Yet another published piece! The long-awaited publication of my creative nonfiction piece, "Dismantling Routine" has finally been published in The Shadyside Review.
And speaking of dismantling routine, no time better to do it than the long Labor Day weekend. I am definitely going to attend The Palms pool party again tonight, which features Reggie Watts as headliner, along with other amazing performances, DJ's, a masseuse, the infamous dumpster pools, food trucks and more.
Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone!
Showing posts with label Reggie Watts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reggie Watts. Show all posts
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Radio Play and NYPL Centennial
The trend is to celebrate the past. Especially with the threat of the imminent Rapture, it makes sense. Last night I saw Reggie Watts's and Tommy Smith's Radio Play at PS 122, a comedic, surreal send-up of old radio programs. Fittingly, it takes place mostly in the dark.
I recommend the show; it plays through May 28. Catch it! And/or a Reggie Watts performance anytime you have the chance.
And this weekend marks the New York Public Library Centennial. Interesting, one of the free events for the centennial is a performance installation (really, isn't "play" such an antiquated, vague term anyway?) called Shuffle, which features passages from 1920s literature shuffled by computer algorithms. I expect the result will be as surreal and disorienting - and even humorous - as Radio Play.
I recommend the show; it plays through May 28. Catch it! And/or a Reggie Watts performance anytime you have the chance.
(Reggie Watts, photo credit: Noah Kalina)
And this weekend marks the New York Public Library Centennial. Interesting, one of the free events for the centennial is a performance installation (really, isn't "play" such an antiquated, vague term anyway?) called Shuffle, which features passages from 1920s literature shuffled by computer algorithms. I expect the result will be as surreal and disorienting - and even humorous - as Radio Play.
(Photo credit: Caroline Voagen Nelson)
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Reggie Watts!!! Magnificence at Highline Ballroom
I saw Reggie Watts on Friday, who was an absolutely incredible performer. Both a comedian and a musician, Watts's performaces are improvised acts that blend stream-of-conscious storytelling with incredible beats and comedy. He used a looping machine and a piano, very quickly veering from a musical performance to comedic storytelling to everything in between.
As reviewed by Brian Eno: ""Reggie Watts is a most unusual talent: a huge vocal range, a natural musicality, and a sidesplitting wit. Is he a comedian? A singer? A performance artist? I've seen him a few times since then and I still can't decide. Whatever, he ain't like nobody else."
And that is how Reggie Watts is. See him if you ever can.
As reviewed by Brian Eno: ""Reggie Watts is a most unusual talent: a huge vocal range, a natural musicality, and a sidesplitting wit. Is he a comedian? A singer? A performance artist? I've seen him a few times since then and I still can't decide. Whatever, he ain't like nobody else."
And that is how Reggie Watts is. See him if you ever can.
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