notes to a toon underground

[ihaveaflamegun]

part of the san francisco international film festival

Tickets and details: fest07.sffs.org/

“NOTES TO A TOON UNDERGROUND: Animation and Live Music”
Saturday, May 5, Castro Theatre, 8:30 pm

Featuring 15 animated films made between 1912 and 2005 by
six different directors, and with 11 musicians providing
live accompaniment, it’s safe to file this program under
“This Will Never Happen Again.”

The lineup includes Marc Capelle, Devin Hoff (of Good for
Cows), Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy) Ches Smith (of Good for
Cows, Xiu Xiu and Ceramic Dog), Jamie Stewart and Caralee
McElroy (of Xiu Xiu), Carla Fabrizia (of Gamelan Sekar Jaya),
Tommy Guerrero, Monte Vallier and Gadget (of Jet Black
Crayon) and avant-garde legend William Winant. These
musicians will unveil world premieres of newly composed
scores to historic and contemporary animated shorts.

source: ibwff.com/?p=100

[dr. strangelove]

this sounds pretty fucking cool... why does all the cool stuff happen in SF? that's a long ass drive from LA, and it's too soon to get a good deal on plane tix

[todd]

someone should bootleg this.

[emilyrose]

i'm SO PISSED i can't go. one of my friends who lives up here in washington just happens to be in town for it. and i won't be. and i'm sad.

[ihaveaflamegun]

todd said:

someone should bootleg this.

theres bound to be video or at least clips from it. i hope.

[emilyrose]

i might actually be going.

[ihaveaflamegun]

write up--->
hellonfriscobay.blogspot.com/2007/05/50th-international-music-and-film.html

[ihaveaflamegun]

some video

asap.ap.org/data/interactives/_entertainment/toonfest/