A Tom Murrin/Alien Comic Invention

Wednesday, March 23 / 2 PM / Free

In keeping with the irrepressible spirit of Tom Murrin, Howl! Happening is pleased to present Tony Stinkmetal in this month’s segment of the Luna Macaroona master’s  Full Moon Show series. Artist/filmmaker Tony Stinkmetal was born on Earth a long, long time ago. During much of the 20th century Tony wrote, shot and starred in many short, violent films based largely in the aggressive actions between flowers and satellites. Since the dawn of the new millennium, Stinkmetal has devoted himself to writing and performing. In 2015 he produced and directed a staged reading of his script Say Uncle! at Dixon Place. When asked about the performance, conservative columnist/blogger Andrew Sullivan said, That is the most offensive shit I have ever seen! Stop following us! My husband is too fat to run and you’re stepping on our French Bulldog—TAXI—!!!

This Full Moon Show will take place under the giant sky outside, on the street, in front of Howl! Happening. Stinkmetal celebrates the first Full Moon of Spring—The Worm Moon—through science, vaudeville, and his own personal experiences. Produced in association with curator/performer Salley May.

About Tom Murrin and the Full Moon Show

Performance is anything done with purpose and style—Tom Murrin

Howl! Happening houses the archive of Tom Murrin. Tom, aka the Alien Comic, is known as the Godfather of Performance Art. Every full moon—without fail, paid booking or not, in all seasons and whatever the weather—he performed his Luna Macaroona Full Moon Show. When he had a club date that fell on the full moon, he’d wrangle his friends to perform as his guests—pushing the careers of such groundbreaking performers as David Cale, David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris, Blue Man Group, Ethyl Eichelberger, Lisa Kron and many others. When he didn’t have a club date, he performed on street for passersby, transforming the pedestrian atmosphere with his madness and magic.