Monthly Archives: April 2009

Tweefort didn’t book this band… but you should check out the art party anyway.
Everything below is taken from the press release.

NEW HAVEN – Artspace brings you another installment in our Underground series in April, with two new bands and a premiere art performance. Mark your calendars for the next Artspace Underground on Saturday, April 11th, from 8-11pm.

Artspace Underground is a new art event that celebrates the contemporary urban lifestyle. On April 11th, it’s all about good music and performance. We’ve got two musical acts: the prodigious Kid Ginseng and the indie post-punk band Eula. “Steampunk” artist Silas Finch will create a one time “happening.” As always, 116 Crown provides drinks, resident-DJ Peter Kuhn spins, and specially priced “Art-2-Go!” will be available for purchase. $5 admission includes one free drink ticket to redeem at 116 Crown after the event; $6 dollar drinks. Come ready to dance. Strike a pose for the photographer.

Bridging the gap between live music and live performance, this edition of Artspace Underground features an untitled happening by New Haven artist Silas Finch. Finch, a former skateboard champion, largely uses found objects such as forks, old cameras, Life magazines and skateboards in his work. The beauty of Finch’s work is in it’s ability to transform, repackage and recirculate found objects into entirely new works of art. According to the New Haven Independent, Finch’s works are “haunting and fresh.” Throughout this evening’s Underground, Finch’s art performance will begin a new direction for the artist, a new kind of “happening.”

Tonight’s first music act is hip-hop artist and scratch DJ Kid Ginseng. Music runs through Kid Ginseng’s veins; his parents, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, were members of the American rock band Talking Heads. In 1997, Kid Ginseng started as a hip-hop DJ concentrating on electro-funk produced between 1982 to 1989. In 2000, he began making mega mixes he played at the Funhouse (circa early 80’s NYC). To date, Ginseng has generated a discography of five self-released EP’s. He continues to perform in and outside of New York City. Additional contact information: www.myspace.com/kidginseng.

Do you want to see the new face of indie rock? Eula’s got it. Drawing on influences from the rockabilly, punk, and new wave genres, Eula released their first demo, “Up In Arms,” in the winter of 2007. But it wasn’t until their first EP “Fill Your Hear” of 2008 that Eula was celebrated as an unstoppable force in the Northeast music community. Fensepost.com claims that “Their music is packed with the loud, pointed guitar riffs and rapid basslines that would make Northwest pseudo punk proud; think a blown-out proportion and hyped-up Kill Rock Stars release.” Eula’s second EP – “Language of Threat” was released on March 10, 2009. Tonight’s event celebrates this release. Additional contact information: www.eulamusic.com

For more information about Artspace Underground, or to find out how you can get involved, contact Madison Moore: madison.moore@yale.edu