Andrew Jeffrey Wright by Otis Ike

Go get lost at Otis Ike

Nice.

Houston, originally uploaded by happy-secret.

HTX & ATX -- Mini Munny Mobile

HTX & ATX -- Mini Munny Mobile, originally uploaded by Domy Books.

Sunday, April 19, all day
Kidrobot stores & participating retailers:

Domy Books Austin
913 E Cesar Chavez
Austin, TX
512-476-3669
12-7 pm

Domy Books Houston
1709 Westheimer
Houston, TX
713-523-3669
11-7pm

Make art with MUNNY! Kidrobot stores and participating retailers are hosting an all-day MUNNY mobile decorating party. Visit any location listed below and get a free mini MUNNY mobile to design yourself (while supplies last). Decorating materials will be provided!

ATX -- FRIENDS w/ Tim Kerr, Bill Daniel, Cynthia Connolly, Rich Jacobs & Michael Sieben

ATX -- FRIENDS w/ Tim Kerr, Bill Daniel, Cynthia Connolly, Rich Jacobs & Michael Sieben, originally uploaded by Domy Books.

Domy Books is pleased to present,

Friends
Tim Kerr, Bill Daniel, Cynthia Connolly, Rich Jacobs & Michael Sieben

Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Domy Books, Austin
913 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702
7-9pm, FREE ADMISSION

Exhibition runs April 23 – June 4

"This exhibition was conceptualized by Tim Kerr, one of the five exhibiting artists. Simply put, we have been friends for years and our friendship was struck by the admiration of the other by the artwork they had done and the vision we each have.

I met Tim Kerr in 1983 when he came through DC with his band the Big Boys. He was the only other person involved that I knew, in the dispersed punk scene who also did art, which at the time were NOT synonymous or accepted generally.

I met Rich Jacobs in about 1997. He contacted me to include me in a show that he was curating. I’m sure that Rich knew me from the punk music scene of the tour of “People from DC and their Cars” show.

I met Bill Daniel in the mid ’90s in San Francisco as I was trying to track him down, looking for old images of a band he shot in Austin Texas hanging out with the Big Boys called Minor Threat.

Rich knew Tim through the old punk scene, and Michael Sieben through the Austin art scene. Rich says, “I had done art for a Big Boys record, “Wreck Collections” and met Tim through that, and also through Sieben’s cooperative gallery, Camp Fig. I had a show there and told him if anyone from the Big Boys came in- to tell them to take any piece they wanted... just for fun, and kind of half thinking they may never see it... but Tim did!”

Michael Sieben and Tim know each other in the Austin art scene.

Bill knows Tim from seeing the Big Boys play an outdoor show in 1980 next door to a skate shop where he was working. They became friends and Bill went on the bands first California tour.

Bill met Rich through Tim. Bill met Michael a couple years ago in Austin. Cynthia is about to meet Michael at the exhibition install. Now we are all together in a show called FRIENDS." - Cynthia Connolly

I hope this person comes forward... SO FUNNY!

“We are interested in doing an interviewing with the person(s) that spray painted “Don’t” on Give Up's recent billboard post. We want to cover every angle in this documentary and make sure everyone with an opinion has a voice. Please contact Alex Luster/PR!MO at alex(dot)luster(at)mac(dot)com

You identity will remain anonymous if you wish.”

AUSTIN - Max Juren — DVD Release

AUSTIN - Max Juren — DVD Release, originally uploaded by Domy Books.

Domy Books, in association with Monofonus Press, is pleased to present,

Max Juren — DVD Release
An Installation for the Domy Project Space
and a screening of his new videos

Friday, April 10, 2009 at Domy Books, Austin
913 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702
8-10pm, FREE ADMISSION

Exhibition runs April 10 – May 15, 2009

Video artist Max Juren has long been an Austin YouTube favorite — from his deadpan commercial for Heinz ketchup to his joyous re-enactment of Atreyu’s epic ride on Falcor, Juren always manages to twist the classics into his own warped forms of hilarity. With Max Juren’s DVD Release Event at Domy Books, Monofonus is pleased to present a compendium of Juren’s Work for your viewing pleasure. This one-night-only event will feature a screening of selected shorts from the DVD, as well as a back room installation that offers a peek inside this madman’s brain. Don’t miss this chance to mingle with genius!

Max Juren makes objects and environments in the form of video, installation, and attempted pop phenomenon product sculptures. He believes in the power of novelty, the gimmick, the absurd, and snacks. His work is concerned with transforming impulse into coherence, and the obvious into entertainment. He lives and works in Austin.

Whoa.

IMG_4773, originally uploaded by adnauseum.

I love this.

Opening at Art Palace this weekend.

ERICK MICHAUD
THE GATES OF DAWN
MARCH 28 - APRIL 29, 2009

Please join us Saturday, March 28th from 7-9 p.m. as Art Palace presents The Gates of Dawn, a solo exhibition featuring new video, sculpture, performance, installation, drawing, painting, and wood burnings by Erick Michaud. Erick Michaud works in all mediums to construct narratives that explore ideas of death, youth, failure, home and nostalgia. Using situations and objects from his life as the basis for a personal mythology, Michaud seeks out meaning in the everyday. Personalizing mass-produced commodities and transforming the discarded into the desirable, Michaud examines a yearning for distinction that is at once personal and universal.

About the Artist:
Erick Michaud received an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin (Transmedia), and his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Michaud attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture during the summer of 2006. His work has been exhibited at Sunday L.E.S. Gallery (NYC), Paragraph Gallery (Kansas City), Unit B Gallery (San Antonio) and Meals & SUVs (London).

Dave England of JACKASS at ASOF

March 25th, 2009
ASoF Artist Salon & Screening Series
Presents a Digital Filmmaking Workshop
with Dave England from JACKASS
Sunday, April 5th 12pm-6pm, $125
Come learn from the master!!!

In this weekend workshop, interweb video cultivator and JACKASS star Dave England will take you for a wonderful walk through the blooming garden of online filmmaking. You will learn how to plant an idea that is feasible and harvest it on a feeble budget. A broad range of filmatic foliage will be covered, including how to create viral videos, short documentaries and people profiles. A warm glowing light will be shed on subjects such as production, equipment, shooting, editing, special effects, copyrights, publishing and promotion. Dave will share his fruitful and success projects and walk you step-by-step through his process. You need only bring a handful of seeds (and a small fee) and with the help of this greenscreen thumb, you will be provided enough magic to make your own projects grow into healthy, thriving, um, uh... computerized movie plants. Come join us for some fundamental concepts and ideas to get you growing in the right direction. Open to ages 14+

Animal [ Collective ] Crack Box... Benefit on eBay

Animal Collective box set benefit...

David Lynch on the iPhone...

I love DL.

When you find yourself in Los Angeles...

Family Bookstore, originally uploaded by poketo.

... go to FAMILY. My favorite bookstore on the West Coast.

Andrew Jeffrey Wright, an interview.

Andrew will be here on Saturday.

I wish he was coming to Austin this week...

Born like this.

Godzilla Got Busy.

Barcode Art at SXSW

Please join Scott Blake as he presents a collection of his interactive barcode portraits at the SXSW Plutopia Party in Austin, Texas on March 16. He uses backdrop stands to make 8-foot-tall light boxes. Some familiar faces include: Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bruce Lee. With each scan of a barcode comes a surprise. Scott has developed an interface which brings the portraits to life.

Barcode Andy Warhol - Augmented Reality Sculpture

Plutopia

Monofonus wants to take you to another world...

Don't miss the Renaissance Faire happening at the Monofonus compound next Thursday. We can always trust Monofonus to do it up right: from giant cardboard constructed environments to charming games that remind us of simple times, from black-lit alien autopsy labs to kinetic, patriotic stage shows, they have always delivered, and this time it's going to be even crazier.

There will be music aplenty for your enjoyment as well:

Glad we helped you with your Thursday plans. See you at Domy on Friday!

Missed Connection at Domy

Domy Movie Night
Liked your red vans.
Our eyes caught just as I was about to throttle that noise maker.

Do you know Reprogram? Cee Plus is good people...

Reprogram Music and Multimedia

This makes me laugh.

MMA is Funny.

SXSW Recommended... continued.

Sound on Sound.

SXSW Recommended...

Load Records.

HOUSTON -- Familiar Spirits -- Friday, March 20, 2009

HOUSTON -- Familiar Spirits -- Friday, March 20, 2009, originally uploaded by Domy Books.

Familiar Spirits
new collaborative work by Matt Furie & Aiyana Udesen

Opening Reception Friday, March 20, 7–9pm
Exhibition runs March 21–April 19

A familiar animal is an aide to a witch or a magician, and is commonly pictured at the side of his or her master. Familiars can take many shapes from cats, owls and bats, to more exotic species such as miniature schnauzers. They are helpful around the house; they keep things tidy and make a good BLT. Most also have a fun-loving, mischievous side, and have been known to be a longtime source of inspiration for artists. Aiyana Udesen and Matt Furie have harbored a constant and yet undiscovered fascination for these creatures for years, and for their show at Domy they began an intentional collaboration themed around familiar spirits.

"In some cases one will start the piece with a character, and the other adds a familiar spirit. We also may hand the piece back and forth, one adding a head and the other the body, background, etc.," Udesen explains. The resulting drawings and paintings are weirdly tender depictions of beast and animal partnerships. The relationships forged are at once unexpected and recognizable, possibly causing the viewer to ask the question: "Who is my spirit animal?" or perhaps: "Have I fed the cat today?" Udesen and Furie reveal that they are "creating our own new world in these drawings," and it is seemingly a world that values trust, friendship and color, flavored with a healthy dose of wonderment. In addition to the exhibition, the two plan to publish a series of zines on the same subject.

Aiyana Udesen and Matt Furie live together in San Francisco, CA. They're currently watching dvds of the television series "Supernatural". Aiyana has been researching pet rats and they're planning on adopting two baby girl rats in the near future. The baby's names are "Indy" and "Foxy". Matt enjoys sleeping in, making smoothies and is currently reading "Phoenix DAWN vol. 1" by Osamu Tezuka.

AUSTIN -- 03/20/2009 & 03/21/2009 -- Music, Art, Jokes and Fun

AUSTIN -- 03/20/2009 & 03/21/2009 -- Music, Art, Jokes and Fun, originally uploaded by Domy Books.

AUSTIN -- March 20 & 21, 2009 -- Music, Art, Jokes and Fun

Domy Books, in association with KVRX, The Smell, Sumi Ink Club, Lucky Dragons, Philadelphia, Space 1026, and Andrew Jeffrey Wright,
is pleased to present,

03/20/2009 & 03/21/2009
Music, Art, Jokes and Fun

Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Domy Books, Austin
913 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702
All Day Long, FREE ADMISSION


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MARCH 20, 2009
KVRX 91.7 BEERD FEST + SUMI INK CLUB/LUCKY DRAGONS

OUTSIDE:
Mollie laRue, 12:30pm
Weird Weeds, 1pm
Mirah, 1:50pm
Peter and the Wolf, 2:40pm
Pygmy Lush, 3:30pm
Tara Jane O'Neil, 4:20pm
Viking Moses, 5:10pm
Caleb Coy from Headdress, 6pm
Jana Hunter, 6:50pm

INSIDE:
Sumi Ink Club, 4–6pm
Lucky Dragons, TBA

Sumi Ink Club is a Los Angeles-based drawing collective founded in 2005 by Sarah Anderson and Luke Fischbeck. The group holds regular open meetings to execute topsy-turvy, detailed, collaborative drawings using ink on paper. In each of its permutations, Sumi Ink Club uses group drawings as a means to open and fortify social interactions that bleed into everyday life. Sumi Ink Club is non-hierarchical: all ages, all humans, all styles.

Lucky Dragons are about the birthing of new and temporary creatures--equal-power situations in which audience members cooperate amongst themselves, building up fragile networks held together by such light things as skin contact, unfamiliar language, temporary logic, the spirit of celebration, and things that work but you don't know why. At the heart of it all is playing together--building up social collectivities, re-engaging the wonder and impossibility of technological presence. It sounds--and looks--like simple and ancient patterns coming together and falling apart in a sincere attempt to let wires and screens and words become clear and crystal.

They keep a busy schedule of performances and visits and festivals and workshops and things, in the present, and in the past: the 2008 Whitney Biennial, NY's PS1, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Philadelphia Institute for Contemporary Art, the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Frankfurt's Schirn Kunsthalle, Los Angeles' The Smell, NY's The Kitchen, The Smithsonian Institute's Hirshorn Museum, Cooper Union, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, etc. Lucky Dragons live in Los Angeles California and have recorded 19 albums which are all available for downloading.
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and

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MARCH 21, 2009
THE SMELL

Since 1998 The Smell has been a community oriented art and music space open to people of all ages who are interested in participating in and supporting an environment of creativity and artistic innovation and freedom.

Finally Punk, 12pm
Crime Novels, 12:35pm
Nite Jewel, 1:10pm
ANAVAN, 1:45pm
P R O T E C T M E, 2:20pm
Mika Miko, 2:55pm
No Age, 3:30pm
The Mae Shi, 4:05pm
White Circle Crime Club, 4:40pm
Bastidas, 5:15pm

and then... at 6:05pm

Do You Believe in Art?
Andrew Jeffrey Wright solo show

Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Domy Books, Austin
913 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702
6–9pm, FREE ADMISSION

Live performance at 6:05pm by Sweatheart, Narwhalz of Sound
and Andrew Jeffrey Wright Art Jokes!, Exhibition runs March 21–April 19
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New photo of the Houston store...

, originally uploaded by molli photography.

Thanks Molli!

BFFs on Domy's Desk

These cute things came to us today:



Check out the youtube video you see on the post-it note if you are 18 or older and are okay with the sight of abundant body hair. We here at Domy are big fans of Christeen.

If you find yourself in LA on March 13...

AUSTIN -- Night Vision, an evening with Chris Riley -- March 7

AUSTIN -- Night Vision, an evening with Chris Riley -- March 7, originally uploaded by Domy Books.