Dubbed “The Prince of Americana” by the New York Times, Jackie Greene is steeped in country, blues, jazz, rock and folk traditions, defying easy categorization. This Northern California native has been around for a while, but is slowly defying a new genre of music with his Bob Dylan-esque look and classic American sound.
“I’ve been writing, recording and performing non-stop. I’ve lived in cars, hotels, basements…slept on floors, couches, strange girl’s beds. I wrote lots of songs in those places. Some I’ll never remember, but that’s all part of it, I guess.”
Greene, who happens to be in his late twenties already has four albums out, a DVD, and miles upon miles of touring under his belt. Greene’s newest album, “Giving Up The Ghost” is by far his best work as an artist. He is currently living in San Francisco and touring various places along the east and west coast, although he is scheduled to play 14 shows with Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead) in New York City at the Nokia Theater beginning on Halloween night.
After visiting Jackie Greene’s MySpace I was instantly captured by his sound, but what lured me in even further was his past and his progression as an artist. If this isn’t good music, I don’t know what is.
Here’s one for the dining room. Drinking, Smoking, Raging is an 8″ x 20″ oil on panel painting from one of my favorite artist’s Bob Dob; available through the Billy Shire Fine Arts gallery for $2,200. Also available through the same gallery is another cool painting from Bob Dob titled Amphead, priced at $7,000. Check out the Amphead image after the jump.
The art world lost one of its great countercultural pioneers Sunday morning, June 1st when psychedelic artist Alton Kelley passed away in Northern California at age 68. He is best known as half of the famous poster design team of “Kelley & Mouse” (the “Mouse” in question being one Stanley Mouse) who together fabricated some of the most iconic images of the 1960s & early ’70s psychedelic movement. Both shared a profound love of hot rods, motorcycles, and general outlaw culture and the pair worked in tandem to create some of the most memorable concert posters for Bill Graham’s Fillmore East & West and Chet Helms‘ Family Dog venues, including the legendary and ubiquitous…
Sydney based artist Andy Uprock headed to Melbourne, AU for his debut exhibition on Wednesday, May 28th, at Section 8. Andy transforms streets into walk-by galleries using ordinary plastic cups and existing wire fences. He calls it Cuprocking. Huge shout out to all our OZ peeps at Campus East/Trenchtown, U.O.W., and all the goon heads!
These are two brand new colorful pieces by Brazilian artist Guilherme Marconi. Check out more of his amazing work on his website entitled “My Schizophrenic Brain“.
Muto is an ambiguous animation by the artist Blu. The video depicts rough sketches of different figures melting into a fast paced environment. Painted on public walls in Buenos Aires and Baden, this video combines graffiti, rough sketchy figures, and trippy animation in a real world street setting. Overall, Blu did an incredible job with the animation by giving it the “acid trip” effect.
Juxtaposing nature with man-made objects, Pennsylvania-based artist Lee Stoetzel uses woods chosen for their natural flaws to make large-scale sculptures.
What has been billed as the biggest exhibition by British graffiti artist Banksy will open to the public on Saturday in a railway tunnel near Waterloo train station in central London. Called “The Cans Festival,” a play on the annual cinema extravaganza in the southern French town of Cannes, the show features works by artists from around the world, and visitors are invited to join in. The organizers’ Web site (www.thecansfestival.com) makes the “rules of engagement” clear:
* No freehand lettering or characters may be sprayed on to the tunnel walls, and stencils must be employed
* Artists must report to reception on arrival and they will be told where to paint
* Artists must not spray over works already on the walls.
According to the Times newspaper, which had a preview of the show, anonymous artist Banksy, whose works now fetch tens of thousands of pounds at auction and are collected by the rich and famous, contributed several works. One is a large mural of a self-harming “hoody,” another shows the Buddha wearing a neck-brace and there is a sculpture of a tree sprouting CCTV cameras.
“I’ve always felt anyone with a paint can should have as much say in how our cities look as architects and ad men,” Banksy was quoted as saying by the Times.
“So getting to cover an entire street with graffiti is a dream come true, or as some people might call it — a complete and utter nightmare.”
Dubbed “The Prince of Americana” by the New York Times, Jackie Greene is steeped in country, blues, jazz, rock and folk traditions, defying easy categorization. This Northern California native has been around for a while, but is slowly defying a new genre of music with his Bob Dylan-esque look and classic American sound.
What has been billed as the biggest exhibition by British graffiti artist Banksy will open to the public on Saturday in a railway tunnel near Waterloo train station in central London. Called “The Cans Festival,” a play on the annual cinema extravaganza in the 
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