April Space Cowboy Annoucement
Hello Friendly Person,
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to write up one of our happy, witty, welcome and refreshing little Space Cowboy announcement emails. Last month I spent a couple weeks adventuring in the furthest corners of the Earth, and after that I delved deep into the wondrous and exciting world of project deadlines at work. In the interim my mind has been bubbling over with pithy and irreverent concepts for how to start these announcements, all of them filled with tangential references to obscure events and people that only some of you will know followed by a good humored jab at one of the many silly idiosyncrasies exhibited by our friends in the scene, particularly when their higher than balls on a giraffe. It would’ve been an apt intro, I’m sure, but only a few folks would’ve got it, and I’m sure it would’ve alienated a much larger segment of the audience, so instead I decided to reach out to the lowest common denominator with a simple message I know everyone can get behind: “Eat More Pussy, Bitches!”
Listings for this announcement include info about our next installment of Fresh, held this Friday at Shine, curated this month by Cheeks (and then she hits the road for several months in search of her spirit animal). Also, a new mix from Aaron Jae, and a link to The Geometrist’s mix from back at BoC.
Also, and perhaps MOST IMPORTANT, there’s a message from your favorite Space Cowboy house-rockin’ DJ and Unimog sound engineer, Brad Robinson, about a very troubling matter involving the wrongful conviction and imprisonment in Nicaragua of one of Brad’s friends.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, April 6th– FRESH presented by Cheeks
Cheeks is about to skip town for an undisclosed length of time, so this is the big send off before she heads out for the undiscovered country. Partial proceeds to benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Research. Expect a night of ass-shaking house from:
Brad Robinson (Space Cowboys), Moody Eva (GoodBeats, Big Popsicle), evan james (evanandrews.com) Shine (1337 Mission St btw 9th & 10th) 9pm – 2am – $5
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Saturday, April 7 – Aries Underground
All Aries DJ lineup with: Solar (Sunset), J-Bird (Sunset), Seven (NK7), Sol (NK7), Fred Funk (Brass Tax), Mancub (Space Cowboys), Dfunkt (WISH), Sunwoo (Vessel), Eric Sharp (Rockit Science), Lyndon Hill (Los Angeles)
Sound by Soren, Visuals by Phil and Will, Door by Shioban and Isaac, Host David Soto
11pm-6am, $15 cover. 2 Rooms of house, breaks and dirty late night bizness! Underground location. Call the NK7 voicemail night of the party: 415 520 9188
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Friday, April 13 – BAY AREA YURI’S NIGHT 2007
Get ready for something entirely different. On April 13th the Bay Area joins the world in celebration of space exploration in a unique convergence of artists, scientists, astronauts, performers and musicians.
Yuri’s Night is a commemoration of humankind’s first venture into space, by Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. This gathering bridges national, cultural, generational and social barriers to ignite excitement about what is new on the horizon in space exploration and to remind us of the magnificent feats humanity is capable of. With Space Cowboy DJs Kapt’n Kirk, Brad Robinson, rrrus, Ernie Trevino, Aaron Jae, Evinrude And Plaid – Warp Records, UK , Telefon Tel Aviv – Hefty Records, Chicago Bluetch- Aleph Zero, Native State, Portland, Ooah + Boreta – Glitch Mob, LA/SF Sutech – Context, Soul Jazz, Leaf , Mr. Projectile & Jonah Sharp (aka Spacetime Continum) – Merck, Reflective, Astralwerks, RD – Designed Disorder, Glitch Mob, Welder – Cyberset, Mozaic – Nexus, Dr. Toast – False Profit
Cutting-edge interactive technology and live demos. Science demonstrations and innovations from the worl ds of robotics , engineering, and astronomy, will also be on display: Engage with space-inspired and technology-infused art installations. Experience rare video works documenting art in space. Enter the Documentar Dome and fuel your imagination with the planet’s greatest space-related documentaries, including screenings of: Witness awe-inspiring space-themed performances by an armada of acrobats and dancers. Live dance and acrobatics fused with audiovisual performances, will be coordinated with a world-class lineup of live electronic music. Event opens at 6:30pm NASA Ames Research Center* Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA, 94035 Tickets are on sale now. Limited $30 presale tickets still available, but not for long! Purchase advance tickets at: www.worldspaceparty.com/tickets.php
*References to NASA Ames shall not be construed as official NASA approval or endorsement of any non-Governmental or commercial entity or activity.
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Saturday, April 14th – DIRTY
As well as having 2 super talented UK producers and dj’s for another one of Evil Breaks wicked nights at Jelly’s, Subscience has decided to join us one more time. This will be the event to help them celebrate their 4 years together and will be their last show before a long deserved break.
B.L.I.M. (Boy Lost in Music) – UK (TCR/Botchit & Scarper/Track) Kid Blue – UK (Fat!/Lot49/Sinister) Also, inside: Aaron Jae, Bam w/Frogger on Didjeridu, M.O.D., and Trav. And in the Subscience Outdoor Area: Ripple, the Hitmen (Cubehead & Kirill), Maebyn La Fey, Misha, and MC Manny Vibes. + fire performances by a couple of the LSD Fuego kids
Jelly’s ( 295 Terry Francois st., SF) $5/$10 presales, $15 @ the door (www.GrooveTickets.com), 10pm-4am.
More info: www.EvilBreaks.com
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Saturday, April 14 – GARAGE MAHAL ART CAR BENEFIT
Included on the line-up are Space Cowboy’s Ernie Trevino, HoLer DJ Shissla, Tamo from Angels of Bass, Trav from Seismic, and more.
$15 (donation) / 10pm – 5am In Potrero area – exact location will be revealed on their website on the day of the party: www.garagemahalcamp.info
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Friday April 20th, 2007 – Mighty Breaks presents A Finger Lickin’ Thang! with beat bashers The Drumattic Twins!
Their visas are sorted, the dex n’fx show is packed and they have their sites locked on SF. We are excited to host the guys for their premier Finger Lickin’ performance in San Francisco, nowhere else but Mighty. Check out the exclusive SF mix they made for mighty breaks here: http://mightybreaks.com/drumattictwinsmix/
Joining the drums are local rockers: rrrus (Space Cowboys) Murphstar (SEISMIC) Trav (SEISMIC) Syd Gris (Opel) Kramer (djkramer.com)
Mighty – 119 Utah @ 15th http://mighty119.com 10pm-4am, 21+, $15 at the door before midnight $10 presales available:
http://www.wantickets.com/EventDetail.aspx?e_id=24465
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From the Evil Breakster hissself, Aaron Jae’s latest mix:
http://aaronjae.com/index.php?go=disc&d=17
Tracklist: 01-Audio Soul Project “Tied To You “(FCB rmx) 02-Dylan Rhymes w/Odissi “Superstar”(Elite Force Rmx) 03-FCB + Karanyi “You Delight” 04-Rob Reng Ft. Huw “Price”(Madox Rmx) 05-Rennie Pilgrem vs Andrea Lai “No Less” 06-Jono Fernandez “Rising Up” 07-Chris Carter “Misnomer” 08-FunkDeFino (FFS’4Phaze’Rmx) 09-Mach One “Rip Chord” 10-Toskin “Digital Divine”(Aftershock Rmx) 11-Strider “Tiger Uppercut”(SuperstyleDeluxeRmx) 12-Access Denied “Virtual Click” 13-Ragga Twins “Everybody Hype”
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And The Geometrist’s live mix from Breakfast of Champions is on his Podomatic page:
http://thegeometrist.podomatic.com/
PLEASE READ, PLEASE HELP
Space Cowboy Brad Robinson says:
“Please take a minute to read the below message and view the video on youtube. This is a very sad scenario. This is a friend of a friend that I went to college with in Nashville , TN.
First, let me thank you for taking the time to read this message. I am reaching out to urge you to become involved in the story of Eric Volz – a young man sentenced to 30 years in prison in Nicaragua for a crime he didn’t commit.
I’ve become deeply passionate about this case, as he is a dear family friend and has been an older brother to me as far back as I can remember.
Follow this link and watch his story through video – it tells about the his struggle better than I ever could in writing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YChhOHrFA4
You can learn more about the case and donate to Eric’s legal defense at www.friendsofericvolz.com
Also, if you are a member of MySpace, you can add him as a friend at www.myspace.com/freeericvolz
Again, thank you for taking the time to read this. This has been a personal heartache and terrible injustice.
Forward the video on to everyone you know – and join me in the fight to FREE ERIC VOLZ.”
Putting the Moon in Honeymoon
Fledgling science zine Inkling has some Q and A with George and Loretta, pioneers of Yuri’s night and soon to be the first couple to honeymoon in space (mentioned before in our blog).
Don't judge a book by it's cover, judge the publisher instead 1
Maybe it’s ok to bite the hand that feeds sometimes—like when the hand trying to make you swallow a fist full of shite, as was the case when my friend, Jim Frost, learned of the cover chosen by the publisher of his debut novel. I read an early draft of the book, so I have to admit that certain elements of the cover that St. Press selected do relate to the story, but only in the same way that the face of Frankenstein’s Monster relates to the face of, say, Scarlett Johansen.
Anyway, Jim went and made lemonade by commisioning local sticker artist Dave Warnke to design a new cover, printed on a sticker, so that family, friends and fans could hack the book with a more suitable cover.
Here’s the before (left) and after (right):
Essentially he’s asking people to hack the cover, which fits this age of DIYism we’re in, where consumers often turn into designers &/or innovators when they take their off-the-rack purchase and remix the corporate influences out of ‘em. I can see why the publishers are being quiet in this case. The only thing they offer is a press and the trust of the public that they have good taste, and but technology is undermining the former, and the cover spat undermines the latter… they’re fucking scared, and they should be…
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