THOUGHT FORMS & PARALLELOGRAMS:

AN EVENING OF VISUAL MUSIC WITH LINDA PERHACS AND FRIENDS

A celebration of Linda Perhacs’ seminal folk album “Parallelograms.” This mystic creation from 1970 is one of our all-time favorite musical works. Linda’s masterpiece will come to life in this historic multimedia happening. She will perform publicly for the first time ever and be joined on stage by some of the most stunning contemporary artists for uniquely crafted musical performance, visual art, film and dance.

Featured musicians include: Aaron Robinson, Ariana Delawari, Ben Knight, Blank Blue, Crystal Antlers, Hecuba, Julia Holter, LA Ladies Choir, Mia Doi Todd, Rio en Medio, Tom Brosseau, We Are the World and more.

Original Films by: Alia Penner, Andrea Fellers, Brian Close, Daft Punk, Hecuba, Jeremy Rendina, Jessica Hundley, John Wyatt, Kelly Sears, Matt Amato, Maximilla Lukacs and Nicole McDonald.

New dances choreographed by: Ryan Heffington.

Art projections by: Alia Penner, Amber Halford, Amy Jo Diaz, Andrea Fellers, Arik Roper, Jess Holzworth, Lauren Dukoff, Nora Keyes, Owl Eyes and Will Lemon.

Doors open at 7pm. Enjoy djs, art projections and drinks in the lounge / Show starts promptly at 8:30pm
$25: CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS / All Ages

REDCAT
631 West 2nd Street
Dwontown, 90012

* Presented in partnership with Draw-Pictures and REDCAT.

Come out and enjoy Vibrant Visions as dublab celebrates its 10 year anniversary. 

Come see a retrospective of dublab’s original art exhibitions.

The exhibitions will feature: UP OUR SLEEVE, THE DREAM SCENE & INTO INFINITY.

 HIT+RUN will be on hand for live t-shirt screening featuring exclusive dublab designs.

A video booth featuring clips of dublab’s film projects: VisionVersion, mi casa es su casa, Secondhand Sureshots and more.

the dublab pop-up shop with limited edition vinyl, cds, stickers, posters, t-shirts and more. 

“CREATIVE CIRCLE” art auction / exhibition with new works by our extended family of visionary artists including: Akiko Bharoocha, AllA, Augustine Kofie, Dale Dreiling, Eli Sipsas, Eric Broers, Fernanda Cohen, Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, JAO, Javelin,Katsuo, Kevin R. Ramos, Kime Buzzelli, Matteah Baim, Matthew Müller, Mel Kadel,Stephanie Usery, Sumi Ink Club, Teebs, Travis Millard and more!

So support dublab and its amazing 10 year anniversary! With ten days of adventure awaiting us, let’s not miss a single one.

7-11pm / Free / All Ages

CONTINENTAL GALLERY
400 South Spring Street
Downtown, 90013

* The gallery and pop-up shop will be open every Wednesday to Sunday from noon-8pm through October.

Fans of West Coast underground hip-hop know Roc ‘C’ for his debut mic appearance on Oh No’s single “Move Pt. 2,” produced by J Dilla. An MC from the prolific Oxnard, CA crew (Lootpack, Dudley Perkins, Oh No, M.E.D.) His first single, “Don’t Stop,” an Oh No-produced slab of infectious trunk funk – was featured on EA Sports’ Fight Night Round 3 video game.

Roc 'C'

New from Roc ‘C’ is an exclusive download for our VTech music fans. The One U Luv is a track that’s off his upcoming Roc ‘C’ solo project “Round 2″. It was produced and features Mr. Porter (Platinum Prod.)

Keep your ears open and eyes peeled for his new mix CD dropping soon.

-ENJOY-

RT Click to Download: The One U Luv by Roc-C

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Often confused with xylophones, marimbas are a traditional folk instrument of the people of Southern and Central America. And though the instrument’s roots lie in West Africa, it ties together the music of the African diaspora and the inhabitants of the Southern and Central American shores on which they landed on in the 16th century.

The Pacific coast of Colombia is home to many genres of music. From its local music of the Afro-Colombian chirimia, the marimba, and outside influence of salsa, the music scene in Colombia continues to blend the old with the new.

When we look to rural towns such as Timbiqui, home of singer Nidia Gongora Bonilla, where musicians play in dedicated marimba houses and listen in awe. The music never stops, and the houses vibrate with the rhythm of the marimba all day long.

Memoria de Justinho By Quantic y Su Combo Barbaro Featuring Nidia Gongora Bonilla on Vocals is a tribute to legendary Marimba player, Justinho Garcia from Timbiqui. It was written by legendary female songwriter Ines Garanja on the occasion of his passing and holds enormous cultural significance. It is a classic song in the tradition of the Pacific Coast and was first recorded by Grupo Socovan, Nidia’s family’s band.

As Nidia introduces the song in the beginning of the video, she explains it is a Rumba from Timbiqui in the style of Quantic; a collision of sounds and influences in the best possible way.

Though the QCB has never recorded this song, it was worked out specifically for their first LA show and in many ways, this was the song that reached the audience’s musical souls. Los Angeles was open to Quantic and the new album and the band he had brought with him, but this song managed to put a smile on everyone’s face and a extra shuffle in everyone’s step.

It is with extreme pleasure that MOCHILLA was there to capture it and for VTech to premiere it.  This is history here. With beating hearts and hands in the air, connect your computer up to those speakers, kick back and feel the Afro-Colombian magic.

FULL SCREEN
The Sounds of VTech / Memoria de Justinho by Quantic and his Combo Barbaro

Quantic y Su Combo Barbaro:

Will Quantic Holland: Guitar/ Alfredo Linares: Piano/ Fernando Silva: Bass

Malcolm Catto: Drums/ Jack Iglesias: Percussion/ Freddy Colorado: Percussion

Reggie Ambrose: Sax/ Todd Simon: Trumpet

Shot by: Eric Coleman, Todd Mazer, and B+ for MOCHILLA

Edited by: Luke Lynch

Sound Recorded and Mixed by: Benjamin Tierney

For all you Lyrics Born fans, be sure to check out Variety Show Season Pho CD, hitting stores this Tuesday, August 25th. To coincide with the release of Season Pho, they’re also releasing LB’s new single/video, “Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart” featuring Lateef the Truthspeaker. And if that wasn’t enough, they’re holding a REMIX contest.

Lyrics Born

The new “Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart” video features cameos by Joyo Velarde, Zion I, Trackademicks, Kat Ounao, DJ D-Sharp, Pigeon John, and ApSci. The song is from the forthcoming full length album titled “As U Were” coming in early 2010 and will be available for download off the LB site on Tuesday, August 25th.

Be sure to enter the “Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart” remix contest before its deadline on September 25th, 2009. One Grand Prize Winner will receive a pair of Sutro sunglasses, an autographed LB Variety Show catalog, LB t-shirt, 2 free tickets to any LB show, a meet n’ greet with LB at the show and their remix featured on LyricsBorn.com.

So what are you waiting for? Be sure to drop by LyricsBorn and check out the new Variety Show Mix CD on August 25th.

The Lyrics Born Variety Show Season Pho

Friday Night's Party at the Congress Theater

As one of the most successful and well-attended events of the music festival circuit, this year’s Lollapalooza continued in keeping with it’s tradition of high energy events and sought after musical performances. In the heart of Chicago, the crowds of festival goers were not disappointed with the line-up they were presented. And after the sunset and the evening sky enveloped the city, party-goers and Chicago’s finest made the move outside to indoors to party with Filter Magazine and VTech.

On Friday night, it wasn’t just a party. It was an electro fans’ utopia as every DJ from Kid Cudi to Major Lazer took the stage at the Congress Theater to rock out our sold out crowd. So Sunday, to compete with the electrifying DJ mixes and mesmerizing light show, we had to go above and beyond. So we threw in a marching band, Dan Deacon, No Age, aerobics class, experimental masterpieces and a sweaty dance party at the Logan Auditorium and let everyone party for hours on end. The weekend’s end had come and we’d have to wait till next year’s Lolla for another chance, so why not go out with a bang. Thanks Lollapalooza 2009… see you next year.