Wednesday, June 13, 2012

BETHLEHEM THIS SATURDAY / AUSTIN LAST SATURDAY


the reading in austin was fucking great. end of an ear is a cool shop. i read something from the record with DRAGON TURTLE, then jon vance read from Tulip Has A Room. and tonie played some drones during both our readings. met a bunch of cool people. (like colin seven who took that photo of me). and some kids drove 24 hours straight from california to make the reading ahead of the show. then MOSS ICON played like an american Joy Division. for the first time in years and years. and then those kids from cali got crushed by a kid from the upper balcony. 
see the kid jump:


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but anyway, THIS SATURDAY night at Secret Art Space on the Southside of Bethlehem. you should come.

DRAGON TURTLE + ERIC de JESUS RECORD RELEASE. with JON VANCE / TONIE JOY of MOSS ICON and PLANETS AROUND THE SUN
{ this is an extremely rare and precious event }

Join us for the release of the Dragon Turtle and Eric de Jesus split 7" on La Société Expéditionnaire at Secret Art Space. Doors are at 6:30 and music will start by 7:30.

You can preview the 7" HERE


Jonathan Vance with Tonie Joy (both from Moss Icon) will be doing some sikodelic emo spoken word/guitar thing.
dont forget buy Jon's book on american type:writer. get him to sign it. you dont want to miss this.

PLANETS AROUND THE SUN (Herbcraft/Cursillistas/Tempera/White Light) are from Portland, Maine. They have been traveling around the country from nearly a year in their van. Their psychedelicly folky jams are not to be missed. They have a new tape out on Sloow Tapes (belgium).
http://planetsaroundthesun.bandcamp.com/

Secret Art Space
Bethlehem PA
All Ages / No Alcohol
email for directions to secret location





Sunday, May 27, 2012

...AUSTIN TX THIS SATURDAY 06/02/12...

 me and johnathan vance (of MOSS ICON fame) are reading some of our writing down in austin texas at end of an ear this saturday at 6pm. if yr in austin for the big chaos in tejas fest stop in before that night's shows and listen to our stories and say hello. and buy jon's book, my book and the DRAGON TURTLE + me 7" before its officially released. get down to texas with us! and, after we read me and beth wanna high tail it to the deville to see our LV brother DAUGHN GIBSON. it'll be like a night at jeff the pigeon (i wish). but the next night is the big holy MOSS ICON reunion. oh man, where's my bead necklace and the post hardcore / grown-out-crewcut long hair of my yyyouth....

here's a photo of Vance and some info on the reading.


 JON VANCE & ERIC de JESUS reading at End of An Ear 2209 S.1st, Austin, TX 78704 6pm 06/02
jon vance wrote the coolest lyrics in the world while in the seminal MOSS ICON. and he is still kicking to this day. if yr in austin texas for MOSS ICON's big spiritual reunion communion at the Chaos in Tejas fest, please stop in the evening before their show at End Of An Ear and see him read from his book Tulip Has A Room. Tonie from MI will be doing the quiet-cool backing soundtrack.

eric de jesus from WHH wrote We Won't Be Here Forever (on Future Recordings label / soft cover edition on American Type:Writer). a new record of him reading 2 story/poems about the classic emo year of 1988, backed by DRAGON TURTLE, is soon out on La Societe Expeditionaire.

TULIP HAS A ROOM by Jon Vance:

WE WONT BE HERE FOREVER by Eric de Jesus:

MOSS ICON "gravity" (these have to be some of the best lyrics ever written by a young American male):

SPOKEN JAMS BY ERIC de JESUS

ERIC de JESUS w/ DRAGON TURTLE 7":


please come by and say hi! drink the red wine emo.........

Saturday, April 14, 2012

STONY RUN

lots of interesting folks have lived in this house since 1841.






Tuesday, March 6, 2012

FROM THE LATE MALL BUILDER ERA TO THE NEW MIDDLE AGES

the art students who run the Eckhaus Gallery in kutztown pennsylvania asked me to curate a show. bless their little art student hearts. give them all A's. what with student loans and bleak job prospects in the new middle ages, theyre gonna need the blessings.

this is what i came up with, a group of creative folks, all of whom i admire. plus me....


Link
old school LVHC thrashers BAD AMERICAN will be blowing out the opening on april 7th. try not to crash into any of the art while you slam dance the old fashioned way.
and there will be Black Flag wine by EASY for you to imbibe plus a new issue of SLEEP TIGHT commemorating the show for you to scarf up. it features a nice essay on all the artists by PHOTON BAND dude Arthur J. DiFuria, Ph.D, professor of art history at Savannah College of Art and Design.

its going to be a warm spring evening, come out.and buy a piece or 2.