- DAN OH -
http://www.myspace.com/danoh

DAN OH is a musician and a respected DJ who built his name and stature within the Hollywood DJ circuit. Currently he holds a weekly residency at Cinespace Dim Mak Tuesdays in Hollywood alongside the internationally renowned Steve Aoki, and Them Jeans, the tallest DJ in the world. He iis committed to proper and creative mixing, finding his most satisfying dj moments to be with house music at the 128 bpm level. All types of house; minimal, electro, tech, fidget, big, tribal… but let’s not take it too deep.

Dan is currently focused on producing strong remixes as well as creating original material.

- WHISKEY PETE -
http://www.myspace.com/whiskeypetemc

With an almost constant performance schedule, Whiskey Pete is on a mission to destroy dance floors across the globe and keep moving forward. Since 2008 Pete has had releases on labels: Palms Out Sounds, Pottymouth, Fidget Kingdom, Party Like Us, Shush, Illeven:Eleven, Redstick, Sick Recordings, Promo, Westbay, We are all kids, Distinctive Recordings, Velcro City and PBR. Look out for tons of more material out this summer and later this year.

Pete already has his ticket for the musical train that is carrying him to the top of the electronica world. Get on board, sucka.

- THRILLS -
http://www.myspace.com/thrills1

- FILEJERKS -
http://www.myspace.com/filejerks

Photo Booth By: Noelle Reifel (http://www.noellereifel.com)

Doors open at 9pm
Free before 10pm / $8 after
21+ w/ID

On Friday there is a real exciting event at the Fulcrum Gallery. The New Law will be performing on Friday in Tacoma. If you have not seen the New Law perform before I highly recommend attending. We have had the New Law perform at a bunch of events in the past and they always rocked the crowd…here is the info:

First Fridays Fundraiser at Fulcrum

Tacoma Contemporary & Fulcrum Gallery bring you The New Law

1308 M.L.K. 10pm – 3am $6.00 21+ w id.

I might just go down to Tacoma for this event! So, if you don’t have anything to do Friday…head to the Fulcrum Gallery for a great night of music.

One of my favorite things about Seattle is the neighborhoods. Depending on what you are into…there is something for everyone in Seattle’s many neighborhoods. I just wanted to give a shout out to Georgetown. I have not spent much time down there but I have been to a few bars and such and Georgetown is pretty cool to hang out in. Here are a list of some art studios and other things that you may find interesting if you are ever down in the SoDo area. Enjoy!

Artcore Studios: A custom tattoo studio and gallery that works on human and digital canvases. 5501A Airport Way S. (206-767-2673 or www.artcoreseattle.com).

Bella Vitale Studio: Artist-run studio and gallery that showcases local and international work. 5917 Airport Way S. (206-763-3141 or bellavitale.blogspot.com).

Belle & Wissell: An interactive multimedia design studio that has worked with the Harley Davidson Museum, the EMP and the Wing Luke Museum. 6014 12th Ave. S. (206-322-7908 or www.bwco.info).

Equinox Studios: Art studios with more than 45 artists working on everything from blacksmithing to metal fabrication. 6555 Fifth Ave. S. (www.equinoxstudios.org).

Frida & Georgetown Tile Works: Secondhand, art, antique and tile studio. 5905 Airport Way S. (206-767-0331 or www.shopfrida.com).

Georgetown Arts Center: A former dance studio-turned-art space that showcases local pieces and holds workshops. 5511 Airport Way S. (206-851-1538 or georgetownartcenter.blogspot.com).

Georgetown Atelier: Part-time and full-time art classes on classical drawing and painting. 5628 Airport Way S., Suite 330. (www.georgetownatelier.com).

Georgetown Studios: This studio space used to be the Rainier Brewery building. It now houses the Georgetown Brewery, local artists, and photo and video shoots. 5890 Airport Way S. (800-517-1052 or www.georgetownstudios.com).

Sunny Arms Artists’ Cooperative: An artists’ living and work space. 707 S. Snoqualmie St. (www.sunnyarms.com).

Totally Blown Glassworks: Live glassblowing during Art Attack. 5607 Corson Ave. S. (206-768-8944 or www.totallyblownglass.com).

This week I would like to feature an artist that has showed with us a few times in Seattle and Tacoma. This artist is John Osgood and his style is very interesting. John is a painter, muralist and illustrator. This artist is part of an artist collective known as Bherd Studios. I really like his style because it is truly unique and something I have not seen in quite awhile. Here is a sample below and his bio:

Enjoy

John Osgood is an urban contemporary artist and muralist who grew up in Edmonds, Washington. He graduated with a BA from WSU with a minor in Fine Arts. He is a 2008 Artist Trust Edge Graduate; was selected in 2009 by the Arts Council of Snohomish County as their poster artist for their annual “Fresh Paint” art festival and also a selected artist in 2009 for the Bremerton Arts Commission for their public art banner project. Osgood paints idiosyncratic characters with a bold palette in a graffiti art style. His collection of colorful & odd characters are inspired by life and the uncomfortable, forlorn and many times humorous circumstances that happen within it. Osgood was recently recognized in a feature story in the Seattle Times for his mural work (along with 2 other artists) on a transformational memorial mural in Greenwood after the neighborhood was targeted by an arsonist. The arson mural is a good example of how he uses heartbreaking situations and turns them into a work of art. He currently has a studio and gallery in Seattle called Bherd Studios in the Greenwood neighborhood where he curates shows monthly for other up and coming PNW contemporary artists.

If you are interested in sculpture then this is your day. Saturday at the Frye art museum’s studio artist Marita Dingus will be encouraging people of all ages and skill levels to attend a demonstration and lecture regarding mixed media sculpture. There will also be some hands on work for everyone as well. The event goes from 10am – 4pm  Check out the event here
here is a excerpt from the event description:

Experiment with local artist Marita Dingus! Various methods of attachment and construction are covered within a context of experimentation and personal development. Students will delve into low-tech means for creating complex and unique sculptural forms.

Marita Dingus
All levels of students
February 20 and 27, 10 am–4 pm

Marita Dingus has been subject of solo exhibitions throughout the world. She received a B.F.A. from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and M.A. and M.F.A. degrees from San Jose State University. In 1999 she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. sedersgallery.com

Artist Troy Gua is going to be giving an artist talk at his closing reception at the Fulcrum Gallery about his latest installation. I highly recommend going to this if you are down south. The closing reception takes place from 6-9pm. The Fulcrum Gallery is located:

1308 Martin Luther King Jr. Way

Tacoma, WA 98405

6-9pm Tonight!

253.250.0520

It’s that time of the month again! After a successful show at lofi in Seattle it’s time for my top 5 photos from the evening. I would like to personally thank everyone who came out and a big thanks to Jimmy Anderson for taking the event photos…I have some video too that Jimmy shot and will post that soon. Peep the rest of the photos here.

Enjoy!

This week I wanted to feature a couple up and coming artists…the artists are Hera and Zelot. I decided to feature both of these artists this week because they work great together as a team. Both artists were responsible for painting a room at the new art hostel in Seattle, and the artists main medium is aerosol. I think that these artists work keeps getting progressively better. I asked them to create some artwork for an upcoming Tacoma show and they did not disappoint. I am excited to be working with these artists and expect great things from them. Here is one piece that they did for the Tacoma event…more info on that to come!

The below piece is titled Hip-Hop Deity

Enjoy

Redefine Magazine in Seattle is having a contest for their Feb 2010 issue. All you have to do is submit some artwork whether its a painting an illustration a drawing a photo or whatever. The Redefine Magazine contest ends on Friday so if you have some great artwork that you think will fit well on the cover of an art magazine follow this link and submit!! I’m about to submit a photo right now.

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There is an interesting installation coming to The Seattle Art Museum in May. What is this installation you ask? Well, the installation is about Kurt Cobain. We all grew up listening to Nirvana and that band was what “grunge” was all about. I think that this exhibit will be very powerful and nostalgic as we remember what we were all doing while this artist was still alive.

Check out more info here at the SAM website

This excerpt is from the SAM website:

Grunge music is arguably Seattle’s greatest cultural export of the past 20 years, and Kurt Cobain was that movement’s central figure. The historical impact of Kurt Cobain cannot be denied or overestimated. During and after his brief career—which came to a premature end in 1994—his life and work have reverberated across the globe. Kurt celebrates that influence, in particular the effect he had on the creative lives and thought processes of artists.