Arborea on BBC radio

Last month, Buck and Shanti traveled to the UK, with stops in Ireland and then in London, where they recorded a session with Mary Ann Kennedy for her "World on 3" program.

Arborea plays 4 songs on the program (in 2 sets, starting at about 17 minutes in, and then again at 59 minutes in, if you're a little impatient), including one unreleased track; Son of the Moon, Daughter of the Sun, which was written for their two beautiful children. That track will be on the forthcoming "Leaves of Live" compilation album that Arborea has been curating. The album will be released later this month, through Bourne! Recordings, and all proceeds from the album will be donated to the World Food Programme and Not On Our Watch. For more information about the comp, visit Arborea's MySpace page.

To listen to the World on 3 session (which played live in the UK on Friday night), click here.

Upcoming Art Shows

Tomorrow night is the grand opening of Roots & Tendrils, a new multipurpose art gallery in Belfast, Maine. For their first exhibit, they are hosting a great show called "Visions from Voices" which showcases the CD artwork from local (Maine, New England) music. This is a perfect first show for them, since the space is about drawing together art, music, and retail.

I'm psyched to announce that art from Arborea (CD above is their latest, House of Sticks- artwork by Buck and Shanti Curran) and L/A COMP (at right, artwork by Victoria Koldewyn) are both being included in this first exhibit, and also that Roots & Tendrils is carrying some of my paper goods in their retail side of things. Visit them at 2 Cross Street, Belfast, Maine to pick up Cozink cards, copies of L/A COMP, and copies of Arborea's Wayfaring Summer.

Show: Friday, June 5th from 5PM-8PM with live music following from 8PM-10PM.


And the next night...


Captive Elements Art House is having their opening reception for their June art exhibit on Saturday, June 6th, from 7PM-10PM. The exhibit includes three featured artists: acrylic painter Sarah Vorisek, photographer Abi Wellman, and me, photographer/printmaker Grace Kendall. They will also be displaying works from their house artists during the show, which runs June 6-26.
They will have up eight photographs of mine, along with eight or nine prints, and cards/bookmarks/postcards like what is in the Etsy shop. The show is free, and refreshments will be available as well. The show will be right at the gallery, Captive Elements Art House, 25 Landry Road, Lewiston, Maine.

-Grace

Jessy & Denise opening for Spoke Ensemble 5/29

denise dill and i are opening for Spoke Ensemble this fri. at guthrie's
'round 9pm.... they have a myspace- it's americana, dutch 2-step music, i
think. they're good. you can check out and and dill's latest on rough ride
of crafts myspace.


see you then and there?

loven,
jessy

Show at Captive Elements

Saturday, June 6 at 7pm- save the date!

Captive Elements Art House in Lewiston is hosting a 3-person show that includes some of my photography, as well as printmaking, and some of the cards/bookmarks that I usually sell on Etsy. Come out, eat food, drink booze, support the arts!

Also, LA COMP is on sale for $6 instead of the usual $7 up in the Etsy shop, through the long weekend.

-Grace

Guthrie's 04/17/09 photos & video

On Friday night, She Doesn't Like Guthries hosted a showing of the Neighbor By Neighbor documentary and performances afterward from soundtrack artists Big Blood (out of Portland) and Jessy Kendall & Denise Dill (out of Lewiston).

Jessy & Denise
















Denise Dill & Sherie Blumenthal


Big Blood

New tracks from Jessy & Denise

Here are a couple new tracks that Jessy & Denise have been working on.

Yesterday:
http://www.box.net/shared/fxrjoccv0k

The bread makin' song (there is an actual title that I can't remember right now, and my disorganized self has already lost the track list Jessy gave me...):
http://www.box.net/shared/udxkgeczdz

The afore-mentioned name of Tight Like Flight is a work in progress at this point. It may change, so I'll be sure to update with a new name whenever it comes. A couple people have already asked about buying CDs; they don't have a CD out just yet, but they will, and I'll update when that's available.


Posting tomorrow: Pictures and video from the Neighbor By Neighbor showing & music at Guthrie's on Friday night.

Arborea nominated in Portland Phoenix! Vote!!

Arborea have been nominated for "Best Category Defying/Indie Outsider" in the Portland Phoenix!

Follow this link to vote for them! Remember after you vote, you also have to submit your ballot to make it official-like. ;-)

Letter Founder #57

The latest issue of Letter Founder is #57, and is available for freeeeee at a few select stores across Lewiston/Auburn. For more information about the 'zine, or any of the artists, please comment here or email Jessy at shirk@riseup.net

(Click this one for a larger, readable size)

Coming up this weekend!

The Neighbor By Neighbor/live music from the soundtrack showing is Friday night at 7:00 at She Doesn't Like Guthrie's (115 Middle St., Lewiston). Arborea, Big Blood, Tight Like Flight (the newly partnered duo of Jessy Kendall & Denise Dill...), will all be performing. Perhaps others that I haven't heard about, too, I'm not positive.

Arborea is also playing a show in Mass. this weekend, if you are down there or can get down there for Saturday night. Shanti & Buck will be playing at the Montague Bookmill on Saturday at 8:00pm, along with Nuda Veritas.

Coming soon (!) to the blog: one or two new tracks from Tight Like Flight, and bits n pieces from the newest Letter Founder.

-Grace

Sat. 04/04/09 @ Holly's Own

This past Saturday, Holly's Own Deli in Auburn hosted a two and a half hour performance by Jan Mayes. Jan was also accompanied on several songs by Jessy on hand drums, and Jerry on guitar.

You can read more about Jan at her MySpace page here, where you'll also find future shows, more songs, photos, and a second video from Saturday's performance at Holly's Own.

(Photos & video taken by Grace)