Tonight! Ill Film Artist Series: Ravi Zupa
In addition to his work as a painter and sculptor Ravi Zupa is also a filmmaker directing music videos for acclaimed musical acts such as Why?, Sole, cLOUDDEAD, Themselves and Ghengis Tron. Join Illiterate for a screening and discussion of a selection of Zupa’s music videos, kicking off the beginning of the Underground Music Showcase in Denver. The screening begins at 8PM FREE!...Read more
Aural Pleasure
After the overwhelming positive response we received from musicians and audience members after Illiterate's first music centered event: Denver Does Denver, back in June, we realized that the whole experience was pretty damn arousing. And with anything that feels good, we couldn't help but want to do it more often. And so, from now on the last Saturday of every month, Illiterate will be hosting a regular night of Aural Pleasure at Old Curtis Street Bar where our favorite bands and DJ's play the music we (and hopefully you) want to hear. Come check out the first installment in this series this Saturday August 29th as Bitch Yes! Jonathan +Bpro and DJ Peter Black get the dance floor convul...Read more
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tags: Aural Pleasure Old Curtis St. Denver Music Peter Black Jonathan+Bpro Bitch Yes!
Interactivity: The Music Video 2.0
It was only a matter of time before somebody updated the music video for the age of interactive media. That somebody is Director Sam Jones. With the aide of interactive production company Tool of North America, Jones created a choose your own adventure version of the Cold War Kids' "I've Seen Enough", in which users can customize the video and the song in an almost infinite amount of combinations. Shot inside a dimly lit studio, the video captures the band playing and recording four variations of the song. Filmed individualy, each band member plays their part four separate times, each time changing instrumentation while maintaining the same tempo. The resulting video is actual...Read more