Wednesday, March 16, 2011

[HvEXAS] TNO Afterparty | Friday, March 25th, 2011 | with DJs Ryan Kick, Scooby and Guest | Daisy Baker's | 9:30pm | FREE!

 

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The Troy Night Out Afterparty – March 25th, 2011
9:30pm-2:30am
18 to get in, 21 to drink (ID required)
FREE!

So, this may come as a surprise to many of you, but Ryan Kick was born into a little known cult of weather manipulating tennis players.  In some weird cosmic coincidence, Scooby's great great grandfather's uncle's brother started that cult.  Since they realized this, it's been non-stop research on and off the courts, to recover this ancient art and end this damned winter for all of us.   What's the secret?  Wristbands.  That's right, the secret to bringing on the spring is wristbands (apparently tennis was just a red herring–not that we don't encourage tennis on the dancefloor, but we suggest badminton). 

Take this knowledge to Troy Night Out and witness the power of the wristband.  And maybe some Lazers.  YES.

9:30pm-11:00ish: Surprise!
11:00ish-12:30am: Ryan Kick
12:30am - 2am: Scooby Carolan

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And hey! You! Send us a message or comment on the main page with some new ideas for the new year. New DJ's? Bands? Cocktails?

Thanks!

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[HvEXAS] EMPAC | Spam, hacks, and rogue wifi from Graham Parker

 

Graham Parker: The Confidence Man
March 21 – April 30, 2011

In this collection of projects by New York-based artist Graham Parker, new film and audio work, made by the artist while in residence at EMPAC in spring 2010, is shown alongside a series of alterations to the building's environment that range from the theatrical to the virtually invisible.

Parker has long been interested in spectrality—the concealing of one set of operations behind the appearance of another. His 2009 book Fair Use (Notes from Spam) explored spam emails as the latest manifestation of a longstanding mode of deception that has accompanied nearly all new developments in human transport and communication networks (the book touched on such phenomena as Nigerian spam, 19th century railroad cons and medieval beggar gangs). The Confidence Man features work that has grown out of that research—including hacked ATM machines, rogue WIFI networks, monologues drawn from spam emails and a tribute to the 1973 film The Sting.

The Flitter
The Flitter (2010)
hacked atms
Abe North (2009)
68.1.0
68.1.0 (2008 - )
Visit Graham onsite
March 21 – April 8, 2011

For the first three weeks of the exhibition the artist will be working in the space for a few hours each day, using the exhibition as a studio and making ongoing alterations to the installation. Parker will be available for conversations with the public on a drop-in basis if he is onsite. To book or confirm a tour or conversation with the artist, please contact the EMPAC box office at 518.276.3921.

The Pass
The Pass (2009)

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Monday, March 14, 2011

[HvEXAS] Lounge at Daisy Baker's w/Matt Brownell & Daniel Gutiérrez this Saturday

 

This Daisy's we're bringing up Brooklyn native's Matt Brownell & Daniel Gutiérrez.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=186840238022311

Daniel Gutiérrez has been a DJ and record digger since he moved to NYC 8 years ago. As a young buck he studied piano and guitar before moving to NYC to study literature and electronic music. A chance meeting with Matt Brownell led to their joint radio show "The Get Slow Show" where both the cosmic and the funky are explored in equal measure.Daniel... Gutiérrez now interns for the esteemed Environ Records label and experiments with synthesizers in his home studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

You can listen to some of Daniel Gutiérrez selections here.

The first is a downtempo 30 minute mix with 60s, 70s, and 80s stuff:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2645091/achilles%20mix.mp3
The second is the most recent Get Slow radio show that he did with Matt. It's over 2 hours long:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2645091/The%20Get%20Slow%20Show-021011.mp3

A Blurb about Matt Brownell will be up soon!

In the mean time you can catch them at www.newtownradio.com February 24 and March 10 from 9 to 11pm

Or for your instant aural pleasure you can listen to Matt at:
http://soundcloud.com/djdj-matt-brownell/matt-brownell-sunday-gravy-guest-mix


Joining them will be your residents for the night Lazer & Blazer;

Lazer and Blazer are a team forged in the bowels of good music. They (Adam Littleboy & George Washburn respectively) have been friends for almost 15 years but only began djing together as Lazer and Blazer about three years ago. Separately they had been djing bedrooms and clubs for a few years prior. They quickly found that they made a good team, and the sound that they sought to bring to the area was a unique one. Locally, it seemed as though people started to agree and they began to get booked at various communions and bar mitzvahs.

This ended up being such a good time that in 2009 they decided it was time to start throwing regular events in the Capital District. That's when they teamed up with Properly Chilled and together, began putting on nights as a DJ collective called Select Rhythms, keeping rugs cut ever since at places like Quintessence and Daisy Baker's. Their sound can simply be described as eclectic, and depending on the mood of the crowd it will vary, but always be prepared for lots of the boogie. In December 2010 Properly Chilled rode off on a unicorn to be seen from and heard from again, and now Lazer and Blazer are free to begin their lifelong dream of starting a freestyle polka company.

You can share with your friends here!!
Help spread the word so we can keep our Troy dance nights alive.

Saturday March 19th
There is a $5 dollar cover after 10pm, free before.
Ages 18+

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