36 page handbound zine featuring rough sketches, loose profiles, cut-up interviews, semi-portraits, of Jenny Walton-Wetzel and Andy Wagner. Bound with twine in blue cardstock and vellum, the covers hold actual prints of the subjects. Words, photographs and assembly by Joshua Dumas.
Saturation Series
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A summer series of lectures, performance art, readings and music conceived and organized by Kirk Bravender and Joshua Dumas and hosted by South Union Arts.
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Cl*sterf*ck :: Tense Forms 3rd Summer Showcase
Eli Boyne
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Art by Cortney Groves, Craig Blakeman, Dominica Wasilewska, Jaime Roche & Susie Harkins, Jen Haybach, Jen Jacobucci, Johannah Silva, Joshua Holden, Kelly Reynolds, Kirk Bravender, Mark Benson, Nora McComiskey, RM5, Sangini Brahmbhatt, t. Thomas Hardie
Music by Ami Saraiya, Jason Frederick, Ben Gray, Dave Vandervelde, John Kleyn, Casey Meehan, Ben Clarke, Joshua Dumas, Jeremy Ohmes, Domenico Ferri, Fergus Kaiser, Mark Benson, Steve Quantock, Robbie Hamilton, Justin Trombly, Matt Dewine, Anika Balaconis, Chris Kralik, Johnny Caluya, Derek James, Nick Miers, Kris Poulin
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Casey Meehan and the Delta Still
Casey Meehan — vocals, piano, guitar
Scott Cedro — baritone saxophone
Joshua Dumas — bass
Ben Gray — drums
Mark Benson — drums
Allison Stanley — clarinet
Sarah Renée Bertsch — vocals
Andy Wagner — guitar
All songs composed by Casey Meehan.
Produced one recording Violet, available soon at Rock Proper.
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Music with Meaning 7
Readings from Rob Christopher, Todd Dills, Jeff Disler, Joshua Dumas, Billy Roberts, Scott Smith and Mitchell Szczepancyzk, hosted by Aaron Cynic and Brandon Wetherbee @ Mojoe’s Hot House.
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Bring May Flowers
Joshua Dumas
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A collaboration between Marika Mashburn (and the House Theatre) and Joshua Dumas (and Tense Forms) to create a three day variety show styled festival of music, magic, dance, poetry, film and theatre, all celebrating Spring.
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800 Winters :: Tense Forms Winter Showcase
Sangini Brahmbatt
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An evening of visual art, music, and performance that temporarily transformed the Subterranean. Featured an installation of 800 wallet sized photographs by Marlene Bednarz, Mark Benson, Elizabeth Boyne, Sangini Brahmbhatt, Kirk Bravender, carlsweets, Joshua Dumas, Emily Freeh, Chris Fuller, Cortney Groves, Jen Haybach, Dennis Hayes IV, Nora McComiskey, Matt North, Mark Paci, Alison Paul, Mary Paul, Mike Piontek, Julie Prenoveau, Kate Raney, Kelly Reynolds, RM5, robotskirt, Matt Rose, Melissa Stallard and Holly Tickner.
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Heat :: Tense Forms 2nd Summer Showcase
Jaime Roche
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An evening of visual art, music, poetry, performance and film that temporarily transformed the Subterranean.
Visual Art by Mark Benson, Craig Blakeman, Sangini Brahmbhatt, Kirk Bravender, Ben Clarke, Leah Dickey, Steve Eck, Cortney Groves, Mollie Morris, Mary Paul, Mike Piontek, Steve Quantock, Kelly Reynolds, Jaime Roche, Matt Rose, Melissa Stallard, and Allison Stanley.
Music by Notes & Scratches, The Treatment, the archivists, Radiant Darling, Andy Wagner.
Poetry and Performance by Eli Boyne, Katy Didden, Viola Lee, Marika Mashburn.
Film by Kate Raney, Richard Syska.
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the Notes and Scratches :: 48 Hour Project
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A marathon session in which which six songs were written and recorded over two 24 hour periods.
Joshua Dumas — vocals, most instruments, engineering
Anika Balaconis — trumpet, vocals
Domenico Ferri — bass
VJ Hyde — guitar, percussion, vocals
Casey Meehan — vocals
Steve Quantock — violin, vocals
Words and music by Joshua Dumas
This experiment lead to the creation of the current Notes & Scratches group.
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the autumn-waking
Kirk Bravender
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A noisy lovely art rock group.
Allison Stanley — drums, xylophone, vocals
Joshua Dumas — guitar, noise, vocals
Renee Bertsch — organ, vocals
Anika Balaconis — trumpet, percussion, vocals
Music composed collaboratively, words by Joshua Dumas
Produced three recordings, the loudest birthday ever (2002), the Edgewater EP (2003), and Down to Marshes (2004, unreleased).
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Six by Five #3
Joshua Dumas
Eight postcards with pictures on one side and words on the other. This zine is packaged in a light green handmade folder. Designed and edited by Joshua Dumas.
With contributions from Katy Didden, Allison Stanley, Marika Mashburn, Jessica Palmert, Thomas Strunk, Justin Ziegler, Vanessa Brutsche, Mary Paul, Elizabeth Boyne, Matt Rose, Joshua Dumas, Mike Piontek, Viola Lee, Steve Quantock, Anika Balaconis, Mollie Morris.
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Six by Five #2
Joshua Dumas
Four poems, six photographs, one story, two drawings, one bash script, two paintings, two digital images, two photograms, found text, six inches by five inches. This zine is packaged in a deep blue handmade folder. Designed, edited and assembled by Joshua Dumas.
With contributions from Sarah Renee Bertsch, Craig Blakeman, Elizabeth Boyne, Maura Dawgert, Joshua Dumas, Domenic Ferri, Rich Jun, Nora McComiskey, Jessica Neafsey, Mike Piontek, Kate Raney, Chris Stump, Mark Temelko
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the Tundra Survey
Nora McComiskey
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A post-rock garage chamber group.
Mary Claire Kueber — cello, vocals
Andy Wagner — flute, xylophone, vocals
Emily Frank — viola, vocals
Tom McGettrick — bass, vocals
Joshua Dumas — guitar, vocals, engineering
Composed collaboratively.
Produced two recordings, the Poloroid 7” and Cracked Radiator, Bum Transmission.
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Six by Five #1
Joshua Dumas
Four poems, two photographs, two stories, one drawing, one painting, one digital image, two lino-cuts, six inches by five inches. This zine is packaged in a handmade envelope of heavy paper in dark colors. Selected, designed and edited by Joshua Dumas.
With contributions from Sarah Renee Bertsch, Elizabeth Boyne, Beth DeMars, Joshua Dumas, Danielle Grish, Richard Jun, Viola Lee, Mike Piontek, Andy Wagner.
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Becoming Ocean
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When climate-change journalist Eiren Caffall was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, she realized that, like the planet, she was slowly drowning. But instead of allowing the nearly invisible effects of her condition to overwhelm or paralyze her, Caffall uses her illness as a lens to look at the crisis of climate change.
Directed: Scott K. Foley
Written: Eiren Caffall
Music: Joshua Dumas
Weatherman
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Weatherman is minimal, experimental pop by pianist/vocalist Annie Higgins, drummer Jason Toth (Daniel Knox, The Handsome Family), with electronics by composer Joshua Dumas (Quarter Mile Thunder, Mending). Their first three singles are available via La Société Expéditionnaire.