“In order to explore an aspect of artifice in claims of authenticity in late 20th Century rock culture, this project explores extreme instances in which a sense of “authenticity” is achieved (or perceived) by way of completely fictional and fabricated narratives.”
(USE AND INFLUENCE OF THE AMATEUR MUSICIAN NARRATIVE IN FILM, 1981-2001)
Come one, come all to the Secor Gallery/Studio in downtown Toledo for the 2008 “‘Tis the Secor” event. KBD will be playing at around 9 pm, but there is music and open studios and galleries all night. The event is free.
 |
| From colinhelb.com pictures |
http://www.archive.org/details/TwoFace
Recorded by Anton Jessberger and compiled for the Fall 2008 Mini Tour, here is TWO FACE by KBD.
01. Battleground State
02. Unbecoming
03. Black Anemones
04. Throwback
05. Trichrotic
All music improvised by M. Kimaid, G. Beam, and C. Helb.
Recorded at the Robinwood Concert House, Toledo, Ohio, September 2008.
The mini tour ended on extreme high notes. Due in part to the hospitality of Soundlab in Buffalo, we were able to leave our equipment in the space over night and pack up leisurely in the morning. So, following our breakfast, during which Mike ran into an old friend randomly on the street (a member of the newly-reformed Earth Crisis), we headed over to Soundlab to pack and prep for our drive. It was a nice quick drive.
We did an early, all-electronic show at Bella Dubby (their coffee is fantastic and the muffin I ate was pretty spectacular as well). Afterwards, we high-tailed it over to The Language Foundry, a pretty amazing non-profit poetry, art, and music, collective run by a guy named Joseph. The show went well, the poetry was wonderful and delivered without pretension, the soup prepared by Jose was inspirational*, and the evening seemed to be endless.
The Language Foundry is a great example of a young and working non-profit. Joseph makes his own books, is really interested in creating an active dialogue between Cleveland and other “forgotten cities” such as New Orleans, and really knows how to make traveling musicians, artists, and writers feel welcome.
* Jose’s soup inspired me to make my own day-long-cooking vat of bean soup (pictured above) in celebration of the autumnal weather outside and as a rather tasty tool of procrastination.
Tomorrow, I work…
