Author: Tommy
About Tommy
Tommy was born and raised on the Viejas Reservation of the Kumeyaay Nation, near San Diego. Now he lives and eats in Brooklyn. twitter.com/pitstains
Posts by: Tommy
My Spring Fling Turned Into My Summer Dream
April 28, 2011Tomorrow is the opening night party for “My Spring Fling Turned Into My Summer Dream”– a group art exhibition curated by J. Morrison (who we interviewed not too long ago, and who also contributed a print to our benefit show) at … Continue reading
Posted in Boosting Birdsongers | Tagged art, Brian Kenny, Cyrus Saint Amand Poliakoff, Erik Hanson, Geoff Chadsey, Grant Worth, happenings, J. Morrison, Joel Adas, Juan Betancurth, Nelson Santos, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Richard Haines, Slava Mogutin, TM Davy, Todd Shalom, Tommy Pico | Leave a comment
Five On It- with Blake Butler
March 8, 2011Although his new novel There is No Year won’t be coming out for a month, Blake Butler takes to the streets of the city this week with several members of Gotham’s literati (including birdsong interviewees like Melissa Broder, Ben Greenman, … Continue reading
Posted in Five On It | Tagged Blake Butler, books, readings, space and the sea, There Is No Year | Leave a comment
Five On It- with Jennifer Michael Hecht
February 22, 2011A year ago this time I was in the New School’s MFA poetry program, and one of my favorite professors was poet, historian, philosopher, author and world famous skeptic, Jennifer Michael Hecht. She taught me a lot in her classroom, … Continue reading
Posted in Five On It | Tagged academia, Jennifer Michael Hecht, philosophy, poetry | 1 Comment
Five On It- with Brian Kenny
February 15, 2011-Hands Tshirt by Brian Kenny New York-based artist Brian Kenny has worn many hats in his time– gymnast, vocalist, go-go boy, visual artist, poet, etc. etc. etc. The list just grows. Whatever means his creative ambition takes, it’s assured of … Continue reading
Posted in Five On It | Tagged art, Brian Kenny, risk, SUPERM | Leave a comment
THIS WEEK IN BIRDSONG – 1/14–1/20
February 14, 2011Happy Valentimes! This is an appropriately ominous image, yeah? It’s like a Valentine from Satan. Took me serious minutes of Google image searching to find this gem. I’m not going to yawn about my lack of a Valentine yet again, … Continue reading
Posted in Boosting Birdsongers | Tagged Brothers, Fortnight Journal, Gypse Eyes, La Petite Zine, Love, making out, Max Steele, Melissa Broder, Mirror Mirror, PAPS, raffa and rainer, readings, Roy Pérez, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, zines | Leave a comment
Five On It- with Slava Mogutin
February 8, 2011–Behind the Curtain, Two Fists Up, and JockHead (Brian) by Slava Mogutin Slava Mogutin’s creative spark alights nearly every artistic medium, and he boasts an impressive body of work– both individually, and with co-conspirators in the collaborative artistic team, SUPERM– … Continue reading
Posted in Five On It | Tagged art, boyz, coconut pancakes, perseverance, photography, poetry, Russia, Slava Mogutin, SUPERM | Leave a comment
Five On It- with J. Morrison
February 1, 2011If you were at the NY Art Book Fair, you may be familiar with artist, designer, zinester and all around visionary J. Morrison because his table was constantly playing the best music (aka the new Kelis album). You may also … Continue reading
Posted in Five On It | Tagged art, cats, dance music, fashion, fight the power, homophobia, J. Morrison, Jamie Stewart, Kelis, Xiu Xiu, zines | Leave a comment
Five On It- with Nicholas Gorham
January 25, 2011At the end of next week, on Friday Feb 4th and Saturday Feb 5th, actor and performance artist Nicholas Gorham will be presenting his first full length solo show, “Nicholas Gorham: One Drop Passing” at La Mama in the East … Continue reading
Posted in Five On It | Tagged art, identity, La Mama, Nicholas Gorham, passing narratives, race | Leave a comment
THIS WEEK IN BIRDSONG 1/24-1/30
January 24, 2011Okay so I am a little bit, like, doing other things while I write this. In fact, I’m typing this in a student lounge at a college I have never, and will never, attend, waiting for some stuff to happen. … Continue reading
Posted in Boosting Birdsongers | Tagged AWP, Cole Escola, Dirty Looks, film, Gypse Eyes, Joseph Keckler, Melissa Broder, Mirror Mirror, Money, Nicholas Gorham, Polestar Poetry, queer art, recession, Supermachine, zines | Leave a comment
Five on It– with Scott Lindenbaum
January 18, 2011This Friday is the launch party for Electric Literature no. 5 at HousingWorks Bookstore in Soho. As I hold the print issue in front of me (which, it should be mentioned, is POD), what I notice almost as much as … Continue reading
Posted in Five On It | Tagged Bjork, book parties, electric literature, excess, journals, moose, scott lindenbaum, snowboarding | 1 Comment
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