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What's New? Well, a lot! Not able to rest too long (damn, we're runnin' out of time!), Aurore Press have been conjuring up a bunch of goodies to keep us all fat and occupied this summer. Check it out:
Critical Views from a Critical Few
AP Takes on Religion with godLESS July 25 at The Comet Our latest project is a chapbook we call godLESS, a critical view of religion. Tough subject, especially in this town, but it has to be said. The book, edited by Chuck Byrd, Mary Anne Cowgill and Betsy Young will feature pieces by Jughead, Mark Messerly, Nathan Singer, Abiyah, Neil Aquino, Jacurutu:3, Justin Patrick Moore and more, 21 varied works in all. Plus check out the fantastic cover art by AP friend Amy Kreitzer!
Coinciding with the release of the book we're having a spoken performances on July 25 at The Comet in Northside. The event begins at 7:00 pm followed by a performance by SS-20's Jughead and Pedro! So come out for a night of readings and performances from some of the contributors of godLESS, have a pint and a burrito, join in if you want to! True to our usual style, we'll be donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of godLESS to the Free Inquiry Group of Great Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Read more about godLESS here.
What: godLESS Book Release Party When: Saturday, July 25, 2009 @ 7:00 pm Where: The Comet, Northside, 4579 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223 Directions How Much?: FREE Featuring: Nathan Singer, Jughead, Abiyah, Chuck Byrd, Justin Patrick Moore, Jacurutu:3, Mary Anne Cowgill, a performance by Jughead and Pedro of SS-20, plus much more! Click here for the flyer.
CD Release Party for "A Jockey Club Reunion Live at the Southgate House" August 15 OK, we've been talking about this thing for a while but we are now in production and working furiously on the CD of the "Jockey Club Reunion '08: A Tribute to Shorty"--really! Yes, we recorded the show for posterity and with the help of some of our friends, you can expect some of the best of the night by The Thangs, The Libertines US, SS-20, BPA and The Reduced from the Southgate show on November 22, 2008--all on one disc and coming to you this summer. And we're also putting together another party to celebrate at The Southgate House (see below)...
Reunion CD and Show to Benefit "Handsome" Clem & his Family You can't have a CD release without a party and since Aurore Press knows this, with the help of The Southgate House, we're putting on another Jockey Club inspired shindig to benefit our friend and Cincy punk legend "Handsome" Clem Carpenter and his family. Clem has had a few rough years as of late and his friends want to thank him for everything he's done over the years with a benefit/roast in his honor! The show on August 15, will feature Gang Green, SS-20, Libertines US, and Human Zoo. Four bands in all coming together again for a night for the scrapbooks hosted by "Hockeypunk" Neil Aquino, so come early and stay late, get yer CD (proceeds from the CD will also be donated to the Carpenter family) and have a ball! Click here or on the flyer for a larger view.
What: "A Jockey Club Reunion Live at The Southgate House" CD Release Party and Benefit for "Handsome" Clem Carpenter & Family When: Saturday, August 15, 2009 @ 8:30 pm Where: The Southgate House, 24 East Third Street, Newport, KY 41071 Directions How Much?: $5 21+/$8 19-20 at the door Featuring: Gang Green with Chris Doherty and Chris Donnelly (ex-Sluggo), SS-20, the original lineup of The Human Zoo, The Libertines US, hosted by "Hockeypunk" Neil Aquino, more to come.
On Deck...Book/CD from Nathan Singer & Abiyah Our next release that has us all atwitter at the AP offices will combine the forces of the exceptional Nathan Singer and the lovely and versatile, Abiyah.
The tireless Nathan and Abiyah have a project that they are working on together that mixes poetry and their individual styles into a reinvented work of words and sound. Aurore Press will be the publisher of the book/CD combo filled with their poetry together and individually and a CD of digitally-produced beats, live instrumentation and spoken performances. The project should be in the chute by year's end, so stay tuned for that.
Stories for Shorty: A Collection of Recollections from the Jockey Club 1982-1988 Twenty years after the demolition of the legendary Jockey Club, we thought a forum was overdue for the cast of characters who made up the JC freak show. YOU answered the call and Stories for Shorty: A Collection of Recollections from the Jockey Club 1982-88 was created. More)
Get yours while we still have them! 'Stories for Shorty', can also be purchased at Shake It Records for $15.
From Our Chapbook Series "A Pardon's Prism" by Robert W. Sturdevant In light of the recent inauguration, Aurore Press brings you an original work by Robert Sturdevant. "A Pardon's Prism", is a parody based on the holiday Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol". You can purchase "A Pardon's Prism" in a signed, numbered, limited edition chapbook for only $6 from Aurore Press here or visit our friends at Shake It Records in Northside and get your copy for only $5! More
Only a Few Left! Country at War: Reflections on the War in Iraq Are you sick of this war of lies we're in? Well, so are we and we gave local Cincinnati area writers and artists with connections to this traditionally conservative area a chance to speak up and they did! More
