Jean Smith is seeking a literary agent for The Black Dot Museum of Political Art (literary fiction, 80,500 words). Read the query, synopsis and the first ten pages.
Mecca Normal is heading back into Kevin Chong’s creative writing class at the University of British Columbia and playing at the 25th anniversary of B.C. Teachers for Peace and Global Education.
Mecca Normal’s guitar player David Lester is the author and illustrator of The Listener graphic novel.
The Listener: A dense and fiercely intelligent work that asks important questions about art, history, and the responsibility of the individual, all in a lyrical and stirring tone.” — Publishers Weekly (New York)
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Photos of the performance adaptation of The Listener featuring Mecca Normal at Word on the Street in Vancouver.
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VIDEOS: David Lester book signing event. University of British Columbia presentation in Kevin Chong’s Creative Writing class. Short videos about The Listener
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Mecca Normal (Jean Smith and David Lester) Anacortes, WA, July, 2011. Judith Baumann photo.
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Obliterating History – a guitar-making mystery, domination & submission in a small town garage. A novel by Jean Smith. David Lester comments after reading the manuscript.
The weekly Magnet Magazine series continues. David Lester’s illustration paired with text by Jean Smith – includes a Mecca Normal download. Currently at Vol. 102.
New 7″
K Records — November 9, 2010
order here – $4 Malachi b/w Blue Sky & Branches – part of the International Pop Underground singles series. Malachi is about free speech and anti-war activist Malachi Ritscher (1954-2006).
Spring 2010 – Jean created The Black Dot Museum of Political Art and Kill Rock Stars founder Slim Moon was named museum manager. The Black Dot Museum of Political Art – features art by Nikki McClure, Tae Won Yu, Norman Nawrocki, Clive Holden and EE Miller. The Museum Screening Room features Jean Smith’s introduction to How Art & Music Can Change the World
The Black Dot Museum of Political Art – FaceBook
2010, April into May — The Black Dot Museum: Political Artists from Vancouver, a four-person exhibit in Olympia. Mecca Normal played the opening.
$1.00 songs on BandCamp.com Conform, The Arrogant Man (1984 – 86 unreleased) more to come!
Smarten UP! Records – the re-release of two early Mecca Normal albums, originally on K Records and then on one CD on Matador. Individual songs for 99 cents or as the album, the way David and I intended for it to be heard.
Calico Kills the Cat (1989, K Records, Matador CD with “Water”)
Water Cuts My Hands (1991, K Records, Matador CD with “Calico”)
David’s The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism is required reading for a course called English: Academic Writing Strategies at Capilano University. Another 150 copies of The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism sold – a donation was made to the Canadian Centre for the Victims of Torture (approx. $2,000 raised so far).
David’s poster of Howard Zinn was Poster of the Week at the Center For the Study of Political Graphics (Los Angeles). David’s poster series — Inspired Agitators – became part of the permanent collection of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (Los Angeles).
David Lester — Painter on FaceBook
David Lester paintings
MungBeing online magazine is featuring artwork by David and Jean’s painting, poetry and excerpts from her forthcoming novels Broke Like Me. and Love Wants You. – including Genius Beans, The Entirely Bearable Lightness of Being Single and Shadowing the G-Man. Jean is seeking a literary agent for Love Wants You. — a novel about deception and online dating and deception.
Jean Smith bio on BC BookWorld.
2010, April — Mecca Normal played Sarah Utter‘s art opening at Land Gallery, Portland.
2010, May — Mecca Normal recorded three songs with Calvin Johnson at Dub Narcotic Studio. Jean played timpani and piano. The songs are: Malachi, Blue & Sky Branches, and an improvised piece called After the Next.
2010, June — Jean’s film “Kent State” and David’s film “Hitler’s Sketch” were screened in Seattle at Hollow Earth Radio House and at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, as part of the Olympia Experimental Music Festival Film Program.
Jean made a video for I’m Not Into Being the Woman You’re With While You’re Looking for the Woman You Want.
2010, August – Jean made a series of short films on Montreal activist and artist Norman Nawrocki
Jean made three films while recording at Dub Narcotic Studio:
Calvin & Jean Talk About 70s Rock
A Short Film About Recording With Calvin
Winter at the Pond series of paintings, two SOLD
Discovering Utopia series of paintings, two SOLD
How Art & Music Can Change the World
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