the dotmatrix project

A few videos from the other night:

Will Ridenour: The Kora from Sean Coon on Vimeo.

Invisible: Binary from Sean Coon on Vimeo.

We had a nice time, too. Thanks Cindy!

If you’re a fan of Southern Rock, you’re going to love Possum Jenkins.

The live album, free download, is now up on Last.fm. And if you’d like to directly support the band once you try out their sound — my favorite tunes are Carrborro Nights and Someday — head on over to Amie Street and buy the album for a lot less than you might expect.

Lyndon Street Artworks: Thursday, 8pm

Will Ridenour

untitled, originally uploaded by lisa scheer.

It was only a matter of time before Lisa captured a portrait of someone I knew in Greensboro.

Any guesses?

photo by John Leonard

Possum Jenkins stirred up the crowd real nice last week, all the way to the point that going home wasn’t an option for some. The kids in the front row chanted “encore!” for a good 30 seconds while the fellas played it cool, huddling, visibly, about five feet away from the closest mic stand.

And then the crowd got what they asked for:

Nasty Nate’s Shotgun Blues (live @ DMP)

Workin’ Man Blues (live @ DMP)

If you missed them last week, you can catch Possum Jenkins at The Garage in Winston Salem tomorrow night.

Arrest The President!!

Who is the man with the master plan
To smash Iran and then snatch they land?
They stashed Sadaam in the back of a van
Bin Laden chillin up in Amsterdam
They shoulda got him back in Afghanistan
They didn’t want him, Haliburton had to handle
Huge oil rigs to feed spoiled kids
Show Bush what unemployment is
Fire him right now. For lying, tie him down!
Put him in handcuffs and send him to Rykers Isle
For giving away his frequent flyer miles
To terrorist relatives on 9/12, flying them out
The truth is out. No denying it now
Because of the president, next to die is your child
Because the man who attacked us has never been captured
And matter of fact, uh, he used to back the
President, Bush, both old and new
With so much money that they didn’t know what to do
Except greed for more, make em bleed for oil
Give money to the rich and never feed the poor
USA’s “under seige” like Steven Segal
By a man who can’t even count from three to four
And if I get shot just for speakin to ya’ll
Arrest George Bush - That’ll even the score

ARREST THE PRESIDENT!

Politics, polished tricks
Secret societies in colleges
Home security, more impurities
Little kids cry, “Mommy George is scarin me!”
Home invasions in all these nations
What goes around comes around - Immigration
Each press statement’s a fabrication
A political porno with penetration
This generation needs integration
Education, But yet we’re facing
Inflation, high priced medication
Revelations - Jesus save him
Get him outta bed, he don’t need vacation
Hit him on the head, make him leave Camp David
Paybacks for ignoring threats from terrorists?
Yo… ARREST THE PRESIDENT!

Dudek and crew are the first DMP artists to have to deal with one of Last.fm’s major architectural shortcomings — multiple bands with the same name who share a single profile page.

It’s like the worst form of forced cohabitation you can imagine online.

Anyway, go check out the album for free. And if you get the urge to support the band directly, click the “buy” link to get the tracks from Amie Street for just over $1 (as of right now).

photo by Justin Reich

The Movie Show, a radio program about movies which runs from 7-9pm Tuesday nights on WUAG 103.1fm in Greensboro, North Carolina, is putting on a film series that runs on the first Wednesday of every month.

Created as a way to get Triad residents excited about the great cinematic viewing alternatives taking place in North Carolina, The Mixed Tape Film Series is a love letter to people who enjoy great movies.

Like a mixed tape, the series will feature an eclectic line-up of films, carefully selected by Mike and I. We spent hours drafting and editing this list down to a core of films we think people should enjoy a great deal. The best part is that many of these titles are ones that few people have had the chance to see on the big screen in 35mm.

So if you’re looking for cheap admission, drink specials, and a film retrospective that will never rip you off with crude digital projections of DVD’s, check us out. All of our regular screenings take place at the Carousel Luxury Cinemas (1305 Battleground Ave.) on the first Wednesday of every month, plus a special Halloween Double Feature on October 30.

Check out the film line-up here.

Modern day art by YouTube user, blimvisible:

They made a statue of us
And it put it on a mountain top
Now tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs for fun, for fun

They’ll name a city after us
And later say it’s all our fault
Then they’ll give us a talking to
Then they’ll give us a talking to
Because they’ve got years of experience
We’re living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We’re living in a den of thieves
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious

We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not ’cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labor you can keep

We’re living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We’re living in a den of thieves
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious

They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor’s marble sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
We’re living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Were living in a den of thieves

And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious
And it’s contagious