The fifty-two new poems in The Enormous Room by painter and poet Richard Brown Lethem were written during the last two years as the author re-settled in Northern Maine after his Covid hiatus in Southern California.This collection documents that transition, in particular, the radical quality of color in nature as an emotionally charged element as well as …
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Peter Wortsman’s Laboratory of Time is now a full length record!
At the begin of the year Bamboo Dart Press released Peter Wortsman’s The Laboratory of Time book of cut up poetry which has garnered praise from more corners than there are around the entirety of yer town. Now, that book has come to life as a 31 minute piece of music employing the poems from …
Continue reading “Peter Wortsman’s Laboratory of Time is now a full length record!”
The Disassociation join Mike Watt
Why is everyone all smiles in this combined photo? Because we need some joy in our lives. Mike Watt, he gets the joke and the cut of this bands jib. Click on the link below to hear Members of The Disassociation Sam Sousa, Jonathan Lethem & Dennis Callaci do the back and forth with Watt. …
Magnet premieres second video from The Disassociation. Live dates announced!
The Disassociation is a group made up of Amy Maloof of the band Falcon Eddy, author/bassist Jonathan Lethem, all five members of Refrigerator, and artist/musician Sam Sousa. Their first record is called Losing Is A Luxury. Check out the second song/video from the album Take it all Away that has just premiered on Magnet. The …
Continue reading “Magnet premieres second video from The Disassociation. Live dates announced!”
Stephanie Barbé Hammer’s “The Warbler School Chronicles” book is out today on Bamboo Dart Press
Stephanie Barbé Hammer is an award-winning novelist, short fiction writer, and poet. Her most recent novel is the Foreword Indie recognized magical realist mystery Journey to Merveilleux City (Picture Show Press). Her other titles for Bamboo Dart Press are City Slicker: encounters with the outside and Rescue Plan. A former New Yorker, Stephanie moved to California in 1986 and has …
The Disassociation announce two Southern California shows
The debut record by The Disassociation Losing is a Luxury is out March 20th on Shrimper. The Disassociation is Amy Maloof of Falcon Eddy, Author Jonathan Lethem, Sam Sousa and all five members of Refrigerator. Dirty Opera is presenting the first live show by the band at Folk Music Center on Saturday, April 25th. Those …
Continue reading “The Disassociation announce two Southern California shows”
Trailer for Stephanie Barbé Hammer’s “Warbler School Chronicles” Bamboo Dart Press book premieres
An unnamed narrator attends an elite but perennially freezing private girls’ school in New York City during the 1960’s. At first almost invisible, she evolves from seven-year-old witness to fifteen-year-old actor as she navigates a Halloween party, observes a classmate’s sudden hair growth, and encounters two eccentric teachers. Zombies, fetal pigs, Shakespeare, and cigarettes make …
The Disassociation announce Record, Aquarium Drunkard video premiere
The Disassociation is an eight-piece band featuring Amy Maloof, Jonathan Lethem, Sam Sousa, and all five members of Refrigerator. Author Jonathan Lethem penned lyrics during late 2020 for Dennis Callaci to write music to (Lethem had previously written lyrics for Lee Ranaldo and Walter Salas-Humara among others). The intention was to start a band with …
Continue reading “The Disassociation announce Record, Aquarium Drunkard video premiere”
Dirty Opera presents Souled American at Folk Music Center in Claremont
The Legendary Souled American has announced their first tour in thirty-five years, and Dirty Opera has secured a show for them in Southern California at our favorite venue, The Folk Music Center. The show at The Folk Music Center is on Saturday, May 16th at 7:30 PM, doors at 7. This is an intimate evening …
Continue reading “Dirty Opera presents Souled American at Folk Music Center in Claremont”
Lavina Blossom’s “Here to Be Remade” book is out today on Bamboo Dart Press
I had seen Lavina Blossom’s artwork before I had read her poetry. So when she approached Mark Givens and I about a book, we thought it would be lovely to issue a book that highlights both aspects of her artistry. In Here to Be Remade, Blossom has gathered a cohesive collection of poems that allow …
Continue reading “Lavina Blossom’s “Here to Be Remade” book is out today on Bamboo Dart Press”