Manifest Kicks Off Art / Music / Food Festival In Oakland, CA May 27

Manifest has announced their unique and exciting multifaceted festival which takes place on May 27th in Oakland, CA! Featuring a slew of talented musicians and DJs, beautiful artwork for sale, dancing, food and even family-friendly activities, this is basically a one-stop joy fest for anyone who enjoys living life to the fullest!

Here's more details:

Saturday May 27th, Stand Up Art presents a mashup benefit hosting live art, music, food & full bar and more located at the iconic 16th Street Train Station in Oakland. 

After bringing DJ Qbert to Designercon for the last two years, Stand Up Art has joined forces with some of the scene's most beloved artists as well as a collective of talented organizers to showcase multiple stages with musicians ranging from DJ Z-Trip to Fishbone's Angelo Moore and his new band The Brand New Step. Manifest aims to spotlight the various ways that social change is possible when great minds come together for a good cause. Collectible posters, blank customs and papertoy giveaways featuring art from All City Style, Designercon, Colby Sunshine and Jerome Lu with papertoys by Toygami and Adrienne Gates.

Catch familiar works and brand new designs in larger than life proportions as the front of the station will be lit up at dark for a massive projection show and enjoy 3 full music stages performing all day with a silent disco. Family friendly, 100% worth the trip to Oakland.

Play it forward... 

• DJ and Music Lessons
• Toygami | Papertoy Workshop
• Live mural art by Jesse Hernandez & Woes Martin 
• Giant papertoys by Stand Up Art in collaboration w/ Gary Ham & Designercon
• Silent Disco + 3 Channels 
• 3 Full Music Stages
• Food & Full Bar
• KidZONLY Play Area
• Baby Deejay Dance-floor

Manifest takes place at the historic 16th Street Station:

16th Street Station, Oakland, CA 94607

Lego Music Box - "All Was Well" by Wintergatan

You'll notice a bit of Lego bricks above. Well this isn't covering your average build...

It's been a while since I last had anything to say about Lego, and it's not because there aren't a lot of things to say, to the contrary, there are always things to say! So let me get started by showing one unusual and unique creation that was made with the help of a good smattering of Lego Technique parts.

Wintergaten, who is the musical act you will see below in the video, using the Lego infused instrument, is a Swedish folktronica band from Göteborg. Martin Molin and Marcus Sjöberg previously were part of the former band Detektivbyrån.

The reason I'm posting this is because the usage of toys, especially something as wonderfully free and expressive as the Lego system of bricks, can be some of the most out of the box thinking and problem solving you will ever find.

Many of you can relate in how the mainstream doesn't totally get how toys are the most common physical representations of developments in science, imagination, art, invention, and expression. All too often, it's relegated to the idea that toys are "kid stuff". Nothing could be further from the truth.

Some major corporations use them for team building exercises, some celebrities use them for relaxation or mental challenges, and robotics and programming clubs all around the world use them for education and competition.

So it's no real surprise to see Lego making it's way into music is it now?

Till my next update, enjoy the music performance in the video below. The band also has a great build video on their channel as well for how the music box was made using Technique blocks and gears.

- Mario, the Artisan Rogue

Air Bass Robo by Teru Fujita

 We've had Teru Fujita in one of our shows (Candy Coated Custom Show) and recently I ran across a sweet piece he did for Peter Kato's Bedtime Bunnies show at MPH. In addition to being a talented musician, Teru is pretty much a mechanical genius. All of his pieces feature moving parts, electronics, and sometimes sounds or music. Lots of buttons, switches, doors. It's all drawn out by schematics beforehand, and then handcrafted, part by part. It's... pretty fucking intense. Look at the parts below for Air Bass Robo:

 This is a animatronic, music-playing robot. Teru never duplicates his work, so this is a one-off.  Click here to visit Teru's Behance page dedicated to this piece. Definitely an artist to follow there.

Click the image to go to Teru's Behance page for Air Bass Robo, and watch all the amazing videos...

For The Love of Music Exhibit at Flower Pepper Gallery

Opening the weekend of Designer Con 2014, Flower Pepper Gallery's newest exhibit is called "For The Love of Music". Curated by Urban Vinyl Daily, "For The Love of Music" features 12" x 12" works of art, inspired by the quintessential 12" album covers of some classic records. Opening reception will happen on November 8th from 6-9pm. The exhibition will run until December 3rd, 2014 and is open to the public. With a long list of amazing artists, the show should have some great pieces. For all those interested, be sure to contact Flower Pepper Gallery to get on the VIP Preview list for an early chance to make a purchase. This is especially helpful for people who are unable to attend the opening reception.

Contributing Artists:

Alecks Cruz, Brain Killer, Chase Tafoya, CHema Skandal!, Greg Rivera, Ian Ziobrowski, Jason Chalker, Jason Gallo, Jc Rivera, Jeff Beck,
Jenn & Tony Bot, Jeremiah Ketner, JerkFace, JFury, Jon Chase, Lesile Randolph, MaloApril, Mr. Shane Jessup, Nathan Hamill, Peter Cadoso, Scott Kinnebrew, Sentrock, 64 Colors, Squid Kids Ink, Switch, Tasha Zimich, Tatiana Garcia, Tony Rabit, Travis Lykins, ValleyDweller, Veggiesomething

- Mark-Anthony

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