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Volunteers Needed for Artists & Models 2010!

Stimulus: the 2010 iteration of Artists & Models is coming on May 1 at Rock Harbor Yard. Hallwalls needs volunteers to make it happen. See this page for information about how you can help out!

Beyond|In Western New York 2010: ALTERNATING CURRENTS — Venues and artists announced
This biennial, multi-venue exhibition will present the work of outstanding artists from Western New York and Southern Ontario, responding to the regionally relevant theme Alternating Currents and its undercurrent of utopian power, both literal and metaphorical; reclamation or use of natural assets; visions of the future and the past; technological progress or intrusion; and the diverse demographic and social constructs of this region.

See our page for a listing of the venues and artists.
FROM THE ARCHIVES:
30 years ago at Hallwalls
Tue. Mar. 11, 1980
MANUEL DE LANDA
Three films by Manuel de Landa will be screened: RAW NERVES: LACANIAN THRILLER; ITCH SCRATCH ITCH CYCLE, and ISMISM
341 DELAWARE AVE.
BUFFALO, NY 14202
t: 716-854-1694
f: 716-854-1696
 
IN THE GALLERY:
From Mar. 6, 2010
through Apr. 9, 2010

Gallery hours:
Tues.—Fri. 11-6
Sat. 11-2
Sun. & Mon. closed

Josh Greene
Character Descriptions
A new project by a San Francisco-based artist who, over the last several years, has realized his work in many distinct iterations. Recent projects include Service-Works: a small foundation he created that awards grants—based upon his income as a waiter in fine-dining restaurant—to other artists, starting an unlicensed therapy practice, attempting to sell a museum curator and his museum office, a collaboration with his wife which involved hiring Danish actors to play the two of them in a video, and creating a small book based on his family members writing about their least favorite projects he has done.

Heather Layton
Preparing To Lose
In a culture addicted to win/win, "we're No. 1" scenarios, Heather Layton's Preparing To Lose drawings are imagined as counter-narratives to the cultural norm. Her ambiguous and unidentified characters are fragile, but not fear-ridden. They are part of a team that is not going to win, but persist in trying.

Fri., Mar. 19, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
Intension Quintet
$10 general, $6 members/students/seniors

Ed Klavoon (contrabass, alto sax)
Kathleen Ashwill (cello, electronics)
Kengo Yamada (tenor/baritone sax)
Tim DeCillis (vibraphone)
Bill Conroy (drums, percussion)
with guest Mitch Meyer (baritone sax)

A new pan-stylistic ensemble from Buffalo, N.Y. combining adventurous compositions, group improvisations, ambient soundscapes, noise, electronics and more...

www.myspace.com/intensionensemble
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Thu., Apr. 15, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
Babeville presents
Cowboy Junkies
Asbury Hall at Babeville
$30 door / $27 advance

Co-sponsored by Hallwalls
Canadian alternative rock band Cowboy Junkies will perform in Asbury Hall at Babeville on Thursday, April 15. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; music starts at 8 p.m. Lee Harvey Osmond opens. General admission, seated. Tickets: $27.00 in advance/$30.00 day of show, available now at all Tickets.com outlets, including Tops Markets, and at the Babeville box office (2nd floor), Mon.–Fri., 11 a.m.–5 p.m.), by phone 888-223-6000, and online at Tickets.com. This event is co-sponsored by Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center.

The Cowboy Junkies were founded by guitarist/songwriter Michael Timmins and bassist Alan Anton, soon joined by Michael’s brother Peter Timmins on drums, and sister Margo Timmins on vocals. They released their debut album in 1986 through their own label, which caught the eye of RCA Records, who released The Trinity Session in 1988, recorded inside Toronto's Holy Trinity Church in the span of one night. The Trinity Session became a cult hit, earning rave reviews from critics and substantial college radio airplay for tracks like "Misguided Angel" and their cover of "Sweet Jane." Something of that sound should be recreated in the acoustically similar space of Asbury Hall.

Over 20 years and 15 albums later, the Junkies once again are releasing albums on their own label, Latent Recordings. Their most recent release is Trinity Revisited, a CD/DVD package put together to revisit that iconic Trinity Session recording. Featuring appearances from Ryan Adams, the late Vic Chesnutt, and Western New York's own Natalie Merchant, Trinity Revisited re-examines the songs through the voice of time and experience, and re-imagines them in a new light. In addition to their own recordings, the Junkies are using their label to assist other musicians, including opening band Lee Harvey Osmond, comprising Tom Wilson of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, a Junkie or two, another Rodeo King, and a Skydigger or two.

www.cowboyjunkies.com
www.myspace.com/cowboyjunkies
www.myspace.com/lhosmond