euskir’s txoko: Hello, again / Hola, nuevamente

For many years euskir’s txoko was an interesting corner for people searching a place to discover the independent art, specially music, even without activity I can see each week a good amount from that people visiting euskir’s txoko, so, this is the right time to say hello, again.

I don’t know if my free time will be enough to develop what I want to do now in this space, but I’ll try, the first step will be to talk about several wonderful albums, from today, and also from yesterday… I don’t pay to much attention to the words “past” and “present”, because one of the main ideas in euskir’s txoko is to keep the good independent art alive.

My friends, everyone is invited, as always, welcome back to me, and welcome back to euskir’s txoko.


Por muchos años euskir’s txoko fue un rincón interesante para gente buscando un lugar para descubrir el arte independiente, especialmente música, aun sin actividad puedo ver cada semana una buena cantidad de esa gente visitando euskir’s txoko, entonces, este es el momento indicado para decir hola, nuevamente.

No se si mi tiempo libre será suficiente para desarrollar lo que quiero hacer ahora en este espacio, pero lo intentaré, el primer paso será hablar sobre varios maravillosos discos, de hoy, y también de ayer… No presto demasiada atención a las palabras “pasado” y “presente”, porque una de las principales ideas en euskir’s txoko es mantener el buen arte independiente vivo.

Mis amigos, están todos invitados, como siempre, bienvenido de regreso a euskir’s txoko.

"A Beginning To End": jazz and art together again

Thanks to the new work from Linda Palmer, aka Ponor (video and art), Nick Janczak (trumpet and effects), and Phil White (glockenspiel and percussion), for three minutes and thirteen seconds we can stop the world around us, enjoying the high quality from free jazz and musical improvisation, with our eyes under the spell from Linda Palmer's (aka Ponor) amazing visual art. 

If we can't support independent artists, the real ones, we're not going to have too much beauty in our lives, simple as that.

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The Positive Ghetto and the sense of community / The Positive Ghetto y el sentido de comunidad

Sometimes I don't know what to think, because I believe some people, even those involved in the independent art scene, doesn't understand the importance to support our community and projects.

Algunas veces no se que pensar, porque creo que algunas personas, aún aquellos involucrados en el ambiente del arte independiente, no comprenden la importancia de apoyar a nuestra comunidad y proyectos.

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Avant-garde jazz & visual arts: a very happy marriage

A mysterious and lovely "Ponor creature"

The marriages between different artistic forms are not always happy, even if the best artists are involved the outcome can be a disaster, since the beginning of times we can see many examples from those uncomfortable situations, but today I want to talk about the other side, when the marriage is pure happiness.

A series of videos from this year are showing the great work from some amazing artists from England, the fantastic free jazz musicians Nick Janczak (trumpet) and Phil White (drums), with the beautiful ideas from the visual artist Linda Palmer (aka Ponor).

In this brief article I want to share some of those videos, but also to talk a little about the creative independent spirit behind them, something we must enjoy, and support, in these days of ugly darkness in many artistic fields.

The partnership between Nick Janczak and Phil White is full of colors, straight warm lines, and sometimes obscure detours, with unique and refreshing sounds, and the art from Linda Palmer (aka Ponor), an artist who can paint, design an album cover, or create a marvellous world populated by her "Ponors creatures", is the perfect canvas for the music.

For The Positive Ghetto is a real pleasure to promote this new material, where music and visual arts can show us a path to make a little better the world we live in.

"We Are All Nomads"

"Machine Voodoo"

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First steps

Somehow the first steps from The Positive Ghetto are the last steps from euskir music.
Do you know euskir music? Do you remember that project?

euskir music was an idea to give a good hand to independent musicians, music and cultural management without any charge for the musician, and in some cases a service for some music festivals and venues too.
The money to support it? From my own pocket, some coming from free lance jobs related to communications services, and sometimes coming from non profit organizations, as euskir music itself.
It was fine for a couple of years, but at some point it was impossible to keep it alive, some problem with an international festival was the last drop of poison to kill my beloved project.

The Positive Ghetto is aiming to the same direction, independent art, not only music, of course music will be the main interest, because is the field I know much better, but I think to open as many doors as possible.

There’s a basic difference, the way to sustain the project alive and kicking, without any problem.
For specific works, a charge, an arrangement with the artist or the person interested in my help, this is a non profit organization, I’m not pretending to take 50% of nobody’s profit, just a little help to keep the wheels rolling.
And the other option is to use the PayPal button you can see at right, if you love independent art, and specially if you know me, and my honest work to help artists from any country, genre, or style, add a contribution, small, middle, big, just as much as you can, I know these hard times are not easy for our wallets, but one coin here, another there, that will be enough.

My friends, well, you know me, and if you don’t, just ask someone who knows me, “good art must survive” isn’t just a catchy slogan, is a goal, and alone, I just can’t do it.


Federico Antin
Founder & CEO
The Positive Ghetto
thepositiveghetto@gmail.com

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Good art must survive

Ghettos are linked to many stories, of life and death, comedy and tragedy, and even in the worst times, the sense of community is very alive in the ghetto.

Is more than clear than the enemy is outside, so the ghetto, as a big family, try to solve all the problems, big and small, always as a whole entity.

The Positive Ghetto is a worldwide project, very ambitious, as most projects, but knowing well we're facing hard times, so patience must be a main tool here.

I'm not the usual "music business guy", not even for the independent scene, because thanks to my great working experience I can reach cultural management areas beyond the activity as creative consultant for artists and cultural spaces, like press, public relations, festival and music venues, and also a good hand at online presence (websites, blogs, social networks), and many other art related matters coming from the open interchange of ideas between you and me.

Art is the key, from my side essentially music, but The Positive Ghetto is open to any independent artistic activity, from movies to literature, paintings to graphic design and photography, to be clear, all art forms are welcome, because we're always looking for a way to get people together, to find the energy in common ground, and to share our knowledge, in every artistic field.

No limits, no horizon, no selfishness, just one direction, because everyone at The Positive Ghetto knows one thing, good art must survive.


Federico Antin
Founder & CEO
The Positive Ghetto
thepositiveghetto@gmail.com

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Laura Davis: presentando "Remolinos", en Consorcio de Arte / Laura Davis: presenting "Whirlwinds", at Consorcio de Arte

Como en la música, hay mucho "arte falso" allí fuera, vacío, sin sentido, pero ese no es el caso con el trabajo de Laura Davis.
De sus pinturas a sus diseños para la web, y ahora con una bella exhibición de sus dibujos, en una presentación llamada "Remolinos", eso suena como una maravillosa invitación a un mundo secreto de imágenes para sacudir nuestros sentidos en la mejor de las formas.
Desde este martes 2, junio 2009, 19:00 hs., en Consorcio de Arte (Guido 1566, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina).
No pierdan la oportunidad de detener el ataque del "Ejército del Arte Tonto", disfrutando el fantástico mundo de una de las mejores artistas en la ciudad.


As in music, there's a lot of "fake art" out there, shallow, meaningless, but that's not the case with Laura Davis work.
From her paintings to her designs for the web, and now with a beautiful exhibition from her drawings, in a presentation called "Whirlwinds", it sounds as a wonderful invitation to a secret world of images to shake our senses in the best of ways.
Since this tuesday 2, june 2009, 7 pm, at Consorcio de Arte (Guido 1566, Autonomic City of Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Don't miss the chance to stop the attack from the "Silly Art Army", enjoying the fantastic world from some of the best artists in town.

Llobet (Verónica Llobet) & López (Laura Constanza López) - MVHLL: explorando el mundo del arte / exploring the art world

Una amiga acaba de enviarme una invitación a una curiosa, y muy interesante presentación, un show donde pueden encontrar video, pintura, y fotografía, todo en uno, y después de eso, un encuentro, con música en vivo incluida.
Este es un evento de sólo un día, gratuito, entonces pueden llevar allí a todos sus amigos, y pasar un maravilloso momento.
La cita, viernes 21, noviembre 2008, 20:00 hs., en "El Ciudadano" (Montes de Oca 322, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires).
Pueden ver algo de Llobet (Verónica Llobet) & López (Laura Constanza López) - MVHLL ("Me vas a hacer llorar") aquí, y visitar los sitios de Verónica Llobet y Laura Constanza López, en ambos lugares encontrarán muchas razones para hacer algo diferente en un viernes por la noche, Llobet (Verónica Llobet) & López (Laura Constanza López) - MVHLL ("Me vas a hacer llorar") sería una excelente elección.


A friend just sent me an invitation to a curious, and very interesting presentation, a show where you can find video, paintings, and photography, all in one, and after that, a meeting, with live music included.
This is a one day event, free, so you can take all your friends there, and have a wonderful time.
The date, friday 21, november 2008, 8 pm, at "El Ciudadano" (Montes de Oca 322, Autonomic City of Buenos Aires).
You can see some of Llobet (Verónica Llobet) & López (Laura Constanza López) - MVHLL ("Me vas a hacer llorar" / "You're going to make me cry") here, and visit Verónica Llobet and Laura Constanza López websites, in both places you'll find many reasons to do something different on a friday night, Llobet (Verónica Llobet) & López (Laura Constanza López) - MVHLL ("Me vas a hacer llorar" / "You're going to make me cry") would be an excellent choice.