[Floor2] Fwd: 6/22 thru 6/28

[Chlöe Mandel]

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> From: Chl=F6e Mandel <chloe at as220.org>
> Date: June 21, 2007 6:24:46 PM EDT
> To: events at as220.org
> Subject: 6/22 thru 6/28
>
> Hey there,
>
> I'm back from a leisurely vacation. I'll tell ya, nowhere does  =

> relaxation like beautiful downtown Pawtucket.
>
> Now for the week's highlights!
>
> Who says you always gotta be all "party party" on a Saturday night?  =

> Get whisked away by the serious art music of our time with  =

> Nathaniel Bartlett and fantasy noise by Mudboy, the "doctor of  =

> experimental organomics".
>
> Then on Sunday, oo la la! Clara Clara, from Lyon, France, plays  =

> with Kickball from Olympia and Providence's own new collabo-group,  =

> Gorgon Heap. It's a feel-good, catchy-pop kind of night that will  =

> grant you happiness for the week ahead.
>
> And don't forget, "Describing the Dreyfus," the photography show in  =

> the Dreyfus building's gallery space is now up. Go check out the  =

> pictures in the new space! Fancy new digs, same old weirdos you've  =

> come to know and love.
>
> Peace out, winners.
>
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> Friday, June 22, 2007
> 5:30-9pm Private Party
> PRIVATE
>
> 9:30pm Classical High School Jazz Band, Slow Drive and Roz Raskin
> $5
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> Saturday, June 23, 2007
> 9pm Nathaniel Bartlett and Mudboy
> $6
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> Sunday, June 24, 2007
> 9pm Kickball, Clara Clara (France) and Gorgon Heap
> $6
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> Monday, June 25, 2007
> 3-4pm BSS Community Job Fair
>
> 8pm Charles Exsavior, Big City, Wigspilta, 19ninty7, Ra The Sun God  =

> and ReIll People
>
> $5
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> Tuesday, June 26, 2007
> 6-9pm Life Drawing
> $6
>
> 10pm UM: Jazz with Hal Crook, Bob Gullotti, Dave Zinno and Leo  =

> Genovese
> $7
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> Wednesday, June 27, 2007
> 9pm Chris Rosenquest, Tradition (Canada), Chris Paddock and High  =

> Colour (Canada)
> $6
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> Thursday, June 28, 2007
> 7:30pm Free Speech Thursdays at AS220 featuring: Providence Poetry  =

> Slam
> $4
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> Friday, June 22, 2007
> 5:30-9pm Private Party
>
> PRIVATE
>
> 9:30pm Classical High School Jazz Band, Slow Drive and Roz Raskin
> SLOWDRIVE: Formed as a blues band and regular opener at the Last  =

> Call Saloon (Providence RI), voted "Best New Band" by the  =

> Providence Phoenix in 1993, and coasting blissfully downhill since  =

> then, SlowDrive weaves an eclectic mix of jazz, folk, country, pop,  =

> motown, garage band rock, Slow Drive Originals, and yes, even  =

> blues. The band includes Allan Raskin (keys, woodwinds), Peter  =

> Mandelson (guitars), Steve Roy (bass, vocals), Rocky Park (drums)  =

> and Arna Zucker (vocals). Raskin, an ER doc, counts some 15 bands  =

> and a trip to the WBRU Rock Hunt Finals. Mandelson, a cardiologist,  =

> who in fact had embarked on a professional music career before  =

> entering medicine, is also a fine pianist. Roy is an independent  =

> video producer and was a member of The Maggie Band, a seventies  =

> band with a Decca record contract that played extensively in L.A.  =

> and London. He adds his distinctive vocals and harmonica to the  =

> band's palette. Park, an engineer for Bose Electronics, attended  =

> the Berklee School of Music and his long career includes a touring  =

> stint with the Platters. Arna, a graphic designer and prepress  =

> tech, has been singing professionally since 1984 and has also  =

> appeared in local theatrical productions. http://www.myspace.com/ =

> rozraskin http://www.slowdrive.net
> $5
>
>
> Saturday, June 23, 2007
> 9pm Nathaniel Bartlett and Mudboy
> NATHANIEL BARTLETT presents new compositions for marimba and  =

> electronics. "As an integral part of being dedicated to an  =

> instrument of our time (the modern marimba), I am also dedicated to  =

> the music of our time - making a great effort to commission,  =

> perform, and record new works. In particular, I am interested in  =

> works that utilize 3D computer-generated sound projection. I  =

> perform with a rig that seamlessly melds my instrument with  =

> electronics, computers, and an eight-channel, cuboid, loudspeaker  =

> array - a performance concept that I call modern marimba3." MUDBOY  =

> (of Providence, RI) makes and recreates old circuit bent church  =

> organs, customizing and retrofitting old keyboards for his own  =

> nefarious means. Then he plays rich music that hints at psychedelia  =

> and drones on them, mixing in field recordings, noise and  =

> complementary sounds, and even the odd drum sound that sounds like  =

> he's been let loose on Aphex Twin circa Ambient Works 85-92's drum  =

> machine. At times it sounds like a primitive electronica, far  =

> abstracted from the hyper-beats of so-called =93IDM=94, and reclaimed  =

> for the contemplative and wide-eyed explorers and discoverers of  =

> new territories and new states of mind.=94--Dave Stockwell (Foxy  =

> Digitalis)
>
> http://nathanielbartlett.com/ http://www.mudboymusic.com/
> $6
>
>
> Sunday, June 24, 2007
> 9pm Kickball, Clara Clara (France) and Gorgon Heap
> KICKBALL (from Olympia, WA) - "It is hard to be sad and cold when  =

> their songs are around us and in us. Kickball brings songs that  =

> sound like the sort of tunes a slow moving bear might hum, while  =

> collecting some breakfast berries, or the sort of sounds the wind  =

> might make as it blows the slow bear=92s fur back against its song.  =

> Brother and sister bears, this shit is heavy like mice whispering  =

> from our kitchen cupboard caves. Most recently: The slow bear and  =

> whispering mice hearts started to beat it up much faster and the  =

> Kickballs kicked out a dirt stomping dinosuar. This dinosaur comes  =

> bearing gifts of rattle snake tail drums ticking like bombs that  =

> never explode, guitars that sound like pebbles bouncing around in  =

> glass jars or the chimes on my porch banging into each other during  =

> a storm, and the bass that sounds like the abominable snow dude  =

> swinging a ginormous fish onto a pan pipe made out of sewer pipes.  =

> If you pay attention, you=92ll hear those quiet creatures channeling  =

> the sounds of the sea, squeaking in chairs, abandoning drums to  =

> play beats on their laps, banging around pieces of sheet metal in  =

> their backyard, and the older children teaching the younger  =

> children about the ins and outs of intercourse." - written by Wayne  =

> of Mt. Gigantic. CLARA CLARA from Lyon, France: "Une basse, une  =

> batterie et un bontempi leur suffisent =E0 distiller une noise  =

> bord=E9lique et ma foi =E9tonnamment dansante. Rappelant tour =E0 tour  =

> Lighning Bolt, Belly Button ou l'esprit qui guide un label comme  =

> Les Potagers Natures de Bordeaux, le groupe joue avec un groove  =

> incertain, explosant de distorsion quand il le d=E9cide, d=E9truisant  =

> ce qu'il a construit quand cela lui prend, lachant un bon riff  =

> heavy =E0 ses heures, offrant de la m=E9lodie quand il le sent, ou  =

> sautant =E0 pied joint dans une noise dansante et sans chichis quand  =

> il le souhaite. =C7a sent bon le fait maison, le bricolage du fond du  =

> garage, la distorsion pouss=E9e =E0 fond". GORGON HEAP is Pete from The  =

> Good Good and Art from Tiny Hawks. Yeah, collabo-bands rule.
>
> http://www.myspace.com/kickballl http://www.myspace.com/ =

> claraclaraband http://perso.orange.fr/claraclara/ http:// =

> www.collectalltheleaches.com/
> $6
>
>
> Monday, June 25, 2007
> 3-4pm BSS Community Job Fair
> AS220 Broad Street Studio is hosting a free job fair in the  =

> downstairs gallery from 3-4pm. We will host about 20-30 community  =

> employers in a variety of career fields and educational  =

> opportunities for our youth. For more information, feel free to  =

> contact Jarred Shaw @ 401-467-0701 X123 or jarred [at] as220 [dot]  =

> org. http://www.as220.org/bss/
> FREE
>
> 8pm Charles Exsavior, Big City, Wigspilta, 19ninty7, Ra The Sun God  =

> and ReIll People
> Local hip-hop at AS220. WIGSPLITA - up and coming hip hop artist on  =

> Delusional Records doing shows in support of his current release  =

> entitled "Unlimited Thoughts" bringing conscious hip hop to a new  =

> level. He has done shows with Brzowski (milled pavement records),  =

> RADIx (Early Spotter Records, has gotten coverage on MTV2, Urb  =

> Magazine), Akrobatik (Fat Beats Records), Access Immortal (Early  =

> Spotter Records) and has done 30+ shows in the New England area.  =

> BIG CITY - Hip Hop artist from Fall River, Ma trying to get hip hop  =

> back where is should be. Big City is touring in support of his  =

> upcoming release "The City Never Sleeps" coming out on Delusional  =

> Records. He has played shows with RADIx (Early Spotter Records, has  =

> gotten coverage on MTV2, Urb Magazine), Brzowski (milled pavement  =

> records), Access Immortal, Unauthordox, and Anime (currently  =

> pushing his single featuring Wordsworth and Punchline). http:// =

> www.myspace.com/swaynethewigsplita http://www.myspace.com/city  =

> http://delusionalrecords.com/
> $5
>
>
> Tuesday, June 26, 2007
> 6-9pm Life Drawing
> Come and draw from a live model.
> $6
>
> 10pm UM: Jazz with Hal Crook, Bob Gullotti, Dave Zinno and Leo  =

> Genovese
> UM's weekly live jazz gig at AS220 is now into it's 13th year!  =

> That's right - every Tuesday since 1994 - come on down and check it  =

> out. "Trombonist Hal Crook is a marvel. He has evolved a singular  =

> musical voice echoing past masters... impressing as a modernist  =

> with chops." (Jazz Times) http://halcrook.com/
> $7
>
>
> Wednesday, June 27, 2007
> 9pm Chris Rosenquest, Tradition (Canada), Chris Paddock and High  =

> Colour (Canada)
> TRADITION (aka James Klassen), whose record is out on Blocks  =

> recording club. (www.blocksblocksblocks.com) HIGH COLOUR (aka James  =

> Anderson) - a former member of bands such as The Creeping Nobodies,  =

> Lenin i Shumov, The Fembots, and Singing Saws Shadow Show.  =

> Originating from Providence, Rhode Island, CHRIS ROSENQUEST=92s music  =

> can be described as experimental acoustic with a hip-hop  =

> sensibility. His songs resonate with the emotional flexibility of  =

> Nick Drake, the vocal virtuosity of Damien Rice, the guitar  =

> textures of James Taylor, and the forward-thinking excitement of  =

> =93The Slip.=94 His philosophy of playing as many live shows as  =

> possible is his secret weapon, as Chris=92 charisma on the bandstand  =

> has been winning over fans and landing him prestigious opening  =

> slots with national performers such as =93That 1 Guy,=94 Erin McKeown,  =

> =93John Browns Body=94 and others. His most recent release, =93The  =

> Coldest Night of The Year=94 is a live double-disk recording that  =

> attests to his performance chops and sets the stage for a studio  =

> release for which he is currently composing songs. http:// =

> myspace.com/tradition http://www.myspace.com/chrisrosenquest http:// =

> www.myspace.com/chrispaddock
> $6
>
>
> Thursday, June 28, 2007
> 7:30pm Free Speech Thursdays at AS220 featuring: Providence Poetry  =

> Slam
> THURSDAYS are WORDSDAYS, hosted by Jared Paul.
> This week:
> *7:30p: Providence Poetry Slam
> TONIGHT: Crazy Packed night!! *4 team national youth team  =

> regional!! (simulated youth national team bout) *Geoff Trenchard:  =

> one of the premier spoken word artists in the country. *Spotlight  =

> poems from the Humboldt Poetry Slam!! On THURSDAYS at AS220, FREE  =

> SPEECH is in full effect with a weekly program of SPOKEN WORD OPEN  =

> MICS, POETRY SLAMS, YOUTH SLAMS, SONGS IN THE KEY OF HIP-HOP - OPEN  =

> MIC SHOWCASE (on 2nd Thursdays), 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! http:// =

> www.myspace.com/providencepoetryslam
> $4
>

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