These photos were taken during my annual trip to Chicago for the Christmas holiday. Each picture has a caption including some sort of explanation of the circumstances of the photo. Please note I did not post the majority of these photos on Flickr as I am limited by the number of picts I can upload since I have a free account so I've opted to post them here.
There were also several videos that I shot at the same time I was taking pictures with my Canon which are included below. Note that some of these files are large and will take a moment to download before they'll play for you...
Admittedly, not the best looking footage but it essentially captures what a brute Buñ can be on occasion to his sister Ebby. Like his daddy, Buñ will sometimes just start up some shit because he's bored.
As you may know, I've been playing with my buddy Ben Warren for a while now, mainly on bass, but for his newest album we wanted to take the performance to another level. Inspired by the war in Iraq and the current cultural climate of cozy indifference, I'll be playing "VJ" for the first time in my performance career as a visual mixer, editing and effecting a mass media bin of video clips on the fly. It's a new type of artistic expression for me, and I think Ben's music is very suiting to the visual mix of media abstractions that playing “VJ” can provide. John Crotteau (aka Johnny Onomatopoeia) will be joining us on drums and Ben Warren, of course, on guitar and lead vocals.
To give you an idea of what this might look and sounds like, here’s a mash-up sample for...
MR. WILSON GOES TO WAR...
MR. WILSON GOES TO WAR is an explosive indictment of the government and mass media's role in 'spreading the disease' - championing our democratic agenda while underhandedly profiting from war.
MR. WILSON GOES TO WAR A mixed media overflow refracted through an abstract lense.
Please come see us take on this monster as we launch a series of these one-of-a-kind performances during the month December.
Monday Dec. 11th @ 7pm Trash Bar - Williamsburg, Brooklyn 256 Grand St. between Driggs and Roebling
Friday Dec. 15th @ 7pm Club Midway - New York, NY 25 Avenue B (bet. 2nd + 3rd St.)
Monday Dec. 18th @ 7pm Trash Bar - Williamsburg, Brooklyn 256 Grand St. between Driggs and Roebling
MR. WILSON GOES TO WAR a live performance of the concept album manifest destiny video by vj mugs audio by ben warren and john crotteau
ALSO
GTB may be no more, but their music still lives on! For Xmas ‘06 get both ‘GOD’S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2’ and RAWK! for only $5. Yes, you’ve read correctly – TWO CD’S FOR ONLY $5! I know God the band is probably a little past it’s expiration date, but seriously, I’ve got boxes of these things and I hate to see them get thrown out. To receive the gift of GOD this holiday season, paypal your payment of $5 (Plus $1 S/H) to matt_glasson@yahoo.com and include the shipping address where you would like the CD’s to be sent.
