Howl Festival

Howl Festival

is five days of dance, music, performance, poetry & writing @ Tompkins Square Park, Sept 5 - 11.

I was happy to see that the Cockettes are performing there Sept 6th. An outrageous gender bending legendary hippie performance troupe from San Francisco around 1969-1972. A recent Cockettes DVD has introduced them to a new generation. link


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Tilda Swinton's Nairn Festival

Tilda Swinton's Nairn Festival

WITH no red carpet, paparazzi or glitzy after-show party, and not even a cinema, Scotland's latest film festival is by no means conventional.

The first Nairn film festival, founded by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, (LOVE her) launched Friday, showing an offbeat mix of classic, unusual and obscure films – in a former ballroom.

Entry is £3 – or free if you bring a tray of home-baked cakes – and the audience will sit on beanbags. Running from Aug 15 - Aug 23.

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Weekend Theremin Festival

Weekend Theremin Festival!

The world's finest Theremin Players are gathering in Asheville to teach and showcase the music of the World's Oldest Electronic Musical Instrument (AND the only musical instrument you play without touching!) - the Theremin. Moog Music will again sponsor this International Theremin Festival – EtherMusic Festival 2008 - a celebration of the Theremin. This event will feature workshops and concerts and much, much more - all sponsored by internationally renowned Moog Music of Asheville, N.C.

Tickets at The Orange Peel website.

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Mantra of Bliss with Goa Gil and Arianne

It's getting to be that time of year when festivals are in their final planning stages. Lots of these Asheville area festivals are held at Deerfield's. Below is one that must not be missed from Those People Productions:



We welcome Goa Gil back to the southeastern United States. Join us in a regional gathering of the tribes as we celebrate Goa Gil's sonic transmission of cutting-edge psychedelic trance integrating in a galactic wonderworld near you! The space is once again the amazing Deerfields, with its lush green valleys and orchards to camp in and fresh water ponds for swimming after a long hot dance!

Goa Gil & Arianne (The Nommos, Avatar Records)

Friday May 16- Sunday the 18, 2008
All ages (under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

Gate opens at 4pm, Friday, May 17, 2008

Drum Circle Friday Night !

NO RE-ENTRY - Bring everything you will need for survival
Primitive campsites are available in designated areas
No renegade sound systems
Carpool and leave no trace
Absolutely no dogs allowed
Buses and Rv's welcomed and offered discounts for more than 5 passengers (please email in advance).Pre-registered tickets $45.00 US until May 10th

$50.00 US at The Gate

Deco by Pyite and The Community
Sound by DS Audio
Flyer Design by ..iikah..
Visuals by Psyonic
More info and directions at:

www.goagil.com Goa Gil is one of the founders of the goa trance and psytrance movement in electronic dance music.

www.deerfields.com Deerfields is located 20 minutes south of Asheville, North Carolina in the Mills River Community (directions). The private retreat is a 940-acre family-owned tract of unspoiled wilderness offering camping, swimming, and hiking. Cascading through the Queens Creek Mountains of the Appalachia, the land is surrounded by ponds, apple orchards, and rhododendrons.

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Waveform festival is a groundbreaking collaboration of the best in underground dance culture from around the planet. It is part of Earthdance - a global dance movement of more that 1,000,000 people dedicated to peaceful celebration and harmony. HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT WAVEFORM PROJECT - please PASS THIS VIDEO ON - and get your ass down to the next festival on Sept 12, 08.

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Temple of Forgiveness

It would be easy to label David Best as an emancipator. His beautiful Temple of Forgiveness, which is on display for the last time at Burning Man, offers visitors a place to leave past memories behind. Participants are invited to leave a token of a burdensome memory behind. At the end of the festival the Temple is burned to ashes with the sentimental pieces provided by all who wish to participate. Find out why this Temple has had such a profound impact on its disciples and why this will be the last year David Best continues this tradition.

Duration - 00:05:07

What a phenomenal spirit he has.

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Every Corner Of The World

A dj friend sent me an email and closed with this:

"I'm off to Bosnia tomorrow to DJ at the Neofest Peace Festival in Banja Luka."

Amazing... there is a party going on in every freaking corner of the world.

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Transformus And More Burns

T R A N S F O R M U S
July 20-22 2007
The 4th Southeast Regional Burn is coming soon to Deerfields near Asheville, NC. Tickets may already be sold out, but you might check first on Tribe.net. Transformus promises "one long, crazy weekend of imagination and buffoonery … a music jam, a costume party, a reunion," and the burning of "The Bamboozler," a 25 ft tall human effigy.

Know Your Burns - They are all LNT (leave no trace) events and are organized in the spirit of Burning Man, conforming to the 10 Principles made famous by that big daddy of events.

#1 - Burning Man
GA - Alchemy
NC - Transformus
DE - Playa del Fuego
SC - eleMent
TX - Flipside
TX - ntxb
VT - Firefly
AZ - Toast-Town
CN - Ontario Burn

from di.onys.us
2007 North American Summer Psy Festival Guide

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Rainbow Serpent Festival

Over The Rainbow by Rak Razam

"I'm here with my friends Matty from Byron and Kaptain Khaos from Paris and a slew of aging dancers that have come out of retirement to celebrate the 10th anniversary Rainbow Serpent Festival, a four day celebration of "soul and technology", according to the organizers. Here in Australia the outdoor party scene has been flourishing for over a decade at bush 'doofs' (named after the bass beat of the electronic music), where 'doofers' revel in Trance music, community and enhanced states of mind. "Since the first gathering in 1998, Rainbow has become a popular annual get-together for thousands of like minded people," says Frank Venuto, one of the festival's founders. Rainbow Serpent is a landmark of the Global Trance music calendar, where semi-retired doofers like myself mix it up with the young turks of the dancefloor and the old hippies that can still shake it."

Nice piece features the 4 day account in Australia with photos.

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Cicada Festival

CICADA FESTIVAL
May 25-28, 2007
Deerfields
Asheville, NC

OUR MISSION
There exists an interconnectivity in todays world which is unprecidented. We belive that Now is the time to embrace such ideals as: Clarity, Balance, Acceptance, and unfettered interchange of thought. Come join us in celebrating life.

PERFORMERS
MOONTRIBE, Los Angeles - moontribe.org
ORACLE GATHERINGS, Seattle - oraclegatherings.com
EVOKE COMMUNITY, Asheville - evokecommunity.com
TOUCH SAMADHI, Asheville - touchsamadhi.com
DANIEL PINCHBECK, Author - breakingopenthehead.com

...and much, much more

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Goa Gil at Deerfields

Goa Gil - May 19, 2007 - Deerfields (Asheville, NC)

Atlanta Psytrance and Those People Productions welcome Goa Gil back to the Southeastern US, on his second rite of passage as your shamanic guide, for an extended journey into the heart of Primordial Bliss.

Join us in a regional gathering of the tribes as we celebrate as one primal force Goa Gil's sonic transmission of cutting-edge psychedelic trance across Deerfields, a 940-acre private retreat in the sacred Appalachian Mountains. Beneath the skies, on earthen soil where nature abounds, we will dance by ritual fire as the ancients once did -- guided by Goa Gil in Redefining the Ancient Tribal Ritual for the 21st Century through the Trance Dance Experience!

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W A R/D A N C E

W A R/D A N C E

Across the country, Ugandan children are getting ready for the biggest event of the year: the annual Kampala Music Festival. Fifty-six schools will compete, but only one will go home the champion. No one expects it to be Patongo ? schools in the middle of refugee camps don?t win awards.

But when the music starts, expressions shift. After a lifetime of trauma, this year Patongo Primary School students have something magical to anticipate. For the first time, they have qualifed to compete in Kampala?s national festival. The capital city may as well be on another planet to these kids. Most have never left the camp, but they dream about Kampala?s towering buildings, plentiful soda and soldier-free streets. Unlike the wealthier schools from the south, Patongo?s students scrap for school uniforms and instruments. Despite the odds, the children endlessly practice their performances, filling the sweltering one room schoolhouse with dust. They are driven by heart, talent and, for some, the need to rebuild lives shattered by the L.R.A.. After months of practicing, it all builds to the big night in Kampala. If their bus can safely make it through rebel territory, they?ll take the stage and give it their all. Win or lose, these children will show what true heart can achieve. (via: World Vision)

Documentaries have richly peppered the film landscape quite generously of late and War/Dance is one beautiful and tender documentary showing at Sundance this week.

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Wednesday Link Patrol
Scenes from Berlin's Love Parade. You know they're having a blast. San Francisco has been working to have their own Love Parade for 3 years now and on Oct 2 will finally have one.

"Teresa Heinz Kerry is a breath of fresh air, so why are the media choking on it? According to the chattering class, Heinz Kerry is - and I quote - "too outspoken," "too opinionated..." "In other words, she's an unconventional straight shooter. The horror!" Could you imagine Laura Bush disagreeing with her husband? Arianna also tells it like it is. Link

Burning Man and the Republican convention coincide. Where's a good progressive to go? John Perry Barlow has a good idea. Link

Speaking of vulvas, I found The Velvet Vulva while visiting Kelly @ Spell Bound. Vulva. Certainly not one of my favorite words, but appears to be the synchronicity of the week.

Establishing a Center to Remember Woodstock - For years there has only been a small marker where the stage stood. There will be an amphitheater and museum opening in two years. Link

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Neptunalia, the T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi Summer Festival is on July 23-25, 2004, and is held at Deerfields, the amazing local 800+ private acres playground. It's an experience in itself. It's billed as an Outdoor Camping and Psychedelic Trance experience. Take a look at the pictures of the grounds. Link
And the Neptunalia flyers are made from a Naoto Hattori design. Remember that outstanding artwork we've enjoyed before?

And then the following weekend is TransformUs, the South East Regional Burn. So, Psytrance or a Burn? I've never been to a Burn before, and PsyTrance is all around here, but not in this type of arena. What to do? We'll probably go to TransformUs. I am too old for two back to back, kick-out-the-jams weekends. Knowhatimean?

Weirdpixie found another good music site with indie mp3's and other new releases called InSound. She and Charles both have a knack for finding good music online.

My server was down a good part of yesterday. I can't complain too much about them as they're usually pretty good and rarely cause me any grief. Better find something else to bitch about.

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TRANSFORMUS - The Southeast Regional Burn. July 30 - Aug 1, Deerfields, NC. Be There. Great. Something else I'll have to check out. Southeast's version of Burning Man.

:: Looking good, new Blogger! Anyone have an opinion on the new, improved Blogger? I do love the new look, but am still fumbling around with the innards. You know, the gibblets. (the editing, the template, the settings, congifuration, etc)

:: 57th Cannes Film Festival to begin Wednesday, May 12- 23. Approximately 20 films in contention for the prestigous Palme d'Or. Fahrenheit 911, directed by Michael Moore is one. The Ladykillers, directed by the Coen brothers is another. Contenders; [Cannes link]

:: A Wrinkle In Time to air tonight on ABC. [link]

:: Compassionate Conservatism aka The Child Bush Left Behind.

Bush stimulating economy with magic dildo.

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