Dada artist Kurt Schwitters’s classic “Sonata In Primeval Sounds,” also called “Ursonate,” is performed by Andy Laties, Rebecca Migdal and percussionist Eric Blitz, with Lead Parachute (John Landino, Denis Luzuriaga, and Glove) plus special guests, invented-instrument-makers Mitch Ahern and Pronoblem, as part of GonzoQuest’s Final Fridays Open Mike Night, on Friday, July 31st at 8pm, Paper City Studios, 80 Race Street, in Holyoke. The open mike, interspersed with “Ursonate” movements, features performance poets, artists with slideshows, and musicians.

Published in 1932, Kurt Schwitters’s “Sonata In Primeval Sounds” is the granddaddy of sound-art poems: a 45-minute nonsense opus that develops 26 abstract themes in classical sonata format. Andy Laties’s rousing participatory interpretations were honored in Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art’s major “Chicago Artists 1945-1995″ retrospective.

Read Andy’s essay about his 25 years of Ursonate performances here: http://artistorganizedart.org/commons/ Audio preview of this show is at: http://www.fluxmass.org/music/ursonate/

GonzoQuest is a comics journalism publisher and reality travel company encouraging community economic development through self-expression.

Andy Laties roves around the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art’s 2009 festival, armed with a video recording device, using absurdist kvetching to torture people like Bob Sikoryak, Josh Moutray, Seth Tobocman, Doug Bratton, Karl Erickson, Robyn Chapman, Caitlin Plovnik and more.

Dada artist Kurt Schwitters’ classic “Sonata In Primeval Sounds” is performed by Ursonate Urchestra, with Lead Parachute, as part of Paper City Studios’ Pulp Science Fiction open studios event, on Saturday, May 9th at 8pm, Paper City Studios, 80 Race Street, 3rd Floor, in Holyoke, MA.

Published in 1932, Kurt Schwitters’ “Sonata In Primeval Sounds”–also called “Ursonate”–is the granddaddy of sound-art poems: a 45-minute nonsense opus that develops 26 abstract themes in sonata form. Ursonate Urchestra co-founder Andy Laties’ rousing participatory interpretations were honored in Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art’s “Chicago Artists 1945-1995″ retrospective. His partners in Ursonate Urchestra are vocalist Rebecca Migdal and percussionist Eric Blitz; they are joined tonight by experimental sound ensemble Lead Parachute, featuring John Landino on trombone, Glove on guitar and tape measure, and Denis Luzuriaga on synthesizers.

Info: GonzoQuest. com or Andy Laties, 413-230-4913; alaties@aol.com

New Video:

In case you’re still debating whether to come to my party tonight, here’s the menu– (I’m busy preparing these myself right now):

Organic pasta salad with Bulgarian feta, kalamata olives, tomatoes and peppers

Champignon double cream Brie with organic artesanal breads platter

Shrimp wrap with braised arugula, paprika and lemon butter

Fresh marinated mozzarella salad with organic spinach, carrot and tomato

Caramelized organic fennel in olive oil, mushrooms and sunchokes with tarragon

Fresh organic fruit salad with strawberry, banana apple and pear in sweet citrus spice dressing

Wine, local micro-brews and soft beverages

Where: Paper City Studios, Floor 3, 80 Race Street in Holyoke

When: Show starts at 8 pm tonight, April 24th

What: Final Friday Four, Open Performance Salon,
Celebrating the launch of Rebecca Migdal’s daily webcomic Rosetta Stone,
and Featuring readings, music, video, poetry, and a live performance of
The Ursonata, Kurt Schwitters’ epic sound poem in four movements,
with Rebecca Migdal, Andy Laties and Eric Blitz.

$5 donation requested, but no-one will be turned away. Come on down!

Highlights of FINAL FRIDAYS SALON #1-part 1 featuring Andy Laties, Gary Hallgren and E. J. Barnes.

Highlights of FINAL FRIDAYS SALON #1-part 2 featuring Max Rudolph, and Andy Laties performing the Ursonate of Kurt Schwitters.

• Final Fridays Continues! •

Featuring: Andy Laties performing

the Ursonate of Kurt Schwitters

~ next salon: February 27 2009 ~

Welcome: • artists • comics • cartoonists • poets • burlesque acts •

We have projectors! Bring your artwork, slides, disks and thumb drives!

~ sign up at 7:30 • show at 8 pm ~

• refreshments will be served •

~ $5 donation rqstd

Gonzo Comix visits The New York Comic-Con 2009, featuring Sabrina Jones, Jennifer Camper, Peter Kuper, Mike Diana, Mike Stoneroad, Angry Drunk Graphics, Shari Napier of comiconnect.com, and Rebecca Migdal.

Mouse over the bottom corner to view this video in high quality.

Alex scores!

Photo taken 1-20-09

The New York Indypendent sponsored this inauguration day event, allowing passers-by in Union Square to hurl shoes at Dubya’s head for a dollar a toss. Proceeds benefited war widows and orphans in Iraq. The painting by Rebecca Migdal did not survive.

News Flash! Andy has been sighted in the video of a recent show by San Fancisco’s own Chicken John, and you can watch it on YouTube.

HEAR Chicken John Ask Dr. Hal Andy’s amazing question! SEE Andy bravely downing a shot of the mysterious elixir, Fernet! GASP as a family of Hillbillies take over the stage to advocate for NO CHOICE!

Yep, you really can throw shoes at a sneering portrait of Dubya (painted by yours truly) Tuesday at Union Square in NYC.

Shoe Target by Rebecca Migdal

Get your kicks for $1 a throw on Tuesday, January 20, inauguration day, at the south side of Union Square in Manhattan from 11 AM-2 PM. The event is sponsored by the Indyendent, and proceeds will benefit Iraqi refugees.

Read on for the full press release: (more…)

• announcing a performance salon on Final Fridays •

Featuring: Andy Laties performing

the Ursonate of Kurt Schwitters

~ next salon: January 30 2009 ~

Welcome: • artists • comics • cartoonists • poets • burlesque acts •

~ sign up at 7:30 • show at 8 pm ~

• refreshments will be served •

~ $5 donation rqstd

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