It’s February 19th, the day after Dre Day. Nevermind the 18th, today’s the day that needs to become a federal holiday. No one’s getting any work done and they really need the time to recover. Seems that people nationwide are choosing to celebrate all week long from the slew of parties that have been popping up! We don’t even know who some of you guys are but keep spreading the Dre gospel far and wide. Also, get in touch so we can send you stuff! We’re gonna put up a world map and stick pins in for each town that’s started observing Dre Day. Or maybe a globe so we can spin it. We really haven’t thought it through. Kinda like when we first thought of Dre Day back in late 2002. Here’s an exclusivo interview I did with Tigger at citypages.com that goes into the Dre Day origins.

BTW If you’re in Chicago, your celebration is tonight! With Psalm One at Darkroom. Here’s a few of Ben’s photos from last night at the Triple Rock. Check out his Dre Day 2010 MPLS flickr set for way more. The entire BRLSQ crew was there and had a ton of fun, maybe too much (…the phrase “Wes! I’m drunk! Gimme the keys to the truck!” may or may not have been uttered.) Everything went smoothly with setting up, Triple Rock staff was their usual great selves, and the crowd was hellbent on doing nothing but partying all night.

Oh, and next year?
February 18th, 2011 aka Dre Day falls on a Friday.

*Also, keep up to date with Ben’s awesome photos with the handy flickr feed on the left. It used to be linked to mine but I haven’t uploaded in ages. Once I start adding stuff again, I’ll put mine back up. Ben shoots a lot more than party photos too!

Andrew Broder hipped me to this jewel from Kool Keith. I recommend following this up with a glass of that leftover holiday eggnog and some Ultramagnetic video clips.

EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS at FIRST AMENDMENT ARTS
(aka The Burlesque of North America bat cave in North East Minneapolis)

We know you’ve got some last minute holiday shopping to do, so we are extending our hours to make it easier for you to come by and pick up posters, t-shirts, sticker packs, and other goodies for everyone on your list. We have all the new stuff here and if there’s something in particular you’re looking for, just ask. If you’re in the Twin Cities area, come direct to our gallery! You’ll save on shipping costs plus you can see the current show of our work and maybe take a peak at the printing operation.

From now through Christmas Eve, we’ll be in our studio to help you from 10am – 6pm, Monday through Friday.

Need to come by earlier or later? No problem, we’ll probably be around.
Email us or call the day of and we can make an appointment!
info@burlesquedesign.com
(612) 379-4151

Burlesque of North America and First Amendment Arts are located at:

1101 Stinson Blvd #12
Minneapolis, MN 55413

Google map- http://bit.ly/5rp6Sn

Speaking of the current show, the BRLSQ Holiday Bonanza show, here’s a few photos of our new walls courtesy of Ben Lafond.

Coming up this evening we have another edition of the fabulous Tuesday Triple DJ event we put on every week at the Triple Rock Social Club. 2-4-1 drink specials, funny videos, dancing and all around goodtimes.

Tonight’s lineup-
TRL
Wzz Wnshp
Lenka Paris
9pm-2am

If you haven’t been yet, get familiar. Facebook rsvp.

Come celebrate the start of the holiday season with Burlesque!

Our halls (aka First Amendment Arts) will be decked with some of our finest screenprinted posters and artprints, we’ll be stringing up Christmas lights and serving up mulled cider and egg nog.

Dance to the music of the Wants VS Needs DJs, playing all evening!

Marvel at an array of screenprinted rock posters and fine art prints, hung up right where it was created! There’s even going to be a few new items just in time to get slapped on the walls.

Enter our first ever Coloring Contest! Color in awesome Burlesque line art right in our studio! Get free stuff made by us!

Pick up inexpensive, unique holiday gifts for everyone on your list!

RSVP on Facebook

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1101 Stinson Blvd (at Broadway & Stinson in NE Minneapolis)
7-10PM
All ages
FREE

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Last Friday brought the Baroness boys to town. They played a stellar show at the Triple Rock and managed to drop by BRLSQ HQ before hand as well. We put John to work signing his prints, including our version of Phanton Limb which will be going on sale super soon! We’ll post images for that momentarily as well. Until then, check out Ben’s photoset from the night on his flickr page.

In the past month, I’ve started shooting photos for City Pages, the Twin Cities weekly.
Here’s a slide show from DJ Klever in the 7th Street Entry.
Enjoy while we get ready to put Ben’s awesome first gig poster and test prints online.

Just a few days after we get back from SXSW, we are proud to present the sequel to First Amendment Art’s “Almost Famous” art show from 2007. Isaac Arvold, Eric Inkala, John Grider, Keiko Yagishita return with “Almost Homeless”.

The opening is Saturday, March 28th at 7pm.
First Amendment Arts
1101 Stinson Blvd NE
Minneapolis, MN

Here’s a Jimmy joke about your Mama that you might not like: We heard she tried to front on Jimmy 2 Times. Check out our main man pullin’ off a hoo-ride of a mix of unforgettable Dre classics in honor of our other main man’s birthday celebration. It’s amazing what one man can do when BRLSQ locks him in a room with a gang of weed and won’t let him out till he’s finished both the indo and the mix. What up 4am upload?

Dre Day VII: Minnesota Love Tracklist-
-Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg – Fuck Wit Dre Day
-2Pac – Can’t C Me
-The Game – Westside Story
-50 Cent – Heat
-Dr. Dre – Keep Their Heads Ringin’
-Lady of Rage – Afro Puffs
-Snoop Dogg – Gz & Hustlas
-NWA – Dopeman
-Eazy-E – Boyz in the Hood(remix)
-Eminem f/Dr. Dre – Guilty Conscience
-Dr. Dre – Fuck You
-Eminem f/Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, & Xzibit – Bitch Please 2
-Obie Trice f/Nate Dogg – The Set Up
-Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg – Nuthin But a G Thang
-Dr. Dre – Housewife
-50 Cent – In Da Club
-Eminem – Role Model
-50 Cent – Gunz Come Out
-Dr. Dre, 2Pac & BRLSQ Gangstas – California/Minnesota Love
-D.O.C f/NWA – The Grand Finale

Length- 43min 42sec
• Free BRLSQOTHEQUE Podcast subscription.
• Just the direct link to Minnesota Love please.

Just about three and a third years ago, grinding it out in the six floor spot in the Spice Factory. It was known as Auxiliary Studios, shared by BRLSQ, Amy Jo and Unitus.

The piece I’m working on was for Southern Lord and their bands Sunn0))) and Boris for a string of special dates playing together, I believe for the first time on the West Coast. They were somewhere in the middle of the Alter sessions. Aaron aka A. Horkey did pretty much all the art on this one coming with the awesome tree with glowing Model T tube. I suggested having the tree radiating energy out to spectral figures to represent each band member (plus Joe Preston), around it’s perimeter as if they were at a seance. O’Malley and Aaron liked the idea and incorporated it into the art. I then added the background sky, separated and printed that bootch with several different people helping me out by racking and cheering me (on like Mike in the video).

Two separate editions for over 500 total prints with this image. We shipped them a bunch then Letta and I hit San Francisco for the Halloween “Altar” show there, dropping off another batch of prints while we were at it. The same day, we delivered prints to the Melvins who were playing with Jello Biafra and a bunch of other Alternative Tentacles bands. We managed to catch both Sunn0)) and Boris then head out and catch the Jelvins show too. Jeezus. Anyway, Sunn0))) and Boris liked the art so much, when it came time to release “Alter”, they used it for the cover along with some elements for the tour poster we did for them the following spring. I’m thinking about bringing that hair back. Not the hand pulling of full sheets though.