Open Mic on Friday Feb 17th
Come and showcase your talents at the Open Mic this Friday, starting at 9pm at the Mill.
New semester, new talent. What will you bring to the event?
Young Buffalo - Full Metal Whacket
These guys are an awesome number our friend Jared turned us on to and we are happy to say that there are preliminary plans for them to play at the Mill later this year. Sadly there is no way for us to offer you guys this track for free download but if you like it the band has their entire album on iTunes for purchase. Enjoy. Young Buffalo // Full Metal Whacket by Cantora Records
The Mill has it’s own screen printing equipment, so we made our own promotional items for the Fall show in the form of a tote bag which was printed with the show’s sponsor, Hartford.com.
Here’s a few shots of Mill kids at work, designing the screens, printing the bags and also painting the two promotional banners we hung for the show.
Come join us for a night of art, music, food, and drinks at the Mill! First gallery opening of the semester!!
Artist Statement
“Rick Lacey, a recent graduate of the Lyme Academy of fine arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut, is a large scale figurative oil painter. His work deals with the figure depicted on a monumental scale. The work is monochromatic and is focused on form, line and the effect of light. He is interested in imagery that allows the viewer to see the artist’s hand at work, thinly painted areas that leave the ground to show. He is also interested in conveying internal thought in his paintings, the figure in profile allows for the portrait to have no direct outside focus. He works to create simple images that convey internal thought of iconic figures.”
check out what Darwin Deez is up to
CAROLINE TAYLOR AT THE MILL!
Come by the Mill Gallery on Friday from 7-9 to check out the work and MEET THE ARTIST!
Expect refreshments, live music, & fantastic company.
Check out this video for “Humdrum Town” by Theophilus London. He’s going to be playing at the Mill on May 4 with Savoir Adore…. so downloand his mixtape here and start getting excited.
For the last year or so I’ve been obsessed with Savoir Adore. They are a unique Brooklyn-based 5 piece led by Diedre Muro and Paul Hammer. The songs are fulllllll of soaring melodies and infectious beats… Think Rilo Kiley meets Tokyo Police Club, set in brooklyn. Get it? If not, watch the video above or check out the songs We Talk Like Machines and Bodies.
rumor has it they might make it to the mill sometime soon
BODY LANGUAGE.
Body Language is going to be here THIS SATURDAY AT 10 PM AT THE MILL.
Holycrap.
As Big Stereo puts it, Body Language is like “worn out cassette tapes playing back big pop tracks, not quite chillwave but not quite club — a beautiful healthy mix.”
Body Language is a 5-piece outfit from Brooklyn (because who isn’t these days) who are being hailed all over the place as a move-your-feet act that can bring the noise. Comparisons with Friends Electric, Little Boots, Crystal Method, Toro Y Moi, Hey Champ, Treasure Fingers, and Yes Giantess (who has rocked TrinColl twice already) abound, so you know what you’re getting yourself into… In other words, prepare to sweat. At the same time, though, they’re subtle - you decide how hard you want it to hit.
Here are some tracks not to miss from their 5-song release Speaks EP…
“Huffy Ten Speed”
A nonsensical hymn for our generation, featuring hypnotically dark synths and a build to boot that erupts in an addicting chorus.
“Work This City”
Barry White with synths - laid back electronica that is simultaneously sexy, incredibly well layered, and fun to move your feet to.
Yes Giantess - “Demons” (Body Language Remix)
This is how Yes Giantess would sound if they were zombies playing in the middle of an empty ampitheater for the last time before the apocalypse hit. This is absurdly good.
So stop by. Gaffney, Fadil, and Austen will all be DJ-ing hard starting at ten before Body Language hits it. Tickets $2 and can be purchased in advance by e-mailing miltix@gmail.com. Get them fast - they will sell out.
Body Language @ The MILL
After touring with Little Boots, Zero 7, Passion Pit, Theophilus London, Ninjasonick, and other big names - these “beat driven crusaders” will be coming to hartford to rock out in our venue SATURDAY NIGHT!
Go here to listen - http://neongoldrecords.com/blog/jams/bodylanguage_huffy.mp3
Or here - http://www.myspace.com/bodylanguage
Tickets are $2 from milltix@gmail.com
