The North of Nowhere (NoN) Expo:
A Multidisciplinary Festival of
Independent Media & Underground Art
Sept. 16-30, 2007

SEPT. 16 (Sunday) @ 8PM
The NoN Expo Opening Reception
@ Naked Cyber Café, 10354 Jasper Ave.
Admission: FREE
* Licensed & All-Ages, I.D. required for bar service (minors/kids welcome with parental supervision)

Join us for our opening reception! Low-key and casual, come hang out with the NoN Expo producers and crew, volunteers and friends. See sneak-peeks of featured NoN Expo films and animations, listen to some good music and partake in some snacks and libations.

Hosted by experimental wordsmith Philip Jagger!
Philip is the local andy warholacholick of the Naked Cyber Cafe. He is also one of the resident surrealists of the Raving Poets. He wishes Esparanto was Canada's national language. Philip will be performing next at CORTEX (www.thecortex.ca) and THE ROAR (www.theroar.ca) as part of Edmonton's poetry Festival.


SEPT. 22 (Saturday) @ 8PM
The NoN Harvest Party
@ a Secret Location (House Party)
Admission: FREE. Minors/kids welcome with parental supervision

Join us for an outdoor vegetarian BBQ* and partake in the harvesting of our garden. Really just an excuse for us to kick back in front of the fire and relax mid-way through the expo. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket, and dress warm in case of colder weather. BYOB. Call us for location or for more info.

* If you're a carnivore and can't function without your daily dose of animal flesh, BYOMeat!

SEPT. 29 @ 8PM
THE PROPAGANDA PARTY
@ the Cosmopolitan Music Society,
8426 Gateway Blvd. (103 St.)
Admission: $8 in costume, $15 not in costume
(more info below)

Free to ESPA and Metro Cinema Members; Free to EIFF Pass Holders (or bring your ticket stub)

* Licensed & All-Ages, I.D. required for bar service (minors/kids welcome with parental supervision)

"The Third World is very much like the First World - just poorer: What works for the West will work for the rest as well." - Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Join Elitist Eccentrics, Pompous Propagandists & Religious Zealots for our CLOSING PARTY to celebrate all things Agitprop (that's political art, folks!)

Theatrical rantings of the irreverent Whore$ for Harper and their malversational cronies provide the back-drop of this satirical event worshipping the Almighty Dollar whilst mocking Capitalist Culture. (Meanwhile, anarchists, hippie pinko commies and lefty agent provocateurs plan their revenge…)

Check out the zine fair & eco-art market, watch cool video & animation shorts, ponder over the Street Art Worker's beautiful globalization posters, and - best of all - enliven your senses with amazing, eclectic and decadent live performances by:

FORMAL DRESS CODE IN EFFECT: Put away your boots and baggy britches, dust off your top hats, tuxes & ball gowns… hideous prom dresses, tiaras and powdered wigs are highly encouraged, or pay the price for being a poor slob. * (See more info and suggestions for costuming after our performer bios below!)


PERFORMER BIOS:


Tippy Agogo
TIPPY AGOGO, the "One Man Orchestra" and Mouth Musician, is known throughout the free world for making beautiful, scary, heavy, and insightful music on reclaimed tin cans, broken guitars, and racks full of technological gadgetry. He performs for children, punk rockers, folkies, metal heads, high brows, low brows, and all those in-between! TIPPY has performed on albums with artists as diverse as Sarah McLachlan, SNFU, German Techno/Industrial Bands, Sun God, Aurora Sutra, and a host of other famous people. He tours constantly. He wins awards for his soundtracks for film and theatre projects. He makes his mother proud. TIPPY has three albums, SOUL-O-WORKS, INCANTOS, and HOLY CROW, and an instructional book & CD, "in the groove". TIP has also been compiling recordings for an upcoming CD entitled SEGWAYS (Soul-O-Works II) from his sound design for theatre, film, and multi-media. Some of this work will include tracks from his award-winning "Lion in the Streets" and "The Oedipus Project", as well as live and studio recordings from his travels at home and abroad.
www.tippyagogo.com

The Vibe Tribe
Hips, hula hoops, and hurdygurdy are just a few of the elements that make Vibe Tribe unique. Rooted in the tradition of Tribal Style Bellydance and pushing the boundaries of Tribal Fusion, this dynamic ensemble is an explosion of cultural diversity. Employing swords, poi, hula hoops, and influences from around the world, Vibe Tribe seeks to immerse you in the world where musican and dancer meet, and to experience the power of that connection. Accomplished multi-instrumentalist and composer Paul Bromley weaves his own ethnic blend of music, using instruments from around the world to defy cultural boundaries and create a sound that is hard to localize, and is universal in its appeal. Paul is accompanied by David Hoyle on the hurdy-gurdy. One of the primary goals of Vibe Tribe is to promote community and the Arts in Alberta by putting together performances, offering classes in many dance forms, and drumming styles for anyone who is interested. www.vibe-tribe.ca
LISTEN HERE: http://www.vibe-tribe.ca/_music/gargamel.mp3

John Armstrong & Mike Bradford (live electronica)
- and -
LEO.fx
LEO .fx create and perform a unique mix of ancient and modern music. The group was formed by two members of SMAC, Vince Sanregret & John Armstrong. Often performing with special guests, the duo is exploring new sonic frontiers by combining sequenced tracks and real time loops of electronic beats, hand drums & bass guitar with Theremin, didgeridoo, saxophone, flute and vocals. LEO .fx are also well known for adding elements of video and dance to their shows.

Vince and John began performing together in the late 90's with the Stone Merchants and their experimental alter-egos, the Ancestors. The two bands merged to form SMAC in 2003 and have since released two CDs. "Vox Populi" (2004) and "Yigi Yigi" (2003) were both produced and engineered by multi-award winning producer, engineer & studio owner, Barry Allen at Homestead Recorders in Edmonton. LEO .fx began forging their new sound at a weekend house gig at the Melting Pot on Edmonton's Whyte Avenue, a residency which led to their opening for the Afro Cuban All Stars at Edmonton's Winspear Centre and performing for the University of Alberta's Department of Ethnomusicology. www.brassmonkeyproductions.com
LISTEN HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QgM2xt5SsQ

Nineca
Nineca (aka BunicaBeats) is a makeup artist, musician, and international woman of mystery. She performs experimental electronica with her voice, percussion, classical guitar and winds. She works with several people on a collaborative basis: TONONA is a 2 person Experimental Electrorganustic band, with Dylan g and Nineca playing with electro sounds, live vocals and instrumentation. Ongoing collaborations with LEO.fx and John Armstrong, some of the hottest Djs in club settings and music festivals, beat-boxer Shamik, Harmonia and Scott Cook. She has recently performed at the North Country Fair, Sasquatch Gathering in Drayton Valley, and the Edmonton Fringe Festival. She is currently working on writing and recording new lyrical and musical compositions. See www.myspace.com/bunicabeats for more info.
LISTEN HERE: http://www.tonona.net

Shima
Shima Aisha Robinson is an Edmonton born spoken word poet and working scholar who hosts a monthly open mic series called the POET TREE which celebrated its Second Anniversary in Aug 2007. The Anniversary will be commemorated with the publication of Unmitigated Word, an anthology showcasing the work of the POET TREE's contributors.

BRASS MONKEY PRODUCTIONS, led by John Armstrong, put this amazing cabaret together. Check 'em out at: http://www.brassmonkeyproductions.com

* Need some inspiration? Check out these THEME REFERENCES: "Billionaires for Bush" http://www.billionairesforbush.com (see the "Be a Billionaire" link!) and "Capitalism Represents Acceptable Policy (CRAP)" http://www.beyondtv.org/nato/crap/craps.htm Are you coming as a peasant anyway? Save the $7 slob-penalty and re-invest it in some bling or fancy head gear at tonight's fair trade & eco-art market instead!


ALSO THIS MONTH

Maria Dunn Concert!
Saturday September 15
8:00-10:00 pm
Cosmopolitan Music Society
8426 Gateway Blvd
Tickets $25 (proceeds go to the Linda Duncan campaign)
Contact: linda@electlindaduncan.ca
Check her out at www.mariadunn.com