Synopsis:
The Kingdom of Survival explores modern skepticism in America, challenges the status quo and uncovers provocative links between survivalist philosophy, ecumenical spirituality, radical political theory, and outlaw culture. The audience is invited into a thoughtful conversation with the likes of Prof. Noam Chomsky, Dr. Mark Mirabello, Mike Oehler, and the riveting final interview with beloved author, Joe Bageant. These unique thought leaders cast a rare shadow of doubt over our most blindly accepted American traditions.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFPLQw2w4zA

By framing this journey in a cross-country travelogue, writer/director M.A. Littler connects art, religion, academia, alternative media, utopianism, anarchism, globalized capitalism and radical fringe philosophy in an elegant American tapestry.  By remaining impartial to the subjects, the film is able to honestly investigate the physical and psychological practices of diverse individuals in a conflict-ridden and confused post-modern world. In a time of brainwashing corporate and political propaganda, “The Kingdom of Survival” reunites us with the life-changing spirit of the outlaw highway.

Director M.A. Littler: Raised in the old world and the new world, at airports, on junkyards, in motels and restaurants Littler found employment as a bouncer, barkeeper, cab driver, translator, and journalist–even as an ambulance driver. Inevitably all of these jobs were short-lived.  In his films and writing he has displayed an unhidden affinity for outsiders of all sorts–radical intellectuals, outlaw historians, marginalized artists, obscure musicians and holy con men. When asked about this, Littler says: “I’m interested in people who dance to their own beat, prototypes who fix their radio with a blow torch.”  The documentary KINGDOM OF SURVIVAL is a reflection of Littler’s life experience.

Press for KOS:
Film Threat : “Few could make this film.  Scratch that.  Nobody else could make this film.  It’s too personal.  This is the director’s wake-up call to the sleeping, and rallying point for those who are already on this path of consigning the current political and social culture to the trash heap.” (http://www.filmthreat.com/interviews/39374)

Kick Him, Honey: “I come across a work like this one I’m incredibly thankful. It’s the kind of thing you almost think can’t exist until you see it: a rich and beautiful movie that leaves you satisfied, without ever trying to give cheap answers to the unanswerable.” (http://benjaminwhitmer.com/index.php/2011/05/kingdom-of-survival)

KOS Producer Alexander Hebert: Raised from childhood all over the globe, from first to third world countries; such diverse locales of the Philippines, Nepal, Colorado, Switzerland and the UK. He’s seen revolutions first hand,  played drums with blues legends, and once catered a dinner party for the Ambassadors of Turkey and Israel. His working life has included stints as a pizza delivery boy, waiter, and Community Development Consultant in war-torn Serbia.

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

Mon. 1st: Psyko Steve presents CATNAPS “twee/cuddle core” on tour from Phili! w/ Skinny Shamans

http://catnaps12.blogspot.com/

Tues. 2nd: BKL Presents ANATOMY OF FRANK on tour from VA. w/ Cody Lima, Them Savages (FLG), Bryant Vazquez FLG). An all acoustic night!

http://www.theanatomyoffrank.com/

Wed. 3rd: WOODS on tour w/ WHITE FENCE! Presented by SELECT Concerts.
woodsist.com/woods.htm
whitefenceartcollective.blogspot.com/

http://azpartygirlz.tumblr.com/

$10

Fri. 5th 6-9pm: First Friday! Last chance to see “The Grid: Here & Gone”! Lost treasures of PHX architecture revealed.
FREE!

Fri. 5th, 9pm: DESTROY NATE ALLEN on tour! Super upbeat posi-folk-punk! w/ quirk-miester Snail Quail, and cow-punkers Shortstack Lightning!
destroynateallen.com
$5–HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Mon. 8th: UGH GOD muddy-jams from Phili on tour w/ FAT HISTORY MONTH from MA. Hosted by Packrat w/ Naw Meen, Airshark, and Local Indigenous Personnel! Lots of psyk, experimental, and instrumental styles.

http://ughgod.bandcamp.com?/

http://www.myspace.com/fat?historymonth

Tues. 9th: Indie punkers YOU ME & US (Cali). Local buddies Hunger Artists and others tba.

http://youmeandusband.com/

$5

Wed. 10th: SELECT Concerts presents WRITER, CULTS, and GUARDS! “Intensity that is vaguely reminiscent of late 90s acts the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel, while bringing that west coast feel” -from ‘Death and Taxes’
writertheband.com
cultscultscults.com

http://azpartygirlz.tumblr.com/

$ TBD

Thurs. 11th: THE YELLOW DRESS, on tour w/ A GIRL NAMED T & MR. ANDREW! Upbeat indie pop. w/ Locals Green Light District, and The Snails.

http://theyellowdress.band?camp.com

http://girlnamedt.com

Fri. 12th: SELECT presents GARDENS & VILLA, etherial pop music from Cali. locals tbd.
azpartygirlz.tumblr.com
gardensandvilla.com

http://azpartygirlz.tumblr.com/

Sat. 13th: DROUGHT on tour from NM. w/ RITUALS, TWIN GIANT, and WHITE CHURCH. Hosted by our ol’ buddy Greg!
www.droughtdoom.bandcamp.c?om
$5

Tues. 16th: on tour from Canada, THIS CITY DEFECTS. Hosted by Packrat w/ more tba

http://thiscitydefects.bandcamp.com/

* * * Wed. 17th: 3 touring acts: LETTERS (Olympia), CHRISTINA ANTIPA (Cali) w/ special guest WEED from Canada.
Local support from Abusive Consumer, Paul Arambula (Vegetable), and Baron Neces.

http://letters.bandcamp.co?m/

http://songsforanimals.wor?dpress.com/

http://weed.bandcamp.com/

Thurs. 18th: Jack the Cat hosts a night of ska with SKATTER BOMB from (OR) and OTRO DESPERDICIO (Cali)!
myspace.com/otrodesperdicio
www.reverbnation.com/skatterbomb

Fri. 19th: Artists reception for The Presidents, by Tommy Cannon. Featuring charactertures of all our Commanders in Chiefs. Tommy is an amazing artist and his work is insightful and humorous.
FREE!

Sat. 20th: The birthday Roast of Howard Phillips “H. P.” Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937). Hosted by Featuring Archbishop Jason Polland, Arcana Collective, and hosted by Cult of the Yellow Sign. More tba!
DON’T MISS!

***Sun. 21st: BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY! (NY, Asian Man Records) An awesome indie rock explosion! On tour w/ SIDEKICKS (OH), +locals Empire of the Bear, and Dogbreth!
$8 DO NOT MISS!
PICK OF THE MONTH!

Wed. 24th: Story Time Improv! Featuring Apollo 12 and Unicorn Warpath! Pre-School for adults. We lay out blankets and pillows on the floor and invite everyone to gather round. We definitely want it to feel like kindergarten.
www.unicornwarpath.com
myspace.com/apollo12

Tues. 30th: SELECT Concerts presents MAN/MIRACLE–weird and loud guitar pop from oakland.

http://mslashm.tumblr.com/

http://azpartygirlz.tumblr.com/

Wed. 31st: the KOLLECTIVE presents FAKE BOYS, “Fast, angry and aggressive. They play 90?s style punk rock with mind blowing melodies that will suck you in and hook you right along.” –dyingscene.com

http://www.thefakeblogs.blogspot.com/

http://thefakeboys.bandcamp.com/

http://www.thekollective.com/

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

Fri. 1st 6-9pm: First Friday! The Grid: Here & Gone! Lost treasures of PHX architecture revealed. FREE!

Sat. 2nd, 7-9pm: Unscripted Longform theater by GALAPAGOS! THE LAST Nieghborhood/Bingo Jam @ Trunk Space! Come one come all as our Torch friends start a new book in PHX’s improv saga!
DO NOT MISS!

Sat. 2nd, 9pm: The Strange Family Circus goodbye show. The Stranges are leaving town for a month, come help ‘em raise some gas money–they got kids ya’ll!
We’ll also do a door prize for Vespertine Circus Tickets (show on the 5th)!

http://www.strangefamilycircus.com/

Sun 3rd: Tyler Blue host NEW SCIENCE PROJECT and REAL LIVE TIGERS, mad mad folk on tour!

http://nspnsp.com/

http://reallivetigers.bandcamp.com/

TENTATIVE

Tues. 5th: The VESPERTINE CIRCUS! 6 person multi-talented performers who have shared stages with acrobats & trapeze artists from both Cirque Du Soilei and Ringling Barnum & Baileys!

http://www.vespertinecircus.com/

$8 DO NOT MISS!

Wed. 6th: Select presents TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN! with St. Ranger and Knesset, Of The Sky!

http://tapedeckmountain.blogspot.com/

Thurs. 7th: on tour, ZOO (alum of Little Teeth), +Sungsang LP Release, and RUSSIAN TSARLAG, SHV, & SECRET BOYFRIEND! Blizardly noise, and more. Very eclectic night presented in conjunction w/ Yellow Canary Dance Hall!
zooisaband.com/
last.fm/music/Secret+Boyfriend
last.fm/music/Shv
ast.fm/music/Russian+Tsarlag
lehorrorrecords.com/
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Fro. 8th: Long-form soundscape art performance by gkfoes vjgoaf & WYLD WYZRDZ with locals Good Amount (Chirstian Filard), Tribal Leader, and Josh Bennett.
www.innerislands.com
Peaceful vibes and hypnotic tones.

Sat. 9th: KEPI GHOULIE (Groovie Ghoulies alum) on tour w/ PETS and DOG PARTY (tween punk!) w/ locals Dogbreth, +Kids Day (tentative) and Sean “SMOKE WIZARD” Bonnette (tentative)! A night up rock-n-roll and fun!
DO NOT MISS!

Thurs. 14th: Pop rockers THE EASTERN SEA on tour, w/ local support from Brother Adrian and more tba.
theeasternsea.com

Fri. 15th 6-9pm: It’s our 3rd Friday Artist Reception! Featuring THE GRID: HERE & GONE. This year, learn about some of the nationally know famous [and infamous] locals our town holds dear–and nearly forgotten.
FREE–HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Fri. 15th, 9pm: Dogbreth hosts “Self Proclaimed Narcissist” anarko-folk-punk. w/ Ariana Marie and Rainbow!

http://selfproclaimednarcissist.bandcamp.com/

Sat. 16th: On tour from Canada, funster-punksters SLAM DUNK! w/ local support Boss Frogs Discount Activities and more dRainbow!

http://www.slamdunkband.com/

Mon. 18th: Gren Radcliff hosts a night of comedy, w/ Sophie Fisher and John Higbee. +Music from The Dreaded Post-Modernists and The Hunger Artists and Luke Rook.

Tues. 19th: touring animation artist STEFAN GRUEBER, film showcase on tour, featuring “Both Worlds”. An interactive evening of stories with live voice & sound-track! Local support from Good Amount/Holy Page Records.

http://stefangruber.com/

DON’T MISS!

Wed. 20th: Tango?! In Summer?! Well, we’ll find out! hosted by Ravi! Learn some new steps, or brush up your best numbers. $5 per person.

Thurs. 21st: Select presents CHER HOROWITZ (lady punx)! w/ locals Female Trouble (keyboard punx), Fiesty Felines (surf-pux) and more tba!
cherhorowitz.bandcamp.com/
$5

Fri. 22nd: the DOGBRETH & HELLO THE MIND CONTROL tour kickoff! A whole bunch of our friends are hitting the road for a month of fun, rock, and filling gas tanks. Come help ‘em raise some scratch! THIS SHOW WILL BE A BLAST!
last.fm/music/Hello+the+Mind+Control
cllct.com/art/dogbreth

Sat. 23rd: SLUTEVER, sleazy grit-punk on tour. w/ JJCnV and more TBA.

http://sluteverforever.blogspot.com/

Sun. 24th: on tour EXTRA LIFE w/ SAM MICKENS (Dead Science) w/ James Fella and DOTH–Preston’s last show!
last.fm/music/Extra+Life
sammickens.tumblr.com
DO NOT MISS!

Tues. 26th: on tour, DRIFTLESS PONY CLUB! w/ Shortstack Lightning, special guest from Tucson Luke Romano, and more tba. Hosted by theshizz.org!
driftlessponyclub.com
lukeromano.blogspot.com

Wed. 27th, 8-9pm: Story Time Improv! Featuring Apollo 12 and Unicorn Warpath! Pre-School for adults. We lay out blankets and pillows on the floor and invite everyone to gather round. We definitely want it to feel like kindergarten.
www.unicornwarpath.com
myspace.com/apollo12

Thurs. 28th: THE BINARY MARKETING SHOW. Awesome touring band that’s mix of Joy Division, Lou Reed, and Animal Collective. w/ Waytansea Point, Yus, and Josh Kenyon Eells.
binarymarketingshow.com/
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Fri. 29th: FINDING GRAMPA’S MONSTERS reunion show! One of our fav’ folkie acts gets back together for 1 night of fun! w/ Where Are All The Buffalo, The West Valley, and Jive Talkin’ Robot (acoustic hiphop).
myspace.com/findinggrampasmonsters
soundcloud.com/where-are-all-the-buffalo

http://cllct.com/art/thewestvalley

Sat. 30th: DUCKMANDU m*ther f*ckin’ hardcore accordion music! Punk rock, parodies, and traditional squeezebox masterpieces! Special guest Andrew (Haunted Cologne) Jemsek! Others tbd.

http://www.duckmandu.com/

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

Fri. 3rd 6-9pm: First Friday! Feat. “Bros & Cons” new art by Nick Shively and Owen Evans!

Sat. 4th, 7-9pm: Unscripted Longform theater by GALAPAGOS! 7-8 The All City Bingo Jam! Anyone can join the fun! Then at 8 watch The Neighborhood where celebrity guest storytellers keep the ball rolling with true life anecdotes.
$5

Sat. 4th, 9pm: Psyko Steve presents GIVERS along with Family of the Year and Hello The Mind Control.
giversmusic.wordpress.com/
$10

Mon. 6th: Return of THE HUNGER ARTIST! w/ Punkers Righteous Blood and Ryan (Channels) Nelson!

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Hunger+Artists

Wed. June 8th: on tour Liz Isenberg & Vio Mire, beautiful indie folk music w/ a strong songwriting voice. Local support from Courier New, Naked for Now
myspace.com/lizisenberg
myspace.com/viomire

Thurs. June 9th: S.L.F.M., Sly queer uke-folk punk (from SLC)! And from NYC, the harmony based trio RELATIVES. Local support from Boss Frog’s Discount Activities and Happy Dirt!

http://www.facebook.com/i.spy.slfm

http://therelatives.bandcamp.com/

http://www.myspace.com/wearetherelatives

Fri. 10th: on tour, slick hard metal by MEMORIALS. With locals Packrat, & Neba. Presented by SELECT Concerts. $8

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Memorials

Sat. June 11th: on tour Eleanor Murray on BICYCLE Records! (eleanormurray.com). Plus 2 Plan-it-X acts: Spoonboy & The Boy Who Could Fly!

http://iloveyouthisisarobbery.com/

http://www.myspace.com/theboywhocouldfly

A night of folk and folk-punk! Local support from FRENCH QUARTER, SHORTSTACK LIGHTNING!

Sun 12th: Stateside Presents NEW VILLAGER, “Pop shaman taking meticulous steps towards a mysterious, musical nirvana” -NME
TENTATIVE

Tues. June 14th: on tour Accordion Babes on tour! AMBER LEE & PENEE DE LA PRADE
www.amberleeandtheanomalies.com
www.squeezeboxgoddess.com
www.sfhounds.com
Local support from DANGERVILLE, PLAGUE PARTY, HAYMARKET SQUARES!
Tickets 5-7 dollars. *Discounts to AZ Accordion Club Members!

Wed. 15th: TANGO, hosted by Ravi! Learn some new steps, or brush up your best numbers. $5 per person.

Thurs. 16th:

Fri. 17th: Third Friday Artist’s reception featuring The Grid Show: The Obscured Past Revealed! Organized by Douglas Towne, Marshall Shore, and Steph Carrico.
FREE!

Friday the 17th: BELLA RUSE, an intimate one person DIY roadshow! Local support from Snail Quail, Talisha Royer and Michelle Blades. Songs of longing.

http://www.bellaruse.com/listen/

Sat. 18th: Burn Records presents the MB BDay w/ ‘Where Did the Buffalo Go’, and ‘Elephant Soup Kitchen’, plus Kristina (Finding Grampa’s Monsters), comedy and more!

http://soundcloud.com/where-are-all-the-buffalo

Sun 19th: FATHER’S DAY on Father’s Day! W/ THE SHOW IS THE RAINBOW! More TBA!

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Show+Is+the+Rainbow

Tues. 21st: on tour CHICA X Presented by SELECT Concerts. Chica X is a 10 y/o girl with alot of personality, a loud voice, and sass to shake ur…butt too!
myspace.com/chicaxrox TENTATIVE

Wed. 22nd, 8-9pm: Story Time Improv! Featuring Apollo 12 and Unicorn Warpath! Pre-School for adults. We lay out blankets and pillows on the floor and invite everyone to gather round. We definitely want it to feel like kindergarten. www.unicornwarpath.com & myspace.com/apollo12

Thurs. 23rd: Noise Night by HOLY PAGE RECORDS with Naw Meen, Good Amount, Neptunes, Marriage of the Decade, Chester Cobblepots Wallet!

Fr. 24th: Black Cactus Records presents HALFBREED LOVERS, Former Friends of Young Americans and more TBA.
facebook.com/thehalfbreedlovers

Sun 26th, 7pm: geek rock! THE REMUS LUPINS (Harry Potter)! SKYWAY FLYER (80s Nerd), JIMMY WONG (Games)!

http://www.youtube.com/jimmy

http://www.youtube.com/jasonmundaymusic

http://www.youtube.com/alexandercarpenter

EARLY SHOW!
$7

Mon. 27th: BLACKLIST ROYALS, from Pysko Steve! Punk Rock! Details tba.
www.blacklistroyals.com

Tues. 28th: Rescheduled from last month, the season finale of Grand Ave Live! Downtowns longest running talk show! Hosted by ERNASTY!
Celebrity guests, humor, and usually one unexpected disaster per show!
blogtv.com/people/grandavelive
$5–Kiss us goodbye while we go to rehab & group therapy!

Wed. 29th: NICKY CLICK on tour w/ CJ & THE DOLLS. In yer face electro-punk queercore. Crunks Not Dead Records.

http://nickyclick.com

http://cjandthedolls.com

TENTATIVE!

Thurs. 30th: on tour, THE VIGNETTES, 2 woman rock in the vein of the white stripes! Plus locals, Cosmeticators, and Ray Reeves! Possible others tbd.
www.reverbnation.com/vignettesmemphis

For The Shizz:
Tony Poer
Shizzfest Director
tony@theshizz.org

Want to thank Steve Jansen at New Times for this piece, as well as folks like Doug Town, and our other friends who care enough to study and [try] to remind us why these things are important.

If you’ve got no past, you’ve got no future.

JRC–The Trunk Space

But just in case she gets all lonely, she can always count on more than 100 sock monkeys at home to keep her company.

Read the rest here.

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

602-256-6006

Tues. 3rd: Half-Handed Cloud, hosted by Tuey Burns. Its Cake’s 20th Birthday!
www.myspace.com/handycloud
www.youmecake.com

Fri. 6th, 6-10pm: First Friday featuring the art of Mario Etsitty. Drawings and ceramics.
Free.

Fri. 6th, 10pm: SELECT Shows presents FREE MORAL AGENTS, & ZACH MARQUISE.
myspace.com/freemoralagents
myspace.com/zechsmarquise

Sat. 7th, 7-9pm: Galapagos presents The All City Bingo Jam & The Neighborhood. Longform improv at its best.

Sat. 7th, 9pm: HAWNAY TROOF from CA. Catch the Rhythm and dance!
Presented by thegoodshows.com with locals Father’s Day, Melted Cassettes, Skeksis, and Monster P*ssy.
myspace.com/hawnaytroof

Wed. 11th: the CULLENS tour kickoff. Twilight-themed pop from the minds behind Night Wolf.

Fri. 13th: BLUES CONTROL from Queens. Space rock! Presented by Psyko Steve.
myspace.com/bluescontrol

Sat. 14th: K Records pop LAKE and KARL BLAU. With Stephen Steinbrink.
www.laketheband.com

http://www.kpunk.com/

Highly Recommended

Tues. 17th: On tour SUN CIRCLE, psychedelic drone/trance music. With locals Taraf Degrief, Tony Obr, the A.S.S. Trio
www.myspace.com/suncircle

http://tarafdegrief.blogspot.com/

Wed. 18th, 7-9pm: TANGO! Hosted by Ravi. Learn some new steps and brush up on the old.

Thurs. 19th: All over the board punk, The KRIS SPECIAL with locals BOLT! The Takes, PODS, Plainfield Butchers. Presented by Hidden Agenda.
myspace.com/thekrisspecial

Sat. 21st; Absolutely Kosher’s LITTLE TEETH, folky-punk goodness. With The Pods, the Chandails, and Finding Grampas Monsters.
www.myspace.com/littleteethmusic
Highly Recommended

Tues. 24th: Fantastic old time folk music from POLKA DOT DOT DOT. With Andrew Jackson Jihad, Kids Day, Sorry Charlie, and From Our Lexicographers.

http://www.myspace.com/thepolkadotdotdot

DO NOT MISS!

Wed. 25th: Longform improv! By local masters Apollo 12 and Mail Order Bride.

Fri. 27th: Something, probably, maybe.

Sat. 28th: Amy young presents Blind Divine and Cosmeticators.
www.myspace.com/thecosmeticators
www.blinddivine.com

Mon. 30th: FREE SUSHI Records presents a night of local music.

http://www.freesushirecords.com/