Tuesday, May 6, 2008
div freedom
So the last few weeks have gone by in a blur. The weather was cold for a while, but now its sunny and cloudless. We had a fantastic show on Sunday with Ladybird and Snaps and Claps. Ladybird warmed everyone's hearts with their french charm and endearing singalong melodies. It was a classic purple house moment, with the sunflower paintings bringing the cheer into the basement. Next, Snaps and Claps went all cute on us. The basement was packed! Maybe 30 people, all very politely sitting on the floor with beaming smiles and the occasional giggle brought on by a witty out-of-tune lyric.
The concert then took a turn for the weird. The crew basically jumped the bill in two waves. Rory and Matt (joined by James Pettingale on Drums) droned their way out of cute land with Rory on clarinet and vocals and matt on 12-string. Enveloped in darkness, James held down the skittering beats. Pretty transcendental, yet imperfect and not too serious. Next, a free jazz all-star debut with me, Gerald, Ben Daly, Zach Ianazzi and Devendra (from Boston). This was a spontaneous, no holds barred aggressive flow of loud piercing squeals and conversational lines held together with some drifting, complex drones. It got a bit more sensitive too, once I encouraged the band to play a quieter for the second song. That was my favorite.
With plenty of free time, for the last five days, I have been working the sound and video for some Div 3 screenings. There was some excellent work over the weekend by Brendan Toller, Bjorn, Emily-Rose, Skylar, Ben Balcom and more. I was completely blown away by the triple threat of three non-fiction films by Dean Colpack, Zach Ianazzi, and Danilo Coleman at a screening last night at film and photo. It has made me very proud of all my friends and peers to see the fruit of their labor get the attention it deserves. I really feel like the class of 2008 has made some great accomplishments this year.
Peter
The concert then took a turn for the weird. The crew basically jumped the bill in two waves. Rory and Matt (joined by James Pettingale on Drums) droned their way out of cute land with Rory on clarinet and vocals and matt on 12-string. Enveloped in darkness, James held down the skittering beats. Pretty transcendental, yet imperfect and not too serious. Next, a free jazz all-star debut with me, Gerald, Ben Daly, Zach Ianazzi and Devendra (from Boston). This was a spontaneous, no holds barred aggressive flow of loud piercing squeals and conversational lines held together with some drifting, complex drones. It got a bit more sensitive too, once I encouraged the band to play a quieter for the second song. That was my favorite.
With plenty of free time, for the last five days, I have been working the sound and video for some Div 3 screenings. There was some excellent work over the weekend by Brendan Toller, Bjorn, Emily-Rose, Skylar, Ben Balcom and more. I was completely blown away by the triple threat of three non-fiction films by Dean Colpack, Zach Ianazzi, and Danilo Coleman at a screening last night at film and photo. It has made me very proud of all my friends and peers to see the fruit of their labor get the attention it deserves. I really feel like the class of 2008 has made some great accomplishments this year.
Peter
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