Book Talk at CUNY
Panelists include John Jesurun, Kestutis Nakas, Peter Littlefield, Samoa Moriki, Julie Hair, and John Kelly. Moderated by Frank Hentschker
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“WE STARTED A NIGHTCLUB” BOOK EVENTS A VERITABLE LOVE FEST
More than 500 people came to the HA/HA opening and 350 more to the sold out Homecoming show celebrating “We Started a Nightclub.”
A PYRAMID HOMECOMING at Baker Falls
The sold out show featured performances and readings by talented pioneers from the Pyramid’s heyday.
Opening Reception at Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive
In celebration of “We Started A Nightclub,” Howl! Arts/Howl! Archive presents Pyramid Pioneers, an exhibition, reading, and book signing.
“We Started a Nightclub”: The Birth of the Pyramid Cocktail Lounge as Told by Those Who Lived It
“We Started A Nightclub,” an oral and narrative history of the early days of the club published by SSB and Damiani Books.
World Premiere of Mariel Roberts Sunder in New York
Sunder was commissioned by pianist Conor Hanick, regarded as one of his generation’s most inquisitive interpreters of new music whose “technical refinement, color, crispness and wondrous variety of articulation benefit works by any master.” (New York Times)
Fertile Collaborations
Here, Lisa Mezzacappa answers some of our signature #FiftyQuestions giving readers the opportunity to go more deeply into the artist’s creative process.
SSB Away Resident Lisa Mezzacappa
SSB Away welcomes bassist, composer, producer Lisa Mezzacappa from San Francisco to Casa Kama in Abiquiu. She’ll be taking advantage of the pristine landscape and silence to fine tune her serial audio opera The Electronic Lover.
Sola Bamis
Sola Bamis answers—well almost—all of our #FiftyQuestions, like: What is your current guiding motivation to work and/or express yourself? leaving a blueprint for my daughter’s freedom
SSB Away Welcomes Sola Bamis
SSB AWAY is pleased to welcome Los Angeles-based actor, writer, performance artist, filmmaker, and photographer, SOLA BAMIS who will be in Abiquiu for a two-week artist residency with a special salon performance on Saturday, July 22nd.
Cultural Commentator Anthony Haden-Guest fills us in on his creative process, the art world, and his sense of humor in this episode of our signature #FiftyQuestions.
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Presenting two free events for the community to meet SSB Away artists Elæ Moss and Amy Hills.
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Amy answers some of our #FiftyQuestions and shares her music and journey from broke, single, pregnant, east village musician to Southern, suburban wife and mother of three with a new album.
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Thought-leader Elae Moss speculates on human, institutional and ecological systems through the iteration of open-source strategies for social change.
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SSB launches But Seriously—a benefit print series featuring artists that use humor to shine a light on the cultural, political, and emotional temper of our times.
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Yoga teacher Deborah Wolk and artist Kim Reinhardt investigate the relationships between the structure of the human nervous system and the energetic systems of the natural environment in this collaborative SSB Away residency and book project.
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SSB is proud to showcase a new exhibition by Evans, who was 2018’s SSB Away artist in residence in Tuscany, Italy for 3 weeks.
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Composer, performer, and improvisor Mariel Roberts embarks upon an SSB Away artist residency in Hawaii where she’ll work on a new solo piano piece commissioned by New York based pianist Conor Hanick.
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We’re pleased to share this article in Hyperallergic about the influence of Alternative Spaces in 1970s LA. Founded at the height of the Conceptual 70s and LA Punk, in 3 short years, SSB presented close to 50 performances and events with wide-ranging creators—many at the earliest stages of their careers.
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SSB is proud to support the immersive music video cantata “Whiteness: Part One” by Paul Pinto + Kameron Neal.
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