NOOMOON needs your help. We need volunteers to help run the show Saturday October 17 from noon til 9pm. If you can swing a shift or two please e-mail us at noomoonlandofnod@gmail.com
|
Land of NOD Experiment - New Orleans Set times
Pavillion stage
12:50 - 1:20 Lord David
1:40 - 2:10 Won Ton Lust
2:30 - 3:10 Zydepunks
3:30 - 4:00 Margie Perez
4:20 - 4:50 R.Scully & the Rough 7
5:10 - 5:50 Ratty Scurvics
6:10 - 6:50 Sista Otis
7:10 - 7:50 My Graveyard Jaw
8:20 - 9:00 The White Bitch
Fountain Stage
2:00 - 2:40 Death by Arrow
3:00 - 3:40 Shellshock
3:45 - 3:55 Calamity Fashion show
4:00 - 4:40 Ray Bong
4:45 - 4:55 NOOMOON/Popcity Fashion Show
5:00 - 5:40 Tapwater Mind Control
6:15 - 7:00 Oscillation Communications
7:10 - 7:25 Howlpop Fashion Show
7:30 - 8:15 DJ Proppa Bear
|
Land of NOD Experiment
Dutch Alley - French Quarter
New Orleans, Louisiana
A benefit for the New Orleans Musicians Clinic
Saturday October 17 noon - 9pm
Live Music - Art Exhibits - Live Muralists - Performance art
Land of NOD Experiment is an evolving project testing the boundaries
of presentation, human creativity, and exploration of the arts.
Bands confrmed so far: Zydepunks, Ratty Scurvics, R. Scully & the Rough 7
DJ Proppa Bear, My Graveyard Jaw, Sista Otis, White Bitch, Ray Bong,
Oscillation Communications, Margie Perez, Death by Arrow, Won Ton Lust,
New Orleans Sunken City Circus, Shellshock!, Lord David, Tap Water Mind Control
R. Moose Jackson and more
Fashion Shows by Howlpop, Calamity, NOOMOON and more
Sponsored by: Pabst Blue Ribbon, French Market, Offbeat, NOOMOON,
Defend New Orleans, Dragon’s Den, Klever Design, The Rookery Studio,
Funrock’n, Skull Club
a NOOMOON production
Land Of Nod Experiment
by Brian Serpas
Where Yat Magazine New Orleans
Dutch Alley, French Quarter
Saturday, October 17th Noon-9 p.m.
New Orleans is a city where you can simply walk through the
streets and be entertained. Gazing at the architecture and people
watching is an event all to itself. Those things can be a warm up to
the main attraction, and I’m not talking about the food (albeit we’ve
got some of the best), but the music. Voodoo Fest is approaching fast
and the best in local and international talent will be performing. If
you’ve ever attended the festival, then you’ve either heard of or seen
the Land of Nod, which is a project that produces intriguing and
exciting performance art and musical acts. This year, unfortunately,
the experiment won’t be taking place at Voodoo Fest. But that isn’t
stopping the group from putting on a show.
The Land of Nod will still be taking place and they will be doing
it in the historic Dutch Alley, in the back of the French Quarter near
the river. I was able to contact the founder, Dan Sheridan, to remind
or inform our readers about Land of Nod. My first inquiry pertained to
what exactly the Land of Nod does. Sheridan replied, “It’s an evolving
project testing the boundaries of presentation, human creativity, and
the exploration of the arts. It is an event to showcase underground
art and music and to expose the public to imagery they will not find
at conventional events. It’s a collective of creative minds and free
thinking individuals and artist groups.” Dan Sheridan started the Land
of Nod experiment concept at the Voodoo Experience several years ago,
and it has evolved into a collaborative effort involving many other
artists, musicians, and producers. The project takes place in several
locations, now including Jackson, New Orleans, Michigan, and Black
Rock City of Burning Man.
Considering the experiment started at the Voodoo Fest and has been
a part of it for the majority of the festival’s existence, it’s
unfortunate it won’t be a part of it this time around. But Sheridan
and the others wanted to make sure the event happened for a
consecutive year. “ The Land of Nod Experiment has grown to become a
big production at Voodoo Experience and is quite expensive to
produce,” Sheridan said. “NOOMOON has for nine years financed the
production through unique and artistic entities. This year due to the
bad economy, sponsorships are hard to come by and our regular sponsors
are struggling. To fill the void and to keep the experiment going we
decided to have the event in the French Quarter free to the public and
to benefit the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. This will give the
artists and musicians who have performed at the Land of Nod for so
many years another chance to showcase their talents, and create
awareness for the musicians’ clinic.”
Besides the music, there will be spoken word, performance art,
fashion shows, and live muralists creating works before your eyes.
Some of the musical acts that will be performing are: Margie Perez,
Tapwater Mind Control, Ratty Scurvics, Sista Otis, My Graveyard Jaw,
The White Bitch, Ray Bong, Zydepunks, and many more. This is an
important event in that The Land of Nod refuses to allow itself to be
let down. The fact that Dan Sheridan and company are presenting it
free to the public and in support of the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic
is further reason to go to the French Quarter and be a part of the
art.