BB & SIRIA RECOMMENDED: WHERE WE’RE HEADED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS!
FRIDAY – FEB. 25TH
THE TEBOT BACH READING SERIES
JEFF EPLEYand (sometimes TRAffIK Contributor) CLINT MARGRAVE read their poetry!
Friday, February 25th, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Tebot Bach Reading Series Location:
Jeff Epley’s poetry has appeared in The Louisiana Review, Pearl, and Verdad, among others, and has been anthologized in Incidental Buildings & Accidental Beauty: An Anthology of Orange County/Long Beach Poets. From 1997 to 2002, he edited Bender Magazine, which has been archived at SUNY Buffalo Special Collections and CSU Long Beach Special Collections. He teaches English Composition and Creative Writing at Long Beach City College.
ABOUT CLINT MARGRAVE
Clint Margrave has recent or forthcoming work in The New York Quarterly, 3AM, Pearl, Chiron Review, Nerve Cowboy, Re)verb, The Tule Review, Beggars and Cheeseburgers, as well as in the recent anthologies Beside The City of Angels: An Anthology of Long Beach Poetry by World Parade Books and At the Gate: Arrivals and Departures by Kings Estate Press. His work has also appeared in So Luminous the Wildflowers: An Anthology of California Poets and Incidental Buildings and Accidental Beauty: An Anthology of Orange County/Long Beach Poets both from Tebot Bach Press. Currently, he teaches composition and creative writing at California State University, Long Beach.
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TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO YOUNG TO DIE
Opening Reception: Friday, Feb 25th, 7pm
(Show runs from February 25 – March 26, 2011)
Afterparty features Musical Performances at 9pm-11 from OFF! and the Nichemakers (feat. Raymond Pettibon)
Tickets Required (Show is sold out, but tickets may be available at the door, visit http://www.subliminalprojects.com/ for most up-to-date info)
Location:
FEATURING WORK BY EDWARD COLVER, SHEPARD FAIREY, GLEN E. FRIEDMAN, JENNY LENS, DAVE MARKEY, RAYMOND PETTIBON, JORDAN SCHWARTZ, WINSTON SMITH
Original flyers, posters, set lists and more from Bryan Ray Turcotte (Fucked Up + Photocopied)
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Curated by Katherine B. Cone and Jon Cournoyer
TOO FAST TO LIVE, TOO YOUNG TO DIE is “a selection of photography, art and ephemera from the California Punk & Hardcore scene with an emphasis on the explosive period of the late 70’s and early 80’s. This exhibition features creative pioneers who were present for the detonation of the Southern California scene and whose imagery helped capture and craft it’s angles, attitudes, music, fashion and sub-culture. Additionally, reflections of other punk scenes throughout California and contemporary collaborations will be presented that were inspired by one of the most potent and relevant periods of individual expression in California history.”
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SATURDAY – FEB. 26TH
YES, WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO ALL OF THESE EVENTS…WISH US LUCK!!!!!
The Hectors + Seasons Record (split) Release Party
Location:
Time: 7pm
As a preview to The Hectors upcoming full-length album and to Seasons upcoming “Autumn” ep, both bands are putting out a split 7″ single together, which will be the first vinyl effort for either band.
Presented by Web In Front and I Promote Good Bands.
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L.A. Lottery League – The BIG SHOW
Time: 9pm
Cost: $5 w/RSVP (go here to RSVP)
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, 90011
Click here to see full list of bands
Lottery League took over a dozen Los Angeles bands and drafted the members to create 12 new bands for the month of February 2011.
It all began with a special Draft Night (held at Project Infest) on January 29 at 8pm.
Draft Night was supervised by a “Council of Chiefs” which includes The Smell proprietor Jim Smith, performers Michael Nhat and Dalton Blanco, promoter & publisher Sean Carnage, and booker Deseret Rodriguez.
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THE MO-ODDS + BLACK BOOTS @ CASEY’S TAVERN
FOR “THE ALTER-NATIVE HOUR” (Thursdays at 9:30 pm on intraffikradio.com) DJ COLIN DANA’S BIRTHDAY!
LOCATION:
Casey’s Bar & Grill
613 S. Grand Avenue 90017
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THE SHAKERS @ THE VIPER ROOM
FOR JODIE SCHELL’S (INTRAFFIK.COM MODEL & INTRAFFIKRADIO.COM DJ) BIRTHDAY SHOW!
featuring:
THE SHAKERS
HILLBILLY HERALD
THE SHRILL
BADWATER
COSMIC TRIGGER
8:00PM
‘FOREVER HOLLYWOOD’ OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY FEB. 5TH
We’ve mentioned our talented friend Laurene Alvarado plenty of times here on our site. If you still aren’t aware of her work, or are only familiar with her work as an amazing make-up artist (check out our features on her here as well as a how to video here) now is your opportunity to check out some of her artwork and representations of many of Hollywood’s most famous names and recognizable faces via her art installation aptly titled “Forever Hollywood.” Check the flier for full details…
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The Hump Readings featuring Clint Margrave and Anna Badua
This second installment of The Hump Readings Poetry Series is Wednesday, August 18 featuring TRAffIK Contributors Clint Margrave and Anna Badua!
Click here for more info
Location:
Borders Downtown Long Beach at The Pike
101 S. Pine Ave.
THIS SATURDAY – L.A. CRAFT EXPERIENCE
“LA, It’s Time to Get Crafty!” LA Craft Experience is LA’s newest outdoor market located in historic Chinatown’s Central Plaza and features unique vendors from all over Los Angeles. The show includes designers, crafters and artists selling unique, handmade, original and hard-to-find items. LA Craft Experience (“LACE”) debuts on August 14th and 28th from 5 p.m. to midnight alongside Chinatown Summer Nights. After August, LACE occurs the second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Each market includes a rotating selection of juried-in vendors, hands-on crafts demonstrations, free giveaways for event goers and selected DJs and bands to rock the crowd all day long.
Dates: LACE runs in conjunction with Chinatown Summer Nights on August 14th & 28th from 5 p.m. to midnight. After August, LACE occurs the second Saturday of each month beginning on Oct. 9, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. All events are at Chinatown’s Central Plaza: 947 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, 90012. Admission to Chinatown Summer Nights and LA Craft Experience is always free. Bike and car valet available during Chinatown Summer Nights and street parking and plenty of event parking available for all markets.
Visit www.laceevent.com or www.chinatownsummernights.com for more info.
The Sun Always Rises: How to Stay Indoors This Summer
Don’t be fooled by the smell of barbecue in the air, the popping lids of iced cold beer, and all the smiling people in trunks and bikinis riding bicycles. The source of their pleasure is a scorching gaseous star emitting cancerous UV rays that want to kill them. If anything, stage a revolt this summer: Stay indoors. Defy the sun by opening all the windows and finding a good book to read.
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Sure, in this age of the e-reader, a whole library can be taken with you wherever you go, including to all those sunny outdoor places, but have you ever tried to get sand out of a Kindle? Me neither, but it doesn’t sound like a lot of fun. Plus, there are crowds to contend with. You’re better off in the comfort of your own home. Why throw rent away? The truth is, with the right reading material it won’t matter. Let books take you where you want to go. And why not start at the top with Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Sure it’s over six hundred pages of dense reading, but relax, you’ve got all summer! If you don’t read it now when will you ever? Plus, it’s an adventure story. Takes place on the high seas. Perfect for the season. And quit whining about difficult reading, you’re an adult now, time to put the Harry Potter down.
Okay, maybe you’ve just got something against whales (hmm…I’m telling you, you may want to check this book out!). Maybe, you get seasick easily, or I don’t know, something else, like it’s not quite the tale you’re looking for. (more…)
WHERE WE’RE HEADED: TOMORROW NIGHT!
Tomorrow Night (Friday June 4th, 2010) is the Issue 2 Release for Beggars and Cheeseburgers (www.beggarsandcheeseburgers.com)
Beggars & Cheeseburgers is a quarterly art/poetry magazine that is focused on print media. Poetry, short stories, photography, painting, etc.
TRAffIK contributors Anna Badua and Clint Margrave are among the talent included in this issue.
