The Trunk Space Blog

Thursday October 14th
The Trunk Space Presents:
“Video Musics II: Sun Wu-Kong” by Alexis Gideon
7:30 door, 8pm show
$6 cover.

Alexis Gideon’s new video opera “Video Musics II: Sun Wu-Kong” World Premiered September 3rd, 2010 at Disjecta in Portland.
It is a one hour multimedia video opera based on the 16th century Chinese novel “The Journey to the West”.

Featuring visual contributions from Cynthia Star (Coraline, Moral Orel, Robot Chicken), Becca Taylor (Punk Planet, Arthur) and Ezra Clayton Daniels (Darkhorse Comics, Top Shelf Comics).
As well as musical contributions from Rachel Blumberg (M. Ward, Arch Cape), Cory Gray (Norfolk & Western, Carcrashlander), Shelley Short (Hush).

Here is a link to more info:

http://www.alexisgideon.com/

Funded with a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council to finish the video opera “Video Musics II: Sun Wu-Kong”.

“Father Figures drags the music back into the garage, kicking and screaming — the kickier and screamier the better, from the sounds of it.” From the Philidelphia City Paper weekly.

http://fatherfigures.wordpress.com/

http://www.myspace.com/FatherFiguresmusic

Video: Neurospasm

From the bands press kit: Father Figures is a band of five friends in Brooklyn, making music that blends the composed and improvised into something that is wild, yet accessible. It is “Zombie” Jazz, and it is not your grandfather’s music… unless your grandfather juggled knives. Always melodic and strong willed, Father Figures manages sounds into sculptures to make you move your feet, then break a vase, and can pack these sounds into a dirty basement, or for a slightly cleaner warehouse. They play anywhere, and preferably with bands that rock.

Father Figures is touring in support of their new LP, a self-titles release on vinyl and digital from Museum People Records.

Local support for this show will be Tobie Milford’s “chamber-pop” orchestra (myspace.com/tobiesmusic) and meta-metal band DESTOROYAH (destoroyah.com).

The show starts at 8pm, and the cover is $6 per person.

From the press kit for Ulysses’ Crewmen:
“A militant dissenter abuses her hostage from the US delegation while faintly aware of the audience surrounding her. This claustrophobic scene creates a space for radical introspection, defiant theatre and tactical conversations. With only a few props, two actors, one of who is bound and gagged, and a serious commitment to DIY politics, Insurgent Theatre refutes ancient dogmas found in Homer’s Odyssey and examines the psychosexual underpinnings of empire and rebellion.”

click here for promo video:
Ulysses\' Crewmn

Says Trunk Space co-owner JRC, “I had some qualms with booking this, as I am not sure we are ideologically in the same place as the creators. In the end, that became a great reason to host Ulysses’ Crewmen.”

*Of further note, the play’s director, Ben Turk was interviewed by a local edition of The Onion about why he left Milwaukee. It’s succinct, honest and the comment section is brutal, refer here: theonion

Traveling with them is musician Peter J. Woods (myspace.com/peterjwoods).

The Insuregent Theatre are at Trunk Space on Wed. July 14th.
Doors at 7pm, cover is $6 per person.

In September, we are hosting a pair of touring jazz acts from Europe. Obviously, bringing all the gear needed from overseas would be difficult. Please let us know if you can help by loaning these items for the night:

Tribraco

http://www.myspace.com/tribraco

Drum (we bring cymbals and snare)
bass amp
3 guitar amps (“Fender Twin Amp” is our best choice if available, 2 amps would work in the worst case)

Neo

http://www.myspace.com/neoneoband

Drum (we bring cymbals and snare)
bass amp + mic (for sax: no clip mic necessary)
1 guitar amp “Fender Twin Amp” is our best choice if available)

Friday May 28th: A night of modern composers, postmodern even?!
Joshua Carro: http://cition.bandcamp.com
Static Announcements: http://www.myspace.com/staticannouncements
Taraf Degrief: http://tarafdegrief.blogspot.com

Sat. 29th: THE EASTERN SEABOARD, killer free jazz. w/ Sungsang, James Fella, and Erica Shafer.
www.theeasternseaboard.com
www.myspace.com/theeasternseaboard

http://www.myspace.com/jamesfellasounds

http://www.myspace.com/eshafer5

DO NOT MISS!