ChinaShop » Mary Sledd http://www.chinashopmag.com Music Art Fashion and Film Online Cultural Magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Jane’s Addiction Turned Out to Be for Porn http://www.chinashopmag.com/2009/04/janes_addiction-reunite-pictures-playbo/ http://www.chinashopmag.com/2009/04/janes_addiction-reunite-pictures-playbo/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:22:16 +0000 Mary Sledd http://chinashop.designenginela.com/?p=1567 Continue reading →]]> The first time I saw Jane’s Addiction was in 1989 in Pittsburgh. They opened for the Ramones and got boo’ed off stage. Needless to say, they quickly became one of the most influential bands of the following decade. Shows what you know 19 year old self.

Jane’s Addiction re-assembled to play the Playboy party in Austin and ChinaShop Cameras were there to catch the action.

Words by Barbie Brady. Photos by Mary Sledd.

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The FLATSTOCK poster show series is presented by the American Poster Institute (API). It is an ongoing series of exhibitions featuring the work of many of the most popular concert poster artists working today. The API is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to serving poster artists and promoting the art form. Both the API and its FLATSTOCK series were organized in 2002 as a result of conversations between interested artists and supporters frequenting the popular web site GigPosters.com.

The best concert posters have always captured both the essence of the music they promoted and the spirit of the time in which they were produced. This is as true today as it was in San Francisco during the Sixties. The FLATSTOCK shows provide the general public with an ongoing series of opportunities to see fine poster art in person and to meet the artists who’ve created it — they provide the API with a way to present the poster artists collectively while showcasing the breadth of individual styles they represent.

Photos by Mary Sledd

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Anyone close enough to feel the sound waves thrown from Bigelf’s stage can’t help but notice a delicately placed Yoda figure perched on top of the keys. The Yoda, “harnesses the evil forces,” says Fox who makes sure to keep the sci-fi zen master close at hand. Tonight, the band was almost without the Force. “We were leaving tonight to park the van and I didn’t have him… so I went back to open the trailer and get him out because I realized that tonight was going to be one of those specifically chaotic, heinous nights and I needed Yoda. Do or do not, there is no try.”

Fox and company are masters of their craft and paid some respect to Austin legend Rocky Erikson, name-checking the psych pioneer at the beginning of their set. Their epic brand of throwback rock conjures up the forcefulness of Sabbath with the cosmic possibilities of a Pink Floyd album. Once unleashed, the band plows through riff-heavy numbers that satisfied the South-by suits and superfans. When the power cut, Fox and beat up bassist Duffy Snowhill launched into the first bars of “War Pigs” and got some pumped up fan to sing Ozzy’s opening lines. Once the lights and power came back up to full capacity, Bigelf ripped into an extended rampage of sound with Fox playing the moog and Hammond simultaneously on either side of him, swaying back and like Samson trying to bring the temple down. While the Rusty Spur still stands, its safe to say those in attendance exited a changed people.

Words by Jacob Cottingham, photos by Mary Sledd

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The Coathangers – Stop Stomp Stompin

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The Decemberists

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Austinist Party at the Mohawk Bar w/ Elvis Perkins in Dearland.

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]]> http://www.chinashopmag.com/2009/04/elvis-perkins-in-dearlandthe-mohawk-bar-word-soup/feed/ 0 Maserati Rock The Record Store http://www.chinashopmag.com/2009/03/maserati-rock-the-record-store/ http://www.chinashopmag.com/2009/03/maserati-rock-the-record-store/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:05:18 +0000 Mary Sledd http://chinashop.designenginela.com/?p=1696 Continue reading →]]> Formed at the edge of the new millennium, Maserati is as sleek, sexy and sophisticated as the legendary Italian sports car it takes its name from. It is fitting, then, that the band has dragged the glory years of psychedelic arena rock kicking and screaming into the 21st Century, with the pomposity (and vocals) carefully removed. In its place are white hot flashes of light pulsing to an unstoppable rhythm that will make you want to punch air and drive really fast in a car with wings instead of doors.

Maserati played legendary Austin record store, End of an Ear.

Photos by Mary Sledd

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ILYBICD, as we shalt hereto refer to them as, hail from Austin, Tx and are a darker moodyesque post-punk/indie rock group of thirty something’s. This is the main reason why they aren’t your typical Red Bull Moon Tower experience entertainment, but were however a welcome bass driven melodic dawning to the more umm-cha umm-cha keep you up till 5am music which is more customary.

They take the stage in very friendly, going to the Home Depot, flannel attire and seem to just really enjoy hanging out and playing music.  I found it a welcome surprise.

The Red Bull Moon Tower experience does a wonderful job of bringing in huge acts from all over to entertain, but they also do a great job of putting some great local talent in the lineup.  This just so happens to be the category ILYBICD falls into.

Words by Dustin Downing. Photos by Mary Sledd

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