You are invited to a very special post-Mermaid Parade gathering. Saturday, June 22 6pm ‘til late...BRUTE FORCE ON AROUND 8:30PM Sara Valentine’s Voluption and Gowanus Ballroom present The Drunken Mermaid Gala A Post-Mermaid Parade Indulgence Starring Extra Action Marching Band, Brute Force, Vic Thrill, Flying Teeth Admission: $15 in Mermaid Attire, $20 in Street Clothes At Gowanus Ballroom, 55 9th Street, Brooklyn The post-Mermaid Parade hang you’ve always wanted to attend. A delectably conjured evening of beguiling and curious entertainment. Hop on the F Train at Stillwell Avenue after the parade ends and make your way to the Gowanus Ballroom for this post-Mermaid Parade indulgence. Help yourself to some roast pig, cooked on Gowanus Ballroom’s own spit. Cool down in the wading pool. Ride Ben Cerf’s art bikes, “Pirates of the Broadway.” Strut your homemade fins and finery in the fashion show and costume contest, hosted by Editrix Abby. Delight in the tricks of magician Solomon. Musical performances by very special guests: - Returning to NYC for the first time in six years, Extra Action Marching Band, the Bay Area’s notorious, spectacular drum and bugle corps that never fails to blow minds. - Brooklyn’s own folk hero, Vic Thrill, playing a special set of SHAMANIC, ANARCHIC ELECTRO-TERRESTRIAL MERMUSIC. - NYC’s Flying Teeth, the “supergroup” fronted by Aaron Diskin of Golem and featuring Simon Cheffins of Extra Action Marching Band (and former Crash Worship) and Tim Monaghan of Golem on complementary drum kits. - Legendary Apple Records singer/songwriter Brute Force, on the baby grand. - Donkee, from San Francisco And for your pleasure: Master of Ceremonies and Sea Shanty Chanteur: Ben Cerf (NYC) Aerial by Liron Dan (NYC) and Sandia Delavibora (SF) Performance art by Matthew Silver (NYC) Aquatic soundtrack by DJ Steve Pagan (NYC) Bklyn Hooper Celia K and Friends Plus: a screening of Extra Action Marching Band’s short film, “The Burning Wigs of Sedition,” a story of wealth redistribution on the high seas. Links: Extra Action Marching Band: extra-action Vic Thrill: victhrill Flying Teeth: flying-teeth.bandcamp Brute Force: brutesforce Matthew Silver: maninwhitedress DJ Steve Pagan: soundcloud/pagansoundsystem5 Gowanus Ballroom: gowanusballroom
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:15:28 +0000
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