"Immigrant" by Nitin Sawhney, from the 1999 album Beyond Skin
Apr 052012
Jan 162012
In a happy coincidence, Friday the 13th was also Orthodox New Year’s Eve, and if the party Chervona threw at Dante’s is any indication, 2012 will be awesome. A few recollections from the night linger through the night’s haze. The Show Before the Show I call it Old New Year at Soup-n-Vodka Kitchen: a small pre-party with kapustnica, vodka, and cheap beer. The warm-up works so well I forget about the clock and don’t want to go anywhere. Still giggling at the detour sign a few blocks back that said "MORISON BR EAST DETOUR", I [...] Continue reading >
Dec 312011
For the last post of 2011, enjoy this holiday video by Chervona, featuring American Robotnik as an extra. Have the most excellent 2012!
Dec 102011
I discovered the band Chervona by missing their street concert at the Polish Festival. I listened to their music online every time I postponed going to one of their bi-monthly shows around town. So I was going to be damned if I were to miss the video shoot for their Xmas song “Bottoms Up”. Advertised on Facebook with a call for talent, extras, and production help, the shoot took place last Thursday, December 8th, 2011, at Lents Commons, a Southeast Portland Coffee House. The “Russian genius painter Andrey Nedashkovskiy” created a beautiful, [...] Continue reading >
Dec 092011
“The Carnival Is Over” by Dead Can Dance, which appeared on their album Into the Labyrinth (1993) and the best-of compilation Wake (2003). Directing the 1994 video was Ondrej Rudavský, a Slovak émigré living in the U.S. since 1986.