Max Juren and Jill Pangallo hosted the premier screening of their new video series, “The Collections” on Saturday, June 27th at the United States Art Authority to a packed and rowdy house. Inspired by Ann Stephenson’s poem of the same name, the series features twelve short interviews with collectors about what they save and why they save it, providing a jumping off point for Max and Jill’s multi-genre video and performance work.

It’s hilarious! Get your copy now! (more…)

IF07 RECORD RELEASE AND READING

IF 07 – This one’s a triple threat: Shearwater’s Thor Harris takes us into a year of his own personal hell with An Ocean of Despair, an illustrated comic describing Harris’ descent into depression in the early 90s. The book is accompanied by his remarkable and haunting ambient record, Fields of Innards, Harris’ first solo effort. (more…)

Endless heat, a stolen wallet, falling lightbulbs, iced tea and kolaches, tossing the ol’ pigskin, petting the actual pig, conspiracy/spiritual theories, sleeping on a pool table, a locksmith, music… the Monofonus Summer Slammer Part 1 was a blazing success! The freak bus rolled through Denton and Dallas last weekend, arriving at JJ’s Pizza and the Annex House fully loaded with beer, Wes Coleman, Pataphysics, Follow that Bird, Pillow Queens, and a dashboard thermometer reading 110 degrees.

And we’re just warming up. July 10-11, were back  on the road for some more Texan connecting with the Summer Slammer Part 2.

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