Monthly Archives: September 2009

One Hand. Tied.

Miguel Gutierrez and The Powerful People, Last Meadow Posted by: Jen Olesen My father loved James Dean. And Marlon Brando. I remember posters hanging in his living room from Rebel Without a Cause and The Wild One. Originals. Framed. These … Continue reading

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locust + Tiny TBA = Inspired Kids

Tiny TBA locust: Crushed Posted by: Ariel Frager I brought my nephews to Tiny TBA again this year. Hoping to avoid a repeat performance of an all out meltdown, I coerced their father into joining the festivities. As we wandered … Continue reading

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Working together, taking it apart

Working Together Chat Posted By: Jenevive Tatiana In yesterday’s chat “Tune In: Media Saturation and Manipulation” the most interesting issues to emerge engaged not the increasing digitization and interconnectivity of modern life, but immemorial questions of form, content and community. … Continue reading

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Surrealism, Longing, and Helen Keller

Daniel Barrow Every Time I see your Picture I Cry By Emily Katz Daniel Barrow’s performance/film piece titled: “Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry”, is a brutally honest story of a man filled with longing to create something … Continue reading

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shimmy and shake, and the best pizza in portland

Dj Beyonda at the Works 9/8/09 by Emily Katz After the hilarious and defining performance by Artist in Residence Kalup Linzy, the large crowd quickly escaped the theater to refresh on drinks and eat from the now 3 food cart … Continue reading

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Raw Energy Unleashed

locust crushed Tuesday, September 8th 6:30 P.M. THE WORKS By Eve Connell Seattle scenesters, locust, performed their final of two shows last night. What a great way to not only propel us into the second half of the T:BA:09 festival, … Continue reading

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Powerful People, Indeed

Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People Last Meadow Monday, September 7th 8:30 P.M. Winningstad Theatre By Eve Connell The most powerful people I’ve witnessed unleashing their vast and supreme talents in the last week have actually had nothing to do … Continue reading

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Better Than YouTube and Reddit Together

Circles and Spinning Wheels and If I Could Crowd All My Souls into That Mountain By Jens Larson The video works in Melody Owen’s curated collections (Circles and Spinning Wheels and If I Could Crowd All My Souls into That … Continue reading

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Avant-garde Art and Obsolete Technology

Daniel Barrow, Everytime I See Your Picture I Cry By Jens Larson It’s safe to say that liking art and appreciating art are vastly different propositions, so while viewers may not “like” Daniel Barrow’s Every Time I See Your Picture … Continue reading

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We demand payment for making the world more interesting.

W.A.G.E. Lecture with A.L. Steiner Posted by: Benjamin Adrian Working Artists and the Greater Economy is an activist group seeking change in the way art institutions remunerate artists. Founding member A.L. Steiner began her lecture by reading excerpts from a … Continue reading

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