April.13.08 Main Stage

JBT brought the house down, or actually brought the SKY DOWN!!! From beginning to end, i was in awe of their talent. Their love of life and peace for all is what makes their music so enjoyable.
Mama's Cookin' blew me away as well. I love their energy, and i don't normally like "jam" bands, but i quite enjoyed their enthusiasm.
Brave Art Locals night was one of fave events i have been too thus far. To see so much local talents makes me a happy boy. If only i wasn't poor, i would have bought $10,000 worth of art!!!

photographs by: jonnygphotography

Another great night at the TWSSF!

Another amazing evening - The Collective Novel Celebration led me right back to the Brave Art Show - but this time with a focus on local artists. I could have stayed there all night, but I had to check out the show at Moe Joes. What a cool bar. Great music, friendly bar staff, cold beer, and of course the always eye catching Kokanee girls! If you haven't seen the Brave Art show, put your beer down and go! There is nothing boring about this art. This is blow-your-hair-back stuff, and several of the artists have local connections. So, don't just go, go and buy something! Put real art on your walls! Get out there people and support these amazing artists! And by the way, if you want a printed copy of the novel that resulted from the collective novel project, you better be prepared to beg - I tried to get one, and all of the printed copies are already spoken for (I did manage to finagle a disc with the digital version, so you might be able to find one of those...maybe)

Be Brave! Feed your mind, your soul, your eyes

Tonight was the Official opening of the Brave Art Show at the World Ski and Snowboard Festival. My god, the art was just mind blowing. Raw creativity, polished to a brilliant shine. Where else can you watch artists, brilliant, passionate artists (who just happen to be really down to earth, laid back, grounded folks) create works of art right there, as you watch. No techy, snarkiness from any of these people. People were chatting with them, taking photos, all while the artists were working on new works! The artists were chill, laid back. Drinking a beer with the people watching, happy to talk. I love it when Art (with a definite capital "A") gets told to bugger off, because real, from-the-guts kind of art is being made and shown. The kind of art made by artists rooted in the street, made without pretentious blather. The list of artists involved was huge, but tonight I got to meet She One, Milan Basic, Dedos, and Ben Tour. I got to speak a bit with Ben as he worked. He's a really nice guy (I'm pretty sure they were all pretty cool, but I didn't get to talk much with the others). My only suggestion - Ben, you've got to get a cool arty name like the others. She One put on a live demonstration of how he works on a huge wall of black painted plywood. Dedos's kids were there. Really super cute kids. I mean, come on, where else can you watch an exceptional artists make a few brush strokes on a new work, then go over and talk to his cute little boy in a stroller who is calling out for dad!? And through it all, a dj (whose name I forgot to get - sorry man, my fault - you rocked) was mixing some awesome beats. Everyone, even the exhausted staff, was moving to the groove. I just wallowed in the creative positive energy. If you missed the opening, you missed something special (I know, I know, the Big Air show was going on, so I don't blame you, it was a tough decision.). If you are in Whistler, set aside some time, and go indulge your inner artist in the great energy of the Brave Art Show. It is a brilliant collection. Darrin and the rest of the Brave Art crew do an amazing job. Keep it up guys, you really are doing something amazing