Not your dad’s “Clockwork Orange” anarchism, the new generation has organized its belief in a “culture of resistance” for a two-day conference and fair. Featuring such panel discussions as “Piracy and Hooliganism,” “Anarcha-Feminism” and “A Survival Guide for Obamamania,” the first day will be a veritable summit of current L.A. anti-authoritarianism. The second day, a cultural fair for confronting democratic ideals, will offer the sounds of 19 bands, a chance to stock up on anarchist wares and the opportunity to mingle with fellow freedom-lovers.
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 & Sunday, August 2
ADDRESS: see website for various locations & times
WEBSITE: www.anarchistconference.org
Twigs, small electronics, broken guitars, rocks and wind-up Victrolas are a sampling of the instruments to be used in a sound assemblage performed by Climax Golden Twins and Steve Roden at their first joint concert. Presented by SASSAS (Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound), the artists’ improvised and highly controlled electro-acoustic manipulations will fill the corridors of the Schindler House. With scores “generated by Schindler’s own drawings of the building,” artist Steve Roden will create a gentle soundscape that marries the space with “the quiet activity of listening.”
Support your local curriculum-free, propose-your-own-class school at the Telic Arts Exchange/Public School fundraiser. Leaving it’s usual Chinatown dwelling, TAE is migrating to the Mandrake Bar in Culver City for an evening filled with the sounds of Dublab and raffle ticket giveaways that include fine dining, fine lodgings and fancy technology. Learn about the new TAE Berlin space, hear about how to make absinthe, and chow on pretzels made by The Public School deans, all in the name of supporting a place where public participation and social exchanges can roam free.
Graffiti artists, DJs and B-boys unite for the “Hard in Da Paint!” workshop and celebration of hip hop culture at Self Help Graphics & Art. Featuring silk screening demos, live aerosol art, dance battles, MC battles and poetry readings, this insane synthesis of emerging local talent is not to be missed. Dedicated to serving the artistic voices of the Chicano/ Mexicano community, Self Help Graphics & Art is once again keeping it real by kicking off the “Hard in Da Paint” series with so many exciting young voices.
Afros, comedy sketches, jumpsuits and dance routines were the stuff of which “The Jacksons” TV variety show was made. Rare footage from the short-lived CBS series is being screened at the Paley Center for Media to pay tribute to the early days of Michael’s genius. Created as competition for ABC’s “The Osmonds,” CBS pushed the surreal button with such bits as Ed McMahon playing W.C. Fields across from Janet Jackson’s Mae West, and Sonny Bono expounding on tabloid culture.
As the brilliant Will Smith once sung, “Yo, yo forget the club/Today we play in the block/It’s goin’ down and it’s blazzin’ hot.” Catch the energy of the quintessential summer experience at the Funk Rumble Block Party. Featuring the sounds of local funk bands and a veritable United Nations of DJs laying down latin, soul, funk and hip hop, the Block Party will be giving Chinatown a serious injection of urban soul. Wind down the night with organic edibles and some “deep soulful afro latin jazz tunes” at the Grand Star Jazz Club’s “Spirit” after party.
Drawing inspiration from the surrealist technique of “Exquisite Corpse” – the mixing of words and images from various artists – six LA musicians will take over the Schindler House for an evening of sound and space experimentation. Stationed in different rooms, each artist will play alternating solos and duets to comprise a single, seamless improvised piece. Featured artists will include: Joe Baiza, electric guitar; Dan Clucas, coronet; Alicia Mangan, tenor saxophone; Dwight Trible, voice; Kira Vollman, voice and multiple instruments; Rich West, percussion.
