I managed a team called the Mother Fuzzers this year. I led them far, but not too victory, and suffered a meltdown late in the series. Although this year’s Gordon Classic was eventful, I am now fueled with a bitter rivalry towards Casey’s so called shit squad. Casey, you just swallowed the key to the house of pain. Bring me 2010!
Our Roster:
Joe Imes (Franchise)
Bianca Reyna (Mini Boss)
Amber Kelly (Cookies and Apple Juice)
Eli Goodsell (Ghost,… Duuh)
Camerin Kelly (Big Boss)
MVP: The are no MVPS in the Fuzzer world. We all are valuable!
Early in February I reread a Richard Brautigan poem titled Karma Repair Kit. At the time I was in the infancy stages of planning a group show focused on music, the act of eating, and poetry. Here is Brautigan’s poem:
Karma Repair Kit:
Items 1-4
by Richard Brautigan
1. Get enough food to eat,
and eat it.
2. Find a place to sleep where it is quiet,
and sleep there.
3. Reduce intellectual and emotional noise
until you arrive at the silence of yourself,
and listen to it.
4.
The simple poetic list struck a deep chord within myself and resonated into the title of the show. Karma Repair Kit it had to be. I set a date 2 months in the future and began the process of finding artists. By the time April 25th came around, most musicians who had expressed interest had become too busy or flaked. I became disenchanted and laid down the ideas to waste. In planning events, shows and parties, you come to realize over the years that you can excite people about the idea of being part of a collective experience, but when it comes down to setting up, showing up, and cleaning up, the group grows thin. I knew I couldn’t do this alone. It’s not worth it.
Eben Stewart showed up at my house last week and said “Are we doing this still?” with enthusiasm. Eben and my band Lantern just played a couple shows in Big Sur and Monterey a early in April. I said “Yea if you help”. We shook hands and Karma was back in action. We quickly hatched a new plan, strung lights and a chandeleir, borrowed my father’s BBQ, and we were set.
People started showing up around 6PM on Saturday and Lantern went on a 8:30 to our best show yet. I was slipping around in wet grass and I almost fell off the stage down a hill while losing myself in a heavy part of one of our songs. Comedian Tommy Ritter then hit the stage for a venomous set that offended everyone, which is an amazing feat. Although offended they laughed like hell especially when this crazy Hungarian man Andras decided to loudly argue all of Tommy’s jokes. Eben finished off the night to a huge crowd and babes dreaming about the dusty roads of the musician’s mind.
Karma Repair Kit was a huge success and although it was stressful I can’t wait to have another one sometime this summer. Next time maybe charge for beers.
Thanks to the following people: Trademark and Thomas Mahoney, Eben Stewart, Kyle Burns, Michael Hamm, Joe Imes, Fernie, Tommy Ritter, my neighbor Paul for the stage, Andrew Paszterko for the pasta and BBQ, Caseman, and Jess for the extension chord. Also thanks everyone for showing up, you are all great friends I love you dearly.
If you like any of the following bands or like me at all or even dislike me, show up and listen or punch me with a keyboard. Myself, DJ Tom Hanks (Stay Bad) and guest DJ Christian Slater. Haha. Buddy movie nightmare DJ posse.
I am playing something like this for myself:
Abba
Andrew
AutoLux
Besnard Lakes
Black Heart Procession
Deer Hunter
Failure
Jerusalem
July
The Kinks
Le Orme
The Magnetic Fields
Mark Lanegan
Message
The Music Machine
My Bloody Valentine
Nektar
Procul Harum
Roger Rodier
Spiritulized
SWANS
The Velvet Underground
The Warlocks
Xu Xu fang
Yes
I am also playing other shit. Whatever, just cum in buckets.
An evening of friends, strangers, and fine music from your loyal friends at Trademark Recordings. April 25th, 2009 will be a celebration of music and fraternity set in the hidden realms of Echo Park. The Echo Park Lodge is returning from it’s collosal slumber, and it offers us it’s service like the haunted mansion has so many time before.
Tentative list of musicians and artists:
SAMURAI DREAMS . EBEN STEWART . HT HEARTACHE . LANTERN BLACK LODGE . MARTY
DJ TOM HANKS will be handling the jams.
There are other’s on our wish list, but I’m not saying any names until I get a confirmation. If you would like to know more about the event please email camerin@trademarkrecordings.com
Also if there are any musicians or bands interested in adding their magick to the stage, please let me know.
There is plenty of time to plan, but rome wasn’t built in a day, so I decided to plant the seed.
There’s a killer show tomorrow, Saturday, March 7th, 2009 w/
EARTHLESS/BLACK COBRA/ETERNAL ELYSIUM/MOAB
With DJ sets from Sara T and Satan’s Might…
It’s totally free and open to the public. Come down and support some great bands, and Ovrcast Collective.
FREE
2316 Porter St
Los Angeles, CA 90021
One block north of Olympic Blvd between Mateo and Santa Fe
9PM
Metal Monday
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Sea of Air DJ Metal Monday @ Footsies
Konesky and JReed of Sea of Air will be taking the helm this coming Monday w/ sets from hosts Mark V and Purple!
Footsies
2640 N Figeroa Ave
LA.
CA - Highland Park
Free Addmission | Free Pool | Cheap Drinks
21+ Only
Last, but not least, VACATION is a new predominately vinyl store in Hollywood, specializing in all sorts of heavy music (and some awesome non heavy music, too. Basically, specializing in good music.
) Go check it out!!!
Vacation
4679 Hollywood Blvd.
DJ Tom Hanks, Camerin Kelly and Trademark present a night of psychedelic rock at Footsies.
After the unprecedented success of “Metal Mondays,” ultra dive bar Footsies is now the home of, “Poundtown,” the only night in the City of Angels built upon the great legacy of 60s and 70s prog rock, krautrock, early electro-ambient, psych, fusion, and other forms of superior riffage.
If names like Le Orme, Dr. Z, Balletto di Bronzo, UK, Yes, Deerhunter, The Black Pine, Slowdive et al mean anything to you, you already know about this because you are one of as many six freaks in Los Angeles who cares. If not, you should come either way. Even if you like the Rapture and Kanye, you’ll appreciate this welcome break from the status quo.
When I worked at Filter Magazine earlier this year I talked the dudes into doing a video segment on skateboarder Patrick Melcher. Prior to the shoot I hadn’t heard of Melcher, but my friend Dan O’Sullivan said, “Yea, call this dude” referring to Patrick when I asked Dan who would be a good candidate for an article. The shoot went well, and I have yet to see the final cut, but I know you can check it out at Toyota/Filter Magazine site UPTHEANTICS.COM, or just watch a clip here:
It seems Mr. Melcher just ended up randomly in a video at the 2009 Macworld Keynote Speech. Who knows how this happened, but it’s definitely funny. Steve Jobs loves dudes who shred. Melcher & Apple.
Panthere is the pentacle of Los Angeles dark stuntin. PANTHERE is contributing to the new Lantern Black Lodge album. Puff Anton LaVey’s ashes and go off this weekend.
Are you “Down To Pound” this winter? Obviously we are. Get the fuck off Facebook and take a visit to POUND TOWN this Friday AKA Stay Bad. Bring girls, bring knives, bring bad boy things that go off in the night. Someone invite the Skullgang Crew and we’ll give em the special Dipset treatment.
