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PLAYLAND STUDIO and UTECH RECORDS presents Tim Dai PLAYLAND STUDIO and UTECH RECORDS presents Tim Daisy [chicago] - drums Delphine Joussein [france] - flute, electronics, voice Anton Ponomarev [switzerland] - sax, electronics Steve Tyska [madison] - flugelhorn, bass Thomas Ferrella [madison] - theremin, cajon, words, field recordings, piano 1334 s midvale blvd free sponsored by @utechrecords + @bluestemjazz recording by @audioforthearts
THE SHADOWS OF EMERY BLAGDON and BILL BRADY at the THE SHADOWS OF EMERY BLAGDON and BILL BRADY at the @intuitartmuseum in chicago, mr blagdon [american, b. 1907] did not intend to make art, he intended to heal and subsequently worked on his healing machine, which was an intricate apparatus of delicate metal and wire, MR BRADY [american, b. 1943] sculptured in roofing tin and welding rods, his work is invigorated with life and motion, adding whimsy to his elegant designs these shadows are simply a happy accident
IF you count every year that featured any official IF you count every year that featured any official combat, undeclared conflict, or extended military action, the united states OF AMERICA has been at war for 93% of our history, THAT IS 230 YEARS!! oh..yea...and that includes the sytematic genocide of indigineous people, so...as an homage to these endless conflicts and the uncurated old-school-guerilla art scene that used to thrive in madison, i give you — THE FOREVER! WARS
the shadows of centro cultural san pablo [oaxaca] the shadows of centro cultural san pablo [oaxaca] with one square of blue
cave ceiling - mexican sky juxtaposition san agust cave ceiling - mexican sky juxtaposition san agustinillo, mx
now everything makes sense [oaxaca, mex] now everything makes sense [oaxaca, mex]
an inauspicious X marks the spot an inauspicious X marks the spot
And the sign said “Long-haired freaky people Need And the sign said “Long-haired freaky people Need not apply” So I tucked my hair up under my hat And I went in to ask him why He said, “You look like a fine upstandin’ young man I think you’ll do” So I took off my hat and said, “Imagine that Huh, me workin’ for you” Whoa Sign, sign Everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery Breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that Can’t you read the sign? ... Five Man Electrical Band 1970
on these 85 degree days living without air conditi on these 85 degree days living without air conditioning there is some small reprieve working on ice photos from this last winter born and raised a great lakes boy and living in the northern state of wisconsin where there is more freshwater than anywhere else in the world, i have witnessed ice in all its incarnations, since 1983 i have documented these formations that occur on our lakes and especially the lake i live across from – lake monona, through this body of work, i have come to subconsciously name these formations mainly in order to catalog them: crackle, tornado, block, effervescent, wispy, frothy, pancake, glass, interstellar… and then I read that in the inupiaq dialect of wales, alaska, there are 70 documented terms for ice… i guess i have not seen all of them after all and hence i present a new formation [to me at least] that i am calling “lace ice”
portrait of a storm portrait of a storm
a river in motion stays in motion a river in motion stays in motion
i worked as a trauma specialist in a madison hospi i worked as a trauma specialist in a madison hospital for 30 years and have some insight into the life of a police officer, what i can tell you from that particular perspective is that policing is 95% mundane and 5% sheer terror, let’s face it - there are more guns than people in this country and we are asking these folks to “keep the peace’ in a most volatile, divisive country, where the minimum wage sucks, homelessness abounds, public schools are failing our youth, mental health access is abominable and frequently fueled by an outrageous drug problem, etc....that it is an incredibly difficult job that i would not wish on anyone so when i see these egregious displays of incredible unjustified violence on the people they serve, i can only think that policing in its current form is an utter failure and a complete revamping of policing policies is long overdue and they represent an abysmal failure of our country as a whole please consider using the QR code to donate to the cause or donate to gofundme.com/f/justice-for-corey-telling-his-story and help to keep this message alive R.I.P Corey Ruiz
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