Shepard Fairey & Jonathan Lethem Tickets for screening of They Live nearly gone

There are less than fifty tickets left for the screening Dirty Opera is presenting at The Claremont Laemmle 5 on Tuesday April 29th at 7:30 PM of John Carpenter’s They Live. After the screening, Jonathan Lethem & Shepard Fairey will be joining us for a Q&A about the film. Tickets are available here, In the …

Robert Scotellaro’s Second Bamboo Dart Press book due shortly

Robert Scotellaro’s From the Book of Atmospheres is out on April 25th. “The spirit of my father was trapped inside my ballpoint pen,” Robert Scotellaro starts one of his truly delightful new stories. “Must have slipped in when I was changing the refill.” Hilarious, inventive, audacious, Scotellaro’s quick fictions pack a real punch, whether they …

Dirty Opera presents a screening of They Live with Jonathan Lethem and Shepard Fairey

Thrilled to announce news of the non-profit Dirty Opera that Dimitri Coats, Eddie Gonzalez and I have formed. We will be bringing music, art, films and other events to the greater Pomona Valley area. Our first entry is a screening of John Carpenter’s They Live at The Claremont Laemmle 5 on Tuesday April 29th at …

Son of Buzzi Magnet video premieres

Zurich’s Sebastian Bischoff is Son of Buzzi, a self taught finger style guitar player whose unique manner of playing is compounded on his new record by the world of producer Michael Potter. Check out the first music and video from his Ein Hase, Ein Phonix, Ein Schwan record below with a piece written by Bill …

One Shrimper is not for Trump’s tariffs

AP reporting this morning: After decades of plunging prices and a dwindling workforce, Shrimpers are cheering President Donald Trump’s tariffs  Yo, fellow shrimpers, you are letting me down over here. I am sure Donny can afford a gilded washing machine with a 30% tariff paid for by our tax dollars, that he will turn a …