.who says i don't havesuperpowers?.

this friday i will be participating in two different events, in two different cities, simultaneously:



new york
some pages from tick will be projected in the "galleryless gallery" of the outrageous fortune party that theory events is throwing at china 1, which has quite possibly the coolest small venue space of any bar ever. seriously. there will be two rooms; one with hot d.j.'s and a dance floor, and one with a progression of digitally projected art and a bar. sam will be providing free tarot card readings, and work from many of the artists exhibiting (including my book) will be available at the merch table. details:

outrageous fortune
friday, may 25, 9pm - 4am
china 1 (downstairs), 50 avenue b (between 3rd and 4th streets), manhattan
further details

i shudder to think how awesome this event is going to be. if you go, you'll have to tell me all about it. because i'm going to be in...



poughkeepsie
playing a couple songs as a "distinguished alumni" at my alma mater's senior week cafe night. details:

music and food
friday, may 25th; 9pm
the aula, eli hall, vassar college, poughkeepsie, ny

let me know if you're going to be around.

images:
one: "tick:july," by me, 2007, ink on paper
two: cheese pie, my old college bluegrass band, on the quad at earth day 2002.
top row: dan, kenan, francesca, francesca's friend, greg, tyler
bottom row: caleb

.A-Sto.

those of you who didn't make it out to the sidewalk this sunday night missed not only another debilitatingly beautiful half-hour of alexa story's effortless lyricism, but also the rare opportunity to see me play mandolin at a hip-hop show. yeah, i didn't know about this either until i got there, but it was awesome. alexa (above, below right) and emcees danon and hosannah of uppanotch split an hour of hip-hop night, helping to forge the bonds of understanding between musical cultures, and donated their proceeds to the darfur solar oven project and the sudanese refugees it serves, and i didn't screw up too much, i don't think, so it was a productive evening all around.

in equally exciting news, alexa's new cd's, recorded by jesse p (below left), are available and awesome. the bad news is i'm not sure how you can get them before august, when she comes back from north carolina where she'll spend the summer attempting to kill the death penalty. in the meantime, you can listen to four of the tracks on her myspace page, and i highly recommend you do. (i'm on the first two.)

enjoy.

.all types of crazy crap.

1. the books are in. they're big and pretty. if you want one to call your very own, you can get it online or see a list of retailers carrying it here. if you know of someplace else where it should be sold, tell me about it.

2. i made a tick store on cafe press, mainly because there was stuff i wanted that i didn't have the resources to make for myself. it's got all types of crazy crap.

3. the aforementioned anthology is under way. the artists on board are amazing, and the book is going to be very very good. if you are not involved with the project, but feel you should be, just say so.

kenan

postscript: i'm accompanying alexa woodward at the sidewalk cafe tomorrow night (may 20th) at 11pm. i'm also playing a few songs this friday night (may 25th) up at vassar. details soon; you should stop by if you're in the 'hood.