Comments on: Decibel Festival Kicks Off!

By: tjnorris

tjnorris — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:34:45 +0000

Oh, and one other thing…the visual/digital arts aspects of the festival(?). Perhaps I missed that too. There was supposed to be an entire aspect to Decibel called ‘Optical’. There were a few computer monitors at the Grey Gallery/Lounge - but they were in the Will Call room and looked like they were for press only, with information, not actual video. Perhaps I just didn’t get the memo about where that was taking place? That said, my press badge was emblazoned with URB Magazine, however I only write for ARTnews and my own ‘unBlogged’ these days - so some oversight is bound to happen. How was your experience Robert?

By: tjnorris

tjnorris — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:29:27 +0000

The Akira Rabelais show was one of the best performances I have seen since the inception of the festival five years ago. There were a few performers like Balun and Tujiko Noriko who were quite good, otherwise I missed a lot of what was going on, mainly because I prefer work that is a bit more experimental than most of what was on this year’s roster. I’m certainly not a big party scene guy and the thump-thump-thump certainly took the streets of Seattle during that weekend. This same tendency would seem at the centerpiece of of most like festivals, however - having to pay their overhead, and then some. I was disappointed that the organizers did not accomodate me either with a hotel, a per diem or even tickets to one of the events I wanted to attend. So, a few feathers were certainly ruffled this year for the first time. There is a great myth about the way Seattle treats its artists, and it’s not a positive story…but I guess slightly South perhaps it’s a bit safer. I did enjoy the panel on ‘Wasted Words’ that we both particupated in - I appreciate when things seem a bit short…keeps you ‘wanting’.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:57:46 +0000

Sooo… What didya think?