Art Event - Subhumans at Soma

The band Subhumans was one of the early 80's punk bands from England that broke up around '86-'87. At the age of 17 I thought I would never see this band play live and that their entry into punk history was complete. 21 years later, I see an ad for a show, do some research and find out that it is the original band. I have to go, even though it is in the middle of the week and I have to drive 60+ miles to see it.

The art of the music is one thing, but the art that goes with the punk records is another. There were cds, records, posters, stickers and buttons. The underground art was a mix of appropriated images, original art, and some digital design.

The show was a delight.

Art Event - Wicked the Musical at the Pantages

One of the events I went to was Wicked the Musical at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. The show was much more than I expected. The set design was pretty amazing. While watching the show, I kept thinking about all of the design elements, sound, set, lighting, props, the script, music and costumes. I am not sure the traveling show would be set up the same, it seems that the permanant shows would have a more stable set.

I would recommend the show to anyone. It has almost every element of design that one can think of all wrapped up into one show.