Cat Pics Are Nearly Always Cute

Has anyone said before that cats are cute?  Yeah?  Well, anyway, cats can get used to anything - and I can dig that.  Nailguns and caulk can make a good bed if you think outside the box.  Wait, where am I sleeping tonight?

Coming Soon: As The Eyes of The Seahorse

February 18 and 19th: A collaboration between The Nichole Canuso Dance Company and The Mural and The Mint.


buying tickets in advance is highly recommended!

We screen Nilsson documentary

We were so excited that we completely forgot the Harryaoke we had planned.  Well that and the fact that our star singer left early... 

Maas Upstairs Space Is Now In Use

you can double-click this image and it opens up as a panoramic

So we've basically finished the 3rd Maas Space.  "Finish" is a strong word around here, but it's close enough for now. We put it up on a few Philly Space listserves and have been booking it now for shows and rehearsals. Who knew there was a demand for old trolley shops?


There is also now a website for The Maas Building.  It just seemed necessary to have the calendar live somewhere official.  So now that there's stuff going on in the Maas space, people sometimes ask "what is the difference between The 5th Side and the Maas Building? Good question*.  The 5th Side got it's name from the fact that the building is basically divided in two equal halves, and we used to call them "The 5th Side" and "The Randolph Side" when referring to where in this great big mess something was.  We've now got a wall that divides the building along these lines, basically making The 5th Side, Hi 5 Studio** and our house one entity, and the other spaces (New Paradise, Subcircle, and the Maas Rehearsal Space) are Maas Building.  


* Answer #2: "What's the difference between the 5th Side and The Maas Building?" Heat! Of course, our house and space are still full of junk and kind of chilly.  Maas renovations took priority for obvious reasons.  Hopefully NEXT winter won't be as cold over here...


** Oh, did we mention that we've started a separate blog about the studio? Now it's all about 2x4s and caulk but hopefully it will eventually be a blog about actual music projects.

Subcircle Moves Into The Maas Building

On January 1st, Jorge and Niki Cousineau, the media/theatre group Subcircle, moved into the 2nd downstairs studio space.  We met them originally through friends, and it turns out that they often collaborate with with New Paradise Laboratories - (now their neighbors in the building).  We couldn't have asked for a better group of people to work with here.  Oh, and it turns out that Jorge was just voted "Theater Artist of The Year" by The Philadelphia Weekly.  Here's a pic of some of Jorge's multimedia theatre installation work.  

Multiplicity: George Seurat (Jeffrey Coon) shedding animate copies
of himself via Jorge Cousineau's videos in the Arden's 
production of Sunday in the Park With George.

Check out the full PW article here.  

Finishing the Floor in the Upstairs Space

Finally, after months and months of waiting, we have the money to spring for the floor sanders... A good day! 

Et voila.

Coming Soon: Brandt Imhoff Senior Art Show + Special Guests

This show has been organized by Brandt Imhoff - wonderful designer of nearly all of Ben's printed material (L'Etage Bastille Day, Le Fits and the awesome 5th Side Benefit Poster) This is Brandt's senior show which we're hosting here. He's graduating with a Fine Art degree from Tyler School of Art this December, and has invited a group of other artists to show with him.

Opening: Saturday, December 11th

8pm-10pm

The Maas Building

@ 1325 Randolph St

Philadelphia, PA

Artists:

Brandt Imhoff

Joe Martin

Jon Irving

Adam Lovitz

Photos from the Benefit Show Nov 13, 2010

Well folks it was truly a blast. Thanks everyone for coming, and thanks to everyone who helped out, played music, moved heavy objects, swept the floor, set up lights, grilled hot dogs, manned the board, etc. It got us off on the right foot, and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly in the process.

Not Waving But Drowning, playing a great set after suffering much traffic on the way down from NYC.

Le Fits

BC Camplight

Chill time after the show. It's amazing what a campfire and a cypress tree will do to make you feel you are not in the middle of the city.

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* * * The Clean Up * * *

If you've seen the 5th Side space, (the open warehouse part of the Maas Building) you may be wondering how the hell we got all that junk cleaned up? May I remind you that just days ago it was full of crap? We get by with a little help from our friends. And of course, it's really all about lighting. (Thanks Kevin Muth for the awesome 2 hour lighting design)

Alonso Daco, Alex Yaker, and Brian Christinzio hoisting heavy objects up to the loft in preparation for the show.

Bye bye stuff! I guess we'll have to deal with you upstairs.

Hours before the show...

Benefit Show: Saturday, November 13th

Philly's own BC Camplight, Le Fits, and the NYC cabaret all-stars Not Waving but Drowning play at the 5th Side's first music show open to the public. Proceeds will go towards work on the performance space. $10 gets you in. We'll be serving beer, hot dogs and yes, there will be a campfire!

Applied Mechanics: Portmanteau

Photos from the Nov 7th performance by Applied Mechanics.

For more info, Applied Mechanics