Gordon Withers has arranged, performed, & recorded 12 Jawbox songs for cello to benefit Callum Robbins. The tracklist is:
Static
Iodine
Motorist
Reel
Consolation Prize
Whitney Walks
Spoiler
Desert Sea
Cut Off
Tools and Chrome
Savory
Spit-Bite
The CD is available here & all proceeds go directly to the Callum Robbins Care Fund. Thanks for your continued support & contribtutions to Cal’s ongoing care.
That’s Joel Bettridge on the left. Peter O’Leary took the picture at Woodland Pattern Book Center in Milwaukee, hands down the most pleasant & thorough poetry establishment I’ve ever seen. Our readings went better than we could’ve hoped: attendees were interested in not only our work but getting us caught up on theirs as well. In the course of the weekend, we had the opportunity to make new friends & catch up with some old ones. Thanks to: everyone who came out to see us; Anne, Karl, & Chuck for far more grace & attention than we’re accustomed to; Jennifer & Lisa for a delightful time in Chicago; & even though he read with us, Peter for inimitable hosting & support.
Here’s the story from Jennifer Karmin, superhelper & co-leader of the Red Rover Series:
Red Rover Series – Experiment #15
Red Rover Series {readings that play with reading} will hold its fifteenth reading on August 20th. Founded in 2005, each Red Rover event is designed as a reading experiment with participation by local, national, and international writers, artists, and performers. Experiment #15 “Devotion to the Word” features readings by three poets: Zach Barocas (Minneapolis, MN), Joel Bettridge (Portland, OR) and Lisa Janssen (Chicago, IL). In addition, Barocas and Janssen will both discuss the publications they edit — The Cultural Society and MoonLit.
7pm Monday, August 20th the SpareRoom / 773.645.1853 / $3 suggested donation
the SpareRoom
4100 W. Grand Avenue
NEW LOCATION close to Grand & Pulaski
in the American Stencil Company building
2nd floor, Suite 210-212
Joel Bettridge’s first book of poems, That Abrupt Here, was published by The Cultural Society, and he is currently editing a collection of essays on Ronald Johnson for the National Poetry Foundation’s Life and Work series. He teaches at Portland State University.
Lisa Janssen is a poet and archivist living in Chicago, Illinois. Her work has appeared in such journals as Colorado North Review, Bombay Gin, WSQ – Women’s Studies Quarterly, and Dusie. She has a new chapbook, Riffing on Bird and Other Sad Songs out from the Dusie Press Kollective. She is a graduate of the Naropa University writing program and currently co-edits the journal MoonLit.
Red Rover Series:
Red Rover Series is curated by local writers Amina Cain and Jennifer Karmin. Ideas for future Red Rover experiments can be emailed to the curators. The schedule for upcoming events is listed here.
Joel Bettridge, Peter O’Leary, & I will be reading at Woodland Pattern on 8/19 at 2:00. I’ll also be giving some kind of talk on small press publishing earlier that day at 11:00. You can get the full scoop from Woodland Pattern.
This Saturday, Letterbox & The Cultural Society are pleased to present poetry by Joel Bettridge, Peter O’Leary, & myself from 6:15 – 7:15. Then, from 8:00 – 9:45, Housewares, Adam Svec (Glad Version), & James Diers + Jacob Hanson (Halloween, Alaska) will regale us with various musical artistries. It all happens at the Beat Coffeehouse. Poetry is free; music has a $5.00 cover.
The Million will be playing at the Triple Rock Social Club this Wed., the first band on a three-band bill featuring CRASH/BURN/REPEAT & The Wherewithals. Doors are at 9:00 & it’s a $6.00 door. Please come.
My short video, Mute Duet, is now playing at FILTR.TV, a new video digest of unusally high curatorial & ethical standards. These guys are terrific & I’m proud to have my work available there. Sign-up is a non-binding breeze. Have a look.
