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as the
spirit
wanes
the
form
appears
- Charles Bukowski
I do shows. It is the only thing I do, and I never stop doing it for more than a few hours.
Yes, I do want to help you put on your crazy-ass show in Portland.
Right now I'm principally producing and performing in a panoply of shows under the banner of Wanderlust, with my partner Nick the Creature.
Closest to my heart amongst these projects is
Wanderlust Circus, a troupe comprising the finest circus and variety performers in town. Though the troupe comprises a large family of rotating performers, our core group comes down to: Kazum, Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein, The AWOL Dance Collective, Cherry, Brittany Walsh, Sadie LaGuerre, Russell Bruner, Vaughn Murray, William DeRichter, and Andi Lou. Other frequent performers include Reed McClintock, Shoehorn, Charlie Brown, Rhys Thomas, Curtis Carlyle, Jay Lieber, Tana the Tattooed Lady, The Bellini Twins, Tommy Twimble, Revolva, Jacqueline C, Keph Sherin, Nanda, and The Mighty Mighty Acrobats.
2009 has seen the development of Wanderlust's new headquarters at the gorgeously-restored Bossanova Ballroom; where we have presented four major productions to large and enthusiastic crowds: The White Album Christmas, with musical director John Averill; the Valentine's day dinner show Cirque L'Amour with The Stolen Sweets; The Wonderland Circus, based on the works of Lewis Carroll and featuring a live score by Trashcan Joe; and the semi-autobiographical Endless Road Trilogy. We are available for private bookings.
Looming on the Wanderlust radar: Engagements at The Bite of Oregon, The Eros Festival, Scream At The Beach, and numerous others.
Creature and I are also producing a weekly bizarre cabaret revue called Sideshow Speakeasy, every Wednesday at Dante's. A strange mix of top-notch skill acts, aspiring B-teamers, and the sort of truly horrifying acts that should probably be left alone.
NagaSita, who is totally my girlfriend, has produced and directed the first two installments of the dark fairytale pageant BOGVILLE starring Jay Lieber, Meghann Nicholls, Uxepi Ipexu, Irish Collins, myself, Soriah, Eric Stern, and numerous other players from the underground. This is the most exciting creative work that I'm doing right now - an aesthetic and a methodology that are unique in my experience.
For 10 years, I've performed as part of Nequaquam Vacuum. That is a revolving free post-world music ensemble, of which I have been the only consistent member. We combine scrap metal and found objects with classical instruments from around the world toward long-form improvisations. The most present line-up consists of myself, Travis McAlister, J Lieber, Rale Sidebottom, Uxepi Ipexu, and Gordon Romei. Former members have included Tyler Armstrong, James Davis, Brian Crowl, Nolan Ashley, and various others. We're about to release an album on URCK Records called Fallout Over Peking that's pretty amazing.
Without intending to do so, I've stumbled into a side-career as a professional announcer and jack-of-all-ceremonies; scene irregularly at The Bite of Oregon, The Rose Festival, Dante's Sinferno Cabaret, The Vampire's Masquerade Ball, The Glam-O-Rama Girly Show, The Drunk Puppet Show, Convergence 13, The Hive Anniversary Parties, and numerous events at all levels of respectability.
Later this year, I'll begin work on an opera. This is written, composed, and conceived by Eric Stern of Vagabond Opera; and is to be directed by myself. Words cannot express how into that I am.
Other noteworthy projects, troupes, and affiliations past and present include, but are not limited to:
The Radon collective
http://www.radoncollective.org
A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Water In The Desert Festival 2008 (co-director, Oberon)
http://waterinthedesertfestival.org/media
The Steve MacKay Ensemble
http://www.radoncollective.org/artists/mackay/home.html
P.A.N.
http://www.prettyartnumb.org/
Soriah
http://www.soriah.net/
Power Circus
http://www.myspace.com/powercircusmusic
Implied Violence
http://www.impliedviolence.com/
The Villainaires Academy
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=121737
Day of the Zombie
http://www.myspace.com/dayofthezombie
Sikhara
http://www.sikhara.org
36 Invisibles (on hiatus)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=14002
The 999 Eyes Of Endless Dream (relocated)
http://www.999eyes.com
and a good number of bands no longer with us, including: Poor Old Timer
Autism
Clouds of Blood
Tarterus
and
The Devil's Electric Carrot
Aside from producing shows independently, I've also worked as the in-house booking agent for four nightclubs - Someday Lounge, Rotture, Branx, and the regrettably short-lived Hippodrome.
If I were to pick 70 other people with whom I have collaborated to mention here, I would go:
Synchronicity Frequency, Mizu Desierto, Llewyn Maire, Sikhara, Moe! Staiano, Shoehorn & The Hat Band, Death Posture, Amps For Christ, J Lieber, Vanessa Skantze, Harupin-Ha, The Stolen Sweets, Serpentine, Circus Contraption, Linda Austin, The Hobo Gobbelins, Z'EV, Patricia Hall, Bill Horist, Obe'Skupla, John "Elvis" Schroder, Smegma, The Hop-Frog Collective, ohn Wiese, Nolan Ashley, Sam Mickens, Miss Pepper Steak, Cherry, Peach, Germany, Noancer, Jonathan Sielaff, Circus Mundus Absurdus, Michael Sakamoto, Joan Laage, Alenka Loesch, PURE Cirkus, Paul Mercer, Level Black, Julian Tulip, Paul Rucker, Tom Swafford, Annie Lewandowski, Monica Schley, Roslyn DeRoos, March Fourth Marching Band, Haruko Nishimura, The Dead Science, Tchkung!, Luciana Proano, Tatsuya Nakatani, Dubmarronics, Ripit, DJ Daichi, Super Unity Group, Zoe Keating, Ques Todd Oumi, Suzy Kozawa, Monktail Creative Music Concern, Cabaret Boris and Natasha Dancers, Tres Gone, Degenerate Art Ensemble, 3 Leg Torso, Infernal Noise Brigade, Paul Mercer, Jill Tracy, Dresden Dolls, Skinny Puppy, Frontline Assembly, Faun Fables, and Luis from Sesame Street
Hearse
& Rad Rod Cruise and Zombie Tromp Costume Event Attempt to break
the World Record for the Largest Gathering of Zombies
BREAK OUT YOUR ZOMBIE COSTUMES & JOIN US THIS SATURDAY!
4-8PM in Historic Downtown Centralia!
Here is the press release about the Hearse Cruise & Zombie Tromp Event:
Jupiter
Arts Center & Gallery, a non-profit arts organization located on N.
Tower Avenue in Historic Downtown Centralia in conjunction with the
Fairway Shopping Center & KMNT is sponsoring the First Annual
Hearse & Rat Rod Cruise and Zombie Tromp Costume Event that will
take place this Saturday, rain or shine.
The procession of the
Hearses & Rad Rods will meet in the new Timberland Bank parking lot
in Chehalis at 4pm. The troop of cars will be led by by the Coffin
Cruisers Hearse Club from Portland, Oregon and the Rain City Hease Club
out of Seattle, Washington. Heases & Rat Rods from as early as 1910
will be a part of the parade of cars and show. The cars will begin
their processional parade through downtown Chehalis, the Fairway
Shopping Center and into Downtown Historic Centralia to cruise
downtown. Following the cruise all the cars will be parked downtown for
a "Show & Shine" Car Show along Tower Avenue. This is a rare
opportunity to see Hearse cars up close and many of the Hearse owners
will be bringing their best Halloween costumes & effects to add to
the fun of this event. All Hease and Rad Rods are welcome to
participate and can still sign up to be a part of the event by
contacting the car coordinator at 360-220-2256.
In addition to
the Hearse & Rad Rod Cruise, the Zombie Tromp Walk About will be
taking place in Historic Downtown Centralia as the cars are on display.
This will be the largest Halloween themed event to ever take place in
Lewis County. An attempt is being made to break the world record for
the most zombies gathered in one location. The current record stands a
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