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MAY 17, 2013. 8pm. suggested donation to the bands, because the music is that good!
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One last chance to come see original art works by Mary Mecca, Rusty Bouvier, Amy Marie Mahler, and Sean Miller made especially for Nerv Gallery, Dallas TX at the closing party for the exhibit Constellated Breaths.
4819 Woodall St. Dallas, TX 75247. Plenty of parking in the lot. See pictures of the exclusive opening here: pics from the opening party
May 17th, Performances by:
9pm Lily Taylor- synthy loops, lush vocals, avant pop songwriting lilytaylormusic.com
10pm Water Falls- Dallas based multi- instrumental band producing gorgeous ambient, soundscapes
waterfalls1.bandcamp.com
pourlecorpsrecords.com
11pm Ulnae- Experimental performance art born from the Austin, TX Noise scene
ulnaemusic.com
ulnaemusic.tumblr.com
11:45pm Juicy the Emissary- DJ-ing his highly acclaimed treasure trove of samples and beats from the obscure to old-time favorites.
vimeo.com/12705695
juicytheemissary.com
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The DFW art community is growing fast. Large scale development of Arts Districts in both Dallas and Ft. Worth, music festivals, gallery openings every Friday, video festivals, the Mayor of Dallas just declared an Art Week, etc… It is important to keep emerging artists in the conversation as the arts community develops. It is also important to showcase line-ups that would never be seen at commercial venues. The International Home Theater Festival provides the perfect platform to do just that. Throwing a show in your home allows for a mix of talents that audiences and gallery-goers will not be able to experience all together, anywhere else in the DFW Metroemess. We are the scene; let’s develop this together.
hometheaterfestival.com
Performances by
Martin Back
Martin Back is an artist, composer, musician and performer. His work has been exhibited internationally at galleries, festivals, and performance venues, such as Synthetic Zero, NYC; Anti-Matter Underground Film Festival, Victoria, Canada; High Mayhem; New Mexico, USA; and Noisefloor, Staffordshire, UK. He received a B.A. in Moving Image Arts in 2004 from the College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where is his mentors included media theorist and historian Gene Youngblood and media artist David Stout. He was assistant to pioneering video artists Steina and Woody Vasulka from 2002 to 2007. He was Director of Digital Media Arts from 2008 to 2009 at the Center for Contemporary Arts, also in Santa Fe, NM. He studied composition and sound art privately with composer David Dunn from 2008 to 2010. He is currently pursuing studies toward an MFA in New Media Art in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.
Juicy The Emissary
Dissatisfied with the current nomenclature of his craft, Juicy the Emissary dubs himself an aural architect, building sound structures that most commonly instill a spirit of exploration in the listener: “sonically leading through dimly lit tunnels and entering spacious chambers guarded by pointy, mysteriously shimmering crystals.” - Matt Jost, rapreviews.com
While his portfolio as a producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist includes hip hop, jazz, classical, country, latin, rock, funk, r&b, barbershop, and modern dance, Juicy the Emissary’s electronic music uses old, organic sounds in modern, synthetic ways. His compositions have been featured in competitions and festivals from New York City to Kingston, Jamaica and his performances have been featured at events and showcases with artists like Jonwayne, B Lewis, and Eliot Lipp. http://vimeo.com/12705695
Ulnae
Epic experimental soundscapes of Noise made by classical instrumentation, home made electronics, looping pedals, vocals, and effects. The project formed by Darcy Neal and Lily Taylor, out of a desire to integrate interests and genres- of all kinds. Costumes, projections, rituals, unexpected gadgets and acoustic instrumentation add to the performance; you never know what to expect, so come prepared with ear plugs.
Odd Partials
Odd Partials is a clarinet/electronics duo specializing in interactive music and live improvisation.
Formed in 2011 by clarinetist Rachel Yoder and computer musician Greg Dixon, Odd Partials performs precomposed interactive compositions by a variety of composers, as well as live improvisations. Odd Partials performed and gave clinics as guest artists at the University of Wyoming’s New Frontiers festival in September 2012. The duo has also performed at the 2013 Society for Electroacoustic Music in the U.S. (SEAMUS) conference in St. Paul, MN, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios in Denton, TX; the Spectrum concert series at the University of North Texas, at UNT on the Square, and at a random house party in the mountains of Colorado.
Video by
Sean Miller
Sean Miller is an artist who works with sound, video, sculpture and space. He graduated from the College of Santa Fe with a Bachelors Degree in Inter-Media Arts. His recent work explores interdependent relationships between the mind and body. He is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in New Media at the University of North
Texas.
Prints by
Nevada Hill
Nevada Hill is a internationally known artist/illustrator/screen printer that lives and works in Denton, Tx. He has recently acquired the position of Creative Designer/ Production Manager of Good Records Recordings. He has been commissioned to do posters with AEG Live, AT&T Performing Art Center, Granada Theater, and Parade of Flesh. He also does design and illustration with such Bands/artists as: The Polyphonic Spree, Preteen Zenith, New Fumes, Josh Pearson, Terminator 2, and Dust Congress. http://www.nevadahill.com
Ceramic/ Pottery Installation by
Lindsey Bass
Lindsey Bass is a ceramicist/ potter based in Denton, TX. Her work centers around traditional wheel-thrown pottery, and techniques that focus on craftsmanship of functional pieces meant for everyday use like family meals. Bass allows the glazing process to reflect aesthetics of the ever-changing Texas skies and terrain by layering matt, semi-matt, and gloss glazes, loosely dipped and poured to create abstract landscapes in each unique piece.
A student of acclaimed professors, Elmer Taylor and Jerry Austin at The University of North Texas, Bass is currently a ceramic instructor at Denton State Supported Living Center and regularly shows her work.
Images from last year by Hillary Whitehead
January 18th, 2013 § § permalink
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a night of moving images and experimental sounds
musical performances by:
ULNAE
http://ulnaemusic.com
MICHAEL A MORRIS
http://www.michaelalexandermorris.com
ORGULLO PRIMITIVO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe0rvHakPAo
with video art by:
ERIKA DUQUE
SASHENKA LOPEZ
DARIUS GOODSON
EVITA CORTEZ
***before and after the show we will be screening Paper Rad’s TRASH TALKING in its entirety!***
b.y.o.b.
$ by donation. 9pm
212 s. Walton, Dallas, Texas 75226
August 26th, 2012 § § permalink
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH 8PM – 12AM GREEN HOUSE AUSTIN NOISE PRESENTS…
ULNA (Lily Taylor v. Darcy Neal, Noise from Denton)
HOW I QUIT CRACK (Tina, Chris, and maybe Michael doing what they do best, blacklights included) DOGS (new Harsh Noise project of Johnny Cash & Justin Fritsche)
AURORA PLASTICS COMPANY (Austin’s longest-running, most respected Noise group ft. Anne Heller, Matt Lacomette, Johnny Cash, Art Pinsof, and more)
DROMEZ (Harsh guitar and feedback loop noise)
RUTHLESS DUKES vs. PRINCESS ARMY WEDDING COMBAT (Chris Monica aka Yatagarasu doing Noise alongside Kelly Donovan, harsh with lotsa screaming I bet)
bring some donations if you can to cover ULNA’s gas expenses! plz! see y’all.
March 24th, 2012 § § permalink
Last year The International Home Theater Festival was presented in the LT Box Theater in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. This is a fancy way to say, we threw a show in the garage. Luckily, the garage opened up to 22nd Street, so all we had to do was open the door to present our work to The City. It was a raging success, so much so, that we did it again a few months later just for kicks. Who doesn’t want to walk around their neighborhood and discover there is a live show happening? The show was just one of many that were part of The Festival. The San Francisco Bay Guardian explains,
In 2010, Bay Area performance artist and provocateur
Philip Huang bucked the notion of institutionalized artistic legitimacy and challenged his friends to stage performances in their own homes. “We can legitimize ourselves,” his manifesto promised, calling the welfare state of professional arts organizations a “crock of sh*t.” One year later, the all-volunteer, thoroughly-DIY
Home Theatre Festival spanned the globe, with scheduled performances on four continents. The premise is simple: without paying hundreds of dollars to a venue for overhead expenses, artists can charge $8 at the door and still walk away with some profit, while audiences get to experience an intimately staged performance without an institutional filter. Whether home theater can or should replace all professional art space is up for debate, but it’s nice to be reminded that ultimately the art, not the venue, matters most.
[note: We will not be charging $8, because this is Denton, not San Francisco, but we will be asking you to participate monetarily because art makes the world a better place, and that is something we can all stand behind]
This year, we bring the festival to a new venue, a new state, and present new work. The LT Box Theater is now an entire house known fondly as The Jackrabbit, where all the magic will go down for the Texas Underground. Showcasing a variety of Texas’ talented artists, the home theater opens at 8:30 and starts right at 9pm. If you’re late you have to wait. The audience will be led around the house for different performances, including an interactive music making session with composer Martin Back (no musical experience necessary, and participation is not mandatory); musical parlor performances, such as Johnathan Jackson and Andrew Miller, Lily Taylor and Darcy Neal, Martin Back, and Austin’s How I Quit Crack; and video projections by Sean Miller. Doesn’t that sound like a nice evening? Come alone or bring a friend.
January 8th, 2012 § § permalink
We are so excited to be in San Francisco at this time with all of you! It’s vibrant, and creative, and irreverent. On this night, our anniversary, we are celebrating 4 years of fun as the trio of dj down-E, Glamamore and VivvyAnne ForeverMORE! Some of you were there at our modest beginnings at Tiara Sensation, and some of you are new to our family. We’d love to see you, and to celebrate with you on this night.
We’ve invited some of our family members to do group and solo numbers, to live the dream really hard on our stage.
They are:
Glamamore
VivvyAnne ForeverMORE!
Suppositori Spelling
Mona G. Hawd
Stanley Frank Sensation
Honey Mahogany
Alotta Boutte
Lil Miss Hot Mess
and
Lily Taylor
Read an interview with Glamamore and Vivvyanne ForeverMORE! from the Bay Gauardian
and a Review from SF Weekly
It’s also a night for TRY SOME THING our 10pm show with hostess Lil Miss Hot Mess. It’s gonna be a hot night of rad performance and then dancing with our resident dj STANLEY FRANK SENSATION.
and the craft man who’s been with us through it all making the dance party into an art party HOT GLOO!
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Martin Back, Sean Miller, Jonathan Jackson, Lily Taylor, and Andrew Miller perform THETA RITUAL- a piece for voice, cymbal, and AM radio ‘noise’ (composed by Back 2010) at UNT on The Square- Thursday Night Music Series, Denton, TX.
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