Bernos & Lunchbox Theory Productions have teamed up to throw an afterparty for K’naan & Tabi Bonney this SUNDAY, APRIL 4TH at Bar 7. If you didn’t already manage to finagle tickets to the 930 club show with Tabi, K’naan, John Forte and Wale then you definitely don’t want to miss out on catching this party!
-Selamawit
Posted in EVENTS, Uncategorized
Tagged 04042010, Bar 7, Bernos, DMV, EVENTS, K'naan, Lunchbox Theory Productions, Party Event, Tabi Bonney
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Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons
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Make sure you do your research on each of these designers and support their work!
-Selamawit
A look at 1977’s National Women’s Conference, an event that revolutionized the women’s movement. Watch the whole documentary here:
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“15 years, 5 wrecked relationships, go back and find out why. Over the course of one long, hot summer, filmmaker Jyllian Gunther showed up on the doorsteps of her most significant Ex’s to pose the question: What went wrong? From New York to San Francisco to Paris, PULL OUT pulls out all the stops—what happens along the way includes a rekindled romance, tattooing, rejection, a stakeout, tarantulas, sex, accusations, indifference, and a nostalgia that climaxes with the realization that the past is subjective and memory is selective.“ Watch here.
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The feminine vision of Buddhism practiced on the Himalayan border between India and Tibet. Watch here now:
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Olga Kern has to make a choice between a life with her son and her future as a concert pianist. Watch here.
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Hope you liked watching these documentaries in honor of National Womens Month. I picked films which covered a range of issues from religion, careers, motherhood, love, culture and history.Leave a comment below and let me know what you think!
-Selamawit
Arguably, March is one of the biggest transitional periods of the year. Winter slithers back into its dark cave and we are sprayed with spring’s first breaths of life. There is a lot of growth, rain, and overall change, both good and bad. During this month we celebrate many things along with the season change, such as Women’s History.
Each year the National Women’s History Project chooses a theme for the March commemoration of women’s achievements and potential. This year it’s “Writing Women Back Into History” because, as the NWHP notes, “It often seems that the history of women is written in invisible ink. Even when recognized in their own times, women are frequently left out of the history books.”
That’s cool and definitely worthy of theme to explore, but I am not going with that this year. This is an arts and change mag so I want to start with my own theme that somehow combines the two and take it from there. Not necessarily picking a new theme, or one that I unfortunately have not been able to explore for the entirety of this month, but a great one to start with nonetheless: visionary women in the arts. So from now and until the 31st, I will be putting up various posts about different and innovative things women have done in the arts and media.
So stay tuned, check back here often and also while you are at it, take a look at all the other great posts on here about music, visual arts, fashion and social movements.
Over and out,
Selamawit
Posted in EDITOR's NOTE, Uncategorized
Tagged 2010, EDITOR's NOTE, March, March 2010, Spring 2010, Women's History Month
Theo Parrish is a house/electronica dj born in DC, grew up in Chicago and went on to make his name out in Detroit. He is currently signed to british indie label, Peacefrog Records, (same one as Little Dragon). The DMV was blessed with his presence this past weekend as part of the EightyEight DC‘s Forward Festival, a five-night electronic music events showcase here in the DMV. The spot was at the T&T up on Georgia Ave, a surprisingly spacious spot with two floors and really great sound when the music is thumping throughout the entire place. Usually when places are too big or awkwardly shaped or maybe just not as polished, they tend to have really poor sound quality inside, but this place was just great. You could feel each thump of the bass as it drummed out your heartbeat throughout each track. I even loved how I could feel it through my feet a little…or maybe that was a result of me and everyone else around me jumping around and dancing the entire night away. Also, there are very few DJs who actually get into their set and dance with you as if they really are pouring their entire soul and being into the moment and each track. Luckily, Parrish is one of those few and because of his high energy it made me that much into it as my energy was weening at around 2am. Also it helped that DJ Trus’me opened for him upstairs and Nightcrawler had the downstairs on lock the entire night. It was a win-win situation no matter what part of the place you decided to spend your entire night. An overall great night and honestly, I am really quite excited with how my spring/summer of 2010 is starting off thus far.
So go check out Parrish’s music here and stay tuned and keep checking back for more posts and few announcements along the way with where I am taking SHADE and what other new projects I am cooking up.
-Selamawit
Posted in EVENTS, SIGHT, SOUND, Uncategorized
Tagged Chicago, Detroit, DJ Trus'me, DJs, DMV, Eighty Eight DC, Electronica, EVENTS, Forward Festival, House, Little Dragon, MUSIC, Peacefrog Records, SOUND, Spring 2010, Theo Parrish
A good friend of mine told me about this really great fashion line called Ankara Fetish that creates modern African-style clothes with traditional fabrics. They have some really beautiful clothes and fabrics and on top of this there is a really great contest going on right now. Here is the information on the “PIC ME” Contest:
The Ankara Fetish “PICME” contest is launched and in full effect. This is an opportunity to receive over $1000 in prizes and discounts from Ankarafetish.com!!!
1st Place Prize:
- 2 Pieces of Ankara (courtesy of Miche Styles and ankarafetish.com)
- A Photoshoot Session (courtesy of tedmebane photography, tedmebane.com)
- Free makeover (courtesy of Ameera El Shaddai)
- Free Tailoring Service (courtesy of Bewaji, www.bewaji.com)
- $50 Calling Card (courtesy of Call Charm, www.callcharm.com)
- Photo Spread on ANKARAFETISH.COM
Runner Up:
- 2 Pieces of Ankara (courtesy of Miche Styles and ankarafetish.com)
- Free Tailoring Service (courtesy of Bewaji, www.bewaji.com)
- $50 Calling Card (courtesy of Call Charm, www.callcharm.com)
Deadline for Submissions is April 14th 2010!!
(all participants are eligible for a discount of up to 15%)
VISIT HTTP://WWW.ANKARAFETISH.COM for additional details!!
Ankarafetish.com, where culture + fashion equals Fabulosity!!!
Contact: marketing@ankarafetish.com for inquiries or comments!
Thank you!!!
Make sure you go out and check out the site and submit your pictures for this contest. Don’t miss out!
-Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged African Fashion, Ankara Fetish, DMV, FASHION, Miche Styles, PIC ME Contest
I came across Mark De Clive-Lowe while perusing the Red Bull Music Academy site searching for electronica music folks and I have been so far pleasantly surprised and happy. Mark is a half-Japanese half-New Zealander musician/producer who has created his own nitche by incorporating a more jazz/funk sound to traditional electronica beats. He has collaborated with an array of up and coming artists such as Rahel and Ceu . He is definitely someone to keep a watchful eye on so please definitely go check out his music here.
-Selamawit
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ceu, Electronica, Fusion, Mark De Clive-Lowe, MUSIC, Rahel, Red Bull Music Academy, SOUND
I came across these folks off good ol’ twitter . The music reminds me of a mix between gnarles barkley and cherry poppin daddies with a sprinkle of BEP. Sounds kinda wacky but it works and you all should know by now that I love just about anything with an electronica beat to it. Check their music here and let me know what you think.
-Selamawit
Posted in SOUND
Tagged Black Eyed Peas, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Dastardly Music, Gnarles Barkley, MUSIC, SOUND, Twitter
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Hope you enjoyed watching these great works of art just as much as I did. Leave me a note below and let me know what you think!
-Selamawit
Posted in SIGHT, Uncategorized
Tagged 2010, Autumn Winter, Christian Dior, Damir Doma, FASHION, Givenchy, Hermes, High Fashion, John Galliano, Kenzo, Paris Fashion Week 2010/2011, SIGHT, Tim Hamilton
If I were to go to SXSW….For one reason or another I am no longer going to be in Austin for this year’s South by Southwest Arts Festival. It’s definitely been a bittersweet decision but looking back I’ll be definitely fine with it and so will my bank account. With that being said, instead of doing the usual Eclectic Eight, I decided that I’d share what I think will be the most promising or interesting acts to watch perform if I were to go to SXSW. So here are my picks:
4)The 88
5) Ólöf Arnalds
6) Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
10) Toro Y Moi
11) Kidz in the Hall
12)She & Him
13)Spoon
14)Grand Analog
16)Dengue Fever
17) Rhymefest
18) Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Don’t agree with my picks? Think there are others worth adding to the list? If you are attending, let me know who you are looking forward to seeing!
-Selamawit
Posted in EVENTS, SIGHT, SOUND, Uncategorized
Tagged Austin, Broken Social Scene, Dead Sexy, Dengue Fever, EVENTS, Festival, Films, Grand Analog, Kidz in the Hall, Lists, MUSIC, My Picks, Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea, Olof Arnalds, Rhymefest, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, She & Him, SIGHTS & SOUNDS, Solange Knowles, Spoon, SXSW, The 88, The Boxer Rebellion, The Chevelles, Toro Y Moi, Twin Atlantic, We are Scientists
