The 504 What Style Rock Art Circus Takes Over Twiropa in October
Suplecs Play Free Show for Art Lovers and Haters
New Orleans – August 7, 2006 – Loud rock ’n’ roll and loud, rock-inspired art will crowd the stage when the 504 What Style Rock Art Circus transforms the Big Top into a decibel-drenched art gallery on Saturday, September 2, 2006.
The mastermind and organizing force behind the annual event is artist Steve Williams, a.k.a. LSW, whose erotic pop art will be on display. His prints and paintings feature sultry-eyed women (sometimes with elephant heads), sexy angels and devils, and tributes to rock ’n’ roll icons. Williams’ work shows up all over New Orleans: in galleries and restaurants, on band flyers tacked to phone poles, on album covers, and even on the occasional tattoo. His clothing company, 504 What Style, silkscreens Williams’ art onto streetwear and lends the rock art circus its name.
He shares the spotlight with other artists who through their posters, T-shirt designs, videos, and cover art have helped fuel the DIY rock movement in New Orleans and are keeping the spirit alive post-Katrina. Over ten other local artists that have contributed to the New Orleans rock scene will be exhibiting their work. Artists include Bill Heintz, the madman behind horror film collective Terroroptics, and illustrators Vance Kelly and Allen Jaeger. Both Kelly and Jaeger were selected for inclusion in the 2004 coffee table book The Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion.
Headlining the entire event is the Suplecs, a hairy trio known around town for its heavy, new Southern-style stoner rock. A film of visuals assembled by Alix Petrovich and Williams, who also drew the art for the cover of the Suplecs’ most recent album, will screen during the performance. Also, costumed members of the Skeleton Krewe, the long-running Mardi Gras organization, will add to the event’s circus-like atmosphere, as will Roachman in his six-foot tall roach get-up. Meanwhile, the crowd will mingle with the tattooed pin-up girls and classic exotic dancers known as the Voodoo Vixens.
The Big Top is located at 1638 Clio St. in New Orleans. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music starts at 10. Admission is free.
Web resources:
www.504whatstyle.com |
www.vancekelly.net |
www.suplecs.com |
www.allenjaeger.com |
www.3rcp.com |
www.thelivingroomstudio.com |
www.terroroptics.com |
www.voodoovixens.com |
