October 30th
@ Guilty Pleasures 201 E. 2nd St.
Good Luck
Quadrillion Babes
The Whomping Willows (Harry Potter inspired music)
and Zombie Dress up party!
starts at 6! (pre zombie parade)

Thursday, October 11th
10 PM at Uncle Fester’s
$5

Gutbucket is the new darling of the downtown New York music scene that nurtured such giants as John Zorn’s ‘Masada’ and ‘Bang on a Can’.  Some call it “jazz-punk” but “cartoon-thrash-indie or psychedelic” could be added to the genre pool.   www.gutweb.com

Mouthbreather hasn’t cut short their lust for wildly energetic rock and roll, despite the fact that they are kick-ass musicians.  Imagine if The Stooges put on magic hats and suddenly had chops like Dillinger Escape Plan.   www.myspace.com/mouthbreathermusic

Basilica can be heard as chamber-music, noise-rock, tech-grind,  post-whatever, or a colossal absurdity.  Their explosion of guitars, bass, drums, violins, and visuals is one of Bloomington’s most truly provocative performances.   www.myspace.com/basilicaproject

Stringzz plays some old and new charts for jazz string quartet and rhythm section.  These young performers will fill the room with the sweetest tones and hottest licks but always with the ripe smell of soul.

Goodhands Team is an anomaly.  Ask 2 people about them and you’ll hear about 3 different versions of GHT.  Electronic and acoustic, rhythmic but aleatoric, GHT exists as a precious abberation.  www.goodhandsteam.com

Take a stand and rally to end rape and domestic violence against women! Featuring live music and speakers followed by a candlelight vigil honoring victims and survivors. Proceeds will go towards Middleway House, a local domestic violence and rape crisis center for women. Co-sponsored with Women’s Student Association, Friends of Middleway House, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, R.A.I.S.E., IU Men’s Coalition, Office of Women’s Affairs, and Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. Location: Dunn Meadow

For more info, contact slu87@indiana.edu

From the Film Indiana conference website:

Film Indiana, scheduled for September 14-6, 2007, showcases the archival film holdings and cinema-related collections at Indiana University at Bloomington, including most notably: the Bradley Collection, Kinsey Institute, and IU’s extraordinary collection of instructional and educational films. The inaugural conference, “Screening Shorts,” will focus on short films produced within and beyond the Hollywood tradition.
Information about the screenings (information about locations can be found at the conference schedule):

Friday, September 14, 8:00PM
Forbidden Avant-Garde: Historical Erotica from the Kinsey Institute

The Department of Communication and Culture, the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, and the Ryder Film Series present films from the Kinsey Institute Library and Special Collections in two thematic groupings:

The Forbidden Avant-Garde: Selections that focus on out-of-distribution or difficult-to-find works on the subject of human sexuality by some of the masters of avant-garde cinema, including Stan Brakhage and Jean Genet.

Historical Erotica: A cross-section of films, dating from the early- to the mid-twentieth century, that provide a glimpse of what was considered to be erotic material early in cinema’s history.
Saturday, September 15, 1:00PM
Hollywood in Brief: Short Films from the David S. Bradley Collection

The Bradley Film Collection was acquired by Indiana University in 1997, after the death of collector and filmmaker, David Shedd Bradley. Nearly 4,000 16mm films—both classic and obscure—span the history of cinema in the United States and Europe, with the silent era being particularly well represented.

The screening will showcase some hidden gems from the Bradley collection, including trailers, promotional shorts for the industry (“behind-the-scenes” looks), fiction films currently not in distribution, as well as rarely-seen works by women directors.
Saturday, September 15, 8:00PM
Sex, Hygiene and Cultural Byways: Vintage Films from IU’s Instructional Film Collection

Making the world a better place one 16mm reel at a time: teaching gender, monitoring sexuality, appreciating our friends around the globe, managing problems in the workplace and the psyche.

Note: This screening will be held at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Paris, je t'aime ("Paris, I love you") brings together some of cinema's
most eclectic, acclaimed directors (Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuarón, the
Coen brothers, Wes Craven and Walter Salles) along with some of the most
intriguing actors working today (Steve Buscemi, Catalina Sandino Moreno,
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Fanny Ardant, Nick Nolte, Gena Rowlands, Juliette
Binoche, Elijah Wood and Natalie Portman) for a series of short films
celebrating the spirit of Paris. Each director tells of an unusal
encounter in a Parisian neighborhood; the vignettes go beyond the
postcard view of Paris to portray aspects of the city rarely seen on the
big screen.(116 min)

Screenings:
Sat, Sept 15 at 4:00 at Bear's Place and at 7:30 in Fine Arts 015 Sun,
Sept 16 at 5:15 at Bear's Place Fri, Sept 21 at 7:30 in Fine Arts 102
Sat, Sept 22 at 4:00 at Bear's Place and at 7:30 in Fine Arts 102 Sun,
Sept 23 at 5:15 at Bear's Place Fri, Sept 28 at 7:30 in Fine Arts 102
Sat, Sept 22 at 4:00 at Bear's Place  
Fri, Oct 5 at 7:30 in Fine Arts 102
Sat, Oct 6 at 4:00 at 7:30 in Fine Arts 102

For group tickets please call 339-2002.

For more about The Ryder Film Series visit www.theryder.com

Shapes and Sizes

Yeasayer
Vollmar
Tues. Sept. 18th
8pm
$7
The Waldron Arts Center

Shapes and Sizes are Canadian imports making a splash on Sufjan
Stevens Asthmatic Kitty Records. The off-kilter time signatures and
quirky instrumentation recall Deerhoof and Bloomington's favorite sons
The Impossible Shapes.They are a hodgepodge of sounds and ideas that
come together to create a piece of indie-rock perfection that is a
treat for the ears.
www.myspace.com/shapesandsizes

Brooklyn natives Yeasayer return to the Bloomington stomping grounds
where they wowed audiences opening for Frog Eyes. The groups music is
as richly diverse as the members themselves and the burrough they call
home. Much like TV on the Radio, Yeasayer's music is a perfect
amalgamation of gospel, funk, disco, pop, rock, and soul. In a sense,
take everything that is good about music over the past 50 years or so.
Throw it all into a blender and let it marinate in the art-rock
inflected sheen of Brooklyn and you have the aural joy that is
Yeasayer.
www.myspace.com/yeasayer

Vollmar is the create outlet of the humble virtuoso Justin Vollmar.
Vollmar's unassuming demeanor belies a gifted songwriter and musician
whose songs are touch all those who bare witness to the serenity of
his craft.
www.myspace.com/vollmarmusic

Saturday September 29th 2007
7-9 PM
@ art hospital
(1021 south walnut in bloomington, IN)

new paintings by ryan woods

ryan woods is a painter, video artist and musician currently living in
bloomington, IN.  he holds a BFA from the art academy of cincinnati.
ryan is the owner and curator of sweet hickory; a small volunteer run
art gallery, record store and community center in town.

the new paintings are mixed media works including such materials as
oil paint, acrylic paint, shellac, dry pigment, graphite, tar, dirt,
collage images, resins and plaster.

past images of ryan's work can be found at www.ryanwoods.org

the myspace site for sweet hickory can be found at
http://www.myspace.com/sweethickorymusicandart
the website at www.sweethickory.terrorware.com

ryan's music project, defiance, ohio has a website at
www.defianceohio.terrorware.com.

attached are a couple images of the new works.

for more information contact:

ryan woods
p o  box 1218
bloomington. IN 47402
ryanwoods77@hotmail.com
812 369 5284

BLOOMINGTON’S SOUL FOOD FESTIVAL is SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th at KARST FARM PARK,  2450 Endwright Rd. 11am until 4pm FREE EVENT – FOR EVERYONE,  Food, Games and Fun for the entire community of Bloomington.

I heard about this on WFHB’s Bring It On this week.   Sounds pretty fun though not necessarily too vegetarian-friendly.

Monday October 22nd
Das Kapital (myspace.com/thedaskapital)
Chicago punk rock on Johann’s Face Records.  Featuring former members of the Traitors.

The Cool Girlfriends (myspace.com/thecoolgirlfriends)

(Possibly) Pedro Says, “Hi”
Bloomington’s new rock band.

once again same deal, starts at nine, drinks available, donations to be taken up.