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October 4, 2011 // 8 PMThe Mekons
The Mekons present a one-off night of music and Meekakucha (talking slide show), hosted by Peter Exley. Based on the popular Pechakucha nights, Mekons will present their own talking slide shows for the early part of the evening followed by an acoustic performance featuring songs from their new CD Ancient and Modern 1911-2011.
Mekons formed in Leeds, England 34 years ago in 1977 and Ancient & Modern is their 26th album. They combine traditional rock instrumentation with fiddle, saz, accordion and oud to create their singular live shows, which incorporate American country, English folk, reggae and punk influences. They are considered to be one of the great live rock and roll bands, performing regularly over three decades in Europe and the United States. Featuring the classic lineup that has remained intact for over 15 years the Mekons may well be, as Lester Bangs once wrote, "the most revolutionary group in the history of rock 'n' roll." They're certainly the most entertaining and consistently fascinating.
Peter Exley hosts his very popular Pechakucha nights at Martyrs on a regular basis, he moves north to bring his brilliant idea of a special Mekons Pechakucha night to an Evanston audience.
**PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It's a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.
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SATURDAY MAY 5TH SALLY, JON, RICO, BARKLEY, EMMA!!! AND THE THREE JOHNS! 1 IN 12 IN BRADFORD, YORKS SET TIMES TOM HYATT 7.45PM SALLY, JON, RICO, BARKLEY, EMMA 8.20PM THREE JOHNS 9.30PM NIGHT ON MARS 11PM http://www.1in12.com/
Home Page of The 1 in 12 Club - Bradford's Social Centre
www.1in12.com
The 1 in 12 Club - Knee Deep In Shit Since 1981
27 April, at 10:47 AM
FRIDAY MAY 4TH SALLY, JON, ERIC, BARKLEY AND EMMA!! KORKS IN OTLEY, YORKS..SHOWTIME 9PM TO 11.30PM (TWO SETS) JUST IN TIME TO CATCH THE LAST BUS TO LEEDS http://www.korks.co.uk/piano/events.htm
27 April, at 10:45 AM
The fabulous Sadies are in Paris, Holland and England this week and next, don't miss them. Best band in the world!!! Sadly we shall pass them like ships in the night http://www.facebook.com/TheSadies/events
25 April, at 9:27 AM
Don't forget everyone...Jon, Sally and now Rico Bell in Wild West Yorkshire Friday May 4th at Korks in Otley http://www.korks.co.uk/piano/events.htm Saturday May 5th at the 1 in 12 in Bradford with Three Johns http://www.1in12.com/
19 April, at 9:28 AM
great project from travis good, greg keelor and gordon pinsent, a canadian poet. take a look... http://www.facebook.com/DownandOutinUpalong
Down and Out in Upalong - Good, Pinsent, Keelor
Down and Out in Upalong - An Essay By Greg Keelor On a cold day back in March 2010, filmmaker Mike Bolland phoned Travis Good out of the blue to ask him if he’d like to meet Gordon Pinsent. Strange, yes, but even more so because Travis did not know Mike Bolland. had never heard of him. Bolland had...
6 March, at 9:19 AM
http://t.co/N7zzWtpd - Langford in Oxford Mississipi this week - Thacker Mountain Radio and Southside Gallery on thurs, Sushi bar gig on Fri
28 February, at 10:22 PM
http://t.co/3nQUQcsa THREE JOHNS in UK this May - classic art rock metal disco from Leeeeeeds S x
13 February, at 11:29 AM
http://t.co/Ju6OcjGA ancient & modern - who sings what? I'm sure I don't know! informative investigative insights into Mekons title track Sx
7 February, at 9:33 PM
Exciting news for the UK!!! Jon and Sally will play at the 1 in 12 club in Bradford on Saturday May 5th with the Three Johns headlining...there will be an Otley announcement soon, we hope. http://www.1in12.com/
Home Page of The 1 in 12 Club - Bradford's Social Centre
www.1in12.com
The 1 in 12 Club - Knee Deep In Shit Since 1981
31 January, at 1:28 PM
TheMekons http://t.co/N7zzWtpd - Langford in Oxford Mississipi this week - Thacker Mountain Radio and Southside Gallery on thurs, Sushi bar gig on Fri
28 February
TheMekons http://t.co/3nQUQcsa THREE JOHNS in UK this May - classic art rock metal disco from Leeeeeeds
S x
13 February
TheMekons http://t.co/Ju6OcjGA ancient & modern - who sings what? I'm sure I don't know! informative investigative insights into Mekons title track Sx
7 February
TheMekons http://t.co/3AXemqic two waco brothers sent to prison!? This makes the basher in Menasha look like chicken feed - Sophie xxxx
28 January
TheMekons http://t.co/YuZjoNNu looks like some unhappy hour activity at the hideout - Sx
24 January
TheMekons http://t.co/f8PSwGu8 Greil M on Meeks NY shows - I got hammered at the belly-house and woke up in the opening band's singer's bathroom! SB x
22 January
TheMekons http://t.co/gwnv1ZEn
dunno when Tom got Welsh - can you catch it? Seems like the Meks saw a lot of each other last year - 3 chunky tours! Sx
22 January
TheMekons Outlawing dissent: Rahm Emanuel's new regime | Bernard Harcourt http://t.co/5dINKb6B via @guardian
21 January
TheMekons http://t.co/P0Uf1EWo - top ten from andrew hamlin's blog - thank you! It's good to be loved in Portlandia - Sophie xxxx
19 January
TheMekons Sally sang BOMB tonight with the polite people from portlandia - I was in the bar and couldn't really hear but I'm sure it was great
19 January