“We can break this down a little further, if you’d like. Many may gripe about the fact that WFNX play the Black Keys and Beck and Green Day on the hour every hour, sure. I’ve cracked a joke or two at the station’s expense for that very reason and I’m not ashamed of it. WFNX also incorporates the music of local bands into it’s regular programming seamlessly, showcasing bands like Mean Creek and You Can Be A Wesley and Viva Viva alongside the Foster The Peoples and Funs and Joy Formidables that strangers to the Boston music scene may recognize.

To play a Bostonian underdog’s song before or after a major, recognizable single is a GOOD thing by association. It introduces the local band to listeners tuning into WFNX as one on par with the national hit-maker, and hey, maybe the local band will get a few more new listeners out to the show and cultivate more fans. How can that POSSIBLY be a bad thing, for the band, the local venues that support them and their growing fan base? Though there are a handful of fantastic local music programs on Boston radio stations right now–namely Boston Emissions on WZLX, which moved from WBCN after that station was sold in 2009–WFNX is the only station to keep this line between out-of-town headliner and local wunderkind blurred. To lose a station with that kind of programming, regardless of who’s writing the paychecks, is a shitty thing for the Boston music community, plain and simple.”

Here is what Stephen M. Mindich of WFNX has to say about the acquisition…

“Over the years, WFNX has done spectacular things. Since 1983 the station has played an historic role in bringing new music to audiences in and around Boston. We introduced Nirvana and Pearl Jam to wider audiences in 1991. Together with the Boston Phoenix we staged the notorious Green Day concert at the Hatch Shell in 1994. Three years later, FNX and the Phoenix organized a group reading and broadcast of Allen Ginsberg’s controversial poem Howl, featuring talents as varied as rocker Peter Wolf and Poet Lauriat Robert Pinsky, along with civil liberties attorney Harvey Silverglate and me. We’ve formed creative partnerships with local museums and many other important not-for-profit organizations such as the AIDS Action Committee. In addition, for years we broadcast One In Ten, the only program on a commercial radio station in the nation dedicated to the issues and lifestyles of the GLBT community. And throughout it all, FNX has continued to break new music, most recently the work of Foster the People, Fun, and Gotye — to name just three.

Here comes the catch….

Despite its celebrated history, its cutting edge programming , its tradition of breaking new music, its ardent fans among listeners and advertisers, for some time it has been difficult to sustain the station — especially since the start of the Great Recession.  And that is why the station is being sold.”

The film is set in an alternate present-day America in which slavery was never abolished and follows an escaped slave named Noah as he tries to flee the country and reach a rumored freedom refuge in Canada.  They are submitting the drama/thriller to as many film festivals as they can, though no word on where it’s been accepted yet (I’m sure we’ll find out as the year progresses; it’s still early, and they only just wrapped).

“We wanted the film to be seen as a parallel of our world in which discrimination is still so common.  Also, this was a chance to show the horrors of our country’s history.  Most important to us, was crafting a story that would stay with a viewer after leaving the theater.”

This is their very first feature film, which was shot from July through to August of 2011 with a Canon 5D and edited on a Macbook Pro.  They financed it mostly themselves with donations from friends and family and has a cast comprised of more than 50 actors including my cousin, Derek Theron!

www.Facebook.com/NoahMovie

www.IdenticalFilms.com

We need all of your help to keep advancing to the next rounds.  Same as last year, we’ll be giving away prize packs to our Twitter followers and Facebook fans who have helped us along the way.   TeeMadness ‘12.  Let’s do this.

#TEEMADNESS2012

Tees are as low as $12, tanks $10, beanies $6!

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CLICK HERE to download your FREE copy of “The Last Days”

]]> http://cavataclothing.com/the-last-days-release-party/feed 0 http://cavataclothing.com/boston-phoenix-best-issue http://cavataclothing.com/boston-phoenix-best-issue#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:37:50 +0000 admin http://cavataclothing.com/?p=4693 Some of our friends and favorite places have been nominated for The Boston Phoenix’s “Best Of” issue and to them we say CONGRATULATIONS from everyone at CAVATA.  We love our great city and it wouldn’t be nearly as entertaining and interesting without all of you.

DJ Leah V, Lori & crew at the 2011 Boston Music Awards

All The Kings Men – THE Comedic Gender-Bending Performance Troupe

4th Wall Gallery – TimeOut Boston Launch Party

Over 25 Boston artists and performers are sharing in this unique collaboration. There are musicians, actors, dancers, video artists, sound artists, graphic artists and more, all are sharing in this wild collaborative work.

WHY SHOULD YOU GIVE TO THIS KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN?

28 Seeds invites you to redefine expectations about what you’ll see and hear at the theater and who will be there with you. This is an experiment in erasing the distinctions between music, theatre, dance and more, blending them into a new kind of immersive experience. You are part of this experiment – creating a new kind of art.

Students of mfa degree are also encouraged to support this campaign.

In addition, you’re bringing together diverse audiences. Fans of steampunk, fans of theatre, fans of sci-fi, dance and music – people interested in social commentary and people interested in conspiracy theories are all coming together for this event. This project brings together people who don’t usually sit next to each other to share a collaborative experience.

SO WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?

Every dollar raised goes directly towards the production.  The Kickstarter goal is to raise $12,000, but the cost of the show is $60,000!

•    Over $24,000 Artist salaries – many artists working for 6 months on this show together at about $100/week

•    Over $4,600 Props, costumes, masks, puppets, and scenery

•    Over $2,000 Sound, light and video equipment

•    Over $9,600 Rehearsal and performance space

•    Over $3,000 Insurance – we all have to be safe and covered

•    The Rest – Hiring staff, paying for box office, programming and getting people to come see the show.

28 Seeds premieres April 19th at the Boston Center for the Arts in Boston, MA.

Contribute to the 28 Seeds Kickstarter Campaign!

Trumpet the Harlot is gearing up for their second release, “Visceral,” this Spring. Be sure to visit their website and add them on FB/follow the band on Twitter to stay up to date and to follow them on tour! April 21st the band will be playing the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival with Killswitch Engage at the Worcester Palladium (Massachusett’s home to all that is metal) and we hope to see all of you CAVATA metal heads there!