QUEER FUTURES: BORN IN FLAMES IN NYC

If you're in NYC on the 26th I highly highly recommend going to see Lizzie Borden's brilliant not quite mockumentary Born in Flames! Featuring queer feminist bike gangs, radicals hijacking media outlets & a post-punk soundtrack featuring early Red Crayola & the Bloods. The Queer/Art/Film series, created by Adam Baran & Ira Sachs, provides contemporary queer artists with the means to showcase films by filmmakers who have affected their artwork. This month's film was picked by queer beauty Barbara Hammer! Hammer, a video & sound artist, will have her first U.S. retrospective next January at the MOMA! Previous artists to have curated the series include Anthony Hegarty, Rodney Evans & Justin Bond (who totally & obviously chose Ken Russel's The Devils).

No No Nooky T.V. and Other Humorous Films by barbarahammer.com from barbara hammer on Vimeo.

Maybe take a trip during the day to the moma to see the Marina Abramovic show!

Queer Futures: You Beast, You Gem

You Beast, You Gem is the brainchild of queer artists Crystal Meisinger & Elissa Johnson. This Friday marks the second installment of their collaboration, manifesting itself in the form of queer performance, film & music. Hosted again by our lovely friends at the West Bank Social Center, You Beast, You Gem features performances by the Default Project's Loveless Ladies, Barton Stink, Mysti & Sissy La Poo, Mr E Krumpin Clown, Acroyoga Troupe & Marsha Stoned with Muscle Twitch. Come early to see a dj set by Lillith Fair & a short set by locals Brute Heart. YourSteppaDuJour will be taking over music duties after the first set of performances and will close out the night. Unkle Sinan of Minneapolis Art on Wheels will be playing videos through out the night as well! The West Bank Social Center is located above the Nomad on the West Bank of Downtown MPLS, show time is 9-2am & it's gonna cost you kids $3-5 bones. I've made a promo mix for ya'll to enjoy before the show!

tracklist:

01 maximum joy - searching for a feeling

02 esg - tiny sticks

03 allez allez - she's stirring up

04 dinosaur l - #5 (go bang)

05 bush tetras - can't be funky

06 gwen guthrie - getting hot

07 mo-dettes - white mice

08 lizzy mercier descloux - fire

download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?rytaryjwkyt

2010: Queer Futures

DNML, or Danimal, Dan or Daniel is my queer, print-making, music-spewing friend from Minneapolis. Dan creates beautiful futuristic prints & designs in his self-produced studio up in his attic, probably while jerking off and listening to Stereolab. His boyfriend has a really big dick & a cute cat named Samson and someday I hope to be sandwiched between all three, for now I'll just fantasize from a close distance. Dan's band Gay Beast is not only releasing a new 7 " on Skin Graft in two weeks but will also be going on tour in Europe. BUY the new vinyl, as well as the recently released Multipurpose Antiform through the band below. I've included some of Dan's prints and links to his blog / Gay Beast's homo-designed myspace page.

danimaldanimal.blogspot.com

www.myspace.com/gaybeast