Event

Friday 6/1 Jad Fair & Lumberob, Born Again Floozies @ Radio Radio

This show is a collaboration with Galerie Penumbra (www.galeriepenumbra.com)
It is in conjunction with the opening of a exhibition of Jad's artwork
"Jad Fair - A Happier Happiness [New Work]" will run from June 1-29.

Jad Fair, (www.jadfair.org) is the reigning madman of the American music underground, a truly primitive and prolific talent who for decades has left some listeners scratching their heads in confusion and others nodding in appreciation and understanding. Fair speaks for the idiot savant, the autistic auteur in all of us. The recordings of Fair's primary band, Half Japanese, sound almost like a courses in how to play music -- that is, noisily, sloppily, with little to no technical acumen or recording prowess -- but for fans, these albums, as well as Fair's solo recordings, explore and celebrate the primal impulse to make noise and express oneself like a child which forms the basis for so many rock songs. Indeed, Fair has attracted an impressive number of likeminded collaborators to Half-Japanese over the years, including Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker, avant-garde guitarist Fred Frith, and legendary experimental jazz saxophonist and composer John Zorn. Jad's artwork is featured on a few of these collaborative efforts and on most of the Half Japanese recordings. His paintings and paper cuttings have been exhibited in Glasgow, New York, Melbourne, Berlin, Brighton and Porto.

Born Again Floozies, (www.bornagainfloozies.com) "...the spirit of the Minutemen awakened by the guitar playing - even D Boon didnât bring in the tuba. Imagine that they had a choir clapping, whooping, indeed this is not a test. Marvelous stuff." -David Cowling, Americana UK