Todd P

SUMMERTIME

come out 2nite & sip a beer on the Shea Stadium balcony, peer out at the Empire State Building, listen to beautiful noise & fuzzy pop

-=2NITE=-
:: MINIFEST OF BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM NOISE & FUZZY BEDROOM POP ::
James Ferraro —— SKATERS
Guardian Alien ——- Greg Fox of Liturgy, Man Forever, Teeth Mountain, GDFX
CAMPFIRES ———–from Chicago
Sleep in Sundays —- from St Louis
Island’s Eyelids ——- Josiah Wolfson
Human Resources — Jeremy Krinsley of Impose
@ SHEA STADIUM

(scoll down for band bio blurbs, listening links, venue addresses, full calendar, and more)

====| THURSDAY 7/29 @ SHEA STADIUM |====

:: James Ferraro ————– of SKATERS
:::: Guardian Alien ———— Greg Fox of Liturgy, Man Forever, Teeth Mountain, GDFX
:::::: CAMPFIRES ————– from Chicago
:::::::: Sleep in Sundays —— from St Louis
:::::::::: Island’s Eyelids ——- Josiah Wolfson
:::::::::::: Human Resources — Jeremy Krinsley of Impose

| curated by Campfires, Jesse Hlebo, & Todd P |

| JAMES FERRARO | of SKATERS
“Beautiful new limited edition album from James Ferraro of The Skaters. This one is intended as a soundtrack to the resurrection and transubstantiation of the body after death via the fertilisation of the second world via the second sperm. This is some of his most heavenly synth/drone work to date, like a more Kosmiche-inflected Marble Surf, combining organic accumulations of glissing synth with choirs of angel tones and cracked cassette interventions. Absolutely gorgeous. “The door of heaven gates the edge of life, in the door looking in the eyes of the hourglass, the dance of time projects images of life memory experienced in the shell. In the departure from earth the second self sperm flows into the egg of the second world. There tears are a reminder of waters gift as the physical plane dissolves into the recesses of the mind and the egg is fertilised in the living memory of minds still in the plane passed.” Comes in a plastic case with beautiful original black and white art by James. Highly recommended.” - http://noisenotmusic.wordpress.com
| MP3s |– http://boomkat.com/downloads/170746-james-ferraro-clear

| HUMAN RESOURCES |
Jeremy Krinsley, erstwhile scene reporter for Impose Magazine, makes pretty, textural noise compositions
| MYSPACE / MP3s |– http://myspace.com/humanresources

| GUARDIAN ALIEN |
three piece featuring Greg Fox from Liturgy, Man Forever, Teeth Mountain, GDFX, and others.
| MYSPACE / MP3s |– http://myspace.com/theguardianalien

| CAMPFIRES |
from Chicago. “Campfires latest tracks are palpable to any guy on the same page as Olivia Tremor Control. Crunchy, rustic bedroom pop with enough noise to rival a steel mill. For the time being, Jeff Walls is taking it solo even though it sounds like he is playing for eight (live line up is in the oven). Just look how crafty the guy is, he’s carving his own spearhead!” -http://weeklytapedeck.com
| MYSPACE / MP3s |– http://myspace.com/campfiresmusic

| SLEEP IN SUNDAYS |
to these ears, the muted lofi pop of St Louis’s Sleep in Sundays brings to mind the Supreme Dicks, and maybe a bit of Windsor for the Derby.
| MYSPACE / MP3s |– http://myspace.com/sleepinsundays

| ISLAND’S EYELIDS |
Brooklyn man-about-the-scene Josiah Wolfson. “Heavy-smoke-drone-core by Brooklyn’s Josiah. Sound-design-spreads meld into psych-drum-nostalgia. Alien melodies overtake rusting hardrives… buried and unburied and reburied emotions surface in treated guitars peaking through. Fuzzy and textured, but never harsh. Endless foreign soil to explore. organic? electronic? Beautiful, strange, full-length, debut! Art by Josiah.” - Nat Hawks, Via LFT Records
| MYSPACE / MP3s |– http://myspace.com/xorsize

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DOES YOUR BAND NEED A PLACE TO PRACTICE?

there are a couple of BAND PRACTICE REHEARSAL SPACES looking for bands - great location in the Monster Island building on Kent & Metropolitan in Bedford Ave area / Williamsburg.

You share w/ no more than 3 other bands in a 300 sq ft, soundproofed room - guaranteed 2-3 primetime schoolnight slots p/week + lots of daytime, afterhours and weekends. 24 hour access and no noise curfew! each room has two 20 amp electrical circuits, plus it’s clean, dry, and secure - $300 p/month.

also available: HUGE, sound-proofed 300 sq foot PRIVATE room also available, $1100 p/ month all to yourself.

Interested? send an email w/ PRACTICE SPACE in the subjectlineto:BROOKLYNPRACTICESPACE@GMAIL.COM or call: (502) BK.11211

(apologies for using this list for something a bit commercial for a second here…)

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GET INVOLVED IN THE MARKET HOTEL PROJECT! - http://markethotel.org

next Project meeting: TUESDAY AUGUST 24TH, 8PM
@ MARKET HOTEL - 957 Broadway, Brooklyn | JMZ - Myrtle/Broadway

ANNOUNCING - a new initiative to create a sustainable, all ages, open-to-the-community, 7-nights-a-week home for independent music and art, in the Market Hotel space. Market Hotel has existed for over two years and in that time has hosted countless legendary events and drawn huge international notice… all of this under the constraints of operating completely underground and with no budget. Now the time has come to channel that momentum and create a fully realized space that serves the whole community, that will help define the NYC / Brooklyn scene into the future.

MARKET HOTEL PROJECT is a new not-for-profit organization dedicated to swiftly reopening and improving the Market Hotel space, by making the venue more viable, comfortable, safe, and better able to weather legal attention. Especially in these days of ever-encroaching commercialism and corporatism in “indie rock,” we envision a space that is a non-commercial spiritual home for independent rock music and independent art - but also is sustainable and sanctioned enough to expand the horizons of independent-minded tastes, and open our doors to music and art from the rest of our diverse Bushwick community.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:

– All of the five summonses issued in relation to Market Hotel on 4/3/2010 have been dismissed.

– http://forum.markethotel.org has been launched to provide a forum for volunteers to discuss ideas and propose new directions for the Market Hotel Project

– Paperwork has been filed with the State of New York to establish Market Hotel Project as a limited liability corporation. The next step in this process is to apply with the IRS to become a full-fledged 501(c)(3) non-profit. While we await that process, Market Hotel Project has been offered fiscal sponsorship by the Fractured Atlas organization.

– An application has been submitted for a “Letter of No Objection” from the New York City Department of Buildings for the Market Hotel building, which states that our current use is consistent with historic use of the building. This document is the first step toward legal occupancy and towards fulfilling requirements to obtain a license from the State Liquor Control Commission to sell beer and wine, among several other licenses. The next steps in the architectural / code compliance process are architectural renderings and plans submissions towards beginning building upgrades and obtaining a “Place of Assembly” permit.

– Market Hotel Project’s first grant proposal application has been submitted, for The Metlife Foundation / Ford Foundation / LINC jointly offered “Space for Change: Building Communities Through Innovative Art Spaces” grant. This grant application was submitted in conjunction with Showpaper. The next step in the grant writing process is to fine tune the language we drafted for this application, and apply for more grants!

Get involved! Write to us with ideas and ideas for help. thx!

| EMAIL |– markethotelproject@gmail.com

for more information, please visit: http://markethotel.org

Thanks for your support!

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SUBSCRIBE / DONATE TO SHOWPAPER!

receive a new colorful issue every 2 weeks conveniently in your mailbox, while also supporting Showpaper’s continued existence with your donation dollars!

| LINK |- http://showpaper.org/donate

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FYI - I book lots of shows, but so do lots of other people, so if you want to book a show & can’t get a response out of me, you should try contacting these other great NYC independent & ALL AGES showfolk below. I recommend perusing their links and their calendars to see if they’re the right fit for you, or just to see what’s going on (for the record, blindly mass emailing all of these people will not make you a lot of friends, and probably will cause people to NOT want to book you, word to the wise)

SHEA STADIUM – http://sheastadiumbk.blogspot.com
SILENT BARN – http://facebook.com/silentbarn
DEATH BY AUDIO – http://myspace.com/deathbyaudioshows
TRINITY PROJECT - http://thetrinityprojectbk.org
PARTY EXPO - http://myspace.com/partyexpobrooklyn
SURREAL ESTATE - http://myspace.com/surrealestatenyc
ABC NO RIO - http://abcnorio.org/events/punk.html
PORT D’OR - http://myspace.com/portdor
THE ACHERON - http://theacheronbk.blogspot.com
STOLEN SLEEVES COLLECTIVE - http://myspace.com/thestolensleevescollective
HARDCORE GIG VOLUME - http://hardcoregigvolume.blogspot.com
BROOKLYN ROOFTOP PARTIES - http://facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000790577286
UNDER AURORA – http://myspace.com/underaurorabooking
ENTERTAINMENT 4 EVERY 1 – http://entertainment4every1.net
SLEEP WHEN DEAD NYC – http://sleepwhendeadnyc.com
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS – http://myspace.com/strengthinbrooklyn
POP JEW – http://myspace.com/popjewbk
CASTLE OSCAR CATSYLVANIA – http://myspace.com/oscarcastle
DEAD HERRING – http://myspace.com/deadherringhouse
ISSUE PROJECT ROOM – http://issueprojectroom.org

(if you book affordable, independent, ALL AGES shows in NYC & would like to be on the above list, just ask!)

ALSO - CHECK -SHOWPAPER- FOR ALL AGES SHOWS & PLACES TO PLAY - AVAILABLE IN PRINT ALL OVER NYC & THE TRI-STATE AREA!
| SITE |– http://showpaper.org

Heya! you ever see someone at a show (or on the way there or somehow related or somesuch) that you really wish you could see again?? Then you should -totally- submit a ‘Missed Connections’ style ‘I Saw You’ personal to be published in next week’s SHOWPAPER! You can either send in a new ‘I Saw You’ -or- reply to one from the current issue! Make sure to include what show it was!!
| EMAIL |– isawu@showpaper.org

Brought to you with love by Todd P! Thanks for 9 great years (so far)!

toddp@toddpnyc.com | http://toddpnyc.com

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Friday July 30th @ SILENT BARN

|| a benefit for SHOWPAPER

|| ADULT THEMES
|||| Giovanni Truppi
||||| Laura Meyer
|||||| Pan y Cafe

| curated by Burgers, KGAMC & SHOWPAPER |

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Friday August 6th @ SILENT BARN

|| a benefit for SHOWPAPER

|| Illimanjaro
|||| Digamy
|||||| Freedomhead
|||||||| The Enchantments

| curated by Joe Pepe & SHOWPAPER |

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Thursday August 12th @ MONSTER ISLAND

:: TWIN SISTER
:::: Memoryhouse
:::::: John K
:::::::: SUNLESS

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Saturday August 14th @ SILENT BARN

:: Babies
:::: Airwaves
:::::: Total Slacker
:::::::: Girls at Dawn

:: special guest: Hemlock Ernst — rap project from Sam of Future Islands

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Friday, August 20th @ MONSTER ISLAND

|| a benefit for SHOWPAPER

|| Dream Diary ———- http://myspace.com/dreamdiarylovesyou
|||| the Shining Twins – http://myspace.com/theshiningtwins
|||||| Wyldlife ———- http://myspace.com/wyldlife7

| curated by Jared Olmstead & SHOWPAPER |

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Friday August 27th @ MONSTER ISLAND

:: Bare Wires

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Monday August 30th @ SHEA STADIUM

:: Pygmy Shrews
:::: Unnatural Helpers

| curated by Under Aurora & Todd P |

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Wednesday September 8th @ MONSTER ISLAND

|| Golden Triangle
|||| Wizzard Sleeve ——- HoZac records
|||||| Daily Void
|||||||| Pop. 1280

| organized by LIVE WITH ANIMALS |

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Friday September 10th @ MONSTER ISLAND

:: Thomas Function
:::: PC Worship
:::::: Knight School

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Friday September 17th @ MONSTER ISLAND

:: Small Black
:::: DOM
:::::: Total Slacker
:::::::: Oberhofer

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Monday September 27th @ venue tba

:: Grass Widow

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Tuesday September 28th @ venue tba

:: Grass Widow

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Friday October 15th @ MONSTER ISLAND

:: LAST EVER NYC CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE SHOW

:: CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
:::: Otouto

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brought to you with love by Todd P