Saturation Art & Music Festival

Hello friends,

Here’s a slide show with some photos from this weekend. Thursday, the gallery opening at Back to the Grind and the performances at MTL after. Friday night at Tio’s Tacos, Clone Hero and Perrla at Worthy’s later. Saturday’s DIY Arts & Letters Fest @ Riverside Art Museum and the monoprinting workshop at Division 9.  A few of the bands that played Saturday at Back to the Grind; Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound, Halloween Swim Team, and Francisco The Man. Bazaar at Division 9 on Sunday followed by the after party at Back to the Grind, and the closing of Saturation with Sierra and the Bohemian Beat at Fairmount park on Monday. Although I did not make it out to everything that was going on this weekend, there’s a lot for you to look at…I hope you enjoy. Until next year… <3 <3 <3

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–Amanda Holguin

Yours Truly, performing at Bohemian Beat

The UCR Jazz-Poetry Collective, jammin'.

This is Sierra, sending a major thank you to all of you artists, performers, event curators and organizers who made Saturation Art and Music Festival 2010 a raging success. 

(Especially the fantastic four: Angela Asbell, Lee 2sman, John Roach, and Ms. Bean. 
You’re all awesome.) 

I can hardly wait ’til next year! 

Also, thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to Bohemian Beat at Fairmount Park.  We had a blast, and we will definitely be doing it again!

ok, well, until next time then, this is Sierra, signing off.

Google Docs is spazzing out, so here is the updated, most accurate lineup for Bazaar @ Division 9 SOUTH, Sunday night:

6:30PM-12AM BAZAAR (rock) @ Division 9 Gallery SOUTH (by RCAA on Lemon St.)
6:30-6:50      Rosa Venus
7:00-7:20      Phedora Dora
7:35-7:55      Adonis
8:10-8:30      Them Novus
8:45-9:05      City of Thieves
9:20-9:40      Polite
9:55-10:15    The New Division
10:30-10:50  Dondo and the Mothership
11:05-11:25   Mad Marionettes
11:35-12:05  The Raga

Hey friends! Here are a few quick  photos from day one of Saturation. The gallery opening at Back to the Grind, Rollin’ Deep at the People’s Gallery, Phoenix and the Turtle, and the other beautiful performances last night at MTL. There was so much going on last night and it was amazing to see so many people out and about!  There’s still so much to do and see…and we’ve got all weekend to do it. See you tonight!

-Amanda Holguin

Oh me, Oh my.

So much to do, so little time!

Sierra here, trying to catch her breath after an awesome first night of Saturation!

Some serious shout outs to all the performers last night at B2TG, The Pickle Jame, Rollin’ Deep #2 and MTL.

What a Night!

So now it’s done, we’re done and we’re on to the next one.  Tonight’s line-up includes:

6PM-11PM Visions of Tio’s Tacos @ Tio’s Tacos

6-7PM Personal tour of site-specific artwork by owner Martin Sanchez
7-7:30 p.m. Dancing performance by Riverside Ballet Folklorico
7:30-8:00pm. Musical performance by Milpa

8-9:30PM Musical performance by Bajo Cero
9:30-11:00PM Film screening: “Mad Max: Road Warrior”
ALSO JOINING US WILL BE  “DUB ROBOT” A FUTURISTIC MAD MAX MEETS BACK TO THE FUTURE FUNKY ROBOTIC VEHICLE. YOU’VE GOT TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT!

(Anyone who has not been to Tio’s, this is a MUST SEE.  Don’t miss it!)
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=114249091952087&index=1

7PM-11PM Bitch, Please! (hip hop and rock ‘n’ roll dance party) @ B2TG
Afta-1, DJ Alf Alpha, Bob and Lisa (of The Bellrays) and Free D.I.Y. Crafts from Tentu
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129602863717495&index=1

10PM-2AM The Flux (rock) @ Worthington’s
Clone Hero, Park, Perrla
(No Link, Sorry)

Also Happening Tonight:
6PM-9PM START TALKING: UCR Senior Thesis Exhibition 2010 @ CMP
While this event (and the UCR Mosaic Release Party also happening at the same time and place) are technically not part of Saturation, both are awesome events happening just down the street from all the Saturation Fun.  If you get the chance, stop by!  http://www.facebook.com/?page=1&sk=messages&tid=1450515350926#!/event.php?eid=121118494580128&ref=nf

So get out there and make the most of it!

Just #*@%ing Do It, Already!

I’m serious.
Go.
No excuses.
Just #*@%ing Do It, Already.

After all, every minute you are NOT at Saturation, is another minute you are losing AWESOME!

And save some energy for the next three days too, ’cause there’s plenty more awesome to go around.

See you there.   <3   Sierra

hole-y cow! It's already time to get saturated!

That’s right, y’all.  Sierra here reminding you that Saturation officially begins tonight
…AND YOU’D BETTER BE THERE!

Tonight’s Line-up:
6:00pm – 10:00pm – B2TG Art Premier –  Over 20 visual artists and live performances by GM Phenom, RickyLove, Ninja Party, DirtRAID, and DEMONSLAYER.           http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=121256571242552&index=1

7:00-9:00pm — Pickle Jam — Contemporary performance with UCR Gluck Fellows @ Relish
Chelsea Rose: poetry; Pituitary Abattoir: Experimental Modern Gamelan; 20th century atonal music “Songs from Letters” with Dalzell and Payne; and folk-noise with Aaron Roche

7:00pm – 9:00pm — Rollin’ Deep #2 — SHORT PERFORMANCES BY: Chelsea Brown, Marcio Rivera, Liam Odien, Michael Albini, WhiskeyBreath, Gerald Penilla, Christian Poindexter, Sam Aguirre, Adam Robsen, Ivan Alcon, Sir William, Aleah Stephens/Jon Kyle Bailey, Kevin Elliot, Wesley Hackenberg, and More TBA.
Also featuring FULL SETS by: Jon Harvey, Dan Coffman and Tom Olive        http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=106363319410202&index=1

9:00pm-12:00am — ZAPP Thursdays pressents: Phoenix and the Turtle at the Mission Inn Tobacco Lounge.
NO COVER and 21+ only
They are performing with some great bands including Sunshine Factory, Murky Water District, Matt Coleman and Mustard, Polar X
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122481387774999&index=1
http://saturationfest.org/2010/05/20/saturation-opener-phoenix-and-the-turtle/
(My Advice:  Get everywhere as early as possible, so you can see as much as possible!)

Now, per my unfinished duty, my last blog post included RANDOM TANDEM clues about an event using yeast and you, and urging you to DO IT!  As Monique correctly guessed, this is the Brews Not Bombs event being held at Worthington’s Tavern on Saturday from 3:00pm – 6:00pm.  Not only will Brewmaster Brian Herbertson show you the beer-brewing ropes, he’ll also give you a free sample of his personal amber ale!  Could this event get any better?

Oh wait, it just did!
Live Performances by City Mouse, Turkish Techno and Resin Hits to enjoy while you drink.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=119857788053245&index=1

Man, I LOVE Saturation.

On the left: your life without Saturation. On the right: all the glorious goodness that COULD be your life, if fully saturated.

So here’s the deal: We have sooo much cool stuff going on this week, I expect to see each and every one of you out and about taking advantage of all the workshops, music and art that Saturation Fest 2010 has to offer.

And don’t forget to pick up your original Saturation ’10 T-Shirt, being printed on the spot by ROACH, the one and only.

Sooo, you keep checking back here for more info and reminders about the heavily saturated coolness that will be pouring over the Downtown area all weekend; and we’ll look forward to seeing you.