Yacht Rock Revue is making our (live) streams come true with their first full band live stream this Friday, Oct 2! Get more info here: https://yachtrock.topeka.live/special/livenation and may the smooth be with you.
What was that one show where you couldn't stop smiling even when it hurt? 😁
🔉 TONIGHT! 🔉Don't miss #TotalCoversLive featuring The Citie in celebration of #HispanicHeritageMonth! They're going Live on House of Blues Las Vegas's Instagram at 9PM EDT // 6PM PDT playing your favorite Latin hits and originals.
In honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are paying tribute to some of the artists we have danced with, laughed with, and cried with over the years. iBailamos!
En honor al mes de la Herencia Hispana, estaremos rindiéndole tributo a algunos de los artistas con los que hemos bailado , reído y llorado a lo largo de los años. iBailamos!
Sister Hazel is live again! Bringing you an epic livestream concert celebrating 20 years of the Fortress album on one unforgettable night. This Friday, September 25th - 8PM EST.
Live from Tampa, FL to your living room, fans from all over the world can sit back and enjoy 90 MINUTES of Sister Hazel favorites including the entire Fortress album!
Tickets: https://bit.ly/2FUUPjJ
How are you going to feel at that 1st concert back?
For The Culture presents Kermit Ruffins
Tip Jar: Venmo: @Kermit-Ruffins1
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To learn more about the rise in hate crimes against Asian communities and what you can do to help, visit StopAAPIhate.org @StopAAPIHate #StopAAPIHate #StopAsianHate
MR. IMAGINATION: Visionary Artist
Gregory Warmack, otherwise known as Mr. Imagination was the third child in a family of nine; he grew up in the Chicago area and had no formal training as an artist, though he began making art objects in his childhood. Ever since he can remember, he was using many different creative outlets for his artistic skills. He spent his younger years making jewelry and inspiring kids to make their own art.
At 30, Warmack suffered a near-death experience that changed his style of art dramatically. During his hospitalization, he had a spiritual vision which he described as “very peaceful, almost as if I was traveling through history and looking at ancient civilizations.” Once he was back to creating, he focused on giving new life to discarded materials like trinkets, memorabilia, or bottle caps, which he called “magical material.” Mr. Imagination is best known for his sandstone self-portraits, often depicted as an ancient pharaoh, highlighting his visions from his traumatic experience.
Two very notable Warmack pieces in our folk art collection include the Unity Arch at House of Blues Orlando, and the Mr. I. Throne at House of Blues Las Vegas. Both using items like discarded paintbrushes, shards of glass, pins, keys, name plates and more, to create these extravagant textured pieces.
Thank you for joining us throughout this Black History Month celebration! We hope you enjoyed learning about these talented creators.
JIMMY LEE SUDDUTH: Hands-On Folk Art
Born and raised in Alabama, Jimmy Lee Sudduth’s love for art started at an early age. This interest came from his mother who would gather various herbs and roots in order to make natural medicine.
His first memory of painting came from when he was three years old where he would draw in the dirt or on various tree trunks around his parents’ home using elements, he could get his hands on. He noticed his mud paintings would always wash away quickly, but one day he accidentally mixed together mud and honey and painted on a tree stump. Three days later, the image remained and both he and his mother knew this was good. He began using this mixture for his art (later introducing clay and paint) while tinting it using grass, berries, or even lawn-mower exhaust.
Sudduth’s paintings include self-portraits and major city skylines, but predominantly scenes from his everyday life in Alabama. Notable pieces from our collection include: Log Cabin with Blue Roof, Soul Train, Man on Bicycle, many self-portraits, and more.
Image 1 photo credit: William Arnett
Here's to the week #RENEGADES
🎶...
Long live the pioneers
Rebels and mutineers
Go forth and have no fear...
🎙️ : X Ambassadors - July 2, 2019 @ House of Blues Chicago
📸 : @Gratefulweb
RICHARD BURNSIDE: Chef to Folk Artist
Baltimore-born and South Carolina raised, Burnside joined the Army early in life where he served as a cook. After the army, he continued his career in the culinary arts as a Chef, creating soul food that was so good, it would “make your stomach hurt with wanting” he said.
There is no clear explanation as to why he started painting, but it’s well-known that his pieces were stylized interpretations of things he had seen; inspired from works of art to objects of daily life and even his dreams. From Burnside’s visions of ancient times, he created an Africanized mythology from biblical stories, folktales, and even nursery rhymes in his work.
Burnside’s paintings regularly depict kings and queens wearing crowns that are adorned by small marks that are to signify their royalty. Each element in his paintings all have a very particular meaning, from dots that represent different tribes, to halos that distinguish a “good” king or queen from one who may not be. Some notable pieces featured in our House of Blues collection include King and Two Queens, King with Aqua Crown, and more.
