All words and photos by: Dakota Fine
WE had some fun Wednesday night at Civilian Art Projects. YOU should have been there. What started out as a photo shoot with Mr. PWRFL Power himself (aka Kaz) turned into a U.S. Royalty portrait session, and then creepy old drunk guys salivate over Alex-fest (Jetton not included, at least, in the salivation part). Oh, and some music. They played instruments, mostly guitars, and sang into microphones, loudly.
Kaz is weird. He carries his toothbrush with him everywhere, because he's esoteric and Japanese. That is all.
John loves the camera. But that's alright, the camera loves him too. Can you say album cover? We'll have to talk.
Fernando Batista, pictured right is the owner of the Knew Gallery (or so he told me)... he and his super-drunk patron friend were allowed to take pictures only after super-drunk friend agreed to unzip his fly. Jeff jumped right in, I think he was feeling left out. Alex bent them both over and faux butt-humped them both after this picture was taken, but my camera jammed, phooey!
Kaz is apparently a classically trained guitarist. He certainly plays like one. It ain't no Skynard, that's for sure.
Apes got into it. The light in that room sucked my balls. I got out of it, and went to bed. They play WAAAAY too loud for my layman ears.
I can't get these pictures to line up normally, so I'm leaving them just like this... I kinda like them that way.
Kaz's Grandma sews "sponges," which he sells at his shows apparently... I mean, that's pretty freaking awesome if you ask me.
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Previously in Live DC:
- 2/14: LiveDC: Die Antwoord @ 930 Club
- 2/13: LiveDC: George Clinton & The Parliament-Funkadelic @ 930 Club
- 2/13: LiveDC: Veronica Falls/ Brilliant Colors @ Black Cat
- 2/13: LIVE DC: Steve Aoki/ Datsik/ Alvin Risk @ Fillmore
- 2/13: LiveDC: The Darkness @ 930 Club
- 2/9: LiveDC: Theophilus London @ 930 Club
- 2/9: Best Weekend Bets
- 2/8: LiveDC: Kathleen Edwards @ 930 Club
- 2/8: LiveDC: Thurston Moore/ Kurt Vile @ Black Cat
- 2/8: LiveDC: Thurston Moore/ Kurt Vile @ Black Cat
God loves a cheerful giver.
"Kaz is weird. He carries his toothbrush with him everywhere, because he’s esoteric and Japanese. That is all."
that's as accurate as it gets.
The "photo shoot" was taken in front of Dread Scott's marder posters of people who died in their houses during Katrina.
And didn't These Are Powers play? Or did I imagine that?
looks like the Knew Gallery is actually his apartment. Probably can't call it a trend yet but someone on California or Kalorama had a show of some sort in her apartment earlier this year or last fall. Pretty neat idea.