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October 28, 2007
HEAVY METAL VOMIT PARTY
Saturday, November 10th, 7PM-11PM
Hooray for Humans presents Heavy Metal Vomit Party, a group exhibition of multi-media art and design, opening Saturday, November 10th at Koo's Art Center, 530 E. Broadway (at Linden Ave.), Long Beach, from 7 to 11 pm, featuring artists from the Southland and international scene. Including artists Shepard Fairey, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Kevin Christy, skullphone and others. With Heavy Metal Vomit Party, art collective Hooray for Humans aims to inject the Long Beach art scene with a much needed dose of contemporary art and youth culture. With over a dozen established and emerging artists, this exhibition features works in a variety of media including collage, illustration, painting, performance, print, sculpture and video art, that demonstrates the intensity and diy spirit of our youth and street culture and it's significant voice.
Participating Artists
Andrew Jeffrey Wright / Annette Monnier / Bryan Schnelle / Ian Stevenson / James W. Brummett / Joe King / Kevin Christy / Laurel Frank / Marisa Predisik / Michael Wysong / Morgan Wells / Risk / Shepard Fairey / skullphone / William A. Kirkley
Participating Musical Acts
Ghostship / I.E. / Laco$te
WHAT: Hooray for Humans presents Heavy Metal Vomit Party, a group exhibition of multi-media art and design featuring over a dozen artists from the Southland and international scene.
WHEN: Saturday, November 10, 2007, from 7 - 11 pm, musical performaces with Ghostship, I.E. and Laco$te start at 8PM
WHERE: Koo's Art Center, 530 E. Broadway (at Linden Ave.), Long Beach, CA
ADMISSION: $5.00
PARKING: Metered parking is available on the street. After 6pm, parking is free.
About Shepard Fairey
In 1989, Shepard Fairey was a student at the Rhode Island School of Design where he created the now-infamous The Giant Has A Posse sticker depicting an absurd image of an unrecognizable professional wrestler. The image evolved into an underground icon, as stickers were circulated in large volumes around the globe. By the mid-90's, about a half-million of the little squares were sticking up around the world. Shepard now works as a creative partner for Black Market, a Los Angeles design firm. While creating designs for clients like Pepsi and Universal Pictures, he still creates Obey art, exhibits worldwide in galleries, and, of course, keeps his Obey images posted on public streets. [www.tokion.com]
About Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Andrew Jeffrey Wright is a current and founding member of Philadelphia's Space 1026 art commune. He has a bfa in Animation. The collaborative animation "the manipulators", which he made with Clare E. Rojas, has won the top prize for animation at the New York Underground Film Festival and the New York Comedy Film Festival. Wright's highly limited edition handmade books have gained an international following. He has shown at Lizabeth Oliveria (LA), New Image Art (LA), Spector (Philadelphia), The Luggage Store (San Francisco), Lump (Raliegh), The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Philadelphia), ICA (Philadelphia), Giant Robot NY (NYC) The Corcoran (DC) and Foundation Cartier (Paris). He has shown with Barry McGee, Paper Rad, Leif Goldberg, Clare E. Rojas, Marcel Dzama and Michael Dumontier. [www.artintheage.com]
About skullphone
His infamous black-and-white posters of a skull holding a cell phone have been spotted alongside freeways and city walls all over the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas for years now, mystifying spectators with his tongue-in-cheek style of promoting change. [www.larecord.com]
For more information, please contact Hooray for Humans at info@hoorayforhumans.org
September 2, 2007
We have a new podcast available featurning {open}, a bookstore, gallery, and performance space owned and operated by Sé Reed and Shea Gauer. Featuring a handpicked selection of exceptional book titles in every genre, along with independent music and art, {open} has been one of Long Beach's prominent cultural hubs for the past three and a half years. We recently sat down with Sé and Shea at {open}’s new location at 2226 East 4th street in Long Beach, CA.
Also featured in this podcast is music by Vac Bag, who's new EP, “You're the Greatest,” will be released this Fall. Hailing from the Long Beach area, Vac Bag creates music that charms the listener with delicate synthesizer pop driven melodies. For more information, please visit Vac Bag at myspace.com/vacbag.
June 23, 2007
We have a new podcast interview available featuring Moedog Darling. Moedog Darling is a singer-songwriter from Southern California. As described by Poverty Level Records, "Her songs vary from Weill-esque ballads of observation to torrid songs of frustration. Equally at home on guitar or piano, Moedog Darling accompanies her wide vocal range creating intimate and powerful music that begs the listener to come along on a journey through break-ups, happiness, disappointment, and all the...things that make life what it is." We recently sat down with Moedog Darling to discuss her new album, I'm the Queen, You're the Pauper.
May 7, 2007
We have a new podcast interview available, at long last, featuring Matt Adams. Matt Adams is The Blank Tapes. He writes, records, sings and plays all of the music for the band, with the exception of a few friends lending their voices and talents for recordings and shows. His last album, Landfair, won best "Pop/Rock Album" at the Independent Music Awards and reached 161 on the CMJ charts in January of 2006; that same year, he was also named "Best New Folkie" by the San Francisco Weekly. As described by Ellen Griley of the new Long Beach Weekly, The District, "You...go ape for [Jeff] Tweedy, but this is the name you should toss around." We recently visited Matt at his home in Costa Mesa to discuss the release of his new album, Daydreams.
February 21, 2007
Hey everyone, we have a new podcast interview available featuring Chris Black. Chris Black is a songwriter and musician from Austin, Texas. Having played with Gadjo Bango, and a slew of other bands, Chris has stepped away from the group dynamic this time around to release his debut solo album, Jericho. As described by Wayne Alan Brenner of the Austin Chronicle, Jericho is "a Waitsian road trip of dirge like laments...about loss, larceny, and love gone bad." We recently caught up with Chris during his current U.S. tour to discuss the launch of his new solo project.
December 30, 2006
Just released, is an anothology of creative works by local writers and artists from the Long Beach, CA area, titled Book by Authors. Presented by the Long Beach Public Library Foundation, Book by Authors includes 50 written works and 50 illustrations which showcases the local talent of Long Beach, helps unveil the community (both intellectually and experientially), and produces both a learning tool and an inspiring opportunity for our youth. For more information, and to purchase a copy of this book, visit Bookbyauthors.org. All profits from the book benefit the Long Beach Public Library Foundation.
December 30, 2006
If you haven't yet visited The Orange County Museum of Art this winter, be sure to check out the 2006 California Biennial before the exhibition closes tomorrow December 31! The 2006 California Biennial showcases some of the state’s most exciting and innovative young artists. The only exhibition of its kind in California, the 2006 California Biennial includes over 150 new works by individual artists and collaboratives and presents large-scale installations, sculpture, paintings, works on paper, wall drawing, photographs, film and video art. The artists, working in Northern and Southern California, incorporate many media and, taken together, present a vision that reflects today’s eclectic communities, cultures, and art movements. The Museum will be open tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., then will close January 1 through January 28th for the installation of the permanent collection and Chuck Close.
December 29, 2006
We have a new podcast available today featuring Graham Reynolds. Graham Reynolds is a composer, bandleader, pianist, and drummer based in Austin, Texas. As stated on his website, “His compositions include four symphonies, two operas, a violin concerto, more than a dozen one movement string quartets, and countless chamber music pieces.” Along with his solo material, Graham has participated in a number of collaborative projects that include, scoring Richard Linklater’s, A Scanner Darkly, and writing music for and performing with his band, The Golden Arm Trio, which has toured throughout the United States and Europe, and has released two critically acclaimed albums. We recently caught up with Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio before a recent performance at Open Bookstore in Long Beach, CA.
December 13, 2006
Taken from a post on, The OC Art Blog, “This morning in Costa Mesa a selection of paintings were installed by artist Derek Sterkel along 22nd Street. They're free for the taking. All the info can be found here. Happy hunting!” Also, if you haven’t checked out The OC Art Blog yet, do so; it’s a great resource for art news in the OC and LA area.
December 10, 2006
Yesterday, Long Beach hosted the 2nd Saturday Art Walk, a monthly event that has taken place in the heart of the East Village Arts District in Downtown Long Beach for the past nine years. The event offers, art openings, fine dining, live entertainment, and shopping all within walking distance. Some of the more notable events included, the Paul Dragomir Gallery, which was celebrating its one-year anniversary. On display were Paul Dragomir’s delicate renderings of plants, insects, and tranquil landscapes, with color and arrangement that invites a dreamlike narrative to emerge. Originally from Romania, Paul has been living and working in Long Beach for the past ten years and invites you to make an appointment to visit him at his studio/art gallery.
Also noteworthy, were the Supa Lowery Bros. who performed just in front of the Hooray for Humans office, on Linden Ave., showing off their unique brand of Jazz, Hip-Hop, and R&B. Originally from Phillidephia, and now residing in the Los Angeles area, members Chris Lowery, Wes Lowery, Kwame Hall, and Aaron Bumpus have just released a new CD titled, Supa Lowery Bros. Vol. 2. We were able to record much of their live performance, which included songs from the new album: Download MP3
This month's event was cut a little short due to high winds and scattered showers late in the evening, making it hard for some of the booths to operate but, as always, the 2nd Saturday Art Walk drew large crowds of people eager to experience the diverse culture offered by Long Beach, California. Make sure to check out this event when it returns next month, and support your local art scene!
November 19, 2006
We recently chatted with Antoine Wilson, co-editor of the Literary Quarterly, Public Space. Antoine detailed the many challenges, rewards, and oddities of running a publication, and he also provided some great advice for young writers looking to publish their work. The Public Space show will be followed shortly after by our interview of Graham Reynolds and his band, The Golden Arm Trio. Graham most recently scored the movie, A Scanner Darkly (starring Keanu Reeves), and is currently performing songs from the movie while on tour. We were lucky enough to catch Graham and the Golden Arm Trio at their recent show at Open Bookstore in Long Beach, CA. The show was an amazing display of the Trios musicianship, and we look forward to sampling some of their songs on our upcoming podcast. Apart from these two shows, we'll soon be releasing a series of podcasts focused on fine art, telepathy, and Ben Kweller. More info on those shows will be up shortly.
October 9, 2006
SoundWalk 2006 was a success. Friday included sound performances by musicians using both traditional instruments to more obscure devices, textured by inventive digital sound spaces. Alessandro Bosetti, Noah Thomas, and Metal Rouge together created a unique and memorable experience. On Saturday we toured the outdoor installations lining Linden, 1st Street, and Elm. A variety of sounds filled the area: the cracking of egg shells in front of The Garden of Pan, a militaristic news commentary in front of Open Bookstore, and many others. The high turnout added to the event’s atmosphere; people croweded around crackling guitar amps and mixing boards, conversation and laughter mixed with installation sounds, creating a blend of art and audience. For all those who missed Friday and Saturday, we highly recommend checking out the post-event performances this Monday (Jazzkammer, Carlos Giffoni and David Rothbaum) and Wednesday (Barbez, Hans Fjellestad, and Mikkel Meyer).
October 4, 2006
On October 6th and 7th, the Long Beach artist group, FLOOD, will present SoundWalk 2006, the third annual SoundWalk event, that will feature returning artists as well as new participants from the Southland and International sound art and multimedia scene. The event kicks off Friday evening with performances by sound artists, presented in a theatrical forum, within the East Village Arts District in Downtown Long Beach, California. The artworks will combine a wide range of visual and audio components in multiple ways. There will be sculptures, environments, installations, and performances. We recently sat down with event coordinator Shea M. Gauer and SoundWalk artist Ekene to discuss the upcoming event, SoundWalk 2006.
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