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Author of the book: The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Paper That Changed American Culture.

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New York—“The Last Critic,” our award winning documentary about Robert Christgau, will be making its NYC premiere at @docnycfest on Monday, November 16th (SOLD OUT) with an encore screening on Tuesday, November 17th (SELLING FAST!). Tickets are on sale now at the link in our bio. What’s more, both screenings will be at the legendary @villageeastbyangelika, steps away from chez Christgau. The Dean (and his amazing partner, Carola Dibbell) will be joining for the premiere, so come out for a once in a lifetime, East Village homecoming. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll shout at the screen (what did he say about “OK Computer”?!).

Special shout out to our amazing NY-based cast:
@315nelsongeorge
@amandapetrusich
@colsonwhitehead
@dcharnas
@jennpelly
@robbiesheff
Gary Giddins
Kelefa Sanneh

As well as our great ex-New Yorker cast:
@thurstonmoore58
@annkpowers
@yasisalek @tromano_writer

And the essential but never New Yorkers:
Randy Newman
Greil Marcus
@bootsriley
@msjesshopp
And more!

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Writing about some ugly realities for us ladies. Shout out to @tromano_writer , who I quote from way too often in my articles and essays ! Why you so quotable, girl? Anyway link to article in my bio :)

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Herb Sunday, in focus: Electro 1997-2005.

link in bio to posts and playlist. Art by @michaelcina. Archival photos by @weansmachine

A two-part investigation into the Electro resurgence and its Electroclash labeling + I Was an Electro Malcontent, Ghostly in the mix and stolen moments from @trevorjacksonofficial, @tromano_writer, @thejuanmaclean, @galkin.jonathan, @bougie, @jacquesrenault, @deathinvegasmusic, and more.

The interest in '80s sounds, spikier analogue sound design, and genre-mashing was a globally diverse 90s movement which crested into something that for a brief moment held music in a headlock, leading to some exciting characters, many only getting their rightful appreciation now. The colorful heat poured on a dour techno scene was a brief blip but would have influence felt now in the hands of art-forward pop.

It’s almost that "Electroclash" has been more useful as a phantom genre or historical record than in its own moment, one which threatened to flatten the underground into pastiche.

As a DJ moment it was sublime, just at the dawn of mashup, anything goes. The real heroes of the era, along with the DJs, were the dancers, the promoters; and women who sang the songs.

More on this in the post.

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AUGUST 21 (FRIDAY)
LOS ANGELES
ELYSIAN THEATER
1944 Riverside Dr.

TSTMRKT (pronounced “Test Market”) is a performance art sketch comedy amalgamation held together with film loops, cut-n-paste theatre, and a relentless soundtrack. There is no “sound person” running the effects. It’s just a “start” button and a bag of nerves.

Once the actor hits “start” on the playback, the film collages and sound effects are triggered only by time. It’s the actor’s task to keep track of each second that passes, each syllable that is uttered, and each movement created in space. If anything is off, the entire thing falls apart. It’s a theatrical tightrope. You’ve never seen anything like it.

Tix and Info: www.TSTMRKT.com or link in bio

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As we continue to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday, this is the America we’re celebrating. These are the voices - along with so many more - that tell the story of who we are.
Read a book! It just might make you feel better. Or at least get fired up. Anyone is capable of changing the world.

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Former Village Voice staffer @tromano_writer in conversation with @missingchairs, director of the terrific Robert Christgau documentary, The Last Critic, at the Olympia Film Festival, which runs through April 30. No Seattle dates for The Last Critic yet, but it's still making its way across the country.
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#thelastcritic #mattywishnow #triciaromano #robertchristgau #bobchristgau #thelastcritic #thefreakscameouttowrite #documentary #musiccritic #thedean #expertwitness #consumerguide #capitoltheater #olympiafilmsociety

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This weekend “The Last Critic” is off to the coasts! That’s right—screenings in New England @iffboston @sommerville_theatre on Saturday, April 25 at 1230pm and then in the Pacific Northwest @olympiafilmsociety @olympiafilmfestival on Sunday, April 26 at 1pm at the Capitol Theater.

In Boston @realjoelevy will be attending for a post-screening Q&A (Joe has amazing stories & Bob/Voice/Rock Crit knowledge so attend if at all possible). In Olympia, Director Matty Wishnow & @tromano_writer (Author of “The Freaks Come Out to Write”—the positively essential oral history of The Village Voice) will also be joining for a post-screening Q&A. Come say “hello.”

MANY more festivals to be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

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once again, I found more chaotic photos from @wintermusicconference 2002. this was my party on Ocean Drive in the lobby of some hotel who deeply regretted letting us in. @adultperiod @ectomorphit @selwaymusic & more gave South Beach an “Electroclash” beat down. funny thing was all the artists I just mentioned were making the proper Electro I was playing long before the campy stuff. I DJ’ed but I also played live as Tommie Sunshine & Science (@djchrisholmes) singing an original & a cover of @thecrampsofficial - New Kind Of Kick. the next day we performed live again at the @gigolo_records party at a strip club, jumping in for @misskittinofficial who didn’t make it into the country. as we fire up the bouncy castle once again, your presence is requested. 🗽🔥

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The Last Critic screens at the Olympia Film Festival on April 26

A documentary about Robert Christgau, the most beloved and most loathed of all music critics, who is still grading new albums in his Consumer Guide at age 83 after more than 50 years.

After the film concludes, director Matty Wishnow will be in conversation with Tricia Romano, author of The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture 🎤

Named one of the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine, the Capitol Theater has hosted the Olympia Film Festival since 1984. The OFS curated gathering is a week-long, around-the-clock extravaganza of movies, filmmaker appearances, special performances, and educational workshops.

📍The historic Capitol Theater in Olympia, Wa
🗓️ April 23 - 30

Stay tuned for lineup reveals, filmmaker announcements, ticket launches, and much more!

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A few days left to register for Tricia Romano's master class! The group will look at some of Tricia's own interviews from "The Freaks Came Out To Write" and Q&A’s she conducted and talk about what worked and what she wish she'd done differently. We’ll also try a few in-class live attempts at interviews to demonstrate how to navigate conversations. Register through our Linktree!

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An interview isn’t just a series of questions, it’s a conversation—a dance between the interviewer and the subject. Take it from Tricia Romano, the author of The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper that Changed American Culture (Public Affairs, 2024), which Dwight Garner, writing for the New York Times Book Review, called “A well-made disco ball of a book.” Read more about the class through our Linktree!

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