Tonight: Wednesday: 070809




Soul in the Park turns 1!

seven.eight.nine

next wednesday
marks one year of growth
nurtured by beautiful people,
beautiful music, and beautiful connections.

what better way to celebrate
then spending an easy wednesday night
affirming friendship and growth
while grooving to some of the best live roots music
in los angeles... in the intimate setting that is Footsie's.

love and festivity will be in the air,
along with other things that blow in the wind...

so please allow us to engage your senses
as we celebrate this moment to the fullest!

if you are free to join us for this truly special occasion.
your presence would bring us that much closer...
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SOUL IN THE PARK turns ONE!
wednesday 07.08.09

with special friends:
BUYEPONGO
http://www.myspace.com/buyepongo

resident selector:
RANI D.
http://www.myspace.com/djranid
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FREE / 21+ / 10pm-2am

Footsie's Bar
2640 N. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90065
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http://www.myspace.com/soulinthepark


Thursday: 070909



IMIX Bookstore, Bambu, & DJ Phatrick present:

OFF THE BOOKS
Open Mic @ IMIX BOOKSTORE
featuring monthly guest artists

***DATE CHANGE!***
JULY'S OPEN MIC IS THE 2ND THURSDAY!

JULY 9:
FPAC (FESTIVAL OF PHILIPPINE ARTS & CULTURE) 2009 FUNDRAISER

ft. BAMBU & DJ PHATRICK
(www.bambu.la)

Open Mic Pre-Signup: imixopenmic@gmail.com

We need all of Socal's Pinoy artists, singers, poets, emcees, musicians, comedians, etc to sign up for the open mic and perform in support of the West Coast's biggest and longest running Pilipino culture festival!

8pm-10pm, Doors 7pm
ALL AGES
$5-$10 donation. Youth FREE!

IMIX BOOKSTORE
5052 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90041

For More Info: www.offthebooks.org

Saturday: 071109





The Funk Rumble Block Party Presents...

Live Performances by:

Breakestra
The Lions {Ubiquity Records}
J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science {Om Records}
Orgone {Ubiquity Records}
Slang {Live Jazz-Funk}
E-Reece w/DJ Inka One

Host & DJ Set by Jeremy Sole {Afro Funke/KCRW}

DJ's from LA's top underground spots -
The Root Down / Soul Sessions / Afro Funke
Rhythm Section / Firecracker / Boombox
Tighten Up / Sonido Sundays
Descarga / Soul In The Park + more!

Anthony Valadez / The Remitch / Expo
Glenn Red / Kutmah / Concise / BZ
Plann.B / Loslito / B-Nasty / Yosaku / Frank E
Baby Bubba / Azul / Rob C / Ben Diggin
Ninja Simone / Lucky Jackson / Inka One
Gazoo / Danny Massure / Marvski
Rani D. / Analog / Mr. Numberonederful
Michael Barnes / Miztah Lex / The Black 22's
IIIM / Randy J + more!

Live Painting by:

Mear One / Kofie One / Food One / Yo Peace / Overton Loyd / Codak / Eyeone / Stuter
Alfie Numeric / Subrage / Joshuaa + more!
Art Gallery by Cannibal Flower / Art pieces available for purchase

Next Saturday: 071809
Tuesday Night Cafe and JACCC presents:



DescriptionWhat is THE PARTY ???


THE PARTY is a...


Music PARTY - Collaborative performances hourly!!! Including: Kiwi, SKIM, Andrew Chiang, Jane Lui, Shin Kawasaki, Sue Jin Kim, David Tran (aka Applesauce), George Abe, Albert Chiang, and Progressive Taiko!
Find out who is collaborating with who, live this Tuesday at the next Tuesday Night Cafe!

Dance PARTY - Dance all night w/ DJs: +he op+imis+, Phatrick, ANT, Waxstyles, LinoType !

Community PARTY - check out & connect with awesome organizations and artists!

Family-Friendly PARTY - Kids 12 & under FREE admission! Art activity for the kids!

Yummy PARTY - The Park's Finest will be selling their L.A.-famous BBQ!!

Fundraising PARTY - When it comes down to it, we keep the TNC venue free to all, but your support keeps it going. We'll give you an amazing evening for an amazing price.

THE PARTY - Currently in our 11th season, the "1st & 3rd Tuesday Night Cafe" series is now one of the longest-running FREE public art venues in Little Tokyo/Downtown L.A. And, after 10 years, wouldn't YOU celebrate?


->>> Buy tickets NOW, at http://www.tnkat.org/index.php?pageID=2


Tuesday Night Project's 10th Anniversary Fundraising Celebration

$15 presale/student/senior (60+)
$20 at the door
Free for kids 12 and under

This event is co-presented by the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center :)

We'll reveal our featured performing collaborators every week at:

Our website: http://www.tnkat.org

Our fan page: http://www.facebook.com/tnkat

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tnproject


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and these are the people i support and dig... show some love!

July 10, 2009
New work from hyper-realist/graphite artist extraordinaire, Antonio Pelayo
7/10 7-9 pm New drawings by Pelayo 1100 w clark ave, Burbank


July 11, 2009


Casita Del Pueblo hosts “OAZIZ” a solo exhibition with Los Angeles based Female Graffiti Artist TIMOI featuring the Killer Calo Series Saturday, July 11, 2009


UPTOWN WHITTIER- Casita Del Pueblo welcomes the summer with “Oaziz” The Killer Calo Series solo exhibition with artist Timoi Sat. July 11, 2009 Artist Reception from 6pm to 10pm, Art Exhibit at Casita del Pueblo Uptown Whittier, 6738 Greenleaf Ave., Whittier

The exhibit features works from everyone’s favorite Timoi series, The killer Calo Series. The series is composed of female characters that come from the planet Oaziz (a realm of heaven) with main character Calo, who is an eight year old girl with the wisdom of an elder. Calo and her friend characters come to life in every Timoi life experience. It’s a story composed through time that most young women can relate to today and one to become a classic not just for Latin women but for strong women everywhere.

“Oaziz” The Killer Calo Series was created in 2004 and became a favorite instantly. The work featured in this exhibit will be solid and mixed media incorporated with the series comic style, Timoi’s fine art, and graffiti style. The evening will consist of artist reception, music, wine, and hors d’oeuvres. Timoi is a multimedia Central American artist and entrepreneur who has been creating art since the age of 8 and whose influence growing up in Los Angeles was graffiti art, Low Ryder Magazine art, and later influenced by Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, and Gustav Klimtas well as some of her peers. Timoi’s fussing of colors, culture, and attention to detail make her artwork abstract, surreal, and almost transmutational, and since she has combined her styles within The Killer Calo Series, it’s truly very beautiful, enlightening, bold, and somehow dark at the same time. Calo, which is a Spanish slang word that Timoi has used growing up (which is in past tense, an action taken that has impact or a penetrating effect on someone’s heart) is a character very much alive, and it’s for this reason that we believe that so many have fallen in love with her as she seems to exist in many of us who do not conform to daily routine and challenge boundaries as women, women of color, and as human beings or alien to some.

“Oaziz” The Killer Calo Series is a story of character Calo and friends composed through time that we believe you will absolutely love if you don’t already. So join us for this evening full of color and strong female characters.

The exhibit is open to the public, all ages, and free. For more on Timoi visit www.timoi.com


ABOUT CASITA DEL PUEBLO:
Casita Del Pueblo is committed to bringing art, culture, and education to its surrounding communities by making local and international folk art in its many forms more accessible. It is Casita Del Pueblo’s vision to foster public awareness and appreciation of the arts by being a focal point where people come to find unique gifts and participate in culturally based workshops which honor our traditions creating a spirit of community. For more on Casita Del Pueblo visit www.casitadelpueblo.com


July 11, 2009- Solo show for Comah One, entertainment show hosted by Aidge34


COMAHROCK-"WRESTLING WITH LIFE"
Category: Art and Photography
JULY 11TH,2009.........................

MY FRIENDS...I WILL BE SHARING MY 30TH BIRTHDAY WITH YOU.. I WILL BE BAR-BE-Q'ING, AND HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH CATS FROM AROUND THE CITY.. I HOPE EVERYONE CAN MAKE IT OUT ...





FEATURED DESIGNER COLLABORATIONS-



C.JAXON-(PLAYBOY MODEL DESIGNER)

MIGUEL TORRES-(VIDA GUERRA'S DESIGNER)

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ART COLLABORATIONS:

JAKA-(WORLDWIDE)-FA2HQ

MEURK-(EL SALVADOR,LA)-FA2HQ

MISI-(UNITED KINGDOM)-UA

VERFALLEN-(SEATTLE)-FA2HQ

LISA VON BRISCO-(DETROIT)

JUSTIN KEES-(AMSTERDAM/LA)

LERCH-LA

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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER COLLABORATIONS:

TATSU-(JAPAN/LA)- BHOLANATH FOTO STUDIO

FAMOSO-(WORLDWIDE)-FA2HQ

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MUSIC LINE-UP-

AIDGE OF THE AESTHETICS CREW

NATHAN NICE

BUDDED LEPRECHAUNS

SUPER CALIF BBOYS

DJ FENETIK

DJ TROMA-FA2HQ -GMS

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FEATURED LOVELY LADIES-

SHAUNA- Playboy's lady of golf

QUEEN ESTHER

JILLIAN MAE

LANA K

LEAH ESTELLA

AND MORE TBA

COME JOIN ME MY FRIENDS, FOR A BBQ, AND GOODTIMES .... LIVE MUSIC, NEW ARTWORK AND MODELS WEARING COLLABORATIONS BY MYSELF AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT DESIGNERS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.. COME OUT, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH US.. MUCH LOVE..-COMAH


July 25th, 2009
Son Cleva and Rens present:

"the city sunsets over me... i don't think we will ever meet again." - PJ Harvey

"the city sunsets over me... i don't think we will ever meet again." - PJ Harvey

I draw the line

Phloe: i was going to get you and adam t shirts
yours says "bacon" and his says "sausage"
then i thought you might not wear it.

me: maybe i would...

now if it said "bacon-flavored" then i decline.


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there is where i draw the line.

i found this picture posted up from my friend/filmmaker/photographer Mia, on her blog:



This was taken during my last curated art show, "Because Your Mama Said So", art work inspired by the 80's TV icon, Mr. T. I'm sporting Original Hip Hop Chocolates art submission by Marcus G.


she certainly has an eye and every time i see a flick from her, i get inspired. the beauty about being a creative person in nature is that you are surrounded by other creative spirits, which always widens the perspective, nourishes the soul, and challenges the critical thinking.


one thing that Mia's and other friends' work have inspired me to do is to take pictures of my own. sure i bought a digital and am excited of editing video clips and making short films but i also wanted to play with analog cameras. there is something about film that captures light and images in a way that super fine digital cameras can't reproduce unless you take it to Photoshop.


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: Santa Monica statue : Santa Monica, CA 03/09


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: me : at a sushi restaurant. Hollywood, CA 02/09


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: sarah and melinda ninja : at a sushi restaurant. Hollywood, CA 02/09


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: ver : at a sushi restaurant. Hollywood, CA 02/09


Taken with 170 degree Fisheye camera: bambu and eye-a-sage : at larmont sunday farmers market. Los Angeles, CA 04/09


the analogue processes give it to us raw, crisp, flawed yet forgiving. like when a pencil hits the paper and it ain't vector; or a needle hits the groove of a record and the sound ain't digitize....


plus, cuz it's expensive, it makes us practice our composition skills and capturing moments at the right time: not like getting trigger-happy with your finger cuz jpegs can be easily sifted through and deleted.


make it count.

1 month-long post-surgery liquid diet : Day 3

today, i call my mouth "Frankenstien." i can feel the stitches along the sides of my tongue. i had a gum graft to correct gums that were receding before i lose the tooth that were supporting it. (Lesson of the month: DON'T BRUSH YOUR TEETH SO HARD.)


basically, what they did is that the sliced off some healthy gum from the roof of my mouth and attached it to the receding gum. slice, slice, stitch, stitch.


i don't care to go into details and how that was like. i'll save that for the forums.


anyways, in order for giving the gums to regenerate and heal, i have to be on a liquid diet for a WHOLE MONTH. i am hoping that sometime down the line, my doctor will allow me to eat soft solid foods. broth and smoothies are just not going to cut it.





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update:
the liquid diet isn't as bad as i thought it would be. i mean, i do miss food but i dont care to eat simply because, well, the taste of your own blood helps you lose your appetite.


but i have been substituting my eating time with.. dun dun DUUUUUNNNN....... shopping.



meet the newest member of my small and humble dunny collection. did i really need to spend 8 bux on a collectible. hell fuckin' no. but i was dropping my work off at Chuckwa's in Fullerton for the United CAT's Year Anniversary art show and well, i had to buy something...



I also bought this lil bad boy:

Nishika 3D lenticular camera


while dropping off film from my Lomo camera, i came across this film camera. remember those 3d prints where you would have to tilt to see the pic? well, with this lenticular camera, you can have a 3d print of your very own pic without using special glasses.


check out the sample on this person's blog:
http://wkoopmans.ca/notebook/?p=106




and don't think i abandoned the digital game. nope. in fact, i upped my game...

i got myself a Canon SD780 IS camera... in RED.



12.1 MP... HD video...all in a small sexy body. word. samples will soon be posted.



but i am so glad that in my shopping spree, i was able to catch up with my family/friends, the Lovelaces!





i missed my godson's 4th bday party cuz my sister and mom had their own bday dinner the same day.



anna, dad, and mom


got a text from vanessa said they were going to be in Santa Monica and i quickly called back and asked her what Malcolm liked.

apparently he is into Legos and was happy with what i got him


kaya bear apparently loves gelato and can't sit still to take a pic with me

once she sat down, she was back into her own little gelato-lovin' world




malcolm doesn't think auntie alfie is as sweet

bless this beautiful family!

and bless this lil guy

"Can't Stop; Won't Stop" - A Benefit for our favorite Downtown LA cafe, Lost Souls


Lost Souls Cafe, a hidden gem that is not so secret any more on how they provide a space for independent art and thought to flourish, has been hit by some rough times. As with all businesses independent and small, Lost Souls have been hit by the recession.

So when Meli called for help to do a fundraiser for Lost Souls, I completely obliged.

Lost Souls had become a second home for me, allowing me to showcase my work, paint on their walls, learn to curate shows, and host/produce a spoken word open mic night. For all they do for artists like me, I have to give back.

And a funny thing happens when you call the community; the community ANSWERS.


the lady her self, meli, and fellow diva, jaymar


mikethepoet, doing what he does best


Bustop Prophet, up to bat


Jarred of Talking Drum and his beautiful wife with their newest member of their tribe. See? Lost Souls is a place where you bring your family and build.


Marcus G of OG Hip Hop Chocolates, exemplifying is awesome stilo


Simply Kat with her lil Squish, talking about the next poem she is going to do


Marcus G, Rani D, and me


Grainshifter with kid extraordinaire, Elijah. Seriously, this kid ROCKS!


Sara Cruse, BessKepp, Simply Kat


rani d. (Soul in the Park, Mothership, Othership), Substruct (Truthseekers Radio), and Jared from Talking Drum


Meanwhile, outside Kat is getting her hair cut from Saul, the roaming hair stylist


Mike, Lainey, Phloe, and freshly-cut Kat


Light graffiti provided by hearsee


Kenzo and friends


New father and co-partner of Lost Souls Cafe, Vince


had to ask them do it. Kat, the shawty, and Lyricatalyst, the tallest man i know


For a small fee, Lyricatalyst and I will be your back up dancers


my Soul Space co-conspirador, and owner of Breathe Bodyworks... Jenn Tamera.


Ralph


jenn and i


marking, the king of special bibinkas


the crowd awaits


...for the barista auction


Thank you, everybody, for coming thru physically and spiritually. Lost Souls will be open for a little while longer

A Mile in Her Shoes: A Political Fashion Show by Gabriela Network

ok, i am so late in posting and updating.

it's what happens when life takes you by the back of the neck and says "LIVE!"

and being that i am up and awake, i will take the opportunity to actually update my blog.


In February 2009, I took part in Gabriela Network's annual fashion show. This year's theme is called "A Mile in Her Shoes", a tribute to women defenders. I was asked to submit a pair for showcase, and to donate a pair for auction.

I selected Assata Shakur; and what better way to celebrate her but with 5-inch heel boots.




I donated Vans slip-ons for the auction:


The day was amazing. More than 300 people attended our event at the Eagle Rock Plaza.


Our Lovely Hosts


My "Hands Off, Assata" piece, modeled by Jade Ross: photo by Christopher Rafie:


photo by Christopher Rafie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crafie


photo by Christopher Rafie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crafie



photo by Christopher Rafie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crafie


Christopher Rafie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crafie


Christopher Rafie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crafie



Christopher Rafie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crafie


Alison, Lalee, phloe


phloe, lainey, me


phloe, lainey, me, then kat, and alison


danger dan and me





Performances by Kuttin' Kandy, The Fighting Cocks, and Bambu were also part of the Fashion Show.

Kuttin Kandy and her friend doing spoken word


The Fighting Cocks singing truth


Bambu closing out the night


Thank you, ladies for making this happen!

looks like Maxwell is back...



Time will bring the real end of our trial
One day there'll be no remnants
No trace no residual feelings within ya
one day you won't remember me

Your face will be the reason I smile
But I will not see what I can not have forever
I'll always love ya I hope u feel the same

Oh you played me dirty your game was so bad
You toyed with my affliction had to fill out my prescription
Found the remedy I had to set u free

Away from me
To see clearly the way that love can be
When you are not with me
I had to leave, I have to live
I had to lead, I had to live

Chorus
If I cant have you let love set you free
To fly your pretty wings around
pretty wings your pretty wings
your pretty wings your pretty wings around

I came wrong You were right
Transformed your love into a lie
Baby believe me I'm sorry I told you lies
I turned day into night
Sleepless, I died a thousand times
I should've chose you
Better nights Better times Better Days
I miss you more and more

Repeat Chorus

Pretty Wings Pretty Wings
Pretty Wings Pretty Wings
Pretty Wings Pretty Wings
Pretty Wings Pretty Wings