Your Semi-annual Doubleare LJ update.
Things have been busy.
We've taken a very aggressive approach to doing shows this year and branching out into art markets and outdoor venues. At one point in the last month we did 4 shows in 4 weekends, then a skip weekend, then another show. I honestly got a little burned out. I'm looking forward to getting more actual art done soon instead of feeling like I'm just constantly prepping for the next show.
Probably the best thing to happen in recent memory was the Exit Clov / Bellflur show. The bands were planning a "secret" warehouse show just for fans. No admission, BYOB, fun times. They set it up at the Bellflur warehouse in Rockville, a spot that Bellflur's member Tom has converted into what can only be described as a boyhood dream come true. It's an apartment with kitchen/living room/bedroom/etc. But it also opens out into a huge area with a full-size halfpipe for skating, a projector to play the Wii 20 feet wide on the one wall, and a full performance area complete with a balcony that overlooks it. The bands were looking for other fun ideas to add, so Joe and I offered to come do "Adventure Portraits" for folks. These are basically sketches we've been doing at shows where we draw people into an adventure of some kind. I got an email back from Susan of Exit Clov and she thought it was a great idea.
And that is how we ended up set up on an old flat topped organ, drawing pictures for people while live bands rocked out in the background (including one of my favorite bands ever). It was honestly one of the coolest things I have ever done.
Coming up we've got a show in Philly in August, possibly a contribution to an anthology, SPX in September and whatever else comes in between.
It's turning out to be quite the summer.
P.S. We got business cards. Because we mean business.
We've taken a very aggressive approach to doing shows this year and branching out into art markets and outdoor venues. At one point in the last month we did 4 shows in 4 weekends, then a skip weekend, then another show. I honestly got a little burned out. I'm looking forward to getting more actual art done soon instead of feeling like I'm just constantly prepping for the next show.
Probably the best thing to happen in recent memory was the Exit Clov / Bellflur show. The bands were planning a "secret" warehouse show just for fans. No admission, BYOB, fun times. They set it up at the Bellflur warehouse in Rockville, a spot that Bellflur's member Tom has converted into what can only be described as a boyhood dream come true. It's an apartment with kitchen/living room/bedroom/etc. But it also opens out into a huge area with a full-size halfpipe for skating, a projector to play the Wii 20 feet wide on the one wall, and a full performance area complete with a balcony that overlooks it. The bands were looking for other fun ideas to add, so Joe and I offered to come do "Adventure Portraits" for folks. These are basically sketches we've been doing at shows where we draw people into an adventure of some kind. I got an email back from Susan of Exit Clov and she thought it was a great idea.
And that is how we ended up set up on an old flat topped organ, drawing pictures for people while live bands rocked out in the background (including one of my favorite bands ever). It was honestly one of the coolest things I have ever done.
Coming up we've got a show in Philly in August, possibly a contribution to an anthology, SPX in September and whatever else comes in between.
It's turning out to be quite the summer.
P.S. We got business cards. Because we mean business.