Against The Stream Collective

Noise Shock III

againstthestreamcollective — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:39:57 +0000

White Belts

againstthestreamcollective — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:33:58 +0000

Have I mentioned that author DeLeon DeMicoli’s novel White Belts is out and has been out?

I have read this book, and it is hilarious and awesome. Pick up a copy here, read a great book and support a friend.

Here’s the description from Amazon:

“The Conquer & Overcome Karate class is a self – help group aimed at bored men looking for tips on how to pleasure their wives in the sack. The karate portion of the class supports the time leading up to mastering one’s domain, teaching students how to defend themselves in the event they come home one night and find another meathead in their bed. Not everyone can conquer & overcome. The Instructors are: Ricky Hill karate master, video game developer, & World of Warcraft badass Caleb Hamill love guru, mall employee, & aspiring adult film writer White Belts is a no holds barred karate chop to the jugular, weaving a tale so thick in the absurdities of today’s culture, you’ll question if your life has purpose beyond text messaging and looking like a human billboard with brand names spelled out on your clothes. DeLeon DeMicoli spells out what can occur when a man sometimes needs more than his daily routine to feel alive, even if that means joining a group so far from the truth it may well be in the foreseeable future.”

Swing State REopened!

againstthestreamcollective — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:42:54 +0000

So it seems with the help of all the local supporters of Swing State that they managed to clean the place up, pass their inspection, and reopen the day of January’s SPC Tuesday! So come to Swing State tonight!

FIRE at Swing State

againstthestreamcollective — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:20:44 +0000

The venue Swing State at which I host the monthly Sonic Phonic Catatonic Tuesday had a fire and is closed for perhaps forever. Please read their blog to see if there is anything you can do to help them out.

CLICK HERE.

Final Flyers for NoA&I II

againstthestreamcollective — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:53:36 +0000

See full size images here.

Oct 11th Confirmed @ The Viaduct Theatre

againstthestreamcollective — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:54:26 +0000

We finally got a second date confirmed for the next Night Of Art & Intrigue, and some douches that will remain nameless (the mopery) denied our request for a third night.

But anyway, Sunday October 11th at the Viaduct Theatre will be the second night of our next NoA&I.

Waiting on one band to confirm. As soon as that happens I’ll be posting the line up.

Another Night Of Art & Intrigue Update

againstthestreamcollective — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:19:00 +0000

The next ATS Night of Art & Intrigue is happening this October.

So far the only official date is October 10th at Swing State.

My friend Chris from the band FluiD and I have been in contact with The Mopery and The Viaduct Theatre in regards to hosting the event there as well.

The dates on those would be Oct. 9th at the Mopery and Oct. 11th at the Viaduct Theatre. They are both semi-confirmed, but I’m still waiting on some emails to be exchanged.

Here’s what the Swing State show looks like though…

7pm- X+X

8pm- Suckling Pigs

9pm- Chit Chat

10pm- Static Rhythmic Static

11pm- EYES

and there will be live art by Heat from X+X and JT from EYES.

Interviews

againstthestreamcollective — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:40:22 +0000

The interviews section is back up.

Read the one with author DeLeon DeMicoli now.

(((NOISE SHOCK))) 2

againstthestreamcollective — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:08:32 +0000

(((NOISE SHOCK))) II July 10th & 11th

Times and Dates: BOTH DAYS EVENTS START AT 4:00 pm

Friday:

COBRA (open performance of ZORN’s piece until 5:45)
JEFF LANDGRAFF[St.Louis] 5:45-6:20
SWIM IGNORANT FIRE [Chicago] 6:20-7:00
SINJO THRAW MASH [East Moline] 7:00-7:40
MAKE BELIEVE BOMBS [Iowa City] 7:40-8:10
SOBO SHUU [Q.C] 8:10-8:40
EL DIABLO BLANCOS [Omaha] 8:40-910
NUDE SUNRISE [Q.C] 9:10-9:50
JOE GROVE [Dubuque] 9:50-10:20
BLACK SATURN vs. SUBDUXTION[Chicago] 10:20-11:00
JESSES NOBODY [Atlanta] 11:00-11:40

Saturday:

COBRA 4:00-4:40
ARU [Dubuque] 4:40-5:10
BOAR [Dubuque] 5:10-5:40
FLUID [Chicago] 5:40-6:10
STATIC RYTHMIC STATIC [Chicago] 6:10-6:50
EYES [Q.C] 6:50-7:30
X+X [Q.C] 7:30-8:10
JESUS IS ANGRY [Greece] 8:10-8:50
SUCKLING PIGS [Chicago] 8:50-9:40
UNICORN BASEMINT [Minneapolis] 9:40-10:10
ONO [Chicago] 10:10-10:40
KITTEN FOREVER [Austin, TX] 10:40-11:10
DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN [Minneapolis] 11:10-11:40

Sonic Phonic Catatonic

againstthestreamcollective — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:30:22 +0000

I was asked by Ian from Swing State if I would like to curate the second tuesday of each month at Swing State.

Of course I jumped right on this opportunity.

So the second tuesday of each month starting this November at Swing State (as long as there isn’t a full moon) will be known as Sonic Phonic Catatonic Tuesday.

Go to the page for details —->