Lions, Tigers, & Bears, Oh My!

Over the past year and a half, I've had so much fun playing music on CHIRP Radio. One of my favorite parts about DJ-ing is creating playlists based on themes and playing requests. Here's my Lions, Tigers, & Bears, Oh My! show, broadcast on 4-11-11. 

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Lion & The Ponte Vecchio. (Ink, 2008.)

 
Songs (All Links to YouTube):

11:57AM Rick Rizzo and Tara Key Interruptive Organ from Double Star (Thrill Jockey)

11:54AM Django Reinhardt Tiger Rag from The Classic Early Recordings (JSP)

11:49AM Al Petteway & Amy White In Like A Lion from Gratitude - Groovemasters Vol. 3 (Solid Air)

11:45AM The Mountain Goats Age of Kings from All Eternals Deck (Merge)

11:42AM The Monkees Oh My My from Music Box (Rhino)

11:36AM Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears She's So Scandalous from Scandalous (Lost Highway)

11:31AM Beck Paper Tiger from Sea Change (Geffen)

11:29AM Wire Ex Lion Tamer from Pink Flag (Harvest/EMI/Restless)

11:25AM Obits You Gotta Lose from Moody, Standard and Poor (Sub Pop)

11:22AM Bear In Heaven Wholehearted Mess from Wholehearted Mess (Hometapes)

11:19AM Delphine Desyeux Je Suis la Tigresse [I'm a Tiger] from Swinging Mademoiselles: Groovy French Sounds from the 60s (Silva America)

11:16AM Pet Lions Roman History from Soft Right EP (self-released)

11:14AM [Request] Tiger Trap Supercrush from Supercrush EP (K)

11:04AM [Request] Van Morrison Listen to the Lion from Saint Dominic's Preview (Warner)

Tiger, (Paint, 2007.)

11:00AM Peter Bjorn & John Tomorrow Has To Wait from Gimme Some (StarTime)

10:57AM Califone Lion & Bee from Heron King Blues (Thrill Jockey)

10:51AM Jill Barber Oh My My from Chances (Outside)

10:47AM Ponytail Honey Touches from Do Whatever You Want All The Time (We Are Free)

10:43AM [Request] Minus The Bear My Time from Omni (Dangerbird)

10:39AM The Sandwitches In the Garden from Mrs. Jones' Cookies (Empty Cellar)

10:36AM [Request] The Killers Neon Tiger from Day & Age (Island/Vertigo)

10:32AM Animal Collective Lion in a Coma from Merriweather Post Pavilion (Domino)

10:28AM The Loneliest Monk Bears from The Loneliest Monk (Kilo)

10:22AM [Request] Panda Riot Motown Glass from Far And Near EP (self-released)

10:19AM Alexander Let's Win from Alexander (Community)

10:16AM [Request] Fleet Foxes Tiger Mountain Peasant Song from Fleet Foxes (Bella Union/Sub Pop)

10:12AM [Request] Lauryn Hill The Conquering Lion from MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 (Columbia)

10:10AM Crystal Stilts Through the Floor from In Love With Oblivian (Slumberland)

10:07AM Mellowdrone Oh My from Box (Red Int/Red Ink)

10:03AM The Antlers Bear from Hospice (Frenchkiss)

Koala Bear, (Linocut, 2011.)

9:58AM Tiger Bones Transmission (Nilsson edit) from Go Over Here (Dedd Foxx)

9:53AM [Request] Mumford & Sons Little Lion Man from Sigh No More (Island/Glassnote)

9:50AM Del the Funky Homosapien Break The Bank from Golden Era (The Council)

9:46AM Her Space Holiday Sleepy Tigers from Xoxo, Panda And The New Kid Revival (Mush)

9:44AM [Request] Neko Case Lion's Jaws from Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (ANTI-)

9:40AM [Request] Sufjan Stevens The Friendly Beasts from Songs For Christmas (Asthmatic Kitty)

9:35AM The Dodos Hunting Season from No Color (Frenchkiss)

9:31AM Page France Mr. Violin And Dancing Bear from ...and the Family Telephone (Suicide Squeeze)

9:28AM Bishop Allen Tiger, Tiger from Grrr... (Dead Oceans)

9:24AM The Tallest Man On Earth A Lion's Heart from The Wild Hunt (Dead Oceans)

9:20AM TV On the Radio Second Song from Nine Types of Light (Interscope)

9:16AM Cults Oh My God from Adult Swim Singles Project (Unknown)

9:11AM Wax Fang Bi-Polar Bear from Black & Endless Night (Don't Panic!)

9:07AM [Request] La Roux Tigerlily from La Roux (Polydor)

9:05AM [Request] Yeah Yeah Yeahs Gold Lion from Show Your Bones (Interscope)

Concert Photography.

Since moving to Chicago, I've relished the opportunity to go to an endless number of concerts. There's always something going on in the city. I've been captivated by watching musicians play their instruments for as long as I can remember, and even did a few staged photo projects on them at school; my favorites were with duct tape instruments.

Here are my favorite photos from shows around the city.

RJD2.

Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble.

The New Pornographers.

Rogue Wave.

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down.

Kevin Andrew Prchal.

  

Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele.

The Decemberists.

Songs:

Bag of Hammers - Thao & The Get Down Stay Down


Sixteen Military Wives - The Decemberists

Census of Marine Life

In the past month I sold both the anglerfish (on my Etsy page) and the squid. Pretty exciting!

I'm having a lot of fun making these bioluminescent fish, and really enjoy working with small, malleable lights, like the EL wire. It's given me some more ideas for underwater creatures; I'm currently working on a design for an eel.

I've also been perusing the Census of Marine Life for new discoveries. It's fascinating to learn about everything from the inhabitants of the coral reefs to the deep-sea dwelling fish that inspire these lamps. There's also so many different sub-divisions that go well beyond 'starfish,' & 'jellyfish.' Check it out!

Songs:

The Collected Works - A.C. Newman


Under the Sea - Squirrel Nut Zippers

Oh No! Doom - Out O' The Woodwork Show

This past month I exhibited a lamp at the Oh No! Doom gallery's Out O' The Woodwork show. I had my basket starfish neon lamp along with about 30 other artists' pieces. It was a really eclectic mix of work, & a lot of fun. The gallery owners are really nice, too; check the place out!

Song:

Bright Lights Bigger City - Cee Lo Green

Neon Boneyard, Las Vegas.

I've just discovered a place I need to visit. A part of the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, the Neon Boneyard is where old signs are left after they are no longer needed. The signs do not light up, but there are still plenty of vivid, stunning pieces. It's strange to see the signs magnified at a close view.

(Photo by Matt Gross via New York Times.)

After studying how signs are made, I have a much greater appreciation for the fragility of neon, the work to make a sign, and it's saddening that some of these signs are not going to be restored.

(via Vegas Chatter.)

(via Boston.)

Check out some beautiful panoramas of the Boneyard (by Zach Wise via Las Vegas Sun).

Songs & Videos:

Rag & Bone - The White Stripes

DVNO - Justice

Bones Become Rainbows - The Wailing Wall