April 2011 (PDF) - Antigravity Magazine

STAFF
Publisher/Editor in Chief:
Leo McGovern
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Associate Editor:
Dan Fox
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REVIEWS EDITOR:
Erin Hall
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staff writerS:
Michael Patrick Welch
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Dan Mitchell
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Contributing Writers:
Michael Bateman
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Graham Greenleaf
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Dan P. Jackson
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Sara Pic
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Ashley Robison
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Mike Rodgers
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Derek Zimmer
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FEATURES:
ANTI-News_page 4
Because We Said So:
Erin & Dan M.’s Picks_page 15
The Pains of Being Pure at
Heart_page 16
Community Records’ Block
Party Returns_page 17
Dan Fox’s SXSW
Excursion_page 20
Jazz Fest 2011 Picks_page 23
INTRO
COLUMNS:
Hello, Nurse_page 8
Medical advice from a local nurse!
Guidance Counseling_page 9
Advice from a local celebrity!
Splash Zone_page 10
This month in theatre.
The Goods_page 11
This month in fashion.
Slingshots, Anyone?_page 12
That sneaky Derek.
Beats per Month_page 13
This month in record spinning.
Photo Review_page 38
The month in photos.
REVIEWS_pg. 27
EVENTS_pg. 30
March listings for the NOLA area...
COMICS_pg. 37
How To Be Happy, K Chronicles, Will
Frank’s Monsterhead and Quarter
Vomit by Otto Splotch!
I’m writing this to you from a kitchen in a punk house in Memphis with the stately name of the
Courthouse Co-op. I’m on the road again with my band, heading into the Midwest and East
coast for a couple of weeks. Spring time is tour time and I know we’re not the only ones out
there; Missing Monuments is burning down Europe as I write this and my buds Felix are setting out
for the road in a few weeks. I’m pretty happy right now, sitting at this kitchen table, drinking some
beers and relaxing after an energetic show. Thanks to the crowd at the Co-op for giving something
back! It’s a cycle that knows no limits. But let me fake a little drunk belligerence and also borrow
from Derek’s awesome column on the Iron Rail/NOPD/City Council debacle and say that we’re not
fucking journalists over here. I’d like to think that the voices you hear in ANTIGRAVITY are those
of the people standing right next to you at a show, sharing the same experience and trying to bottle it
somehow for you. Hell, we might be the show and within these pages it’s sometimes hard to tell the
difference. We’re also not objective at all and if it seems like we write about our friends, it’s because
we do. We got a lot of them between the whole gang over here. Many, if not most of the people I
write about I’ve known a long time and it’s because of their passion and creative genius that’s drawn
me into their orbit. I’m lucky enough to have an outlet to express my appreciation and I’ll continue
to sing their praises as long as I’m allowed to.
In addition to our tireless staff who work themselves to the bone every month, many thanks to Osa
Atoe for jumping in at the last minute and providing a great interview with Kaia Wilson. I saw Kaia’s band, Team Dresch at the Unitarian Church on
Jefferson and Claiborne back in the early ‘90s and it was the kind of show that drew me deeper into this wonderful world of music. Not only was Team
Dresch amazing but their self-defense demonstration beforehand was funny and informative and showed me a side of performance that strikes deep
into the heart of an audience and just grabs a good fistful. It’s always easier when they’re right in front of you. (DJ Brice Nice put on that show, by the
way, when he was just a scruffy vegan straight-edge kid from Pennsylvania!) But that show is ancient history; hopefully within these pages you’ll find
something that will spark your interest during these times. There’s a lot of words and info to sort through, I know, but there’s gold in it, I swear. Well,
the acoustics are coming out so I’ll wrap it up and quit being the weird computer nerd at the table. I’m thrilled to be on the road but I’ll be homesick the
whole time. Glad to see there’s so much to do when I get back. Happy Crawfish and Strawberry season! --Dan Fox, Associate Editor
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