tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54094139979893143252024-03-13T19:14:50.949-07:00The Vera ProjectThe Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-48102494548247368212008-07-24T21:29:00.001-07:002008-07-24T21:48:19.083-07:00The Capitol Hill Block Party is Finally Here!Here at The Vera Project, the Capitol Hill Block Party is one of our biggest events of the year. Our stage has grown along with the Block Party itself and this year it's bigger than it has ever been!<br /><br /><a href="http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/veraproject/?action=view&current=chbp.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/veraproject/chbp.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We've got an exciting, eclectic mix of artists playing throughout each day ranging from the Island punk of Abe Vigoda, to the heavy thunder of Akimbo. With hip-hop, electronic, and singer/songwriter all smashed in-between.<br /><br /><a href="http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/veraproject/?action=view&current=abevigoda.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/veraproject/abevigoda.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Friday July 25<br />Talbot Tagora: 4:00 - 4:45<br />Abe Vigoda: 5:15 - 6:00<br />Mika Miko: 6:30 - 7:15<br />PWRFL Power: 7:45 - 8:30<br />Say Hi: 9:00 - 9:45<br />Natalie Portman's Shaved Head: 10:15 - 11:15<br /><br /><a href="http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/veraproject/?action=view&current=lpbb-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/veraproject/lpbb-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Saturday July 26<br />Little Party and the Bad Business: 2:00 - 2:30<br />The Physics: 3:00 - 3:45<br />Scribes: 4:15 - 4:45<br />Man Plus: 5:15 - 6:00<br />Black Elk: 6:30 - 7:15<br />Akimbo: 7:45 - 8:30<br />Grand Ole Party 9:00 - 9:45<br />Schoolyard Heroes: 10:15 - 11:15<br /><br />How about some hype from the proverbial hype machine?<br />Natalie Portman's Shaved Head in the <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008066882_natalieportman23.html" target="_new"><u><b>Seattle Times</b></u></a><br /><br />Abe Vigoda on <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/50926" target="_new"><u><b>Pitchfork</b></u></a><br /><br />Grand Ole Party in <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/07/playing_the_capitol_hill_block_party_bla" target="_new"><u><b>The Stranger</b></u></a><br /><br />Sorry to Casey and Dale about the shit time slot.The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-81796264743149780532008-04-20T11:02:00.001-07:002008-04-20T11:04:53.825-07:00The Vera Project needs your help this spring!The Vera Project is having a spring fund raiser! We need to reach $33,000 by June 30<sup>th</sup>! This money will be doubled by a Murdock Matching Grant. The money will help us pay off our new venue and continue our brilliant programming! <p>Spread the word or Donate here: <a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/theveraproject" target="_new"><u><b>http://firstgiving.com/theveraproject</b></u></a> </p> <p><a href="http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/veraproject/?action=view&current=fundraisinglogo-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 333px; height: 288px;" src="http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj4/veraproject/fundraisinglogo-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><o:p></o:p></p> <p>As The Vera Project is settling into our beautiful new space which has hosted tons of great bands and classes we find ourselves in a certain money crunch. <b>We need to raise $33,000 by the end of June to finish paying for our new space and fuel more awesome music and arts programming</b>. We need to raise this money by the end of June because each dollar we raise up to this goal will be doubled by a generous matching grant from the Murdock Charitable trust. <o:p></o:p></p> <p> Every donation, no matter how large or small, will make a difference in the lives of thousands of young people and artists. <i>Small amounts can make a huge difference</i>! Here on Myspace alone, we have over 10,000 friends – if everyone donates just three bucks we’ll almost reach our goal!</p> <p><b>It’s a great time to donate to Vera!</b> Vera is continuing to have excellent programming on almost every day. We’ve seen more faces in the last year than any year of Vera’s existence. For those who are supporters of all-ages music, youth empowerment and equality this is a small price to pay to support <st1:city><st1:place>Seattle</st1:place></st1:city>’s premier all-ages arts and music venue! </p> <p><b><u>Here’s how YOU can help:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b>Donate!</b> You can donate online here: <a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/theveraproject" target="_new"><u><b>http://firstgiving.com/theveraproject</b></u></a> or you can drop a check in the mail.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b>Tell your friends, family, co-workers and anyone else you can think of.</b> Send a Myspace bulletin out! Make a Facebook group, add a widget to your page! and check out our fundraising page: <a href="http://www.firstgiving.com/theveraproject" target="_new"><u><b>http://firstgiving.com/theveraproject</b></u></a> for more ways to let folks know we need their support.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b>Employer donation matching?</b> Hook it up!<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b>There are tons of other ways to help!</b> Get in touch to find out how. Thinking of doing a benefit show? Wondering how to put together a secret cafe? Just e-mail <a href="mailto:fundraising@theveraproject.org" target="_blank">fundraising@theveraproject.org</a> or call Vera at <st1:phone o_x003a_ls="trans" phonenumber="$6956$$$">(206) <st1:phone o_x003a_ls="trans" phonenumber="$6956$$$">956-8372</st1:phone></st1:phone> to get more info. <o:p></o:p></li></ul> <p> <u><o:p></o:p></u></p> <p>Wanna donate by Check?<o:p></o:p></p> <p>Vera’s mailing address is:<o:p></o:p></p> <p><st1:street><st1:address>305 Harrison Street</st1:address></st1:street>, <o:p></o:p></p> <p><st1:place><st1:city>Seattle</st1:city>, <st1:state>WA</st1:state> <st1:postalcode>98109</st1:postalcode></st1:place> </p> <p>Make sure you write “Vera 2008 Spring Fund Drive” on the check and include a current mailing address so we can send you a receipt.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-21552043664107135702008-01-27T23:18:00.000-08:002008-01-28T00:02:22.385-08:00Vera's 7th Birthday Party!It was a blast! There was one major mistake though: the camera wasn't fully charged! We only got a few moments of Bow+ Arrow and that was it. Major apologies to everyone. Then again, if you weren't there, you'd be pretty jealous of how much fun it was. And you'd be drooling over the photos with our cakes. If I remember correctly, there was a banana sour cream cake, a cheesecake with blackberry topping and pink frosted orange vegan cake! So delicious. But oh yes, music, bands and art is why you are here:<br />Bow+Arrow played in the gallery and it was their first show as being a 3 piece again and my goodness, it was powerful. Definitely one of the most energetic bands in seattle that never fails to put a smile on your face. The drummer also put in a few quotes of wisdom about having true and sincere friends that are always with you. So fitting.<br />Next up was Choklate in the showroom. Unfortunately, she couldn't play with her full band but her voice (with recorded instruments) was BEAUTIFUL. Her set was something that Vera doesn't get to experience on a regular basis, but the audience loved her.<br />Just as she finished, the pinata was started. the area for the hitter grew with every swing. Some people are just nuts with the broom stick! aside from the rope breaking numerous times, the pinata finally broke and all hell broke loose for candy. What a second, all hell broke loose for pleasureboaters! oh! so awesome. most everyone on the floor was dancing!<br />Next up was Team Gina! Let me tell you, if you had one girl duo to see before you were never allowed to see a musical act again in your life, this would be it. they performed on the cat walk and mesmerized the audience with their stories/music.<br />Then came the cake eating! and candles were blown out! somewhere in there people won scavenger hunts and won super awesome prizes like getting free passes to any vera show and getting a pass to drink milkshakes with any staff member of choice! Originally, the winners were to be announced on stage, but we forgot to tell the winners that and they seemed to have wandered. So here is a list (please comment to be added!):<br />Emily<br />Kari<br /><br /><br />I forgot to mention one of the greatest parts! Dj Eli spinned! and he even beatboxed for Choklate. I was in the other room when i heard it and just brushed it off as an audio recording but then realized it wasn't. This kid is amazing. I think he should be picked up by someone and do major beats for all dem kids. youknowwhattaimean.<br /><br /><br />if anything was forgotten, sorry, it was just too awesome of a night to remember all the details. If someone took photos, please add them to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/414389@N22/">Vera flickr pool</a>. Polaroids of the seacreature cut out count too!The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-90735635298754285182008-01-16T01:06:00.001-08:002008-11-13T07:32:29.789-08:00Mahjongg Poster! Leap Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R43JQOFjC5I/AAAAAAAAACY/oqAM76qRCkQ/s1600-h/2.29.08+Mahjongg+Poster2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R43JQOFjC5I/AAAAAAAAACY/oqAM76qRCkQ/s320/2.29.08+Mahjongg+Poster2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155998428905540498" border="0" /></a>This is a new poster for Vera's show on leap day: February 29. The show goes something like this:<br />February 29 | 7:30 PM<br />Mahjongg (K Recs)<br />Calvin Johnson (also, K Recs)<br />So Many Dynamos (indie rock from St. Louis! Also, their name is a palindrome!)<br />$8/$7 w.club card<br /><br />The greatness of this show is only rivaled by the awesomeness of this poster by first time Vera poster designer Clara Sims. You should definitely take a closer look at this one and note all of the cool things on it.<br /><br />Hey! How about a game?! This will be like on the back of a cereal box. Can you find:<br />1. A Moose?<br />2. a Cloudy Question Mark?<br />3. Boots!?<br />4. An Exploding Bouquet of Flowers?<br />5. Something that looks kind of like an Eyebrow?<br /><br />Tell us where all five are in the comments!The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-34196420026294349782008-01-14T17:00:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:32:30.005-08:00Massive Monkees on Ch. 11!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R4wNPOFjC4I/AAAAAAAAACQ/acBksWPwRw0/s1600-h/DSCF3246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155510228562938754" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R4wNPOFjC4I/AAAAAAAAACQ/acBksWPwRw0/s320/DSCF3246.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Big News, People! Our beloved Massive Monkees are having their monthly show this Saturday, the 19th. However, this show is going to be particularly awesome, because Channel 11 is doing a special profile on the show! It's true, they will be video taping this show for television. On top of the usual breakdance battling, our own breakdance instructors Jeromeskee and Anna Banana will be doing their very own rad routines. So If you want to see your lovely mugs on TV then come on by The Vera Project this Saturday!</div></div>The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-60298030410931613932008-01-09T17:40:00.001-08:002008-11-13T07:32:30.142-08:00Casiotone for the Painfully Alone! Friday<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R4V3xOFjC2I/AAAAAAAAACA/fQmXbUCvS-E/s1600-h/1.11.07+casiotoneposterweb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153657036074060642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R4V3xOFjC2I/AAAAAAAAACA/fQmXbUCvS-E/s320/1.11.07+casiotoneposterweb.jpg" border="0" /></a> I know there is another great all-ages show going on this Friday over at the Fusion Cafe with some Vera favorites This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, but we also have a great one that night.<br /><br />Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is definitely a friend to all-ages music, as he frequently plays at like-minded venues including the Department of Safety in Anacortes tomorrow night.<br /><br />Owen Ashworth, who is the one-man Casiotone comes to Seattle in support of a few excellent splits released in 2007 one with Foot Foot, and another with The Donkeys.<br /><br />His theatrical electronic pop can be compared to groups like The Postal Service and Russian Futurists, as well as a number of groups from Portland who have followed in his footsteps. While, he doesn't exactly get the dance floor shaking quite like some other Portland artists would, he certainly puts on an interesting and enthralling performance. Tickets are moving quickly for this one, so be here, and be here early!The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-75527377508084041592008-01-03T18:21:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:32:30.775-08:00Found in the office of a volunteer-run nonprofit...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R32Y0eFjC1I/AAAAAAAAAB4/3FHEk0AMBz4/s1600-h/0152_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R32Y0eFjC1I/AAAAAAAAAB4/3FHEk0AMBz4/s320/0152_0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151441575978666834" /></a>The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-2448785325688716282007-12-21T17:35:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:32:31.566-08:00Holiday Joy at VeraVera’s annual Holiday volunteer appreciation night was last Sunday. What a success it was! It was filled with holiday mirth and merriment. The highlight of the evening, however was the unveiling of the “I <3 Nick Turner t-shirts.” For those of you who don’t know Nick Turner, he is our resident fundraising guru, and also co-hosts the KEXP Sonic reducer show. He is so kick-ass that there is some odd obsession with him here at Vera (I have never succumbed to his charms). With Vera trying to raise $200 per member by the end of the year and Nick Turner’s recent quote that, “The worst thing I could imagine would be a shirt with my face on it,” Emily Knies took it upon herself to make up said shirts behind Nick’s back. When Nick finally turned up to a roomful of people with his face on everyone’s chest, his reaction was priceless.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2xqleFjCvI/AAAAAAAAABI/AzDOC_r5cpA/s1600-h/DSCF3268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2xqleFjCvI/AAAAAAAAABI/AzDOC_r5cpA/s320/DSCF3268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146605666141670130" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2xq9-FjCwI/AAAAAAAAABQ/SvdhqeiCHU8/s1600-h/DSCF3274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2xq9-FjCwI/AAAAAAAAABQ/SvdhqeiCHU8/s320/DSCF3274.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146606087048465154" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The evening was also filled with armature graham cracker houses, photos in our octopus cut out and even those creepy claymation holiday movies projected onto a wall. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2xrYeFjCxI/AAAAAAAAABY/hO6mwdcwMvA/s1600-h/DSCF3264.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2xrYeFjCxI/AAAAAAAAABY/hO6mwdcwMvA/s320/DSCF3264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146606542314998546" /></a> Another Highlight of the evening was the white elephant gift exchange. Memorable gifts included a florescent flamingo light bulb, Spiderman 3 poster, a bowling pin, and cow placenta hair treatment. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2xsveFjC0I/AAAAAAAAABw/XcW8rj2Wons/s1600-h/DSCF3301.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2xsveFjC0I/AAAAAAAAABw/XcW8rj2Wons/s320/DSCF3301.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146608036963617602" /></a><br />The evening turned out to be a jolly good time! Start volunteering and you to can join in on the fun!<br /><br />-Kari OdegaardThe Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-85759643696605360242007-12-20T23:25:00.000-08:002007-12-20T23:48:48.441-08:00The Best Song Ever in 30 SecondsVera had Band of Horses back in October and it was a phenomenal success. We had a large line before the show, and it was packed with sweaty indie rock fans. They're a very popular group, but they have always disappointed me. Until now, thanks to Ford Motor Company. <br /><br />This commercial transforms the Band Of Horses song "The Funeral," from an okay melodic guitar song into a full-on mood masterpiece. Just listen to the "ooooo" (yes, I just quoted a whole bunch of "o's") when it comes in: it's perfect, the kind of stuff that life-changing epiphanies are made of. I've watched this You Tube clip quite a few times and still don't feel that I have a full grasp of what this commercial is actually trying to say, but it doesn't matter: the song is all that matters. Spliced into 30 seconds "The Funeral" is the perfect song. Ironically this video just came on the TV while I watch a re-run of "Frasier." It makes me want to pull my copy of "Everything All the Time" off the shelf and upload it onto my Ipod. I'll wait until Frasier is over.<br /><object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CI3vutNkYKs&rel=1&border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CI3vutNkYKs&rel=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object>The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-36301056062544409612007-12-20T17:45:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:32:31.745-08:00Sound Off! 2008 Lineup Announced!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2sb9eFjCuI/AAAAAAAAABA/Nhc96r7u4jU/s1600-h/soundoff.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2sb9eFjCuI/AAAAAAAAABA/Nhc96r7u4jU/s320/soundoff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146237742063225570" /></a><br />Yesterday The EMP announced the lineup for their annual Sound Off! event which takes place every February. Many great bands have come out of this competition, including recent participants Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, and Sound Off! Legends like Mon Frere, Schoolyard Heroes and Dyme Def. <br /><br />Typically, there is one really great group that comes out of Sound Off! every year, but I think this crop may have two or three potential future stars. <br /><br />I really like The Nextdoor Neighbors and their strange minimal conversational indie rock. They sound very Olympia. Check out their Myspace <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theenextdoorneighbors"target="_new">Next Door Neighbors </a> <br /><br />The 2008 Sound Off! also features two pretty great, old-school influenced hip-hop acts. Scribes is a good friend of The Vera Project – who is working on something great here at Vera in early February. Both of these hip-hop acts were at Vera for an awesome hip-hop show, definitely the best local hip-hop show all year. I do have some criticism for EMP for putting both of the hip-hop acts (and Nextdoor Neighbors are a little hip-hop influenced) so that there can’t be more than one hip-hop group in the finals. <br /><br />Another group I’m really interested in is New Faces from Port Townsend. I heard about this young group two years back when I met one of their moms at a concert and they were called “Captain Incognito.” They play the kind of angular guitar rock which seemed to be coming out England a few years ago. Here they are back in May, with the full lineup below: <br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BRFsOXnCCGU&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BRFsOXnCCGU&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />Saturday, February 9: Semifinals #1<br /><b>The Batteries <br />The Dead Are Judged <br />New Faces <br />Southgate</b> <br /><br />Saturday, February 16: Semifinals #2<br /><b>KnowMads <br />The Nextdoor Neighbors <br />Pat Goodwin <br />Scribes </b><br /> <br />Saturday, February 23: Semifinals #3<br /><b>Deer City <br />Kusikia <br />Man Down Medic <br />Shotty</b> <br /><br />- Tristan PeltonThe Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-54155585262959166442007-12-19T18:42:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:32:31.863-08:00Vera Holiday Party This Saturday!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2nZeuFjCtI/AAAAAAAAAA4/An3eYLtd9Ew/s1600-h/12.22.07+Post+Harbor+Poster.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2nZeuFjCtI/AAAAAAAAAA4/An3eYLtd9Ew/s320/12.22.07+Post+Harbor+Poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145883171038104274" /></a><br /><br />This weekend Vera is hosting a Holiday party of sorts with a four great melodic rock bands who are the next wave of Seattle rock. Three of these groups are EMP Sound Off! Alumni, which is particularly relevant with the lineup being finalized as we speak (I would expect a blog post with contestants soon). While many people know about Lonely Forest lead singer John Van Deusen’s keyboard skills, the hidden weapon of this Anacortes group is drummer Bradyn’s work with the skins. Check him out in this video. <br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WQf4xZ-1agM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WQf4xZ-1agM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />The last time The Lonely Forest played Vera - they celebrated the release of their album “Nuclear Winter,” which is a thoughtful and huge work of music. <br /><br><br />This show is going to a fun celebration of all things that Christmas break is about: most notably staying up late and listening to some ripping rock music. Show up early for egg-nog, Christmas cookies, friends and all things that make the season great!<br />- Tristan PeltonThe Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-37078149803153285062007-12-19T17:05:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:32:32.079-08:00The Demise of Vera's Facebook<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2nEIOFjCrI/AAAAAAAAAAo/7xPxYOf97QA/s1600-h/facebookbanned2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145859694746864306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2nEIOFjCrI/AAAAAAAAAAo/7xPxYOf97QA/s320/facebookbanned2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>What Happened to Vera’s Facebook? I was asking myself that very question, just yesterday evening. After noticing that Vera’s own booking intern was not friends with Vera I was aghast. So I took it upon myself to investigate such a travesty. What I uncovered was disturbing; the Vera Seattle’s Facebook had been deleted!! Immediately, I knew that the culprit was not Facebook, but our own booking intern Tristan! He had always seemed very to loyal to Vera, however perpetrators always want to gain your trust in order to rob you blind. Then I thought again, Tristan is a moderately successful human being, he wouldn’t shut down our account. In fact in the days prior to the demise of our Facebook Tristan was working hard to amp up our page, adding friends, posting events, etc. So I came to the conclusion that it was Tristan’s own overzealous desire to add friends that, ultimately lead to our down fall.<br /><br /><br />The moderators of Facebook had put Vera into the category of SPAMMER, because of the boat-loads of friends we were adding. Thus, the mystery was solved. However, you can look forward to (hopefully, if Tristan doesn’t get this deleted too) Vera’s Music Facebook.</div><div>- Kari Odegaard</div>The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-30449375633729857822007-12-18T14:09:00.000-08:002008-11-13T07:32:32.370-08:00January 5, 2008 Poster<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2hFn-FjCpI/AAAAAAAAAAY/GpVuM0CeH34/s1600-h/Revised+Beach+Kay+Kay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145439127254272658" style="WIDTH: 353px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px" height="203" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2hFn-FjCpI/AAAAAAAAAAY/GpVuM0CeH34/s320/Revised+Beach+Kay+Kay.jpg" width="532" border="0" /></a> <div></div><div>Here is the revised poster for this awesome show:</div><div>Saturday January 5 7:30 PM</div><div>Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground</div><div>The Lonely H</div><div>The Lashes</div><div>Ships</div><div>$10 ($9 w/ club card)</div><div></div><div>This poster has been through quite a few different mutations. It was already a great poster and then we added The Lashes and a dollar to the price, which is why they're kind of thrown in at the bottom. Last Friday I wanted to make sure this poster was up for all of the U.S.E. craziness - and it was crazy (more to come later today) so I taped over the original $9/8 price and I put "The Lashes!" in the open white space next to the beach-goers. The poster designer, however made sure to not let "The Lashes" get into the white space. I'm not going to complain. Most of my posters involve printed out strips of paper with writing on them.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>This poster is actually pretty bittersweet because this show is happening in January and those people in the poster are on a beach during the summer time. It's good though, because I hate literal posters. </div><div></div><div>Any thoughts, commments, questions?</div><div>- Tristan Pelton</div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sA6-jwr8_TI/R2hFn-FjCpI/AAAAAAAAAAY/GpVuM0CeH34/s1600-h/Revised+Beach+Kay+Kay.jpg"></a></div>The Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409413997989314325.post-20634075239234965642007-12-15T15:28:00.000-08:002007-12-20T23:13:35.451-08:00First, a Little HistoryThe Vera Project is an all-ages non-profit arts and music space located at The Corner of Warren Ave N. and Republican at Seattle Center. It was founded by two <st1:place><st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Washington</st1:placename></st1:place> students: James Keblas and Shannon Stewart with the help of Kate Becker and is based upon Vera, a government funded concert venue in <st1:city><st1:place>Groningen</st1:place></st1:city>, <st1:city><st1:place>Holland</st1:place></st1:city>. <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Vera Project opened at its current space on <st1:date ls="trans" month="2" day="23" year="2007">February 23, 2007</st1:date> when it celebrated a large opening weekend with three concerts featuring performers like Common Market, These Arms are Snakes, <st1:place><st1:placetype>Mt.</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Eerie</st1:placename></st1:place>, YACHT, Panther, and Akimbo amongst many others. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Prior to finding a home at <st1:place><st1:placename>Seattle</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Center</st1:placetype></st1:place>; The Vera Project has hosted concerts at many different venues, including the Theatre Off Jackson, and <st1:street><st1:address>1916 4th Ave.</st1:address></st1:street> The first ever Vera Project show was held at the IBEW Local 46 on <st1:date ls="trans" month="1" day="27" year="2001">January 27, 2001</st1:date> with an amazing lineup of Murder City Devils, Botch, and Blood Brothers. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Vera Project hosts about ten shows a month which are almost entirely volunteer run, with just two paid positions per show. </p> - Tristan PeltonThe Vera Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10918878653698608994noreply@blogger.com3