SHERMAN COMMUNITY ARTS

(Updated JUNE. 11 08)
SHERMAN MAILER
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Sherman Arts in CITY PAPER ARTICLE ON PROMOTERS
http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2008/06/12/behind-the-musi c
Grassroots and D.I.Y Arts and Music events in The Philadelphia area
*MEW GALLERY SHOW
*CLARK PARK ARTS AND MUSIC NEXT WEEK
*PEEP SHOW
*ART FOR THE CASH POOR
To see the full listing with graphics go here
http://www.shermanarts.org/events.html
More Arts resources found at
http://www.shermanarts.org/resources.html
BIG SHERMAN NEWS!
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NEW GREEN LINE VENUE
I am going to be booking shows at a new Green Line location at 45th and Locust. We will be hosting a few shows there in the summer, and then going to a regular schedule booking eight shows a month starting in the fall. The space will be set up more as a venue with permanent sound, etc. It will also fit about 75-100 people (more with tables removed for larger national acts) Its about twice the size as the Green Line on 43rd and Baltimore. As of November I won't be booking at any other venues.
LOOKING FOR PROMOTERS/ ORGANIZERS
I will be running the venue more as a director of the space. Meaning that I be looking for other promoters/ bands to run shows in the space. I am willing to walk you through it if you haven't booked a show before. We will be doing approx. 5-6 music shows, and 1-2 open mics/ poetry/ dj nights. I will have a few monthly/bi-monthly spots but also looking for people to just put on a show on occasion. I will also be looking for bands to book line-ups, and will have some opportunities for show trades. The way it will work is I will work with you in putting on the show. You can charge and keep 100% of the door after $25- gets payed for sound. We may take a small 10-15% after that from the door for shows that involve more work. We cannot charge for every show, and cover will be determined case by case, and keep in mind, we don't book anything too loud (as in metal/ loud hard rock/ loud noise shows) I book 2-6 months ahead of time. I also ask that acts that are playing not book other competing shows within 7-12 days depending on show. This may also apply to promoters.
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS/ UNOFFICIAL INTERNS
I have been doing this on my own for a long time, and I need help! I need people to run shows, design flyers, post flyers, find acts to play, book nights, send mailings, update websites, etc. If you are interested please email me at
[email protected] I am also looking for anyone who would like a more involved role in the running of Sherman Arts. I pay people when I can, but these opportunities are more of a learning experience.
HELP BUILDING LIST AND SITE/ EVENTS
I am looking to re-build the list. I went to a myspace model over the past year or two and have been trying to rebuild the list ever since. You can join here. I post a weekly DIY/ Grassroots list of events

 http://groups.google.com/group/sherman-arts
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE WHO MAY WISH TO JOIN

You can also post events to the list. I ask that you send info about 7-14 days before an event. Also feel free to send me links to your band/ organization, etc. I ask that it fits in the loose category of DIY, Grassroots. Bands are exempt from that. send to
[email protected]
SHERMAN SHOWS
(OTHER ARTS & MUSIC EVENTS BELOW)
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FOR SHOW LISTINGS GO TO GREEN LINE CAFE SHOW PAGE
or go to
http://www.shermanarts.org/events.html
http://www.myspace.com/greenlinecafeshows
*SONGS ON THE GREEN LINE AVAILABLE AS DOWNLOAD now on ITUNES
JOIN THE NEW SHERMAN EMAIL LIST. I MAIL A LIST OF LOCAL EVENTS EACH WEEK. IT COMES VIA A GOOGLE GROUP. You can also read it at the website.
Subscribe to Sherman Arts
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JOIN REQUESTS; PLEASE ONLY SEND REQUESTS IF YOU IN THE PHILA/NY TRI STATE AREA. IF YOUR COMING TO PHIILY AND WISH TO SEND A ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A SHOW, OR EVENT THEN JUST SEND ME A MESSAGE.
THANKS
RICH WEXLER
SHERMAN ARTS
BOOKING A SHOW PLEASE GO TO
http://www.shermanarts.org/about.html
I AM NO LONGER BOOKING VIA MYSPACE. It's been to tough to use to communicate to bands. Info on what to do in on the link above.
UPCOMING SHERMAN SHOWS
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JUNE 24th
presented by NICK MILLEVOI
JON BARRIOS & DAWN WEBSTER
NICK MILLEVOI, ELLIOT LEVIN & JULIUS MASRI
LAY ALL OVER IT
(featuring Jason Ajemian and Nori Tanaka)
TBA
Green Line Cafe 45th and Locust
7:30
JUNE 26th
COLETTE COLUMBIRCH
Electronica / Shoegaze / IDM
While Hanzawa composes the score and Arisa sings, no member is limited to the instrument he plays. Rather, it's the common connection to one another and nature as a whole that provides them with the energy to produce music, as well as visual and performative arts. Colette Columbirch hopes that its recording and music events be produced independently.
http://www.myspace.com/colettecolumbirch
SCARED SHADOWS
electroacoustic / shoegaze / experimental
CHEAP DINOSAURS (Dino ex-Chromelodeon)
Pop / Experimental / Other
http://www.myspace.com/cheapdinosaurs
7pm
45th and Locust
TUESDAY JULY 8th
THE CHAPIN SISTERS
Folk / Pop / Melodramatic Popular Song
PAPER MAGAZINE "There's a sinister tenderness to this L.A. trio's sad, soft, gorgeous folk. Comprised of Abigail and Lily Chapin (daughters of children's music notable Tom, nieces of 70's legend Harry) and Jessica Craven (daughter of horror director Wes, stepdaughter of Tom), the Chapin Sisters use eerie harmonies to great effect in their meditations on love lost and losing. Their full-length debut opens with all three singing in unison "My baby hates me, and it's nobody's fault but mine." That track, "Let Me Go," sets the album's mood and tone - think suicidal. There's "Kill Me Now" for instance, a tidily cheerless number on which they implore "Don't wanna live sad and lonely, no no/ So go get a rock and just stone me." Depressing, sure, but cathartic in a neurasthenic sort of way too - there's something enjoyable about the way the sisters spread their misery. Standouts include "Can't We Please," an appeal to an ex-boyfriend for mercy ("My demons they dance/ On the bones of our romance"); "Don't Love You," in which they inform a potential suitor that, despite how they might act, they're not really interested in love, they're probably just drunk; and "Girlfriend" where they repeatedly explain to a crush how they "Don't like your girlfriend." The stories marry well to their elegant balladry, and the sisters' neo-Victorian sensibilities add up to a lingering, almost ghostly result. This is after-dark music that's meant to creep you out. And it does." -Jonathan Durbin
http://www.myspace.com/thechapinsisters
PEPI GINSBERG
(Park The Van Records)
Folk / Pop / Psychedelic
NPR.org, May 14, 2008 - Pepi Ginsberg has a distinctively mournful voice with a remarkable range. On her latest CD, Red she croons with a weathered and passionate warble about her inner demons (real or imagined), sleeping with strangers, getting high, and starting anew. She's a kind of troubadour for the 21st century, gracefully channeling '60s psychedelic pop and folk and retooling it to fit her own imaginative stylings. Red is full of off-kilter rhythms and unexpected instrumentation. Spare violins dance woozily with bleating trumpet lines and shuffling rhythms. Fuzzy guitars take a walk with reedy organs. The mood is melancholy one moment, joyous and celebratory the next. The mix is sonically ambitious without overwhelming the heart of the songs, due in no small part to producer Scott McMicken, frontman for the Philadelphia-based psych-rock group Dr. Dog. When Ginsburg arrived home from a tour last Summer she found a note in a bottle on her doorstep from McMicken, asking if she'd like to record a song together. What initially started as a one-off recording turned into an entire album. "The Waterline" was the first track they did together. "It was just a composite of things that were brewing in my head as I walked around the city," says Ginsberg. "It's a really city-centric song, feeling an affinity for St. Mark's church, I'd walk by there and some girl (was) tripping on some kind of acid jaunt outside there with her hands held up. She was on a whole other level and I don't know what she was doing. It's a little bit of an adventure story. It's not necessarily about water but the idea that things could be overwhelming, but you're going to feel the pull of it whether you're drowning or staying afloat." Red is Ginsberg's third release. Her debut, in 2005, was the self-produced and recorded Orange Juice:Stephanie/Stephanie. She followed with Sometime Momma/Sometime Babe in 2006, an album she recorded in the bathroom of her Brooklyn, NY apartment. Ginsberg has been writing feverishly since completing Red and is currently touring in support of the album.
http://www.myspace.com/pepiginsberg
HACIENDA
Rock / Blues / Alternative
San Antonio, Texas
Hacienda is a four piece from Boerne, Texas. Comprised of three brothers and a cousin, they blend a raw yet sophisticated style of music with harmonies reminiscent of the Beatles and Beach Boys. They started by playing locally at clubs in San Antonio, Texas. After writing, producing and engineering a six song demo in their home, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys soon got behind them and pushed them to finish the album by themselves, secluded from the outside world. The result is a collection of songs with integrity and soul to spare. Recorded in Akron, Ohio alongside producer Dan Auerbach and featuring members of Dr. Dog, the band has managed to collect an array of musical styles. From the swinging beat of “Shake Ya” to the walking bass line of “Little Girl” there’s just something about Hacienda. Hacienda has taken off with a sound all their own. There is no telling what will come next from this Texas four piece, but rest assured it is bound to keep your toes tapping, your hips shaking, and your eyes wide open.
http://www.myspace.com/haciendaspace
MARGILLIAN
Margie Wienk Vocalist of Fern Knight &
http://www.myspace.com/fernknight
& Gillian Chadwick of Ex Reverie and Goldenball
http://www.myspace.com/exreverie
Green Line 45 and Locust
7:00 pm
$7-10 sliding scale
TUESDAY JULY 15th
HOLY SMOKES BOOKING presents
A Sherman Arts Event
FRENCH QUARTER
GLOCHIDS
THE YARROWS
tba
7pm
Green Line Cafe 45th and Locust
$5
FRIDAY JULY 18th
BIRDIE BUSCH
ANTON SWORD
BRIEF VIEW OF THE HUDSON
EMILY BATE
Green Line 45 and Locust
$5-7
7pm
SAT JULY 19th
THE EXTRAORDINAIRES
Folk / Rock / Powerpop
The Extraordinaires are aptly named. Eager fans might recommend the band's sing-songy storybook pop as an appropriate soundtrack for everything from roller skating to Pee-wee's Playhouse to Barnum and Bailey. Not content to do anything the ordinary way; this South Philly fivesome insists on making everything an extraordinary production. Hence, instead of a CD, the band produced a 36-page hardcover illustrated book; instead of straight shows, they offer mini musical reviews, complete with costumes, story lines and inter-musical monologues. A song is not a song unless it's dripping with puns and stuffed full of mandolin, and there’s no such thing as a too many bear hats. That's not to say that the band is a novelty act, in fact far from it. Rather, they've taken off in the same quirky circus rock direction as friends and tour mates Man Man, and have attracted many a critical eye while doing so. Experts have drawn comparisons to Captain Beefheart, Ben Folds, Neutral Milk Hotel and the Decemberists, and we'd throw Simon and Garfunkel, the Lilys and Menomena into the mix as well. And while these dudes craft many a catchy melody, what we love most about them is their creative energy, which always keeps us guessing.
http://www.ExtraordinairesMusic.com/
TAVO CARBONE (Brooklyn)
Folk / Acoustic / Experimental
There are so many bands out of Brooklyn these days it's almost hard to believe that there's anyone living there that isn't toting around a guitar or working on some obscure indie label. The quality and variety as of late though has been impressive - so go ahead and add Tavo Carbone to your list. Playing with a long list of rotating musicians, Carbone makes the type of subtle glockenspiel-laden old-timey pop that simultaneously makes you feel like you are both in the past and the future."- ...says www.lawrence.com of Kansas. Tavo Carbone is a native of Brooklyn, NY. These are a few of his songs. Over the years, Tavo (voice, ac.guitar, piano, pump organ) has been fortunate enough to collaborate with many talented individuals and friends. From ages 18-23, Tavo recorded albums in his bedroom on a Tascam 4-track machine. A large body of songwork was demo'ed; some of which would later appear on the 2007 studio releases, 2/3 Skeleton and Forward: Live at Greenwall Auditorium
www.myspace.com/tavocarboneband
HELIOS EYE (Jacksonville FL)
Psychedelic / Garage / Powerpop
Helios Eye is incredible... It feels like some cross between a Sam Beam (of Iron & Wine) and Kurt Cobain demo tape made today. It has the folksiness of Sam Beam, especially with the banjo, with the raw emotional writing of Cobain at his best. The lyrics are decidedly dark with things like "there are sections of I-95 that make you want to take your own life." The flipside is that when Kevin, the man behind Helios, turns manic it's incredible. Even the darkest lyrics have some sunshine line as everyone screams along, "and I feel sooo dirty!" There's one song with particularly poignant lyrics that they closed with that I can't recall the words too, especially since my iPod is out of service and unfortunately I can't pull it up 'cause someone spilled coffee on the iPod (props to iPodResQ, btw, for fixing it fast and cheap). Stop into Inertia Books & Records and pick up his album "The Karmic Debt of the Bugs We Step On." Lo-Fi at it's finest, it was recorded in a Riverside kitchen and has the same acoustics of singing in your shower. It even comes with a handwritten letter to YOU, the consumer.
ww.myspace.com/eyehelios
SOFT PEOPLE
Progressive / Garage / Italian pop
"Soft People make their proper debut with the self-released The Vapors, an aptly named swirl of influences obscure yet unimpeachable. Everyone will hear something different, but fans of Vintage Violence-era John Cale, post-Swell Maps Nikki Sudden, and early King Crimson will surely lap it up like so much acid-laced milk. Though costume changes seem to come with every song, the band’s basic engine is a droning, jangled, cosmic psych-pop that straddles terrestrial songwriting and intergalactic bliss. There’s French singing in “The Vapors,” fluffy horns on “Sugarmama” and lurid tinges of spaghetti Western in the middle of “Concentration.” Once The Vapors starts making the rounds, Soft People’s currency will grow exponentially. Funny how making a bravura psych masterpiece can do that."
-Doug Wallen, Philadelphia Weekly 3/5/08
http://www.myspace.com/softpeople
Green Line Cafe 45th And Locust
7pm
$5
SUN. JULY 20th
VIALKA
INZINZAC
UNIVOX
THE ROTUNDA
7pm
40th and Walnut
MON JULY 21st
Gregg Mervine (WPO) Presents
7pm
SAT JULY 26th
GILLIAN GRASSE
ASSEMBLE
tba
Green Line 45 and Locust 7:30
MON JULY 28th
Gregg Mervine (WPO) Presents A NIGHT OF JAZZ
7pm
August 8th
PWRFL POWER
ttp://www.myspace.com/pwrflpower
FILIAMOTSA
www.myspace.com/filiamo
tba
7:30
AUG 16th
MONSTERY
MILO GREENE
TIGER'S MILK SNAKE
7pm
AUG 22
GREG KLYMA
(www.klyma.com)
SCOTT PRYOR
THE FEVERFEW
7pm
COMING SOON
Sept. 13th
VICTORY AND GOOD HUNTING
SEPT. 22nd
OMER HERSHMAN (Israel)
FRI. NOV. 22nd 2008
FERN KNIGHT
MAKE A RISING
P.G SIX
ROTUNDA 40th and Walnut
time tba