Do Itcha Damn Self, Hoss.
With tomorrow night looming heavy over our heads, I’m a little slow in posting something about the Do It Yourself juggernaut celebration & art fair that’s geared up at the Pinhook. Durham’s own Cook & Cook pair, have lined up a celebration jubilation to promote and share a love for, you guessed it, doing it all yourself. This Friday night is for you specifically. It’s about empowerment, individuality and self-esteem of course, but it’s also about turning around, sharing and exposing that knowledge with others once you’ve mastered it. The idea is to collectively and openly celebrate the mindset that “yes, I can achieve this myself if I put my mind to it.”
Going along with the spirit of DIY, Heather Cook (crafter-extraordinaire) and Phil Cook (musician savant) each latched onto different aspects of DIY culture separately, planned a night around it, and then inter-weaved their ideas around each other to create a full evening of music and various demonstrations. Phil lined up local musicians, as well as one phenomenal touring musician who happened to be on his way through town, and gave them all one simple instruction – you have to multi-task. There will be no “guy or girl with a guitar” sitting up on stage at any moment, the musicians have to be playing more than one instrument at all times. This could get extremely interesting, expect to see lots of pedals, gears and duct tape. Heather organized a collection of booths and stations which will be promoting and sharing ‘how to’ ideas on various foods, crafts and arts. Each table will be selling their own things, as well as offering instructions on how to do it yourself. (Look for a very special purse and jewelry craft table!)
The muscians (in no particular order):
Frank Fairfield (Tompkins Square Recording Artist!)
Phil Cook & His Feat (Megafaun)
Big Danny McGee (Spider Bags)
Ol’ Lemon Pledgerton (Midtown Dickens Catherine)
Django Haskins (Old Ceremony)
Dave Rogers (Rogers Woodworks & dude about town)
Colin Booy (Clawform & Oyster Destroyster)
Matt White (Great White Jenkins)
Craft Fair: 7pm – 9pm.
Music: 9:30pm…
8 bucks donation please.
Frank Fairfield is a touring musician out from LA who just happened to be coming through town at the right time. He’s found a home with the Tompkins Square label, who focuses primarily on old time and roots music…new and old. You’ve gotta be pure and raw to land yourself a deal with Tompkins Square. Fairfield might as well have just accidentally stepped out of the 40s & 50s into the present day. His collar is buttoned high, his posture is true and his dust-bowl ballads are dark with drought, despair and simple honesty.
…Frank & banjo…
Frank Fairfield “Poor Ellen Smith” Live from Tiffany Frances on Vimeo.
…Frank & fiddle…
Frank Fairfield “Sweet Milky Peaches” & “Darling True Love” from Tiffany Frances on Vimeo.