Seattle Twist

Here are a few biographical details pertaining to Tim Marsden and his work(The cunning plan here is he can add and subtract these “facts” as he wishes.)

I was born in England but spent most of my formative years in Canada and the U.S.

I am still surprised when I utter the sentence “I went to High School in Cleveland.”

Later I moved back to England and lived in London and Glasgow, where I enjoyed the benefit of grants for education and the security of a national health system.

I had my first show in London in 1991 and have never looked back.

Over the years I have shown in London, Glasgow, Barcelona and Seattle.

I have lived in Seattle since 1997 where I have worked as an artist and also part time art schlepper for the Seattle Art Museum and various independent firms.

I live in Seattle with my wife and daughter.

http://etmarsden.com/

Cafe Racer is located at 5828 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle WA

206-523-5282

Show Opening May 8th through June 12th

The circus band has been slaving away in the studio, and you’re about to hear why. Their fourth CD is nearly finished, so it’s time to celebrate with a CD release party.  Join them at Neumo’s on Saturday, April 26th to get your own copy.

Featuring: “Awesome”, Buttrock Suites, and the 15-year-old Johnny Cash sensation.$10 advance, 8pm door, 21 and over.Advance tickets available through TicketsWest.

Saturday April 26

Neumo’s, 925 East Pike

Circus Contraption

Northwest Film Forum previewed The Adventures of Prince Achmed several months ago and commissioned musical duo Miles & Karina to write an original score for the film.  Though performed only a few times at NWFF,  anyone who attended this incredible event can attest to the magic that resulted from this collaboration.

 Join Miles and Karina in a redux at the Vashon Theater on Sunday, April 20th.  A very special film, 80 years old, yet as fresh as today with a new soundtrack to match.  The film was made in  1926 by Lotte Reiniger.  It is the oldest surviving feature-length animated cartoon and features a silhouette animation technique Reiniger had invented which involved manipulated cutouts made from cardboard and thin sheets of lead under a camera.

I was at the inaugural performance and can attest to the utter fabulousness of this program.  Be there!

The Swedish Housewife Presents“Still Falling

World famous Ukulelel-playing chorus duo, Petty and Booka from Tokyo will be playing in Seattle March 20th in Seattle.  They specialize in putting a unique polynesian or Country-Western twist on faves from the world of country, bluegrass, exotica, punk, 1980s pop, and what ever is cool. 

One of my favorite albums “Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian” features favorites such as “Ukulele Lady”, “Pineapple Princess” and “Sophisticated Hula”. 

March, 20 2008 at Hi Dive / Japan Nite
513 N 36th, Seattle, 98103
with: Petty Booka/The Emeralds/detroit7 THE BEACHES /SCANDAL

Petty Book MySpace

For those into art and technology (like me), my friend Joel Kollin has collaborated with Juan Pampin and Ensu Kang to create a sound and sculptural installation that links 911 Media Arts and SOIL. The opening is this Thursday, February 7, 6-9pm at both venues.

Entanglement draws a symbolic acoustic line between two distant locations, SOIL and 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle. A hyper-directional sound beam linearizes the acoustics of the two galleries creating the illusion of a single, infinite line of sound into which both sites get trapped.

…This fragile acoustic construction can be physically disturbed by the participants at each location. Using their body, participants can interfere with the acoustic waveguide, spilling over particles of the linear sound field into the room as they block their transit to the other site. The piece not only provokes the “entanglement” of the participants with their own sonic perception locally but also remotely, as the acoustic shadow of their bodies gets cast onto the other space. In this way, Entanglement explores the concept of “tele-absense” (rather than tele-presence), using a virtual acoustic channel to telematically project the disembodied presence of participants interacting with the acoustic waveguide.

It runs through March 1, and if you miss the opening you should still go–you’ll have some time and space to interact with it. The installation is part of the Ultrasonic Sound Beams in Media Arts research project, supported by the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS), University of Washington.

More info at SOIL.

L.A. visual artist Liz McGrath and her band Miss Derringer will play El Corazon Tuesday, February 5th. 

Liz has shown her work here in Seattle at Roq la Rue Gallery and is featured in Roq la Rue owner Kirsten Anderson’s book “Pop Surrealism“.   She also has a piece featured in the show “A Cabinet of Natural Curiousities” opening this Friday at the gallery.  Other featured artists include Lisa Petrucci, Brian Despain, Jim Woodring and Mark Frauenfelder. 

Liz is an artist who works primarily in the fields of sculpture and animation. Her work is often evocative of the darker side of life, and she has been nicknamed Bloodbath McGrath after the subject matter of her uh….unusual works.  Welcome to Seattle!

The Stranger and The Triple Door are proud to present Buttrock Suites…Live!, a showcase of local choreography set to live “buttrock” (classic hard-rock music by bands such as AC/DC, Scorpions, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, and Lita Ford) music performed by a cast of stellar local musicians.

The February 2nd show will showcase choreography and performance by Diana Cardiff, Bob Gregory, Pam Gregory, Jana Hill, Matt Mulkerin and special guest choreographer/performer Juliet Waller Pruzan. Guest performers include David Benefiel, Godfrey Daniels, Sara Jinks, Kate Kerschbaum, Ryan Parks and Ross Whippo. Lighting designer is Brian Mabe.

One very exciting and powerful aspect about this Buttrock Suites show is that it will be performed with 100% live music!!! Having the music performed live by a KICKASS band of local musicians seemed like a logical evolution for this show to take. The line up of players in the band consist of Steve Newton (bass), John Hollis (drums), Aaron Taylor (lead guitar), Rick Miller (lead vocals, guitar), Dan Schmidt (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and special guests to be announced.

These musicians hail from various successful projects and bands such as “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, Half Brothers, Ian Moore, Radio Nationals, Sissyfist, Very Special Forces, Voyager One and more!

The Triple Door

Seattle’s colorful, industrial Georgetown neighborhood has drawn a lot of recent attention as the last outpost of a true blue-collar Bohemian arts community. In an effort to showcase the many accomplished artists and creative enterprises based in the neighborhood, the Georgetown Merchants Association is pleased to launch the first Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack. The first of these lively monthly artwalks will take place on Saturday, February 9, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.

More than two dozen galleries, studios, nightclubs, boutiques, and cafes will participate in the inaugural event. The work of countless local artists in a variety of media will be presented. As the delicate social ecology of the historic Georgetown district faces challenges posed by gentrification, it is hoped that featuring Georgetown’s delightful creative diversity will generate public sentiment favoring the preservation of this regional asset.

Among the many highlights of the Second Saturday Georgetown Art Attack:
The lively “Art Jam” at 9 Lb. Hammer where a dozen Georgetown artists create modern masterpieces live onstage to a pulsating urban sound mix; Open artists studios at the newly developed Equinox Studios, housing more than three dozen artists and craftsmen; Art exhibition and book launch party for cartoonist Ellen Forney’s provocative new title “Lust” at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery; New works by the incomparable Rick Klu at Georgetown Tile Works; Open house celebration at the newly expanded Belle & Wissell studio gallery; Improvisational theater by Real Moment Players at Calamity Jane’s; A sneak peek at soon-to-open Full Throttle Bottles; A multimedia installation about the Georgetown Super 8 Film Festival at Bolte Creative and an opening at  the rechristened MIX (formerly Christoff Gallery); Exotic shopping, diverse dining, thirst quenching fun and limitless entertainment in the charming and challenging Georgetown industrial arts quarter.

Hello Everyone, my name is “SHAKE!”, and I’m the new kid on the block. That block happens to be at Cafe Racer on Roosevelt Way  N.E., in  Seattle’s University District.

My debut is on Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at 9pm. I will be bringing the party on the third Saturday of every month. You’ll see Op-Art projections on the walls, and hear lots of vintage 1960s Soul.

The main DJ is me, Agent Double-O S.O.U.L., and I’ll be joined every month by special guest DJs, all spinning the very best in ’60s American Soul.

Cafe Racer is a super cool bar and cafe in Seattle’s funky U District. It is frequented by cartoonists, artists, musicians, scooterists, and the hip denizens of the neighborhood. It remains an outpost of underground Seattle, unspoiled by yuppification.

Cafe Racer is just seconds away from Hwy I-5 at Ravenna and Roosevelt (5828 Roosevelt Way NE 206.523.5282).

 Come to “SHAKE!” and shake your tail feathers, baby.

http://myspace.com/shakeseattle

 
photo: pauloutwest

This Saturday evening, OKOK Gallery in Ballard will present three compositions from the inaugural Environmental Aesthetics Satsop Residency by Seattle sound artist Yann Novak, Olympia quartet Problems, and Olympia artist Myello. The artists were granted access to the #5 abandoned nuclear cooling tower in Elma Washington where they were invited to sonically interpret this epic industrial monument. The sound performance is accompanied by projected photography.

For years, local sound artists have revered the Satsop cooling tower for its reverberent properties. It’s fenced off now, so it’s a real treat to hear work that was produced there.

Yann Novak has done wonderful collaborations and installations with others at On the Boards, The Henry, Soil, and Suyama Space among others. Check out his site at yannnovak.com.

It should be a dreamy experience. The OKOK gallery will be transformed.

Saturday January 12th, 7 - 9pm
OKOK Gallery
5107 Ballard Ave NW
Free

Jason Webley, the Seattle areas most popular accordionist, is back with a slew of new concert dates around the Puget Sound area. 

Concert date info