PAST PERFORMERS
Axolotl, Bad People, Being, Black Fives, Blues Control, Caboladies, Cadaver in Drag, Chicago Luzern Exchange, DBH, Destined to Fester, Tony Dryer, Dungeon Thud, Envenomist, Evolve, Ettrick, Pete Fosco, Hair Police, Handicapper Horns, IOVAE, ISCH, Justice Yeldham, Kohoutek, Le Techno Puss13s, Life Partners, LoVid, Meneguar, Miracle Worker, Mouthus, Nebula Girl, Neptune, No Planes, Organs, Pantz Party, Pop N'Dough, PRE, The Read, Realicide,Tim Schwallie, Mike Shiflet, Sick Hour, Six Organs of Admittance, The Skaters, Storm of Corpses, Styrofoam Duck, Taiga Remains, Tight Leather, Mick Turner, Unbecoming, Wasteland Jazz Unit, John Wiese, Woods, C. Spencer Yeh, Yellow Swans, Young Freebooters
Art Damage was a radio show on Cincinnati public radio from 1985-2005 which DJed and celebrated experimental music. It prided itself on filling the city's ears with sounds they wouldn't hear anywhere else on local radio. Though cancelled, it's memory and ideals have lived on through former DJs and supporters by presenting experimental music shows for the Cincinnati community. After utilizing the city's few venues that were accepting of such shows through the years, Art Damage has found a new permanent home. The Art Damage Lodge's goal is to be host to experimental music acts which otherwise wouldn't have a venue or outlet in the city.
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***HELP GET ART DAMAGE BACK ON THE AIR***
Art Damage was a radio show on Cincinnati public radio WAIF 88.FM that exclusively played experimental music. Broadcasting for over 20 years, it was an institution and influenced generations of musicians/thinkers/fans. It changed some listener's lives and concepts of what "music/sound" could be. It was the city's only radio access to a show playing solely experimental music. Currently there is a void on the air for such programming.
In 2005 it was cancelled. For more information about the show's history consult the Art Damage myspace page- http://www.myspace.com/getdamaged or the Art Damage website- http://www.artdamage.org.
We are trying to gather names/signatures to show the WAIF board of trustees that there is community/country/world interest in getting the Art Damage radio show back on the air.
If you would like to show your support for our cause, write to this email address damage(dot)art(at)gmail(dot)com with your name/address/email/phone number and the heading "Put Art Damage radio back on the air" and (if you feel inclined) a small note.
Even if you are not a fan of experimental music or do not live in the area, but are a supporter of the arts, liberal ideas, freedom of expression or a general interest in fringe music/culture we encourage you to express your desire to reinstate the show because it encompasses all of these things.
We will have the petition on paper at the Art Damage Lodge if you wish to sign it instead.
If you have questions, comments or concerns feel free to email me at damage(dot)art(at)gmail(dot)com.
Thank you for your time and help!
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RADIO SHOW HISTORY
The Art Damage show was initially founded by Dan Williams and first aired at W.A.I.F. in March of 1985. Dan had been an avant-garde musician working out of the Ashland, Ky. area, playing in garage bands such as XY-19 and brewing up his own special brand of homemade experimental music on reel-to-reel tape machines and now-antique synthesizers, under the name Radio Moscow. In March 1984, Dan moved to Cincinnati in the hopes of meeting 11,000 Switches leader and musical agent provocateur Uncle Dave Lewis (then just known as "Dave Lewis"). In early 1985 Dan met Brenda Baker, co-programmer of a modern music show on W.A.I.F. called Ballet Mechanique. Dan guest-hosted this show and did so well that Brenda recommended that he do a regular program. Dan named the new show Art Damage. Uncle Dave was brought on to the second program broadcast and became a regular host minus a seven-year lapse from 1992-98 when Lewis resided in California. Greg Fernandez, (aka Good Cue Sign), the third Art Damage programmer, went on with the third broadcast, but only stayed with the show until November 1985, as he then moved to Columbus to found a classic Art Damage offshoot, the Ring Bells And Blow Whistles show on WOSR-FM (from 1986-89). Dan stayed with the program until 1988, then bowing out due to rising commitments in his professional avocation (working as a television producer). Upon Uncle Dave's departure to L.A. in 1991, Chris Lockhart (simply known as Mr. Lockhart) and Ron Orovitz (under various pseudonyms) took over management responsibilities, keeping the show alive through the 90's, which opened up the program to an entirely new generation of programmers, many from local experimental acts. These have included; Mark Milano, C. Spencer Yeh (of Burning Star Core and Dronedisco), Jeremy Lesniak (of Lesniak and Culture Queer), Jimmiecrackecorne, members of CAF Gallahad (aka Nebula Girl), Neato Torpedo, Roesing Ape, Gordy Horn, Satyr Oz, Helene Phlogiston, Ms. Miranda (of Liquid Death/Hello Pussy Records), Gabe (from 1,000 Arms and The Black Fives), John Rich, Robert Inhuman (of Realicide) and the list goes on and on. The program has influenced an entire generation (two, even) of experimental musicians and has proven to be the major outlet for this type and many other types of music and voices in this typically dry city. On January 29, 2005, Art Damage, Incorporated was founded as a Non-Profit for noise and experimental music and performance.
Heroes:
The Damage (Art Damage's space from 2004-2005), The Jockey Club, Skull Lab, Southgate House, Sugary Slimepit, and anywhere else in the area that has hosted experimental music shows.
