The incentive for the cross-bridge trek was a fundraiser event for the gallery, and to check out the artwork of Aisha Burnes (a.k.a. Dirty Larry) while listening to a variety of bands kick out the jams in the back yard. The award for the evening's most entertaining performance has to go to Crack: We Are Rock, who's gritty, futuristic frequencies and unremorseful pulsations were only topped by the cool robotic performance of the two female lead vocalists (The Cave Twins), the Gene Simmons-headed King Riff and the Mexican wrestler turned keyboard player otherwise known as Obscuratron. If you’re feeling left out, you can catch their upcoming 3/12 show at the El Rio.
The crowd was also treated to a live performance by Experimental Dental School, with an after dance party DJ set by experimental noise gurus Matmos (of Björk fame). The turn out was pretty good, and judging by the good time had by yours truly, and the exuberant mood of the crowd, I’d say the fundraiser was a big success. Just click on the pictures above for photographic evidence of the evening's debauchery.
Unfortunately, since I still haven’t perfected the art of being in two places at the same time, I missed out on going to what sounded like a fun party at Cafe Mars in Soma where clothing designer and friend Allison Nelson was showing some of her latest Red Threds creations.
