Fine Line: 'Cindy' Section

I’m still backin’ off the computer ’til after the weekend. Honestly, I have no idea what else is going on besides Sweet Grubes’ birthday bash….what else could there possibly be? Nuthin’. T’ain’t nuthin’ better than a Grubetacular.

Meet me there. I’ll delight you with stories about low-grain fevers and phlegm…heh…cocktails are in my future…

It’s been well over 18-years that I’ve been a mom. In all that time, I always had this little dreamy fantasy of a “family vacation,” complete with me, the mom, the (or a) dad and the kiddies, the dog and it all happened somewhere down a Texas highway. That never happened. It’ll never happen the way I originally wanted.

So I finally wiped away the dreamy fantasy and made real live plans and real live reservations and somewhat of an itinerary for a real-live vacation, with my family, who are me, the mom, and my young ‘un’s, and of course Speck, the dog, and Gus the new girl-child’s dog.

Lake Travis was the destination. Things went wrong from the get-go. Slowly, everything went wrong. I won’t go into boring detail, but I will say this….for about 3-hours, the kiddies, Speck and I spent quite the time on a rented ski boat on great Lake Travis. I spent every single second of those 3-hours thanking God, the universe, along with any and everyone/thing involved in giving me this perfect bliss with my 2 favorite people, my one favorite dog, surrounded by clear water, beautiful Hill Country and just the knowledge that my kids were happy, healthy and we were together. Nothing could have ruined that.

We got back on…um…Monday? I dunno, cuz I’ve been sick as a dog since. Who cares, though. I’ll have that 3-hours for the rest of my life…

…so what’s been goin’ on ’round here? Oh, and there’s no need to point out my run-on sentences…I’m pumped so full of Benedryl, I’ll never remember it in the morning.

Last but not least, the beneficiary for Art/Con was announced on Saturday night…Cari says…

The beneficiary is Preservation Link. They work to bring arts and cultural opportunities to children in need. For example they’ve done things like offer photography course to kids in South Dallas. They’ve been around for just a few years, but so far they’ve done a great job of reaching out to kids and striking up partnerships with the Dallas Museum of Art, DISD and El Centro Community College, we can’t wait to help them extend their grasp even further through the money we raise. We’re also looking forward to connecting our community of artists and musicians with the children they serve. Preservation Link is led by Dave Herman Jr. and Shaun Wilson.

Girl #1 - “Don’tcha think everyone who works at Whole Foods looks like a musician?

Girl #2 - Hm? Wha..? I dunno, let’s get out of here.

Girl #1 - What the hell?

Girl #2 - Cheese scares me. Scares the crap hell outta me.

….and scene.

Really. I heard it. I wanted to ask her what caused this fear of cheddar, but I thought it best to let it slide…Richardson has become quite a quirky li’l ‘burb…

I’ve spent a good 2-days on Pet Hospital’s MySpace page. I think I’m in love…

I’m still working on video footage from the big Art/Con SEED shindig. Honestly? It took me almost 2 full days to recover. Yeah. I had that much fun.

I cannot even begin to express how exciting it was to see Beauxregard and Matthew & the Arrogant Sea live again. Both of those bands have more promise than many I’ve seen in a long time. Really. Great. Stuff.

I dug Pet Hospital too, but didn’t get much of a chance to listen intently cuz of other duties. Of course Frankie, as always, was superb.

I’m not sure how much money was raised, just like I’m not sure where the hell the piece I bought might be (thanks to the divine Erica Felicella)…heh…but ’twas a splendid evening all around.

I’ve got a few more things to post here (band video footage), plus a simulwebcast at the Town Hall Meeting on Friday (you can catch the live stream over at Unfair Park too), then FineLineLive is going on a temporary hiatus. Need to recharge and figure things out….m’kay then…off you go.

This was recorded from the live video streaming at Sons, Saturday….I been sorta busy with other personal stuff since, but will have some edited and better’r video from the Art/Con/SEED later this week…..man, I love this band, though…

Yeah well, a live webcast at the Art of Skateboarding shindig was a bust. It seems that the building is too old to accommodate more than a handful of electrical outlets at one time. I was the odd man out…heh…go figure. I got a few pics, all of which can be viewed by clicking on the above YouTube. Once the trendy, gorgeous, mostly wealthy-yuppy rich-folk began to fill every nook and cranny of the gallery, I took my exit. From all accounts (thanks Tiffany), ’twas above and beyond a huge success. “Packed” might be too sissy a word to describe the evening. There were plenty of local media photographers sprinkled about the room, so I figure you might get better rehash over at the Dallas Morning News or ,most certainly some smiling socialites who were in attendance, in next month’s PaperCity.

Check back here this eve for a (really, truly, it’ll happen) live webcast for Art Conspiracy SEED - Live from Sons of Hermann - linkage below…

…yeah, so The Fine Line aka me, has been on a short hiatus due to health issues. Nothing too serious, just a bit of a wake-up call and a few days of searchin’ ’round the ol’ soul and starting a new life regimen. Sometimes you just gotta back away from everything and take stock…know what I mean?

Honestly, I’ve thought naught about this site in a few. Changes must be made here too. I’m just not sure what exactly that entails just yet. I’ve got a couple of fun projects in the works, and (fingers crossed) an opportunity to contribute to a real-live-paying site. That’s the trouble here kiddies, after nearly 6-full-years of music bloggin’, I’m not sure how much more I can give without a paycheck. We’ll see.

Meantime, I do have a full weekend - all of which will go live here on The Fine Line throughout the weekend. So if ya just wanna hunker down with a bottle’o'booze and your laptop, you can still enjoy some festivities from the comfort of your ‘puter screen…the following are fersures….more might be forthcoming…I might muster up the strength for a weekend whaddup…again…we’ll see…

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“The Art of Skateboarding,” hosted by Guapo Skateboards.

The evening will consist of spectacular art, style, skateboarding, and infinite fun benefiting Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children, St.Philips School & Community Center, and The Dallas Arts Community.

The evening will begin with Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres and showcase 120 skateboards designed/painted by either a celebrity artist, a St.Philips student, a graphic designer, or a local artist. Throughout the evening guests will have the opportunity to bid on and purchase their favorite artist’s skateboard & other auction items.

The evenings proceeds will help support the Texas Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital. TSRHC treats Texas children with orthopedic conditions, such as scoliosis, clubfoot, hand disorders, hip disorders and limb length differences, as well as certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia.

Following the Art Auction, the winning student design from the St.Philips School & Community Center will be announced and receive “The Art of Skateboarding” 2008 Award. The winner will also receive a US savings bond to use towards their college fund.

The evening’s speakers will be Founder of Guapo Skateboards Al Coker and Jon Comer Honorary Chairman/Professional Skateboarder.

The boy-child went through a huge skateboarding phase…well, not exactly a phase since I tripped over a long-board this morning on the way to the coffee pot…anyway, I tend to be overly supportive and interested in the things that interest my kiddies, ’specially cool stuff like skateboarding. Names like Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Corey Sheppard & Jon Comer popped-up in our everyday conversation for many a year…so this is a real thrill for me too…

Event Details
Date: June 20, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Janette Kennedy Gallery - South Side on Lamar (1409 South Lamar)
LIVE WEBCAST ON FINELINELIVE.COM

Tickets are $25.00 each.
Underwriting packages will be available from $1,000-$5,000. For more information contact Bri Crum at 760.250.8518 or bricrum@mac.com.

EXTRA! After Party at SPACE with mighty-fine tuneage provided by Holy Diver.

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Ain’t no party like a Kettle Art Party! Add on the remarkable Parade of Flesh and viola….brilliance.

This FRIDAY, June 20th at KETTLE ART in Deep Ellum

$8 cover - All Ages - BYOB - Arrive Early if You Wanna Get a Good Spot!

11PM - Callupsie - Indie rock band from Tulsa, who were recently profiled in the April issue of SPIN magazine. Their S/T album (little mafia) was recorded by Stephen Egerton of the Descendents and mastered by Bill Stevenson of Black Flag

10PM - CRYPTACIZE - Dreamy experimental trio from San Francisco, features ex guitarist of Deerhoof (killrockstars). They are actually the headliner, but wanted to play 2nd since Callupsie is slightly louder. They are out supporting their most recent release Dig that Treasure (asthmatic kitty).

9PM - Florene - experimental electronic act from Dentron which I’ve yet to see live, but I listened to their myspace and it will segue into Cryptacize’s set fairly well.

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Paul Renna has worked his ever-luvin’ ass off to put together this wicked-awesome shindig. FineLineLive will be there live at 3:30 pm for some band interviews and a chat with Paul. You should too.

It’s all in the details:

Summer Solstice Festival
Saturday, June 21st
Milo Butterfinger’s
Performing: Uh…there’s a poster above….duh.

Paul Renna Live at the Granada

Jonathan Tyler & Kansas Live at Bill’s Records

Dustin Morris Live at Gezellig

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If there is any #1 fan of the Art Conspiracy, you be lookin’ at ‘er. So it’s only fitting that I take on some sort of duty as a co-hostess (yeah, I said “co” cuz , Andrea and Cari will find a place on stage at some point). Here’s the dealio…

Have you ever wanted to get a close-up look at what goes on inside the heads of creative people? On Saturday, June 21, at 8:00 p.m., at the Sons of Hermann Hall, you can get the chance to literally flip through the imagination of visual, literary and performing artists during Art Conspiracy’s 2nd Annual SEED fundraiser. The money raised will help fund the operating costs of Art Conspiracy’s large-scale December fundraiser and inevitably help Art Conspiracy donate more money to its 2008 beneficiary.

Since the end of May, 15 artists including Kim Cadmus Owens, Marcus Striplin, David Hopkins, Diane Sikes and Tina Medina have been filling up page after page of Moleskine® Journals with drawings, paintings, photography, lyrics, observations and more. During the SEED event, the Moleskine® Journals will be auctioned along with original work from additional Dallas artists.

“When someone sees an artists’ single piece of work, they are getting a look at a singular concept or idea,” says Erica Felicella, Art Conspiracy, Art Coordinator, “but with the journals, you are able to get a bird’s eye view into someone else’s creative process – it’s a much bigger picture and the results are intriguing.”

Live music will be provided by Matthew and The Arrogant Sea, Beauxregard, Spector 45 and Pet Hospital. The snarky, comedic antics of veteran Art Conspiracy auctioneers, Rob and Rob will be returning too. SEED will also serve as the venue for Art Conspiracy to unveil the beneficiary for its December 2008 fundraiser.

“Art Conspiracy is charting new territory,” says Andrea Roberts, Art Conspiracy, Site Coordinator. “This is the first year we have asked for beneficiary applications from local groups. Our goal is to use the money we raise to reinvest in the local arts economy. This gives us a chance to use the creative instincts of so many generous artists and musicians to support creative efforts being carried out throughout our city.”

Since 2005, Art Conspiracy has raised over $30,000 for groups including La Reunion, an artist residency located in Oak Cliff, and St. Anthony Community Center, a center that offers visual art, music and dance to more than 800 children in South Dallas. Art Conspiracy is a grassroots arts collective that seeks to bring the artistic and music communities together to support creativity communitywide.

For more information, please contact Cari Weinberg at cari@artconspiracy.org or 214-794-3510
Art Conspiracy - SEED
Saturday, June 21st
Sons of Hermann Hall
3414 Elm St. Dallas, Texas
Performing: Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, Beauxregard, Spector 45, Pet Hospital
8 PM - $5 cover
LIVE WEBCAST ON FINELINELIVE.COM

Save the Date | Remember December!

Art Conspiracy will most like schedule Art Con IV during the first weeks of December. If you’re interested in being a contributed artist, we send out the Call for Artists in Late-October and if you’re interested in bidding on art, get a megaphone and start practicing your bidding skills for the always frenetic and fun live auction.

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Sunday, June 22nd
FW Weekly Music Awards Showcase(s)
4 pm - Free!

8.0
9pm — Pretty Baby
8pm — Calhoun
7pm — Collin Herring
6pm — Pablo/the Hemphill 7
5pm — The Campaign
4pm — Stephen Pointer

BENT LOUNGE
9pm — Stella Rose
8pm — The Great Tyrant
7pm — Titanmoon
6pm — Stumptone
5pm — Lifters
4pm — Jefferson Colby

FLYING SAUCER
9pm — April Geesbreght
8pm — Elizabeth Wills
7pm — The Burning Hotels
6pm — Black Tie Dynasty (acoustic)
5pm — PrinceRodriguez
4pm — Blackland River Devils

PADDY RED´S
9pm — KatsuK
8pm — Goodwin
7pm — TTXQ
6pm — Merkin
5pm — Telegraph Canyon
4pm — the cut*off

SCAT JAZZ LOUNGE
9pm — Whiskey Folk Ramblers
8pm — Josh Weathers Band
7pm — Maren Morris
6pm — Panther City Bandits
5pm — JZ & Dirty Pool
4pm — Rivercrest Yacht Club

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More good stuff for more good causes below. Click on the banner for details…

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This morning I saw a guy riding down Coit Road on a unicycle, wearing a kilt…a few minutes ago I saw a bunny and a squirrel frolicking together in a neighbor’s front yard…odd day.

This is a rad deal goin’ down tomorrow. Sorry for the late post, but someone just hipped me to it and I ain’t checkin’ my email as much as I should.

GO HERE FOR DETAILS AND SUCH.

INTRODUCING
our first ever
DIORAMA-O-RAMA
Silent art auction and fundraiser for Justin Sullivan
Saturday, June 14 | 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Shannon’s House
(ask around cuz if you can easily find out where it is, you’re invited)

R.S.V.P. YOUR PARTICIPATION | DEADLINE: JUNE 6, 2008
dioramadallas@gmail.com
(pretty please r.s.v.p on time. mwah…)

Diorama-O-Rama is a collective art happening and fundraiser. Everyone is invited and encouraged to make and donate a diorama to our silent auction with 100 percent of the proceeds going to our Dallas friend Justin Sullivan who, for many months, has been displaced from working and living in his Oak Cliff home and is instead living in Bethesda, Maryland, where he is undergoing cutting-edge treatments to kick some cancer butt! Read Justin’s very personal experiences with cancer.

What is a diorama?
It’s a world in a box that’s made however you like. There are no size restrictions, no theme restrictions, and no real rules at all. All dioramas will be displayed outside, so come prepared if your diorama requires special supplies (battery packs, extension cords, etc) for display.

PRIZE CATEGORIES
Diorama prize categories could include, but are not limited to: most rad, low rent, olfactory, fluorescent, kinetic, fancy pants, likely to succeed, green (your interpretation), edible, popular, derivative, French, peaceful, anarchic, illuminated, unicorn-esque, nautical, OG, OMFG, doughnut shop-ish, glam rock, and so on. Whatever. It don’t matter. Lets just have fun while creating some good karma and raising lots of money for our sick friend with mounting medical bills.

EVENT DETAILS
This event is open to anyone who wishes to make a diorama or just kick back with our keg of beer, music, bug spray, sunscreen, and nice people. Potluck BBQ contributions are appreciated. Kiddos are absolutely welcome! There will be DJs and bands—names to be announced! If you have any questions email the Diorama-O-Rama contacts.

TIME TABLE | SATURDAY, JUNE 14
3 to 6 p.m. Diorama dropoff @ Shannon’s
6 p.m. Diorama silent auction begins
8 p.m. Diorama silent auction ends
8:30 p.m. Diorama award ceremony
ALL DAY Dance party

NON JUDGEMENTAL JUDGES
Allison V. Smith | Photographer
Rawlins Gilliland | Local writer/NPR Commentator
Christina Rees | Road Agent Gallery
Cynthia Mulcahy | Mulcahy Modern
Diane Sikes | Dallas Contemporary
Zac Crain | D Magazine
Danette Dufihlo | Conduit Gallery
Sarah Jane Semrad | La Reunion TX
C.J. Davis | Good Records
Ryan Abbott | Armhole.com
Gretchen Bell | Dolly Python
Brian Gibb | The Public Trust

FUNDRAISER FACTS
Free to enter. Free to attend. Homemade dioramas are not mandatory to attend. Donations on behalf of Justin Sullivan will be accepted and appreciated. All auction winners must pay for and collect their diorama by the end of the party. All entries will be photographed and posted on our Diorama-O-Rama blog. This is the first of many charity Diorama-O-Rama events to come. If you have space you’d like to donate for our future fundraisers, holla back.

LINKS/BLOGS OF INTEREST
Justin Sullivan
Diorama-o-Rama Dallas

DIORAMA-O-RAMA CONTACTS
Shannon Driscoll Phillips
Holly Jefferson
Jennifer Dunn
Tish Brewer

PS- the New Science Projects’ new album, Crocodile is freakin’ AWESOME! —– much more on this video, the album, et al a bit later….

D.E.E.P. Meeting Tonight at July Alley - 2809 Elm - 9 pm

1) Central Division Crime Watch Third Tuesday Crime Watch 6/17/08 at Sons of Hermann Hall

* Questions to be held till the end
* Need to notify the residents and the employees with flyer
* Contact Mike Scheel about quarterly DE meets with DPD and Expo Park

2) Mayor speaks to Deep Ellum Friday 6/27 2-4pm (DEA) at Sons of Hermann Hall

3) DEEP Fall Art Walk 9/13/08

* In conjunction with DADA (need to contact Lisa Taylor)
* Need to let the Galleries know
* Proposal and Flyer need timelines and volunteers

4) DEA and DEF Minutes

* We will add the minutes to the newsletter
* Leanne at the DEF to give us their min next meeting 6/11/08 @ 9am
* Minutes from the DEA

5) Future Projects and Events

* Extreme Sports & Music Event Emilio (Joint Method) Dropout Dreams
* Studio Fling “Live Long Day” Starts @ 8pm Friday 7/18 till 7/19
* Theater in Deep Ellum
* Concert To End Slavery
* Deep Ellum Radio with Copasetic Ballyhoo
* Possible future guest speakers David Recht (Dallas Public Works and Transportation) and Meadows Foundation

Fun stuff that happens every week in the hood:

* Every Mon - Bad A** Jazz Night at the Amsterdam Bar
* Every Tues - Yoga at Space - 6:30 - 8
* Every Wed - Swing Dancing at Sons of Hermann Hall - 8 - 9
* Every Wed - Film Night at All Good Cafe (this month spotlights Coppola)
* Every Thurs - Scaraoke with D.J. Mr. Rid at Meridian Room and Salim Nourallah at Club Dada all month
* Every Fri. & Sat - Improv night at Mouth and Ad-Libs
* Every Sat - Open Mic and Spoken Word at Sankofa
* Every Sunday - Picker’s Jam at Adair’s at 2pm

Next week we will offer a dining guide for cheap nights at local restaurants so if you have weekly specials like half off days let me know so I can add you to the list!

Next Meeting

6/17 Sons of Hermann Hall (Crime Watch with DPD)
6/24 Monica’s (Suzanne to confirm)
7/1 Prophet Bar with guest speaker Russell Hobbs
7/8 St Pete’s (Kevin to confirm)
7/15 Crime watch meeting at Reno’s Chop Shop
Stuff happening out & about:

June 11 Riddle of Steel at Double Wide
June 13 Frog Eyes at Club Dada
June 13 Lovie Beach Party at Space Studio
June 14 Pluto is Not a Planet a group show at Hal Samples Gallery
June 14 Cathey Miller solo exhibit at Kettle Art
June 17 Dysrhythmia at Bar of Soap
June 20 The Fleshtones at Double Wide
June 20 The Art of Skateboarding at Southside & Lamar
June 21 Art Conspiracy Seed at Sons of Hermann Hall
June 21 Times New Vikings at Club Dada
June 23 The Almost at The Door
June 26 Local Heart Show at Prophet Bar
June 27 Town hall with the Mayor at Sons of Hermann Hall 2 p.m.
June 27 Jim Suhler at All Good Cafe
June 28 Doug Burr and Kristy Kruger at All Good Cafe
June 28 They Come in Swarms at Bar of Soap
June 30 The Slow Poisoner at Bar of Soap
July 2 Josephine Collective at The Door
July 4 Fair Park 4th in Fair Park (stay tuned for a great hint on enjoying this event!)
July 7 Guida at Bar of Soap
July 11 Boys Named Sue at All Good Cafe
July 14 The Resurex at Bar of Soap

(events chosen due to impact on neighborhood, national touring artists, involvement with DEEP and DEA and those events which support humanitarian, social, environmental and charitable interests)

Taken from April & Brad’s post on their myspace page - “The Red Blood Club will be closing its doors for good on June 15, 2008. This completely breaks our hearts, but we have been trying to fight a battle that we cannot seem to win…At several of those shows there were maybe 10 people that showed up… We were not trying to make a buck off anyone…we were simply trying to keep the doors open.
We would like to thank EVERYONE that came out to RBC and showed their support. We would not have made it this long without you!…
I would like to ask that you all keep us in your memories. There were SO MANY kick ass shows at RBC and even more good times. We made a lot of new friends and even a few enemies! It will all be missed greatly.

Please be sure to continue to show your support to Doublewide, Bar of Soap, Reno’s and The Granada. They really need you and when they are gone there will be nothing!
We will be planning a “Grand Finale” party that will take place at RBC. The details will be posted soon.
We love you all!!
x0×0x0×0~ April & Brad”

If I hadn’t lost my cell phone the other day (not gettin’ the text invite ’til ’twas too late), then I woulda been at the birthday paaartaaay for my darling Reid Robinson and the divine EZ Eddie D. Below is audio from one helluva great day with ‘em both…

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Originally recorded for QuickDFW.com - Recorded by The Fine Line - January, 2007
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Pikahsso Allen Poe calls legendary DJ EZ Eddie D “the Godfather of DFW underground hip-hop.” You should always listen to Pikahsso, he know of what he speaketh…

DJ EZ Eddie D has cultivated a career as a DJ, remixer and producer for more than 24 years. Being the closest thing to a hip-hop historian that Dallas has ever known, he has worked with the early pioneers as well as many of the current up-and-comers. From his early days growing up in Finneytown (a suburb in Cincinnati) to his 23 years in Dallas, it’s no surprise to find his influences are all over the musical map. With a collection containing everthing from R&B to classic rock, funk to retro and blues to hip-hop, his studio is the Mecca record collectors dream of.”

“His main focus today is fusing all of these genres with hip-hop beats creating a distinctive sound all his own. In 1982, Dallas DJ The Master Mixer taught Eddie how to blend records, and also introduced him to the radio station KNON 89.3 “The Voice of the People.” He interned and moved his way up the ranks, working with DJ Cisco Soul & the Party Patrol and Nippy Jones of the “Fresh & Freaky Friday Show” (later KKDA). Nippy helped groom him for his own time slot. In 1987, station manager Craig Taylor gave him that chance with his first show airing Thursday nights from 9 to 11. The show moved a few times before finally landing on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m., where you can still tune in weekly for “Knowledge Dropped-Lessons Taught (Vol.2).” It is the only source Dallas has for true underground hip-hop, and a public radio station is a perfect forum for his philosophies on politics, religion, racism and social responsibility.

Reid Robinson and I met up at Gachet Coffee recently to go Inside the Mind of EZ Eddie D and had ourselves a delightful time. Did we catch the whole thing on audio? But of course, darlings.

Our good man Alex Kanakis hung out with Eddie at the KNON 89.3 studio and caught some super-sweet video.

Check out the Eddie D video here (Video)

Be sure and tune in to 89.3 KNON every Saturday night for DJ Eddie D’s Knowledge Dropped Lessons Taught - 5-7 p.m.

The interview includes tracks from P.P.T. and Pikahsso.

Inside the Mind - DJ EZ Eddie D

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Inside the Mind Series:
~George Gimarc
~Josh Venable
~DJ EZ Eddie D
~Jeff Liles

Artwork Courtesy of the Boy-Child

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I’m sure I’ll be adding to this, so check back.

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AllGood Cafe
Friday - Heartstring Stranglers - Find FineLineLive.com at this show!
Saturday - Jo Carol Pierce

Club Dada
Thursday - Salim Nourallah / The Cut*Off / The Felons
Friday - Hard Night’s Day / Kung Fu Girls
Saturday - Ryan Parker / A Valient Effort / Charlie Oxford / The Liking Strikes

Double Wide
Thursday - Telethon / The Rape Ape / Blixaboy
Friday - The Backsliders (CD Release) / Dragna (CD Release) / Binary Sunrise
Saturday - The Von Ehrics / Hit & Run

Red Blood Club
Sunday, June 8th
BBQ w/Truck Stop Junkies / Tennessee George & Wagontrash / Saddle Tramp / Caroline Danielsons
Booze - BBQ - Raffles - Door Prizes - General Hoopla
4 pm

Fallout Lounge
Thursday - Lost Generation w/Wanz Dover
Friday - The Fever w/DJ El Macho & DJ C MacPhie

Nasher Summer Garden Series
Saturday - Havana NRG

City Tavern
Friday - The Dirt Blazers / Homespun Remedies
Saturday - The Slack / Escort Service / Epitas (CD Release)

Opening Bell
Thursday - Jimmy Baldwin / Nancy Apple / Glenna Bell
Friday - Chris Holt / Molly Venter
Saturday - Elle / Tim Scott / April Geesbreght

The Loft
Thursday - Detroit Cobras
Saturday - Helio Sequence / Smile Smile / Calhoun

Poor David’s Pub
Friday - Joe Ely / Luke Rainwater
Saturday - Bob Schneider / Nathan Johnson

Lee Harvey’s
Thursday - DJ MC 900 Ft. Jesus
Friday - DJ Chikki G / Leo Hull
Saturday - DJ Sista Whitenoise / Truck Stop Junkies
Sunday - DJ EZ Eddie D

The Palladium
Thursday - Ladytron / Datarock

House of Blues
Thursday - Augustana / Wild Sweet Orange / Paddy Casey
Friday - The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Big Daddy Alright

Saturday, June 7th
House of Dang - and/or gallery

Show #17: - Cory Arcangel + Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied

June 7th - July 19th
Opening Reception June 7th, 6pm-9pm with all artists in attendance

Walk through with the artists at 7:30
Performance by Tree Wave and Farah at 8:00

Cory Arcangel is a computer artist, performer, and curator who lives and works in Brooklyn. His work centers on his love of personal computers and the internet. He is the co-founder for the Beige Programming Ensemble. Current interests include C.S.N.&Y., CSS, RSS, GCC, C++, HTML, XML, and TEX. His work has shown in the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, The Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Space 1026, Philly, the Migros Museum, Zurich, Team Gallery, New York, and Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Paris/Salzburg and on his homepage.

Based in Stuttgart, Germany, artists Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied are inspired by the messages, animation, and changing iconography of the internet. In their recent exhibition Online Newspapers in Madison Square Park, the artists displayed digital reproductions of online newspapers covered with now technologically out-dated web graphics and animation. The Internet is a vast network of both the symbolic and banal; Lialina and Dragan examine the language of the public domain, its evolution and aesthetics. A pioneer of net art, Olia Lialina has lectured, curated and exhibited around the world, she currently teaches at Merz Akademie in Stuttgart. Dragan Espenschied is an artist, musician, and programmer who won the 2001 Media Award from Zentrum f�r Kunst und Medien in Karlsruhe. Both artists have given lectures and exhibited their work at galleries and museums including, ABC Gallery, Moscow; Sonar, Barcelona; VertexList gallery, New York; RX gallery, San Francisco; SECESSION, Austria; and the New Museum, New York

The Cavern
Thursday - Fancy Fist / Elle Laporte / Lalagray - ZOO: The Video DJ Upstairs
Friday - Alpha Rev / Sounds Under the Radio / The Soldier Thread
Saturday - Deadman / Flat People / Collin Herring
Sunday - Ricki Derek

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Steven Collins has endured a lot of personal pain these past couple of years. His life, and his music, have taken many winding roads that led to a move to Austin, numerous new songs and a whole new band. Regardless of the changes, one thing remains the same—Steve is an amazing singer/songwriter/performer.

Saturday, June 7th
The Cavern
Deadman / Flat People / Collin Herring
SPLENDID Show!
Doors at 9 pm - $6.00 - 21+

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Zubar
Friday - DJ Select
Saturday - One (Electronic Filled Eve)

Granada Theater
Friday - The Vanished / Darby / Mother’s Anthem / We Heart the Violence
Saturday - Rocky Athas / Lightning & Nitzinger / Randy Pavlock (What you have here is some good ol’ real rock’n'roll)

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SPCA of Texas Pet Flix Film Festival

Unique and one-of-a-kind, the SPCA of Texas� Pet Flix Film Festival is an exciting and entertaining event that focuses on making our furry friends famous! What started out as a small film festival has now turned into a well-recognized community event, drawing pet and film enthusiasts from across Texas and surrounding states as well as filmmakers from California and New York. Films entered into the festival showcase animals of all types and consist of a wide variety of genres including dramas, mysteries, parodies, music videos and comedies, to name a few. The finalists� films will be shown at the festival and prizes will be presented to the top three winners as chosen by celebrity judges.

The first and only humane organization that hosts this type of event, The SPCA of Texas is one of the country�s largest humane organizations that provides services for more than 30,000 homeless and abused animals each year and provides citizens of the Dallas Metroplex with low-cost veterinarian services. All event proceeds will benefit the programs and services of the SPCA. For more information on Pet Flix, visit www.petflix.org.

Sunday, June 8th
Granada Theater
Doors at 5 pm - $10.00

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Lakewood Bar & Grill
Thursday - Sparrowbox / Aton / Champa
Friday - John Priest / Southbound Lane / Darryl Lee Rush

Barley House
Friday - Zapruder Sequence
Saturday - The Slow Burners / Sunday Drive
Sunday - The Sunday Night Drinking Club w/Dave Little / Chris Holt / Danny Balis and more

Update! - White Rock Coffee
Friday - Darren Furr (Anden)
Saturday - Michael Earhart

Love & War (Plano)
Thursday - Sisters Morales
Friday - Jason Carrell
Saturday - Owen Temple
Sunday - Shiner Sunday w/Rusty Wier / Randy Hopper

Obzeet
Thursday - Colin Boyd

Hank’s
Thursday - Aaron Watson

Love & War (Grapevine)
Friday - Brian “the Beerman” Houser

Summer kicks off Texas-style this weekend with a blow-out pool party with Larry Joe Taylor.

Tonight, Thursday, June 5th
Austin Ranch Pool Party
Performing: Larry Joe Taylor
8 pm - $10.00
Happy Hour & Appetizers 7:30
Beach Attire!
Austin Ranch
Silverlake Saloon (Red Awning)
Grapevine, Texas 75065

Andy’s
Friday - We Are Villians / RTB2 / White Walls

Art Six Coffee House
Thursday - Tim Miller

Dan’s Silverleaf
Thursday - Clint Strong
Friday - Stumptone
Saturday Matthew & the Arrogant Sea / Florene / Daniel Folmer
Sunday - 3 on Sunday - Born for Hard Luck” (a short profile of Arthur “Peg Leg Sam” Jackson), Target Video’s 1977 live footage of LA punk band The Screamers, and a compilation of early Black Sabbath live performances - Free
Monday - Paul Slavens

Hailey’s
Friday - Singer / History at our Disposal / Zest of Yore
Saturday - Unwed Sailor / Sybris / The Demigs
Sunday - DJ Wild in the Streets / The Broken Letters / Dust Congress

Oh that’s the way, uh-huh uh-huh I like it….uh-huh, uh-huh

Some of my other favorite Denton kiddies, Mount Righteous, finished-up When the Music Starts with John Congelton at the helm and all the M.R. kids writin’ and performin’. To celebrate, a party at Rubber Gloves was a no-brainer.

Check it:

Friday, June 6th
Rubber Gloves
Mount Righteous CD Release / Fishboy / Death! to the Doom Riders
Doors at 9 pm - $6- $8

Rubber Gloves
Thursday - Homegrown Thursdays - Pet Hospital / Orange Peel Sunshine / The Faith
Friday - Mount Righteous CD Release / Fishboy / Death! to Doom Riders
Saturday - The Destro / The Ocean / Lair of the Minotaur

8.0
Thursday - Tejas Brothers / The Derailers

1919 Hemphill
Saturday - Zanzibar Snails / The Great Tyrant / Mistress / Nouns Group

The Aardvark
Thursday - Television City / Hollow Eye / American Aquarium / Nicholas Altobelli
Saturday - The Drams / Telegraph Canyon / Calhoun

The Fairmount
Saturday - Austin Collins / Macon Greyson / Brian Wright / Sally Jaye

Fred’s
Thursday - Hank Hankshaw
Friday - Champa
Sunday - Magee Payne / Kurt South

Lola’s
Friday - Dax Riggs / John Barrett’s Bass Drum of Death
Sunday - Addnerim / Sweetooth / Four Days to Burn - BBQ - Gore Gore Girls Showing - Dave Karnes later on

The Moon Bar
Friday - Jason Davis / Seed
Saturday - Stoogeaphilia / Unizen / Great American Novel

Scat Lounge
Thursday - Johnny Reno
Friday - Rosana Eckert
Saturday - Carla Norris-Hopkins Jazz Quartet

White Elephant
Thursday - Luke Olson
Friday - Johnny Solinger
Saturday - Terry Rasor - 2 pm
Sunday - Casey Thompson / Greg Reichel / Travis Linville

Woody’s Tavern
Friday - Joey Green / 3 Rivers Alice
Saturday - Walt Wilkins / Eliza Gibson

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In-Stores

Bill’s Records
Saturday - Lara Lenhoff / Wicked Brew / Christian Ross - 2:30 pm - Free

Good Records
Thursday - Wild Sweet Orange - 6 pm - Free CANCELED (thanks Jeff!)

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Radio…

Friday

89.3 KNON - Rocket Radio - “underground electronic and dark music from the North Texas area and around the world”
Midnight ’til 4 am

Saturday

KTCU 88.7 - Radio Sputnik
Tune in at noon!

89.3 KNON - The Dungeon - hard rock, punk, metal and lots from our local unsigned bands
Midnight ’til 4 am

Sunday

The Local Show on KDGE 102.1 The Edge with the always hot ‘n hunky Chris Ryan - Tune in at 9:00 PM

The Front Porch on 99.5 The Wolf with the better ‘n buttah Justin Frazell - 6:00 PM

The Good Show on KTCU - 88.7 FM with my fave 3 2 stooges Tom U. Tony Diaz - starts at 9:00 PM.

90.1 at Night with my mentor Paul Slavens - 8-10 PM

Uncut with DJ Steve Nice - The absolute best in local Rap/Hip-hop/R&B 11 PM - K104 FM

89.3 KNON - Pagan Holiday- Open playlist, call in your requests! Lots of Indi and local rock.
Midnight ’til 4 am

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Artsy-Fartsy

I’m going to defer to my dear friend over at the Sub-Rosa for all your art-going needs. The chick knows her sh*t. Use her site often.

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Ed. Note: Check out the spankin’ new Deep Ellum Media site. Lots of cool stuff a’comin’ over there.

Guest speaker begins at 9 p.m. at Space - Live Webcast Here on The Fine Line.
“The power of serving others in your community through the arts.”

Part of the First Tuesday Speaker Series, Deep Ellum invites locals making a difference in the neighborhood to come and talk to us about experiences, history and current projects. Past guests have included Jeff Liles, Alex Bevil from Town2 Project with Brian Gibb from The Public Trust, The Dallas Police Department, Katherine Seale of Preservation Dallas, and Barry Annino with representatives of Deep Ellum Foundation.

This time we will have Hal Samples of Hal Samples Gallery and Space Studios. This should be a great night of not only art appreciation but also civic and community issues.
This should be an exciting event and all are invited to arrive early for a sample of what Space Studios offers the neighborhood.

At 6:30 we’ll gather for a yoga session (a donation to the instructor is requested and just so you know… I hear it’s beginner friendly which is great because the last time I tried to touch my toes was high-school gym class and yes I’ll be there)

And then at 8 p.m. we’ll have a little meditation session just to cool off before the speaker series starts up.

Next Meeting

6/10 July Alley
6/17 Sons of Hermann Hall (Crime Watch with DPD)
6/24 Monica’s (Suzanne to confirm)
7/1 Prophet Bar with guest speaker Russell Hobbs
7/8 St Pete’s (Kevin to confirm)
7/15 Crime watch meeting at Reno’s Chop Shop

Stuff happening out & about:

June 5 The Restarts at Red Blood Club
June 6 Backsliders and Dragna CD Release party at Double Wide
June 6 Nightmare of You at Prophet Bar
June 7 Studio Fling Goes Green Show
June 7 Dallas Historical Society presents Picnic in the Park in Fair Park
June 7 Preservation Dallas presents the Downtown Tour
June 7 Life in Deep Ellum - Wishful Wings Foundation benefit
June 11 Riddle of Steel at Double Wide
June 13 Frog Eyes at Club Dada
June 13 Lovie Beach Party at Space Studio
June 14 Pluto is Not a Planet a group show at Hal Samples Gallery
June 14 Cathey Miller solo exhibit at Kettle Art
June 20 The Fleshtones at Double Wide
June 20 The Art of Skateboarding at Southside & Lamar
June 21 Times New Vikings at Club Dada
June 26 Local Heart Show at Prophet Bar
June 27 Town hall with the Mayor at Sons of Hermann Hall
June 27 Jim Suhler at All Good Cafe
June 28 Doug Burr and Kristy Kruger at All Good Cafe

events chosen due to impact on neighborhood, national touring artists, involvement with DEEP and DEA and those events which support humanitarian, social, environmental and charitable interests)
News in Deep Ellum:

taken from Tiffany’s posts on SaveDeepEllum.org “Deep Ellum was highlighted on Channel 8 for ranking once again in the Preservation Dallas 2008 Most Endangered Historic Places. Big thanks to Katherine Seale for speaking on behalf of Deep Ellum and the history of the Knights of the Pythias Landmark on Elm.
See the news spot here.

Art on the Green Line at Deep Ellum Finally some news on the large scale art project planned for the Deep Ellum Dart Rail Station. Congrats to Reel FX and many thanks for keeping art in Ellum! See more on the project at Unfair Park, click here.

Also at the Baylor Dart Station: Artist Karen Blesson has created windscreen collages honoring Deep Ellum history and the local neighborhood arts. more”

So the girl-child has a birthday coming up next month and all she’s talked about for like the last 5 years is how much she wants a Pug.

Since she’s moving into her first apartment this weekend, which has me feeling a little nervous and weepy, I gave in to her incessant pleas and her wish has been granted.

We are still working on a firm name. He’s this teeny-tiny puppy with a gargantuan belly. Therefore, I immediately dubbed him “Mister McFatty.” The girl-child was leaning towards Milton, which complements my name, “Mister Milton McFatty.”

It’s been “Gus-Gus” the past 10 hours or so, named after that lovable big-bellied mouse in Cinderella. It seems to be sticking….oh…and it’s been a real joy picking up about 2-tons of puppy-poo, found in every nook and cranny of this Austin hotel room…sigh…how the hell does this little guy generate so much poop? No wonder that belly is so bloated.

“Time is Passing.mp3″ by Daniel Folmer

So like that wickedly awesomely talented Daniel Folmer just dropped a fresh new disc. I may not know much, but I do know that this kid rocks and from what I’ve heard from the new album, it’s a keeper.

Check out more tunes here. Also, scoot your ass to The Chat Room this eve for a live performance, along with other greatnesses, Sarah Jaffe, Robert Gomez and those darling Heartstring Strangler kids.

It seems that tonight’s showcase was a tad overbooked - everyone listed above is still performing, sans Daniel. HOWEVER, you can still catch Daniel at Strawberry Fields getthehellouttatheoldlocation party tomorrow, Saturday, May 31st. Dammit. I really picked the wrong weekend to leave town.

Daniel Folmer’s new album A New Leaf is available now on Gutterth Records. Focusing in and out of a relationship, he uses pop songs to emote distant sentiment, romance, joy and frustration. The album was recorded on quarter inch reel to reel during two sessions with Justin Collins (Centromatic, Doug Burr, Robert Gomez, Record Hop) and mastered by Matthew Barnhart (Shearwater, Baptist Generals, The New Year), at the Echo Lab and Satisfactory Studios.