Steven Weeks Reporting http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog art. music. bananas. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:41:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 The Dropout http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/2010/03/26/the-dropout/ http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/2010/03/26/the-dropout/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:38:16 +0000 stevenaweeks http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/?p=333

cover artwork for issue 1 by Flynn Ryan

There is a new paper in town! Published fortnightly, The Dropout will cover all your local music, food, beer, and ranting news story needs. Full of pictures, kitty cats, fluffy stories, and cold hard tomfoolery. Issue one came out yesterday, March 25. Expect the next one April 21, then every other Wednesday.

The reason I say these things is because it’s a nice, cute paper. And I am the art director. (That means I spent several days doing nothing but staring at my computer screen, messing with little colored lines on grids, and drinking copious amounts of coffee, and not sleeping.)

I love it.

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I will be presenting on letterpress, design, posters, etc. for Eugene’s second PechaKucha Night. What is that, you say? From the website:

PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.
It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.

Interested? Come to Davis’ Restaurant (Broadway & Olive, Eugene) February 4, 2010, 7 PM, small donation.

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]]> http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/2009/12/19/portland/feed/ carmen miranda http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/2009/12/11/carmen-miranda/ http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/2009/12/11/carmen-miranda/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:14:06 +0000 stevenaweeks http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/?p=325 I designed a poster this week for a new year’s eve concert. Which just happens to feature the awesome band I play in, Samba Já. Don’t forget about the Beat Crunchers. Like, a totally rad dance party on, like, new year’s eve, y’all.

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That’s Carmen Miranda in the background. Speaking of which, please view this fabulous Chiquita banana advertisement from the 1940s.

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]]> http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/2009/12/09/yerba-buena/feed/ karaoke with elvis http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/2009/12/08/karaoke-with-elvis/ http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/2009/12/08/karaoke-with-elvis/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:39:01 +0000 stevenaweeks http://www.thebananasarefree.com/blog/?p=306 What a lovely weekend. HWY 1. Pacific Ocean. Free Bananas in California. Three hour gig at the San Simeon Lodge/Bar & Grill. We warmed up the place for the regular Saturday night entertainment: karaoke hosted by “Elvis” Jim. I got down on some Midnight Special.

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Free Bananas homecoming show with Shut Up Baby and Stone Jumpers. December 18, 2009. 8 PM. FREE. All Ages. Wandering Goat. 268 Madison St.

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