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| Justin Lowe's Dead On |
| 12/3 by laura |
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Hailing from the South towns and now a fixture here in the city, photographer friend, Justin Lowe has decided to also grace our site with his presence.
Justin isn't your average ho-hum photographer; first of all, he sports a scaly cap. Secondly, his work screams Eastern Block bred. It forgoes the color indulgence and the sunshine feelings. Mostly captured in black and white, clearly, he has a fascination with motion, or lack thereof. With death and divinity. His angles are original, carefully determined and compositionally correct. Light illuminates the subjects from unseen sources and casts shadows on the lesser matter.
I suppose that it's the texture that grips me. The balance of the feathery bird head atop pebbles and rocks, the injustice of hard bed as a transition to the next form of existence, created a sort of panic within me. Almost like I wanted to scoop him and place him on a bed of grass, until I realized that he was lifeless, that his body was merely a shell - even though his eyes said otherwise. Justin has a knack for this sort of contrast.
Justin Lowe has also produced a short film for Buffalo's 48 Hour Film Festival which took place this past summer, and works daily as a designer.
Check out his film!
Check out more photos!
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| Qualia Is Music To Our Ears |
| 12/4 by laura |
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This jam-psychadelia band was home brewed in our own backyard and I am quite sure that they are a well-kept secret. Heck, I was not even aware that they existed until I started my internship at Buffalo Rising, where I met a tall red head in orange sneakers named Adam. He filled me in where I was lacking - and that was, a need for a hometown band that I could cool my jets to. He said simply, "I am in a band called Qualia."
It was love at first listen. They continue a seamless transition from rock to experimental and back to acoustic roots and have a love for low tones. Recently, they had an addition to the group - a drummer that brings to the band a louder beat, a stronger experimental vibe, sounds similar to Queens of the Stone age, Muse & Mogwai. "Just so you know, our sound is a lot different now from what you hear on Myspace. We'll have some new live tracks uploaded on there within a week," Adam said.
But still, their music remains somewhat genre-less in that it can appeal to the widest range of listeners and should for sure be listened to in the car, at home, while break dancing and lastly, while scratchin' your ass and lookin' for a job in this lovely city of ours.
Could these guys get any better? Yes. They just returned from a stop in Washington DC at American University for an Eco-Sense get together. "The show was sponsored by a group called Eco-Sense and it was completely green- it was powered by the American University cycling team, who biked for hours to power up generators. Very cool," Adam stated.
When can you pleasure yourself by hearing their lyrical notes? December 22nd they will be playing at Merlin's with Chlyde, who recently opened for Witchcraft at Soundlab if you caught that show.
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| The Way To Work It |
| 12/5 by laura |
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Artists are too often lacking their creative muse, their inspiration, ideas that pay the bills. Art is reactionary work, not very often do you wake up ready to create something great and original. Creating something from nothing is harder work than say, your average day at the auditing house or security detail. There are no guarantees that what you put down, put out will be well received - unless what you're putting out is your body.
So how do we generate these ideas? By poking fun at the shit around us, silly.
1. Take a walk and make a list of items that you find on the sidewalk. Don't touch them; you never know where that needle has been.
2. Collect color chips from a Home Depot and lay them out. Make "ugly" combinations.
3. Illustrate your list of tasks or groceries.
4. Create a fictional character.
5. Go out for Thai food and notice the interactions of shape and color.
6. Hang out at a tattoo parlor for an afternoon and witness handy work on a live canvas.
7. Make a copy of your favorite photo and alter it with magic marker.
8. Video yourself dancing and try to recreate the motion.
9. Hang upside down and attempt to trace the shapes floating around in your eyes
10. Try to describe the beat of the song you are listening to using only metaphors.
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| Blood, Gore and Film At Hallwalls |
| 12/6 by laura |
A venue abundant with smooth transition and promiscouscuity, Hallwalls, will be hosting an evening filled with underground film projects. Expected in crowd, are delinquents, creeps and anyone else out there with a bone or two to pick.
First on the menu, is "Llik Your Idols"(2007, 70 mins.) by French filmmaker Angelique Bosio, is sure to whet your appetite for Transgression and the No Wave scene that inspired filmmakers, artists, and musicians in Downtown New York during the 80s. It is a documentary that features many of the influential artists of that movement and there after. Punk filmmaker Nick Zedd, who is famous for his blood, shame, pain and ecstasy, and who made an appearance at Hallwalls himself in 1985, speaks on this period of transformation.
The second short (11 mins.), is an emblematic film by Richard Kerns. He explores the dynamics of a dysfunctional middle class family and exposes the tension between this nuclear group. Sure to be gripping, the film features Lung Leg, Karen Finley and David Wojnarowicz. Finley appeared at Hallwalls in 1994 to debut her installation "Written In Sand", when she dumped ten tons of damp sand into the center of Hallwall's dimly lit exhibit room and invited guests to write the names of loved ones lost, in it. Wojnarowicz has also been a guest artist at Hallwalls.
"Scornful and flippant, their films and music violently attack conformity they see all around them, highlighting an erotically-charged and sardonic movement." -Hallwalls
Thursday, December 13, 8 PM; $7 general,$5 students & seniors, and $4 members.
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| Rochester Has Some Love For You |
| 12/7 by laura |
It is free form Friday! What the hell does that mean? It means that weekends are super cool and maybe it's a time to just relax and have a good time.
There are totally rad towns outside of Buffalo, and even within a 3-hour drive. There is no need to go to the other end of the Earth to get a new perspective or to find out what subject matter the audiences in other towns are into. Maybe there is a studio that is better suited for a certain type of work that is just not gaining any ground here in Buffalo. Rochester for instance, is fairly close to Buffalo, in driving distance and activity. Take the day off and go to Rochester, explore and cool your jets. Here's what we suggest!
Start your day at "LUCHA LIBRE! Masked Mexican Wrestlers", the newest exhibit at the Eastman House. This exhibit is a series of photographs depicting the rituals in society of masked Mexican free-form wrestlers and wrestling matches, from 1940 to 2007. "Lucha libre" is term for the professional wrestling industry in Latin American countries - like our WWF. The U.S. had never heard of wrestling until Salvador Lutteroth introduced it to our country in the 1930's. You better believe that these guys are the real deal!
The exhibition will feature photographs, video clips, and fan memorabilia. The images are from the photographic collection of the Fundación Televisa Mexico City.
You can visit this from 10-5 PM on Saturday!
Where? 900 East Avenue
How much? Cheap! $8 for adults; $6 for senior citizens; $5 for students; $3 for children
When you get hungry, stop at Dinosaur BBQ for a "genuine honky-tonk rib joint". Dino occupies what used to be the Lehigh Valley Train Station in the heart of downtown Rochester, overlooking the Genesee River and dinner is equipped with the best blues in Rochester playing in the background.
You can visit anytime!
Where? 99 Court Street
585-325-7090
How much? That depends how much you can shove in your mouth!
After dinner have coffee and some dessert at the Little Theater. Their café has an air of ease and live jazz plays throughout the evening. It is a great place to meet some natives and when your belly is full, sit it off while catching the newest flick, Sleuth, in their theater. It's kind of like our Market Arcade if Spot Coffee was next door to it.
You can visit anytime!
Where? 240 East Avenue
How much? Coffee and dessert will cost you less than $6 and the movie costs $6 for the Saturday Matinee.
To top of the night, grab a fine PBR at the Rochester version of Mohawk Place, the Bug Jar. Playing this Saturday is the White Devils - a group of fun-loving, carefree scumbags that belt out hip hop lyrics to a drum and bass background. The headliner for the night is Tiger Cried Beef. They play a post punk mix of evocative music that has a certain intense complexity and easy does it vocals.
You can visit after 9 PM!
Where? 219 Monroe Avenue
How much? $10
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