Sun Ra Arkestra at TV Eye

Did a little poster surgery recently for a Sun Ra Arkestra show that took place at Ridgewood-based venue, TV EYE, back on January 19th. I had done a drawing of them for a Soul Clap & Dance-Off anniversary show back in 2018 and due to short notice I didn't have time to draw up an entirely brand new poster so I pulled from my old drawing. I initially traced out the band from the older poster and then created a brand new background with text and then just copy and pasted them on there in photoshop. 

I really tried to squeeze in their singer, Tara Middleton, because I felt bad I left her off last time due to time constraints and feeling overwhelmed at the idea of fitting every single member in there and unfortunately, time won again. But, I did go back after I submitted the job, and did finish the drawing of her and placed her in the poster (it's not great and probably better I ran out of time). But it did make me stop and notice how much these posters have changed in the 5 years since I last drew a poster for the band. Sometimes you lose track of change when you are so in the thick of things but it was nice to see them side by side and notice that things have improved on them, at least in my opinion.

 

Soul Clap & Dance-Off with Hailu Mergia

February Soul Clap & Dance-Off poster is here and this is going to be a big one: Hailu Mergia, the Ethiopian keyboardist, composer, visionary is going to be doing a special 90 minute set before the dancing kicks in at 11. Word on the street is tickets are moving fast so if you're a fan get on it now, and if you're unfamiliar with his music, go check it out and be happy you didn't go your whole life without hearing this musical treat. Link to tickets HERE

Sun Ra Arkestra at the Soul Clap & Dance-Off!

The big 11th anniversary bash for Jonathan Toubin's Soul Clap & Dance-Off is gearing up and it's gonna be a wild one. Tried to get a little extra crazy with this month's poster since the Sun Ra Arkestra is gonna be showing up as the big headliner for the night. James Chance and The Contortions, Ice Balloons and Ryan Sawyer are also gonna be tearing it up on the stage aaaaand Kid Congo Powers is guest djing. The big party kicks off at 8pm on March 17th at Elsewhere in Brooklyn. Tickets HERE!

Jazz and Coffee

Whipped up this Chet Baker portrait the other morning. Love the way he looks right here. This was based off some photos from a televised performance in 1975.

The final a-frames of 2017 for Gimme! Coffee. At the end of every year I always feel like I've done more of these than I actually have. It's hard to squeeze in more than a couple every other month due to the time they take and my other obligations but I still enjoy this outlet for my work.