lazinefest:
This will be the first in a series of posts about the events going on during L.A. Zine Fest 2013, on February 17th! We have a great line up of events happening the day of the zine fest, mostly held in The Moth Theatre, just down the street! All workshops and discussions are FREE, however there is limited seating at the Moth, so if you really want to see something, be sure to get there early to snag a seat in time. Many thanks to our awesome workshop leaders and panelists for creating these events!
Anthologizing Your Zine with Mend My Dress Press
Sunday, February 17th
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
@ The Moth Theatre
With Colleen Borst, Neelybat Chestnut, Maranda Elizabeth, & Osa Atoe
In this workshop/ panel discussion, the founders of and authors represented by Mend My Dress Press will talk about the process of anthologizing zines. Zinesters who have been creating for years and who have many issues of their zine may be thinking about compiling their past issues into an anthology in book format, and we will talk about the process from our points of view.
How do we sift through content, deciding what to (and what not to) include? What are the pros and cons of self-publishing? What are the pros and cons of working with a publisher? What kind of publishers are out there that might be interested in a zine anthology? We’ll go over these questions through our experience and also offer tips on working with designers, promoting books and working with independent bookstores.
Please note: this is not a workshop on how to work within design programs, but will focus on content and strategy.
Be sure to check out Mend My Dress Press (table #47), Maranda Elizabeth (#49) and Osa Atoe (#64) at their respective tables the day of Zine Fest!
Getting ready for the LA Zine Fest in FOUR days. I am really, REALLY excited and I cannot wait for the day to finally be here because of workshops like this one.
lazinefest:
What are your three favorite small-press/DIY publications?
i eat all zines
Peep the rest at Get to Know Your Zinester: Cloudcult « LA Zine Fest
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? I want this in t-shirt form.
lazinefest:
L.A. Record Presents: The L.A. Zine Fest Reading & Rock Spectacular
If you missed out on last year’s LA Zine Fest reading at Home Room, now you can make up for it! On the eve of LAZF, February 16th, Drippy Bone Books & I Will Destroy You are bringing you live readings and performances by artists participating in the 2013 L.A. Zine Fest! Boogie on down to Footsie’s for multimedia comic and zine readings, the release of our latest Guide to LA zine and some crazy live music. Dress warmly, but if this weekend’s weather holds up, it shouldn’t be too chilly! This event will be 21+.
Comics and Zine Readings
8pm till 10pm
(Don’t be fashionably late, this event is going to start on time!)
Mark Todd
Esther Pearl Watson
Nicole J Georges
Zack Soto
Henry & Glenn Forever
Gabby Gamboa
Cassie Sneider
Yumi Sakagawa
Tomas Moniz
Shalo P
Galactic Breakdown
Champoy
and more!
Live Music from 10:30pm till 1:30am with Smelly Tongues (featuring ex-memebers of the Red Aunts, Static Static and Druid Perfume), BLOK & Harassor!
All of this plus DJ Short Shorts and the Total Wreck DJs!!! Come get your zine on and dance yourself into a puddle!
RSVP on Facebook
Saturday, February 16th, 8pm – 1:30am
21+
Footsie’s Bar
2640 N Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90065
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This place has velvet paintings on the wall and this amazing line-up of readers AND bands will give you an evening of the finest zines, the noisiest bands, and the beeriest beer!! Come on out!!!
lazinefest:
Describe your zine style. What can we expect to find at your table?
Zine style: throw away drawings, cats, dogs, creepy quotes.
At my table:
•NOW YOU DIE!! issue 1 with comics by myself and Zach Worton (mine is an adaptation of a Goosebumps story) published by Primitive Urges
•Little Deaths Pt 1 & 2, a comic by myself and written with Bianca Barragan (about 3 girls who live off the grid in the jungle with some telepathy & telekinesis abilities) self published
•Mini monster print sets, screen printed shirts and posters, postcards etc
• Me, eating Cheetos
Read the rest at Get to Know Your Zinester: Super Secret Pow Wow « LA Zine Fest
SIMPLY THE BEST
lazinefest:
What are your three favorite small-press/DIY publications?
We both really love the fact that a few small, independently owned comic book shops are starting to publish out of their store-fronts. Floating World Comics in Portland, Oregon and Desert Island books in New York both come out with a free newsprint comics issue, as well as publishing books from their favorite artists that are well established in the DIY scene. There has been an online trade with Zeijan Shen going on and everything is photocopied, riso-printed, and screen printed amazingness. “Party Plans” is her comic and she has two issues out.
What advice would you give to a first-time zinester or to an aspiring zinemaker?
KS: All the hard work pays off in the end, even if not financially. We have met so many really cool people and make so many new friends because of what we’re doing. So you just have to keep making things; drawing or writing everyday. Oh, and posting a lot on the internet is a great way to get your name out there, but people enjoy handmade stuff they can actually hold in their hands, too.
Read the rest at Get to Know Your Zinester: Kelsey Short & Harry Diaz « LA Zine Fest!
study-group:
Press Gang is going to be at the
LA ZINE FEST and Study Group honcho/Secret Voice creator Zack Soto will be appearing at this pre-funk event the night before, along with a ton of talented people.
Check it out:
L.A. Record Presents:
The L.A. Zine Fest Reading and Rock Spectacular!!
live readings and performance by artists participating in the 2013 L.A. Zine Fest
and
an amazing nite of music!!!!
Comics and Zine Readings
8pm till 10pm
(get here on time. this shit is starting at 8!)
featuring:
Mark Todd
Ester Pearl Watson
Nicole J Georges
Zack Soto
Henry & Glenn Forever
Gabby Gamboa
Cassie Sneider
Yumi Sakagawa
Shalo P
Galactic Breakdown
Champoy
and more!
THEN
from 10:30 till 1:30
an eclectic nite of music from 3 of L.A.’s best!
- Smelly Tongues
art punk blasts of dynamic rhythms…
(featuring ex-memebers of the Piranhas, Red Aunts, Demolition Doll Rods, White Savage, Static Static and Druid Perfume)
- BLOK
BLOK is a dynamic and post-modern vision of an urban abstract party. Get ready to shake dat ass in a fever dream of beats and machine gun’d lyrics.
- Harassor
Primal Black Metal. Fast, mean and wrong, these guys will shred that last bit of your soul that L.A. hasnt gotten to…
all of this plus DJ Short Shorts and the Total Wreck Djs!!!
come get Your Art On and dance yourself into a puddle mutherfuckers.
How great is this poster????!
lazinefest:
LA Zine Fest exhibitor and volunteer Daisy Noemi won a screenprinting lesson from LAZF organizer Rhea at our Holiday Mixtape Swap and Fundraiser! Hopefully we’ll see some of these prints on February 17th!
Read the rest at Screen Printing Biz | daisy noemi!
lazinefest:
Were you at LAZF 2012? If so, you might be in our latest promo video for the upcoming Fest! LAZF organizer, Rhea, had a blast going through footages (filmed by Mick LeGrande and Sarah Drinkard) and putting together a story to tell about some of the incredible experiences from last year.
We hope you’ll spread this around to your friends and anyone else who is curious about what Zine Fest is all about. Thank you and thanks to everyone who helped make this video possible! L.A. Zine Fest 2013 from LA Zine Fest on Vimeo.
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Ohhhh man, this video makes me so happy! If you’re thinking about checking out LA Zine Fest 2013, you should watch this video and seal the deal.
lazinefest:
Yup. We’re only ONE MONTH AWAY! That mean’s it’s time to RSVP to our Facebook event and invite all of your friends!
Check out some of the rad workshops and discussions we’ve got scheduled for the day!:
+ A multimedia reading and discussion featuring POC Zine Project’s Mimi Thi Nguyen, Cristy C. Road, Osa Atoe, Mariam Bastani, Suzy X, and Daniela Capristrano—their first reunion since their 14-city Race Riot Tour 2012! Get a first-hand, informed primer on people of color in zines from the 90s up to now from some experiences zinesters.
+Zineworks Collective’s speed-dating-style zinemaker meet-up! In this interactive workshop, get to know possible future collaborators, swap stories and tips, plus leave with a free zine from Zineworks!
+ Mend My Dress Press’ workshop offering up some strategies to help you begin the process of anthologizing your zine, touching on everything from choosing content to suggestions for publishing. Get advice from the Press’ founders and authors in the flesh!
+ a panel discussion with Allison Wolfe (of Bratmobile/Cool Moms), Alice Bag (punk musician and author of Violence Girl), Drew Denny (musician/filmmaker), and Charlyne Yi (musician/actress), moderated by K. Bradford.
All of that, plus over 100 exhibitors from around the WORLD (yup, we will totally have at least one Canadian in the house!) showing off their zines, comics and other DIY publications. You can check out the full list of exhibitors here.
Remember, RSVP to our Facebook event, share this post and invite all of your friends! See you on February 17th!
Amazing things are happening this year at the LA Zine Fest! We hope to see you there!
lazinefest:
What are your three favorite small-press/DIY publications?
Jon: Paper Rodeo and the Monster anthology by the Fort Thunder artists.
Jen: There are too many. The last 3 I looked at in order are Yuichi Yokoyama’s Travel, Gabrielle Bell’s The Voyeurs, and Brecht Even’s The Wrong Place.
Check out more from Jon & Jen at Get to Know Your Zinester: Jon Vermilyea & Jen Tong « LA Zine Fest
John Vermilyea and Jen Tong are some amazing printmakers. I cannot stop coveting everything I see. Those colors are lush like a deep-pile carpet!
