mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | November 13th, 2009
Two Films Have Sneak Peek At Bakersfield Comicon 2
I showed up late to the second annual Bakersfield Comicon. I was riding in the Hectic Films van getting a literal “Bird’s Eye View” with filmmaker Rickey Bird who was looking for some kind of attachment that could be used between a Mac computer and a projection screen. Don’t ask. He was frustrated, but all [...]
Train Rides Through Museums And Mento Buru Criticisms
The San Joaquin Valley train winds along what seems like endless broken docks lining the southern shores of Suisun Bay. I wonder if each of their crumbled histories have been told.
The San Pablo and San Francisco bays have been left far behind when the gargantuan red-and-brown bricked C&H sugar cane factory comes into view. Many [...]
Director Of No. 1 Spike TV Show ‘Deadliest Warrior’ Shoots Film In Bakersfield
It was an abnormally chilly Bakersfield Sunday in October when the Los Angeles and Bakersfield film crews for “The Lackey” descended onto some of the dirtiest alleys Bakersfield has to offer.
“There were some interesting smells in those alleys,” said Director Shaun Piccinino, of L.A., about his crew shooting in the Brock’s alley off Chester Avenue [...]
‘Evil Dead The Musical’ Promises Front Row Blood Splatters
Finally, a Bakersfield theater is offering some local bloodletting that is tied to one of the weirdest cult horror films of all time: “Evil Dead” (1981).
And that’s better than “Rocky Horror” in my opinion (”Rocky Horror” tends to pop up any time of the year around Bakersfield). Not that “Rocky Horror” is bad or horrible. [...]
American Sound Recording Studio: Bakersfield’s Rich Music History Has Its Own Castle
It’s Bakersfield’s music recording castle, standing in an inauspicious location on R Street, with its many rooms and even a recording chamber fit to be a Gothic ballroom.
I’ve been to American Sound Recording Studios twice now. And let me tell you, the place is addicting.
Sure, I thought it was going to be another small recording [...]
Metro Galleries Photography Exhibit Opens First Friday
It’s no longer just paintings, sculptures and sketches going on at Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield as two photographers have filled the studio with images from their lenses.
Metro Galleries latest exhibit showcases Susan Reep’s “Altered Landscapes” and Michael Fagan’s “Unguarded Moments” is a photography show that are best described as Realism and Surrealism.
Susan Reep has [...]
Man Beaten Outside Of Bar Inspired To Make $50 Film
Myron Ward is nowhere near 6-feet, 8-inches tall. But that’s how big the guy was he said knocked him out in front of a local bar, an event that inspired him to make a $50 movie.
“Sometimes inspiration can just hit you in the face,” said Ward who wrote and directed “Who Hit Me?” (2009) a [...]
Smithsonian Readers Get In Free To BMOA Saturday, Sept. 26; See Day Of The Dead, Chinese Art
What’s this? Free admission for one day only to Bakersfield’s premiere museum of art if you subscribe to Smithsonian magazine? What a time you could have, all to celebrate the spirit of the Smithsonian.
On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Bakersfield Museum of Art (BMOA) will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine.
A [...]
Part One: What’s Going On Bako Rock Bands?
I used to cover the Bakersfield rock scene pretty well. Now I’m out in left field wondering what’s happened to some of the rock bands I used to follow. And then there’s the what’s going on with bands I’ve never even seen perform. Here’s a rundown in part one of “What’s going on Bako rock [...]
Free Tunes: First Gospel Fest Comes To Bright House Amphitheatre
There’s a free celebration following the 9/11 national day of mourning that features Gospel music in a big Bakersfield festival.
The Bright House Amphitheatre at the Park at Riverwalk is going to be put to its optimum use on Saturday, September 12, when San Joaquin Community Hospital (SJCH), in association with Rabobank Arena, will host the [...]
