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Iris Dement in Meadville & yinz guys tawlk funny
The Derrick gives a run-down of Oil City's St Pat's events including (snicker), The Shamrock's hosting of that "three-piece Irish folk band, 'Big Jack Earl'". I love the use of non-essential quotes there. And the fact that there's four people in the band. And they're not confined to "Irish folk". It also seems a little odd to include the Reuben as an "authentic" Irish food. Invented by Mr. O'Kulakofsky, I presume? I demand a retraction!
I'll include the obligatory St Pat's music here:
"Finnegan's Wake" from local heros Big Jack Earl (buy the album here)
and
"Johnson's Motorcar" by Canadian band Town Pants (buy the album here)
I couldn't bring myself to add any Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys....
I'm almost sure someone told me about this, but I had to see it myself before it clicked with me. On April 8, Grammy winning country-folk (folk country?)musician Iris DeMent is going to be playing at Meadville's Academy Theatre. Tickets are $25. Yes, that's a little high for an artist I respect, but don't enjoy all that much, but at the same time, the proceeds benefit French Creek Conservancy, and I would like to show some support for bringing concerts into the area....it's a conundrum; that's for sure...Call (814) 332-2946 for tickets.
Myspace.com has signed on as a sponsor for the third Eerie Horror Film Festival, coming in October.
From the Erie Times News:
Got a song in your head? Get it out and enter it in the 2006 Erie Summer Festival of the Arts Contest. The ground rules: You must write a song about positive influences and / or experiences, like those billboards in town. Yes, that makes it pretty wide open. There's no limitation on style or instruments, either.
First prize is worth $300, plus you get to play your positive masterpiece on the main stage during the festival. Second place is worth $200, while third place gets $100.
Submit a CD or cassette of your song and a copy of the lyrics (instrumentals are eligible, too) and send it to Song Contest Office, Dr. Carl Hultman, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541. You must also include all the songwriters' names, contact information, and a SASE mailer if you want your music returned.
The song contest is sponsored by JazzErie and the Summer Festival of the Arts
I was planning on going to the Movies at Meadville this weekend to see V because Alan Moore is sort of role model for me. (that's irony) But the reviews have been so dismal (and with the sour taste of League of Extraordinary gentlemen still rotting in my mouth), I'll shift my fanboy distopian drool to A Scanner Darkly.
Finally, the most dubious news story of the day has to come from the NYTimes - People from Pittsburgh talk funny.
I'll include the obligatory St Pat's music here:
"Finnegan's Wake" from local heros Big Jack Earl (buy the album here)
and
"Johnson's Motorcar" by Canadian band Town Pants (buy the album here)
I couldn't bring myself to add any Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys....
I'm almost sure someone told me about this, but I had to see it myself before it clicked with me. On April 8, Grammy winning country-folk (folk country?)musician Iris DeMent is going to be playing at Meadville's Academy Theatre. Tickets are $25. Yes, that's a little high for an artist I respect, but don't enjoy all that much, but at the same time, the proceeds benefit French Creek Conservancy, and I would like to show some support for bringing concerts into the area....it's a conundrum; that's for sure...Call (814) 332-2946 for tickets.
Myspace.com has signed on as a sponsor for the third Eerie Horror Film Festival, coming in October.
From the Erie Times News:
Got a song in your head? Get it out and enter it in the 2006 Erie Summer Festival of the Arts Contest. The ground rules: You must write a song about positive influences and / or experiences, like those billboards in town. Yes, that makes it pretty wide open. There's no limitation on style or instruments, either.
First prize is worth $300, plus you get to play your positive masterpiece on the main stage during the festival. Second place is worth $200, while third place gets $100.
Submit a CD or cassette of your song and a copy of the lyrics (instrumentals are eligible, too) and send it to Song Contest Office, Dr. Carl Hultman, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541. You must also include all the songwriters' names, contact information, and a SASE mailer if you want your music returned.
The song contest is sponsored by JazzErie and the Summer Festival of the Arts
I was planning on going to the Movies at Meadville this weekend to see V because Alan Moore is sort of role model for me. (that's irony) But the reviews have been so dismal (and with the sour taste of League of Extraordinary gentlemen still rotting in my mouth), I'll shift my fanboy distopian drool to A Scanner Darkly.
Finally, the most dubious news story of the day has to come from the NYTimes - People from Pittsburgh talk funny.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
St Pat's shows, misguided art planning and more...
Happy belated Birthday (but only by one day) to Justin from Big Jack Earl! I heard a couple of the rough mixes from the new album, and it's really good with some unexpected changes from the last (percussion!). More on that later; for now, the important thing is to know that BJE will be performing at the Shamrock in Oil City on March 17 at 9 pm. For those of us not into the green puke amateur night scene, Monday, March 20th at Slippery Rock's North Country Brewing Company at 7 pm for a free show. In both cases, tell Justin Happy Birthday and that Dittman sent ya.
This weekend's Maple Sugar Tour doesn't include any Venango stops, but I'll probably satisfy my sweet tooth - even after helping my dad make the syrup and seeing his cavalier attitude towards straining out the bugs. Sometimes it's nice to be diabetic.
Oil City is still pressing ahead with their poorly thought out "art" plan. Who is going to be in charge of this for 15K a year? It's the way things have been done with this program - half-assed.
On the other hand, the OC&T railroad has their schedule set up, including a St Patrick's run.
Tonight, Jay Parson's will be lecturing at Titusville's Drake Well Museum. March 16, 2006. He'll be speaking on "Snapshots from the Front: Letters and Photographs from World War II" In World War II the technology did not exist to send information such as pictures or letters to waiting loved ones at home. The occasional snapshot or words jotted down in a moment of quiet were all families had to look forward to. They kept these mementos as a reminder of those times of hardship and to show how the little things can carry a person through the toughest times.
Seawolves' prices are going up for Buck Night. And more than 1000 seats have been torn out. (requires registration. Might recommendnd bugmenot.com)
Pittsburgh's Jewish Film Festival kicks off this weekend -- you can pick up the schedule here
Advice from today's Pittsburgh Post Gazette about being a culturally sensitive drunk:
"Take care when ordering either an ICB or a Black and Tan, however, since both terms have been known to offend Irish bartenders. (Black and Tan was a nickname for the vicious British soldiers occupying Ireland in the early 20th century and as for ICB's, to quote an Irish waiter: "How would you feel if I came in your bar and ordered a 9/11?)"
Remember that if you decide to follow their pre-made Irish pub tour of Pittsburgh.
It's Small Press Month! Look for a pdf copy of the lit zine I edit, Curriculum, Vitae, to be posted by the end of the month.
If you know me (and you probably don't), you know that I collect gig posters . Completely unlocal, but a nice article on Canada's poster culture here.
Finally, speaking of drunks, there's still a vocal minority asking for a Jack Kerouac postal stamp. Will it be young speedy Jack or old fat right winger Jack?
This weekend's Maple Sugar Tour doesn't include any Venango stops, but I'll probably satisfy my sweet tooth - even after helping my dad make the syrup and seeing his cavalier attitude towards straining out the bugs. Sometimes it's nice to be diabetic.
Oil City is still pressing ahead with their poorly thought out "art" plan. Who is going to be in charge of this for 15K a year? It's the way things have been done with this program - half-assed.
On the other hand, the OC&T railroad has their schedule set up, including a St Patrick's run.
Tonight, Jay Parson's will be lecturing at Titusville's Drake Well Museum. March 16, 2006. He'll be speaking on "Snapshots from the Front: Letters and Photographs from World War II" In World War II the technology did not exist to send information such as pictures or letters to waiting loved ones at home. The occasional snapshot or words jotted down in a moment of quiet were all families had to look forward to. They kept these mementos as a reminder of those times of hardship and to show how the little things can carry a person through the toughest times.
Seawolves' prices are going up for Buck Night. And more than 1000 seats have been torn out. (requires registration. Might recommendnd bugmenot.com)
Pittsburgh's Jewish Film Festival kicks off this weekend -- you can pick up the schedule here
Advice from today's Pittsburgh Post Gazette about being a culturally sensitive drunk:
"Take care when ordering either an ICB or a Black and Tan, however, since both terms have been known to offend Irish bartenders. (Black and Tan was a nickname for the vicious British soldiers occupying Ireland in the early 20th century and as for ICB's, to quote an Irish waiter: "How would you feel if I came in your bar and ordered a 9/11?)"
Remember that if you decide to follow their pre-made Irish pub tour of Pittsburgh.
It's Small Press Month! Look for a pdf copy of the lit zine I edit, Curriculum, Vitae, to be posted by the end of the month.
If you know me (and you probably don't), you know that I collect gig posters . Completely unlocal, but a nice article on Canada's poster culture here.
Finally, speaking of drunks, there's still a vocal minority asking for a Jack Kerouac postal stamp. Will it be young speedy Jack or old fat right winger Jack?
Monday, March 06, 2006
Is local music on the Pope's iPod?
Rob Guy, a really nice fellow, a friend, and the guy who officiated my wedding, is hard at work reconstructing The Barkeyville Academy a turn of the century "college preparatory school-like a high school, but with a much more advanced curriculum" - a beautiful building in an area otherwise plagued by truck stops and out of state speeders....Drake Well Park has published its list of upcoming events. Scroll to the bottom of the list for Pithole. The odd thing is, the list seems almost deliberately vague...
The Oil City-based Polish Heritage Project - an 18-year, 10-recording journey that has preserved the nuanced sounds of a local Polish choir - is being preserved in the Library of Congress. Save yourself a drive to DC and buy your own copy of "Nabozenstwo 40-Godzinne I Inne Piesni - 40 Hours Devotion and Other Hymns," or pick it up at Pastel Record and Music Company in Oil City. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Pope has it loaded on his iPod.
Erie area blog The Film Chair reports on the Oscars here and here.
In nonlocal news
A lot of the music at South by Southwest is leaving me flat this year, but the gig posters, oh, the posters...
The Drive-By Truckers A-Z is worth several minutes of diversion and lot of download time...
Ever wonder what religion Superman is? Me either, until I ran across a list of heroes and their religions. And people say I'm obsessive...
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Down the Road March 10th at 8 pm at Franklin's SummerHouse Coffee
It's been a while since I talked about an upcoming TiLT show, but the 2006 season starts this month with a twist.
The first TiLT show will be Lee Blessing's Down The Road, a play in which a young couple, commissioned by a publisher, has come to town to conduct a series of interviews with a notorious serial killer currently residing in the local state penitentiary. Gradually, each becomes interested in, and indeed absorbed by, the project to a degree neither had anticipated.
The show is $3 at Franklin's Summer House Coffee Shop 1236 Liberty St at 8 pm. The show runs about an hour and a half and contains adult themes and language and may not be appropriate for those under 16. You can download a flyer here.
TiLT is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency
The first TiLT show will be Lee Blessing's Down The Road, a play in which a young couple, commissioned by a publisher, has come to town to conduct a series of interviews with a notorious serial killer currently residing in the local state penitentiary. Gradually, each becomes interested in, and indeed absorbed by, the project to a degree neither had anticipated.
The show is $3 at Franklin's Summer House Coffee Shop 1236 Liberty St at 8 pm. The show runs about an hour and a half and contains adult themes and language and may not be appropriate for those under 16. You can download a flyer here.
TiLT is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency
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