The internet makes many rabbit holes deeper, and none is more fun to go burrowing in than the music blog that brings the exotic marvels of African cassette stalls straight to your desktop. Brian Shimkovitz runs the highly respected Awesome Tapes From Africa, and he’s coming to town to play his favorite tapes just for you, from Marrakech to Cape Town, Conkary to Mogadishu. If you’ve never seen an all-cassette DJ before, now’s the time. And just to spread the icing, Boston’s one & only 11-member Ethiopian-American ensemble Debo Band will be on hand with even more loping & hypnotic grooves. Don’t miss it!
Awesome Tapes on BoingBoing!
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Spectacle
128 Brookside
Jamaica Plain
Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 8:00pm
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ALL VISUAL BOSTON is a one-night only, digital slideshow projection of recent work created by local and international artists, curated by Trevor Powers. It includes photography, painting, drawing and video.
Participating artists: Al Baio, Phil Bergevin, Laura Beth Reese, Rachel Boillot, Kelly Burgess, Jonathan Campolo, Anastasia Cazabon, Christine Collins, Katey Farrell, Matthew Gamber, Nathaniel Grossman, Carl Gunhouse, Omer Hecht, Tyler Huntington, Justin Kaneps, Jared Kuzia, Molly Lamb, Shane Lavalette, Joe Leavenworth, Calvin Lee, Mutsumi Makino, Paige Mazurek, Lindsay Metivier, Benjamin Mosca, Courtney Nimura, Rebecca Perriello, Marina Pinsky, Eddy Pula, Camilo Ramirez, Irina Rozovsky, Ginevra Shay, Katharine Sheilds, Benjamin Smart, Annie Sollinger, Ryan Syrell, Otto Venta, Jenna Westra, Todd White The evening will start with a mini slideshow and talk by acclaimed documentary photographer Bill Burke, where he will share his work (past and present) and influences. 8pm-10pm: slideshow + talk first 50 people will get a copy of the ALL VISUAL BOSTON zine with artist bios and selected images from the slideshow |
Join us for the kick-off of an indefinite occupation of Boston screens. Inspired by the Occupy movement, Cinematic Disobedience aims to bring people together for food and discussion and to present films that reflect in one way or another on the state of our economy, our public space and our society.
March 1st
Potluck at 7pm – bring a dish or a beverage, if you can
Screening at 8pm.
Future events: http://cinematicdisobedience.com/
Events will take place on the first of every month in different locations around Boston.
Mission Hill and the Miracle of Boston (1978) by Richard Broadman
“The story of what happened to Mission Hill is the story of many of America’s older ethnic neighborhoods. Seventy years ago, Mission Hill was an Irish neighborhood of homes and small stores in which people lived near their schools, their church, and their shopping area. But between 1940 and 1980 it changed: thousands of units of public housing were built and decayed there. Nearby hospitals expanded, displacing people from their homes. Developers and speculators bought and sold property and built twenty-story apartment houses. A new, poor population and an affluent professional population arrived to compete for parts of the old neighborhood.
Mission Hill and the Miracle of Boston is the story of urban renewal, racial conflict, and the struggle of a neighborhood to survive these changing times. Spokespeople include real estate developers, community activists, workers, and residents.” -DER
Big thanks to Documentary Educational Resources for assistance with this screening!
Thursday December 15th 8pm.
Goat of Arms (drums, accordion, and sounds) Berbere Superstar (electric violin over samples) Hurricane Hostetter (violin looper) Kate from the Whitehause/Peace Loving doing her solo style show & Jim Hobbs solo sax legend. All ages. Donations accepted.
Spectacle.
128 Brookside
Boston, MA
Saturday, November 19 7:00pm. BYOB, Donations suggested.
Unpredictably funny new video work by MassArt students Cooper Conley-Currier, Fred Soligan and Dillon Buss traverses from light to dark and strangely invasive shades in between.
