[Gjakova-L] Re: Gjakova-L digest, Vol 1 #55 - 2 msgs

[Jeton Ademaj]

Hi Everybody,

I hope u r all happy, safe n snugg. please pardon my brief 2-gig spam:

1st: this new Albanian Shindig being run as an alternative to the usual
techno-folk, with a much more eclectic playlist, live percussionists along
with dj's, a more layed back vibe and.......

Me! I'll be performing on amplified Qifteli/toy synth-sampler/guitar and
sequencing, not to mention some singing n ranting here n there. I asked the
organizers if they are aware that my music is out to wayy out & my
writing/singing has again been exploring politics and my male-to-male sex
life in addition to my Albanian heritage, and they were encouraging and
supportive. This for an outfit named after a muslim holy day! They also know
how to throw an intelligent, fun party...

Monday, December 24th - 9pm-til?
at FLAMINGO (219 2nd avenue, bet. 13th & 14th, NY NY)
$10 list, $15 dr - 4 list email fullname to info at buyrum.net b4 6pm 12/24

The online flyer can be found at: http://www.buyrum.net/

Also, I have a great, great band with legendary jazzman Daniel Carter on
winds, a sweet young wackjob named Dustin Garlitz on tenor sax and a nice
young super-monster named Mike Pride on drums, reeds, voice, toys and
whatever he feels like that day. Along with me on qifteli, skronk guitar,
toy samplers etc., we are called SMILE. Our band name is both a nice verb
and a cybernetic acronym invented by Timothy Leary (see his book
INFO-PSYCHOLOGY). We play free, and we've managed to squeeze in some of my
singing and poetry without locking into standard sound-forms.
I intend SMILE to be a comfort space for whatever the group feels in a given
moment, and I bring my love of Hendrix, Sabbath, Coltrane, Dance Music, Folk
'n' Canonical (Albanian-/Appalachian-/"'"'World-'"'"/ Future-,etc), Hip-Hop
and my imagination. We'll be joined by intrepid bassist-extraordinaire
Jean-Guerly, who'll be floating us all in his oceanic electro-mixin' board
fat bottomed sound.

SMILE
Saturday, December 29th  9pm  $8.00
KnitActive Soundstage
Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street (5 blox south of canal, bet Broadway n Church)
212 219 3006
http://www.knittingfactory.com

Please check the Village Voice Listings section when it hits newstands dec.
25th.

Thanks for reading, Hope to say hi! to some of you soon, and all of you
eventually...

Peace
Jeton 'Tony' Ademaj

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