Scattered Arts

So if we get in the way-back machine, you might see when we told you about Paniolo. Well, forget that. The new deal is Kettle Black, and they're playing at the Scattered Arts Collective event Friday night (6/9) @ the Oriental Theater. It's FREE.

UPDATE:Hipsters, punks, the tattooed ones and arts-minded folks spilled out from the Oriental Theater onto the sidewalk in the Highlands for Scattered Arts. Kettle Black's singer/songwriter Corey Teruya was sick, and it kinda showed in his vocals. I would've preferred to hear more songs on the acoustic guitar than electric, but the crowd got a kick out of the electric violin last night. In the lobby aXa had a great art piece of a baby face painted in black and white on a grid, so every other square was either the face or a square of black and white dots. Interesting. The magician bombed...but not for lack of trying. It just wasn't a great venue for a goofy magician. A friend of a friend in Scattered Arts got on stage and ate fire (literally! he's had training from carnival types) when the dance troupe couldn't make it. My friends dug The Life There Is. They remind me of the Cure. The live show definitely makes you think of three guys who sit in the basement and toy with their Casios, but they did all pick up guitars towards the end. IF you missed it, check them out Larimer Lounge on July 1. Of the bands we saw last night, they probably sounded the best, but I like the songwriting of Kettle Black better. By the way, the Oriental Theater is a beautiful venue. Old-time theater with a big stage, red curtains, a balcony, the pit is open for people to sit or pack it in. Bar and artwork in the lobby.

As you might have heard, there's just a week to go til Tom Green launches his LIVE call-in show on ManiaTV.com, which, did you know, has a warehouse behind Heritage Bank on York Street. (yes, THAT Tom Green, from MTV, former spouse of Drew Barrymore, the one to blame for "Freddy Got Fingered"). Debut: 6/15.