Patrick John Brayer was raised on an egg ranch in the steelmill town of Fontana, California. Think Hell’s Angels, think Sammy Hagar, think Shelton Brooks. Developing a unique style of writing early on as an answer to his inability to speak, he went on to receive an education in music from an array of dirt parking …
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Patrick John Brayer’s “The Coin Cold Heart” trailer premiere
Patrick Brayer has released thousands of songs and nearly a hundred self released records, as well as one on Shrimper a few years back. When you visit his Blog, Field Notes From Wrongtario, you will see and hear the artifacts of his life. Photos of him with Bill Monroe, music and photographs he has created …
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Karen Greenbaum-Maya’s “Eve the Inventor” book is out now.
Eve the Inventor by Karen Greenbaum-Maya is a hybrid collection of poems, prose, and short fiction inspired by the Jewish story that God will not destroy the world as long as there are 36 good people, good souls in it. The characters in this collection aren’t secular saints, they are decent people, deeply decent, struggling against …
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Meg Pokrass “Old Girls and Palm Trees” book is out worldwide today on Bamboo Dart Press
Meg Pokrass’ third book for Bamboo Dart Press is out today and available at better independent bookstores, lesser big boxes and direct from us. Her unique voice and groundbreaking work in helping to define Flash Fiction has been seen and published in New England Review, Five Points, McSweeney’s, Passages North among others and have been …
Dirty Opera Screening OFF! Free LSD film on one year anniversary w/ Band member and cast Q&A hosted by Dana Gould.
We have a number of incredible screenings in Southern California coming up including Dimitri Coats’ directed Free LSD film. The film and record were the swan song for the band OFF! and members of the band Keith Morris, Dimitri Coats and Autry Fulbright will be in attendance for a panel discussion hosted by Dana Gould …
Meg Pokrass’ “Old Girls and Palm Trees” is out now on Bamboo Dart Press
Meg Pokrass’ third book for Bamboo Dart Press is out today and available at better independent bookstores, lesser big boxes and direct from us. Her unique voice and groundbreaking work in helping to define Flash Fiction has been seen and published in New England Review, Five Points, McSweeney’s, Passages North among others and have been …
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View the Shepard Fairey & Jonathan Lethem discussion about the politics and legacy of John Carpenter’s They Live
Check out the conversation that followed the Dirty Opera screening of John Carpenter’s They Live at The Claremont 5 Laemmle in California. Should you have read Lethem’s treatise on the film or heard Fairey discuss the film in relation to his art, this roundtable offers yet other ins and angles to both of them and …
Son of Buzzi Record out now. Second track/video premieres on Austin Town Hall
Heimweg Mondlicht Am Strassenrand from the new Son of Buzzi CD “Ein Hase Ein Phonix Ein Schwan is another sublime beauty that dovetails between heavier workouts and meditative psalms that make up the whole of the record which streets on May 16th. Sebastian Bischoff’s guitar playing is soulful, often minimal, allowing for the sound of …
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Robert Scotellaro’s From the Book of Atmospheres is out now on Bamboo Dart Press
From the Book of Atmospheres by Robert Scotellaro is a collection of micro and flash stories that explore life at a slant. Often surreal/fabulistic, there is a universality that threads their fabric in unexpected ways. In these tales, imagination is a welcomed guest. And it is clear that light and dark can, in easy union, inhabit …
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Shepard Fairey & Jonathan Lethem Tickets for screening of They Live have sold out
The Dirty Opera screening at The Claremont Laemmle 5 on Tuesday April 29th at 7:30 PM of John Carpenter’s They Live has sold out. After the screening, Jonathan Lethem & Shepard Fairey will be joining us for a Q&A about the film. In the event that any ticket do open up, you can check here, …
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