New York in May: skyscraping, vertiginous, Momuthonic!

[imomus]

New York is a gorgeous skyscraping janglerush, and I'm back, staying this time on the 30th floor of a building on the Upper East Side. Throughout May I have a ton of stuff going on in the city and vicinity. It starts with a two week art performance in Chelsea, continues with four "Momuthon" concerts -- three-hour long live surveys of my entire music career -- and ends with an evening of readings from my two forthcoming books (The Book of Scotlands and The Book of Jokes) in the company of Lord Whimsy and Rusty Santos. The details are under the skyscrapers (and yes, it is all a bit vertigo-inducing).



Art Stuff:

Momus with Aki Sasamoto Love is the End of Art
Continuous performance
Zach Feuer Gallery
530 W 24th St (between Tenth and Eleventh Aves)
212-989-7700
Subway: C, E to 23rd St; 1 to 23rd St
Referencing the disciplines of art criticism, theater and lovemaking, the artists will perform Tue–Fri 2–6pm; Sat noon to 6pm
(First day Tuesday 2pm to 6pm)

The 4 Momuthons:

Tuesday 19th May
The Middle East Upstairs
472 Mass Ave
Cambridge, Boston 02139
9pm sharp, no support
http://www.last.fm/event/959792

Saturday 23rd May
Momus and Melissa St. Pierre
Iron Horse Music Hall
20 Center Street
Northhampton MA 01060
http://www.last.fm/event/977760

Monday 25th May
Momus
Johnny Brenda's
1201 N. Frankford Ave (Girard & Frankford)
Philadelphia PA 19125
No support, 9pm sharp
http://www.last.fm/event/1014753

Tuesday 26th May
Momus
Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street
New York 10011
Tel: (212) 414-5994
No support 6.30pm

Literary reading

Sunday 24th May
Readings from The Book of Scotlands and The Book of Jokes
at Starr Space, Brooklyn.
Lord Whimsy will also read, and Rusty Santos will play music.
Starr Space
108-110 Starr Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Check back for time and confirmation of this event

Radio
On Sunday May 10th, Momus is guest on Gerry Visco's Arts and Answers radio show on WKCR FM (located on the Columbia University campus) between 9pm and 10pm. Web streaming from WKCR's site.

Comments

petit depression

[petit-paradis.livejournal.com]

the room looks rather depressing but with a skyline like that what do you need an interior for? did you try the rubic cube?

Re: petit depression

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm going to be out most of the time.

I'm lousy at Rubic Cube. My brother can apparently solve it in, like, ten twists. According to my nephew, anyway.

[lord-whimsy.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you need somewhere to stay while you're in Philly.

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Will do, yer 'Ship! Looking forward to reading with you in Brooklyn, too!

[lord-whimsy.livejournal.com]

Should be a pip, Herr Momus.

[aidaho.livejournal.com]

please come to los angeles.

[projectmustache.livejournal.com]

Why am I always out of town when you're in it?

Melissa St. Pierre is great. That will be show will be fun-tastic.

[obelia.livejournal.com]

hahaha. momus, i'm unsure if this is the point, but you look slightly like a kewpie doll. bi-gender in that babyish way, it's in the way you stand and the little flash of belly with the slightly ill fitting/over-tumble-dry-ed semi cap sleeve stretch tee .
i wonder what meals you'll have in NY?

[chuckm.livejournal.com]

Starr Space is a nice one! We just threw a party there a couple of weeks ago. Good people and a nice vibe (it's a yoga studio by day).

Will definitely put it on my calendar. Looking forward to meeting both you and Lord Whimsy!

[farblust.livejournal.com]

Do take care of personal hygiene during the pandemic!

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

brooooo i can't wait

[robotdeer.livejournal.com]

Northhampton, MA is such a cool place.

[badbridges.livejournal.com]

the reading in brooklyn is on my 21st birthday

i will see you there

[w-e-quimby.livejournal.com]

momus AND whimsy in one go? oh my i'm getting a little excited.

and i think i'll be in new york this may!

how long will you be in new york, momus?

[imomus.livejournal.com]

All month!

[w-e-quimby.livejournal.com]

I might finally get to meet you.

[count-vronsky.livejournal.com]

America awaits with fear and trembling, the return of her once and future king.




Hey momus, do me a favor when you are in New York. If you bump into anybody I know, say "excuse me," OK?

[onethinwallaway.livejournal.com]

Momus, please pull your magic over on the people at Johnny Brenda's. This 21+ thing is insane in the membrane. Tell them that. Use those words. Thank you.

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

pretend you're my brother!

[(Anonymous)]

Mr. Momus, any chance you'll ever go to California?

[imomus.livejournal.com]

It's not impossible, but it would take some kind of extra incentive like an art show or something.

Momuthon with Sake

[pay-option07.livejournal.com]

Upstate New York would be good and save me a trip!
However the blossoms will be nicer there!

[mrobot.livejournal.com]

your "continuous performance" link is broken. also, welcome to new york! i will probably come to the starr space reading!

if your social calendar isn't already full, i might recommend ISSUE project room (http://issueprojectroom.org/). glenn branca will be performing there on the 7th!

[(Anonymous)]

very exciting news! see you soon! :D
eDwin

[(Anonymous)]

By jove and get a grip -- how crushingly gushing you all are!

Momus and Lord what's his face are net narcissists, frenziedly updating their own Wiki pages, posting endless pictures of themselves just sitting or standing hirsutely in their houses.

They are probably very nice people in person, modest and kind family people, but their attention-seeking online is tedious, and your fawning embarassing.

[imomus.livejournal.com]

I don't disagree that Whimsy and I are net narcissists -- though we prefer Thomas de Zengotita's term "self-mediators". But for the record I've never touched my Wikipedia page, because that's a slippery slope to control freak hell. For about six months my Wiki said I'd dabbled in transgender surgery (Microworlds put that in as a joke) and I just left it there. Wikipedia is meant to be a self-correcting system, and it did self-correct. Eventually.

[tropigalia.livejournal.com]

microworlds is a legend! let's put around a money basket to get her to one of your shows

[lord-whimsy.livejournal.com]

Doesn't like flowers, I take it.

I have a Wiki page? Okay.

that skyscraper

[tombuckley.livejournal.com]

you're staying in the same building that my parent's live in. i'd actually love to read your take on skyscraper living there, the social interactions in the elevators in that building, etc. also, check out the bike room if haven't already.

ask for the key at the front desk. go through the door in the back (south side) of the hall of elevators, then take an immediate right through the second door and there are two rooms full of bikes.

of course, i've got my own in there but you might be able to fill up the tires on an old one and go for a lap around the park.

Re: that skyscraper

[tombuckley.livejournal.com]

i'm afraid that might have sounded obnoxious...you can take my bike out too if you want. you'd just have to get the key from my parents.

Re: that skyscraper

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip!