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The Howl! Generation
February 18, 2016Claire was a dear friend and the publicist for all things Howl! She invented The Howler blog in 2010. In honor of the newly relaunched HOWLER, we commemorate her wit, intelligence, and fearless pursuit of hot button issues. This was her first Howler post: Howl! is everywhere these days. Of course, there is the Howl! Festival, the main…
ContinuedModern Narcissism
February 12, 2016They’re watching you. We’re watching you! In the post apocalyptic world of globalization and digital communications, surveillance and celebrity meet. There are close to 5,000 surveillance cameras below 14th Street. They wink at you from every corner and apartment building. Everywhere you go, they track your moves. And when they’re not tracking you, you’re tracking you through Instagram, FB,…
ContinuedLuna Macaroona Full Moon Show with BOBBIE
February 11, 2016A Tom Murrin/Alien Comic Invention Tom Murrin, the Alien Comic and “Godfather of Performance Art,” did his Luna Macaroona show—without fail—on every full moon. When he had a club date, he performed it there, and wrangled many of his friends to perform as guests—pushing the careers of David Cale, David Sedaris, Amy Sedaris, Blue Man Group,…
ContinuedThe History of New York City in THE HISTORY OF LIGHT by Michael Small
September 11, 2015Imagine yourself at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Under a cold drizzle, you listen to dull speeches from old white guys. You can barely hear a word – because of horns and bells blaring from boats that fill the bay. And every few minutes, you catch a glimpse of one boat carrying only…
ContinuedConspiracy of Women, Performance by Lydia Lunch on June 5th
May 23, 2015Lydia Lunch, Why, Why Was I Born An American Excerpt from “Conspiracy of Women” (C.O.W.), 1990 Performance June 5th at Howl! Happening, 7pm Limited edition vinyl re-issue on Other People Records…On sale at Howl! Happening or visit other-people.net. ” Why, why, why, why was I born an American? And not what would better suit me if…
ContinuedLydia Lunch: So Real It Hurts
May 2, 2015Lydia Lunch, Collateral Damage Howl! happening, in association with Some Serious Business, is thrilled to announce Lydia Lunch: So Real It Hurts. Opening on May 8th from 6-8pm, this exhibition will include programming and performances. Check the blog often for catalogue and exhibition highlights. “I distinctly remember walking along 13th Street in the East Village…
ContinuedPacked Under Federal Inspection
April 30, 2015Video Credit: Darian Brenner Arturo Vega T-Shirt Screening at Howl! Happening…On Saturday April 25th, Ted Riederer led gallery visitors in screen printing t-shirts with a design made by Arturo. The image printed on the t-shirts was an image in Arturo’s Department of Commerce, Packed Under Federal Inspection works. The Department of Commerce design predates The Ramones…
ContinuedVangeline Theatre at Howl! Happening
April 27, 2015Howl! Happening is excited to welcome Vangeline Theater and the New York premiere of Très Mort-Tremor. Live butoh performance with Vangeline Theater will run from April 29th through May 2nd at 7pm. April 29th is opening night- the event is free and open to the public. Très Mort-Tremor is a project conceived by Butoh Artist…
ContinuedLife isn’t tragic, love is just being ignored
April 11, 2015Arturo Vega decorated an 8 x 10 foot billboard on the side of Oliver Harkness’s shop, Quality Mending, at the busy corner of Prince and Elizabeth Street, with hundreds of brightly colored stickers, an image of Jesus Christ, strips of vivid yellow and green paper, and the stenciled letters, “Life isn’t Tragic. Love is just being ignored.†He borrowed these words from Mariachi El Bronx, a band he befriended on the Warped Tour. This phrase was more than a slogan to Arturo. It was the one of the organizing principles of his life. He numbered among his beloved friends, not only those of us who saw him often, but hundreds of talented people from all over the world.
ContinuedSteve Cannon named Poet Laureate of the Lower East Side
March 13, 2014Beloved Wordsmith and Living Treasure Honored… HOWL! Festival 2014 Names Steve Cannon Poet Laureate Of the Lower East Side! HOWL! Arts Inc. is pleased to announce that Steve Cannon—Writer, Poet, Playwright, Teacher, and Sage has been named 2014’s Poet Laureate of the Lower East Side (PLOTLES). Cannon will be featured at the signature Allen Ginsberg…
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