 {at} gmail {dot} com

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 / 7-8:30pm / Free
Author Talk with Tricia Shapiro Tricia Shapiro is going to be traveling through the NorthEast in mid-November promoting her new book, "Mountain Justice: Homegrown Resistance to Mountaintop Removal, for the Future of Us All." "Mountain Justice" is an embedded reporter's account of years spent within the ranks of organizers and coalfield residents fighting Mountaintop Removal (MTR) in Appalachia, which is widely considered to be the most destructive mining practice on earth, and has been moving to the forefront of environmental issues lately, as indicated by recent articles in both the New York Times and the LA Times.
http://akpress.org/2010/items/mountainjustice

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 / 9:30pm / $6
Mr. Slugg, Player 2, and Turkey Shoot Player 2 is technical math rock and pop.
M. Slugg combines goth surfer swagger and robot mutiny rhythms.
Turkey Shoot is rock n roll, sweet, melodic, with some surf thrown in there.
http://www.myspace.com/player2noise
http://www.myspace.com/oldwetdog
http://www.myspace.com/turkeyshoot999

Thursday, November 4, 2010 / 5-7pm / Free
First Wave Urban Arts Initiative* Info Session
The First Wave Urban Arts initiative offers full, 4-year scholarships to the University of Wisconsin for hip hop, spoken word, and visual artists. They will be presenting admissions info about the program to Providence youth.

Thursday, November 4, 2010 / List-7:30pm, Doors-8pm / $4
Free Speech Thursday at AS220 featuring: Providence Poetry Slam - Open Mic Free speech is in full effect with a weekly program of spoken word open mics, poetry slams, youth slams, hip-hop open mic showcases, musician open mics, and so on and so forth. Come teach, share, and learn! The stage is open to writers, poets, rappers, comedians, professor's, ranters, and ravers; come down and keep the oral tradition alive! The Providence Poetry Slam: Providence is one of the most well known and exciting Poetry Slams nationwide. The PVD team has made it to the National Poetry Slam Tournament semi-finals for the last 5 seasons! Get in touch through their myspace page!: http://www.myspace.com/providencepoetryslam

Friday, November 5, 2010 / 9pm / $5
Special Event*: Deer Tick, CP & The Burritos, and Amil Byleckie Band *No volunteer passes or free admission tickets will be accepted for this show. This show will sell out, so arrive early to get a place in line. Line will form outside and ticket sales will open around 8pm, ticket sales limited to one per present person.
You all know Deer Tick! Here's info from their myspace: "Basically we play all sorts of music and are heavily influenced by legend status songwriters and performers, like Tom Petty and Sammy Davis, Jr. We consider ourselves a rock n roll band. Our live shows sometimes tend to go a bit haywire. We like to put on memorable shows, the kind of shows that you don't see very often. If you don't want to get covered in beer or confetti at one of our shows, I'd suggest not standing up in the front. We also like doing cover songs. Some songs, like "These Old Shoes", are written by friends of ours (Chris Paddock); whereas other songs, like "La Bamba", are traditional Mexican folk songs. We've covered a good number of songs from artists such as Hank Williams, John Prine, Nirvana, The Beatles, Michael Hurley, The Sex Pistols, The Replacements, Sean Kingston, The Shivers, Warren Zevon... I could go on for awhile, but I'd like to let you know that we're working on a few new surprise covers that we'll be pulling out this year. I named the band Deer Tick after taking a hike in Indiana with my good friend Brendon Massei, who you may know as Viking Moses. I discovered a deer tick on my scalp later that evening. Surprisingly, growing up in Rhode Island and frequently going on camping and fishing trips as a youngster, I had managed to go 19 years of my life without ever getting a tick. Some folks have taken offense to the name, but its not like we're advocates or parasitic arachnids, I just thought it sounded cool. I'd also like to note that I had never heard of Deerhoof or Deer Hunter until it was too late. Sorry guys. We've played our asses off since the beginning and do not foresee slowing down anytime soon. Here's a few folks we've had the privilege of sharing the stage with: Neko Case, The Felice Brothers, Nas, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jenny Lewis, J.D. Souther, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Dead Confederate, A.A. Bondy, you get the picture. And this year we'll be touring with such outstanding artists as Dr. Dog, Those Darlins, and Holy Sons. I'm sure there's much more awesome stuff ahead this year than the four of us could imagine, and we'd like to thank our fans for their continued support. See you out on the road, Tickheads!"
Amil Byleckie Band: Byleckie has been resisting his inevitable fate to be a heartthrob pop-star for over a decade. Strategies utilized to thwart this destiny include: bad haircuts, elaborate pop operas about pirate- snakes, devotion to producing a you-tube sitcom about economics, a stint singing only lyrics lifted from adult personals, etc. Destiny has its own designs though. Through all the side roads taken he has never forsaken his pop roots and has coalesced finally into a force of unstoppable catchiness with his new band consisting of JD "Fingers" Fontanella, Lyndon "Licks" Lopez, and Diego "Skins" Perez.
CP & The Burritos... comin at you like refried beans in a tortilla!
http://www.myspace.com/deertick
http://www.iamamil.com
http://www.myspace.com/chrispaddock