notes from mictlan

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2008-06-03T19:16:00.001-07:00

¡cha cha cha!

2008-05-23T21:49:00.000-07:00

"featuring the lights and soundz of..." fundraiser: g727

2008-05-15T13:55:00.000-07:00

Fundraiser at Eastside Luv in Boyle Heights Thursday, May 22nd, 7 p.m. – 2 a.m. Please show your support for this ELA project... “Featuring the Lightz and Soundz of….” A 30-Year Survey of DJ Culture from East L.A. Featuring DJs Pablo, Johhny Valentino and Gerard Meraz For more information about the project visit: http://www.g727.org/Current.html $10.00 Cover All Night Located @ Eastside

you can take it off when you learn to

2008-05-14T11:32:00.000-07:00

Let’s see, today I think I’ll be…condescending. No wait, how about patronizing? Ah, whatever. I think I’ll just grab an espresso and pretend that you don’t exist. I find that intimate dismissiveness is usually the best policy anyway. You get the maximum impact with the least amount of force. Plus, I get to enjoy my caffeine in peace. Here, join me. You want a single, or a double? BFF! At

soul sides

2008-05-12T23:11:00.000-07:00

Over at the Soul Sides audio blog, Oliver Wang, aka DJ O-Dub, cranks out a steady stream of musical knowledge and history through a combination of written history / context / analysis / commentary, and the tunes themselves in mp3 format, which you can download for ten days after the original posting. The music is soul, R&B, rare grooves, funk, rap, hip-hop, jazz, bugaloo, obscure permutations

more stuff going on

2008-05-09T18:04:00.000-07:00

some more upcoming events: 1. “Herban: Mother-Lode” Photography Exhibition Opening reception: Saturday, May 10, 2008, 5 to 8 p.m. First Street Studios 2026 East First Street East Los Angeles, CA 90033 Tel: (323) 268-0005 http://www.firststreetstudios.com/ http://www.myspace.com/firststreetstudios Email: firststreetstudios@yahoo.com OPENING RECEPTION FEATURES - Live Painting by Unification

in which we weigh the truths/consequences/chiles

2008-05-09T01:17:00.000-07:00

distance keeps everything everyone keeps at a everything everyone a distance keeps every in which I address all four of my readers: Dear Reader #1, Thank you for being, well, #1. You occupy that special place in my heart, that dark, hidden chamber that still secretly values hierarchies and the special privilege of being designated Number One, Noo-mah-ro Ooo-no, Ichi-Ban, El Mero Primero,

phantom audio 7: sandra de la loza and harry gamboa in conversation

2008-05-08T02:05:00.000-07:00

“I think the perspective of what you're talking about, in terms of looking at myths, and basically, trying to destabilize the myth long enough to snap people out of mass hypnosis, and the effectiveness of creating something that will jar someone's consciousness—that's quite a bit of power for an individual, compared to the conglomerates, and that in itself is sort of an act of great strength,

phantom audio 6: art, fetish, object, social relations, experimental enclaves—interview of david graeber

2008-05-07T18:04:00.000-07:00

an interesting, highly relevant audio interview by Althea Viafora-Kress of David Graeber, anarchist, professor, activist, and anthropologist author of the very informative recent book/pamphlet, Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology, among other numerous books and articles. from the ART RADIO website: “ Edition #9: David Graeber ART TALK - The Collectors’ Forum Sunday, 04 May 2008 First

in other elektion newz: diebold accidentally leaks results of 2008 election early

2008-05-07T06:04:00.000-07:00

from the onion news network (warning: election spoiler ahead!) Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

some interesting events, redux

2008-05-06T17:17:00.000-07:00

in a previous post of interesting upcoming events, "in the next few days" meant they were taking place this past weekend. one of those events, however, was mistakenly read through the haze of a bad cold, phantom presences, and temporal/spatial displacements, as taking place last Friday, when in reality, it is THIS friday, May 8 (probably others caught this—hopefully none of this blog's four

phantom audio 5: a conversation with gronk

2008-05-02T06:04:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, 27 April, NEW Los Angeles Theatre Center (NEW LATC), operated by The Latino Theater Company, hosted “A Conversation with GRONK,” moderated by Chon Noriega. Noriega projected a slideshow of images relevant to Gronk’s work, and Gronk responded to them in a lively conversation and discussion of the artist’s long career. While the images cannot be reproduced here, Gronk’s storytelling

some interesting events the next few days

2008-05-01T18:04:00.000-07:00

Some interesting events going on around town in the next few days, as received on various list serves for forwarding: [[ HOMENAJE DIA DE LAS MADRES: Honoring Our Mothers and the Earth Friday, May 9th, 8 p.m. CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK 2225 COLORADO BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90041 Please join CaLatinidad poets Estrella del Valle, Robert Leni, Reina Prado and Abel Salas as well as guest

phantom audio 4: barbara carrasco—a brush with life

2008-04-30T18:26:00.000-07:00

l-r: Shizu Saldamando, Sandra de la Loza, Carlee Fernandez, Rita Gonzalez, Barbara Carrasco. On Thursday, 24 April, East Los Angeles College’s Vincent Price Art Museum hosted an intergenerational powerhouse panel discussion of Chicana artists as part of Barbara Carrasco's extensive, mid-career survey overview A Brush With Life (closing reception: Thursday, 1 May, 6 to 8 p.m.). Phantom

phantom audio 3: moraga & viramontes

2008-04-30T12:09:00.000-07:00

On Monday, 21 April, Cherríe Moraga and Helena María Viramontes read at LACMA as part of the Phantom Sightings exhibition. To listen to the readings, click below (right/ctrl-click to download): -AUDIO: INTRODUCTION; CHERRÍE MORAGA READING [52’21; 48 mb] -AUDIO: HELENA MARÍA VIRAMONTES READING [22’16; 20.4 mb]

new audio: dr. michael parenti at csun

2008-04-26T17:15:00.000-07:00

Noted progressive author, lecturer, and professor, Dr. Michael Parenti, delivered a sharp, insightful talk on empire, perception, and representation recently, at Cal State Northridge. One of his key points was to explore how the dominant paradigm functions, especially how it propagates and maintains empire and, more importantly, imperialism. He noted that even the Rightwing has now begun to

kálmanse, kuates: the kase of the mis-kommunikated kamouflage

2008-04-23T03:46:00.000-07:00

1. True or False? ___Self-empowerment does not equate to self-importance. ___Taking ourselves seriously does not equate to self-seriousness, nor does it imply a lack of humor. ___Really, I think that your insight is out of sight. ___Really, I think that all the brilliant words are for all of us to claim. Why not? Why believe their lies that it is otherwise? ___In extreme cases,

phantom audio 2: “after” the (mega)movement

2008-04-18T04:15:00.000-07:00

tell me, do you remember what one million phantoms sound like? member? you member! or did I really hear it, or was it all just the inconvenient echoes of a po-mo wetdream? maybe I am bien loco, but I could have sworn that the streets were the site of mass movement that day. maybe upward mobility has left some of us hanging in place after the fact. maybe those of us blinded by the sight of

silikon sueños, vol. 4: eastside(s) konnection

2008-04-17T18:31:00.000-07:00

[This posting was originally intended for the great new LA Eastside group blog, and was written in response to its recent string of posts about the meaning of the “Eastside,” and having a history/connection to it, etc. Unfortunately, my poor non-programmer brain found the software used for that blog exceedingly difficult to understand and navigate, and grew really frustrated really fast. So,

phantom audio 1: phantom sites symposium

2008-04-11T17:59:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, in conjunction with the Phantom Sites: Art After the Chicano Movement exhibition, curators staged a symposium entitled Phantom Sites: Rethinking Identity and Place. The symposium comprised a morning and an afternoon session, followed by a screening of various videos and then a live performance. During the video screening, Harry Gamboa, Jr.’s film, Imperfecto (1982), starring

before/after:in/between

2008-04-03T23:18:00.000-07:00

This is a week of phantoms. I shuttle back and forth, as always. The hope is that in the oscillation is the key. The movement over and through the space between, the resulting spiral, the avoidance of stagnation. The ephemeral and the archive, the living and the dead, material and digital, spirit and electric spark. “Hey man, you look like you’re gonna kill somebody tonight!” “Yes, it’s

audio: movimiento por justicia en el barrio

2008-03-11T17:58:00.000-07:00

Juan Haro, Movimiento por Justicia en el Barrio This past Sunday, 29 March, 2008, Juan Haro from Movement for Justice in El Barrio presented information at East Side Café in El Sereno on how the urban Zapatista organization that he works with in NYC has successfully organized against gentrification in East Harlem and other areas of the city. This was the last L.A. stop of this tour after a week

THE SICKLY SEASON—notes from mictlan: ISSUE 7—SILIKON SUEÑOS, VOLS. 1 & 2

2008-03-08T17:41:00.000-08:00

Now available: THE SICKLY SEASON—notes from mictlan: ISSUE 7—SILIKON SUEÑOS, VOLS. 1 & 2 Featuring the usual assortment of kwentos, poetix, rumors, innuendo, imagez, and other performatexts. Special guest writers/texts this issue: -S. Gilmer -Steve Kisicki -Miranda Smith -Asolti Papalotl and Quetzalxoquiyae (Mariposa Sol) -Luis A. Vega -kwento (a.k.a., invisible ink) -Sara Monique

null y void: a 21st century story of True Love in 2 acts

2008-02-28T15:02:00.000-08:00

TO BE PERFORMED BY A TROUPE OF 2 OR MORE HANDSHADOW PUPPETS AGAINST A COMPLETELY BLANK BACKDROP OF PUZZLING DARK MATTER I. “Hey, nice to meet you. I’m angry.” “Likewise. I’m in pain.” “So, what do you do to dull the awareness?” “Well, right now I’m sort of in-between coping mechanisms? But for the past few years, I was celebrating my lack of imagination. And you?” “Well, I don’t want to

grapevine — 21 feb 08

2008-02-21T16:05:00.000-08:00

some listserv postings, etc., to pass along/share: * MUJERES DE MAIZ: SOMOS MEDICINA << Mujeres de Maiz presents... CELEBRATING HERSTORY: March 8 – 30, 2008, Los Angeles A month-long series of intercultural, intergenerational, interdisciplinary art events celebrating our 11th Anniversary, 6th ZINE poetry and arts publication, International Women’s Day, and Women’s Herstory month OPENING