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Movement Festival 2018

June 2, 2018 at 9:05 pm | Posted in Movement (DEMF), Photos | Leave a comment

Saturday, May 26, 2018

VIP area

VIP area

VIP area

VIP area

VIP area

VIP area

VIP area

Black Noi$e

Black Noi$e

Bill Converse & Carlos Souffront

Bill Converse & Carlos Souffront

Waajeed

Waajeed with Steffanie Christi’an

Andrés

Andrés

Andrés

DJ Godfather

Eris Drew

Resident Advisor took over the underground stage this year

Ed Rush + Optical

Helena Hauff

Marco Shuttle

DJ Hype + Hazard

VIP area at night

Carl Craig

Ectomorph

Ectomorph

installation @ pyramid

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Kweku Saunderson

Milan Ariel (daughter of Juan Atkins) + dancers

DJ Holographic

Shady P

Antenes

John Collins (Underground Resistance)

Avalon Emerson

Eddie Fowlkes playing the main stage (view from behind)

Blake Baxter

Kenny Larkin

Tiga

installation @ pyramid

installation @ pyramid

Marcel Dettmann

Steve Bicknell

KiNK

Nina Kraviz (on the right side of the stage, it was hard to see her)

Nina Kraviz

Monday, May 28, 2018

Marshall Applewhite

Beautiful Swimmers

gate to RBM stage

DJ 3000

Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale

Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale

Stone Owl

Radio Slave

Mike Huckaby

crowd dancing during Todd Osborn

Todd Osborn

Phuture

Phuture

Phuture

Phuture

Mark Flash

Charlotte de Witte

DJ Premier

DJ Premier

Inner City

Inner City

Inner City

BadBadNotGood

BadBadNotGood

BadBadNotGood

DJ Stingray

Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan

Trip Metal Fest @ El Club 5/25/18

June 2, 2018 at 2:53 pm | Posted in Photos, Trip Metal Fest | Leave a comment

Trip Metal Fest was only one day this year, but it was a quality lineup, and NTS Radio did some broadcasting on the patio, which was cool as well. Nídia played afterwards and there were some sound problems but it still sounded excellent.

El Club patio

vegan sliders from The Grim Feeder

BMG (Ectomorph) on NTS Radio

Drew McDowall and Puce Mary on NTS Radio

Universal Eyes (Universal Indians + Wolf Eyes)

Universal Eyes (Universal Indians + Wolf Eyes)

John Olson

Pure Rave

Pure Rave

Pure Rave

dancing to Pure Rave

Gashrat

Gashrat

Puce Mary & Drew McDowall

Puce Mary & Drew McDowall

Puce Mary & Drew McDowall

Puce Mary & Drew McDowall

Puce Mary & Drew McDowall

MGUN on NTS Radio

flyer for the Nigh/Day party my sleep schedule wouldn’t allow me to attend

Guttersnipe

Guttersnipe

Martin Rev

Martin Rev

Martin Rev

Martin Rev

The Art Ensemble of Chicago

The Art Ensemble of Chicago

The Art Ensemble of Chicago

Nídia

Nídia

dancing to Nídia

dancing to Nídia

Nídia

Prefix – A Pre-Festival Function @ Marble Bar 5/24/18

June 2, 2018 at 2:10 pm | Posted in Photos | Leave a comment

Marble Bar patio

Marble Bar patio

Marble Bar patio

Marble Bar patio

Gajiza Dumplins

Vanity Press and Towhead swag

Vanity Press and Towhead swag

Movement after party flyer

Movement after party flyer

Where Are My Keys flyer

Beige

Acemo and Color Plus

Color Plus and Acemo

Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale

Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale

Marble Bar patio after dark

Bangface Weekender 2018 + Iceland trip

April 9, 2018 at 1:41 am | Posted in Bangface, Photos | Leave a comment

I flew out to England for this year’s Bangface Weekender festival, because some of my friends were going and I kept seeing the lineups every year and saying I’d go someday. So I finally did, and it had its ups and downs. The music itself was mostly incredible, the soundsystems were top notch, the visuals were crazy, and there were people playing from early afternoon until late at night on most days. However, Dillinja and A Guy Called Gerald didn’t play, which was a bummer, and the location itself was kind of a hellhole. It takes place at some cheap family resort that I can’t imagine anyone would actually want to take their family to, and it was cold and wet because it was in the middle of March. British food is notoriously disgusting, and being a vegetarian, I basically had to live on chips (fries) and Pop Tarts and candy. But it was fun, it definitely felt like a once in a lifetime experience. I probably won’t go back to this festival but I do want to come back to England as soon as possible, and explore some of the cities this time. After England I flew to Reykjavik with some friends, which was truly wonderful. Very expensive, but everything I saw was gorgeous. The city itself isn’t that big but there still wasn’t enough time to explore everything. We did get to go on a guided tour and see some nature. Of course it was very cold but there were some beautiful sights to see.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

loading up on krónur (pictured here) and pounds for the trip

Moroccan breakfast at the London airport (by far the best meal I ate in England)

flying over England

Manchester train station

arriving at the chalet at Pontins Southport

Friday, March 16, 2018

Ainsdale train station

cycle cafe

Bar Mio

downtown Ainsdale

not actually a coffee shop but the artist entrance building

entrance to the main venue building

Gabba the Hutt

convenience store mostly filled with candy, toys, and unbelievably gross-looking food products

giant toy synth (partially functional)

Northern Hard Crew showcase at the Queen Vic room

Bang Shop

Acid in Wonderland

mini golf course at Pontins

outside the chalet

outside the swimming pool and TV studio

I took a step outside the madness and walked out to the beach which was right near the Pontins. This was easily one of the best parts of the trip, and if it wasn’t so cold I would’ve spent a lot more time out here. I walked pretty far in and didn’t seem to come close to the actual shore.

abandoned house near the beach

Ok, back inside for the opening ceremony in the main room

inside the Chinstroke TV studio

main room just starting to fill up

dinos in the crowd

opening ceremony

Altern-8

yes, Napalm Death played at a rave, and it went over really well

sparkly raver and skeleton

the soundsystem in the Face Room

skeleton ravers

Current Value

Lenny Dee & ISR, and a giant beachball about to hit me

Industrial Strength Records flag

Lenny Dee & ISR

inflatable city during Hellfish’s 5AM set

Hellfish

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Aphex Bugs warning children about the unsteady ground

go-karts

afternoon hula raver

Calum Gunn @ Algorave

Chemical Adam @ Algorave

empty dancefloor of the just-opened main room

Slugabed

Spinscott (live jungle MPC choppage)

Ceephax Acid Crew

ravehammer

Helena Hauff

Helena Hauff

Champion

Ben Sims

shark and light suits during Friction’s set

palm tree lasers

End.user

Somatic Responses

Somatic Responses

The DJ Producer

Sunday, March 18, 2018

soundsystem in the main room

Posthuman

Posthuman

I’m not sure if 2 Bad Mice actually played but this mascot of sorts was there

Barrington (in the oldskool jungle soundclash room)

light hula raver

Liquid

someone on Bangface staff must be from Detroit because Breakcore Pancakes is totally a Detroit thing

Speedy J

Monday, March 19, 2018
This was a travel day. We checked out of the chalet, and myself and three friends flew to Iceland and checked into an Airbnb in Reykjavik.

cleaning up the chalet

checking out

waiting for the train

Southport train station

“Way out”

Westhoughton train station

comic mural in Reykjavik airport

giant puffin crashing through the baggage claim area

exchange rates

downtown Reykjavik

ice cream vikings

after-dinner group photo

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

view from our Airbnb

art at the cafe downstairs from our Airbnb

downtown Reykjavik

clothing store w/ a cat logo

communal nachos

incredibly good veggie burger (which was called the “meat lovers” burger)

Arcade & Toy Museum which we didn’t go into

desserts at a random coffee shop

the basement of 12 Tónar

12 Tónar

street art

street art

downtown Reykjavik

street art

Lucky Records

Lucky Records

Lucky Records

Lucky Records

Lucky Records

polar bears

downtown Reykjavik

Harpa concert hall

viking ship sculpture?

inside the Airbnb

inside the Airbnb

Wednesday, March 21, 2018
We went on a guided tour outside of the city and visited some nature trails, geysers, and waterfalls.

directly following a geyser burst

nature does not care for your money

pizza with rocket (arugula) and potatoes

Mikkeller & Friends (where we had pizza)

Thursday, March 22, 2018
This was the day we flew back to the States. It also happened to be the only sunny day when we were in Reykjavik. We took one last drive through downtown and then went back to the airport.

view from the Airbnb

view from the Airbnb

flower planting in downtown Reykjavik

one last look at downtown Reykjavik

checking in and getting through security was not easy or fun

Omnom Chocolate

stained glass at airport

Reykjavik airport

Think twice, you’re sweet enough

v/a: Punk House LP (MOCAD, 2017)

December 17, 2017 at 9:46 pm | Posted in Photos, Reviews | Leave a comment

v/a: Punk House LP

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is currently showcasing an exhibit called Sonic Rebellion: Music As Resistance, which is inspired by the 1967 Detroit Rebellion and traces the city’s history of revolutionary music and activism since then, ranging from the MC5 and John Sinclair and the White Panthers to P-Funk and free jazz and blues to new wave and garage rock to Detroit techno to hip-hop and beyond. It’s easily one of my favorite MOCAD exhibits, but the cherry on top is the Punk House exhibit at the Mobile Homestead (a full replica of Mike Kelley’s childhood home which is located right next to the MOCAD). Celebrating all thinks punk, noise, free jazz, garage rock, and above all DIY related to the Detroit scene, the exhibit includes lots of show posters, album art, comic books, memorabilia, artwork by everyone from Jad and David Fair to Mike Dykehouse to Suzy Poling to Timmy Vulgar, plus a special installation room by Jimbo Easter. On top of all of this, the museum released a special compilation LP containing music by many of the artists who contributed to the exhibit. It starts out with a bracing live track from synth-punk heroes ADULT., then there’s a Timmy Vulgar track about a badass rocker girl who prefers the Stones to the Beatles. Jad and David appear twice (and several more times on the download-only bonus tracks) and also write a song about the Stones (“Mick Called Charlie”), and there’s Beefheartian weirdness from Jimbo, solo and as part of Druid Perfume. Of course Destroy All Monsters and other related projects provide prophecies of musical freedom. The Whales (with shrieks by Godzuki’s Erika Hoffmann) and Princess Dragonmom provide noise, while Dykehouse and Cotton Museum provide creepy, queasy synths. There’s also some straight up psych-pop from Outrageous Cherry, and the one and only Wolfman Band with their update of the Sonics’ “The Witch” (retitled “She’s My Wolf”). Pod Blotz’ pulsating death electronics certainly deserve a shout-out as well. The LP, as well as the entire exhibit, is an excellent artifact of the Detroit underground scene, past present and future. The exhibit runs until January 7, and there’s no telling if copies of the LP will still be for sale afterwards, so by all means get to the museum as soon as possible. Here’s some photos from Sonic Rebellion and Punk House:

vintage concert poster art

Abdul Haqq and Alan Oldham album art for UR and other Detroit techno artists

The keyboard Derrick May used to record “Strings of Life” and “Nude Photo”. I was seriously in shock when I approached this historical instrument

boombox collage

records @ Punk House

Howl!!!!!!

David Fair

Chris Pottinger

Forest Juziuk @ Tumbleweed Tavern

Jimbo Easter’s Tumbleweed Tavern

Jimbo Easter’s Tumbleweed Tavern

Jimbo Easter’s Tumbleweed Tavern

Jimbo Easter @ Tumbleweed Tavern

Suzy Poling + Nicola Kuperus @ Tumbleweed Tavern

Chicago trip June 22-24, 2017

July 1, 2017 at 9:04 pm | Posted in Photos | Leave a comment

inside the Embassy Suites we stayed at

At the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago for the Takashi Murakami exhibit

Reckless Records (Milwaukee Ave branch)

Dusty Groove

making music with Justin and Zach

Kitchen 17, on the final day in their old location

pizza burger @ Kitchen 17

rainbow cake @ Kitchen 17

skyline from the navy pier

skyline from the navy pier

skyline from the navy pier

Trip Metal Fest 2017 & other Memorial Day Weekend happenings

May 29, 2017 at 2:44 pm | Posted in Photos, Trip Metal Fest | Leave a comment

Friday, May 26

Trip Metal Fest poster

mural @ El Club by ZelooperZ

mural @ El Club by ZelooperZ

DJ Blk_out (+ not sure other DJ’s name)

drum installation by Apetechnology

drum installation by Apetechnology

Apetechnology

Wolf Eyes

Wolf Eyes

DJ Blk_out (+ not sure other DJ’s name)

DJ Blk_out (+ not sure other DJ’s name)

Vullmoxx

Vullmoxx

Crime Victims

Crime Victims

Geraniums

Siobhan (or maybe Pure Rave?)

Quiltboy

Knox Mitchell

Knox Mitchell

Viands

Viands

Viands

Apetechnology drum installation in action

Apetechnology neon ghost robot in action

Container

Pharmakon

Pharmakon

Saturday, May 27

John K King Books

John K King Books

Submerge (Underground Resistance headquarters)

Ron Zakrin painting @ Submerge

Submerge (Underground Resistance headquarters)

Submerge (Underground Resistance headquarters)

burger cakes @ Royale With Cheese

John Olson & Andrew Kirschner

Twig Harper

Sliki (Viki & Stallone the Reducer)

Sliki (Viki & Stallone the Reducer)

Aaron Dilloway

Princess Dragonmom setting up

Princess Dragonmom

Princess Dragonmom

Princess Dragonmom distributing cardboard weaponry

Princess Dragonmom (Warren Defever)

(It wasn’t really possible to capture this in photos but a giant cardboard unicorn came out and everyone destroyed it with the cardboard weapons.)

Fluct

Shades

Body/Head

Body/Head

Elysia Crampton

Via App

Via App

DJ Earl

Suzi Analogue & DJ Earl

Suzi Analogue, DJ Earl, & DJ Taye

DJ Taye

Suzi Analogue, DJ Taye, & DJ Earl

Sunday, May 28
Not Trip Metal Fest, but Holodeck Records’ showcase, which was sparsely attended but everyone I saw was amazing. I left around 1AM because I was tired, but it went a lot longer, and then there was another event after that which went on until the next afternoon! I wanted to stay for all of it but I have a body and I need sleep.