CNC Blog

Femme Show Feature

Submitted by Tom on March 9, 2010 - 12:17

AlanaAlana, the other half of CNC, is featured today on The Femme Show blog. 

The Femme Show is a revue of smart, sexy, interactive performance about queer femme identity that features film, dance, literary readings, burlesque, drag, and performance art from award winning artists.  It premiered to sold out crowds in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts in October 2007 and has been going strong ever since.

 

Help Us Celebrate National Poetry Month

Submitted by Tom on March 8, 2010 - 09:43

April is National Poetry MonthLive in the Boston area? We'd love for you to read a poem for our next episode.

In early April, we'll be recording people reading and talking about their favorite poems; we'll post the special episode at the end of the month.

If you'd like to participate, please email us at champs@champsnotchumps.org.

 
 

 

CBus Trifecta

Submitted by Tom on January 22, 2010 - 14:24

Two more of our favorite Columbus bands have generously agreed to let us use clips of their music in upcoming episodes of CNC.  How cool is that?

The Receiver

You can check out sibling duo Jesse & Casey Cooper, aka The Receiver, at their myspace page and keep up with them on blogspot.

Their music is often compared to Radiohead and is a little hard to describe--studied and earnest at the same time, anthemic and intimate, indie rock and electronic. 

But I think Casey offered the best description in an interview for (614) Magazine: it's "music . . . that takes you somewhere else."

Their 2009 release, Length of Arms (available from iTunes, emusic, and other online vendors) was praised by Paste Magazine, Stereo Subversion, and Amplifier Magazine.

The LindsayThe Lindsay's live shows don't just raise the roof, they burn the paint off the walls.  They're blistering, bacchanalian rockers who've never been afraid of a little feedback--think Sonic Youth with a swagger.

Their first album, Dragged Out,  was reviewed in Stylus magazine, featured as Treble Magazine's album of the week, and is one of my favorite records.  You can download their latest EP, Syrup Bag, for free from their website.

Thanks again to The Lindsay, The Receivers, and Rosehips for being champs and helping us out.  If you guys ever want to play a show in Boston . . . 

 

Rosehips Rock!

Submitted by Tom on January 20, 2010 - 00:29

RosehipsA big thank you to Cassie and her fellow Rosehips for letting us use some of their music in our show. 

You can read more about the band in the Columbus Underground or follow them on Twitter. 

Their self-titled album (released in March 2008) is available from iTunes and other online music vendors.

 

 

 

 

Peripatetic Performance

Submitted by Tom on January 12, 2010 - 12:30

Memory Drawing IX PosterIf you find yourself on the subcontinent this weekend, check out Nikhil Chopra's latest live art performance, Yog Raj Chitrakar: Memory Drawing X. 

Can't make it?  Well, you can always listen to our interview with Nikhil (Episode 3: Picture Maker) to learn more about his work and its relationship to landscape painting, turn of the century portraiture, and India's colonial history.