Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Red Fridays Presents
Will Eastman’s Birthday Bash
Featuring
Cosmo Baker
Sam “The Man” Burns
Chris Nitti
& Lxsx Frxnk
@ U Street Music Hall – 1115 U St. NW – Washington, DC
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Cantora Live Presents
Cosmo Baker
@ Brooklyn Bowl – 41 Wythe St. – Brooklyn, NY
This Saturday marks the ending of Phase 1 of the mammoth art installation undertaking A Love Letter To Brooklyn, the latest project by Steve “Espo” Powers. The A Love Letter For You project is an incredible visualization of Steve’s philosophy between the ties that bind people together in love, as well as the love that connects people with their homes, and literally transforms the very cityscape, using it as a blank canvas to words that express undying love and passion.
Steve Powers, Dublin Ireland, 2010
Steve Powers, Syracuse NY, 2011
Steve Powers, Philadelphia PA, 2009
Steve Powers, Brooklyn NY, 2011
The Love Letter To Brooklyn project will be shown this Saturday, November 19th at 3 PM at 200 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Steve will be joined with Todd James and they will be showing pieces from the Street Market exhibition that recently was featured in the Art In The Streets show at Museum Of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. This is a must see. You need to be there to witness this for yourself. As someone who sees this on a regular basis, the majesty of it needs to be experienced in person.
Here is an interview that my friend DJ Synapse did with Steve for Frank 151 that goes a bit into his process and background. And below is a film of Steve giving a Ted Talk earlier this year where he starts off his speech by generously shouting out my mom and my sister as to 2 people who were instrumental in his development as a yute, and then embarrasingly confesses to refusing to be my mentor as a kid after being asked by my moms. Eeesh… Steve definitely knows how to blow up a spot or two. But yes, you must go. You must.
Detail from Street Market book from the original Street Market show at Deitch Projects, featuring me & Futura 2000, done in 2000 as well as the original “paint pan” from Street Market hanging in my old studio.
Here is the brand new video of “The Mess Up” by Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays as remixed by my buddies The Death Set. Warning – this video is not for the faint of heart nor is it for those who have objectionable views on copious imbibing of Jägermeister or Jameson whiskey, vomiting or hard fucking rock. But to me, all of that kind of fits together like hand-in-glove. But ultimately all I know is that I’m probably gonna catch hell from my mom for posting this video on my site.
Side note – Death Set front man Johnny Sierra (shown above) is opening a brand new watering hole in Ye Olde Williamsburg next month called “The Flat.” It’s going to be a real classy joint, as you could probably tell by the video that you are about to witness. And chances are you will find me there trying hard to not recreate this clip. So enjoy, and please – kids and amateurs, do not try this at home.
Alter Ego – May 4 – Tampa, FL