The Bullet ALL MODS weekender! Day and evening scooter runs, BBQs, Saturday daytime vintage indoor flea market… Live performances and more!

WEEKENDER BANDS:

THE QUESTION
One of the greats in the pantheon of Southern California mod bands in the 1980s. They were there at the very beginning in the early 80s, and survived performing right through the end of the decade. – Mr Suaves Mod World.

THE 20 GRAND CLUB
A 7 piece Long Beach/LA, CA based outfit, focusing their efforts on original material in the spirit of classic Detroit and “Uptown” Chicago soul sounds of the 1960s. Tell them what you think! Put them in their place! Dig “The 20 Grand Club”!

THE SWARM
The Swarm formed in Los Angeles, in 2011. They are on a mission to sting you between the ears with their sonic sixties sound. Kicks and Chicks. Making sure everyone gets stung!

Presale tix available at www.bulletweekender.eventb​rite.com

FRIDAY NIGHT (9pm-2am) – $5.00 Cover

DJ Dance party with top selectors spinning floor filling mod sounds!
0900pm: Arthur Allblack
0945pm: Soulshaker
1015: Diablo
1100pm: Jesse Trejo
1140pm: Greg Belson/Andy Cobb 2×2
1240am Lee Joseph
120am Arthur AllBlack

Victor Diablo, Arthur Allblack, Jesse Trejo, Lee Joseph, Greg Belson, Andy Cobb spinning top mod sounds for the night:

Vintage only Scooter ride to the club
Meet up at 8pm at Tiki No in North Hollywood
4657 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood
– Ride leaves at 9pm
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON (12pm – 6 pm) No Cover!

Vintage flea market + afternoon BBQ!
Get down, chow, sip and shop! Sellers offering vintage clothing, record players, 8 track players, Stereos, vintage vinyl and all sorts of retro goods at our vintage flea market! In the afternoon we fire up the barbeque and turn up the music for afternoon DJs spinning classic mod sounds.

There are a few spaces left If you are interested in selling some of your vintage wares! contact rsihilling@yahoo.com for details

Vintage only Scooter run leaves 3pm for a rally to the Griffin Park / LA Zoo

SATURDAY (6pm-2am) – $10 Cover
Mod, Soul, Garage sounds from the Bullet DJs + live bands!
600pm – 60s Videos
700pm – Soulshaker
730pm – Ladybug
815pm – Dr Ray
900pm – Mike Burns
945pm – The Swarm Live! (Garage/Psyche)
1015pm Dj Kev
1045pm – The 20 Grand Club Live! (Mod Blue Eyed Soul)
1120pm – Dan Electro
1145pm – Best Mod Scoot / Best Dressed Mods awards
1150pm – The Question Live!(Power Pop)
1230am – Jason Pandora
115am – Jackie Hoodoo
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SUNDAY (12pm-5pm)
Lunch time djs spin grooves for your afternoon dancing and drinking pleasure on open turntables (bring some records if ya wanna spin) followed by a vintage scooter Rally to Santa Monica and back!
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SCOOTER RALLY EVENT PAGES:

FRIDAY NIGHT – https://www.facebook.com/e​vent.php?eid=2510335315754​41

SATURDAY AFTERNOON – https://www.facebook.com/e​vent.php?eid=1957025204864​56

Print isn’t Dead!!
One of the most innovative and clever art periodicals on the market, known simply as Color Ink Book, springs from the creative minds of brothers Adam and Jason Washburn. It is Color Ink Book’s simplicity that makes it so unique and such an amazing “why didn’t I think of that” kind of idea. True to its name, Color Ink Book is on the surface just a magazine filled with black and white illustrations which the reader is welcome to color in as they see fit. But the catch is that the Brothers Washburn have the ability to lure some of the greatest artistic talents working in the contemporary art and illustration scenes into creating the eye-catching graphic artwork that graces its pages.

A coloring book aimed at adults (!), Color Ink Book not only allows avid art collectors and fans alike to afford a plethora of images by their favorite artists, but if they should get the urge to color, offer a unique opportunity to interact with artists who are often otherwise inaccessible. Color Ink Book’s innovation is why, in a time when it seemed like financial suicide to venture into print media, The Brothers Washburn and Color Ink Book are flourishing.

Friday, July 29th, Color Ink Book art leaps out of the coloring books and onto the walls of WWA Gallery. Shades of Ray – Color Ink Book’s 3rd Anniversary Showcase features the talents of Alex Pardee, Andrew Bell, Angry Woebots (Aaron Martin), Anthony Ausgang, C J Metzger, Chris Ryniak, Dan Goodsell, Dave Crosland AKA King Gum, Dave Warshaw, David Arshawsky, David Lozeau, Deph, Deryke Cardenaz, “Dirty” Donny Gillies, Dolla, DrilOne, Fernando Berger, Frijol Boy, Goreilla, Heiko Müller, J*RYU, James Henry Dufresne, Jason Limon, JC Rivera, Jim Mahfood AKA Food One, John “Spanky” Stokes, kaNO, Kevin Gosselin, Leecifer, Luke Chueh, Martin Ontiveros, MCA, Miss Mindy, Mr. Shane Jessup, Ritzy Periwinkle, Sam Arshawsky, Shawn “Shawnimals” Smith, Sket One, Skinner, Steff Bomb, Steven J Daily, Tom Haubrick, Travis Lampe, Yosiell Lorenzo, many of whom will be in attendance.

Mark Todd “Force Field”

July 1 – 31
Opening Reception: Friday, July 1st, 8-11 pm

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90027
323-666-7667
www.laluzdejesus.com
info@laluzdejesus.com

Also showing:  Van Saro, Simon Sotelo, Andy Steele, Hui Tan

Click here to preview “Force Field”

Mark Todd continues his process of reinterpreting, deconstructing and adopting classic iconic comic imagery in his July 2011 La Luz de Jesus Gallery show, “Force Field”. The works reference snippets of abstracted comics and combine many covers and characters, melding them together in mixed media paintings and layered collage works, producing rich layers of oozing, fragmented and multiple plains. Anchoring the show will be a large dimensional centerpiece installation – a ¾ scale comics inspired fireworks stand composed of wood, chicken wire, lights and flags with painted surfaces.

Todd took his first creative cues from comic books, role playing games and Star Wars: worlds of inventive fantasy that still inform his work today. For the last six years he has categorically documented the world of his teenage obsession, intense scrutiny and alteration of classic comic covers from “Fantastic Four,” “X-Men,” “Iron Man,” “Spiderman” and other series, including the work of legendary illustrators like Jack Kirby. “I love the type, the heavy shadows, the colors and the way they seemed to use very inch of the page,” says Todd. “I sit and study them, and my brush reconstructs them.” Todd is referencing the past, waxing nostalgic about it and simultaneously lending his own post-modern sensibility to it, employing a limited palette, repetition, distortion and mixed media materials including spray paint, cel-vinyl, glossy varnishes, silkscreen and dusty stains. The pieces appear as prized objects; tablets encoded with civilization’s most iconic collective wisdom. Todd recently put up PowerFury.com, a new website and blog dedicated to his artwork www.powerfury.com

This piece celebrating the 40th anniversary of Soap Plant aired as part of the California Report on KQED Public Radio – and features an interview with Billy Shire