Perhaps you checked out LWP Group’s Community @ The Martin Building in Bankers Hill at CONSPIRE… Well, this time around our friends at Sezio are teaming up with LWP Group to present COLLIDE, another one-night take over at the newly renovated Community @ Carnegie on 9th & Broadway in San Diego’s East Village.
Art, music, craft beer and cocktails will fill the hallways and rooms of the five-story Community @ Carnegie building on Saturday, April 14th (6-10 pm). Featuring: Exist 1981, Spenser Little, Charles Bergquist, Michael Delaney, Neko, Walker McCullough, DieKuts, James Noland, Angella d’Avignon, Matthew Bradley, DOUBLE BREAK, Wes Bruce, Morgan Manduley, YELLER, Louis Schmidt, Christina Tsui, Mike Maxwell, FEELIT.
except for a couple of the bands the rest are close friends. but it’s not that we want to show off here… it’s just that we all belong to a small scattered loving family, making music, bags, paintings, films, designs, etc and i [think] this is a perfect opportunity to share a bit of how we sound like in Spain (plus some geographical data) when you scratch a little bit in the surface… at casa peSeta there’s always a nice melody when you drop by.
she just released her first album… only in cassette. her band is called Lorena Álvarez y su Banda Municipal (basically Laura and me, and sometimes also Roldán and Laura’s boyfriend, sax player Andrés Arregui). she started writing songs recently and now she can’t stop. from San Antolín de Ibias, Asturias, she’s currently living in Berlin, and she is also a painter.
Palo Alto is an orchestra man with whom we’ve done this year the official bags of Primavera Sound. some people say he looks a little bit like Roldán, from the first song. there’ll also be a DVD with a video like the one we made for New Museum last year. Here’s the teaser:
LaJR : Todo va a ir mejor (AA records)
Laura’s brother, Rafa, band, originally from Gijón, Asturias. making beautiful sounds since the nineties. Rafa has a recording studio in the countryside of León (www.grabacionesdecampo.com) that we all love to visit…
traditional (real classic) song that once was once censored by the Franco dictatorship. amazing that those stupid things sometimes happens. unfortunately, Miss Gámez ain’t part of this little family of ours…
Manuel Vallejo : A mi mata la pena
from a wonderful compilation of songs from all over the world called Mata la Pena. flamenco rules…
Antonio González El Pescaílla : Levántate
one of our favorite artists ever. he didn´t record much because he was kind of eclipsed by his wife, Lola Flores. he is The Rumba like Little Richard was Rock and Roll.
Las Hermanas Diego : Potros Salvajes
Kantia has also started singing recently and she´s right now finishing her first album at Rafa´s studio. María Valle plays with her (and sings on “todo va a a ir mejor” by LsJR). they´re both from Maliaño, Cantabria.
Tresestrellas : lover lover lover (AA records)
María’s former band, with brothers Javi and Carlos Aquilué, from Huesca. they don´t play anymore but i just keep listening to their songs come rain or shine.
Kiev Cuando Nieva : el procedimiento (from “Todos los ademanes”, AA records)
the Aquilué brothers and Antxón (now living in Lithuania) have released a couple of wonderful albums. there’s no band like them in the rest of Europe or even in their hometown, Huesca, Aragón.
La Estrella de David : Tremendas Amazonas (canadá)
we’ve listened to his records at casa peSeta like a thousand times… he’s from Barcelona and he´s always been involved in nice bands like Beef or Telefilme…
Set & Drift gladly presents #1 in the “Carry On, Beasties!” series: a delightfully art-beastly piece by Portland based designers/illustrators Josh Kenyon & Colby Nichols (Jolby).
Ever since we first laid eyes on their work in ’09 at Subtext Gallery in San Diego, we’ve been quite enamored with their wily creations. So without further ado, for the little monsters in your life, here are some beasties… from Jolby to you:
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“Up on a Hill There Is a Place” by Jolby
Name: These creatures are called “Shapesters”!
They are free-flowin’, easy-goin’, relaxed creatures that are all about having a good time.
Habitat: They all live in this house on a hill in Portland, Oregon, and they share everything.
Superpower: Shapesters can take on any shape they want including animals, plants, and objects.
They also have the ability to make anyone smile. You’ll never see a Shapester frowning. (They are always happy.)
“Encima De Una Colina Existe Un Lugar” por Jolby
Nombre: Estas bestias se llaman “Shapesters”!
Son criaturas muy relajadas que solamente quieren divertirse.
Hábitat: Ellos viven todos juntos en una casa en una colina en Portland, Oregon. Comparten todo.
Super Poderes: Los Shapesters pueden transformarse en cualquiera forma, incluyendo animales, plantas y objetos.
También tiene la habilidad de hacer sonreír a cualquier persona. Nunca verás a un Shapester triste. Siempre están contentos.
About the artists:Josh Kenyon & Colby Nichols (Jolby) were both born in California and currently live and work in Portland, Oregon. They create their work with pen, ink, pencil, acrylic paint, and on the computer. They illustrated a children’s book “The King’s Sixth Finger” and are working on a second children’s book! You can find a print of this picture at their shop, and you can visit Jolby here: www.jolbyandfriends.com.
Acerca de los artistas: Josh Kenyon y Colby Nichols (Jolby) nacieron en California y ahora viven y trabajan en Portland, Oregon. Jolby crea sus obras usando el bolígrafo, la tinta, el lapiz, la pintura acrílica, y la computadora. Ellos dibujaron las ilustraciones para un libro de niños que se llama “El Sexto Dedo de Rey” y ahora están trabajando en su siguiente libro para niños! Pueden encontrar esta obra aquí y pueden visitar a Jolby aquí: www.jolbyandfriends.com.
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(Besos to Odette Alvarez, Maria, & Maya for the translation assistance!)
Came across Kwangho Lee’s recent collaboration with NAMELESS – he’s taken the woven installations we love so much and created environmental installations. Looking forward to watching this project develop!
This mix represents some of the things that I have been listening to obsessively for the past six months or so. There are some old favorites like The Dead Weather, and Grinderman. Some new stuff from some other old favorites like Dr. Dog and Iron and Wine. Some of my favorite songs from friends like The Howls, Transfer, and Belle Brigade. There is also a track from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs IS IS EP that I came across while researching producers for our new record. All in all, it’s a collection of the stand by bands and songs that never leave the rotation of music that I listen to at home, or in our tour van. Hope you enjoy!
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