Join us for JaGoFF's "Americon Idle" music video premiere @ Chicago Art Dept., 12/11/09

Join us for JaGoFF's "Americon Idle" music video premiere:

Friday, Dec. 11th @ Chicago Art Department
"VIDEO ART 101" exhibit.
6PM-10PM / 1837 S. Halsted, Chicago

Beside ourselves, there are many great folks taking part. It is going to be a blast.

Below are some storyboards depicting various scenes from JaGoFF's "Americon Idle" music video. Fun stuff.

PANEL DISCUSSION: JaGoFF @ Martin Atkins' "Tour:Smart PLUS" Music Seminar. This weekend.

JaGoFF is taking part in the panel discussion for Martin Atkins' - "Tour:Smart PLUS" music seminar this weekend. Our assignment is to pair down 20 years of DIY & guerrilla marketing into 7 points in 11 minutes for the 7-11 panel - not an easy task, but very direct (which we imagine is the point). No bullshit allowed.

There are great speakers taking part on the panel, who are all doing some pretty amazing things. Needless to say, we are thrilled to be taking part. We hope to see you out, there is so much to learn and so little time.

Moldover (West Coast Electronic Artist)
Greg Kot (Rock Critic, Chicago Tribune)
JaGoFF (Multimedia Artists/Activists, TheRecordIndustry.com)
Paul Natkin (Photographer)
Jesse Cannon (Music Engineer, Cannon Found Soundation)
Joanna Quargnali-Linsley (Misery Loves Co)
Jim Powers (Minty Fresh Records)
Luke Stokes (Deezal Records)
Time & Craig (Assault T-shirts)
Julie Brewer (Luna Travelnet)


For tickets and info:
http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vdG91cnNtYXJ0cGx1czIzb2N0LmV2ZW50YnJpdGUuY29tLw==

JaGoFF will be interviewed on WVON 1690AM this morning from 8:30AM-9:00AM. 10/22/09

JaGoFF will be interviewed on WVON 1690AM this morning from 8:30AM-9:00AM on David Risque's Conspiracy Theory ThursDAZE!!! Get your ass out of bed and TUNE IN!!!

Click here to listen to the LIVE WEBCAST

Photos: JaGoFF interview on WHPK vs. the Chicago Promoters' Ordinance

JaGoFF w/ DJ Snooze (and the rest of the WHPK family), discussing the implications & repercussions of the proposed Chicago Promoters' Ordinance and the state of the industry, as it effects the independent artist today. Good times.

View Photo Gallery Here.

TONIGHT: Chicago Promoters Ordiance Interview on WHPK 88.5FM. Tune in or Stream it live.

JaGoFF is going to be INTERVIEWED TONIGHT on WHPK's "Underground Dance Show' w/ DJ Snooze. We'll be touching on various topics, including the CHICAGO PROMOTERS' ORDINANCE. Should be a great time. The show runs from 10PM-12AM (Chicago Time), you can stream it LIVE from WHPK's website or tune into 88.5 FM if you live in Chicago.

You can stream it from here:
WHPK 88.5 FM Chicago - University of Chicago.
http://www.WHPK.org

Watch the new video documentary "200 Lincolns"

200 Lincolns Art Exhibit Presented by The Chicago Art Department
Featuring the artwork of 200 Chicago Artists
A Documentary by JaGoFF

This is the video from the "200 Lincolns" exhibit that JaGoFF took part in at The Chicago Art Department last month. With all of the planning that we had to do for the Promoters' Ordinance panel disussion for last week's event at Old Town School, we kind of fell behind on the editing for the art exhibit documentary video. Nonetheless, here it is. The video covers both the set-up party and opening night festivities. JaGoFF had two pieces in the exhibit, which you can view here. We also posted the photos of the evening which you are free to view. Enjoy.

Documented here are:
(00:00 - 12:32) CAD: Art Drop off/Set-up party on Feb 6th
(12:33 - 31:46) CAD: Opening Night Reception/Art Exhibit on Feb 13th

Background Story:
In comemmoration of Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial Birthday, the Chicago Art Department invited the creative community to submit 200 pieces of Lincoln inspired work. The walls, floor and ceilings of CAD were dripping with Abe and an Abe in every medium: skateboard art, video installments, commemorative stamps, modified dunnies, a crucified Abe, a recreated Mutoscope (circa 1895) and even an Abe of the edible variety.

This documentary includes several artist interviews and overall set-up and party footage. Many thanks to everyone who participated. The night was amazing.

Special thanks to the amazing folks at:
The Chicago Art Department
ChicagoArtDepartment.org

Produced and directed by JaGoFF (Sir Real & Mofo)
Filmed live in Chicago by Sir Real.
Edited by Mofo.«

200 Lincolns Closing Reception & Future Version 1.0

This Friday, February 27th, marks the closing reception of the "200 Lincolns" exhibit at The Chicago Art Department (JaGoFF participated in the showing by unvieling two new pieces). Opening night was ridiculous, we have never seen such an amazing turn-out for an "art" exhibit and the room was at capacity thru much of the evening. If you missed it, you have one last chance to check out the exhibit on Friday. Final viewing is from 6Pm - 8PM, at which point the lights go down and the music and video begin with Future Version 1.0 (which will feature an evening full of VJ/DJ showcases). JaGoFF is not going to be performing any music, but many of our good friends will be. We invite you all to come and take part in the fun. It's sure to be a great night!

CAD is located in Chicago's Pilsen Art District @ 1837 S. Halsted.

Video coverage of the "200 Lincolns" art exhibit at the Chicago Art Department w/ JaGoFF by (the one and only) Nurse Mika Fakeblood

It took two days (daze), but we have fully recouperated from the (capacity) crowd at Friday night's "200 Lincoln" exhibit at the Chicago Art Department. Sexy Nurse Mika Fakeblood was there in all of her glory, documenting it all guerrilla style and was kind enough to post the video "200 Lincolns: Don't Knock the Hustle". Enjoy, we did.

Nurse Miks's take:
"Mika FakeBlood partied with Illinois favorite dead President Gorrilla- style. 200 artworks celebrated Lincoln's Birthday at the Chicago Art Department 2nd Friday Gala. (This Sexy Nurse might bring anyone back to life) However in order to erect the dead 200 artists came together. Jagoff was more than happy to share Abraham and the Two Thieves with the packed house. Mika FakeBlood is more than Happy to wrap the evening up for you! Can Illinois say Crucifixion? It could get messy! But there weren't any cops????? ... Political Satire: with all due respect Mr.President you have been cloned! Expect nothing less from Jagoff."

Many thanks to everyone for showing such amazing support. The evening was incredible. If you didn't catch the art show, we posted the JaGoFF submissions "Abraham and the Two Thieves" & "Lincoln Bicentennial Commemorative Stamp" in our photo section. You can view them here. Too much damn fun.

We are editing our pix and should have them up later on this evening.

Chicago Promoters' Ordinance: An Open Panel Discussion (Video)

On Dec., 20th, 2008, JaGoFF was invited to screen their documentary "Chicago's Promoters' Ordinance Kills Independent Music" at the Chicago Art Department. Following the screening was held Q&A panel discussion in regard to the proposed ordinance, it's implications and current state.

All those in attendence represented many various disciplines in Chicago's Independent art community, and it was wonderful to see all of us coming together under one common cause. If you have not seen the documentary, you can find it here. If you have already seen it, enjoy the panel discussion. As with the documentary, it is licensed under the Creative Commons, so please fell free to download it, burn it and share it. We need all of the help that we can get.

Featured panel speakers:
Henry H. Perritt, Jr. - Law Professor & Former Dean Chicago-Kent College of Law
Sir Real (JaGoFF) - Film Producer
Mofo (JaGoFF) - Film Producer
and Chicago's independent arts community.

Presented by JaGoFF & TheRecordIndustry.com.

For more background information on this backward ordinance visit TheRecordIndustry.com
or let your voice be heard by visiting: 4theMusic.org

Special thanks to Chicago Art Department, 3pHaZe, Fearless Radio and to all of those in the community who are doing something about this mess. Licensed under the Creative Commons.

JaGoFF commemorates Lincoln in Chicago Art Department's "200 Lincolns" Exhibit 02/13/09

In commemoration of the 200th bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, JaGoFF is taking part in Chicago Art Department's "200 Lincolns" exhibit on Feb, 13th (1837 S. Halsted, 6PM - 10PM).

We've submited two pieces entitled, "Abraham and the Two Thieves" and "The Lincoln Bicentennial Commemorative Stamp (Truth in Advertising Series)". Come out and join us for the opening, it's going to be a good one.

"Abraham and the Two Thieves"
by JaGoFF

Modeled after the biblical story of Jesus and the Two Thieves, "Abraham and the Two Thieves" features a benevolant and stoic Lincoln hanging from a cross of surveillance cameras and crucified in an Illinois cornfield.

Having died for the sins of our nation, Lincoln saved the union - he stands deified and is flanked by the two thieves (protrayed by Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan), who both hang in defiance and glare at Lincoln in jealousy and shame.

In the background of the crucifiction scene are peppered a half-dozen nuclear reactor cooling towers. Artwork dimensions 28 x 22(mixed media)

The Lincoln Bicentennial Commemorative Stamp
(Truth in Advertising Series) by JaGoFF



From the Truth in Advertising Presidential Series, this stamp commemorates Abraham Lincoln's suspension of Habeas Corpus in 1861.
Artwork dimensions 8 x 10(mixed media)

We dropped the art off at the set-up party on Friday and were really impressed by the work that folks were submiting. Below we have posted some pix of the set-up party (with captions of course). We look forward to seeing you on Feb. 13th opening. It is taking place during "Second Fridays" so it should be a great time. Funk yeah!



We arrive at CAD to drop off our work to find many others doing the same.



JaGoFF's Mofo admires the many other Lincoln submissions.

df

The mounting and framing of "Abraham and the Two Thieves"

Podcast: JaGoFF discusses the Chicago Promoters' Ordinance & Documentary Screening on Fearless Radio.

Fearless Radio has just posted the podcast of our snowed-in interview discussing the Promoters' Ordinance and documentary screening. The interview comes in at around 18 minutes or so into the program. If you are familar with our music, it begins just after "Shock and Awe" or I guess a more appropriate way of saying it, is that it begins after "Shock and Awe" gets interrupted by a JaGoFF . Hehe.

Give it a listen and/or download it here.

Nothing short of delicious ...

An evening of wine, music, film and politics ...




We would like to thank all who attended the documentary screening on Saturday. The evening was pure electricity! Despite the snow, 30 mile per hour winds and sub-zero temperatures, the night went off without a hitch. We were thrilled by everyone's participation during the open panel discussion. There was certainly no lack of questions. This is just the start and gives us much to build on. We expect to do a few more of these in the beginning of the new year.







For those of you who were snowed in, had frozen fuel lines or were otherwise not willing to deal with Old Man Winter, we will be posting the video/podcast of the panel after the holiday madness. If you went away empty-handed (we ran out of DVDs) we apologize, there were a bit more people than copies... no worries, you can download and/or embed it here.





Special thanks (in no particular order) to: The Chicago Art Department, Hank Perritt, 3pHaze, Fearless Radio, Jim DeRogatis, WBEZ's "Radio M", TheRecordIndustry.com and all of you Bloggers, MySpacers, Yelpers. Facebookers for helping in one form or another. We greatly appreciate it.



Thanks to YOB for the panel discussion photo!

We look forward to seeing you out in the new year.

Oh yeah... if you haven't yet, for your new year resolution, you may want to do this.

Jim DeRogatis covers the Promoters' Ordinance Documentary Screening

The Chicago Sun-Times' Jim DeRogatis wrote a great piece on the screening of our promoters' ordinance documentary calling it, "A far more radical (and entertaining) view". Beautiful. Thanks Jim.

We look forward to seeing you all out. The doors open at 6:30. Film starts at 7:30 with discussion panel to follow (featuring Henry H. Perritt, Jr. and TheRecordIndustry.com ). The weather looks like it is going to be a bit hairy - but expect tonight's event to be nothing short of delicious.