Here's the synopsis, pilfered from the Hott Lava website: A night of experimental film straddling the avant-garde & the trashy, showcasing the work of contemporary filmmakers as well as classic underground films otherwise sequestered to low-grade bootlegs & academic archives. Each event consists of a cherry picked selection of short films followed by a live musical performance by artists of note.
Rad.
This is the Friday to do it, since the special musical guest is Brooklyn-based "organic-electronic" duo Mountains, who are promoting their new album, "Choral," on Thrill Jockey Records (super sweet label). The performance is accompanying a film of the band's own creation.
After that piece of fun, stay for Dark Matter. Also, in their own words: Dark Matter returns! Forest Juziuk & Aaron Lindell celebrate one year of Dark Matter with DJs Geoff Perrin (Party Time with Geoff) & Robert Wells (Ann Arbor Soul Club).
It will be a night of sweaty, sweaty dancing to a soundtrack of int'l psych destroyers, soul & r&b stompers, peruvian cumbia, and post-punk. On projections: the brilliant Mr. Ted Kennedy!
Also rad.
Both shows are at the Yellow Barn. Doors are at 8pm, films start at 8:45. Dark Matter is 11pm-2am.
Tickets for Hott Lava/Dark Matter are available online at the Hott Lava website for $9. Tickets are $8 at the door, but this one is likely to be packed. $5 for film festival members. Tickets for Dark Matter only are $5, but you may have a tough time getting in.
Images by Sean Patrick.
Jordan Miller is the lead blogger for The Deuce. She can be reached via E-mail: A2jordanmiller [at] gmail.com, or on Twitter: _jordanmiller_
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