Secret Weave and the Shaking Ray Levi Society will present Journey to the Center of the Earth Day Fest on Sunday, April 21, and Monday, April 22, at 8 p.m. It will be held at The Spot, 1800 E. Main St. Tickets are $10 at the door.
This 2-day showcase features headliners Geologist (from Animal Collective) making his Chattanooga debut and the intense Los Angeles duo Pedestrian Deposit plus a diverse assortment of regional and local talent, from pop and funk to noise and provocative theatrics.
Here is the Sunday, April 21, lineup and reviews:
Geologist (Brian Weitz) is a member of the popular and acclaimed experimental pop band Animal Collective, where his duties consist of sound manipulation and sampling. Animal Collective's album "Merriweather Post Pavilion" was named best album of 2009 by Spin, Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly and others.
Superbody (Chattanooga): green-screen new-wave pop from Adult Swim star Robert Gregg McCurry II.
Meinschaft: a perpetual vortex of ritual energy and concentrated spectacle.
GMO Sharia Law (Cleveland, Tn.): radical pop deconstructions taken to ecstatic extremes.
Owen Fear
DJ Lil Current Year
Tape Canvas (video artist)
Here is the Monday, April 22, lineup and reviews:
Pedestrian Deposit (Los Angeles): Reverse tension, abrasive composition. The duo of Shannon A. Kennedy and Jonathan Borges is best described as visceral and narrative, informed by elements of experimental sound, harsh noise, musique concrete, neo-classical, dark ambiance and performance art but is not beholden to any one genre.
Tryezz (Chattanooga) calls his style of music "Scenic Groove," a mix of jazz, funk and dance music intended to take listeners to amazing and incredible places straight out of his dreams.
Dixon III (Dalton)
Mr. Strawberry (Chattanooga)
Alex Hampshire (Savannah, Ga.) is an American poet, b. 1985.
DJ Bobbi Superbody
Tape Canvas (video artist)