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The 1984 Alternative Arts Series / Preview Articles and Images1956.12.25 • My own private Academy of the Performing Arts, Part 1
1958.00.00 • My own private Academy of the Performing Arts, Part 2
1959.00.00 • My own private Academy of the Performing Arts, Part 3
1970.01.02 • My own life, at last
1971.00.00 • My own private Academy of the Performing Arts, Part 4
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One day long, long ago in a land very close to here, Dave Blaetz was walking along West 8th between Walnut and Chestnut Streets, and he heard a most horrible and appealing din coming down from a window or out through a door, and upon investigating, he discovered Joe Scutella and me having at an apartment full of percussion and flutes and guitars and Fisher-Price™ musical toys. Once Charles Ventrello and the other members of Concourse were informed, they invited us in. |
- Dave and Joe Scutella searching for pulse tracks
at the West 8th Street 2nd floor loft, print dated May of '77.
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| The Many Moods of Concourse... The original Quartet morphed into a very original Sextet in late 1976. |
- Dave Blaetz—new members Joe Scutella and Rick Lopez—Charlie Fisher, Bob Laskey, and Charles Ventrello
at the 5th Street loft rehearsal space, ca. late '76 or early '77. - Photos: Ted Kull
- In addition to the concerts listed below, there are recordings of several rehearsals and jam sessions
spanning 1976.11.10 through 1979.05.18 listed here.
1977.02.20 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
February 20, 1977 / Villa Maria College, Erie, PA
- Master Tape (no #), Sd-A+B / 7 tracks:
- 1. Bambuti (Ventrello) [12:16]
- 2. Peace One (J. McLaughlin) [12:02]
- 3. Lights Out (improvisation) [5:12]
- 4. Drifting Petals (R. Towner) [5:54]
- 5. Icarus (R. Towner) [8:56]
- 6. Sasquatch Canto (Scutella) [7:58]
- 7. Phantasie (Blaetz) [6:40]
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax-1,2 flute-2,3,4,6,7 whistle-3)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar-1,2,3,4,5, woodblock-3, acoustic guitar-6,7)
- Dave Blaetz (bass, tuning-fork bow-2, drums-6, acoustic guitar-7)
- Charles Fisher (drums-1,2,3,4,57, woodblock-6)
- Doug Werner (tamboura-2, finger cymbals-2,6 bells-2, misc. percussion-3,6,7, bells-6, dhana-6,7, wood agogos-6,7)
- Joe Scutella (dhana-1,2, voice-1,6, mrindangam-2, slide whistle-2,3, flexi-tone-2,3,5,7, bamboo flute-3,
woodblocks-3, bells-3, chimes-3, tambourine-3,5,7, "Ice Cream!"-3, textures-4, finger cymbals-5,
agogos-5, intro & acoustic guitar-6, shakers-7, sleigh bells-7) - Rick Lopez (Israeli tamboury-1,3,7, cuica-3 agogos-2,7, wood flute-2, buoy-2,3, afuche-2, wood agogos-2,
tambourine-2, bells-3,6, chimes-3, cowbells-3,6, textures-4, mrindangam-5, finger cymbals-6, woodblock-6,
goombah-6, buoy-6,7)
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Concourse changed gears in early '77; Doug Werner appears in early February (earliest known session 1977.02.11, last known session 1977.08.13) and would stay through August of that year, while Charlie Fisher disappeared in early March (last known date was 1977.03.12), with RL taking over the drum chair. |
- (back) Dave Blaetz, Bob Laskey, RL
- (front) Charles Ventrello, Doug Werner, Joe Scutella
- Photo: Ted Kull
1977.02.26 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
February 26, 1977 / GCS Club, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #4, Sd-A / 3 tracks:
- 1. Boogie Woogie Waltz (J. Zawinul) [12:16]
- 2. Footprints (W. Shorter) [7:10]
- 3. Lights Out (improvisation) [5:35]
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax-1,2 flute-3)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Charles Fisher (drums)
- Doug Werner (Fender Rhodes piano)
- Joe Scutella (goombah-1,2, tambourine-1,3, shakers-1, slide whistle-1, flexi-tone-1, bells-1,
woodblocks-2, mrindangam-3, dhana-3) - Rick Lopez (buoy-1, agogo bells-1, afuche-2, cuica-3)
1977.03.06 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
March 6, 1977 / Unitarian Church, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #1, Sd-B / 1 track:
- 1. Peace One/Chant [4:50]
- Charles Ventrello (flute, voice)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Charles Fisher (drums)
- Joe Scutella (Israeli tamboury, dhana, voice)
- Rick Lopez (tambourine, flexi-tone, finger cymbals)
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R. Lopez & J. Scutella the 5th Street loft rehearsal space, ca. 1977 Photo: Ted Kull |
{RL Archive, Recording}
1977.03.12 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
March 12, 1977 / Antler's, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #1, Sd-B / 1 track:
- 1. Boogie Woogie Waltz (J. Zawinul) [16:00]
- Master Tape #4, Sd-B / 2 tracks:
- 2. Blues for Calder (Ventrello) [10:00]
- 3. Bambuti (Ventrello) [9:55]
- Charles Ventrello (soprano sax-1, tenor sax-2, baritone sax-3)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Charles Fisher (drums)
- Joe Scutella (tambourine-1, shakers-1,3, goombah-1, cowbell-1,2, agogos-1, coffee can-1, mrindangam-1,2,
- slide whistle-1, flexi-tone-1, bells-1, wood flute-1, voice-3, dhana-3, Israeli tamboury-3)
- Rick Lopez (buoy-1,2, spring guiro-1, agogos-12,, finger cymbals-1, tambourine-2, afuche-2)
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Dave Blaetz strings up. the 5th Street loft rehearsal space, ca. 1977 Photo: Ted Kull |
1977.04.00 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse: Armed Robbery [Documentary Soundtrack]
Broadcast May 1, 1977 / PBS Documentary, WQLN Public Television
April, 1977 / WQLN Studios, Erie, PA
- Tape, Sd-A+B / C-45
- 1. unknown tracks [30::00]
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Doug Werner (Fender Rhodes piano)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (percussion)
—Tony Machi correspondence
{RL Archive, Recording}
1977.04.10 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
April 10, 1977 / Holiday Inn, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #8, Sd-A / 2 tracks:
- 1. Untrained Flute Event (Scutella) [10:45]
- 2. Boogie Woogie Waltz (J. Zawinul) [14:00]
- Charles Ventrello (cuica and small percussion-1, tenor sax-2)
- Bob Laskey (small percussion-1, el-guitar-2)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (wood and bamboo flutes, voice, mrindangam, and shakers-1, drums-2)
- Doug Werner (bamboo slapsticks, voice, and small percussion-1, Fender Rhodes piano-2)
- Rick Lopez (African log drums-1, buoy and agogos-2)
1977.05.05 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
May 5, 1977 / Rolling Ridge Elementary School, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #9, Sd-A+B / 6 tracks:
- 1. Calder Blues (Ventrello) [5:10]
- 2. At Seventeen (J. Ian) [4:50]
- 3. Conference of the Birds (D. Holland) [4:30]
- 4. In a Silent Way + It's About Time (J. Zawinul / Miles) [9:15]
- 5. Mid-Afternoon Raga [4:55]
- 6. Bambuti (Ventrello) [7:03]
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax-1, flute-2, soprano sax-3,4, baritone sax-6)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar-1,2,4,6 flute-3)
- Dave Blaetz (bass-1,2,3,4,6 wood flute-3, tamboura-5,)
- Joe Scutella (all percussion-1,2,3,4, slide whistle-3, bamboo flute-3, mrindangam-5,6,
- Israeli tamboury-5, voice-6, bells-6, afuche-6, shakers-6)
- Doug Werner (piano-1,2,3,4, recorder-3, sitar-5, goombah and slapsticks-6, voice-6)
- Rick Lopez (drums-1,2,3,4, finger cymbals,-5, bells-5, flexi-tone-5, tambourine-5, African log drums-6)
1977.05.14 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
May 14, 1977 / Unitarian Church, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #8, Sd-B / 3 tracks:
- 1. improvisation ("8:15 on May 14th") [5:25]
- 2. Drifting Petals (R. Towner) [6:55]
- 3. Conference of the Birds (D. Holland) [11:00]
- Charles Ventrello (flute-1,2, baritone sax-1, soprano sax and percussion-3)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar-1,2, flute-3)
- Dave Blaetz (bass, wood flute-3)
- Joe Scutella (all percussion, bamboo flute-3)
- Doug Werner (tamboura-1, piano-2,3, recorder-3)
- Rick Lopez (drums-1,3, cymbals-2, cuica-3)
1977.05.28 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
May 28, 1977 / GCS Club, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #11, Sd-A+B / 5 tracks:
- 1. There Comes a Time (T. Williams) [10:35]
- 2. Common Mama (K. Jarrett) [9:30]
- 3. Conference of the Birds (D. Holland) [5:35]
- 4. Calder Blues (Ventrello) [9:50]
- 5. Peace One (J. McLaughlin) [10:45]
- Charles Ventrello (soprano sax-1,3, tenor sax-2,4, flute-2,5, voice-1,5)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar-1,2,4,5, flute-3)
- Dave Blaetz (bass, wood flute-3)
- Doug Werner (Fender Rhodes piano-1,3, tamboura-2)
- Joe Scutella (percussion, bamboo flute-3, mrindangam-5, dhana-5, voice-5)
- Rick Lopez (drums, woodblocks-5, tambourine-5)
1977.06.23 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
June 23, 1977 / Summer Arts Festival, Perry Square Main Stage, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #12, Sd-A+B / 8 tracks:
- 1. Spiral Dance (K. Jarrett) [7:40]
- 2. Peace One (J. McLaughlin) [8:35]
- 3. Calder's Blues (Ventrello) [8:35]
- 4. There Comes a Time (T. Williams) [10:05]
- 5. Nefertiti (W. Shorter) [5:00]
- 6. In a Silent Way (J. Zawinul/Miles) [11:15]
- 7. Love Samba (M. Tyner) [6:50]
- 8. Boogie Woogie Waltz (J. Zawinul) [13:00]
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax-1,3,5,8, flute-2, soprano sax-4,6,7, voice-2, cowbell-3)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar, voice-2)
- Dave Blaetz (bass, voice-2, woodblock-7)
- Doug Werner (piano-1,5,7, Fender Rhodes piano-3,6,8, tamboura and voice-2)
- Joe Scutella (percussion-1,2,3,4,5,6,7, voice-2,4, cymbal rolls-4, drums-8)
- Rick Lopez (drums-1,2,3,4,5,6,7, percussion-8)
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Bob Laskey, Charles Ventrello, Joe Scutella, Rick Lopez, Dave Blaetz Summer Arts Festival, 1977 |
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Charles Ventrello and Bob Laskey |
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Bob Laskey |
{RL Archive, Recording}
1977.08.13 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
"Mid-August" likely the 13th, 1977 / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #15, Sd-A / 3 tracks:
- 1. In a Silent Way (J. Zawinul/Miles) [8:30]
- 2. Four Winds (D. Holland) [2:35]
- 3. Spiral Dance (K. Jarrett) [15:45]
- Charles Ventrello (soprano sax-1,2, tenor sax-3)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Doug Werner (piano-1,3)
- Joe Scutella (percussion-1,3, voice-3)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1977.08.18 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
August 18, 1977 / The Hunt Room, Hilton Hotel, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #13, Sd-A / 2 tracks:
- 1. In a Silent Way (J. Zawinul/Miles) [13:00]
- 2. Django (J. Lewis) [8:00]
- Charles Ventrello (soprano sax)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1977.08.25 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
August 25, 1977 / The Hunt Room, Hilton Hotel, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #13, Sd-A / 2 tracks:
- 1. Drifting Petals (R. Towner) [7:30]
- 2. Yellow Fields (E. Weber) [9:00]
- Charles Ventrello (flute-1, soprano sax-2)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass-1, el-bass-2)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1977.09.11 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
September 11, 1977 / Unitarian Church, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #14, Sd-B / 2 or 3 tracks:
- 1. Flute Event/Bambuti (Scutella/Ventrello) [ : ]
- 2. After Love, Emptiness (B. Thomas Jr.) [ : ]
- 3. no info yet [ : ]
- Charles Ventrello (baritone sax and cowbell-1, soprano sax-2)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar, misc. percussion-1)
- Dave Blaetz (bass, woodblock-1)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums, African log drums-1)
1977.09.29 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
September 29, 1977 / Penn-State Behrend, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #10, Sd-A / 1 track:
- 1. Little Niles [ : ]
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1977.10.14 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
October 14, 1977 / The Hunt Room, Hilton Hotel, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #16, Sd-A / 3 tracks:
- 1. Footprints (W. Shorter) [6:30]
- 2. Four Winds (D. Holland) [5:50]
- 3. Fifty Years Shot to Hell [4:50]
- Emil Mazey (kazoo and sticks-3)
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax-1,3, soprano sax-2)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion-3)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1977.10.18 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
October 18, 1977 / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Master Tape #16, Sd-B / 5 tracks:
- 1. Boogie Woogie Waltz (J. Zawinul) [11:15]
- 2. There Comes a Time (T. Williams) [ : ]
- 3. Freedom Jazz Dance (Keith Jarrett) [6:25]
- 4. In A Silent Way (J. Zawinul/M. Davis) [8:00]
- 5. Freedom Jazz Dance—reprise (Keith Jarrett) [3:30]
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax-3,5, soprano sax-1,2,4)
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion-1,2,4)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Wall: Bob Laskey, Dave Blaetz, Charles Ventrello Bench: Rick Lopez, Joe Scutella Photo by Ted Kull |
{RL Archive, Recording}
1978.01.30 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
January 30, 1978 / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Master Tape (no #), Sd-B, C-90 / 1 Set:
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Charles Ventrello
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1978.03.17 • "Murray #1" [Published Work]
March 17, 1978 / The New Spectator, Gannon University, Erie, PA- Short Story: "Murray #1", by Rick Lopez
- A Gannon University Literary Journal.
- (I was channeling an overwrought version of Vladimir Nabokov.
The real one used to bring home beautiful butterflies; I was bringing home a baby bumblebee.)
1979.03.03 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
March 3, 1979 / Sherlock's, Erie, PA
- Master Tapes (no #), Sd-A+B; Sd-A, 2 C-90s / 3 Sets:
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Charles Ventrello
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1979.05.12 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
May 12, 1979 / Carriage House, Erie, PA
- Master Tapes (no #), Sd-B; partial Sd-A, 2 C-90s / 1 Set:
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Charles Ventrello
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Joe Scutella |
{RL Archive, Recording}
1979.05.18 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
May 18, 1979 / Sherlock's, Erie, PA
- Master Tape (no #), Sd-A+B, C-90 / 2 Sets:
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Charles Ventrello
- Bob Laskey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Joe Scutella (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1981.04.23 • "Company is Good Company Indeed" [Published Work]
April 23, 1981 / In the Erie-Times Showcase
- Book Review of Company, by Samuel Beckett
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(Article will appear in new window) |
{RL Archive; Erie-Times Showcase, April 23, 1981 p.22}
1981.04.30 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
April 30, 1981 / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Concourse
- Charles Ventrello
- Sheldon Peterson (el-guitar)
- Kayle Brecher-Kull (voice)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1981.12.04 • quaqua Productions: Krapp's Last Tape + Not I
December 4, 1981, 8:00pm / Unitarian Church, Erie, PA
- Krapp's Last Tape
- Eric Beringer as Krapp
- Not I
- Linda Gamble as Mouth
- Rick Lopez, Director & Producer, quaqua Productions
- Ed Myers, Assistant Producer, Assistant Everything
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Eric Beringer, in Krapp's Last Tape |
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Krapp's back room, with its wine bottles and candlelight. and crib sheets. |
{RL Archive}
1981.12.06 to
1981.12.07 • quaqua Productions: Krapp's Last Tape + Not I
December 7, 1981, 9:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Krapp's Last Tape
- Eric Beringer as Krapp
- Not I
- Linda Gamble as Mouth
- Rick Lopez, Director & Producer, quaqua Productions
- Video & Audio Recordings of Krapp's Last Tape
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This was the first performance or production ever mounted at 1505 State, ClaySpace Theatre. (Now known as The ArtWorks Building.) At the time... (more to come) |
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Eric Beringer, before Krapp's Last Tape |
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Eric Beringer, after Krapp's Last Tape |
{RL Archive}
1982.07.10 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
July 10, 1982, 9:00pm / Erie Art Center's New Art Series, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Concourse:
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute)
- Sheldon Peterson (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Kayle Brecher-Kull (voice)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1982.07.11 • Ed Myers: HEY!
July 11, 1982, 9:00pm / Erie Art Center's New Art Series, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- HEY! / A Performance by Ed Myers
- Performers:
- Dee Cavitt, Ed Myers, Damun Gracenin, Randall McCaslin,
- Fran Resch, Al Fernetti, Odin Pratte, Shaina Pratte
- Asst. Producer & Lighting: Rick Lopez
- Voice & Sound: Dave Blaetz
- Puck Drops Engineer: Ted Kull
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Damun Gracenin (left) Ed Myers (right) |
{Program; Doug Reider Erie Times Showcase June 17, 1982, p.3}
1982.08.29 to
1982.08.30 • quaqua Productions: Not I + That Time
August 29 & 30, 1982, 9:00pm / Erie Art Center's New Art Series, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PAAn Evening of Samuel Beckett's Theatre / Program II
- Not I
- Mouth: Linda Gamble
- That Time
- Listener: Jerry Wilson
- Produced and Directed by Rick Lopez, quaqua Productions
- Production Assistant: Ed Myers
- Originally scheduled as a Play, Not I double-bill. The former was cancelled less than two weeks before the performance. From the program:
"Beckett once forbade That Time and Not I from performance on the same bill. The obvious similarities between the two will be explanation enough as to his reasons (he has stated that they are of the ‘same family’...I see no alternative, apart from cancellation; the fact that the second performance of Not I last December was nixed due to illness has also contributed to my decision..." —R. Lopez
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Jerry Wilson, in That Time |
{Doug Reider Erie Times Showcase June 17, 1982, p.3; Program}
1982.11.11 • "The Expectation-Shattering Originality of Italo Calvino" [Published Work]
November 11, 1982 / In the Erie-Times Showcase
- Book Review: if on a winter's night a traveller, by Italo Calvino
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(Article will appear in new window) |
{RL Archive; Erie-Times Showcase, November 11, 1982 p.16}
1983.01.26—01.30 & 1983.02.02—02.06 • Silver Apple of the Moon
January 26 through 30 & February 2 through 6, 1983, 8:00pm / Behrend Studio Theatre, Penn State-Behrend College, Erie, PA
- Silver Apple of the Moon (World Premiere)
- The Cast: Jim Skiff, John Skiff, Carolyn Brust, Bill Robbins, Lili Pintea, Ed O'Keefe, Stephanie Marra, Judy Hatalsky
Sean McHugh, Joey Fiorilli, Denise DiGiorgio - The Orchestra:
- Jim Skiff (guitar, voice)
- Pam Verity-Harris (violin, mandolin, dulcimer)
- Tony Costa (clarinet, recorder)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (percussion)
- Director: Paul Iddings
- Music & Lyrics: Jim Skiff
- Book: Igor Stalsky
- Sadie Award, Best Musical 1983
1983.03.00 / Sometime during early March of 1983, Lenny Bove makes a phone call, and APE is born...
1983.03.23 to 1983.03.26 • Epidemia
March 23 & 24, 1983, 8:00pm; March 25 & 26, 1988, 7:00 & 9:30pm / Gannon University Theatre, Erie, PA
- Epidemia / Written & Directed by Lucian Zabramny
- The Cast: Mark V. Moorehead, Larry Keiser, John Skiff, Anita Canzian, Marjorie Styer, William Steckler,
Stan Tuznik, Ron Strecker, Mary Rinn, Kiki Zambroski - Live sound by:
- Pam Verity-Harris (violin, voice), Rick Lopez (percussion)
- Original music by:
- Jim Skiff, Pam Verity-Harris, Dave Blaetz, Rick Lopez
- World Premiere
1983.04.10 • APE Escape!
April 10, 1983, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- 1. Louie, Louie
- 2. Industrial Dance Pt. IA
- 3. Industrial Dance Pt. II
- 4. Welcome to the Marines
- 5. Maximum Pressure On
- 6. New Way
- 7. New Instrumental
- 8. Never Look Back
- 9. Wounded Spirit
- 10. "T" in Trouble
- 11. Tell Me a Story
- 12. Spaceship Yeah!
- 13. AGE
- 14. Give Me a Reason
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Lenny Bove + Rick Lopez |
{RL Archives; handbill; Erie Star Nov-Dec, 1983 p.10}
1983.05.20 • APE + Carsickness
May 20, 1983 / Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, PA
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double-bill with Carsickness (from Pittsburgh)
1983 ◊ Erie Art Center's Summer Arts Series ◊ 6/5 to 9/25 (27 productions)
1983.06.08,
09,
10,
13, &
14 • quaqua Productions: Film + Play
June 8, 9, 10, 13, & 14, 1983, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PAAn Evening of Samuel Beckett's Theatre / Program III
- Film
- starring Buster Keaton
- Directed by Alan Schneider
- Play
- Randy Murzynski as M
- Anita Canzian as W1
- Carolyn Brust as W2
- Jim Skiff as Light
- Director & Producer: Rick Lopez, quaqua Productions
- Sets & Lighting design/construction: Ed Myers, Rick Lopez, Jim Skiff, Anita Canzian, The John Bairds (Jr. and Sr.)
- Makeup: Kayle Brecher-Kull
- Produced and Directed by Rick Lopez, quaqua Productions
- "PRINT," a lobby installation by John Baird
) |
Carolyn Brust in PLAY |
{RL Archive, Program; Susan Sipple Erie Times Showcase June 2, 1983, p.14}
1983.06.18 • APE + Time/Space Ltd
June 18, 1983, 8:00pm / Erie Art Center's Summer Series, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Time/Space Ltd
- Performers:
- five members
- In Concert: APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick DiBello (guitars)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
{RL Archives, Gig flyer; Dave Schultz, Erie Times Showcase June 16, 1983, p.18}
1983.06.19 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse + Dr. Leroy Williams
June 19, 1983 / Erie Art Center's Summer Series, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Concourse:
- Charles Ventrello (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute)
- Sheldon Peterson (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Kayle Brecher-Kull (voice)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Special Guest Leroy Williams (trombone) / Electronic composition "Inner City"
) |
Sheldon Peterson, Charles Ventrello, and special guest Dr. Leroy Williams |
{RL Archive, Program; Michael Plasha Erie Times Showcase June 2, 1983, p.12}
1983.06.24 • Time/Space Ltd: Untidaled
June 24, 1983, 9:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Untidaled
- Performers:
- Damun Gracenin, Anita Canzian, Fred Behrendt, Tim Parsons
- Randall McCaslin, Fran Resch, Lily Pintea, Kim Chitester
- Director: Ed Myers
- Lighting: Rick Lopez
- Sound: Dave Blaetz
- Water Management: Marty Renkis
- Rigging: Tim Parsons
1983.07.10 • Basil Ronzitti Quintet
July 10, 1979 / Erie Art Center's Summer Series, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Basil Ronzitti Quintet:
- Basil Ronzitti (piano)
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Phil Popotnik (tenor sax, clarinet, el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
{RL Archive, Erie Times Showcase June 2, 1983, p.13}
1983.07.17 • Gamut
July 17, 1979 / Erie Art Center's Summer Series, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Gamut:
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Sheldon Peterson (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
{RL Archive, Erie Times Showcase June 2, 1983, p.13}
1983.07.22 • Four Performances by Time/Space Ltd
July 22, 1983 / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Fire
- A performance by Fred Behrendt
- Recording by Fred Behrendt and Ed Myers
- The Gallery
- Performers:
- Warren Hohwald, Anita Canzian, Fred Behrendt
- Damun Gracenin,
- Michelle Bergeron, Ed Myers, Lily Pintea
- Written and Directed by Ed Myers
- 7-22-07 Section R, L Block
- A performance by Tim Parsons
- with Randall McCaslin, Tim Parsons, and The Gallery
- Hangers
- A performance by Fran Resch
- Doug Horton, Carol Forrest, and Sun Hee Pak (The Rollers)
- Liz Keppel and Tim Parsons (The Hangers)
- Randall McCaslin, Damun Gracenin, Lenny Bove, and Bob Ellwood (The Workers)
- and Fran Resch (The Director)
- Lighting: Rick Lopez
- Sound: Lenny Bove
) |
Hohwald, Canzian, Behrendt, Gracenin, Bergeron, Myers, Pintea in The Gallery |
{RL Archive, program}
1983.07.29 • APE w/ Rick DiBello
July 29, 1983 / Oliver's, Erie, PA
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick DiBello (guitars)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
) |
DiBello loved his rock'n'roll... | ||
) |
...but APE tracks made him lose control. Photos by Roger Prehoda |
{Erie Times News Showcase July 28, 1983, box ad}
1983.08.04 • "A Weekend of Writers and Poets at ClaySpace" [Published Work]
August 4, 1983 / In the Erie-Times Showcase
- Literary Festival Preview: "A Literary Trilogy", at the Erie Art Museum
- Erie Writers Read: Lonnie Sherman, Ron Androla, Michael Tkach, James Madison Davis, Chris Dubbs (1983.08.04)
- Poetry in Motion, a Film by Ron Mann (1983.08.05)
- A Reading by Jack Micheline (1983.08.06)
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(Article will appear in new window.) |
{RL Archive; Erie-Times Showcase, August 4, 1983 p.16}
1983.08.14 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse + Depot Street Quintet
August 14, 1979 / Erie Art Center's Summer Series, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Concourse:
- Charles Ventrello
- Sheldon Peterson (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Kayle Brecher-Kull (voice)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Depot Street:
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Sublette (clarinet, bass clarinet)
- Dom Fosco (piano)
- Gary Lindberg (bass)
- Jim Hetz (drums)
1983.08.20 • APE
August 20, 1983, 2:00pm / Erie Fest, Erie, PAOn a stage fronted by hay bales (why?) with a mock wooden fence along the front edge with tacked on wagon wheels, all behind a huge dining-area tent in an empty lot on the east side of State Street between 8th & 9th Streets.
- In Concert: APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1983.09.02 • APE + The Shunts
September 2, 1983 / Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, PA
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double-bill with The Shunts
1983.07.29 • APE w/ Rick DiBello
September 9, 1983 / Oliver's, Erie, PA
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick DiBello (guitars)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1983.09.25 • APE
September 25, 1983, 9:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
) |
A nice promo shot by artist John Baird (pictured, on the right). |
{Erie Times Showcase September 15, 1983}
1983.11.02 to 1983.11.04 • John Osborne's LUTHER
November 2 through 4, 1983, 8:00pm, with a 2:00pm matinee on Friday / The Warner Theatre, Erie, PA"To celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther."
- Ted Martin's Milkwood Productions Presents: Luther
- Directed by Ted Martin
- Written by John Osborne
- The Cast: John S. Shaughnensy (Martin Luther), Ed Hess (Hans Luther), C.R. Schmitt (Brother Winand),
William E. Speicher (John Tetzel), Paul Iddings (Cajetan), Mark V. Moorehead (The Knight), Jim Gandolfo (Pope Leo X)
David Held, Frank Vitale, and many, many others. - Assistant Director: Michael Baum
- Sets: Lynn Lockrow / Lighting: George Schneider / Music Direction and Organ: Kevin J. Sadowski
| Propsmaster: Rick Lopez, who wrangled palace interiors, churches, and a marketplace filled with carts and booths and fruits and vegetables and children and chickens and dozens of costumed extras onto and off of the massive Warner Theatre stage. Oh, and three Rotweilers leashed on lengths of heavy iron chain. |
{RL archive; Erie Times-News Showcase November 1, 1983 p.12 Sec.B; Erie Times-News November 3, p.11 Sec.A}
1983.11.11 • APE + Generic Beat
November 11, 1983, 9:30 / "Battle of the Bands," Campus Center, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
- Generic Beat
- Dan Smith (vocals, percussion)
- Chris Eugenio (bass, voice)
- Roger Prehoda (drums, voice)
- Mark Emhoff (el-guitar, voice)
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
) |
Next day's headline: APE takes a Beat-down. Photo by Roger Prehoda |
{Michael Plasha, Erie Times News Showcase November 10, 1983; Gig poster}
1983.11.12 • APE + Dream Factory
November 12, 1983 / Oliver's, Erie, PA
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double-bill with Dream Factory (from Pittsburgh)
) |
Lenny Bove making ready. |
) |
Lenny Bove speaking. Photos by Roger Prehoda |
{Erie Times News Showcase November 10, 1983, box ad}
1983.11.30 • APE w/ Rick DiBello
November 30, 1983 / Sherlock's, Erie, PA
- APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick DiBello (guitars)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double-bill with Dream Factory (from Pittsburgh)
1983.12.07 • APE + Bangorillas
December 7, 1983, 9:00pm / Sherlock's, Erie, PA
- Concert: APE w/ special guest Rick DiBello
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick DiBello (guitars)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double bill with Bangorillas
) |
In a prescient bit of graphic play, I use Maria Callas in a gig poster 20 years before getting her. |
{RL Archives, gig poster; Erie Star Nov-Dec 1983, calendar}
1984.03.21 to 1984.03.25 • American Dream & Zoo Story
March 21 through 25, 1984, 8:00pm / Zurn Recital Hall, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
- American Dream & Zoo Story
- Ted Martin's Milkwood Productions
- Written by Edward Albee
- American Dream
- The Cast: Joe Larraway (Mommy), Boyd Dolan (Daddy), Doris Becker (Grandma), Janet Dumeyer (Mrs. Barker), Brent Plaff (the young man)
- Zoo Story
- The Cast: David MacNeill, Father C.R. Schmitt
- Orchestra:
- Sound technician: Rick Lopez
- 1984.04.19 - The preview articles begin to appear.
R. Lopez saying something outlandish, again; Ed Myers raising an eyebrow.
Feature by Tom Weber,
Erie Times-News Showcase,
April 19, 1984 p.3
1984 ◊ The Alternative Arts Series ◊ 6/2 to 10/7 (over 70 productions...)
) |
Rick Lopez and Ed Myers heading into the zone. |
I recall the idea coming to us at the very end of '83, between Christmas and New Years, that dead week when everyone is recovering from the first holiday and prepping numbly for the second. I'm not sure I would have gone willingly into '84 had I really understood what we were going to try to do. Over 70 productions in the span of 16 weeks? Impossible... Ridiculous... And then Ed introduced me to Pataphysics: "The science of imaginary solutions," and we were off. The intent was to gather all of the cutting-edge regional "outsider" talent that we could into a summer-long schedule of artistic activity that would operate out of a single venue. What we ended up with was a core of seven resident groups (Time/Space Ltd, Calliope Dance Troupe, Erie Jazz Co-Op, In All Seriousness, APE, quaqua Productions, and Kangaroo Court) as well as a Guest Director Theatre Series, a Harold Pinter Film festival, a New German Films festival, an Installation Art gallery series, theatre workshops, a Benefit Concert Series, Multi-media events, lectures, and several special programs that all came leaping into our nets as we were putting the rest of it together. Yes, it was incredible. Yes, it nearly killed us both. And you think I'm kidding... [more to come] |
) |
Mr. Busy working the phones. |
) |
The AAS logo / Ed Myers trying to explain something to Meredith Monk. After six months of preparatory insanity, the series quietly got underway mid-morning on Saturday, June 2, when theatre director Ted Martin threw open the doors on his acting workshop. A week later the first production... |
- 1984.06.02 - Theatre Workshop: Ted Martin, 11-week program (through 1984.08.11) /
10:00am - 2:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.09 (1) - Theatre Workshop: Ted Martin, 11-week program (through 1984.08.11) /
10:00am - 2:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.06.09 (2) • Kangaroo Court Poetry Readings + ÜRSONATA
June 9, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Readings:
- Lonnie Sherman
- Ron Androla
- Fred Behrendt
- Special guest: Dierdre Baldwin
- Publication of Issue #1 of Kangaroo Court
(Rick Lopez & Lonnie Sherman, Publishers/Co-Editors) - ÜRSONATA
- Lenny Bove performs ÜRSONATA, a phonetic tone-poem by Kurt Schwitters / Recording
- 4 Movements: Rondo / Largo / Scherzo Trio Scherzo / Presto Cadenza and Finale
- "This is Mr. Bove's first public performance of the piece..."
) |
) |
Photos by Chuck Shearer |
The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers
{Erie Times Showcase June 7, 1984 p.3; Program}
1984.06.09 (3) • Kangaroo Court #1 (The Anthology) [Small Press Publication]
Edition of 350 copies, 5.5x8.5, 54pp. / ISBN 0-940381-00-1, ©1984June 9, 1984 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
Nuts & bolts-bound paperback, tipped in plate on cover
Published and Edited by Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman
Contributors:
| —Ron Androla | —Jacques DuLumiere | —Rick Lopez | —Ruthann Robson | |
| —Gene Avery | —Chuck Eschweiler | —Patrick J. McKinnon | —Lonnie Sherman | |
| —Fred Behrendt | —Haywood Jackson | —Jack Micheline | —Belinda Subraman | |
| —Chandler Brossard | —William R. Johnson | —Todd Moore | —Jon Varga | |
| —Charles Bukowski | —Arthur Winfield Knight | —Kurt Nimmo | —Richard Wilmarth | |
| —Steve Doering | —Ligi | —Kirk Robertson | —Paul J. Wolfe |
- Baby Bird Portfolio: Ed Myers
- Cover and Title Page: Cheryl Knox, adapted from an etching in Boy Traders in Australia, artist unknown.
- Binding Concept: John Baird
- Translation of three Jacque DuLumiere poems + Bio : Terry Cuthbert, Oxford (UK)
- Inside Back Cover: Page torn from a notebook by Jack Micheline and handed to Ron Androla
after Micheline's reading at ClaySpace, August 6, 1983. - "All submissions published with original typos, punctuation, missplelligns, etc.—as received."
) |
Kangaroo Court #1 Front Cover |
) One of the four illustrations from Ed Myers' Baby Bird portfolio. |
{RL Archive}
- 1984.06.10 (1) - Fran Resch Installation Art: "Channeled Frustration" (through July 1) / 7:00pm, ClaySpace Gallery, Erie, PA / Erie Times Showcase July 7, p.19
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.10 (2) - Erie Jazz Co-Op: Reach with Frank Butrey (electric guitar), Basil Ronzitti (piano), Charles Ventrello (reeds), Henry Jacobson (bass), Floyd Williams (drums) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA Erie Times-News Showcase June 7, 1984 p.4
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.12 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
84.06.13 • APE
June 13, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- In Concert: APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
{RL Archive}
- 1984.06.14 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.15 (1) - Theatre Workshop: Ted Martin, 11-week program (through 1984.08.11) /
10:00am - 2:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.15 (2)
1984.06.16 - Parris Baker and the Black Ensemble of Performing Arts: "‘Cause It's the Way We Feel" /
Theatre production (two evenings), with Parris J. Baker and Rachel McGill / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.17 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: (unknown group) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.06.19 to 1984.06.23 • Alternative Arts Series In Residence
|
- 1984.06.22 - Theatre Workshop: Ted Martin, 11-week program (through 1984.08.11) /
10:00am - 2:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.24 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: Crossover featuring Dave Calabrese [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.26 - Harold Pinter Screenplay Film Fest: The Servant (1963), starring Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Patrick Magee / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.06.27
1984.06.28 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.06.29 Electronic Music by Dr. Leroy S. Williams and Kayle Brecher-Kull + ÜRSONATA
June 29, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- The Program:
- Hallwalk (Brecher-Kull)
- a piece for Tape
- Urban Walk (Brecher-Kull)
- a piece for Tape & Percussion
- Rick Lopez (toms, cymbals, organ bellows)
- Kayle Brecher-Kull (slot drum, fry-pans, saw)
- Inner City (Williams)
- a piece for Tape
- Silver Wind Song (Williams)
- a piece for Tape & Clarinet
- David Sublette (clarinet)
- Questar Too (Brecher-Kull)
- Electronic Verse in Sections
- ÜRSONATA
- Lenny Bove performs ÜRSONATA, a phonetic tone-poem by Kurt Schwitters / Recording
- 4 Movements: Rondo / Largo / Scherzo Trio Scherzo / Presto Cadenza and Finale
- Introduction by Diane Bove
) |
Rick Lopez and Kayle Brecher-Kull |
The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers
{RL archive; Program insert}
- 1984.06.30 - Style Wars (Screening of the "Urban Art Film") + Break-Dancing Performances
3:00 & 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Master of Ceremonies: Parris J. Baker
- Ground Control
- Al Vicary, Frank Vicary, Harry Vogel, and John Zadorozny
- Ultimate Chill
- Brian Caruthers and Kenny McCoy
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
)
)
)
- 1984.06.30 - Fran Resch: Artist's Closing Reception for "Channeled Frustration" (Exhibit June 10th through July 1st) / 7:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.07.01 • Time/Space Ltd: HEY! + James Vredevoogd Lecture
July 1, 1984 / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- James Vredevoogd / Lecture
- Professor of Fine Arts at Edinboro University and founder of the Performance Ensemble
- A presentation on Performance Art...
- HEY! / A Performance by Ed Myers
- Performers:
- Ed Myers, Mark Tanenbaum, Ed Hess, John Baird, Anita Canzian, Vic Pancerev
- (need update on credits)
- Asst. Producer & Sound: Rick Lopez
- Sound Design: Dave Blaetz
- Voice (Introductory Recording) & Light: Fred Behrendt
- Poetry Recording: Soft Shoe, Dierdre Baldwin
- Puck Drops Engineer: Ted Kull
- Production Assistant: Parris J. Baker
- Costuming: Cindy Behrendt, Ed Hess, Ed Myers, The Erie Civic Ballet
) |
James Vredevoogd, adressing the moment. With several audience members identified, perhaps incorrectly. |
The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers
{RL archive; Program}
- 1984.07.03 - Harold Pinter Screenplay Film Fest: The Pumpkin Eater (1964), starring Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason, Maggie Smith / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.07 - Michelle Bergeron: "New Works," Gallery Installation ...through July 28 / Opening, 8:00pm, ClaySpace Gallery, Erie, PA
["Self-Expression Comes Alive", by Fred Behrendt, Erie Times-News Showcase, July 12, 1984; The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.07 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.07.08 • Charles Ventrello's Concourse
July 8, 1984, 8:00pm / "Erie Jazz Co-Op Presents," ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Concourse:
- Charles Ventrello
- Sheldon Peterson (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Kayle Brecher-Kull (voice)
- Matt Ferguson (drums)
- "Special Guest Appearance" by Concourse alumnus Rick Lopez (percussion)
{RL archive; Program}
- 1984.07.10 - Harold Pinter Screenplay Film Fest: The Caretaker (1964), starring Donald Pleasance, Alan Bates, Robert Shaw / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.07.13 & 1984.07.14 • Sun and Moon: The Stonecutter's Veil
July 13 & 14, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Sun and Moon: The Stonecutter's Veil
- Written by Jim Skiff and Pam Verity-Harris
- Directed by Lucian Zabramny
- with Carolyn Brust (Stonecutter's Heart), David Scribner (The Stonecutter), Natalie Hammond and Mark Dick (Dream Weavers), Jim Skiff (vocals, guitar, trombone), Pam Verity-Harris (vocals, violin, guitar, dulcimer, mandolin, recorder, finger cymbals), John Thompson (Narrator)
- Lights: Rick Lopez
- Costumes: Chris Zabramny
{RL archive; Program}
- 1984.07.15 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: The Jack Todd Trio, with Jack Todd (Hammond B-03), Frank Butrey (guitar), Tim Driscoll (drums) Schedule had Trio scheduled. [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group; Erie Times-News Showcase, July 15, p.13F] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.17 - Harold Pinter Screenplay Film Fest: The Birthday Party (1968), starring Robert Shaw, Patrick Magee, and Dandy Nichols / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.18 - Performance Art Forum: Pieces by Fran Resch (Allegheny College), Tom Vredevoogd (Performance Ensemble, Edinboro University), and Ben Bainbridge (New York University) / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.19 - Local Film-makers: Regional film artists screenings / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.07.21 - The Erie Art Museum Presents: Anthony Braxton Solo Concert
- 1984.07.22 - Rakish Paddy: An Evening of Traditional Irish Music with Pam Verity, Peggy Fowler, John Dreibelbis, and John McCutcheon / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.24 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.25 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: The Alan Perry and Susan Grey Group [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.26 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.07.27
1984.07.28 - Snow White: Parris Baker's Black Ensemble of Performing Arts An adaptation of the classic Disney Tale, starring Bayfront Ballet Director Sharon Battles, "...and The Seven Dwarves are played by break dancers." / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.07.29 • APE / AAS Benefit Concert I
July 29, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- In Concert: APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
) |
RL and Lenny Bove |
The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers
{RL archive; Program}
- 1984.07.31 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.01 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: (unknown group) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.03 - Performance Art: Pat Saunders, "...a number of original pieces, including Negatively Speaking and Ceramics Demonstration." / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
84.08.04 • Kangaroo Court + Kayle Brecher-Kull + Field Theory
August 4, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court: Readings
- Lonnie Sherman
- Fred Behrendt
- Recording: C-90, Sd-A
- Kayle Brecher-Kull: Two Electronic Pieces
- Kayle Brecher-Kull (voice, pre-recorded tapes)
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- "The whole deal painted as it happens by artist John Baird" [...on a nine-yard long canvas.] / John Baird: Wallpaper Works
) |
Lopez, Butrey, and Blaetz... | ||
) |
...digging. |
{RL Archive; Erie Times Showcase July 7, p.19}
- 1984.08.05 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: Preston Williams' Nomads, with Williams (reeds), Bob Long (guitar), Ken Cornelius (bass), Everett Eighmy (drums) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.06 - AAS Benefit Concert II / PUNK: The D.T.s, Skwat, Thirsty Brats / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
) |
Photo by Mark Tanenbaum |
1984.08.10 • APE
August 10, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- In Concert: APE
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, vocals, tape loops, rhythm tracks, compositions)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
{RL archive; Program}
- 1984.08.11 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.12 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: Mark Gridley Trio (Cleveland), with Gridley (flute), Bob Fraser (guitar), Mike Wahl (bass) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.13 - AAS Benefit Concert III—NEW WAVE / Plaid Teeth: Jack Dillen, KenForest, Ben Forest; The Bedrocks, Rick DiBello and the DiBelltones / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.15 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.08.16
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1984.08.18 • Zoo Story + Just Another Detroit Jew
August 16, 17, & 18, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PADouble-Bill Theatre:
- Zoo Story (by Edward Albee)
- Performers: David McNeill and C.R. Schmitt
- Director: Ted Martin / Milkwood Productions
- Lights and Sound: Rick Lopez
- Just Another Detroit Jew (by Alex Clemente)
- Performers: Sarah Keough and Rose Tatalone
- Director: Alex Clemente
- "...an original script specifically for this year's AAS... A modern parallel to Albee's Zoo Story"
- 1984.08.19 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: Allegheny Jazz Consortium (Meadville), with Chuck Musone (piano), Becky Musone (bass, trumpet, voice), David Sublette (clarinet), Floyd Williams (drums) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.20 - AAS Benefit Concert IV ROCK: Ventura, Generic Beat, Hit'n'Run / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.21 - Recent German Films Series: Flaming Hearts (Walter Bockmayer and Rolf Buhrmann, 1978), presented by Barb Finney, Erie Art Museum / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.22 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.08.23
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1984.08.25 • Zoo Story + Just Another Detroit Jew / Guest-Director Series
August 23, 24, & 25, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PADouble-Bill Theatre:
- Zoo Story (by Edward Albee)
- Performers: David McNeill and C.R. Schmitt
- Director: Ted Martin / Milkwood Productions
- Lights and Sound: Rick Lopez
- Just Another Detroit Jew (by Alex Clemente)
- Performers: Sarah Keough and Rose Tatalone
- Director: Alex Clemente
- "...an original script specifically for this year's AAS... A modern parallel to Albee's Zoo Story"
- 1984.08.26 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: 18 Strings, with Frank Butrey (guitar), Sheldon Peterson (guitar), Brian Fels (guitar) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.27 - AAS Benefit Concert V / METAL: Pyro, Satin Steele, Hammersmith / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.08.28 - Recent German Films Series: Marie (Hans Geisendorfer), presented by Barb Finney, Erie Art Museum / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.08.30 & 1984.08.31 • Rene Vicary's Calliope w/ Susan Sielheimer Iervolina
August 30 & 31, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Act I
- Susan Sielheimer Iervolina / Bharata Natyam
- "...will perform a selection of pieces in this dance style"
- SITAR
- Doug Werner (sitar)
- ALARIPPU
- Susan Sielheimer Iervolina (dance)
- Doug Werner (sitar)
- SABDAM
- Susan Sielheimer Iervolina (dance)
- Doug Werner (sitar)
- Firebird (music by Igor Stravinsky)
- Ken Morrison and Jacqueline Illig (dance)
- Ken Morrison (choreography)
- A Bird From The Sea (based on Symphony for a Seabird from The Way of Chuang Tsu by Thomas Merton
- Nancy Miodus, Patty Falkewitz, and Rene Vicary (dance)
- Cori Terry (choreography)
- Leo Estes (Narrator)
- Lifecycle (Music by Electric Light Orchestra)
- Ken Morrison, Jacqueline Illig, Patty Falkewitz, Don Halquist, and Krisy Parker (dance)
- Jacqueline Illig (choreography)
- Calliope Dance Company:
- Anti-frantic Alternative (music by Stephen Halpern)
- Don Halquist, Patty Falkewitz, Ken Morrison, Jacqueline Illig, and Vic Pancerev (dance)
- Rene Vicary (choreography)
- Chacun N'est Pas Aise Qui Danse (music by Paul Winter Consort; Terje Rypdal)
- Patty Falkewitz, Jacqueline Illig, Rene Vicary, Ken Morrison, and Sarah Russell (dance)
- Rene Vicary (choreography)
- Stephen Halpern (music)
- I Have Food (music by Lenny Bove / Tuba's 14s
- Don Halquist, Patty Falkewitz, Ken Morrison, Jacqueline Illig, Krisy Parker, and Vic Pancerev (dance)
- Rene Vicary (choreography)
- Consider The Source (music by ZZ Top)
- Don Halquist, Patty Falkewitz, Ken Morrison, Jacqueline Illig, Krisy Parker, and Vic Pancerev (dance)
- TILLIANA
- Susan Sielheimer Iervolina (dance)
- Doug Werner (sitar)
- Director: Rene Vicary
- Production Manager: Steve Sucato
- Lighting: Ed Myers
- Sound: Russ Illig
- Production Crew: John Catalino and Mel Skol
- Costume Design: Rene Vicary, Jacqueline Illig, and Patricia Plasko
- 1984.09.01 - In All Seriousness: Jim Gandolfo, Ralph Pontillo, Mark Tannenbaum, John Stockhausen, Rich Tryzbiak, Gail McGauhey, Chuck Smith, occasional others... [Comedy Improv, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.02 - John Baird: "Wallpaper Works" "September 2, and other dates..." (See 1984.08.04) Erie Times Showcase July 7, p.19
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.04 - Recent German Films Series: Willi-Busch Report (Nikolaus Schilling, 1979), presented by Barb Finney, Erie Art Museum / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.08 - AAS Benefit Concert VI / BLUEGRASS & COUNTRY: (unknown groups) / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.09 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: The Frank Luria Group, (unknown personnel) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.11 - Recent German Films Series: Strong-Man Ferdinand (Alexander Kluge, 1976), presented by Barb Finney, Erie Art Museum / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.14
1984.09.15 - Guest-Director Series: Vanities, Directed by Ben Agresti, with Mary Beth Finke, Carla Granato, and Tammy Roche / Kitty Dilley (Assistant Director), Ed Myers (Lighting), Monica Williams, Barb Miodus, Barbara Rickloff, and Paul Rickloff (Technical Assistance) / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.16 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: Concourse & the Perry String Quartet, Charles Ventrello (reeds, Arranger), Sheldon Peterson (el-guitar), Dave Blaetz (bass), Kayle Brecher-Kull (voice), Matt Ferguson (drums); Perry String Quartet: Howard Lyon (violin), others unknown [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.18 - Recent German Films Series: All-Around Reduced Personality (Helke Sanders, 1977/78), presented by Barb Finney, Erie Art Museum / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.19
1984.09.20
1984.09.21
1984.09.22 - Guest-Director Series: Vanities, Directed by Ben Agresti, with Mary Beth Finke, Carla Granato, and Tammy Roche / Kitty Dilley (Assistant Director), Ed Myers (Lighting), Monica Williams, Barb Miodus, Barbara Rickloff, and Paul Rickloff (Technical Assistance) / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.23 - Erie Jazz Co-Op: Convergence, Brian Fels (el-guitar), Bob Sadowski (keyboards), Tony Stefanelli (bass), Matt Ferguson (drums) [Concert Series, AAS Resident Group] / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers] - 1984.09.25 - Recent German Films Series: The Baker's Bread (Erwin Keusch, 1977), presented by Barb Finney, Erie Art Museum / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.09.25 - Special Film Feature: The Last Detail (1973), Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid / 8:00pm, ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
[The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers]
1984.09.30 • Time/Space Ltd: Performance Art
September 30, 1984 / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Performance pieces by Ed Myers / * info coming...
- Performers:
- Ed Myers, Damun Gracenin, Randall McCaslin...
- (need update on credits)
- Asst. Producer & Lighting: Rick Lopez
{RL archive; Program}
1984.10.01 • A Blues for Rita, by Lonnie Sherman [Small Press Publication]
First Edition, Saddle-stitched Chapbook, 5.5x8.5, 12pp., ©1984Second Printing 1985.09.25
October 1, 1984 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court #2
- Limited to 150 copies
- 125 copies—Light blue vellum cover, Parchment text
- 25 copies Signed & Numbered by author, Olive cover, Pebbled antique white text
- Tipped in half-tone plate on cover, photograph by John Vanco
- Publisher & Editor Rick Lopez
) |
A Blues for Rita by Lonnie Sherman 1st Edition |
{RL Archive}
1984.10.04
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1984.10.06 • quaqua Productions: Footfalls + Not I
June 8, 9, 10, 13, & 14, 1983, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PAAn Evening of Samuel Beckett's Theatre / Program IV
- Footfalls
- starring Carolyn Brust and Kathy Hubbard
- Not I
- starring Linda Gamble
- Director & Producer: Rick Lopez, quaqua Productions
More to come on how this Summer and its self-inflicted demands nearly killed us both...
The Alternative Arts Series, Rick Lopez and Ed Myers, Co-Directors/Producers
{RL Archive, Program}
1984.10.07 • Field Theory
October 7, 1984, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
{Mark Gridley, Erie Times Showcase October 25, 1984 p.20}
1984.00.00 • Field Theory
unknown date, 1984 ? / Recording Studio, Fredonia State University, Fredonia, NY
- Recording, Sd-A, C-90:
- 1. Stretch of the Imagination [ : ]
- 2. Life & Times [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1984.10.26 • Field Theory
October 26, 1984, 5:00pm / Pufferbelly's, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1984.11.13 • Poetry Reading and Discussion on the Arts [Penn State-Behrend College]
November 13, 1984, 1:00pm / Reed Seminar Room, Penn State-The Behrend College, Erie, PA- "The Mary Behrend Cultural Fund presents a Poetry Reading and Discussion on the Arts in Erie"
- Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman of Kangaroo Court Publishing
1984.12.25 • Poem (For Brady Mayberry), by Lonnie Sherman [Small Press Publication]
Presentation Edition, Saddle-stitched Chapbook, 5.5x8.5, 16pp., ©1984December 25, 1984 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court #3
- Limited to 25 Presentation Copies, Signed & Numbered by author
- Half-tone on cover, Celadon Rough Weave cover, Scriptmark Cream Parchment text
- A special Christmas publication by GeorgeAnn Burroughs and R. Lopez for the author.
- Publisher & Editor Rick Lopez
) |
Poem (for Brady Mayberry) by Lonnie Sherman Presentation Edition |
{RL Archive}
1984.12.31 • Field Theory
December 31, 1984, 9:00pm / Pufferbelly's, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1985.00.00 • Field Theory
unknown date, 1985? / Henry's, Erie, PA
- Recording, Sd-A, C-90 / 3 Sets (incomplete):
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1985.03.23 • Field Theory
March 23, 1985 / Docksider, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1985.04.19 • Field Theory + Oliver Lake and Jump Up!
April 19, 1985 / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Field Theory (8:00)
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Oliver Lake and Jump Up! (9:00)
- Oliver Lake (tenor sax, alto sax, flute, voice)
- Jerome Harris (guitar, bass guitar, synth, voice)
- Alphonia Tims (guitar)
- Billy Grant (bass)
- Pheeroan akLaff (drums)
) |
Gig poster by RL |
{RL Archive}
1985.06.01 • the spider who walked underground, by Tony Moffeit [Small Press Publication]
First Printing, Hand-sewn Chapbook in Wrappers, 5.25x8.5, 36pp. / ISBN 0-940381-03-6, ©1985[Second Printing 1986.05.01]
June 1, 1985 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court #4
- Limited to 150 copies
- 25 copies Signed & Numbered by author
- White Riegel Jersey cover; White Vellum text; White Translucent Vellum dividers over half-tones.
- Three Half-tone Photographs: Cover by Les Leverett; Pg.7 by Bruce Gidoll; Pg.31 source unknown.
- Publishers & Editors Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman
) |
the spider who walked underground
Cover photo with permission, "Hank Williams and friend, Germany, 1949."
A 13-year-old Hank Williams, obscured by translucent vellum. Photo by Bruce Gidoll, without permission. |
) |
{RL Archive}
1985.06.00 • Field Theory
June, 1985 / Erie Festival of the Arts, Perry Square, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
) |
)
Photos by Roger Prehoda |
) |
{DB Archive, Recording}
1985.06.29 • Field Theory + Leroy Jenkins' Sting
June 29, 1985, 8:00pm / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Field Theory (8:00)
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Leroy Jenkins' Sting (9:00)
- Leroy Jenkins (violin)
- Brandon Ross (el-guitar)
- James Emery (el-guitar)
- Terry Jenoure (violin)
- Alonzo Gardner (bass)
- Kamal Sabir (drums)
1985.09.25 • A Blues for Rita, by Lonnie Sherman [Small Press Publication]
Second Printing, Hand-sewn Chapbook, 5.5x8.5, 12pp. / ISBN 0-940381-00-1, ©1985First Printing 1984.10.01
September 25, 1985 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court #2
- Limited to 212 copies
- 12 copies "Out of Series" Signed & Numbered by author
- Beckett Antique Red cover; Sorg's parchtone text.
- Tipped in half-tone plate on cover, photograph by John Vanco
- Publisher & Editor Rick Lopez
) |
A Blues for Rita by Lonnie Sherman 2nd Printing Winner 1985 Suburban Wilderness Spineless Award Best Non-perfect-bound Book. |
{RL Archive}
1985.10.13 • Field Theory
October 13, 1985 / Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
- Recording, Sd-A+B, C-90 / 2 Sets:
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1985.11.01 • Field Theory + Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society
November 1, 1985 / ClaySpace Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Field Theory (8:00)
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society (9:00)
- Eric Person (alto and soprano sax)
- Henry Scott (trumpet)
- Vernon Reid (guitar, banjo)
- Cary Denigris (guitar)
- Reverend Bruce Johnson *or* Reggie Washington (bass)
- Ronald Shannon Jackson (drums)
- others unknown
- Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society
1986.02.01 • HARD BOIL, by Anonymous (Rick Lopez) [Small Press Publication]
First Edition, Hand-sewn Chapbook, 5.5x8.5, 28pp. / ISBN 0-940381-05-2, ©1985February 1, 1986 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court imprint: Racket Squad #2
- Limited to 212 copies
- 12 copies "Out of Series" Signed & Numbered by author
- Simpson Teton Slate cover; Simpson Gainsborouh Silver flyleaf; Glacier White Vellum text.
- Cover image from The Killer Inside Me; Three text sections separated by fragments of cover image.
- Publisher & Editor Lonnie Sherman
) |
) HARD BOIL The mega-violence part of the show, published anonymously. |
HARD BOIL on-line NOT for the faint of heart...  |
{RL Archive}
1986.03.00 • Field Theory + The Bedrocks
March, 1986, 10:00pm / Norb's Bar, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- "...opened for the Bedrocks..."
1986.03.00 • Field Theory w/ Charles Ventrello & Basil Ronzitti
March, 1986, 10:00pm / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Charles Ventrello (tenor and soprano sax, flute)
- Basil Ronzitti (keyboards)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- "...a packed house at Smuggler's"
- 1986.04.00 • "Best, Connie"
While corresponding with Connie Fox before the publication of
her BABICKA chapbook on July 1, I received this very succinct
update in the mail.
)
1986.04.12 • Field Theory
April 12, 1985 / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1986.05.01 • the spider who walked underground, by Tony Moffeit [Small Press Publication]
Second Printing, Hand-sewn Chapbook in Wrappers, 5.25x8.5, 36pp. / ISBN 0-940381-03-6, ©1985[First Edition 1985.06.01]
May 1, 1986 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court #4
- Limited to 212 copies
- 12 copies "Out of Series," Signed & Numbered by author
- White Riegel Jersey cover; White Vellum text; White Translucent Vellum dividers over half-tones.
- Three Half-tone Photographs: Cover by Les Leverett; Pg.7 by Bruce Gidoll; Pg.31 source unknown.
- Publishers & Editors Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman
) |
the spider who walked underground
Photo page 31 (source unknown), used without permission, "Jail, Alexander City, Alabama—18 Aug., 1952," obscured by translucent vellum.
Photo (1949, Germany) and photo of Hank Williams at 13 (obscured by translucent vellum) shown with First Edition. |
{RL Archive}
1986.05.17 • Field Theory
May 17, 1986, 9:30pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1986.05.24 • Field Theory w/ Charles Ventrello & Basil Ronzitti
May 24, 1986, 9:30pm / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Charles Ventrello (tenor and soprano sax, flute)
- Basil Ronzitti (keyboards)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1986.07.01 • BABICKA, by Connie Fox [Small Press Publication]
First Printing, Hand-sewn Chapbook in Wrappers, 5.25x8.5, 36pp. / ISBN 0-940381-06-0, ©1986July 1, 1986 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court #5
- Limited to 212 copies
- 12 copies "Out of Series," Signed & Numbered by author
- (Info on papers coming...).
- 11 Half-tone Photographs: Title-page photo of Babicka, End-page photo of Connie Fox by the author.
Nine half-tones within text, progression/montage of Title-page and End-page photos (Slide show to come).
Photolab Work: Kathy Merski - Publishers & Editors Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman
) |
BABICKA
"Babicka, Chicago, IL, 1941.". Photo provided by author. |
) |
{RL Archive}
1986.09.27 • Field Theory w/ Brian Fels
September 27, 1986, 9:30pm / Docksider (5th and State), Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Brian Fels (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1986.10.08 • Kangaroo Court: a Reading by Todd Moore
October 8, 1986, 8:00pm / ArtWorks Theatre (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court: Readings
- Ron Androla (Northern Pressure Press); Lonnie Sherman and Rick Lopez (Kangaroo Court Publishing)
- Todd Moore reads Dillinger
- "The whole deal painted as it happens by artist John Baird" / Wallpaper Works
1986.11.23 • Field Theory
November 23, 1986 / The Docksider, Erie, PA
- Recording, Sd-A+B, C-90 / 2 Sets (incomplete):
- 1. Well You Needn't [ : ]
- 2. It's a No Good [ : ]
- 3. This End Up [ : ]
- 4. Close Enough for a Cigar [ : ]
- 5. Fun Factor Nine [ : ]
- 6. Open the Door Ian [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1986.12.11 - Dillinger Cover story, the Erie Times-News Showcase, December 11, 1986.
"Erie's Kangaroo Court small press brings Dillinger to life...," by Don McQuaid, p.11.
"Kangaroo Court making a Big Splash in the Small-Press World," by Lori Morgan, pp.11, 14.
) |
Dillinger, by Todd Moore Showcase Cover image by Gary Hardman |
1986.12.13 • Field Theory
December 13, 1986 / The Docksider, Erie, PA
- Recording, Sd-A+B, C-90 / 2 Sets (incomplete):
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1987.02.16 • The Name is Dillinger, by Todd Moore [Small Press Publication]
First Edition, Perfect-bound trade paperback, 40pp. / ISBN 0-940381-08-7, ©1984February 16, 1987 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- The Dillinger Series, Volume I (of 13)
- 1,163 copies, 50 Signed & Numbered by author; 13 "Out of Series"
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- Publishers & Editors Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman
- "Made possible in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts."
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...the flyleaf,
the real drop of blood. The Name is Dillinger by Todd Moore Dillinger, Volume I. Title page graphic. |
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1987.05.15 - The universe gives a nod of approval and allows me to hit the lottery for $10,000.
1987.07.02 • Field Theory
July 2, 1987, 9:30pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1987.08.22 • Dillinger's Faces, by Todd Moore [Small Press Publication]
First Edition, Perfect-bound trade paperback, 40pp. / ISBN 0-940381-09-5, ©1987August 22, 1987 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- The Dillinger Series, Volume 2 (of 13)
- 1,163 copies, 50 Signed & Numbered by author; 13 "Out of Series"
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- Publishers & Editors Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman
"Made possible in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts."
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...the flyleaf,
the real drop of blood. Dillinger's Faces by Todd Moore Dillinger, Volume 2. Title page graphic. |
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1987.11.13 • Field Theory
November 13, 1987, 9:30pm / Edinboro State University, Edinboro, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1987.11.15 • Field Theory
November 15, 1987, 9:30pm / Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1987.11.21 • Field Theory
November 21, 1987, 9:30pm / Docksider (5th and State), Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1987.11.22 • Field Theory
November 22, 1987, 9:00pm / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1987.11.00 - The American Poetry Center makes me their Northwestern Pennsylvania Regional Correspondent, through March of 1989, when I handed off duties to Ms. Kim Krynock-Hanrahan.
- 1987.12.00 - Appointed to first of three terms on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Literature Advisory Panel.
1987.12.05 • LOVETORN [Devastation Response]
December 5, 1987, 3:00 to 5:00am / ClaySpace Building (1505 State), Erie, PA- LOVETORN, A short prose piece, by Rick Lopez / ©1988
- A distillation of 12 long and harrowing months into 2,000 brisk and battered words, written as the sun rose.
A friend in academia advised me to send this to the University of Illinois for possible publication, but they
turned it down. They loved the writing, but felt that it lacked "resolution." Of course it did! Just like life...
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"A tragedy in an indeterminate number of acts. A true story. You may as well read it." |
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1987.12.08 • Poetry Reading [Penn State-Behrend College]
December 8, 1987, 7:30pm / Studio Theatre, Penn State-The Behrend College, Erie, PA- Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman of Kangaroo Court Publishing
- ...Where I first read LOVETORN, which had been written just a few days earlier. There was a standing-room only crowd,
and when I looked up after finishing the piece, everyone in the audience was weeping. Rather incredible, really.
1988.01.15 • Peaceful Warrior, a Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 1988, 8:00pm / St. Patrick's Cathedral, Erie, PA
- Peaceful Warrior (for Choir, Orchestra, and Jazz Trio)
- The Erie Chamber Orchestra & The Shiloh Baptist Church Choir
- Conductor: Bruce Morton Wright
- Composition by Dr. Billy Taylor
- Basil Ronzitti (piano)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- The Shiloh Baptist Choir (personnel unknown)
- Orchestra:
Peggy Zeppenfield and Anna Myer (picollos)
Holly Sydow, Peggy Zeppenfield, and Amy Myer (flutes)
Aaron Jakubiec and Ronald Richards (oboes)
David Sublette, Patrick Jones, and Geoffrey Wands (clarinets)
Carolyn Wallace and Carolyn Borland (bassoons)
Jack Gillette (contra bassoon)
Chris Rapier, Michele Schaaf, Laura Nelson, Jennifer Ashbaugh, and James Miller (horns)
Robert Dolwick, William Fairgraves, and Brian Hannah (trumpets)
Ronald Stitt, Leroy Williams, Kent Tucker, and Sloan Ladwig (trombones)
Daniel Burdick (tuba)
Howard Lyon (violin, Concert Master)
Maura Pelinsky, Dianne Tate, Keita Fukshima, Emilie Engel, Louis Nicolia,
Nina Spatford, Irene Cheng, and William Skerlong (1st violins)
Robert Rudolph, Brenda Dolwick, Darla Sue Widger, Susan Spatford, and Greg Berlin (2nd violins)
Jennifer Jansen, Hannah Petersen, Bettyanne Gottlieb, Janice Carlson, and Zanita Zacks-Gabriel (violas)
Ruth Ann Scanzillo, Jean Verdecchia, and Marian Byard (cellos)
Harry Jacobson and James Monhey, Jr. (basses)
Ruth Ann Scanzillo (harpsichord)
Melody Rapier (harp)
Mark Marchant, Bradley Amidon (percussion)
1988.03.01 • Billie F, by Todd Moore [Small Press Publication]
First Edition, Perfect-bound trade paperback, 44pp. / ISBN 0-940381-10-9, ©1987March 1, 1988 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
- The Dillinger Series, Volume 3 (of 13)
- 1,163 copies, 50 Signed & Numbered by author; 13 "Out of Series"
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- Publishers & Editors Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman
"Made possible in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts."
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...the flyleaf,
the real drop of blood. Billie F by Todd Moore Dillinger, Volume 3. Title page graphic. |
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The back cover, the accumulating reviews... |
{RL Archive}
- 1988.06.18-19—Dillinger author Todd Moore and Publisher Rick Lopez at the Printer's Row Book Fair in Chicago.
- 1988.06.24—The Dillinger project makes the front page of the Chicago Reader:
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The profoundly stylish booth
that I built and designed for Printer's Row. |
Todd Moore leans into
subject John Dillinger |
Author and Publisher take a break from the mayhem. |
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"Poetry of Blood and Guts," by Bill Helmer Chicago Reader cover story. June 24, 1988—Vol.17 no.39 |
1988.07.01 • Moving the Dunes, by Kenneth Jonathan Sonnenberg [Book Design Project]
First Printing, Perfect-bound Softcover, 5.5x9, 64pp. / ISBN , ©1988July 1, 1988 / Kangaroo Court Small Press Services, Erie, PA
- Book & Promotional Materials
- First Edition Limited to 500 copies
- Unknown cover & text papers.
- Edited and with an Introduction by Diana Hume George
- Photographs: Half-tones on front and back covers; Half-tone on dedication page; 8-pg. Portfolio with 10 half-tones.
- Cover and Portfolio photos by author; back cover photo by Arden Sonnenberg.
- "Published by Penn-State at Erie—The Behrend College & the Sonnenberg Foundation"
- Project Design and Production by by Rick Lopez
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Moving the Dunes |
1988.09.25 • Field Theory
September 25, 1988, 8:00pm / Artworks (1505 State), Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1988.10.08 • Field Theory
October 8, 1988, 8:00pm / Woodbine Inn, Pennsauken, NJPrivate Party
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1988.10.09 • Field Theory
October 9, 1988, 7:00 / Studio Three, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
- Recording, Sd-A+B, C-90:
- 1. Pending Investigation [ : ]
- 2. Chuckling Waldo [ : ]
- 3. Slow Profile [ : ]
- 4. Bass Bonita [ : ] (split track)
- 5. Stretch of the Imagination [ : ]
- 6. Life & Times [ : ]
- 7. Wheezer Whistle [ : ]
- 8. China Outlet [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Special guest Joe Ruscitto (percussion)
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Frank Butrey, Rick Lopez, Dave Blaetz, and Joe Ruscitto |
{RL Archive, Recording}
1988.10.13 • Field Theory
October 13, 1988, 9:30pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1988.10.15 • Field Theory
October 15, 1988, 9:30pm / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1988.12.01 • Kangaroo Court: A Reading by Todd Moore
December 1, 1988, 7:30pm / Penn State-Behrend Studio Theatre, Erie, PA
- Kangaroo Court: Readings
- Todd Moore reads Dillinger
1989.03.01 • Boogie Alley, by Tony Moffeit [Small Press Publication]
First Printing, Hand-sewn Chapbook in Wrappers, 5.25x9.5, 36pp. / ISBN 0-940381-11-7, ©1988March 1, 1989 / Kangaroo Court Publishing, Erie, PA
Published and Edited by Rick Lopez and Lonnie Sherman
- Kangaroo Court #6
- Limited to 334 copies
- 12 copies "Out of Series" Signed & Numbered by author
- Beckett Enhance Ultra-White 80# cover; Gilbert Oxford Soft Mauve, Wine, and Helio 80# texts.
- Design & layout by Rick Lopez
- Cover Art by Shelle Barron
- "Made possible in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts."
Special Colorcore™ hardcover edition grant from the Formica Corporation.
Publishers & Editors Rick Lopez & Lonnie Sherman
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Back inner leaf of jacket: "The Work which adorns the cover was commissioned specifically for Boogie Alley by Kangaroo Court. The original is a magnificent 22x36 inches and hangs, wouldn't you know, on the Publisher's wall." Title Page |
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This publication included a special Limited Edition of 50 copies bound in Formica Color-Core™ boards... Double-thickness: Monet Lavender outside, Royal Lavender inside, with bevelled edging... Title, author, and graphic sand-blasted into front cover... All bound in Black Moroccon Leather with the Chapbook hand-sewn into spine. * This was the first application of Formica Color-Core™ as a book-boards material. (Images coming...) |
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{RL Archive}
1989.03.14 • California Poetry Renaissance: An Evening of Poetry
March 14, 1989, 8:00pm / Reed Arts Center, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA"California Poetry Renaissance presents"
- An Evening of Poetry:
- with Rick Lopez and Bart Solarczyk
1989.04.08 • Airs & Tributes, by Dennis Brutus [Graphics and Book Design Project]
First and Second Printings, Hand-sewn Chapbook, 5.25x9, 36pp. / Whirlwind Press, Camden, NJ, ISBN 0-922827-001, ©1989April 8, 1989 / Kangaroo Court Small Press Services, Erie, PA
- Book & Promotional Materials / Project Design and Production by Rick Lopez
- First Printing Limited to 500 Presentation copies, Signed & Numbered by author.
- (Concurrent Second Printing, 1,500 copies for the trade, released May 15, 1988.)
- Neenah Artone Spring Teal cover, with Crane's Crest 100% Rag text papers.
- Half-tone photos: p.vii by Karen Bloumain; p.ix by Lamont B. Steptoe; Back cover courtesy of Africa Network.
- Edited by Gil Ott; Introduction by Samuel Allen
- Cover image from a photograph by Ahmed Yacoubi
- Presented to the attendees of the Governor of Pennsylvania's Award Presentation Ceremony.
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A vigorous opponent of apartheid, Brutus was banned in 1961, arrested in 1963, shot in the back while trying to escape, imprisoned on Robben Island, and exiled in 1966. |
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Issued to commemorate the presentation
of the First Annual Paul Robeson Award to South African poet and activist-in-exile Dennis Brutus by Governor Robert P. Casey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 8, 1989. Airs & Tributes flyer. |
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1989.05.04 • "Pittsburgh Ensemble Brings New Music to Erie Art Museum" [Published Work]
May 4, 1989 / In the Erie-Times Showcase
- Concert Preview: Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble at the Erie Art Museum, 1989.05.05
| (Article coming soon...) |
{RL Archive; Erie-Times Showcase, May 4, 1992}
1989.05.29 • Field Theory
May 29, 1989, Meltdown at 9:30pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- 1989.06.16
When you're involved in the publishing world,
you receive the most compelling mail.
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1989.06.22 • Field Theory
June 22, 1989, Fission at 9:30pm / Smuggler's Wharf, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1989.06.23 • Field Theory
June 23, 1989, 9:30pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1989.06.24 • Field Theory
June 24, 1989, 9:30pm / Erie Arts Festival, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1989.06.25 • Field Theory + Special Guests
June 25, 1989, 9:30pm / Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- and Special Guests:
- Basil Ronzitti (piano)
- David Sublette (clarinet, bass clarinet, flute)
1989.11.00 • Poetic Wax [Record Review Column]
November, 1989 / Erie, PA- Poetic Wax: Reviews of...
- What You Missed Yesterday: Chet Baker, Let's Get Lost
- What I Found Today: Golden Palominos, Golden Palominos
1989.12.01 • Poetic Wax, by Rick Lopez [Record Review Column]
December, 1989 / Erie, PA- Poetic Wax: Reviews of...
- What You Missed Yesterday: Zazou/Bikaye/Cy 1, Noir Et Blanc
- What I Found Today: John Zorn, The Big Gundown
1990.03.00 • "Let's Get Lost" [Published Work]
March, 1990 / Pueblo Poetry Project, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO- "Let's Get Lost," by Rick Lopez
- In Prairie Smoke: the Pueblo Poetry Project, 1979-1989, Tony Moffeit, Editor.
- First Edition, Limited to 300 copies, Perfect-bound in wrappers, 5.5x8.5, 123pp. / ©1990
- "Let's Get Lost" first appeared in Tic-Toc Rock, November 1989, p.5.
1990.03.01 • An Appreciation of Samuel Beckett [Published Work]
March 1, 1990 / In the Erie-Times Showcase, March 1, 1990 p.20"A voice that I felt was speaking in the clearest and most accurate terms
about what it meant to be human and in the world."
- Essay / Eulogy
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{RL Archive}
- 1990.02.00 - Blood Pudding "about four months" ago... [Reference in Erie Times-News Showcase, June 14, 1990]
1990.03.16 • Blood Pudding + The Invisible Flint-Tones
March 16, 1990, 10:00pm / Norb's Bar, Erie PA"Blood Pudding debuts tomorrow at Norb's Bar..."
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double-bill with The Invisible Flintstones
1990.04.13 • Blood Pudding + Thirteen Famous Clowns
April 13, 1990, 10:00pm / Norb's Bar, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double-bill with Thirteen Famous Clowns
1990.04.27 • Blood Pudding
April 27, 1990, 10:00pm / Goofie's, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.05.31 • Blood Pudding
May 31, 1990, 10:00pm / Docksider, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.06.01 • Blood Pudding + Rub the Buddha
June 1, 1990, 10:00pm / Norb's Bar, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double-bill with Rub the Buddha
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An early Blood Pudding promo shot from Summer of 1990. Jim Cuneo, Tom Arndt, Joseph Allen Popp, and Rick Lopez. |
1990.06.23 • Blood Pudding: Here Comes the Pudding [Cassette]
BP-001 (CS) 1990June 23, 1990 / American Artists Studios, Erie, PA
- A-Side:
- 1. Say What You Please (Popp) [2:13]
- 2. You Don't Know What You Want (Cuneo) [3:13]
- 3. Hey Boy! (Popp) [3:00]
- 4. Bored (Popp) [2:52]
- 5. Here Comes the Pudding / Instrumental (Cuneo) [2:00]
- B-Side:
- 1. Red Shift (Popp) [3:36]
- 2. Carmelite Home Run (Cuneo) [2:54]
- 3. I Don't Need No Rabbit's Foot (Popp) [3:45]
- 4. Eat and Grow (Cuneo) [2:08]
- 5. Here Comes the Pudding / Club Mix (Cuneo) [2:00.5]
- Blood Pudding (from the liners):
- Joseph Allen Popp: 1963 Fender Tele neck on a 1980 Charvel body w/ a Floyd Rose and the following effects—Boss-OD-1; DOD Chorus; Digitech PDS 2000; DOD Compressor; Morley Basic Volume; Effectron Jr. 1-Second Delay; Deltalab Boost; MXR Noise Gate; and a Midiverb II. All shoved violently through a Fender Twin Reverb. (All tracks / solos A1,2,3,4, B1,3)—Roland GR303/GR300 (B3)—Lead vocals (A1,3,4, B1,3)—Back vocals (A2, B2)—Lucky Charm Denial vocal (B3)—Harmonizer Ghoulie vocal (B1)
- Jim Cuneo: Yamaha Keyboards, like so: PJ-85 Electric Grand Piano (A5, B2,5)—TX81Z Synthesizer (A1,4,5, B1,2,3,5)—Fender Stratocaster chewed by a Pro Co Rat and spat out of a Fender Twin Reverb (A2,3, B4)—Lead vocals (A2, B2,4)—Back vocals (B2)—Helium Duck Chorus (B1)
- Tom Arndt: Fender Jazz Bass blown direct to board. (All tracks)—Yamaha PJ-85 Electric Grand Piano bass-line doubling (A4)—Back vocals (A2, B2,4)—Helium Duck Chorus (B1)
- Rick Lopez: TAMA Drum kit: Custom built 18" bass w/ Duraline heads; 12" rack tom w/ Fiberskyn heads; 6x14" Chrome Snare w/ Remo Ambassadors; 14" floor tom w/ Duralines; Roto-Toms (mounted backwards to throw me) w/ Remo Ebonys: 13.5" post-Civil War era Snare (restored and tom-converted) w/ Fiberskyns; / The Brass: (Left to Right) 22" Kingston Ride; 15" Zildjian Heavy Hi-hats; 18" Zildjian Crash; 8" Zildjian Splash; 20" Zildjian Flat-Ride; 14" City-Mission 49¢ Special Dead Crash; 20" No-Name-Found-in-a-Closet Crash. All played with Duraline 65 Sticks, though faintly at times, since I do not hit hard enough, though at other times, truth to tell, I may hit too hard. (All tracks); "Or Some Other Trouble" running commentary (Subliminal, all tracks).
- Additional Recording and Tweaks: 1990.07.03 and 07.06, American Artists Studios
- Mix & Remix: 1990.07.20, 07.26, and 08.13, by Skip Niebauer & Sam Hyman Jr., American Artists Studios
- Remastered: 1990.08.20 and 08.23, by Keith Veschecco, TRS Studio
1990.06.28 • Field Theory
June 28, 1990, 9:00pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.06.29 • Field Theory
June 29, 1990, 9:30pm / Erie Arts Festival, Villa Maria College, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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{Chuck Eschweiler, Erie Times Showcase June 28, 1990 p.23}
1990.06.30 • Field Theory
June 30, 1990, 9:00pm / Henry's, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.07.07 (1) • Rick Lopez Presents...
July 7, 1990 / The Psychic Deli, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie PAVideo Screenings:
- APE live at ErieFest 1983 / Broadcast Video
- Lenny Bove (bass, keyboards, soundtracks, voice)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Language Under Pressure / Broadcast Video
- Reading by Rick Lopez:
- Hard Boil
- Lovetorn
- Video series Directed by Dave Blaetz
- RL/Kangaroo Court Production
1990.07.07 (2) • Popp/Lopez Duo
July 7, 1990, 4:30pm / The Psychic Deli, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie PA- Improv:
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Day-long festival
1990.07.07 (3) • Blood Pudding + others...
July 7, 1990, 10:00pm / The Psychic Deli, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Day-long festival with Rub the Buddha, Famous Clowns, Invisible Flint-Tones, Underground System, and Knuckle Sandwich
1990.07.27 • Blood Pudding + Lost
July 27, 1990, 10:00pm / Norb's Bar, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Double-bill with Lost
1990.08.15 • Blood Pudding
August 15, 1990, 10:00pm / Goofie's, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.09.07 • Blood Pudding
September 7, 1990, 10:00pm / Norb's Bar, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.09.08 • Blood Pudding
September 8, 1990, 10:00pm / Docksider, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.09.28 • Blood Pudding
September 28, 1990, 10:00pm / Goofie's, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.09.29 • Blood Pudding
September 29, 1990, 7:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie PAEAM Frame Shop Gallery Opening, Karen Dodson monoprints: "After Dark"
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.10.05 • Blood Pudding
October 5, 1990, 10:00pm / Norb's Bar, Erie PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.10.06 • Blood Pudding
October 6, 1990, 10:00pm / Hotel Evergreen, Edinboro, PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
1990.11.15 • "Fear of an Interesting Planet: The File on Public Enemy" [Published Work]
November 15, 1990 / In the Erie-Times Showcase
- Concert Preview: Public Enemy at the Tullio Convention Center, 1990.11.16
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{RL Archive; Erie-Times Showcase, November 15, 1990 p.16}
1991.05.17 • Blood Pudding
May 17, 1991, 10:00pm / Norb's Bar, Erie, PA
- Blood Pudding
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar, voice)
- Jim Cuneo (el-guitar, keyboards, voice)
- Tom Arndt (bass, voice)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- This was my last Blood Pudding gig. I no longer played my drums at all except for during the two brief periods per year that Frank Butrey would book Field Theory gigs. I was listening so intently at this point that I had absolutely no desire to play. (This story continues, and ends, in August of 1994.)
1992.03.05 • "To Do This You Got to Know How" [Published Work]
March 5, 1992 / In the Erie-Times Showcase
- Concert Preview: Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 1992.03.06
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{RL Archive; Erie-Times Showcase, March 5, 1992 p.14}
1992.07.05 to 1992.07.09 • Field Theory: Life &Times
Lust for Toys Records FNB5958 (CD) 1992July 5 through 9, 1992 / TRS Audio Studio, Erie, PA
- Field Theory:
- 1. Pallbearer [8:09]
- 2. Pending Investigation [6:38]
- 3. Please Remain Seated [9:41]
- 4. China Outlet [6:43]
- 5. Life & Times [11:37]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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CD Cover graphic by R. Lopez |
Also includes two tracks ("Entitled to be Untitled" [7:28] and "Bass Bonita" [7:52]
by a quintet of Butrey, Blaetz, Basil Ronzitti (keyboards,; Charles Ventrello (soprano and tenor sax), and Joe Ruscitto (drums).
{RL Archive; CD FNB5958}
1992.07.11 • Field Theory + Trycycle + Boom
July 11, 1992, 9:30pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie PA
- Field Theory
- Tape, Sd-A / C-90
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Trycycle
- Joseph Allen Popp (el-guitar); Tom Arndt (bass); P.J. Askey (drums)
- Boom
- Dave Waldroop (el-guitar); Mark Chulik (el-guitar); Jack Todd (bass); Everett Eighmy (drums)
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The first significant event of the year. My son Aaron appeared at this gig, after I had not seen him for... a decade? Walked up to me just as I was going to walk onstage and start playing. |
{Erie Times Showcase, July 9, 1992 p.3; Gig flyer; RL Archive; Genetics 'R' Us}
1992.10.30 and
1992.10.31 • Field Theory
October 30 & 31, 1992, 9:00pm / Alliance Music Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
- Recording, Sd-A+B, C-90:
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- CD release party for Field Theory: Life & Times
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The second significant event of the year. I found the most beautiful girl hiding in the bushes... Oh no, I did not! Actually, she was the best friend of guitarist Frank Butrey's Robin, and Sandra MacGlaughlin arrived at the house early in the evening to help with the pre- and post-gig festivities. When I turned and saw her walking through their front door, I just shook my head and gazed downward and began muttering: "Oh my god... that's it... I'm through..." |
{RL Archive, Recording; Be still my heart!}
1992.11.06 • Field Theory
November 6, 1992, 9:30pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- CD release party for Field Theory: Life & Times
1992.11.08 • Field Theory
November 8, 1992, 7:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- CD release party for Field Theory: Life & Times
1993.09.05 • Field Theory
September 5, 1993 / Riverfront Amphitheater, Columbus, Ohio
- Recording, Sd-A+B, C-90:
- 1. unknown titles [ : ]
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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In early 1994 I began working on a kind of trap that I called Baseball and the 10,000 Things. From the on-line index:
BB10K was a personal head-shot that I used to send out in the mails. A state-of-mind document. A test pattern. An attempt to find out whether or not I could order the swirl upstairs into a template that might work for someone else.
This project grew out of a desire to explain some things to certain people, as since the death of Kangaroo Curt Publishing and my abandonment of the world of freelance, I had been working in the construction industry and was in daily contact with males of the hominid species, all of whom had large physical toolboxes full of hammers and drills and chisels and whatnot, but whose mental and spiritual toolboxes were essentially empty, or gigged out with tinker-toys and shit. It occurred to me that if I could set up some kind of template based on an aspect of the world of "guys" (as opposed to the world of thinking men), that I might be able to (possibly maybe) flip some heads, or change some stagnant minds, or cause a thought or two to be thunk. And so...
It has a chronology, so be aware of the dates. It has a "trajectory," of which more later. And for my purposes here, it works as an explanation of how I later arrived at my Twenty-Plus Questions, which may appear here, bit by bit, over the next several years.
BB10K proper consisted of four numbered issues spanning 18 pages appearing between February 1994 and February 1995.
...I used baseball as bait. By the time that I had wrapped BB10K up a year later (time to move on to the next thing), I had subscribers on every continent except South America and Antarctica, it was being run on copy machines in big-city high-rise office buildings and redistributed, used as a hand-out on the Jay Buckley Baseball Tour buses during spring training, and eliciting me dozens of excited e-mails and envelopes full of postage stamps and an unending stream of various prop-like amenities.
1994.02.01 • Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.1 [Published Work]
February 1, 1994 / Erie, PA- Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.1, by Rick Lopez
- Edition of 1,000 copies, two 8.5x11 unbound sheets, 4pp. / ©1994
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—I've Done What I Can —Throwing Out the First Pitch |
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Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no. 1 (will appear in a new window.) |
{RL Archive}
1994.05.01 • Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.2 [Published Work]
May 1, 1994 / Erie, PA- Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.2, by Rick Lopez
- Edition of 1,000 copies, two 8.5x11 unbound sheets, 4pp. / ©1994
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—Trade of the Year: Joe Camel for Memorabilia + Cash —Crazy Quilt #1: Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Line |
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Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no. 2 (will appear in a new window.) |
{RL Archive}
1994.06.17 through
1994.09.04 • Baseball Card Art [Exhibit Essay, Erie Art Museum]
June 17 through September 9, 1994 / Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA- Baseball Card Art, An essay in 13 panels, by Rick Lopez / ©1994
- To accompany The Artist and the Baseball Card Exhibit
"Large-format baseball cards by 150 artists and illustrators, curated by Murray Tinkelman..."
Pieces by artists from all around the country, invited by Tinkelman to do their interpretation of a baseball card.
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Baseball Card Art (will open in a new window.) | 
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{RL Archive; tinkelmanstudio.com}
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Before disbanding in August of '94, Field Theory had also opened for the Woody Shaw, and James Blood Ulmer groups at Artworks,
Suzanne Vega at Pal Joey's, and Airto & Flora Purim and Richie Cole ensembles at the Erie Arts Festival, among others. Dates unknown...
1994.08.06 • Field Theory
August 6, 1994 / Rathskeller's Cafe, Erie, PA
- Field Theory
- Frank Butrey (el-guitar)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- From mid-1991 until August of 1994 I only played my drums, or even thought about them at all, during the two brief periods per year that Frank Butrey would book Field Theory gigs. I was listening so intently at this point that I had absolutely no desire to play. I'm still not sure I understand what was going on there... This deep listening, which had me returning to deal with the "free jazz" and creative improvised musics that were born of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in Chicago (Braxton, Threadgill, Lewis...), and by Sam Rivers and friends in the loft-jazz era in New York City—among others everywhere—was a revelatory development for me, since my bigger, better, and more mature ears were now hearing so clearly that my interest was soon to evolve into one of the most magnificent obsessions ever: The Life of the Mad Discographer, which would begin with my posting of the neverending work-in-progress, The Sam Rivers Sessionography, in March of 1997.
This session would be my last known drumming gig until I began doing an occasional performance with Dibello/Bodine (Red in May of 1999); The Lucille Benefit in May of 2000; and DiBello/Bodine again in March and August of 2001. I was finally drawn back into playing for good by Joseph Allen Popp in early 2003.
1994.11.00 • "Throwing Out the First Pitch" [Published Work]
November, 1994 / Lip Mechanics, Erie, PA- "I've Done What I Can," by Rick Lopez
- In Lip Mechanics, Number Six, Winter 1995, Doug Rieder, Editor.
- "Throwing Out the First Pitch" first appeared in Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.1, February, 1994, p.2.
1994.12.00 • "Throwing Out the First Pitch" [Published Work]
December, 1994 / Lip Mechanics, Erie, PA- "I've Done What I Can," by Rick Lopez
- In Lip Mechanics, Number Six, Winter 1995, Doug Rieder, Editor.
- "Throwing Out the First Pitch" first appeared in Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.1, February, 1994, p.2.
1995.02.01 • Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.4 [Published Work]
February 1, 1995 / Erie, PA- Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.1, by Rick Lopez
- Edition of 1,000 copies, three 8.5x11 unbound sheets, 6pp. / ©1995
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—I Want a New Drug —Help! I've Got Nine Inch Nails in My Head... |
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Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no. 4 (will appear in a new window.) |
{RL Archive}
1996.06.00 • A Secretive Solo Performance: Have You Seen this Man?
June, 1996 / Between Philadelphia and Erie, PA
- Have You Seen this Man? / A Performance by Rick Lopez
- Photographs by: Sandra MacGlaughlin-Lopez
- Bleach Job: Scott Farr of Hairporte
- Brick Wall & Driveway Set: Frank Butrey and Robin Simmers
- Clean-Shaven Concept: Aaron Lopez
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A selection from the series of 40 photographs. The precursor to this event had been my son's 19th birthday in June of 1993. "What do you want," I asked. "I want to shave your head," he replied. Okay then. I suddenly had a crew-cut for the first time in my life, and I found that it suited me: it was incredibly low maintenance, a shower now involving nothing afterwards but a quick pat of a paper towel to the scalp. No more time wasted styling my hair! That began a series of like responses from him in subsequent years, so that he was often experimenting on me and my appearance during this era. In '96, he decided he wanted to see what I looked like without the facial hair, which was a place I hadn't visited since 1974. Soon after this sank in, he tacked on an addenda, requiring me to bleach my crew-cut blonde. "I can do that," I acquiesced. A more detailed plan began to fall into place when I realized that this unprecedented face-shaving and hair-bleaching would coincide with an upcoming vacation, a chance to make something out of it. So I disappeared, and no one saw me in this state except for my wife, my son, the hairdresser, and John Vahanian, who took some split photos of me with my face shaved on just one side. Then we left town and drove 450 miles to Philadelphia. That night I stumbled around in Frank Butrey and Robin Simmer's driveway for fifteen minutes while Sandra took some snapshots, and the next day we had them printed and I tipped them onto full sheets of paper that read, in wanted-poster style: "HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?" and we mailed them off to 40 strategic locations in Erie. The Roadhouse Theatre, the Erie Art Museum, select friends, some restaurants, present and former employers, and many, many others. The result was quite unexpected. It turns out that over half of the folks receiving these in the mail had no idea who it was in the picture. It took some of them nearly a week to figure it out. When we came back there were places of business on West 12th Street with towering signs that read "Have You Seen Rick Lopez?" The Roadhouse Theatre had theirs taped to their concession-booth wall, right above the sink, where it was still hanging as recently as 2007... It all worked out really well. |
{RL Archive; Photolog; Sample taped above the concession sink at The Roadhouse Theatre.}
1997.03.10 • The Sam Rivers Sessionography [Music Research]
March 10, 1997 (first published online) / A never-ending work in progress.
- A definitive research document covering the career of tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers.
[190pp. printout, as of April 2009] - Session entries for all known recorded media, including official releases, radio & television
broadcast recordings, audience recordings, soundboards, and video. Also listed in chronological
order within this sessionography and its session entries are play-dates with no known recorded media.
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Photograph by Francis Wolff 1965.05.21, the Blue Note Contours session. |
{RL Archive, The Sam Rivers Sessionography}
1997.08.20 • The Reggie Workman Discography [Music Research]
August 20, 1997 (first published online) / Last update: December 11, 2001, since adandoned.
- A research document covering the career of bassist Reginald Workman.
[95pp. printout] - Session entries for all known official releases.
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Photograph by Susan O'Connor? (I'm not sure somehow...) |
{RL Archive, The Reggie Workman Sessionography}
1997.10.31 • The Marilyn Crispell Sessionography [Music Research]
October 31, 1997 (first published online) / A never-ending work in progress.
- A definitive research document covering the career of pianist Marilyn Crispell.
[129pp. printout, as of April 2009] - Session entries for all known recorded media, including official releases, radio & television
broadcast recordings, audience recordings, soundboards, and video. Also listed in chronological
order within this sessionography and its session entries are play-dates with no known recorded media.
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Photograph by Lora Denis |
{RL Archive, The Marilyn Crispell Sessionography}
1997.11.17 • Smith Endowment Speaker Series [Reading]
November 17, 1997, 1:00pm / Studio Theatre, Penn State University-The Behrend College, Erie, PA- "Smith Endowment Speaker Series Presents"
- A Reading by Rick Lopez
1998.03.16 through 04.15 - Time Stops Photo and Book Display, Blasco Memorial Library, Erie, PA / Art Becker and Rick Lopez
1998.03.23 - Reading & Multi-Media presentation, Time Stops / 8:00pm, Library H.O. Hirt Auditorium, Blasco Memorial Library, Erie, PA
This should have been one of the most well-attended performances of my life, given the broad appeal of the subject matter and the attendant buzz over the project, but it was actually one of the most disappointing and poorly attended events I've ever taken part in—the Library publicity department forgot to do any of the things that it had said it would do, and I believe about 30 people showed up (thank you!) for the production at this brand new state-of-the-art facility. ...Oh well!
1998.03.31 • Time Stops, by Rick Lopez [Published Work]
First Edition, Perfect-bound paperback, 8.5x8.5, 54pp. / ISBN 0-9646065-1-8, ©1998March 31, 1998 / Forty Publishing, Erie, PA
- Time Stops: a book about baseball
- 31 Color Photos by Art Becker
- Story and Introduction: Rick Lopez
- Design: Ed Roskowski
- A few of the longer pieces from Time Stops
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Time Stops Cover image |
{RL Archive}
1998.04.04 - Book Signing: 1:00-3:00pm, Little Professor Book Store, Erie, PA / Art Becker and R. Lopez
1998.04.16 - A review from the Erie Times-News by Dave Richards.
"It's a love story..." —Nice.
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Sports Section front page, review of Time Stops |
1999.04.26 • The William Parker Sessionography [Music Research]
April 26, 1999 (first published online) / A never-ending work in progress.
- A definitive research document covering the career of bassist William Parker.
[370pp. printout, as of April 2009] - Session entries for all known recorded media, including official releases, radio & television
broadcast recordings, audience recordings, soundboards, and video. Also listed in chronological
order within this sessionography and its session entries are play-dates with no known recorded media.
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Photograph by Susan O'Connor |
{RL Archive, The William Parker Sessionography}
1998.04.27 • The David S. Ware Sessionography [Music Research]
April 27, 1998 (first published online) / A work in progress.
- A definitive research document covering the career of tenor saxophonist David S. Ware.
[64pp. printout, as of April 2009] - Session entries for all known recorded media, including official releases, radio & television
broadcast recordings, audience recordings, soundboards, and video. Also listed in chronological
order within this sessionography and its session entries are play-dates with no known recorded media.
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Photograph by Nuno Martins |
{RL Archive, The David S. Ware Sessionography}
1998.10.16 • The Susie Ibarra Discography [Music Research]
October 16, 1998 (first published online) / Last update: November 14, 2003, since abandoned.- A research document covering the career of drummer Susie Ibarra.
[29pp. printout] - Session entries for all known official releases.
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Photograph by Susan O'Connor |
{RL Archive, The Susie Ibarra Discography}
1999.05.07 and 1999.05.08 • RED (a rite inspired by the music of Tom Waits)
May 7 & 8, 1999 / Roadhouse Theater for Contemporary Art, Erie, PA
- Chronic Dance performers:
- Alethea Bodine, Kate McDevitt, John Biggie, Jeremy Rupprecht,
Mark Wienczkowski, Amy Root, Dawn Rosenberger, Lara Snavely - Noise Floor:
- 1. Walkin' With the Stick Man [3:36]
- 2. Back From the Dead [4:53]
- 3. Angelo's Walls [2:58]
- 4. Hummingbone [4:58]
- 5. Hell on a Half-Step [4:19]
- 6. The Womb of Stick Man [2:33]
- 7. I Can't Look in Those Eyes[3:25]
- 8. Darker Blue [2:18]
- 9. Walkin' With the Stick Man (reprise) [4:15]
- [33:43]
- Rick DiBello (guitars, compositions)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums, trash wall-8)
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Graphics: DiBello & Bodine |
{www.dibellobodine.com/productions/red/; RL Archive}
1999.10.15 • "Dramatic Intrusion" [Published Work]
October 15, 1999 / BIMHUIS 25, Amsterdam, Netherlands- "Dramatic Intrusion" by Rick Lopez / A brief essay on researching the Sam Rivers Sessionography
- In BIMHUIS 25: Stories of 25 Years at the Bimhuis, ©1999, 214 pp., Kevin Whitehead, Editor.
Hundreds of B&W Photos (text in English), softcover in wrappers.
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Cover and nifty transclucent dust jacket. |
{RL Archive; BIMHUIS 25}
2000.05.01 • Evan Parker's High Tide [Music Research/CD-ROM]
May, 2000 / BBC Radio, Jazz on 3, London, UK
- A CD-ROM multi-media adaptation of the Jazz on 3 program "High Tide" on BBC Radio 3, which included my Marilyn Crispell Sessionography, along with concert segments of the Evan Parker Quartet with Marilyn Crispell (piano), Barry Guy (bass), and Paul Lytton (drums), animation, interviews, and biographies.
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The BBC's digital production of Evan Parker's High Tide CD-ROM was also released as a special insert with Issue #195 of The WIRE (May, 2000) |
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{RL Archive; WIRE #195; The Marilyn Crispell Sessionography}
2000.05.25 - A preview article for the Lucille Benefit.
"Master of the 10,000 Things," by John Chacona, Erie Times-News Showcase, May 25, 2000 p.19
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Showcase Cover Art by Shelle Barron |
2000.05.28 • For the Benefit of Lucille Abbey
May 28, 2000, 6:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Blood Pudding (6:00pm) / Reunion...
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars, vocals)
- Kevin Cuneo (keyboards, guitars, vocals)
- Tom Arndt (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Art Auction (7:00pm) —
Auctioneer Mark Tannenbaum offering donated pieces by:
Patty Baldwin, Brian Pardini, Shelle Barron, Art Becker, Dan Burke, Gary Cardot, Karen Dodson, Mark Feinstein
Brad Lethaby, Kathy Merski, Fran Schanz, Mike Tkach, John Vahanian, and many others... - Noise Floor (8:00pm)
- Rick DiBello (guitars)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Rick Lopez / A brief but fiery reading (8:45pm)
- Seizures, Free Jazz, and the Island of Catatonia
- 3bak Beast (9:00pm)
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Lucille Abbey, 1915 |
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Lucille Abbey, 2000 |
{RL Archive}
2000.09.26 (1) • The Glenn Spearman Sessionography [Music Research]
September 26, 2000 (first published online) / A never-ending work in progress.- A definitive research document covering the career of the late tenor saxophonist Glenn Spearman.
[58pp. printout, as of July 2009] - Session entries for all known recorded media, including official releases, radio and television
broadcast recordings, audience recordings, soundboards, and video. Also listed in chronological
order within this sessionography and its session entries are play-dates with no known recorded media.
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Photograph by Michael Wilderman |
{RL Archive, The Glenn Spearman Sessionography}
2000.09.26 (2) • The Mat Maneri Discography [Music Research]
September 26, 2000 (first published online) / Last update: December 24, 2004, since abandoned.- A research document covering the career of violinist Mat Maneri.
[30pp. printout] - Session entries for all known official releases.
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Photograph by Susan O'Connor |
{RL Archive, The Mat Maneri Discography}
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2000.09.26 (3) • The Joe Morris Discography [Music Research]
September 26, 2000 (first published online) / Last update: January 30, 2003, since abandoned- A research document covering the career of guitarist Joe Morris.
[17pp. printout] - Session entries for all known official releases.
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Photograph by Susan O'Connor? |
{RL Archive, The Joe Morris Discography}
2000.12.03 • The Marco Eneidi Discography [Music Research]
December 3, 2000 (first published online) / A work in progress.
- A research document covering the career of alto saxophonist Marco Eneidi.
[14pp. printout, as of July, 2009] - Session entries for all known official releases.
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Marco Eneidi Photo © Marco Eneidi |
{RL Archive, The Marco Eneidi Discography}
2000.12.07 • The Smith Visiting Writer Program: A Venting, Bare-All, Truth-Seeking Mission
December 7, 2000, 8:00pm / Studio Theatre, Penn State, The Behrend College, Erie, PA"The Creative Writers Speaker Series Presents..."
- "A Venting, Bare-All, Truth-Seeking Mission"
- Rick Lopez reads from Lucille, a Reverential Journal of the Care of the Beloved Hag
- An Interview by Dr. Diana Hume George from the 12.07 Showcase article.
2001.01.25 • The Henry Threadgill Discography [Music Research]
January 25, 2001 (first published online) / Adopted by Lars Backström on September 18, 2005- A research document covering the career of reedman Henry Threadgill.
[61pp. printout] - Session entries for all known official releases.
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Photograph by Susan O'Connor |
{RL Archive; Lars Backström's Henry Threadgill Discography *off-site* }
2001.03.00 • "I've Done What I Can" [Published Work]
March, 2001 / Baseball Ink, Atlanta, GA- "I've Done What I Can," by Rick Lopez
- In Baseball Ink, Volume One Number 4, J.P. Alexander, Editor.
- "I've Done What I Can" first appeared in Baseball and the 10,000 Things, Vol. I no.1, February, 1994, p.1.
2001.03.02 • The A.R. Penck LP Discography [Music Research]
March 2, 2001 (first published online) / A never-ending work in progress.
- A research document covering the career of German artist and musician A.R. Penck.
[30pp. printout] - Session entries for all known official releases,
with copious LP cover art images by Penck and impenetrable discographic mysteries everywhere.
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Here is the benevolent countenance of A.R. Penck. I arrived here via a William Parker Sessionography entry for the Penck recording Going Through, and after being exposed to his work repeatedly while searching for session details, I found myself so taken by the images that I decided they deserved a home. |
• Here are some sample images meant to tempt my artist friends into checking out the actual document.
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{RL Archive, The A.R. Penck LP Discography}
- Not long after tackling the Penck works, I began to realize that I now had 13 various discographies on-line. Over a dozen people whose work I had to keep up with, track down, and flesh out. A handful of these documents had transformed from simple discographies into all-encompassing historical books that covered not only all recorded media, but every single performance of any kind that I could find.
I had unofficial "interns" all across the US, Canada, and Europe (some have been tracking information for me for several years), and I seem to have coined a term by starting to refer to the histories of my five main subjects as "Gigographies." I really had to take control (of myself) and focus down, so between early 2003 and late 2004 I would begin to let go of over half of these trails, and I now maintain only the Sessionographies of Marilyn Crispell, William Parker, Sam Rivers, Glenn Spearman, and David S. Ware, and of course the LP Discography of A.R. Penck.
Question: What exactly is this "leisure time" people keep mentioning to me?
2001.03.09 and 2001.03.10 • the bone floor
March 9 & 10, 2001 / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- the bone floor
- Anima [approx. 35:00]
- Shen & Bones Performance Group:
- Lani Fand-Weissbach, Laura Swedenborg, Marykate McDevitt, Alethea Bodine
- Noise Floor:
- Rick DiBello (guitars)
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- (texts by Anne Sexton, Octavio Paz, and Lani Fand Weissbach)
- Carpenter
- Choreographed, composed, and performed by Rick DiBello
- "additional music" Joe Pop (guitars), Rick Lopez (drums)
- pRO_dUCT [approx. 25:00]
- Performed by Chronic Dance:
- Alethea Bodine (choreographer), Lani Fand-Weissbach; and the mutants: John Biggie, Jason Fried,
- Heather Hertel, Marykate McDevitt, Amy Root, Dawn Rosenberger, Lara Snavely
- Noise Floor:
- Rick DiBello (guitars, compositions)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Joseph Allen Popp (Popp-sickle Stick solo)
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{www.dam-network.com/bonefloor/bonefloor.html; RL Archive}
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2001.05.07 - The ESL Trio: Marco Eneidi (alto sax), Jessica Loos (voice), Spirit (drums)
8:00pm, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
About six months after publishing the Marco Eneidi Discography, I arranged a stop on his US tour.
Feature article
by John Chacona
Erie Times-News Showcase,
May 3, 2001.
[RL Archive; Rick Lopez, Producer]
2001.08.24 and
2001.08.25 • the bone floor
August 24 & 25, 2001 / The Roadhouse Theater, Erie, PA
- the bone floor
- Anima
- Shen & Bones Performance Group:
- Lani Fand-Weissbach, Laura Swedenborg, Marykate McDevitt, Alethea Bodine
- Noise Floor:
- Rick DiBello (guitars)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- (texts by Anne Sexton, Octavio Paz, and Lani Fand Weissbach)
- Carpenter
- Choreographed, composed, and performed by Rick DiBello
- pRO_dUCT
- Performed by Chronic Dance:
- Alethea Bodine (choreographer), Lani Fand-Weissbach;
and the mutants: John Biggie, Brad Ford, Heather Hertel, Kate McDevitt, Amy Root, Dawn Rosenberger, Lara Snavely - Noise Floor:
- Rick DiBello (guitars, compositions)
- Dave Blaetz (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Joseph Allen Popp (Popp-sickle Stick solo)
- Images 2001.03.09-10
Joseph Allen Popp puts together his dream band...
2003.04.04 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
April 4, 2003, 10:00pm / Bleu Kats 2, Forward Hall, Erie, PA
- Live at Forward Hall / 2003.04.04
JAPWT-45 #001 (CD-single) 2003
- 1st Set:
- 1. Chicken Bath in a Hole (Gray) [5:30]
- 2. Sway (Dean Martin) [3:36]
- 3. Michelle... death crib 2000 [7:25] JAPWT-45 #001
- 4. Flame (WT) [7:12] JAPWT-45 #001
- 5. You Can't Get a Job (WT) [8:43]
- 6. Jack the Cat (Popp) [7:46]
- 7. Vestibule [10:43]
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Shen & Bones Performance Group
- Lani Fand Weissbach, Alethea Bodine, Doug Lodge
- Kate McDevitt, Charmain Koehler-Lodge, Keegan Boulton
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Graphics: The Whiskeyman Art Company |
{CD-R; RL Archive}
2003.04.18 • The Jokermen: Celebrate the Songs of Bob Dylan
April 18, 2003, 10:00pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- The Jokermen:
- Eric Walker (vocals)
- John Hyatt (guitar, vocals)
- Frank Singer (guitar)
- Kennedy Thompson (vocals, keyboards, percussion)
- David Blaetz (bass)
- Matty Walker (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
| THE JOKERMEN was a group of "all-star" regional musicians from northwestern Pennsylvania and Buffalo, NY. We performed four shows from 2001-2003—all at the Docksider in Erie, Pennsylvania. The local press called the shows "unconsciously good." Each show was designed as a musical tribute to well-known artists, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, and Dylan (again) [this date], respectively. —Matty Walker, moreaboutmatt.wordpress.com/music/ |
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Graphics: Matty Walker |
{RL Archive; moreaboutmatt.wordpress.com/music/}
2003.04.26 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + Shen & Bones
April 26, 2003, 7:00-9:30pm / Erie Art Museum Frame Shop Gallery, Erie, PAImages From Beyond Reality: New Works by Joseph Popp
Opening and Reception for an exhibit at the Erie Art Museum Frame Shop Gallery
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Chamber Group
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Shen & Bones
- Lani Fand-Weissbach
- Doug Lodge
2003.08.08 • RaGaMaLa: A World Music Improv
August 8, 2003, 8:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- RaGaMaLa:
- Doug Werner (sitar, percussion)
- Charles Ventrello (flute, saxes)
- Doug Russell (acoustic bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums, percussion)
2003.08.22 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + Professor Small + The Coffin Bangers
August 22, 2003, 12:00 midnight / Forward Hall, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- "A triple-bill to benefit the Great Lakes Film Festival"
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Nice poster. Graphics: wolper_trifecta |
{2CD-R; Gig flyer, Erie Times-News Showcase, August 21, 2003 p.11}
2003.09.05 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + BIRTH
September 5, 2003, 9:00pm / Forward Hall, Erie, PA
- Live at Forward Hall / 2003.09.05
JAPWT-45 #002 (CD-single) 2003
- 1. Chicken Bath in a Hole (Gray) [7:23]
- 2. Ellie Improv (WT) [3:17]
- 3. Sway (Dean Martin) [4:15]
- 4. Blues Blues (Popp) [8:12]
- 5. I Ain't Gotta Get Outta This Place (Eric Burdon)
- 6. Michelle (Death Crib 2000) [9:34]
- 7. Flame (WT) [7:19]
- 8. The Benedictines vs. The Snakes (WT) [7:50] JAPWT-45 #002
- 9. How to Float (Gray) [8:45]
- 10. Jack the Cat (Popp) [6:28] JAPWT-45 #002
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Weirdo Theatre opening for BIRTH
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JAPWT-45 CD-R #002 Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
{CD-R; Erie Times News Showcase September 4 2003}
2003.09.19 and 2003.09.20 • H3O: a Hectic Collaboration in Three Parts
September 19 & 20, 2003, 8:30pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PAA Performance by Shen & Bones Performance Group + Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
"With A Special Post-show set by WEIRDO THEATRE"
- Continuous composition [48:17]
- ...water bowls—4:13
- ...how to float—4:24
- ...STOP—4:21
- ...singin' in the rain—1:05
- ...GO—0:53
- ...cool—4:00
- ...deep—2:34
- ...slow blue—4:00
- ...depth—5:55
- ...flame—6:20
- ...warning—6:00
- ...calm—4:32
- Shen & Bones
- Lani Fand Weissbach
- Alethea Bodine
- Elizabeth Spadafore
- Doug Lodge
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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H3O Graphic: Web source
Rehearsal / Shen & Bones in motion. |
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{CD-R; DVD; Erie Times News Showcase, September 18 2003, p.3}
2003.10.05 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + Bicycle Monarchs + BIRTH
October 5, 2003, 7:00pm / Doucette Hall 119, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
- "BIRTH, with..."
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Bicycle Monarchs opened for Weirdo Theatre, who opened for BIRTH.
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Poster by Andrew Todd |
{www.gigposters.com/designer/8662_Andrew_Todd.html}
2003.12.06 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + The Witching
December 6, 2003, 9:30pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- 1. Ain't Gotta Get Outta This Place (Eric Burdon) [1:15] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
- 2. All the Way Up (Gray) [6:06]
- 3. Sway (Dean Martin) [5:11]
- 4. Michelle (Death Crib 2000) [10:30]
- 5. Tidy Creatures [5:07]
- 6. Shiver Me Timbers (Rat on a Shingle) [4:57]
- 7. Flame (WT) [5:16]
- 8. Jack the Cat (Popp) [5:05]
- 9. Epididemo (Gray) [4:45]
- 10. Chicken Bath in a Hole (Gray) [5:28]
- 11. Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) [3:24]
- 12. The Benedictines vs. The Snakes (WT) [5:57]
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre (12:00pm)
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- The Witching (9:30pm)
- Ruby Beil (vocals, electric fiddle)
- Meryl Bursic (guitar, background vocals)
- Jules Pfeiffer (rhythm guitar)
- Eva Revesz (bass)
- Barb Dybwad (drums, background vocals)
- The Witching opened for Weirdo Theatre on this night.
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Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
{CD-R; RL Archive}
2003.12.27 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
December 27, 2003, 10:00pm / Forward Hall, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
{RL Archive}
2004.01.24 • The Mylar Sets + Torn Curtain
January 24, 2004, 8:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA"A very special evening of alternating sets..."
- Live at Erie Art Museum Annex / 2004.01.24
JAPWT-45 #003 (CD-single) 2004
- 1st Set:
- 1. I Spy the Chutzpah [8:06]
- 2. Sway (Dean Martin) [5:03]
- 3. Michelle... death crib 2000 [6:37]
- 4. Bar with a Dog [3:36]
- 5. Flame (WT) [5:54]
- 6. We Ain't Gotta Get Outta This Place (Eric Burdon) [6:47] JAPWT-45 #003
- 7. All the Way Up (Gray) [4:57] JAPWT-45 #003
- 2nd Set:
- 8. Vestibule [5:23]
- 9. The Benedictines vs. The Snakes (WT) [7:00]
- 10. Jack the Cat (Popp) [3:56]
- 11. Shiver Me Timbers... rat on a shingle [4:56]
- 12. Chicken Bath in a Hole (Gray) [4:27]
- 13. Float (Gray) [5:50]
- 14. Epididemo! (Gray) [2:34] (incomplete, cuts off)
- [79:58]
- The Mylar Sets
- Shen & Bones Performance Group
- Lani Fand Weissbach
- Kate McDevitt
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Rick DiBello (guitar-14)
- Mylar Sets: Karen Dodson's Windy Vestibule Productions
- Torn Curtain
- Rick DiBello (guitars, soundtracks)
- Alethea Bodine (voice, slinking)
- Torn Curtain played a set, JAPWT played a set, and then we did it again.
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Handout and Poster image by Joseph Allen Popp |
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Shen & Bones trapped in the Sets of Mylar... |
{RL Archive; CD-R; DVD}
2004.04.03 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre with Shen & Bones Performance Group
April 3, 2004, 12:00 midnight / Bleu Kat Cubed, Forward Hall, Erie, PA
- 1st Set:
- 1. Shiver Me Timbers... rat on a shingle [7:00]
- 2. All the Way Up (Gray) [5:26]
- 3. Chicken Bath in a Hole (Gray) [4:12]
- 4. Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) [2:58]
- 5. Michelle... death crib 2000 [7:45]
- 6. We Ain't Gotta Get Outta This Place (Eric Burdon) [6:00]
- 7. Tango of the Roses [2:15]
- 8. Jack the Cat (Popp) [4:38]
- 9. Flame (WT) [5:45]
- 10. Dancin' in the Rain [6:37]
- 2nd Set:
- 11. Sway (Dean Martin) [5:07]
- 12. I Spy the Chutzpah [7:02]
- 13. The Benedictines vs. The Snakes (WT) [5:32]
- 14. Epididemo! (Gray) [5:30]
- 16. Vestibule [7:57]
- 15. Float (Gray) [6:05]
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Special Guests: Rebecca Styn (keyboards-4), Daniel Byler (accordian-7), Israel Stone (voice-10)
- Shen & Bones Performance Group
- Lani Fand Weissbach, Alethea Bodine, Doug Lodge
- Kate McDevitt, Charmain Koehler-Lodge, Keegan Boulton
- Propmaster: Karen A. Dodson
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Graphics: artgodz.com, I believe... |
{RL Archive; 2CD-R; artgodz.com/html/blue_cat_cubed.html}
2004.06.13 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + J.D. and the Sons of Rhythm
June 13, 2004, 2:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre:
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- J.D. and the Sons of Rhythm:
- J.D. Hopkins (drums, el-drums, percussion)
- Jayson Hopkins (el-drums, percussion)
- Ricky Hopkins (drums)
- Mike Ohm, Sheldon Peterson, and Frank Singer (guitars)
- Tony Stefanelli and Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Special guest: Joseph Allen Popp (guitar)
2004.07.17 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + Ruby Beil Solo + The Witching
July 17, 2004, 10:00pm / Forward Hall, Erie, PA
- 1. Ain't Gotta Get Outta This Place (Eric Burdon) [1:15] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
- 2. All the Way Up (Gray) [6:06]
- 3. Sway (Dean Martin) [5:11]
- 4. Michelle (Death Crib 2000) [10:30]
- 5. Tidy Creatures [5:07]
- 6. Shiver Me Timbers (Rat on a Shingle) [4:57]
- 7. Flame (WT) [5:16]
- 8. Jack the Cat (Popp) [5:05]
- 9. Epididemo (Gray) [4:45]
- 10. Chicken Bath in a Hole (Gray) [5:28]
- 11. Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) [3:24]
- 12. The Benedictines vs. The Snakes (WT) [5:57]
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre (10:00pm)
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Ruby Beil: "a debut solo performance" (11:30pm)
- The Witching (12:00 midnight)
- Ruby Beil (vocals, electric fiddle)
- Meryl Bursic (guitar, background vocals)
- Jules Pfeiffer (rhythm guitar)
- Eva Revesz (bass)
- Barb Dybwad (drums, background vocals)
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Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
{2CD-R; RL Archive}
2004.08.28 • The Bamboo Sets
August 28, 2004, 8:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PAA Performance by Shen & Bones Performance Group + Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
"With A Special Post-show set by WEIRDO THEATRE"
- Shen & Bones
- Lani Fand Weissbach
- Alethea Bodine
- Doug Lodge
- Charmain Koehler Lodge
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars and home-mades)
- Rob Gray (channeled voices and theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass frequencies)
- Rick Lopez (voiceless percolation)
- Set Design: Karen Dodson's Windy Vestibule
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Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
Post-show Performance Piece: (info coming...)
{CD-R; Erie Times News Showcase August 26 2004, p.31}
2004.09.04 • Raise the Roof! I
September 4, 2004, 7:30pm / Roadhouse Theatre, Erie, PA
- Benefit for the Roadhouse Theatre
- 1. I Believe [4:17] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
- 2. Tour de Vance (WT) [4:47]
- 3. Shiver Me Timbers... rat on a shingle (Gray) [5:13]
- 4. We Ain't Gotta Get Out of This Place (Eric Burdon) [3:34]
- 5. All the Way Up (Gray) [5:50]
- 6. Or Some Other Trouble (Beckett) [3:29] (incomplete, cuts out at end)
- 7. Jack the Cat (Popp) [2:33] (incomplete, cuts in at beginning)
- announcements: Popp, Gray, DiBello [1:16]
- [31:29]
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Graphics: DiBello Design |
{RL Archive; DVD; Flyers}
2004.09.18 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + Telefonics
September 18, 2004, 10:00pm / The Docksider, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2004.10.03 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + JD & Sons
October 3, 2004, 8:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- JD & Sons
2005.01.23 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + Torn Curtain + Lost Earth Lock
January 23, 2005, 4:30pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA"Afternoon 3-Light"
- Lost Earth Lock
- Aaron Davis (guitar, effects, voice)
- Torn Curtain
- Rick DiBello (guitars, soundtracks)
- Alethea Bodine (voice, slinking)
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2005.02.25 and
2005.02.26 • The Toy Box Sets
February 25 & 26, 2005, Shows at 7:30 & 10:00pm / Black Box Theatre, DCAC Art Center, Washington, DC
- The World Premiere of The Toy Box Sets
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars), Rob Gray (vocals, theremin), Ken Cornelius (bass), Rick Lopez (drums)
- Shen & Bones Performance Group
- Lani Fand Weissbach, Alethea Bodine, Doug Lodge, Keegan Boulton, Sara Lawrence
- Karen Dodson's Windy Vestibule Productions / Set Designs
- Sound, Lighting, and Tech by Rick DiBello/DiBello Designs.
- Sets manufactured and installed by Image Events Worldwide, Inc.
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{DVD; Arte-fakt Magazine April-May 2005, "Artist Spotlight," p.30; Erie Times-News March 6, 2005, p.10E}
2005.03.19 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
March 19, 2005, 8:30pm / Eclectic Etc. Cafe, Edinboro, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre ("Small Tension-Barrier Version")
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2005.03.26 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
March 26, 2005, 8:00pm / Moonsense Cafe, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre ("Medium Version")
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2005.04.01 to 2005.04.03 • Pictures of the Floating World: An Evening of Dance Theater
April 1, 2, & 3, 2005 (8:00pm 1st and 2nd; 2:00pm on the 3rd) / Gannon University's Schuster Theatre, Erie, PA"...an evening of dance-theater featuring choreography by Lani Fand Weissbach,
with additional choreography by Sondra Fraleigh"
- un-earth(returning)
- ...performed by Shen & Bones company members Alethea Bodine, Keegan Boulton, Sara Lawrence, and Doug Lodge
- ...sets by Karen Dodson's Windy Vestibule Productions
- David Blaetz (acoustic bass)
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitar)
- Rick Lopez (percussion)
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The program also included:
When I Say I Love You, Lani Fand-Weissbach and Robert Bingham (duet created by Sondra Fraleigh)
Burning, Lani and Elizabeth Spadafore (duet created by Lani Fand-Weissbach)
A General Theory of Love, the company
Waking Woman/Messy Beauty, Solo created and performed by Lani (Text by Daria Fand; Costumes by Charmaine Koehler-Lodge; Original soundscore by Joseph Allen Popp; Sets designed by Karen Dodson's Windy Vestibule Productions)
2005.04.26 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + Need New Body
April 26, 2004, 9:00pm / Doucette Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Weirdo Theatre opened for New Body
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Poster by Andrew Todd |
{RL Archive; www.gigposters.com/designer/8662_Andrew_Todd.html}
2005.05.20 and
2005.05.21 • The Toy Box Sets
May 20 & 21, 2005, 8:15pm / CelebrateErie Festival, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- The Erie Debut of The Toy Box Sets
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Shen & Bones Performance Group
- Lani Fand Weissbach
- Alethea Bodine
- Doug Lodge
- Keegan Boulton
- Sara Lawrence
- Karen Dodson's Windy Vestibule Productions / Set Designs
- Sound, Lighting and Tech by Rick DiBello/DiBello Designs.
- Sets manufactured and installed by Image Events Worldwide, Inc.
- See Images at 2005.02.25-26
2005.08.19 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
August 19, 2005, 8:15pm / CelebrateErie Festival, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Excerpts from The Toy Box Sets
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Shen & Bones Performance Group
- Lani Fand Weissbach
- Alethea Bodine
- Doug Lodge
- Keegan Boulton
- Sara Lawrence
- Karen Dodson's Windy Vestibule Productions / Set Designs
- Sound, Lighting and Tech by Rick DiBello/DiBello Designs.
- Sets manufactured and installed by Image Events Worldwide, Inc.
2005.11.11 • Raise the Roof! II
November 11, 2005 / Roadhouse Theatre, Erie, PA
- Benefit for the Roadhouse Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Graphics: DiBello Design |
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2006.04.01 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
April 1, 2006, 8:00pm / Moonsense Cafe, Erie, PA
- Passages: Artist John Vahanian's 60th Birthday and the Closing of Moonsense Cafe
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre, "Medium Version"
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2006.10.09 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
October 9, 2006, 6:00pm / The backyard deck, my sister's house, Erie, PA
- RLs Niece Emily Zamieroski's Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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A favorable review of the performance |
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2006.11.11 • Raise the Roof! III
November 11, 2006, 7:30pm / Roadhouse Theatre, Erie, PA
- Benefit for the Roadhouse Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Graphics: DiBello Design |
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2007.01.19 • if/then
January 19, 2007, 9:00pm / Urraro Gallery, Erie, PA
- Works by Jeremy Beightol and Ashley Reitz
Opening and Reception for a dual exhibit. - if/then
- if = Ian Smith (guitars)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
- This was the debut performance of if/then
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No plan, no warning. Open improvisation, beginning when they clamor, ending when we drop. |
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{RL Archive; www.pr.com/press-release/27364}
2007.05.04 • if/then
May 4, 2007, 9:00pm / Urraro Gallery, Erie, PA
- Works by Jason Oros and Mike Twohig
Opening and Reception for a dual exhibit. - if/then
- if = Ian Smith (guitars)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
2007.06.01 • Planetary Alignments, Bird Sightings, Totemic Travels... [Travelogue]
June 1, 2007, posted at 2:40am / Erie, PA to New York City and back again on May 25th through 26th
- A Memoir...
- ... of the trip to New York City for the Sam Rivers Trio reunion concert
with Dave Holland and Barry Altschul at Columbia University's Miller Theatre on May 25th, 2007. - Travellers: Rick Lopez and Aaron Lopez
- Music by:
- Sam Rivers (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, piano, voice)
- With Dave Holland (bass), and Barry Altschul (drums)
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| Planetary Alignments, Bird Sightings, Totemic Travels, and the Revelations in Events Unfolding (Article will appear in a new window.) |
{RL Archive, Memoir}
2007.07.13 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra + Eraserhead
July 13, 2007, 8:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Screening of Eraserhead, a film by David Lynch
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- James Pearson (cello, effects)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
{"Geek Love," by John Chacona, Erie Times News Showcase July 12, 2007 p.28}
2007.08.10 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra + The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
August 10, 2007, 8:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a film by Robert Wiene (8:00)
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre (9:30)
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- James Pearson (cello, effects)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums, hammer drill)
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Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
{Joseph Allen Popp; RL Archive}
2007.10.26 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra
October 26, 2007, 7:30pm / Erie Gallery Night, Eerie Art Museum Bat Cave (Annex), Eerie, PA
- Halloween Costume Party
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- James Pearson (cello, effects)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
2008.06.13 • if/then/what?
June 13, 2008, 7:30pm / Erie Gallery Night, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- if/then/what?
- if = Ian Smith (guitars)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
- what? = Dave Blaetz (bass)
2008.06.21 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra
June 21, 2008, 7:30pm / The Brewerie, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- James Pearson (cello, effects)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
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2008.08.23 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra + Shen & Bones
August 23, 2008, 7:00-10:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Shen & Bones
- Lani Fand Weissbach
- Doug Lodge
- Keegan Boulton
- Sara Lawrence
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- James Pearson (cello, effects)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Graphics: Joseph Allen Popp |
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2008.10.10 • if/then
October 10, 2008, 7:30pm / Erie Gallery Night, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- if/then
- if = Ian Smith (guitars)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
2008.12.05 • if/then/what?/huh?
December 5, 2008, 7:30pm / Erie Gallery Night, Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- if/then/what?/huh?
- if = Ian Smith (guitars)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
- what? = Dave Blaetz (bass)
- huh? = Sheldon Peterson (guitars, percussion)
2009.04.17 • Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
April 17, 2009 / Pine Junction, Tavern in the Pines, Findley Lake, NY
- Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
- Sturgis Nikides (el-guitar)
- Rowdy Bodine (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- with guest Lance Elbaum (percussion)
- Opening set: Burny White and Claude, with Lance Elbaum on percussion
Followed by a SOLO set by Sturgis Nikides on National Steel guitar.
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Feature article by Dave Richards Erie Times-News Showcase, April 16, 2009. |
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The offending left-hand stick, from the Friday night session. Injury report #1, Dr. David C. Lesseski, physician in attendance: (still to come...) The blood... Well, my doctor (who was in the audience) promises to do an injury report—need to remind him. I go into this "zone" when I play, so I'm often not really aware of what's going on "outside," and the first night I blew out a blister, and I didn't notice until we were finished with our set and I found that my stick was stuck to my right hand—I had bled so much that as it dried it had congealed and formed a very thick glue-like adhesive. Lovely! The second night, I failed to notice that I had smacked a knuckle on my left hand on a slightly off-target rimshot, and it removed a one-eighth-inch square divot of flesh and poured out into my left upper pant-leg for who knows how long, but I didn't know how bad it was until I got home and found that my pants were caked inside and out—the whole top of my thigh—with blood that had been hammered into and through them. My entire upper leg was scabbed by blood from my finger! Isn't this interesting? |
{RL Archive}
2009.04.18 • Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
April 18, 2009 / Bobby's Place, Erie, PA
- Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
- Sturgis Nikides (el-guitar)
- Rowdy Bodine (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- with guest Lance Elbaum (percussion)
- Opening set: Burny White and Claude, with Lance Elbaum on percussion
Followed by a SOLO set by Sturgis Nikides on National Steel guitar.
Sturgis was followed by a blues jam, with Burny White on rhythm guitar.
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Sturgis Nikides Photo by Marian Sawyer |
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The offending left pant leg, from the Saturday night session. Injury report #2, Dr. David C. Lesseski: |
{RL Archive, "The Man of Steel," by Dave Richards, Erie Times-News Showcase April 16, 2009 p.20}
2009.06.26 • Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
June 26, 2009 / Bobby's Place, Erie, PA
- Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
- Sturgis Nikides (el-guitar)
- Rowdy Bodine (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Opening set: Burny White and Claude, with guest Willie Cotter
Followed by a short SOLO set by Sturgis Nikides on National Steel guitar.
2009.06.27 • Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
June 27, 2009, 10:00pm / Jamboree in the Pines Blues Festival, Pine Junction, Findley Lake, NY
- Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
- Sturgis Nikides (el-guitar)
- Rowdy Bodine (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- The lineup: Backwoods Bluegrass; Stealth Blues Bombers; the Duke Sherman Blues Band;
A short SOLO set by Sturgis Nikides on National Steel guitar; Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
2009.07.31 • Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins + Generic Beat + Monstro...
July 31, 2009, 11:00pm / Bobby's Place, Erie, PA
- Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
- Sturgis Nikides (el-guitar)
- Rowdy Bodine (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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The lineup: Empty Clip Monstro: Ian Smith–guitar and laptop shenanigans, Joe Rumball–bass, Steve Shaner–drums Hello Kitty Death Squad: DJ G-spot (Garrett Skindell)–theremin-turntables-keyboards-samples-percussion, Doogie MacGregor–vocals and saxophone, Joe Cieslak–saxophone, Greg Szuba–guitar, Mark Waldinger–bass, Mike Robertshaw–drums Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins Generic Beat: Dan Smith–vocals, Xtine (Christine Lorraine Mankowski)–bass and vocals, Mark Emhoff–guitar, Roger Prehoda–drums |
{RL Archive}
2009.08.01 • Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
August 1, 2009, 4:00pm / Erie Art Museum Jazz and Blues Festival, Frontier Park, Erie, PA
- Sturgis Nikides and the Electric Assassins
- Sturgis Nikides (el-guitar)
- Rowdy Bodine (bass)
- Lance Elbaum (percussion)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Opened with a SOLO set by Sturgis on National Steel guitar.
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Sturgis Nikides and Rowdy Bodine Photos by Pam Davidoff. Sturgis Nikides and Rowdy Bodine |
 2009 EAM poster by graphic designer Corry Lino |
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L to R: Rick Lopez, Sturgis Nikides, Rowdy Bodine, and Lance Elbaum Photo by Pam Davidoff.
A nice shot by John Chacona. |
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An alternate view of my kit, by Pam Davidoff. I love the light coming off of that cymbal, and also that I appear to be strangling my gig bag... |
{RL Archive, www.erieartmuseum.org/performances/bj_fest/index.html}
2009.08.22 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre + Johnny James & the Absolutes + Patrons of Sweet
August 22, 2009, 9:30pm / The Beer Mug, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Patrons of Sweet
- Vic Lazar (guitars, vocals)
- Matt Lavin (bass + NO FX)
- Dave Borden (drums, vocals)
- Johnny James & the Absolutes
- John Johnston (guitars, vox jaguar, vocals, ç)
- Jon Miller (guitar, vocals, tambourines, stolen floor tom)
- Peter Burke (guitar)
- Matt Shimek (guitar)
- Fred Krugger (bass, vocals)
- Erik Mildner (drums)
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Poster by John Johnston |
{RL Archive}
2009.08.29 • MONSTRO
August 29, 2009, 11:59pm / Arts and Drafts Festival, The Brewerie, Erie, PA
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Arts and Drafts Poster |
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e.n. prepares the ritual site
Ian Smith
Joe Rumball Rick Lopez (in the flowers) |
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- Photos by Kay Campbell
2009.09.11 • MONSTRO + New Bred Cavemen
September 11, 2009 / The Beer Mug, Erie, PA
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums) ...again gladly filling in for Steve Shaner
2009.10.30 • MONSTRO + Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra + Johnny James +...
October 30, 2009, 9:00pm / Scotty's Jazz & Cigars, Erie, PA
- The Killerinas
- Gina Rullo (bass, vocals)
- Sue Martin (vocals)
- unknown (guitar)
- Erik Mildner (drums)
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Johnny James & the Absolutes
- John Johnston (guitars, vox jaguar, vocals, compositions)
- Jon Miller (guitar, vocals, tambourines, stolen floor tom)
- Peter Burke (guitar)
- Matt Shimek (guitar)
- Fred Krugger (bass, vocals)
- Erik Mildner (drums)
- Dirty Faces from Pittsburgh was also on the bill.
2009.10.31 • MONSTRO + New Bred Cavemen
October 31, 2009, 10:00pm / Irish Cousins, Erie, PA
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2009.11.05 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra + Mushashimri + The Kurt's Purples
November 5, 2009, 7:00pm / Boardwalk Complex, Erie, PA
- Creative Music Series at Dream Ultra Lounge, Hosted by Horizontal Experiment
- The Kurt's Purples
- Kurt Sahlmann (dreams)
- Mushashimri
- Bob Long (guitar, electric upright bass, fervent sounds)
- Tavon Markov (sound manipulation, atmospheric bombastic bumbaloo)
- Everett Eighmy (electric drums, sounds)
- + Special Guest Bill Burke (8-string warr guitar)
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- James Pearson (Moog synthesizer)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2009.11.14 • MONSTRO + Cold Pizza
November 14, 2009, 7:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Kickoff event for the Edinboro University Literary Journal, Chimera 7
- MONSTRO (7:00)
- Ian Smith (guitars, tenor sax, floor tom, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Cold Pizza (10:00)
- Xolia Jensen (vocals, chaos, percussion)
- Eva Luna Yochim (vocals, percussion)
- McKenzie Sprague (vocals, guitar, percussion)
- Robert Jensen (beats, effects, magic)
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Photo by Kay Campbell |
{RL Archive}
2009.12.04 • Plant Life 3
December 4, 2009, 7:30pm / Gallery Night, Urraro Gallery, Erie, PA
- 1st Set:
- 1. Plant Life (F minor) [57:00]
- 2nd Set:
- 2. Fraulein Hedborg's Murder Was & Is Still Unsolved In Egypt (Eb major-C minor) [46:00]
- 3rd Set:
- 3. Well, If You Insist (encore) [27:00]
- Plant Life 3
- Steve Trohoske (bass, Compositions)
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Dan Hallett (keyboards)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2009.12.19 • MONSTRO + The Tradesmen + Matty B & the Dirty Pickles
December 19, 2009, 10:00pm / Beer Mug, Erie, PA
- MONSTRO (10:00)
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- The Tradesmen (11:00)
- Matty B & the Dirty Pickles (12:30)
- Matt Boland (guitar, vocals)
- Benjamin Roemer (bass)
- Dave Schroder (drums)
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Event Poster by Dave Schroder |
{RL Archive}
2010.02.27 • MONSTRO + ILLumiNati Congo + Matty B & the Dirty Pickles
February 27, 2010, 7:30pm / Collin Pierson Studios, Chicago, IL
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- ILLumiNati Congo (JahnIgga da Baptist)
- Matty B & the Dirty Pickles
- Matt Boland (guitar, vocals)
- Benjamin Roemer (bass)
- Dave Schroder (drums)
2010.03.05 • MONSTRO + Yawn Thieves + Matty B & the Dirty Pickles
March 5, 2010, 12:30am (actually the 6th) / Scully's, Erie, PA
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Yawn Thieves
- Josiah Haughwout (vocalizer with mouthings)
- Bob Jensen (notorious beat electronicalization)
- John Yochim (guitarrings, fingerdiddlings, and cats)
- Fred Krugger (low endings)
- Mike Robertshaw (percussioning and thunderclapping)
- Matty B & the Dirty Pickles
- Matt Boland (guitar, vocals)
- Benjamin Roemer (bass)
- Dave Schroder (drums)
2010.03.17 • MONSTRO
March 17, 2010, 9:00pm / Bates Gallery, Loveland Hall, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.03.19 • MONSTRO + Blue Gorillas
March 19, 2010, 12:00pm / Beer Mug, Erie, PA
- Blue Gorillas (10:00pm)
- Justin Tapper (guitar)
- Nate Gilles (bass)
- Ryan Dunkle (drums)
- MONSTRO (12:00am)
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.04.09 • MONSTRO + Ahimsa Beat + Fiuczynski, Grey, and Throckmorten
April 9, 2010, 9:00pm / Docksider, Erie, PA
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Ahimsa Beat
- Steve Trohoske (bass)
- Frank Singer (guitars)
- Joel Polacci (percussion)
- Brad Amidon (drums)
- David Fiuczynski Trio
- David Fiuczynski (guitar)
- Tony Grey (6-string bass)
- David Throckmorten (drums)
2010.04.10 • Treble-Makers
April 10, 2010, 9:00pm / Beer Mug, Erie, PA
- Treble-Makers
- Willie Cotter (guitars, vocals)
- Ray Reilly (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.04.15 • if/then/keys
April 15, 2010, 8:00pm / The Singing Bowl, Erie, PA
- John Vahanian's 69th Birthday Bash
- if/then/keys (12:00am)
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Dan Hallett (keyboards)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.04.23 • Treble-Makers
April 23, 2010, 9:00pm / Bobby's Place, Erie, PA
- Treble-Makers
- Willie Cotter (guitars, vocals)
- Ray Reilly (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.05.15 • Treble-Makers
May 15, 2010, 10:00pm / Beer Mug, Erie, PA
- Treble-Makers
- Willie Cotter (guitars, vocals)
- Ray Reilly (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.05.29 • Treble-Makers
May 29, 2010, 10:00pm / Beer Mug, Erie, PA
- Treble-Makers
- Willie Cotter (guitars, vocals)
- Ray Reilly (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.06.11 (1) • Treble-Makers
June 11, 2010, 9:00pm / The Sandbar, Erie, PA
- Treble-Makers
- Willie Cotter (guitars, vocals)
- Ray Reilly (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.06.11 (2) • Barrage
June 11, 2010, 1:00am (the 12th) / Crooked i, Erie, PA
- Barrage Improv
- Ian Smith and Mycela Rue (vocals)
- Martin Wolper (keyboards)
- Matty Boland (guitars, vocals)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Bill Frackowiak, unknown, unknown (floor tom)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.06.18 • Treble-Makers
June 18, 2010, 9:00pm / Bobby's Place, Erie, PA
- Treble-Makers
- Willie Cotter (guitars, vocals)
- Ray Reilly (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.06.25 • Treble-Makers
June 25, 2010, 10:00pm / Papa Rock's, Erie, PA
- Treble-Makers
- Willie Cotter (guitars, vocals)
- Ray Reilly (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
2010.07.03 • if/then/how?
July 3, 2010, 9:00pm / Papa Rock's, Erie, PA
- if/then/how?
- if = Ian Smith (guitar, laptop)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
- how? = Ken Cornelius (bass)
2010.07.24 • if/then/what?
July 24, 2010, 6:00pm / Oros Wedding Reception, Poolside, Crystal Point, Erie, PA
- if/then/what?
- if = Ian Smith (guitars)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
- what? = Dave Blaetz (bass)
2010.09.01 • MONSTRO + NEO + Tribraco
September 1, 2010, 9:00pm / Crooked i, Erie, PA
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- NEO
- Manlio Maresca (guitar)
- Carlo Conti (tenor sax)
- Antonio Zitarelli (drums)
- Tribraco
- Lorenzo Tarducci (guitar, loops)
- Dario Cesarini (guitar, loops, effects)
- Tommaso Moretti (bass)
- Valerio Lucenti (drums)
2010.10.21 • Torn Curtain + BANG 4 + Fiuczynski, Grey, & Throckmorton
October 21, 2010, 8:00pm / The Metropolitan, Erie, PA
- Torn Curtain
- Rick DiBello (guitars, soundtracks)
- Alethea Bodine (voice, slinking)
- Doug Russell (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- BANG 4
- Steve Trohoske (bass)
- Frank Singer (guitars)
- Joel Polacci (percussion)
- G. Calvin Weston (drums)
- Fiuczynski, Grey, & Throckmorton
- David Fiuczynski (guitar)
- Tony Grey (6-string bass)
- David Throckmorten (drums)
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"Dovetail Gallery Presents: BANG!
...Live documentary! From set-up to tear-down we will be videotaping the entire event... Chris Beiswanger performing in the martini bar between sets... local graffiti artists from the SEEDIS Group tagging the Metropolitan building while the event is taking place. Dave Ashby will be creating a light/graphics show."
{RL Archive}
2010.10.30 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra + Ahimsa Beat + Liquid Nixon
October 30, 2010, 9:00pm / Crooked i, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Ahimsa Beat
- Steve Trohoske (bass)
- Frank Singer (guitars)
- Joel Polacci (percussion)
- Brad Amidon (drums)
- Liquid Nixon
- Jamie Houston (vocals)
- Michael Graham (guitar)
- Mike Kemp (Chapman Stick)
- Jason Lewis (bass)
- Steve Barone (drums)
2010.11.21 • Joseph Allen Popp's Cellular Multiverse
November 21, 2010, 7:00pm / Benefit for Art Becker, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Cellular Multiverse
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
{RL Archive}
2011.03.19 • then/what?
March 19, 2011, 2:15pm / Tom Ridge Environmetal Center Lobby, Erie, PA
- then/what?
- then = Rick Lopez (drums, percussion)
- what? = Dave Blaetz (mbira, electronics)
- Shen & Bones Performance Group
- Lani Fand Weisbach
- Doug Lodge
- Kerrylee Hinkson
- Robert Bingham
2011.06.04 • Treble-Makers + Unordained
June 4, 2011, 10:00pm / Bobby's Place, Erie, PA
- Treble-Makers
- Willie Cotter (guitars, vocals)
- Ray Reilly (bass, vocals)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Burny White's Unordained
- Burny White (guitars, vocals)
- unknown (bass, vocals)
- Ed Ciesielski (drums)
2011.06.25 • Is What It Is Trio
June 25, 2011, 3:00pm / Erie Arts Festival, Erie, PA
- Is What It Is
- Steve Trehoske (bass)
- Ian Smith (guitar, percussion, harmolodium)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Stix Thompson (drums)
2011.08.26 • Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre Orkeztra + The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
August 26, 2011, 8:00pm / Erie Art Museum Annex, Erie, PA
- Joseph Allen Popp's Weirdo Theatre (9:30)
- Joseph Allen Popp (guitars)
- Rob Gray (vocals, theremin)
- Lou Nicolia (electric violin)
- James Pearson (cello, effects)
- Ken Cornelius (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums, hammer drill)
2011.04.09 • MONSTRO
November 25, 2011, 7:30pm / Basement Transmissions, Erie, PA
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Katy Nevinsky (violin)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
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Photo by ...unknown |
{RL Archive}
2012.04.27 • MONSTRO + onewayness + The Wandering Accident + (Philippe Petit + PAS)
April 27, 2012, 7:00pm / Basement Transmissions, Erie, PA
- onewayness
- Adam Holquist (laptop, electronics, guitar, miscellany)
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- The Wandering Accident
- John Bixby (guitar, voice)
- Ryan McAndrew (guitar)
- Joe "The Eagle" Rumball (bass)
- Stephen Shaner (drums)
- Philippe Petit + PAS
- Philippe Petit (laptop, electronics, voice)
- PAS aka Robert L. Pepper (laptop, electronics, crocodile)
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Photo by Mark Tanenbaum |
{RL Archive}
2012.06.02 • MONSTRO + Meanderthal
June 2, 2010, 9:30pm / Crooked i, Erie, PA
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitars, laptop)
- Katy Nevinsky (violin)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Meanderthal
- Justin Tapper (rhythm guitar)
- Scott Cravener (lead guitar)
- Sule Sulejman Tahirovic (bass)
- Everett Eighmy (drums)
2012.09.29 • MONSTRO + onewayness + The Jargonauts + The True Jacqueline + Barlow
September 29, 2012, 7:00pm / Basement Transmissions, Erie, PA
- onewayness
- Adam Holquist (laptop, electronics, guitar, miscellany)
- MONSTRO
- Ian Smith (guitar)
- John Bixby (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- The Jargonauts
- Josiah Haughwaut (voice, armor)
- John Yochim (guitar)
- Robert Jensen (electronics, beats, juice)
- Fred Krugger (bass)
- Morgan Brace (drums)
- The True Jacqueline
- Noah Stevralia (guitar, voice)
- Kate Niemczyk (bass, voice)
- Brian DiPippo (drums)
- Barlow
- Ethan Oliva (guitar, voice)
- Jake Nowoczyski (bass)
- Andrew Yadeski (drums)
2012.10.27 • BLACK + White + Triage Unit
October 27, 2012, 8:00pm / King's Rook, Erie, PA
- White
- John Bixby (guitars, voice)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Stephen Shaner (drums)
- Triage Unit
- Lisa Stahlbaum (voice, percussion)
- Everett Eighmey (electronic drums)
- Ben Frazier (bass)
- Rick Lopez (drums)
- Black
- John Bixby (guitars)
- Joe Rumball (bass)
- Stephen Shaner (drums-1st half)
- Rick Lopez (drums-2nd half)
2012.11.23 • if/then/what? + C Brown + Amber Alley + Burrow Drive + Arlandria
November 23, 2012, 6:00pm / Basement Transmissions, Erie, PA
- Basement Transmissions Benefit Show:
- C Brown
- Amber Alley (voice, banjo)
- Arlandria
- Jake Baker (voice, guitar, keyboards)
- John Strzalka (guitar)
- Ben Oskowski (bass)
- Jon Getson (drums)
- Burrow Drive
- John Krasinski (lead vocals, guitar)
- Brian Kinney (vocals, guitar)
- Eric Young (bass)
- James Davis (drums)
- if/then/what?
- if = Ian Smith (guitars)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
- what? = Dave Blaetz (bass)
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Photo by Mark Tanenbaum |
{RL Archive}
2013.03.01 • if/then/what?/else
March 1, 2013, 7:00pm / Gallery Night, Basement Transmissions, Erie, PA
- Gallery Opening for The Art of Kate Beehner
- The Bulldozer vs. onewayness
- Ian Smith (guitar, noise-making devices, percussion)
- Adam Holquist (noise-making devices, keyboards)
- Jargonauts
- Josiah Haughwout (vocals)
- Robert Jensen (devices, rhythm tracks, voice)
- John Yochim (guitar)
- Fred Krugger (bass)
- Morgan Brace (drums)
- if/then/what?/else
- if = Ian Smith (guitars, percussion)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
- what? = Dave Blaetz (bass)
- else = Adam Holquist (noise-making devices, keyboards)
- Fire Death (Cleveland)
- Stoney Tusco, aka Ben Osborne (bass clarinet, electronics)
- ILZA (Cleveland)
- Elizabeth Wise-Osborne (synth, voice, electronics)
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{RL Archive; Adam Holquist 13.12.05}
2014.07.12 • if/then
July 12, 2014, 6:00pm / PACA, 1505 State, The ArtWorks Building, Erie, PA
- Curt Oren Solo
- Curt Oren (tenor sax)
- Holquist/Popp/Wilson —DVD Release Show Elevation/Services May Operate
- Adam Holquist (noise-making devices, keyboards)
- Joseph Popp (guitar, effects)
- Alex Wilson (electronics)
- if/then
- if = Ian Smith (guitars, percussion)
- then = Rick Lopez (drums)
- Nowhere Family Band
- Amber Alley (banjo, percussion, voc)
- McKenzie Lee Sprague (guitar, percussion, voc)
- Andi Wondersound (ukelele, guitar, megaphone, voc)
- Aaron Davis (toy piano, electronics, voice)
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{RL Archive}
October 12, 2014, 8:00pm / PACA, 1505 State, The ArtWorks Building, Erie, PA
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{RL Archive; Adam Holquist 13.12.05; Video by Tom Weber}
2014.06.12 • The William Parker Sessionography [Published Work; Music Research]
June 12, 2014 / 19th Annual Vision Festival, Judson Memorial Church, Brooklyn, NY
- A definitive research document covering the career of bassist William Parker.
Centering 1011, 1st Printing Ltd. Edition, 482 pp, 370+ illustrations, 8.5x11, 3.2 pounds / $50.00 List
Book Release and Signing, 19th Annual Vision Festival - Cover Design by Shelle Barron; Book Design & Layout by RL; Cover Art by Jeff Schlanger
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{RL Archive, The William Parker Sessionography online}
2015.10.21 • The Mary Halvorson Sessionography [Music Research]
October 21, 2015 (first published online) / A work in progress.
- A definitive research document covering the career of guitarist Mary Halvorson.
- Session entries for all known recorded media, including official releases, radio & television
broadcast recordings, audience recordings, soundboards, and video. Also listed in chronological
order within this sessionography and its session entries are play-dates with no known recorded media.
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Photograph by Peter Gannushkin |
{RL Archive, The Mary Halvorson Sessionography}
2016.09.21 • Fazed Cookies Radio Program: The Mary Halvorson Hour
September 21, 2016, 9:30pm / WERG-FM Radio Studio, Gannon University, Erie PA
- Live Radio Broadcast
- Michael Bennett (Host)
- Rick Lopez & John Chacona (guests)
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2016.09.25 - Secret Keeper: Mary Halvorson (guitar), Stephan Crump (bass)
8:00pm, PACA, 1505 State, The ArtWorks Building, Erie, PA
About a year after publishing the The Mary Halvorson Sessionography, I arranged a stop on the Secret Keeper tour.
Feature article
by Sheldon Peterson
The Erie Reader,
September 14-27, 2016 Vol.6 No.19
[RL Archive; Rick Lopez, Producer]
2017.03.31 • Digital Media Fest Afterparty with FALL RISK, Clone 334, and more
March 31, 2017, 9:00pm / Behrend Digital Media Festival Afterparty, Urraro Gallery, Erie, PA
- FALL RISK: Joseph Allen Popp (guitar), Fred Krugger (bass), Rick Lopez (JMdrums)
—1. Hey Jonny-O...; 2. Fall'n'Roll; 3. Lackawanna Line; 4. Bridge Screw Saviors - CLONE 334: Joseph Alex
- Project Rouri: Steve Mokris
- Modular Moose: Jesse Hawley
- DJ Sets by onewayness (Adam Holquist)
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{RL Archive}
2017.05.25 • Fall Risk + Nømads + Wave Trails
May 25, 2017, 9:00pm / Electroflux Experimental Music Series, Bobby's Place, Erie, PA
- FALL RISK: Joseph Allen Popp (guitar), Fred Krugger (bass), Rick Lopez (JMdrums)
- 1. Hey Jonny-O... [9:50]
- 2. Fall'n'Roll [10:43]
- 3. Lackawanna Line [9:18]
- 4. Bridge Screw Saviors [ : ]
- Nømads {NYC]: Nathan Lithgow (bass, synth, voice), Brian Wolfe (drums)
- Wave Trails: Cameron Fish (guitar, voice), Zach Hyman (bass), Ben Hyman (drums)
{RL Archive; www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfpn36b9UgA&t=8s}
June 16, 2017, 10:30pm / Jekyll & Hyde's, Erie, PA
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