Model Citizen – opening reception
by Mr. OldWorldVulture on Nov.29, 2011, under Blog, Updates
For those of you that live in St. Catharines, Ontario (or within the vicinity of), Mike’s having an opening for his first collection of works in a long, long time. Model Citizen opens this weekend. The images are watercolour on paper depicting various political figures from the last 200 years. Details are below:
Saturday, December 3rd, 7pm
Niagara Artists Centre (Member’s Gallery)
354 St.Paul Street
St. Catharines
Artist statement: This body of work represents my interest in the history of modern propaganda, the public image, youthfulness vs. aging, nationalism vs. individualism and the illusions contained within.
Here’s a link to the Facebook event page.
Photos: Rancho Relaxo, Toronto, November 12, 2011
by Mr. OldWorldVulture on Nov.29, 2011, under Blog, Updates
The Take Media took some photos at the Two Way Monologues showcase we played with The Famines and OPOPO. Check them out here.
Hear|Here Video Series Vol. 1 featuring The Famines & OPOPO
by Mr. OldWorldVulture on Nov.17, 2011, under Hear|Here
We’ve started a Hear|Here video series that will feature clips and a brief write-up for every band that we play with. Simply put, there are way too many bands out there not to share with you. Support these artists when they roll through your town.
Band: The Famines
Hometown(s): Edmonton/Montreal
Website: thefamines.ca
Label: mammothcaverecording.com
Is this one song or three? In the end it really doesn’t matter. These guys are all about intensity. One of them lives in Edmonton, the other in Montreal. We were told they practice trough Skype, which clearly shows their dedication to the sport. Nice guys to boot, and they had a wicked graphic design aesthetic for all their albums, including a newly minted 12-inch that compiles tracks from 2008-2011.
Band: OPOPO
Hometown: Toronto
Website: opopo.ca
Label: urbnet.com
OPOPO sound like a two-piece garage rock band that only ever listens to house music. Pretty intense live set, too. We told them they had a lot in common with The Stone Roses and Screamdelica-era Primal Scream. They had never heard either band before. We made them vow to rectify this tragic mistake. Grab their entire catalogue here.
The whole night was put on by Two Way Monologues.
