Saturday, August 17, 2019 8 PM / $8 / 21+
Streets Denver
1501 E Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado 80218

The Little Fyodor Band

Gort vs Goom

The Inactivists

The Cattle Axe

The Plastic Rakes

DJ Frank Bell

When the Denver Art Rock Collective was established in 2005, it was designed to help misfit musicians band together in support and celebration of the different, the original, and the weird. Outnumbered in a disinterested rock music scene, the DARC sought refuge in the strange. 
Since those halcyon days, the DARC has seen guitar sales decline, CD sales decline, even MP3 sales decline. Clubs have all but abandoned material support for the musically wayward. While the DARC set itself apart from the mainstream, the mainstream has dried up or moved away entirely. Once the court jester to a larger kingdom, the DARC is now one of the few survivors. There is no need to point out the feet of clay, as the once indomitable genre has now withered to dust. Much like Vaughn Meader in the wake of the JFK assassination, the DARC is adrift, a rebel without a cause. Over the past 14 years, many of the bands have disbanded and rebranded before shuffling off to the great gig in the sky. Newer bands, like Bolonium and Gort vs. Goom have taken their place, fighting to keep the spirits alive.
On Saturday, August 17th, 2019 at Streets Denver, in what will either be a reunion of old or a celebration of continuation, the DARC will be hosting their All-Star event. (Hey now, you’re an art-rock star!) Expect to see active DARC bands, The Plastic Rakes, Gort v. Goom, and the Cattle Axe as well as host/MC DJ Frank Bell. And all-star members of such seminal bands as The Mourning Sickness, New Ancient Astronauts, Yerkish, the Skivvies, Amphibious Jones, and the Inactivists. Maybe we’ll even coax Little Fyodor and/or Babushka out of quasi-retirement. These are artists that have not been forgotten… mostly because people weren’t aware of them in the first place. But the few who did see them (mostly because they were dating one or more of the band members at the time) will never forget them. Maybe not in a good way, but the DARC will not go gentle into that dark night. Art Rock may smell funny, but it’s alive!

Mark Mosher (https://markmoshermusic.com/) Thomas Lundy and I will be presenting a short talk at the Modular Synth Fest on July 27:

Theremin, Musique Concrète, and Live Sampling, Oh My! 

We will talk about the Carbon Dioxide Ensemble and do a short performance

2:30 pm, Colorado Media School

Colorado Modular Synth Society (CMSS) and Luigi’s Modular Supply are putting on an all-day FREE festival celebrating modular synthesis, the people who play them and build them.

The Colorado Modular Synth Festival (CMSF) will have live music and interactive hands-on activities for kids and adults interested in synthesizers and electronic music. This is a great time to hear new music and experiment with new music technology and theories. Come learn and play with the CMSS community.

The Textures show at Mutiny Information Cafe was great -- good sets and an amazing shadow puppet show by Herpes Hideaway

Herpes Hideaway Puppet show 

And Haunted Sound Laboratory

Haunted Sound Lab video

Victoria Lundy Video

Best shows in Denver 10/25/18 - 10/28/18

textures ambient showcase presents
Victoria Lundy, Haunted Sound Laboratory, Herpes Hideaway

https://victorialundy.bandcamp.com/
https://www.hauntedsoundlaboratory.com/

textures ambient showcase features 3 live acts each LAST Sunday of the month, 7:30 p.m.,Mutiny Information Cafe, 2 South Broadway, Denver. Shows are ALL-AGES and beverages are available. We requests a $5 -10 donation for the artists.
Symbolicinsight.com/textures

https://www.facebook.com/events/2157100591215345/