welcome to the asylum

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Kinan Faham

the old clock factory on 61 East Main Street in Bristol, CT now houses many art collectives.

Initially instigated by Lindsay Vigue photography studio, artists are now abound in the dilapidated historic building.
In this clip, you will see Lindsay Vigue, Chris DuFour, the undefined poet and a bunch of the peeps in the Aesthetic Asylum.

welcome to the asylum

All music in the clip is by the New Jersey outfit "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles".
Their latest album, Brick City Ghosts, which contains both songs in the video clip was released in June 2011.

Le Refuge

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Kinan Faham

A walk around Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge with
Walks & Rambles meetup group in Middletown, RI.
The refuge is a peninsula between the Sakonnet River and Rhode Island sound and was once a dump site for NewPort’s trash.

Music on the video clip is by Aidan Baker & Ben Fleury Steiner. The track is called: Wednesday and may be found on freeMusicArchive.org

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Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. Middletown, RI.

MA

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Kinan Faham

Pictures from Yo-Yo Ma’s performance with Boston Symphony Orchestra on August 13th 2011 at Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed. Lenox, MA.

The set played included the following pieces:

Prokofiev, Symphony No. 1
Schumann, Cello Concerto
Brahms, Symphony No. 1

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La Glamour

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Kinan Faham

Hosted by Worcester Photo Studios, this was a day at the new studio of New England’s Great Model Shoot where more than a dozen shooting sets, hot wheels and a great crew head often to do what they do best: Shoot pictures.

The following album features photos of the following models:

Kyla Ose
Spikey Soria
Sarah Russi
Michelle Bono (Michelle Tina)
Ann Marie Johnson
Kristy Wallace
Maria Sevastopolskaya
Tiffany Scully
Jenn Rykowski
Amanda Nelson
Fernanda Alves Pereira

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Ben Shirley and the Scrimshaw Ensemble at The Uncertainty Music Series

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Kinan Faham

July’s uncertainty music series featured Ben Shilrley(guitar) and the Scrimshaw Ensemble:
Nathan Bontrager on cello,
Adam Matlock on accordion,
Anne Rhodes voice,
& Carl Testa on bass.

The group performed a set of Ben’s original music followed by improvisational sets for duets. The group concluded the night by a piece for quintet written by Ben.

The Uncertainty music series is a regular event that takes place in Never Ending Books store on State Street in New Haven, CT.
For more information, please check their Facebook page or website.

Benjamin Shirley presents a set of his music featuring the Scrimshaw Ensemble consisting of Nathan Bontrager on cello, Adam Matlock on accordion, Ben Shirley on guitar, Carl Testa on bass and Anne Rhodes(voice)

Freeeeedom Trail

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Kinan Faham

This was an outing with New England Oddities meetup group to walk the freedom trail in Boston, MA.

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Satan’s Kingdom

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Kinan Faham

Satan’s Kingdom is a state park in the Northern part of Connecticut(New Hartford). This was a hike with Connecticut Active Singles meetup group where we walked the trails in the state park for a couple hours. Towards the end you will see the trail following the edge of Farmington river which had a couple challenging spots.

All the music on this video clip was obtained from FreeMusicArchive.org and features the following pieces:

schizophrenic birth, by the. e n.d
brahmans son, by the. e n.d
god rest ye merry gentlemen, by chance’s end
meteoric ice pie menace, by Nick Didkovsky
dance of the kicius, by Zeelab
and
cancan, by the. e n.d

A hike in Satan’s Kingdom New Hartford, CT with Connecticut Active Singles meetup group. You will see footage from the trails along Farmington River.

The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Estate & Gardens

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Kinan Faham

This was a visit to Edith Wharton’s house in Lenox, MA with New England Oddities to explore the architecture & the beauty of the place.

Edith Wharton was an influential American writer in the early 1900s.

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Broadcloth & Prehistoric Horse At John Slade Ely House

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Kinan Faham

Broadcloth trio performed at John Slade Ely House in New Haven, CT last Friday with a set of their improvised music.

Broadcloth trio is:

Anne Rhodes, vocals
Nathan Bontrager, Cello &
Adam Matlock, accordion

They played 4 pieces of their music

Con Ahinco

In Stitches

Sharpie Suite

Folk Song

The entire performance may be watched on YouTube:

Broadcloth Performs at John Slade Ely House

While the following video shows the set performed by Brooklyn based harsh improv group: Prehistoric Horse.

Prehistoric Horse Performs at John Slade Ely House

Prehistoric Horse is:

David Grollman, percussion
Valerie Kuehne, cello &
Lucio Menegon, guitar

Finally, the two groups performed an encore piece for the crowd at Ely house:

Broadcloth & Prehistoric Horse sextette close the night at Ely House Improvising

The following picture, taken during the intermission, shows the instruments of Broadcloth

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Beauty & The Beast: Chesterwood Antique Automobile Show

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Kinan Faham

This was an outing with New England Oddities to the auto show held at Chesterwood, the country home of Daniel Chester French best known for his Abraham Lincoln and the Minute Man sculptures.

The property includes his home, studio and gardens where the cars are shown. Many car enthusiasts showed up for the show and the makes ranged between 1900 and 1974.

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