Seymor Glass (Bananafish) / Lara Allen (Caroliner Rainbow) / Kreamy 'Lectric Santa

DOORS

8:00 PM

SHOW

9:00 PM

SEYMOUR GLASS started Bananafish magazine in San Francisco, California, in 1987. The name was inspired by J.D. Salinger’s 1948 short story A Perfect Day for Bananafish, one of several stories of this period including a character named “Seymour Glass”. The Bananafish zine (1987-2004) included articles on weird artists, experimental and far out music, found art (like leaflets, handbills or grocery lists) collected in the street, telephone interviews, correspondence with artists, as well as record reviews and complimentary record. But the writing was certainly the most striking feature, somewhere between stream of consciousness, psychotic digressions and plain nonsense. For its keen ear towards Japanoise, American mavericks and general Absurdism, Bananafish is somewhat comparable to Patrick Marley’s Muckracker magazine (ca.1993-98) to which Seymour Glass was also a contributor/reviewer, but also to some of Al Ackerman's strangest publications. The last issue of Bananafish, #18, appeared 2004. In 1992, Seymour Glass formed Glands of External Secretion, his duo with Barbara Manning, formerly of The World of Pooh, 1989-93.

LARA ALLEN's work has its roots in experimental performance when at the age of 18, she dropped out of high school and formed the band Manwich in Cincinnati, OH. Later she moved to San Francisco where she played and recorded with numerous bands including HEAVENLY TEN STEMS, Secret Chiefs 3, Caroliner Rainbow, and Ragtime Germs. During that time she developed a visual art practice that resulted in receiving an MFA in painting from Yale -- where her work took on dimensions of text, performance and painting.

KREAMY 'LECTRIC SANTA Since 1992 Kreamy 'Lectric Santa has continually altered in line up and form. Haphazardly blending Punk, psyche, prog, experimental, electronic, trash -Long standing members Priya Ray and Robert Price are currently located in Asheville NC. A new LP is in the works and/or certain extenuation.