1650 Gallery presents:
Juried Photography Exhibition:
THIS AIN'T A SCENE
The vibrant music community of East L.A.
OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012
8:00pm - 12:00am
1650 Gallery, Echo Park
1650 Echo Park Avenue,
Los Angeles, CA 90026
VIEW EXHIBITION
1650 Gallery and
Radio Free Silver Lake
present
THIS AIN'T A SCENE
The vibrant music community of East L.A.
The East L.A. enclaves of Echo Park and Silver Lake have long been known as a place for artists, and the simple fact that on any given night of the week you can catch a solid lineup at a nearby dive is a sure sign that the local indie music scene is alive and kicking. Powered by a community of maverick musicians, weekend warriors, and day jobbers, the community is as much a cultural fixture to the City of Angels as taco stands and hipsters on Vermont.
"This Ain’t a Scene," a juried showcase of photographs depicting the vibrant indie music community of East Los Angeles, features images from live shows at performances at music festivals and venues such as The Echo, Pehrspace, The Silverlake Lounge, and The Satellite; band portraits, and intimate, behind-the-scenes photos taken with the subject unaware—on the tour van, in the dressing room, during rehearsal, by photographers who are as much music devotees as they are shutterbugs.
Sponsored by Echo Park’s 1650 Gallery in conjunction with Radio Free Silver Lake, the evening also will feature acoustic sets by a handful of local favorites. In many ways the burgeoning music community of East L.A. is a vestige of The Wild West, populated by talented, fearless mavericks with an eye toward unexplored terrain. THIS AIN'T A SCENE shines the spotlight on the local music scene, on the bands and the photographers who love them.
LIVE ACOUSTIC SETS BY:
Rob Danson from Death to Anders
http://deathtoanders.bandcamp.com/
Kelli Noftle from Miniature Soap (and formerly Walking Sleep)
http://miniaturesoap.bandcamp.com/
Andrew Spitser from Radars to the Sky
http://www.facebook.com/groups/35002150462/photos/
Ryan Fuller of Fort King
http://www.facebook.com/fortkingmusic
and
The Smugg Brothers
57 works have be chosen from submitted photographs to be included in the THIS AIN'T A SCENE photography exhibition at 1650 Gallery in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
All accepted exhibitors must submit a high res jpeg (300-360 dpi , minimum size 6x8") to be included in the printed SHOW CATALOG.
We will also print your photo for a nominal fee if you are accepted into the show and would prefer not to drop off a framed print. We will mat and frame photographs that we print.
Hope to see you at the opening reception!
