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New Dionysus Releases by Jerry Sun and Creepxotica!

These new Dionysus releases will be available in advance of street date at Surf Guitar 101, Tiki Oasis 11 and the Dionysus Records cart

 

Creepxotica four-song 7″
Creepxotica: {Kreep-za-ti-ka}, noun or adjective; having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear combined with the relaxing exotic sounds of the South-Pacific. Creepxotica takes you on an exotic ride through time to the sun bleached sands of the Mexican Riviera, and to the cool ocean waters of the Polynesian Islands. The soothing sounds of the vibes will calm your savage soul, while the reverberating guitar will hearken a time of lazy Saturday afternoons. The percussive musings will melt your inhibitions, as low, melodious, bass driven tones will cool your head. So sit back and relax as you embark on a Tiki paradise with the new lounge sensation from Dionysus Records, Creepxotica!

(Shhh – don’t tell anyone that Creepxotica is actually garage punk surf pranksters – The Creepy Creeps. This limited edition four-song red vinyl 7″ comes with a digital download code – it’s got a big hole too! Click to purchase

The Exotic Sounds of Jerry Sun LP
Numbered edition of 500, red vinyl LP with digital download code
We’ve exotica expert Jeff Chenault to thank for this one!  Avid listeners of Exotica music will undoubtedly be familiar with the primitive sounds of Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman and Robert Drasnin but very few people today have ever heard of Jerry Sun, a professional vibe player whose versatility and unique blending of jazz and tropical melodies would often compare him to Arthur Lyman. Jerry was a big fan of Denny, and Lyman and would often visit them while in Hawaii or when they would tour stateside.  While Exotica was his forte, his biggest influence would come from the Latin-Jazz sound of Cal Tjader. Click to purchase

This album was recorded in 1962 at Audio Recording studios by famous Northwest recording engineer Kearney Barton who recorded The Sonics, The Wailers and The Kingsmen (the hit version of “Louie Louie”.)  Somehow five reels of Jerry’s music ended up in the hands of record store in Tacoma. This album is one of those tapes, unreleased until now! These recordings have been transferred and edited entirely in the ANALOG realm – no digital processing was used in the preparation or cutting of this record.

August 8, 2011by Dionysus Records
Dionysus mail-order cart, exotica, Lounge Music, Lounge music events, Stuff We Like, Tiki, Tiki Oasis

Tiki Oasis releases commemorative 7″ with Lushy and Herb

Tiki Oasis proudly announces the release of a limited 7” 45 RPM vinyl record

 

The Tiki Oasis 11 Commemorative 7” Record features Tiki Oasis alumni Lushy performing a memorable self-penned tribute to the event called “Tiki Oasis” and Herb (Herb Albert and The Tijuana Brass tribute ) performing a rousing version of “Tijuana Taxi” in honor of Tiki Oasis 11’s “South of the Border” theme ! This record is pressed in an edition of 1000 on random color vinyl (many different colors in the pressing ) and comes with a  download coupon for free digital versions of both songs. The 45 will be available at the Tiki Oasis 11 merch booth or right here in the Dionysus cart!

August 7, 2011by Dionysus Records
Big Sandy, Dionysus bands, Dionysus Records, East Los Angeles, Events, exotica, Garage Music, greasy R&B, Orchestra Superstring, Reissues, Reunions, Stuff We Like, Surf Music, Tiki, Tiki Oasis

Tiki Oasis 2011 features a South of the Border theme!

Tiki Oasis 11 presents four days of legendary and contemporary Latin and Exotica Sounds including Dionysus Records related artists Big Sandy, Orchestra Superstring and Mark and The Escorts

 

Tiki Oasis 11
August 18-21, 2010
San Diego, CA

August 18: Tiki Oasis Meet and Mingle:
Bali Hai Restaurant
2230 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
619-222-1181
www.balihairestaurant.com

August 19 – 21: All event activity:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
2270 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108

Event website:
www.tikioasis.com

This year’s Tiki Oasis theme: “South of the Border”
Exotica music – the cornerstone of Tiki – owes a lot to our brethren to the south – Mexico and Latin America. In fact Latin music has always been a rich part of American popular music from Cha Cha and Merengue to Mambo kings, Latin Jazz and Samba to Rock En Espanol. We feel North America’s embracing of Latin music piqued in the mid-1960s when the debonair, Latin-styled trumpet player Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass band challenged The Beatles on the Billboard charts*. It is Herb’s romanticized Mexico that we seek to celebrate this year at Tiki Oasis!

Tiki Oasis 11 features the legendary Jack “Mr. Bongo” Costanzo & His Latin All-Stars, East LA luminaries Mark and The Escorts, Orchestra Superstring featuring DJ Bonebrake from X, Frankie’s Baja Marimba Marimba Mania, Big Sandy with Los Straightjackets, Herb – a Tribute to Herb Alpert, Surfer Joe and his Boss Combo, Marty Lush and His Latin Livers, The Hula Girls and Creepxotica The event is MC’d by ukulele playing stand-up comedian King Kukulele. click here for complete entertainer list

Featured entertianers:

Jack “Mr. Bongo” Costanzo & His Latin All-Stars

Jack Costanzo is a composer, conductor and drummer, but is best known as a bongo player, hence the nicknamed “Mr. Bongo”. Throughout the 1940s, Costanzo worked with several Latin bands, including a revived version of the Lecuona Cuban Boys, Desi Arnaz, and Rene Touzet. He toured with Stan Kenton from 1947–48 and in the 1950s, and played with Nat King Cole from 1949 to 1953. He also played with the Billy May Orchestra, Peggy Lee, Danny Kaye, Perez Prado, Pete Rugolo, Judy Garland, Ray Anthony, Xavier Cugat, Frank Sinatra, and Tony Curtis. Costanzo visited Havana three times in the 1940s and learned to play Afro-Cuban rhythms on the bongos and congas. Many Hollywood stars studied bongos with him, including: Marlon Brando, Rita Moreno, Tony Curtis, Betty Grable, and Gary Cooper. He has appeared in film and television such as Elvis Presley’s “Harum Scarum” and the “Johnny Staccato” TV series

He retired until 1998 when he made a comeback and in 2001 recorded Back From Havana under the Ubiquity Records umbrella. This album featured the likes of Blue Note’s Guilbert Castellanos, Steve Firerobing and the Panamanian singer Marilu. In 2002 he released another album with the same cast called Scorching the skins, & also mention his two most recent CDs on Ubiquity/Cubop Records “Back From Havana” & “Scorching The Skins“. Jack is currently an active musician and a living legend of Latin/Afro-Cuban jazz.  www.spaceagepop.com/costanzo.htm, www.herencialatina.com/Costanzo/Costanzo/Jack_Costanzo.htm

A performance by  the original 1960s East LA luminaries, Mark & the Escorts


Mark & the Escorts formed in 1963 as a surf band. By 1964, the group had expanded their musical palette to include rock & roll, r&b and British invasion music. They became a significant part of the now legendary “Eastside Sound” boom which occurred in East Los Angeles in that period, sharing the bill with other local bands including Cannibal & the Headhunters, The Premiers, The Blendells, and Thee Midniters, who all had national hit records at the time.  In 1965, Mark & the Escorts recorded two singles on the GNP Crescendo label, Get Your Baby, the “A” side of their first recording, has been included on four different compilation CDs in recent years.  The band has also been featured or mentioned in many books on the music of the 60s.  In 1966, Mark & the Escorts ended when they changed their name to The Men From S.O.U.N.D.  The three core members of Mark & the Escorts, Mark Guerrero, Rick Rosas, and Ernie Hernandez, stayed together though out the 1960s, eventually recording an album of Mark Guerrero songs for A&M Records in the early 70s as members of a rock band called Tango.  Rick Rosas, went on to play with Joe Walsh for many years before becoming Neil Young’s bassist.  Mark Guerrero, went on to record as a solo artist for Capitol Records and for legendary record producer Lou Adler on Ode Records.  Mark’s songs have been recorded by artists such as Herb Alpert, Trini Lopez, Chan Romero, and his legendary late father Lalo Guerrero.  He continues to perform concerts with the Mark Guerrero Band and the reunited Mark & the Escorts.  Mark also hosts the popular Chicano music website www.markguerrero.com. 

Don Tiki

Don Tiki is set to provide the soundtrack for steamy romance and jungle love with a show that closes Tiki Oasis 2011 on Sunday, August 21. Don Tiki has performed at the fabled Kahiki in Colombus, OH, headlined a music festival in Berlin, played numerous shows in Las Vegas and of course, rule their very own Pagan kingdom of Honolulu. Their Tiki Oasis show marks Don Tiki’s first ever performance in California! Experience forbidden love as Don Tiki, fresh off their Hawaii Music Awards win for Album of the Year/Adult Contemporary, unleashes a passion party that will stimulate your senses and primal urges. Drawing inspiration from original exotica masters Marty, Arty and Les (Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter,) Don Tiki boldly moves this evocative genre of music into the 21st century. www.dontiki.com

 

Orchestra Superstring

Orchestra Superstring plays instrumental music inspired by Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz, and the likes of Sun Ra and Cal Tjader. Composed of an eclectic nine-piece band of well known Los Angeles musicians led by DJ Bonebrake of X on vibes,  Orchestra Superstring blends infectious beats and fresh dance rhythms in original tunes written by its members and creates new interpretations of jazz standards. Their second album “Easy” was recently released by Dionysus Records. www.orchestrasuperstring.com

HERB

By way of Tijuana, we proudly present the groovy and spicy tribute to the powerhouse sound of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. Herb delivers the full glory of the Brass’ sophisticated style with an updated edge that is poised to capture a new generation while re-igniting the passion and utter hipness of a bygone era. Herb exudes the suave, groomed sound that catapulted the Tijuana Brass to the forefront of 60s pop culture. TJB charged the soul of America and the world with their crafty blend of fiery Latino rhythms, zany pop, and South-Of-The-Border temperament. Herb consists of an all-star 7-8 piece band with members from such luminous bands as Clubfoot Orchestra, grammy-winning Brave Combo, The Billy Nayer Show, Les Claypool, Casino Royale, Cirque du Soleil, Idiot Flesh, and so on and so forth. Since its inception in July ’96, Herb has performed with/for James Brown, Nancy Sinatra, Sergio Mendes, SF Symphony’s Black & White Ball, Francis Ford Coppola, SF Giants @ Candlestick (Monster) Park, Super Diamond, and many more! www.casinoroyalemusic.com/herb.html

Frankie’s Baja Marimba Mania

Frankie’s Baja Marimba Mania is the current solo project of Frank Marsico, former vibraphonist with The Martini Kings. This year’s performance will be a tribute to 60’s chartbusters: The Baja Marimba Band. This brand new unit, created specifically for Tiki Oasis 11, features Warren Giancaterino, former bassist for Sergio Mendes and Liv, percussionist for The Cold War Kids just back from their recent performance at Coachella. Frankie, as usual will be chopping wood on marimba and bending steel on the vibes along with a few other surprises.

 

Big Sandy with Los Straightjackets

No Habla Ingles? No problem! Lucha Libre clad guitar instrumental practitioners Los Straightjackets team up with rockabilly/roots belter Big Sandy to deliver vintage rock ‘n’ roll En Espanol, inspired by Mexico City’s great sixties garage and rockabilly madmen such as Los Teen Tops, Los Rockin’ Devils, Los Apson and many others, who took American hits and re-wrote the lyrics in Spanish and in the process completely changing the song — turning things like “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” into “El Microscopico Bikini!” Their Tiki Oasis set will also make a nod toward East LA and the great border rock of Freddy Fender. http://www.bigsandy.net  www.straitjackets.com

August 6, 2011by Dionysus Records
Dionysus Records, Events, Orange County, Stuff We Like, Surf Music

Saturday, August 13 – Surf Guitar 101 Festival in Los Alamitos!

Mark your calendars now, Saturday, August 13th 2011 is a date you will not want to miss! Join us for a celebration of live surf music in the heart of Southern California!

We are absolutely pleased to announce the headlining act will be none other than Satan’s Pilgrims! We are also excited to continue the tradition started last year by hosting bands from outside the United States. This year, visiting from foreign shores we will have The Razorblades (Germany), The Bradipos IV (Italy), and The Blue Demons (Canada)!

As before, we will host a special “Legends of Surf” jam, where members of original 1960’s surf bands will play the classics in the genre. You won’t want to miss this! Past years have featured members of The Belairs, Eddie & The Showmen, The Chantays, The Lively Ones, and The Crossfires. This year we are going to feature the music of The Belairs, Davie “King Fuzz” Allan, and a tribute to Eddie Bertrand!

We’ll also have a large vendor space featuring CD’s, vinyl, t-shirts, DVD’s and more!

All of this is happening Saturday, August 13th, 2011 at The Starting Gate, 5052 Katella Avenue, in Los Alamitos, California, 9am to 8pm. Tickets will be $25 at the door. Kids 16 & under are free!

Here is the complete band lineup for the convention:

  • Satan’s Pilgrims – One of the most popular and influential modern surf bands, these caped musicians hail from the Pacific Northwest, home of the Ventures, The Sonics, and The Wailers.
  • The Razorblades – All the way from Germany, you’ll dig their fast and loud take on surf music.
  • The Bradipos IV – From Italy, you’ll love their traditional surf and spaghetti western sounds.
  • The Cocktail Preachers – This Chicago band indeed preaches to the faithful the sounds of surf, exotica, and Mai-Tais.
  • Daikaiju – This Kabuki masked band hails from Alabama, and plays a high explosive, rocket-fueled progressive form of surf music. One of the most talked about live acts on the scene.
  • Meshugga Beach Party – Who knew? Traditional surf music combined with Jewish folk songs! You have to see to believe these chosen surfers from Northern California.
  • The Deadbeats – One of the hottest and youngest surf bands today, these kids like to play old school surf music loud and fast!
  • The Blue Demons – From Toronto, these wrestling super heroes will take you to the mat with their pile-driving take on surf and garage music.
  • The Tequila Worms – Another young band, these guys hail from Anaheim, California, and sound like The Ventures after getting in a car crash with Link Wray!
SCHEEDULE
9:30am to 10:20am SG101 Member Jam

10:30am to 11:30am Legends Jam, Belairs (reunion/tribute), Eddie and the Showmen tribute, Davie Allan and the Arrows, (plus special award dedication to Davie)
11:40am to 12:25pm, The Blue Demons
12:35pm to 1:20pm, The Deadbeats
1:30pm to 2:15pm, The Cocktail Preachers
2:25pm to 3:10pm, Meshugga Beach Party
3:20pm to 4:05pm, The Tequila Worms
4:15pm to 5:00pm, The Bradipos IV
5:10pm to 5:55pm, Daikaiju
6:05pm to 6:50pm, The Razorblades
7:00pm to 8:00pm, Satan’s Pilgrims

Surf’s Up!
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August 4, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, East Hollywood, Free Event, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles area events, Los Feliz

Friday August 5 – legendary album cover artist Lou Beach at La Luz!

Lou Beach, Alpha Lubicz and Sam Lubicz
Gene Pool

Opening Reception: Friday, August 5, 8-11 pm, show runs August 5 – 28
Also showing: Jessicka Addams, Walt Hall, Derek Harrison,
Rodolfo Loaiza, Miso, Click Mort, Jasmine Worth

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

Preview Lou’s pieces
Preview Alpha’s pieces

Lou Beach, Alpha Lubicz and Sam Lubicz are connected via DNA ( father, daughter, son), glue, scissors and X-acto blades and a love of cutting and pasting. They make collages of depth and beauty that chronicle their journeys through the subconscious, creating imagery that is strongly graphic and narrative, telling tales that alternate between the immediate and the mysterious, visionary speculations on pop culture, comics, death, sex and personal history.

Over the last 30 years Lou Beach’s work has been featured in major magazines as well as on countless record and cd packages, book covers and advertisements. A much-admired pop icon of Los Angeles’s wild era of illustration in the 1970s and 80s, Lou Beach has remained a vital force in today’s competitive world of popular art, creating imagery for clients as diverse as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Utne Reader, The Paris Revue, MCA Records, Random House, McGraw-Hill and Houghton-Mifflin among others. A tour of this self-taught collagist’s mind reveals a delight in visual puns and a direct link to such greats of the medium as Hannah Hoch, George Heartfield, Max Ernst, Romare Beardon and Tadanori Yokoo as well as influences from popular culture. His collages have also landed on record covers for Weather Report [Grammy nomination],The Carpenters, The Neville Brothers, Dave Alvin, Dr. John, Ethel Merman and Blink 182.


Lou Beach was born in Gottingen, Germany in 1947, and his name is actually the phonetic pronounciation of his real last name, Lubicz. His Polish parents were unwilling guests of the Nazis–his father a prisoner-of-war, his mother a slave laborer. In the 1970s, he began his career as a record cover illustrator. In the 80s and 90s he was a beloved instructor at Art Center College of Design and Otis. He has recently collaborated on a short book of fiction with author J. Robert Lennon, and a book of his short stories will see publication through Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in December 2011.

 

For a much more detailed Lou Beach bio – click here
August 4, 2011by Dionysus Records
East Hollywood, Events, Los Angeles area events, Mod, Soul

This Weekend: Calling All Mods — Bullet All Mods Weekender is here!

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

Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill

6122 West Sunset (At Gower)
Los Angeles, CA

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!

Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill

6122 West Sunset (At Gower)
Los Angeles, CA

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

 

July 29, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, Culver City, Events, Free Event, Stuff We Like, The Creepy Creeps

Dave Warshaw of The Creepy Creeps in Color Ink Book art show!

Color Ink Book Dave Warshaw Custom Rayola sculpture
Custom Rayola by Color Ink Book Artist: Dave Warshaw

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.

 

July 29, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, Events, Free Event, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles area events, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Stuff We Like

July 1: Mark Todd’s Force Field at La Luz de Jesus Gallery

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

July 1, 2011by Dionysus Records
La Luz de Jesus, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Stuff We Like

Soap Plant – Wacko – La Luz de Jesus segment on KQED

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

 

July 1, 2011by Dionysus Records
Art, La Luz de Jesus, Street Art, Stuff We Like

Check out Pop Surrealism Magazine Summer 2011 on the web

The new issue of Pop Surrealism Magazine is out and features an interview with La Luz de Jesus Gallery Director Matt Kennedy , artist Sarah Joncas, Gary Baseman and others – click the image to read the issue on the web or download to your iPod or iPhone! Join Pop Surrealism’s Facebook page here

 

June 28, 2011by Dionysus Records
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