The bushwick book club seattle, seattle, washington. Several of these songs are presented here with carrie s shimmering quartet. Why does carrie feel that she has to kill her mother. Originating in bushwick brooklyn, the bushwick book club meets every month and employs the delirious talents of songwriters who plumb the depths and scrape the ends of a chosen literary gem to create that rare and beautiful thing a new song. Not your runofthemill book club, bushwick shows offer a special interaction between audience and performer surrounding a common source. The bushwick book club seattle melissa montalto original song. Several of these songs are presented here with carries shimmering quartet.
Sue snell is one of the many girls who throw tampons at carrie in the shower. Four are cowritten with coproducer nick allison, and others with ken nottingham, who, along with wicks, is a member of the bushwick book club, where literature inspires compositions that are performed at unique musical literary events. Nate bogopolsky melissa montalto katrina kope mike votava jimmie herrod tim kennedy jazmar. And now that summer is over, and our 6 th season is in full swing our next show is on halloween night, original music inspired by stephen kings carrie we checked in with some of our bushwick artists to see what they were up to this summer. Bookcourts fiction book club this paperbackonly group, which focuses on great works of fiction, is an ideal starter for any bookclub newbie. Waltz in red for carrie white commissioned by the bushwick book club seattle. The following is a list of sources that have inspired new musical compositions.
Bushwick book club s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Like all teachers and students, the bushwick book club seattle also takes the summer off. Several are cowritten with coproducer nick allison, and others with ken nottingham, who, along with wicks, are members of the bushwick book club where literature is used to inspire compositions and then performed at unique musical literary events. What do you do with a corpse edgar allan poe three original charming disaster songs inspired by books, recorded live at. Questions about characters and their motivations, questions about the way a story ends or begins, questions about research methods all of this and more is good fodder for book club conversation. In case youve been in a nuclear fallout bunker your whole life and havent seen either of the. Skin job, my first poetry collection, is out of print but available from amazon. Books bushwick book club the local litbased music ensemble. What do you do with a corpse edgar allan poe three original charming disaster songs inspired by books, recorded live at the bushwick book club. Bookcourts fiction book club this paperbackonly group, which focuses on great works of fiction, is an ideal starter for any book club newbie. The bushwick book club seattle noy your runofthemill book club.
Carrie looked up at her dumbly, face still contorted and working. And were going to continue to make singles and eps consisting of songs inspired by a specific author or book. Wicks has been focusing on jazz vocals and collaboratively composing songs with bassist ken nottingham for the bushwick book club of seattle and pianist nick allison. A seattle chapter of the book club began in 2010, led by geoff larson. M m miss d d des d get up, miss desjardin said dispassionately. We are a group of musicians dedicated to sharing our combined passion for both music an. Bushwick bars the 12 best places to drink thrillist. Original music inspired by the jack straw anthology 2016 by the bushwick book club seattle, released 10 december 2016 1. Since 2010, artists with the bushwick book club seattle and style have written original music inspired by hundreds of titles, contributing to a library of songs many recorded now numbering well over 1,000. Not only do we read books but we also writeperform original music inspired by those. Instead of the trashswept streets of bushwick and cluttered apartments that give girls viewers. Next, were going to make the first lusterlit albumlength release, and that will be so exciting. Bushwick book clubs profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Stephen kings carrie performed at hales paladium seattle, wa october 31, 2015.
Health event in seattle, wa by town hall seattle and the bushwick book club seattle on friday, february 16 2018 with 949 people interested and 154. Did sue snell do the right thing by having tommy ask carrie to the dance, or did she just make matters worse. Live from the bushwick book club charming disaster. Original music inspired by the jack straw anthology 2016. Ive used this skill in helping to organize bands lusterlit, debutante hour, the relastics, main squeeze orchestra, murderizer, and i also formed the monthly literatureinspired musical event, the bushwick book club. Claudia castro luna, amanda winterhalter, sierra golden, joy mills, julia massey, carrie wicks, aaron starkey, sean morse, and more. Claudia castro luna, amanda winterhalter, sierra golden, joy mills, julia massey, carrie wicks, aaron starkey. The bushwick book club seattle presents original music inspired by. She founded the bushwick book club in 2009 when she was a new employee at steve trimbolis pioneering bushwick venue, goodbye blue monday. Original songs propel carrie wicks fourth recording for oa2 records. Email me with book club in the subject line and please let me know the date and time thats best for you. The bushwick book club seattle is not your runofthemill book club. How we spent our summer vacation the bushwick book club. The hb is clean and tight with very minor bumps at the corners.
The bushwick book club seattle 216 town hall seattle. Music bushwick artists write and perform original songs inspired by books because that is what they do. This event will feature richie aldente as a backing. Carrie brown book clubs, reading groups, writing workshops. Skin job, my first poetry collection, is out of print but available from. And bringing lusterlit and the bushwick book club to europe and further. Will she cause another disaster, just like carrie did. Original songs propel carrie wickss fourth recording for oa2 records. Jul 09, 2015 in addition to wandering the country telling jokes he currently curates and hosts a love letter to seattle in the form of variety showsharing party entitled weird and awesome with emmett montgomery at the beloved annex theatre and is a member of the seattle chapter of the bushwick book club, a collection of musicians and artists that.
Creative uses for books other than reading january 21, 2015 1 comment in uncategorized by carrie seidl back in the 90s, i worked at a midwestern independent bookstore helmed by a fascinating and charismatic man. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974, with a first printrun of 30,000 copies. Music appreciationthe lofi performance gallery in south lake union bumps with oldschool. This event will feature richie aldente as a backing band for all of the bushwick musicians on stage. From classic soul jams and comedy clubs to trivia nights and bingo, there are countless ways to celebrate staying up as the lights go down. Carrie screamed, and one blind, searching hand came up and clutched miss desjardins white shorts. Book clubs if your book club will be reading the home place, id be happy to visit with you by speakerphone or skype. Weve also been participating in other literaturethemed performances, such as the necromancers of the public domain, curated by ayun halliday, and we also wrote a song for a stephen kingthemed event produced by comedian tabitha vidaurri. The bushwick book club seattle delivers literature, music, and songwriting to the seattle community while building the next generation of musicians and readers. Bushwick book club, the series that challenges songwriters to tackle a new literary subject each month at goodbye blue monday, will be hosting a doublebill of sorts on tuesday, april 6th tonight.
All the arts are about communication if one is to make grand. The bushwick book club we started in january 2009 playing songs written in response to kurt vonneguts breakfast of champions. Original music inspired by octavia butlers parable of the sower. Live from the bushwick book club by charming disaster, released 03 september 2017 1. Coordinator anna corywatson incentivizes members by. Bushwick book club releasing a cd, hosting more shows. A perfect storm of book nerds and music geeks, seattles bushwick book club writes and performs. The bushhwick book club seattle is not your runofthemill book club. Nick droz the wilderness robert lashleys words, out of order 4. Carrie is an epistolary horror novel by american author stephen king. Musket fire everywhere, cannons booming, soldiers in unfamiliar uniforms skewing people with sabers and stabbing them with bowie. She continues to manage, curate, host and perform new songs for bbc in addition to recording and touring with lusterlit, her musical duo with songwriterproducer charlie nieland.
Cheryl strayeds wild performed at town hall seattle, wa march 4, 2015. Bushwick book club listen and stream free music, albums. Calling all firstdate flirters, karaoke kings and queens and tranquility seekersthe sun has set and this is your invitation to a whole new side of the city. Stephen kings classic tale of teenage vengeance gets the bushwick book club treatment. I was so honored that the bushwick book club made music in response to my writing. Jingizu i have in the past week, watched both the 1976 version and the very similar 20 version, and found to my surprise that i now enjoyed the 20 versionmore i have in the past week, watched both the 1976 version and the very similar 20 version, and found to my surprise that i now enjoyed the 20 version more. Check out melissa montaltos sensational performance of her original song inspired by stephen kings carrie.
The bushwick book club seattle brings original music inspired by stephen kings carrie. Obviously, for any particular book, we might talk about how that particular novel or story came to be, and what the story means to me. In addition to wandering the country telling jokes he currently curates and hosts a love letter to seattle in the form of variety showsharing party entitled weird and awesome with emmett montgomery at the beloved annex theatre and is a member of the seattle chapter of the bushwick book club, a collection of musicians and artists that. Oct 31, 2015 the bushwick book club seattle brings original music inspired by stephen kings carrie. Carrie wicks, ken nottingham something betwixt, what it really is 5. Is this whole massacre at the end sue snells fault.
Four are cowritten with coproducer nick allison, and others with ken nottingham, who, along with wicks, is a member of the bushwick book club, where literature inspires compositions that are performed at. The bushwick book club seattle has taken on over 200 authors over 10 years. Set primarily in the future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an abusive religious household who uses her newly discovered. Charles dickens classic holiday story a christmas carol.
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