Posted by The G on January 20, 2012 under Encounters with G, G Reviews | 
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Ted Leo
On January 19, 2012, Punk legend Ted Leo made a guest appearance at The Rejection Show at Littlefield in Brooklyn. The concept of The Rejection Show is pure genius – comedians and singers finally get a chance to play material in front of a live audience that has been cut from their act. Occasionally, the cut material deals with rejection too, which just adds to the hilarity of the program. This was my first experience at The Rejection Show and I definitely want to go back. Some of the rejected ideas and concepts presented were side-splittingly funny like a fake band idea called “Banter,” where the band didn’t play songs on stage, but instead they just told preposterous stories to the crowd instead of playing songs.
Ted Leo
Ted Leo joined in on the fun to perform songs from his unreleased musical about the Banana Trade. The musical was in pre-production when its producer disappeared and never got in touch with Ted Leo again, save for a cryptic email that Leo received several years later. The original version of Ted Leo’s track “Bomb.Repeat.Bomb” was supposed to be in the musical, but when the concept got scrapped, Ted Leo repurposed the song for his album “Living With The Living.” It was a great night of music, laughter and comedy so I recommend checking out The Rejection Show.
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Posted by The G on January 4, 2012 under Street Art |
Photo by G.
- Boner Way
It wasn’t hard finding this sign. Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be here all night. Tip your waiter!
Posted by The G on December 5, 2011 under Encounters with G, G Reviews |
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Jamie Woon
On December 4, 2011, British singer Jamie Woon played a sold out show at Glasslands in Brooklyn, New York. The singer’s music is R&B, dub-step and post-dub-step! Taking the stage around 11 pm, the one hour set featured moody lighting, Jamie Woon’s smooth voice, some trippy beats and an audience that was absolutely mesmerized. Woon played 10 songs from his debut album ”Mirrorwriting” and often played different arrangements of the songs like an acoustic version of “Lady Luck.” The crowd loved the show as evidenced by thunderous applause after each song. Jamie Woon is playing on December 5, 2011 at Mercury Lounge, so check him out now while you still can see him in a relatively small venue!
Jamie Woon
See the set list and a photo of my encounter with Jamie Woon after the jump.
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Tags: 2011, Brooklyn, December 4, Glasslands, Jamie Woon, New York, Photo, Review, Set List, Singer, What Time Does He Go On
Posted by The G on October 21, 2011 under Street Art |
Photo by G. Art by Ellis G.
Ellis G Rails in Brooklyn
It might be hard to see in this picture but here’s what’s happening – Ellis G drew shadows on the bannister you see above. I love it! G power!
Posted by The G on October 15, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy |
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Life On Mars Revisited by David Bowie, Mick Rock, Barney Clay
The Creators Project is an event not to be missed. Last year, I attended the inaugural launch party in New York and it was one of the best events I’ve ever been to. It was at Milk Studios in Chelsea and it featured 12 hours of music and art installations. This year, they switched it up a little bit and held the festivities over 2 days and in Brooklyn, spread out across multiple locations in Dumbo. Gone were the free alcohol and food, but the art was pretty interesting. Most installations were made with cutting edge technology and it was surely a stimuli overload for the good.
Jumbletron by Black Dice and Animal Collective
The weather was slightly chilly, but it was a gorgeous day to wander around and discover one cool art installation after another. These photos you see don’t represent how cool each installation was, including the top photo of being engulfed by larger than life cinema screens featuring a tripped out remixed video of David Bowie’s “Life On Mars.”
Origin by United Visual Artists
You were encouraged to interact with the art, which is always welcome in my book, as you will see in the next photo. The Creators Project also runs October 16, 2011 by RSVP only. Hopefully you got your confirmation because you will not want to miss this!
Super Pong by SuperUber
Peace from G at the Creators Project 2011
Tags: 2011, Brooklyn, David Bowie, Installation, Life On Mars, Mick Rock, New York, Photos, The Creators Project, The Creators Project 2011. Dumbo, Vice
