A photo essay with sketches of the first night of l'Oie de Cravan's benefit festival:
JULLY 16 - 17 - 18 2003
Day one; Thurston Moore on the last day of his 'More hair, less Bush tour'. On stage: Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Charles Plymell & Valerie Webber read their poetry. Music by Christina Carter's blind date project with Thurston Moore; Dredd foole/Chris Corsano Aktion Unit; and the Mvee Medicine Show.
Photos by Salgood Sam & a.j.duric
Full house, sold out!
l'Oie de Cravan's merch table is crowded with people all night, they sell lots of stuff it looks like.
Byron Coley MC's and reads a few of his own to start the show.
Christina Carter's blind date project with Thurston Moore: Duelling tonal distortion!
Thurston Moore reads
Valerie Webber reads
Beat generation author and publisher Charles Plymell reads from some of his works and shares a few stories from back in the day. Did a few drawings of him near the end.
On the left Thurston Moore listens as Valerie Webber reads
Dredd foole/Chris Corsano Aktion Unit beat on the skins furiously and practice melodic primal scream therapy (off camera)
Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, & Valerie Webber read from a book of poems describing various songs & albums by Neil Young (From a forth comeing book) Much laughter on and off stage.
the Mvee Medicine Show: the mysterious man in a hat from Vermont
JULLY 16 - 17 - 18 2003