Upcoming at the Gallery
tuesday, september 2 7:00 pm	Flim Night ...an evening of projectable phenomena	more info:
	La Ultima Cena (the Last Supper) Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Cuba, 1976, 110 min. An ambivalently pious plantation owner endeavors to reenact Christ's last supper with 12 slaves as his apostles.  Alea's anti-parable takes as its point of departure the use of Christianity as a means of control, exploring the meaning of freedom and the possibility of liberation.  A surrealist gem, all the more notable for having emerged from the so-called 'grey period' of cuban arts in the 1970s. also featuring... selected short films of Jan Svankmajer "This is the beauty of an imaginative film: all interpretations are possible and welcome. This is something a realistic film cannot do. As the world changes, an imaginative film gains new meanings, it changes as well."   On the first Tuesday of every month, Flim Night showcases a variety of film-based art, with special emphasis on subversive humor, surrealism, activist and revolutionary topics, and whatever else resonates.   donations benefit Seattle Food Not Bombs   Local film makers are encouraged to submit pieces for screening. Submissions may be dropped off at (or mailed to) gallery 1412, care of: Wilson / Flim Night.	sfnb.revolt.org
wednesday, september 3	More Zero	more info:
	More Zero: Chris Stover - trombone Stuart MacDonald - tenor saxophone Ben Thomas - vibraphone Jeff Norwood - bass Matt Jorgensen - drums   Chris Stover is one of the most sought-after performers in the Pacific Northwest. A trombonist and composer in a wide spectrum of styles (including jazz, Cuban and Brazilian music, modern chamber music, and free improvisation), he appears on over thirty recordings and has performed around the world.   More Zero plays an exciting mix of modern jazz, drum-n-bass, and funk all within the framework of Chris's unique compositional style. Favorably compared to Dave Holland's band and John Hollenbeck's Claudia Quartet, More Zero features an eclectic mix of some truly world class improvising musicians: Stuart MacDonald on saxophone, Ben Thomas on vibes, Jeff Norwood on bass, and Matt Jorgensen on drums.	myspace.com/morezero
thursday, september 4	Sam Mickens & The Slide Rule present "One In A Villion"	more info:
	A multi-media lecture presented by Sam Mickens (of the Dead Science) and local live comics/animation ensemble The Slide Rule.  The lecture concerns the interrelationship of one's sense of time and construction of morality, along with with adjunct themes - blacking out, free will, villainy as its own reward, etc. Part of the Villainaire Festival of Culture presented by the Dead Science.   Sam Mickens sings and plays guitar with The Dead Science and is a regular contributor to The Stranger's music section. Seattle's own Slide Rule Comic Strip Slideshow Players (Davey Oil, Stefan Gruber, Tyler Gillies and Todbott) mix up a multimedia salad of digital video and hand drawn cartoons, live music and electronic sound, animation and live performance to serve up unique theatrical experiences.	thedeadscience.com
friday, september 5	Aphonia Recordings showcase series, no. 9	more info:
	Amy Denio is a multi-instrumentalist composer & singer based in Seattle, WA. Composing for dance, theater & film since 1983, she has received commissions to create soundscores for Berkeley Symphony, Italian National Radio, NY Festival of Song, Die Knodel, Victoria Marks, Pat Graney Dance Co., Relache Ensemble, Run/Remain Ensemble, Jeff Bickford, UMO Ensemble, Lorenzo Pickle, and many other inspired artists. Amy has received grants & fellowships from NEA, Meet The Composer, Civitella Ranieri, Seattle Arts Commission, Washington State Arts Commission, Arts Link, Pew Charitable Trust, Artist Trust, & Arts International. She has performed with Tiptons Sax Quartet, Kultur Shock, Francisco Lopez, Danny Barnes, Relache Ensemble, Curlew, Fred Frith, Tone Dogs, Matt Cameron, Bill Frisell, Chris Cutler, Guy Klucevsek, Pauline Oliveros, Pale Nudes, Danubians, Hoppy Kamiyama, Ronin, Il Parto delle Nuvole Pesanti & Chuck D's Fine Arts Militia. This summer marks the release of "Sub-Rosa", her 1st LP on Aphonia Recordings. Problems is an Olympia/Portland based group composed of Gabe Will, Ian Ackerman, Joe Kuta, Warren Lee, and others. Through just intonation, the music of Problems exposes a rich variety of microstructures within an architecture of sustained tones. In past performances, their instrumentation has included a revolving lineup of viola, violin, steel pedal guitar, re-tuned farfisa, & trombone. In 2007, Problems was commissioned by the Satsop Residency Program and Environmental Aesthetics Collective to record within an abandoned nuclear power project on the Chehalis river. Keep an ear to the tracks for Problems' debut release on Aphonia Recordings. Nucular Aminals: With members hailing from damaged-country crooners Marriage + Cancer, The Comitz, & Hornet Leg, Nucular Aminals continues to crank out eerie pop tunes. FYI: Marriage + Cancer's debut LP is available through Aphonia Recordings.	aphoniarecordings.com amydenio.com
thursday, september 11	VxPxC, warm climate, wind swept planes, paintings for animals,	more info:
	VxPxC [LAX] is an improv threesome from Los Angeles and Kansas City, just loads of keyboards and effects running through three amps, a smog cloud of tones and voices... somewhere between a relaxation tape and a overloaded funhouse ride. Warm Climate [LAX] has been known to play songs, document the sounds of volcanic ash, and perform selections from 20th century avant-garde composers. Recent performances have found front man Seth Kasselman performing as a solo act; weaving together guitars, clarinets, vocals, and found sounds into a dizzying array of melody and free improvisation. Wind Swept Planes Shards of broken glass reflecting the moon through ancient forests while the sun burns down hotly from above. Melting wax faces revealing the skulls of lost children, finding their final resting place amongst the burning winds. Total horror creep doom folk microtonal drone skull crush soul belt. Heavy drones, over-tone melodies & the sound of the land - Paintings For Animals works with field recordings, live radio, mixer feedback, throat singing, vocal blips, clicks & the buzz of electronics. With members dispersing to Bali, Boca Ratone, Kolozberg, New York & San Francisco, Paintings continue to make a truly Cascadian music of chants, ritual noise, and sounds the urban & organic environments.	vxpxc.com myspace.com/warmclimate myspace.com/ windsweptplanes paintingsforanimals.com