Insect Carnival 2008

Posted on August 21st, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: The Boogie Room and Gardens, Immediate Theatre, Annie The Ghost's Art, The Crux, Music, Events, Films, Workshops.

Bite the Hand Productions and The Boogie Room and Gardens invite you to celebrate with us on August 29, 30, and 31 at the Second Annual Insect Carnival! Come camp out with us and share in a weekend of music, theater, workshops, gardening, games, and more!

This is a conscious event that is being held at a private residence. We appreciate your cooperation and your respect. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you attend the celebration:

  • We encourage bike riding and camping at the Carnival. Our guided bike rides will be departing from Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, and Cotati. See the schedule for departure times.
  • If you cannot bike to the Carnival, please carpool.
  • Please show up before 6:30pm if you intend on camping at The Boogie Room.
  • Gates close at 10:30pm each night.
  • We are asking a $5 donation per day that you attend the Carnival.

We will be having amazing performances in the day and the night! The performances are listed in the order they will be appearing:

  • Friday the 29th of August
    • 12:00 noon
      • Guided bike rides leave from Santa Rosa’s Community Market, Sebastopol’s Whole Foods, and Cotati’s Oliver’s Market
      • The Insect Carnival begins!
    • 3:00pm
      • Guided bike ride leaves from Santa Rosa’s Community Market, Sebastopol’s Whole Foods, and Cotati’s Oliver’s Market
    • 3:00-6:30
      • The Crooks, The Mighty Chiplings, Banjomama, Eucalypt, and The Highlands
      • Guided bike ride leaves from Santa Rosa’s Community Market
    • 6:30-7:30
      • “The World’s Biggest Comedy Duo” Improv Comedy Show
    • 7:30-8:30
      • Yarn Arms and Gitar
    • 8:30-9:00
      • “Fire and Ghosts” Storytelling by the Campfire
    • 9:00pm-1:00am
      • The Semi-Evolved Simians, Litany for the Whale, Not to Reason Why, and Goodriddler
  • Saturday the 30th of August
    • 10:00am
      • Yoga
    • 12:00 Noon
      • Breakfast and goat-milking
      • Guided bike rides leave from Santa Rosa’s Community Market, Sebastopol’s Whole Foods, and Cotati’s Oliver’s Market
    • 1:00-3:00
      • Mud Wrestling with Laundry Detergent (Batman vs Predator)
    • 3:00pm
      • Guided bike ride leaves from Santa Rosa’s Community Market
    • 3:00-4:30
      • The Haxaw Ditch Dwellers, Travis Hendrix, and Andrew Maurer
      • …and The Free School with Richard Speaks!
    • 4:30-5:00
      • Boogie Room Public Meeting
    • 5:00-8:00
      • Banjomama, Low-Five, Ferocious Few, and Santiago
      • …and workshops on gardening, fermented foods, and cheese-making!
    • 8:00-8:30
      • The Crux Tent Revival, Chapter Two
    • 8:30pm-2:30am
      • Nikos Eliot, Fishbear, A Pack of Wolves, The Iditarod, and DJ Underwater
  • Sunday the 31st of August
    • 12:00 Noon
      • Breakfast and Performances
      • Guided bike rides leave from Santa Rosa’s Community Market, Sebastopol’s Whole Foods, and Cotati’s Oliver’s Market
    • 1:00-3:00
      • Lemonade and Open Mic (come play!)
    • 3:00pm
      • Guided bike ride leaves from Santa Rosa’s Community Market
    • 3:00-9:00
      • uMana, Erstwhile Medicine Show, Leila-Anne, Ramon and Jessica, Mark Growden, and Kyle Martin
      • …and a workshops on cheese-making, event-organizing, and goat-milking!
    • 9:00-12:00 midnight
      • I Cut People, Shampoodle, Bill Wild, Brandon the Clown, and The Crux
    • 12:00 midnight
      • “The Pharmakon,” a documentary about Sonoma County

Call us at 707-326-5274 for…
… specific times of performances and workshops!
… directions to The Boogie Room and Gardens!
… help finding carpools and bike rides!
… opportunities to volunteer!
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The Crux are Hiding Out…

Posted on May 24th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: The Crux, Music.

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Dear People of Sonoma County,

Thank you for coming to our shows.  Thank you for stomping.  Thank you for dreaming us into being.  It has been a grand year.  Together, we have propped up The Pharmakon and have welcomed new artists into our community canopy.  Such sounds.  Such spirit.

Now, we shall be wandering the streets for a month or so, searching for good acoustics as we shape an album out of the things we find.  We’ll return with it between our teeth and we’ll drop it at your feet like a fish.  So be true while we’re away and we’ll meet again another day.

- The Crux

PS:  You can still contact us here:  www.myspace.com/thecruxandfriends 

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Annie The Ghost’s Art Show!

Posted on May 12th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: Annie The Ghost's Art, The Crux, Music, Events.

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Come out to Daredevils and Queens in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square on Saturday, May 17th and listen to some music as you experience the art and atmosphere of Annie Montgomery (aka Annie the Ghost).   It is going to be a circus!  Scheduled performers are:  Jugbone, Internet Explorer, Mesa Pegasus, Goodriddler, and The Crux!

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707 In San Francisco!

Posted on May 8th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: The Crux, Music, Events.

A bunch of Sonoma County artists will be playing at 12 Galaxies in the Mission District tomorrow night.  This is part of a cultural exchange between Sonoma and San Francisco that has been set up by our dear friend and artistic colleague, Mark Growden.

This is a great opportunity for artists in our county and San Francisco to exchange and share.  Here is the lineup:

  • Mark Growden 
  • The Crux
  • Bill Wild
  • Chris Wells
  • Joni Davis
  • Leila Anne
  • Hannah Manfreddi
  • Conception Vessel One

Show starts at 9pm.  Get there if you can, because this show will be a big one.  Bite the Hand Productions wants to thank Mark for putting this on cross-pollinating the arts of the Bay Area.  We will be writing more about musical exchange and Mark in the near future, so keep stopping by bitethehand.org!

Click here for directions:  12 Galaxies

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New Dates for Annie’s Art Show

Posted on April 18th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: Annie The Ghost's Art, The Crux, Music, Events.

In the last Pharmakon, we advertised that Annie Montgomery (Annie the Ghost) is having an art show at Daredevils and Queens in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square.
We are writing you this post to inform you that the event has been changed to Saturday, May 17th. The Crux and Goodriddler will still be playing. Be sure to come on by!

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The Crux to Humboldt County: Show Us Yer Guts!

Posted on April 17th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: The Crux, Music, Events.

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After the Copwatch Benefit (Friday at the Boogie Room) and a morning show at Aqus Cafe (Saturday morning) the flag-bearers of Bite the Hand Productions, THE CRUX are heading north for a weekend of show in Humboldt County!

This is going to be the first time Bite the Hand has traveled out of Sonoma.  We’re looking forward to meeting new people and telling them about what is going on down here.  We’ll talk about the artists and activists that are coming together, and the community events that we put on.

So wish us luck!  It is going to be a great adventure!

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Aqus Cafe

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: Operation:Venue, The Crux, Music, Local Businesses and Non-Profits, Events.

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In the city of Petaluma, there is a little cafe called Aqus. This place, tucked on H Street, away from the hustle of downtown, is an amazing hub of community activity! Every Saturday morning, people gather here to listen to music. Aqus hosts films, art shows, knitting groups, discussions, and political forums! They even produce an online newsletter that is rich with community news and contributions! A local business with real heart- CHEERS TO AQUS!

Drop on by at 189 H Street, or check them out at the web at www.aquscafe.com

And this Saturday, the 19th… THE CRUX will be playing at Aqus Cafe in the morning! Come see the official musicians of Bite the Hand Productions at Aqus!

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The Crux and The Devil Makes Three!

Posted on February 11th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: The Crux, Tim Dixon's Art, Music, Events.

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This Friday, our very own Bite the Hand band, The Crux, will be playing with the renowned trio The Devil Makes Three at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma. We’ll bring the music, the flags, and The Pharmakon ! You bring a couple of friends! Tickets are $15 and the night will rock all socks. Drop us a line at thepharmakon@gmail.com for details.

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A Successful Event!

Posted on February 7th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: The Crux, Soundings, Music, Local Businesses and Non-Profits, Films, Events.

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On January 31st, The Crux teamed up with Sonoma County Conservation Action’s Know Your Neighbor program to put on a great event at the Rialto Cinemas in Santa Rosa!  The Crux provided tunes, their banjo player (Joshua Stithem) served as emcee for the event, and we even auctioned off a year subscription to The Pharmakon!  Know Your Neighbor had candidates for Santa Rosa City Council make speeches, and showed the amazing film- Baraka!  We made a great team, and about 200 people attended!

This special event is a precursor to some projects that Bite the Hand Productions is preparing to unveil in Spring.  We call them SOUNDINGS and they consist of creative collaboration between local artists and activist groups.  This rendezvous between  The Crux and Know Your Neighbor was only the beginning!

So stay tuned…

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Punk

Posted on January 28th, 2008 by The Captain.
Categories: Local Punk Events, Operation:Venue, The Crux, Music, Events.

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As of late, Bite the Hand Studios has been ground-zero for a number of punk shows. We’re proud to host these men and women.  They are rowdy and respectful, and most of them are always glad to help out.  Bite the Hand Productions has been keeping a good relationship with our local punk collectives, and here’s why:

The punks have a lot of good things going, and the rest of the world would do well to take notes, or better yet- start attending some punk gatherings. What they have is a very tight community that is centered around music. Their “Do It Yourself” (DIY or DIE) ethic is very strong, and they know how to create their own venues in private houses and in public spaces like Doyle Park. They are not satisfied with what they are getting from the establishment, and they have built a counterculture that is standing pretty well on its own.

Bite the Hand Productions wants to see more openness and networking between other local DIY-centered groups and the punks.  All the permaculture activists, all the independent labels, all the grassroots organizers, and all the brave artists in the county can learn something from the punk community- and can teach the punks something, too.  No group is an island, and Bite the Hand Productions is determined to connect the many amazing communities in Sonoma County.

SO… Come on out to a show this weekend featuring The Crux (from Bite the Hand) and the Fistifuks (from the North Bay Pirate Punx). This historic musical meeting between the punks and Bite the Hand Productions will take place on February 2nd at The Boogie Room. Come on down!

In the meantime, here are some websites for more punk-related information:

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