Denison Witmer : Of Joy & Sorrow was #20 on the CMJ Add list. Thanks to all of the stations that are playing this cd. Our good friend Douglas Witmer (and brother of Denison) is an amazing painter: Douglas Witmer : Recent Paintings, April 1-27, 2002 Reception: First Friday, April 5, 6:00-8:00 pm The Peng Gallery presents recent work by Philadelphia artist Douglas Witmer. The exhibition runs from April 1-27, 2002, with a First Friday artist’s reception on April 5 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Witmer’s large-scale works take their cues as much from early Renaissance devotional panels as they do from high Modernist color-field painting. Pared down to simple shapes, his abstract compositions create sensations of architectural spaces receding away from the viewer. They may evoke images such as rooms, doors, and stairs; or ideas of dwelling or passage. But through the choice of color and an emphasis on the physicality of contrasting surfaces, they are painted in such a way so as to make any illusion fail easily. Despite their bold and sometimes imposing design, this flip-flopping spatial activity plays with the viewer’s perspective, inviting a process of inquiry into the nature and meaning of painted “reality.” Douglas…
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I added several new releases to the on-line store including releases from Damien Jurado, Boards of Canada, Death Cab for Cutie, T. W. Walsh, Songs:Ohia, The Good Life, Cerberus Shoal, Brandtson, Euphone, The Anniversary, and Vermont. Lots of your favorite records are available. Search away. Denison is in Cleveland with The Six Parts Seven as they spend a couple of days preparing and practicing before going on the road. The Six Parts Seven are an amazing instrumental band on Seattle’s Suicide Squeeze record label. Treat yourself and go see the bands together on tour if you are able. You won’t be disappointed. :::scott:::
I keep forgetting the very special congratulations to Joey Sweeney and Reyna Howkins who were married in February at their engagement party. More news from the Trouble with Sweeney front: THIS SATURDAY! Members of The Trouble With Sweeney performing as… The Trouble With Sweeney opening for CLEM SNIDE 8:30pm at THE FIRE NOTE: buy advance tickets here, as the venue is predicting a sold-out show: http://www.iourecords.com/thefire @ the philadelphia bar & grille 412 w. girard ave. philadelphia 267 671 9298 =============================== BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, we are pleased to report the existence of THE TROUBLE WITH SWEENEY PLAY KAREN AND OTHERS, a new seven-song mini-LP from the band. Recorded over three days in February with producer Ray Ketchem (Elk City, The Mendoza Line, Original Sins), the new EP is both a preview of the next TWS full-length (due next fall), but also, we are proud to admit, the debut release on Basement-Life Records, the newly hatched record division from the online magazine of the same name. (http://www.basement-life.com) It’s also the most polished thing the band has ever done, basically a big wave bye-bye to any indie-rock convention the band was still foolishly holding. We are super psyched, and in the…