Go Van Gogh celebrates a talking mouse 5.31.14 at Revolution 9pm

Yes my dear readers, Go Van Gogh, San Francisco’s own hot band playing cool music, is helping out (picking up the slack for) our colleagues down in the south land. We will be doing what some great Los Angelino or amazing Orange County band band should be doing.

Celebrating the 85th anniversary of the talking mouse.

I can only be speaking of the great Mickey Mouse. Mickey appeared in The Karnival Kid, his first talkie, released May 31st 1929 . Not only did Mickey finally rise above mere whistling and guffaws, but The Karnival Kid lays all the ground work for what might be considered the first hip hop short. Check out Mickey rapping, scratching, and beat boxing in his first scene. This twisted tale from Walt’s ID, filled with psychedelic lunacy, builds to a grand finally of post modernist mayhem, where Mickey and his Cat buddies deconstruct Sweet Adeline. A rendition that would be at home in any Terry Riley or Steve Reich piece.

You can see The Karnival Kid in it’s entirety at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=605ArxuoVX8

This short (linked above) is not to be missed, nor should you miss the surprises in store at our 1 time only 5th Saturday Revolution show (back to every 3rd Saturday in June).

So Saturday May 31st, come on down to Revolution at 3248 22nd St in San Francisco. We will be rocking the house from 9 till past midnight. It’s free to come in, but you have to pay to leave.

JUST ADDED TO THIS SHOW, TWO MINI SETS BY BRIAN WOODBURY (solo) http://brianwoodbury.com . His mini’s go alongside our Mickey. It all works somehow someplace sometime.

For those who thrive on social media, please do join our facebook event, and invite anyone else you care to  https://www.facebook.com/events/288157861345908/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1447036902203284

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