“Have you ever heard of Colin Stetson?” is a question that Iowa City’s Curt Oren probably hears a lot. Oren plays looping experimental saxophone pieces similar…
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Sandbox: Little Ruckus photo shoot
I’ve been taking photographs since 14 or so. It all started with photos of my friends skateboarding and then evolved into shooting live music and a handful of weddings. The fine folks of Public Space One were nice enough to select me for the Free Studio Residency program. My aim during my residency is to…
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Sandbox: Meet Curt Oren
Hi, I’m Curt Oren, the current Free Radical Artist-in-Residence for Public Space One. Want to know a little bit about me and the residency? Just watch the following…
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Thursday at PS1: Little Ruckus, Lipstick Homicide and Toopin will melt your face
A blistering mix of pop and punk heads to Public Space One this Thursday as Little Ruckus, Toopin and Lipstick Homicide join forces for a night of high-BPM mischief.
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This Friday: Public Space One ‘marching band’ to kick off a night of festivities, fundraising
If you weren’t already aware, Public Space One (PS1) has moved from their old location in the Jefferson Building on Washington Street to the Wesley Center…
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Local artist Dana T unveils ‘Show Preview Show’: Hard-di-Har and friends to play PS1 this weekend
Har-di-Har are a charming pair of musicians who write and perform their intricately worked songs, kind of like an acoustic Radiohead with a more attractive lead…
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Minor Announcement from Dana T
Didn’t want to make a big deal out of this. Seems like people we’re getting tired of all the big news I had. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOz5Tx7DloU
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“abbr. relation” – Dana T – Available Now
My new album is officially available for your ears to hear. I’d like to thank all the people who helped me make this record. The musicians who took what I wrote down and made it better: Ryan Smith, Jonathan Birdsall, Curt Oren, Peter Gillette, Zach Spindler, Jayna Andersen, and Riley Cook. ps·z for the space […]
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I Like To Get Funky
I know what you are thinking, “If Dana T wasn’t making art, and only reflecting and other new age nonsense, he still must have had a lot of free time. What the heck was he doing?” This animated video will help give you an idea of how I sometimes spend my free time.
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Ten years ago in Iowa City: September 2003
Ten years ago… Lets talk about September 2003 for a minute. There’s nothing particularly special about this period of time, but it did take place exactly ten years ago, which is as good of an excuse as any to look back at the September 2003 issue of Little Village magazine. What were we talking about […]
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“abbr. relation” – A New EP by Dana T
“abbr. relation” will be my second EP. It is a mini-concept album in a couple dimensions. As the title perhaps more obviously indicates, the four songs cover the span of a relationship in a highly truncated manner. Even with a limited run time of about fourteen minutes, the record possesses a surprising amount of diversity […]
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!!!Major Announcement From Dana T!!!
Please view the following video for a very MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT from Dana T regarding the PS·Z FREE STUDIO RESIDENCY, his retirement, and the immediate future of all of the above!!!
