The Work Ahead prepares for the film festival circuit.

We are proud to announce that we are in the final stages of presenting our new short film "The Work Ahead"  to the film festivals of the world. We will keep you appraised of our progress as time goes on. We are moving into a new phase with "The Work Ahead" to present William Almas video work in the best possible settings. This is a bit different than projecting onto a tree or a rock. Both of which have been our presentation in the past. The poly-tonal orchestral sound track is a different direction for phog masheeen as well. Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.

A thrilling new Video spot for WVE11!

In the era of "must see TV." This really is it. Eric Strauss (Skunk Puppet) Hit a real home run with the audio. This homage to '60s dragster ads is epic in nailing the genre. Bill Almas video provides a noir tone to the proceedings. Dig it you wont regret it...

Noisefest 2016 set WITH Video!

Here is the full audio of the 2016 Norcal Noisefest Set with William Almas stellar video titled "Cowboys and Juggalo's." See the tense stand-off, The final gun battle and the Oh-So-Sloppy behavior of the Juggalo's in this battle of values.  
Super-saturated in Almas' retina-burning color.  These color values are off the chart!

Dig it Full-Screen Daddy-O...

William Almas remake of Hyperion Tavern video.....Must See!

William Almas outdid himself with this masterful re-imagining of the Hyperion Tavern video shot by Rich Polysorbate.

Another Flyer for June 17th!

Here is the cool Space Cowboy flyer for "Just Johnny."

Fun and Free! It is the way we roll!

The flyer is up for the Just Johnny screening in Joshua Tree...

The great work thunders on as preparations are under way to bring our re-imagined William Gibson classic to the Sun Alley Shops Stage.

Phog Masheeen re-edits a sci-fi classic as a silent film and performs the soundtrack live. YOU can experience this at the Sun Alley Shops stage, For FREE on Friday June 17th at 8:00 PM.
There will also be a reading by Mari Collier and Zara Kand at 7:00 pm.
The address is 61871 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Also Phog Masheeen CDs will be available with a $5.00 donation to The Morongo Basin Coalition for Adult Literacy.

Here is the public Facebook Event link....please spread it around...

https://www.facebook.com/events/793463724086782/

The Silent movie remake of a Sci-Fi epic, The OC Fair!

Upcoming for phog masheeen is a video/live performance event in Joshua Tree promoted by Space Cowboy Books. www.spacecowboybooks.com
For those of you who know my facebook rants, you are undoubtedly aware of a certain movie that I have watched repeatedly over a number of years. Think Howard Hughes and Ice Station Zebra...
The film in question was not a blockbuster or a cult film and these days has settled into light rotation on Spanish language channels.
What I saw in the film was what could have been an experimental film, was instead a poorly cut bloated event that featured all the bankable stars from the early '90's.
What if, that film was re-cut to one hour, moved like lightning and returned to its edgy experimental roots....as a silent film....with phog masheeen providing the soundtrack.

YOU can experience this at the Sun Alley Shops stage, For FREE on Friday June 17th at 8:00 PM.
There will also be a reading by Mari Collier at 7:00 pm.
The address is 61871 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252

Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/495445393974743/

Here is the short map link:
https://goo.gl/maps/GBha5EhEATs



Don't forget! Phog Masheeen is coming to the OC Fair Saturday July 16th at 11:45 AM on the Plaza Pacifica Stage! Mark your calendar and come on down!

Video of Jawbone Canyon show is up, Phog Masheeen to perform at the OC Fair!

Thank You William Almas for this astounding video to accompany the phog masheeen set at Jawbone Canyon for the 2016 Dung Mummy. Here is the direct link: https://youtu.be/Oh4Bx45dqHo

Thanks again Kirk and Glenn and all the wonderful people and performers that make these such special events!

On a different note....Phog Masheeen is confirmed for performing at the OC Fair Saturday July 16 at 11:45 AM at the Plaza Pacifica! Mark your Calendar and join us for the fun!

Phog masheeen at Jawbone Canyon 4-29-16, New Skunk Puppet video from WVE8

Phog masheeen returns to Jawbone Canyon for the Dung Mummy this Friday 4-29-16!
It is a splendid line up that we are proud to be a part of.
If you are attending this event, I would respectfully suggest that you arrive during daylight. It will make it easier to find the event. Many have learned this the hard way.

Here is the link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/105001849893668/

Also William Almas has produced a new video from Skunk Puppet's live set at Wonder Valley Experimental 8.
You can check that out here:

Here is the link:
https://youtu.be/CChH3_XrPg0

Snippet from NYC dance with phog masheeen track...

I didn't make it to New York for the Colby dance performance. But I did get this snippet of the event. Check it out, it wont take long.

From "The Eternal Battle of Heat and Cold." https://youtu.be/04YWzsYvx1k

DiscoNoise TOMORROW Friday 8-14-15! Last chance this summer!

The final discoNoise of this summer occurs TOMORROW!

Performing August 14th, Potar, Jorge Martin and phog masheeen. For this show we are inviting our hand druming friends to join us. So Bring your Djembe and come on down. Maha and company will be dancing. Video by Bill Almas. Sumako of Toaster Music will be the Third Stage Groove Navigator for this session. This is the last one of the summer! If you have been procrastinating this is the one to see.

Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/911211265568558/

Potar interview here: https://youtu.be/378rimMtFFk

Sonia Fierce interview up on YouTube!

Sonia Fierce will be joining us on July 10th at discoNoise. We interviewed her and discussed her roots in punk rock, her path to noise and her gear. It is a great interview! Stunning video by William Almas. Check it out!

https://youtu.be/CRLTBNAJ6Ug

Calb Video Now up! WVE7 and Jawbone coming! We are promoting Andrea Pensado/Alien Ajenda @ the Beatnik Lounge in Joshua Tree

William Almas outstanding new video of the phog masheeen large ensemble is up on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/fiZdQEv_Ur0

It is a stunning work not to be missed! Click the title (phog masheeen live at the CALB) in the upper left to watch full screen on youtube. Some of the wide format is cut off on the blog page.



Upcoming Shows! WVE7

Jawbone Canyon...

And we are promoting Andrea Pensado and Cat Livingston (aka Alien Agenda) at the Beatnik Lounge in Joshua Tree. April 12, 2014 at 7:30PM. The Epic Flyer is by Rik Livingston. Truely a work of Genious!

Video of NorCal NoiseFest is up! and SECRET PROJECT preview....

The Video of the 2014 NorCal NoiseFest set is up on YouTube here  http://youtu.be/oFXZN6jMxns.
Please enjoy the Glorious Tones of the Elder Thing and more.

We are working on a short run cassette release. A C-30 of unparalleled sonic devistation. A testament of loyalty  to the church of FSU. Light a candle and pray for forgiveness. Signed and numbered there will be 10 available at shows only.

New flyer for the Wonder Valley Experimental 6!

Noise, Video, Food, even pool! It's all happening April 12, 2014 at the Palms in Wonder Valley! 

Be There!

The phog masheeen live set with video from Santa Ana Noise fest now posted!

There are two ways that you can view the recording of and the epic William Almas video to the phog masheeen performance at the Santa Ana Noise Fest this year.

First there is the link to the internet archive:
https://archive.org/details/Sanf501072b



and there is the YouTube approach: http://youtu.be/NxWKfKme2N4



Also on the burner is a new Black Masheeen track and a cassette release for the Time Lapse label. More on those later.

Trailer #2 for Shoutland now on YouTube!

The second trailer for the upcoming phog masheeen CD ShoutLand is up on YouTube.
The track is titled "I want to take a shower."
Lisa Black handles the Vocal and Matt Chait is featured on guitar.



Here is the link:

 http://youtu.be/7QsDQ6t9EcI

ShoutLand is coming! Trailer #2 in production....

The upcoming phog masheeen CD is well into production.

Here is a peek at the "suitable for black velvet" cover art from William Almas.

William is also producing a second trailer for the CD.

We are looking at an October 1, 2013 release date for this. There will be pre-release sales as well. More on that later.

Bringing the sweet sound of dry ice to the ShoutLand tracks. 

In Case you couldn't make the downtown LA Film Festival...

Here are Bill and I enjoying our glorious moment on the red carpet before the screening of "Gone" at the Los Angeles Downtown Film Festival.

If this didn't fit into your schedule, here is the link to see it on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/hrWoXKl7N5o

Free Screening This Saturday, Downtown LA

William Almas has one of his video works accepted to this collection of experimental short films.
The film has a fresh and frisky phog masheeen sound track.

You can see this and all the films in the series for FREE. Saturday July 13 at 11:00 AM at the Downtown Independent Theater.

Come on down if this fits into your schedule.

"Fast Film: Here and Gone in 60 Seconds"

Experimental One Minute Shorts

presented by

L.A. Center for Digital Art 

&

Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles

11am Saturday, July 13 

Free and open to public

Downtown Independent Theater
251 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

"Fast Film: Here and Gone in Sixty Seconds" 

Each moment is sandwiched between the past, which is fixed in our memories in important personal and historical narratives now "gone," and the future which we can determine by our actions in the present by constructive social agency in the "here." This screening of 60 second shorts will explore the vast array of what the “here” and “gone” can connote in experimental film as it pushes the envelope of possibilities into the future. 

Here is the Google Maps link to the Downtown Independent Theater:

http://goo.gl/maps/01kgV