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TS Reunion Fest, press from AZ Republic & New Times
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Excerpt: But the show isn’t just about saving a beloved downtown venue. JRC also is asking concertgoers to bring unneeded and unwanted clothing and backpacks to the show to donate to the Tumbleweed Center.”We thought, people get tons of extra stuff for Christmas that they either don’t want or need or it’s something that makes a thing they already have redundant,” JRC says. “Tumbleweed could really use that stuff. They provide services for homeless teens, helping them mainstream and learn trade skills. So, if you got 10 extra pairs of pants, any backpacks or household items you don’t need for Christmas, bring those items by, too, and we will make sure they get to the people who need them. ”
And from The PHX New Times, a review of the nights happenings . . .
Is the Trunk Space about to be “ovah” and out? Hardly.
Mercifully, it appears as though reports of downtown Phoenix art space and performance venue’s impending demise are prove to be mildly exaggerated, as co-owners JRC and Stephanie Carrico believe their establishment has been weathering a recent financial nightmare and will continue to exist in the coming months.
Read the whole thing here.
Additionally, if you do click the link and read these stories, I’d ask you post a comment about it the host media sites too.
You can guess there’s less and less money going to media coverage for everything, so the more response (good or bad) they get regarding a certain item , the more likely they are to fund that coverage, which means more attention to all of the downtown arts community.
Thanks!
TS Reunion Fest! Dec 26th-A Fundriaser with the bands of Xmas Past!
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
If you can’t make it but would like to donate you can do so here:
Call for Volunteers: High School, ASU Campus, Community Colleges
Monday, November 16th, 2009Trunk Space is looking for volunteers:
Specifically: students attending local high schools (Scottsdale, Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, Tempe, N. Phoenix, ect) as well as the area Community Colleges (all over), and all ASU Campuses.
We need people who will distribute flyers/posters for our events, and let the students know about what we do; work with your school’s Art/Music/Performance/Social Service Clubs to set up fundraisers and other happenings.
Those interested need to be reliable, check their email daily, be able/willing to come to Phoenix sometimes, and willing to learn about the local music and art community.
Volunteers get to come to shows for free, set up their own events, and learn how to organize art & music shows.
If you’re interested, write us at this address:
thetrunkspace@yahoo.com
(Please put the name of the school you attend in the subject line)
Nov. events @ TS: KRecs, Polka DotDotDot, Cake’s 20th Birday & more
Sunday, November 1st, 2009All Nov. Events @ The Trunk Space
Doors @ 7PM unless otherwise noted
Most shows $6.00 unless otherwise noted
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/
Trunk Space/Mika Miko photo on Maximum Rock and Roll!
Monday, October 26th, 2009http://maximumrocknroll.com/
Yay!
That was a super fun show. Mika Miko totally rule. If you have not heard them you should check them out.
Mon. Oct 5th: “Sister Spit” celebrity Queer Lit/Video/Performance tour
Thursday, September 10th, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Trunk Space presents
Monday October 5th, 7PM
Additional Info:
http://www.sisterspit.com/
SISTER SPIT
Here’s the lineup:
http://www.myspace.com/sisterspitnextgen
Michelle Tea: Founder of the Sister Spit tour, and well known writer/performer.
http://www.myspace.com/michelletea
Ben McCoy–transgender performance artist
Beth Lisick:
http://www.myspace.com/bethlisick
Kirya Traber:
http://www.myspace.com/kiryatraber
Sara Seinberg:
http://www.myspace.com/nicebroad
Rhiannon Argo:
http://www.myspace.com/rhiannonargo
Ariel Schrag:
http://www.myspace.com/arielschrag
Become a Fan on Facebook!
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
The Trunk Space on Facebook
Urban Renewal Film Fest (on tour): Aug. 15th @ Trunk Space
Saturday, August 1st, 2009Trunk Space just confirmed this awesome traveling film fest from Buffalo NY:
URFEST:
http://urfest.com/
Its focus is on urban renewal and community involvement.
“The goal of URFest (y??r f?st) is to show films that start community dialogues about urban revitalization. The films that make up the core of the Fest this year examine increasingly significant urban issues, including sustainable housing, community building projects, cooperative ownership models, and community food sharing.
The films—Buffalo ReUSE: Building Community by Carl Lee (run time 19 mins 30 secs),
We Need Food Not Bombs by Ron Douglas (run time: 28 mins 30 secs)
We Own It by Loren Sonnenberg (run time: 31 mins), and
PUSHing People Power: Rebuilding Buffalo’s West Side by Ruth Goldman (run time: 18 mins).”
START TIME: 6PM
COST: $6.
Promotion of the Trunk Space. Your help?
Thursday, July 16th, 2009Hello friends and family of the trunk space!
We need your advice and input. I keep thinking about the fact that there are 5million people in phoenix, and how amazing it would be if we could get 20-100 people at each and every Trunk Space show. We do alright at a certain level, but lots of really great bands only get seen by a small handful of regulars and volunteers. Plus. it bums me out when we only have $10 or $20 bucks for a touring band.
I feel like this is do-able. There are so many people in Phoenix, we just need to reach them. The truth is, Trunk Space doesn’t really have any extra money to spend on ads, and even the price of gas money to drop flyers off all over town is getting to cost an arm and leg these days. We look for cheep or free ways to promote trunk space; we’re all over myspace, facebook, livejournal, blogger, twitter, we do press releases for about 1/4 to 1/2 of our shows each month and a list of all ours shows goes to every media outlet we can think of, plus distro-ing as many flyers and posters as we can afford.
Are their things we need to do esthetically to make us more “attractive” to audience?
We’re in a creative rut, and I thought hey – maybe all the people that continually support the Trunk Space might have some ideas we’re overlooking or haven’t considered yet. You’re brilliant, we know it, now we just need to get your new ideas to turn on all those people who would love to hear about what we do.
If you have any suggestions on where we can post shows and were we can promote or how we can do better please give ideas!