:: SOMNAMBULANCE ::

Posted by: Bryan

One Friday last month, I was commissioned to board a double-decker tour bus draped in pink mylar carrying four marching bands in pajamas and distributing a thousand yellow balloons throughout Manhattan. This surreal voyage was called The Rally for Dreams, a performance art piece by Chili Moon Town. The Rally for Dreams was like a gust of colorful wind breathing life back into a city where dreams are all but forgotten. The bands played loud and cacophonous and a operatic soprano sang us all to sleep. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I would have believed it was all a dream.

:: A BIT OF BLOOD EQUITY ::

Posted by: Sucka Pants

I go back to move my mom from Ohio to Florida, and then return to NYC:

- Going to the MTVU music awards with friends from Cerebral Ballzy and Ninjasonik to support Matt & Kim (literally, when they were crowd surfing). We eventually work our way in to the VIP area, start doing keg stands, and Tellie interrupts an on-air interview with Matt Pinfield to espouse the greatness of Ninjasonik.
- The opening reception for Punkabbestia hosted by Anonymous Gallery at Collective Hardware. I am showing my series of portraits of the crew of the Swimming Cities of Serenissima. The show is up till January 1st.
- The Gotham Girls Rollerderby finals.
- Punk show featuring Dawn of Humans at Ding Dong Lounge. I get hit in the head with a mic stand and swinging chains, twice.
- I had forgotten how nice a nighttime ride through Central Park can be, but apparently it is against the law since the park closes at night, as was threateningly imparted by the cops with their spotlight in my eyes.

MP3:

- Chain And The Gang - Deathbed Confession

A band's place at last.

:: O CAROLINA ::

Posted by: Bryan

Went to North Carolina for a couple weddings. Everything is still the same.

:: REAL LIVES OF TERTIARY CHARACTERS ::

Posted by: Sucka Pants

From the road down to New Orleans:

- Stopping in Pittsburgh to visit friends, a movie set, an abandoned boat, and Transformazium in Braddock, PA.
- Borrowing a floating dock, with the intention of paddling up river to Braddock. It was discovered to be a flawed plan, so we left the dock where it was liberated from.
- Our friend we stayed with lived in a house that was purchased for $4000, and the vacant lots on each side were fetched for $200 each.
- Next was Nashville, where we went to an experimental music performance at a local dive bar, and then checked out some of the local resident's dwellings.
- Heading down to New Orleans, still without any solid leads on a place to stay. Semi-frantic calling/texting commences. We end up landing at Gnatalie's recently-moved-in-to place, and all is good.

Also, thanks to New York Magazine for giving me a spot in their article on Brooklyn Music Bloggers.

MP3:

Also really good to dance up a sweat to.

- March Fourth Marching Band - Crack Haus

- March Fourth Marching Band - Pilot Erect

A band's place at last.

:: NEVER SANG A LOVE SONG, NEVER OWNED A CAR ::

Posted by: Sucka Pants

(having fun with diptychs)

Photos from Halloween and more in New Orleans:

- First thing upon arriving in NOLA, we head over to the Dragon's Den to see Big Freedia and DJ Rusty Lazer.
- Hanging out on the banks of the Mississippi.
- Going on a quest for the sugar cane maze.
- Exploring some abandoned houses.
- Sneaking in to the Tree House.
- Later in the week we catch Meschiya Lake and her band. The song in the last post is from one of Meschiya's projects, Magnolia Beacon.
- Tagging along on a Sunday afternoon Second Line.
- Punk shows at Saturn Bar.
- Attending a Voodoo ritual.
- Campfires and a bizarre puppet show at The Pearl.

A new Ninjasonik video made by my friend Nick CT.

MP3:

No better way to wrap up Halloween than to dance your costume off to this.

- Big Freedia - Get Back

A band's place at last.

:: DRAGGIN' SOMEDAY OUT TO SEA ::

Posted by: Sucka Pants

- Spending part of Halloween dancing in the street to Ethan DJing off the power from a taco truck.
- Going to see March Fourth and DJ Rusty Lazer for the rest of Halloween.
- Attending a voodoo ritual.
- The Day Of The Dead parade and viking funeral for Colby Watkins in New Orleans.
- Sitting on the porch of an abandoned house in full costume after the parade and startling a neighbor when they came out to feed the street cats.

Also, a video from the Distance Don't Matter installation at SPACE in Portland that I had mentioned before. Bonus points for anyone who can spot me in it.

MP3:

So fucking beautiful.

- Magnolia Beacon - Jolene

A band's place at last.

:: FOR FEAR OF BEING UNDISCOVERED ::

Posted by: Bryan

Halloween party. 1994 themed. I dressed as Simon Woodstock. We made a skateboard from a bass guitar. Despite a line around the block, the party had a comfortable population density. After Jesus Lizard and Bad Brains there was a band that played a whole set of Weezer covers. Just enough fun, except I lost the skateboard. Some hesher is riding around thinking he's the next Les Claypool.

:: STAGES ::

Posted by: Bryan

For the past few months I've been photographing different aspects of the Stages project. It's essentially a charity exhibition curated with help from Lance Armstrong to support his Livestrong foundation. The roster of artists consists of all heavy-hitters, each donating a large scale piece. The exhibition first opened in Paris during the final stages of the Tour de France. Since then it has grown to include more artists and just opened in a Deitch Projects annex in NYC on Friday. Here are some scenes from the opening. Although the artwork is absolutely incredible, I didn't really photograph it much. Have a look on Stages09.com to see the pieces, or better yet visit in person.