Cherokee Street Crawl: MAY 12th (CQAL)

Time	Thursday, May 12 · 6:00pm - 10:30pm
Location	Cherokee Street
More Info	CHEROKEE STREET CRAWL: THURSDAY MAY 12th The crawl is part of the 3rd annual Chautauqua Art Lab (CQAL), a week-long arts festival, free university and event series occurring in artist-run spaces throughout St Louis City. Our purpose is to connect creative innovators, makers, musicians, thinkers and doers in the community at large. CQAL Calendar: http://sporeprojects.blogspot.com/ WEST CHEROKEE: 6-7:30pm Archive, Fort Gondo (M.S.I.F.), STL Style, Cranky Yellow, Firecracker Press, & Peridot. Group show at Evenn's Apartment Gallery located above Peridot. EAST CHEROKEE: 7:30- 9pm Pig Slop (CQAL Fort Project) , Aisle 1 (Joey Potts), All Along Press (Jenny Murphy, Travis Russell, & Angela Malchionno), SPORE Mobile Gallery (Juliet Hinely) & David Langley's Studio. OUTDOOR FILM with LIVE SOUNDTRACK: 9:15pm Location: Cherokee ReAl Garden. Rain Location: Pig Slop Allen Killian-Moore's "Shut the Mouth" with live sound by Ali Jafar (Minneapolis)

Cranky Yellow Fundraiser: Now or Never

Time	Saturday, April 2 at 12:00pm - April 3 at 12:00am
Location	Cranky Yellow 2847 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	http://www.crankyyellow.com/2011/03/25/now-or-never-fundraiser/ NOW OR NEVER FUNDRAISER -Invite your friends!- We are having a Spring fundraiser to gather crowd-sourced funds to invest into the Cranky Yellow. Together we hope to use the money raised to find a better long-term sustainability plan for our retail shop, gallery, and performance space. APRIL 2: ALL DAY AND NIGHT! 12pm to 12am SHARP! Shop-A-Thon, Meet and Greet the Crankies, and DANCE PARTY!! $10.00 to enter. Bring cash/credit to spend! We’ll take it! GOAL: $1,000+ FEATURING: - Live DJ’s all day and night (DJs include Em Piro, Matt Harnish and more!) Email to DJ: booking@(*stop*spam*)crankyyellow.com - Cranky Cupcake Sale! Vegan available!

SGC Conference Roundup on Cherokee Street News site

There are a bazillion things happening on Cherokee Street for the Southern Graphics Council Conference on Friday, March 18.

Cherokee Street News has an excellent rundown here.  Check it out!

Art Exhibit: No one goes hungry

Cranky Yellow presents a collection of work by print-maker and montage-ist, Jason Potter. The exhibit will open on Friday March 4, 2011 from 7pm to 12am at The Cranky Yellow (2847 Cherokee Street).
Jason’s printed silkscreen punk & pop & rock posters are a perfect combo to his recent fine-art collage(s). The strikingly different work presents well together with a mixed bright/strike/subdued palette. The selected cropped photography and pop culture imagery are thoughtful and surprising; tasteful grudge that is both smart and visually approachable.

No One Goes Hungry: Paintings and Prints – the artwork of Jason Potter.

Art! Booze! Food! Rock n Roll Good Times with DJ Ryan Snowden!

Crankfest 2011

All concerts are ALL AGES and $5.00.
All day-time workshops are ALL AGES and FREE!

Don't miss it!

February 18-20, 2011.

Schedule and more details here:
http://www.crankyyellow.com/2011/02/04/crankfest-2011/

Cranky Yellow presents the Amazing Acro-Cat Circus at 2720

Cranky Yellow presents the Amazing Acro-Cat Circus! A full PUR-forming circus of highly trained EXTRA-Ordinary house cats! Two nights only!

Benefiting the STL based Tenth Life Cat Rescue! An great local non-profit that fosters and finds homes for special need kitties! Meow!

January 31st and February 1st 2011 at 2720 Cherokee Street!
7 p.m. Show-Tme!
Adults: $12.00
Children: $10.00
(seating is first come first serve, arrive early)

Go here for more information or to order tickets

don't forget: Secret Sound Society festival this weekend

Important notice from the Secret Sound Society:

Important information for Saturday, October 30: When you go to Secret Sound Festival tomorrow, you're going to first need to visit our Ticketing and Information Center at Foam to buy tickets, pick-up will call tickets or redeem your ticket for a wristband. It will be open from 11:30AM - 6:30PM and you can also pick-up our awesome festival guide to help you get around.

Date	Saturday, October 30
Location	Cherokee Street, USA
More Info	Come out and celebrate your Halloween weekend on Cherokee Street with a two-day independent music & arts festival bringing together local and national musicians, as well as, local visual artists! There will be music, art, food, and all sorts of fun things! For more information please visit www.stlsss.org. Tickets are available to purchase at Foam Coffee & Beer and Mud House or online at www.offbroadwaystl.com. ...Friday Night Tickets: $10 ($3 Minor Surcharge) Saturday Afternoon (12PM - 9PM) Tickets: $10 in Advance / $12 at the Door Saturday Night Tickets: $7 ($3 Minor Surcharge) Performing at Secret Sound Festival 2010: Date: Friday, October 29 Off Broadway 3511 Lemp Ave www.offbroadwaystl.com Doors: 8:30PM / Show: 9:00PM Jookabox So Many Dynamos Ad Astra Arkhestra _________________________ Date: Saturday, October 30 12-3PM Firecracker Press 2838 Cherokee Street www.firecrackerpress.com Union Tree Review Cowboy Indian Bear Sleepy Kitty _________________________ 2-5PM Apop Records 2831 Cherokee Street Birthdays Spelling Bee Catacombs Weekends _________________________ 2-6PM 2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee Street www.2720cherokee.com Bo and The Locomotive Idiot Glee Netherfriends Troubadour Dali __________________ 5-8PM Foam Coffee & Beer 3359 S Jefferson Ave Dubb Nubb Thankful Tree Theodore __________________________ 6-9PM Old Funeral Home Humdrum The Lake Flaming Death Trap __________________________ 6:30-9PM Cranky Yellow 2847 Cherokee Street www.crankyyellow.com Lavelle Spitz Scripts N Screwz Safety Words __________________________ 9:30 PM-1AM 2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee Street www.2720cherokee.com The Festival After Party with Black Spade, 18andCounting, Halloween Fashion Show, art from David Langley & much more!

Softer Life: Work by Rachel Kertz at Cranky Yellow

http://www.crankyyellow.com/2010/08/19/softer-life-work-by-rachel-kertz/

Excerpt from the Cranky Yellow web site: A new collection of selected photography by Rachel Kertz, opening November 5th 2010, will expose a soft and simple world tipped on it’s edge. Rachel’s work is a snapshot into the life of counter-culture youth growing up in conservative small-town Missouri.

Her photos play out like a surreal adventures into magical worlds; Seemingly safe zones, where teens viewed as “different” by the local population can be themselves. Following a varying spectrum of subtle queerness, pop-punk aesthetics, and Victorian dress ups, her work finds quirk and beauty in unassuming places. Each portrait is an adorable testament to the difficulties of finding personal identity in a complex (and often narrow minded) world. There is an honesty and innocence here that city-raised hipsters shooting Polaroids could only wish to capture.

The collection of photos will be exhibited through the month of November 2010 at the Cranky Yellow Gallery.
Opening: November 5th 2010, 7pm till 12am
 
2847 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis MO 63118
Music TBA

Secret Sound Festival

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Time	Friday, October 29 at 8:00pm - October 30 at 11:30pm
Location	Cherokee Street, USA
More Info	Come out and celebrate your Halloween weekend on Cherokee street with a 2-Day independent music & arts festival bringing together local and national musicians, as well as, local visual artists! There will be music, art, food, and all sorts of fun things! Tickets are available to purchase at Foam Coffee & Beer and Mud House or online at www.offbroadwaystl.com ...Friday Night: $10 ($3 Minor Surcharge) Saturday Afternoon: $10 Saturday Night: TBA www.stlsss.org Performing at Secret Sound Festival 2010: Whew. Get ready kids... Date: Friday October 29th 9PM-12AM Off Broadway 3511 Lemp Ave (314) 773-3363 www.offbroadwaystl.com Jookabox So Many Dynamos Ad Astra Arkhestra Date: Saturday, October 30th 12-3PM Firecracker Press 2838 Cherokee Street www.firecrackerpress.com Union Tree Review Cowboy Indian Bear Sleepy Kitty 2-5PM Apop Records 2831 Cherokee Street Birthdays Spelling Bee Catacombs Weekends 2-6PM 2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee Street www.2720cherokee.com Bo and The Locomotive Idiot Glee Netherfriends Enlou 5-8PM Foam Coffee & Beer 3359 S Jefferson Ave Dubb Nubb Thankful Tree Theodore 6-9PM Old Funeral Home Flaming Death Trap The Lake To Be Announced 6:30-9PM Cranky Yellow 2847 Cherokee Street www.crankyyellow.com Lavelle Spitz Scripts N Screws Safety Words 9PM-1AM 2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee Street www.2720cherokee.com Halloween Party Extravaganza w/ DJs, surprise live musical guest, a Halloween Fashion show, & more!

RFT Best of 2010 list salutes Cherokee Street once again

A couple of years ago, The Riverfront Times awarded Cherokee Street with its Best Mile of St. Louis distinction.  They were right then, and Cherokee continues to earn mentions in the RFT.

The Best of St. Louis 2010 Awards have been posted for this year and once again there are more than a couple of Cherokee-related honorees.

Congratulations are in order for the following awards:

Best Place for Belly Laugh: The Improv Trick
Best Art Gallery to Die in the Past Year:  Boots Contemporary Art (sorry to see you go, Boots!)
Best Arts Organization: Sloup
Best New Band:  Sleepy Kitty
Best Local Artist:  Sarah Paulsen
Best Parade:  People's Joy Parade on Cherokee Street
Best St. Louis-Inspired Wordplay:  STL-Style
Best Junk Store: Cranky Yellow
Best New Club:  2720 Cherokee
Best Place to Slow Dance: Casa Loma Ballroom
Best Trend:  "Up with the St. Louis music scene!" is the award recipient here -- with mentions of Foam and 2720 as fab places to hear and see music.


That is quite a lot of kick-assery, Cherokee art folk!  Well done!  (Hope I didn't miss anyone -- if I did please let me know in the comments!)

BURN353 show at Cranky Yellow

From Cranky Yellow:


Burn353 is releasing a collection of new personal work and collaborations on October 2nd, 2010, in his first solo show: “Burn Your Bridges and Learn to Fly”. His pop-tattoo-esque paintings and collage work will punch your face with their bright colors and punk candy aesthetics. Join us as we introduce this stellar collection of work!
Drawing references from early underground iconography, Burn353 spins a perfect web of stenciled street art roughage and high-end gallery appropriate smut. His style is easily digestible and seemingly cute but leaves your mind burning with dark imagery. From piece to piece you can follow a dripping toothed skull; taking on various incarnations (from Disney inspired characters, to ice cream cones).
Cranky Yellow is also teaming up with Burn353 to bring a new addition to the shop/gallery. The collaboration is a permanent Candy and Soda shop-a-pop called The Sugar beet. This vending bar will be open during shows and events at the Cranky Yellow space. Specializing in tasty local treats, foreign candies, American favorites, and teeth-rottingly delicious soda-pop!
The show will be exhibited through the month of October 2010 at the Cranky Yellow Gallery.
http://www.burn353.com
Opening: October 2nd 2010, 7pm till 12am
2847 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis MO 63118
Music TBA

STLSSS Presents Birthdays, Vacation Dad, & DJ Josh Levi

Time	Tomorrow (September 2) at 9:00pm - Friday at 1:00am
Location	Cranky Yellow 2847 Cherokee St. Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Please come and join the St. Louis Secret Sound Society on Thursday, September 2nd for our 4th official show! What fabulous bands are we bringing this time? Birthdays - http://www.myspace.com/birthdayboyforever ...Vacation Dad - http://www.myspace.com/vacationdadwow DJ Josh Levi - Man-about-town & DJ extraordinaire Per usual this will also be your chance to get your next clue from St. Louis Secret Sound Society as to what the hell they could be up to October 29th and October 30th on Cherokee Street. So you'd better come out! Doors 9:00PM l Show 9:30PM l $ 6 l Free Beverages

Lord of the Yum Yum tonight at Cranky Yellow

LORD OF THE YUM YUM

We are so super excited to host Lord of the Yum Yum at Cranky Yellow on August 16, 2010! He’s apparently quite a character with his acapella antics and general popitude! We might have to step up our game to play with this master-mind of vintage prom attire! Not to mention the beef his biographical information discloses:
“Lord of the Yum-Yum is about giving some maximum happy feelings…feelings of innocence and yesteryear, in a happier time when live entertainers were still part of the world. The ‘Lord’ is about re-living your childhood through song and dance. Ridiculous in 2007!, Lord of the Yum-Yum sings grind/scat vocal versions of familiar classical pieces, remixes them up with beat-boxing and live electronic loop making techniques, all powered by a wireless mic and old school ruffle tuxedos…it IS the new rock alternative!
As a performer, Lord of the Yum-Yum aka Paul Velat has toured nationally with a concentration on the Midwest and since 1991, he has done many radio and television appearances as well as hundreds of performances around the greater Chicago area.”
So don’t miss it you butt-heads! August 16th, 2010 @ 8pm at Cranky Yellow! GET IT!

Cranky Yellow | 2847 Cherokee Street | Saint Louis, MO | 63118

"Skin Trade" documentary screening at Cranky Yellow tonight

St. Louis Premiere of Skin Trade: What's your skin worth?

Time	Today (August 5, 2010)· 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	Cranky Yellow! 2847 Cherokee Street

More Info	Film night @ Cranky yellow! Join us for the St. Louis screening of the award-winning* documentary, Skin Trade by Shannon Keith: What would you do if you found out the "faux" fur trim on your neck was really made of dog fur? How far will the fur industry go to get you to buy real fur? Skin Trade takes you on a journey from the birth of the fur industry as fashion through the current trends, misconceptions, and lies perpetrated upon unknowing consumers. Voices from the underground, celebrities, historians, native americans, activists, designers, fashion icons and experts weigh in on the current use of of fur as fashion, which inevitably begs the question, "Why are animals still being killed for fashion?" Ever been to Cranky Yellow? If not, you're missing out! Cranky Yellow is a large scale cultural art experiment based in a collaborative, interactive and ever evolving process.www.crankyyellow.com Stay after the film for a discussion and to brainstorm ways to be active for animals. The film is free, but donations are welcome. We'll be donating to ARME (Animal Rescue, Media and Education). http://WWW.ARME.TV/ Started by animal rights attorney, Shannon Keith, in 2004, ARME works in conjunction with Uncaged Films to make documentary films that educate the public about animal abuse. *The Los Angeles Movie Awards - 1st place, Best Documentary Feature and Best Director, Shannon Keith, as well as the Award of Merit at The Indie Fest! www.skintradethemovie.com

Cranky Yellow on TV

Cherokee Street's own Cranky Yellow makes an appearance on local television station KSDK.  Way to go, David!

Watch it here.

City-Wide Open Studios on Cherokee Street -- who's in?

Work by Dana Smith at the much-missed City Art Supply, Open Studios 2009

Are you participating in the Contemporary Art Museum's City-Wide Open Studios tour this summer -- and are you going to be in an open studio on Cherokee Street?  Let me know, so I can post about it here.


Last year I visited a few spots and saw terrific work, so if you are not in an open studio yourself, then by all means get out and see folks' work this year.  Studios south of I-44 (this includes Cherokee Street) will be open on Saturday, July 24, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


From what I can tell from the map on the Contemporary's web site, these are some of the open studios on Cherokee this year.  But I'm not as smart as the map so I have a feeling I'm missing people.  Plus, I'd love to let everyone know about the work of individual artists/studios, so if you have an image and/or description of your work and/or a link to a web site or Facebook fan page or additions or deletions or corrections or whatnot, please note that in the comments section and I'll try to get it posted.

• JON COURNOYER, WONDER KOCH, 1820 Cherokee St., 63118
• PAUL W. COENEN 2712 Cherokee St., 63118
• JENN CARTER, SCOTT ERNST, JENNIFFER HAYES, CARLA M. STECK, BRYAN WALSH, VIVIAN B WATERS, ArtDimensions Art Gallery, 2720 Cherokee St., 63118
• JEN BRADFORD, AMY VAN DONSEL 2834 Cherokee St., 63118
• Full-screenTHE FIRECRACKER PRESS, 2838 Cherokee St., 63118
• DAVID WOLK, (Cranky Yellow), 2847 Cherokee St., 63118
• Community Arts & Movement Project, 3022 Cherokee St., 63118
• MICHAEL STASNEY, 3157 Cherokee St., 63118
• JANE LINDERS, (MADE Studios) 3159 Cherokee St., 63118
   
  
  
  

July 19th: Spelling Bee, Glass Teeth, Haii Usagi at Cranky Yellow

Date:	Monday, July 19, 2010
Time:	8:00pm - 11:30pm
Location:	Cranky Yellow
Street:	2847 Cherokee St.
City/Town:	Saint Louis, MO
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Show starts at 8 PM. $5.00

Spelling Bee: http://www.myspace.com/beespellingbee
*last chance to catch Spelling Bee before their East Coast Tour
*two piece rowdy guy/girl band

Glass Teeth:
*highly professional
*often imitated, never duplicated

Haii Usagi:
*electronic music
*with live drums

Opening this Friday at Cranky Yellow - Dimensions of Compatibility

Opening, Friday June 25, 8pm-11pm
"Dimensions of Compatibility" @ Cranky Yellow
2847 Cherokee

Found Video Montage by Mike McCubbins
Music by Mike McCubbins and Dan Madrigal
Photography by Alan Palmer

A narrative experiment in original music, found video montage, and photography.

Join us for a screening of this conceptual montage with live musical accompaniment by Mike McCubbins and Dan Madrigal. Photography by Alan Palmer will be on display, plus an audio/visual set by Ou Ou.

http://ouou.bandcamp.com/

Installation will remain at Cranky Yellow until July 25.

Check the link for video trailer:
http://www.dimensionsofcompatibility.blogspot.com/

DRAWGASMIC: International Art Compendium in STL - Spaces still available!

From Cranky Yellow:

Less than 2 years after his wildly successful international stuffed animal exhibition, 23 year old, David Wolk (Cranky Yellow founder) is at it again organizing and throwing a MASSIVE Art, Illustration and Design Compendium: DRAWGASMIC!

Saint Louis, MO will play host to this unique: one night only art
exhibition and book release party! Having gathered the work of 1,000
international artists, David and the Cranky Yellow team will be exhibiting the huge collection at:

2720 & Art Dimensions Gallery
2720 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis MO
63118

On Saturday July 10th @ 2720 Cherokee Street
7pm - 1am

The party and exhibition will also function as the official Drawgasmic Book release! All of the work has been compiled into a limited edition coffee table book to exist as a cohesive documentation of the entire collection of work.

The night will be filled with other alternative entertainment as well,
including: A craft Shanty Town by the Saint Louis Craft Mafia, Live art by the Art Dimensions Crew, Live Bands & DJ's all night, Weirdos/Freakoids/Sideshows and MORE MORE MORE!

"It's going to be the biggest hot mess this summer!" said Dainel Shinn of the Cranky Yellow Team, "Having seen all of the artwork, I can tell you not to miss this show! This stuff is what is turning the art world on it's head! Amazing work from up-and-coming artists! Some of these artists have never shown before! It's just insane!"

SO DON'T MISS IT KIDS!

Saturday July 10th @ 2720 Cherokee Street
7pm - 1am

BE THERE! RSVP now on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115351785170770&ref=ts

Or just visit our headquarters at:
http://www.drawgasmic.com

P.S. Applications are open until June 11th if you want to participate! Get with it!

Luchador Collab-o-mask - Cinco De Mayo 3

Start Time:	Friday, May 7, 2010 at 3:00pm
End Time:	Monday, June 7, 2010 at 6:00pm
Location:	All Along Press
Street:	2712 Cherokee Street
City/Town:	Saint Louis, MO
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Stencil Artist Peat Wollaeger (stenSOUL.com) collaborates with 15+ Cherokee Street Artists for this years Luchador Collab-o-mask featuring all new masks by Sleepy Kitty, Casey Miller, All Along Press, Cranky Yellow, Phil Jarvis, Chris Sabatino (art monster), Bryan Walsh, Robert Tapley Bustamante, Langley, Lyndsey Scott with the GraceSpace Girls, Amy Van Donsel, Anchovy, Keith A. Buchholz, the boys from Firecracker Press and more!!!

Peat has distributed blank wooden mexican wrestler masks to over 125 artists to date and asked them to paint their style in to the background. Once painted they returned them to Peat and he stenciled in the details of the face.

This event takes place
OPENS: Friday May 7
All Along Press
2712 Cherokee Street
7pm - 10pm

Featuring live Wrestlers and drinks.
BE SURE TO WEAR YOUR LUCHA MASKS TO THE OPENING!!!

Also open after the Parade on Saturday during the Cherokee Street celebration of Cinco de Mayo on May 8th.

VIEW MASKS FROM PAST SHOWS HERE!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60278&id=634701273