Posts Tagged ‘Jim Avignon’
Anxieteam Gigs in Brooklyn Announced!
Jon is back in his home-away-from-home of Brooklyn, New York for three appearances (so far). He’ll be doing a signing at Kidrobot NYC on June 10th sandwiched in between two Anxieteam gigs. Anxieteam will perform “ballads and salads” at 11PM tomorrow, June 2nd, at Pete’s Candy Store. Then, on June 13th, Anxieteam concludes “the last of a three month residency with art/low-fi techno superstar, Jim Avignon,” at Goodbye Blue Monday. This news is as fresh as the lettuce on your salad, so check back for more info as we get it. As always, pictures from the gigs are appreciated!
More Anxieteam in Italy
After posting this cheekily-titled blog “Rome if You Want to (With Anxieteam) (Or Not, Because It’s Naples),” I found some more great photos of the Naples gig. These photos of Jon and Jim come from the Urban Superstar blog and were taken by Serena Morelli. This looks like so much fun. Anxieteam rules. Fighting neurosis with a ukulele, a synthesizer and more props than Carrot Top one day at a time.
Rome if You Want To (With Anxieteam) (Or Not, Because It’s Naples)
Not so sure what Jon and Jim are wearing, but suffice it to say Anxieteam “rocked” Rome Naples. Anybody got some video?
Urban Superstar: Back from Black and Napoli Comicon
Following the successful 2009 Superstar show, Jon is currently in Naples for another round of the Urban Superstar Show curated by David Vecchiato. The 2010 event is entitled Back from Black and boasts a roster of:
Amy Sol, Anthony Ausgang, Alberto Corradi, AlePOP, Alessandro Rak, Prof. Bad Trip, (Gianluca Lerici), Basil Wolverton, Bigfoot, Blu, Boris Hoppek, Brendan Danielsson, Buff Monster, Camilla D’Errico, Camilla Falsini, Catalina Estrada, Cesko, Charles Burns, Ciou, Daniel Clowes, Dave Cooper, Dave McKean, DEM, Diavù (David Vecchiato), Fidia, Francesca Ghermandi, Gary Baseman, Gary Taxali, Gianluca Costantini, Gilbert Shelton, Gio Pistone, Glenn Barr, Hitnes, Ian Stevenson, Jamie Hewlett, Jeremy Fish, Jim Avignon, Joe Ledbetter, Jon Burgerman, Laurina Paperina, Licia Viero, Lina Hoven, Lisa Petrucci, Marco About, Massimo Giacon, Matti Hagelberg, Michael Sieben, Mike Davis, Mr. Wany, Paper Resistance, Paul Chatem, Ray Caesar, Robert Crumb, Scarful, Sergio Mora, Shag, Squaz, Tara McPherson, Tokidoki (Simone Legno), Victor Castillo, Zelda Bomba, Zoe Lacchei
Here’s what you need to know:
WHERE: MADRE, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina, Naples. Via Luigi Settembrini 79, Napoli – tel. +39 0815624561
WHEN: May 1st to June 14th, 2010
WHAT: MADRE and Napoli COMICON present Urban Superstar Show Festival, first edition of the first Festival that a Contemporary Art Museum dedicates in Europe to Underground Art, Pop Surrealism, Lowbrow Art and Urban Art, which are to say the new artistic currents which better represent the contemporaneity. Italian artist David Vecchiato has mustered lots and lots of fellows from all over the world into Naples MADRE for 4 collective exhibitions for the year 2010 and will keep on gathering, in his capacity as curator, leading figures of an art movement which is destined to become the new Contemporary Art avant-garde. Vecchiato’s aim is to propose a critical order among different artistic trends.
The exhibition opening the Festival, on May, the 1st, 2010, is Back from Black. From bright Pop to dark Underground. And back. Urban Superstar Show Festival wants to clarify the origins and the stylistic divisions, thus the currents of this Underground or Lowbrow Art, or this “low profile” Art that, as it’s analysed in Vecchiato’s writing, is actually the only one able to tell with extreme clearness about the juxtapposition between fiction and reality in which Western Countries are lately living.
It looks like Italy is also going to be treated to an Anxieteam performance! Tweets Jon:
I’m doing a signing and doodling with Jim Avignon at the Napoli Comicon tomorrow. And the later we’ll do a singing and dancing.
If we have any Posse members in Italy, please take pictures and I’ll send you stickers!
Caketronica
Anxieteam curate a mini festival of upbeat, electronic-tinged bands at the popular Ludlow St snug Cakeshop.
The audio delights promise to return good energy and wide toothy grins to the Lower East side, collecting together a new wave of young bands emerging from the gloomy downturn of the late Noughties with vim, brilliance and reliance. Shimmy and strut into the new decade with optimism and tunes that wont leave your head.
Anxieteam is the new collaboration of internationally renown artists Jim Avignon (Germany) and Jon Burgerman (UK). Splicing together merry pop melodies coupled with dry, sardonic lyrics, Anxieteam masterfully coax audiences into their colourful, bouncy world of catchy songs about modern day anxieties, longing and salads. ‘Let’s Eat Soya’ is their ridiculously infectious, anthemic dance declaration of smutty love in a meat-free-world whereas the Creedence Clearwater Revival sample heavy ‘I’ve Forgotten’ is a curiously blazing rock-workout response to CCR’s popular ‘Susie Q’.
Accompanying Anxieteam will be the indie boy, loop-based R&B of Rifle Recoil, the stuttering, sultry, soulful grooves of Peach and the twinkling digital dreamscapes of NY based Dorako.
Can’t make it to the show, but want to sample some cyber caketronica? Check out Jon’s last.fm radio station.
ANXIETEAM Screening and Performance at Heather’s
Here’s the latest ANXIETEAM gig news for a show at Heather’s put on by Plaztik Mag:
Slip into your finest silk dressing gown and saunter over to Heathers in the East Village for an intimate, cosy night in the relaxed company of NYC’s own Plaztik Mag and visiting Euro-aliens Anxieteam.
Amongst the sonic tonics dished out by DJ Jmz Smith and laid back live performances, projections of warped animations and the official launch of Anxieteam’s first music video, directed by Mimi & Jmz, will greet your beady eyes.
Artists Jon Burgerman and Jim Avignon will also entertain, tickle and disturb with live digital portraits of every (willing) visitor to the event.
Snuggle up with us in our decadent den of delights,
Sunday 17 January 2010
Heathers,
506 East 13th Street, NYC.
First and Second Anxieteam Attacks of 2010
Anxieteam kicked off the New Year with what looked like a rousing event at Monkeytown. If you follow Mr. Burgerman’s sometimes cryptic tweets, you might want to follow him over to Cake Shop, where there may or may not be another gig tonight! Really liking the lower righthand corner pic of Jim. Facebook status that, my brother!
Happy Virus Happy
Jon Burgerman and Jim Avignon are back together in Brooklyn to perform as Anxieteam, tomorrow, Sunday, January 3rd at Monkeytown.
Using the most modern technology currently available (whilst remaining relatively inexpensive) Happy Virus Happy will see both Avignon and Burgerman project onto the walls of the venue a startling, experimental, visual spectacle. Compositions, characters and crocodiles will dance into life, spawned live in between and during songs. Come and be soothed and massaged, in an audio visual sense, by the dexterous doodling and velveteen voices of Anxieteam. Songs of salads, mischievous rodents and heartache are carried along on a wave of melodic electronic beats occasionally punctuated by the fragile and fudged plucking of a ukulele.
Make a short movie of yourself, telling us your New Year wishes and Anxieteam will draw them during the performance. Film yourself against a plain background. The movie should be no longer than 30 seconds long maximum. Send them ASAP to Anxieteam@googlemail.com Your film will get shown during the performance and becomes a part of the show!
Anxieteam Live in Hamburg
heliumcowboy just posted a video from Pudel Club in Hamburg featuring Anxieteam performing their iconic track, “Melancholy Pays My Rent.” This recent Jon/Jim collab was part of Who is Afraid of a Friendly Capitalism?. The audio track is available on Jim’s newest album, and you can even download it for free right here.
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