Directed by Jay Buim
KNIFEFIGHT presents
Noches de los Artistas
an artists talks event series every Thursday evening.
at Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer St.
Brooklyn, NY
Noches de los Artistas
“Numero Tres: Directores de videos musicales!”
Thursday, July 15th
7pm-9pm
As an intimate evening with three of Brooklyn’s emerging directors presenting and discussing their music videos.
Featuring:
Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor
Jay Buim
Lazlo
Moderated by:
Andy P. Smith, KnifeFight
Thursday, July 15
7pm at Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer St. BKNY
Full Schedule: http://knifefight.org/noches.html
On Sunday, PS1 hosted M.I.A. for her album release party. With doors at 7pm, it seemed like a perfect day, surrounded by scumbag friends and weirdo fashionistas, the bar served complimentary tequila, vodka, beer, even a spread of mexican food. Ninjasonik was there to perform (who the fuck let the Ninjas in?) and JahJah got a megaphone for his birthday. All our friends were there and the mood was blissful, all of us priveledged and youthful… The evening was set!
Ninjasonik killed it, bringing on Johnny Sierra of The Death Set for “Negative Thinking (About Tight Pants)” and Johnny Nelson came hard with “BodyBags.” Then Rye Rye performed and suddenly it was time for M.I.A. But she wasn’t there yet? And PS1 has a 9:30pm outdoor music curfew. So… the staff and organizers very quickly built a stage and set up a sound system inside the museum flanked by two bars, but as you may guess, *inside* PS1 doesn’t have the same capacity as *outside* PS1. And for a show that initially had a 200-person limit that had grown to 500 and by last accounts had exceeded 700… well, not everyone was gonna get in.
What resulted was a mob-mentality at the large glass doors of PS1 as everyone who was promised a M.I.A. performance pushed and fought to get through the doors. “Back the fuck up! Back the FUCK UP!” screamed PS1 staffers. “We’re at capacity, I’m sorry! Back the FUCK UP!” It was all I could do to squeeze through the doors and pull my girlfriend through the throng.
Inside PS1 the scene was grim. Out of cold beer and cups, we were drinking warm beer from water bottles… just happy to be there and trying to enjoy ourselves. DJs played hard electro and most of us stuck to the side room near the bar. So that when M.I.A. actually did take the stage, the room was pretty thin. And most in the crowd were past excitement. Once drunk then bludgouned at the entrance, people seemed more hungover than anything else.
M.I.A. performed for maybe 45 seconds before ducking off backstage. Rumors on the blogosphere read she wasn’t drunk enough, and her twitter says the cops shut her down… but from what I can tell, she showed up late, had to play inside, and after the entrance raucous, no one seemed to care anymore. So… she quit. I was shocked. My girlfriend was pissed. But no one else seemed to really care.
In bed last night, watching M.I.A. perform on Letterman, my girlfriend asked, “Why are you watching this?”
I said, “I still like her music and her style.
“Her new album sucks,” my girlfriend said. ”I hate her.”
Ouch.
Last Thursday’s KnifeFight Showcase at the Northside Festival was a blast! Many thanks to everyone who came out! SB and Rocky Business held it down and slayed the crowd. Thanks to Mad Ave Boys, Rad Out, Wckids, Skotch Davis, Azores, Filthy Savage, and Father Dude.
Thanks to Mighty Mitch for running the grill. And many thanks to Shea Stadium!
Till the next Northside Fest!
If you thought this video had a Bike Kill feel to it…
Well, check out this video…
Indeed, it seems our culture has been co-opted.
See the real shit after the jump.
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Les Savy Fav closed out this year’s NorthSide Festival with lewd and raucous performance. In all seriousness, Les Savy Fav has the best live show on earth. Between power punk jams, frontman Tim Harrington bantered about impending condo development and escaping the police by fleeing across county lines to Queens… all the while pouring water on concert goers, skateboarding through the crowd, stealing women’s purses, and generally molesting himself. A great time was had by all!
One of my favorite LSF videos…
KnifeFight: Mali La
Dance Party!
* Benefit for Peace Corps Program
Wednesday, June 23
at Public Assembly – LOFT!
70 N.6th St.
9pm till 4am
21+ $5
DJ KeyBoardCat and DJ Double D will be playing Afro-Disco, Funk, 70s Soul and African Scream.
Party is UPSTAIRS of Public Assembly… in the LOFT. Come out, this Wednesday!
Dance to support the development of a solar-powered health care center in rural Mali.
More information about the health care center here.
The Hood Gang is the shit. Sneaky Mike is Mr. Pittsburgh, USA. And he’ll run you over with his charm.
This just in: The Hood Gang will be opening up for The Flaming Lips show on July 20th at the Station Sq Amphitheatre! More details to come.
Darryl Nau is the man. ‘Nuff said.
Not to mention that the soundtrack features everyone you know and love.
Watch parts 3 and 4 after the jump!
The Death Set, “Far Weathered Friends”
Hussle Club, “Good Morning Midnight”
Project Fathom is killing it! Not to mention that fine job they did with us on the No Rules micro-doc. Read all about it in the Village Voice.