Catch some LIVE music with Vivian Garcia & Peter Muller on Friday, September 28 at 10pm/22h at Marineros Bar in Madrid, España!! I created the following hand-drawn flyer for their show, which marks both artists’ return to Madrid this fall. Utensils: One Large Sharpie, One Fine-Point Sharpie. Function and form, or “applied art,” as an old friend would put it:
Reflection and Response.
V.
Que quiere decir “reflexión,” y “respuesta,” para vosotros?
What does Reflection and Response mean to you?
Que más están haciendo actualmente? Que proyectos estás pensando trabajar próximamente?
What else have you been working on recently? What are you looking to work on next?
Quien o que les inspira?
Who or what inspires you all?
Hay algo más que quieren que sepa el Collectivo?
Is there anything else you would like the Collective to know?
Tonight I’m playing a show in León, España at my guy Fran’s Bar Agustín. The name of the event is The Crazy Peters Present ModBlues. ModBlues standards for Modern Blues, because the bar plays this kind of music we had to cater the name a little bit to the audience. I’m not sure if Acoustic/Electric Singer-songwriter hip hop would really work in this case.
The comic together of this show represents the power of community and support in the León music scene. After arriving too late to play at the open mic at the Gran Cafe, my singer friend Mary and I ended up at our friend Fran’s joint, the Bar Agustín. Mary asked me if I’d like to play some tunes for both of them. After jamming through The City and some other tracks Agustín asked if I’d be down to play a show at the bar the following Monday.
Fran then talked to a friend who used to play in one of the first punk bands in León and he made up the event poster:
I then spent the next few afternoons practicing with Mary who has a killer voice on her roof overlooking Plaza Mayor and the Cathedral:
Next Fran talked to other local business owners and put up some posters around León’s Barrio Humido. This poster is at a local favorite spot known affectionately as “Lo de Patri,”:
Finally Fran reached out to my dude Jota who is the lead singer of Los Platillos Volantes and Jota agreed to lend me and Mary a PA system that his band uses. I will be playing music mostly from Shake This Maze and the Radio Leon Broadcasts.
From the idea of the show, to the artists involved, venue, promotion, equipment, and rehearsals this is a Collective effort and demonstrates the power of the Leon Musical Community.
I’d like to thank all those involved and see you tonight Live! at Bar Agustín in León!
Reflection and Response
Friday January 27th 2012 is the date of my first show here in Madrid. I will be performing originals tracks featured on the LIFESTYLE, such as Jade Eyes, in addition to covers with some talented vocalists. We are also supplying the PA for the show as well as the microphones and cables. We’re turning a room of the Anglet Cafe in Madrid into our own performance space in Reflection and Response fashion. Anglet Cafe gigs hopefully will be a regular occurrence and feature performances from other local artists and new LRR #Collective members.
Peep the Facebook event page for more info:
http://www.facebook.com/events/283765688343885/
The above flier was finished by V late Monday night. Using only 2 permanent markers, he was able to include a whole array of brushstrokes, from the razor thin border to the block letters of my name, to the central piece of the name of the cafe complete with shadowing and subtle textures. When I ask V to help out with publicity for shows It’s always dope to see what he comes up with. He included both Spanish and English and threw up the LIFESTYLE along with the info for the gig.
LRR LIVE @the Anglet Cafe in Madrid.
-Reflection and Response
the LIFESTYLE 