May 2013
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WANTED: ROUGH TRADE
This is a photograph of Alex Dimitrov. Alex is a famous young poet. If you are a fag, Alex would really like to meet you when he reads his poems at The Squat on Friday, May, 24, 2013. ‘Would really like to meet you’ is a euphemism. Queers always welcome. Straight dudes who are confused and cute and likely to force the issue with Alex are also very welcome.
The Squat, 849 Haight...
April 2013
4 posts
Radio Radio
Penina Eilberg-Schwartz of KALW 91.7FM does a thing on 851: http://kalw.org/post/sneak-squat-dose-local-literature
Live at 851: Calendar: May 2013
May 24, 2013: Alex Dimitrov, Ben Mirov, Cedar Sigo, Erica Lewis
Please bring a candle or a quarter (25 cents) to help keep Squat lit.
All shows start at 8pm.
Writers who have read at 851:
Mike Young, Mike Kitchell, Edward Mullany, Corey Zeller, Lynn Melnick, Thomas Patrick Levy, Christie Ann Reynolds, Robert Ostrom, Diana Salier, Ben Mirov, Michael Kimball, Ken Baumann, Eric Raymond, Dodie Bellamy, Steve Roggenbuck, Tupelo Hassman, Lauren Marie Grant, Brandon Brown, Cassandra Troyan, Jason K Tallon, Lonely Christopher, Robert Gluck, Cameron Pierce,...
March 2013
6 posts
Live at 851. March 26, 2013. Corey Zeller, Lynn Melnick, Robert Ostrom, Christie Ann Reynolds, Thomas Patrick Levy. Photos by Katherine Sullivan, YesYes Books.
Live at 851: Calendar: March 2013
March 26, 2013: Katherine Sullivan’s YesYes Books & 851 Present: Lynn Melnick, Corey Zeller, Robert Ostrom, Christie Ann Reynolds, Thomas Patrick Levy at The Squat.
Please bring a candle or a quarter (25 cents) to help keep Squat lit.
All shows at 851 The Squat start at 8pm.
Live at 851. March 13, 2013. Tupelo Hassman, Dodie Bellamy, Lauren Marie Grant. Photos by Alida Brandenburg.
Live at 851. March 3, 2013. Brandon Brown, Cassandra Troyan, Jason K Tallon, Tin Can. Photo by Matthew James DeCoster.
Live at 851: Calendar: March 2013
March 13, 2013: City Lights Bookstore & 851 Present: Tupelo Hassman, Dodie Bellamy, Lauren Marie Grant at The Squat.
March 26, 2013: Katherine Sullivan’s YesYes Books & 851 Present: Lynn Melnick, Corey Zeller, Robert Ostrom, Christie Ann Reynolds, Thomas Patrick Levy at The Squat.
All shows at 851: The Squat start at 8pm.
January 2013
3 posts
Live at 851: Calendar: February & March 2013
February 28, 2013: City Lights Bookstore & 851 Present: Stewart Home, Jarett Kobek, John Tottenham at The Odd Fellows Hall, 26 7th Street, 7pm.
March 3, 2013: Brandon Brown, Cassandra Troyan, Jason K Tallon, Tin Can
March 13, 2013: City Lights & 851 Present: Tupelo Hassman, Dodie Bellamy, Lauren Marie Grant at The Squat.
March 26, 2013: Katherine Sullivan’s YesYes Books & 851...
Live at 851. January 21, 2013. Cameron Pierce, Kirsten Alene Pierce, Ross Lockhart, Wonder Dave, Kate Robinson, Carleen Tibbetts. Photos by Joe Carrow & Ross Lockhart.
“By far, one of the most exciting reading series in San Francisco.” City Lights Bookstore.
December 2012
3 posts
Live at 851: Calendar: 2013
February 28, 2013: City Lights Bookstore & 851 Present: Stewart Home, Jarett Kobek, John Tottenham at The Odd Fellows Hall, 26 7th Street, 7pm.
March 3, 2013: Kate Durbin, Cassandra Troyan, Jason Tallon, Brandon Brown at 851
March 13, 2013: City Lights Bookstore & 851 Present: Tupelo Hassman, Dodie Bellamy, Lauren Marie Grant at 851
March 26, 2013: Katherine Sullivan’s...
Live at 851 on Haighteration
The local press has discovered us.
Live at 851. December 12, 2012. Paul & Lauren. Photo by Nick Rutkaus.
November 2012
6 posts
Live at 851: Calendar: December, 2012
Wednesday, December 12: Gabriel Blackwell, Joshua Mohr, Derek Fenner, Zack Haber
All shows start at 8pm.
Live at 851. November 19, 2012. Steve Roggenbuck, Ben Mirov, Mike Kitchell, Lauren Marie Grant. Photos by Jillian Hiura.
“But it’s true, I have given some memorable and well-received readings around town since then, and the candlelit reading in San Francisco in September, which was orchestrated by the panting and moaning of two lesbians writhing around on the floor in the corridor, was a lot of fun.” John Tottenham, interview, HTMLGIANT, November 21, 2012.
“I consider the San Francisco reading...
Live at 851. November 12, 2012. Emji Spero. Photo by Brittany Billmeyer-Finn.
“There are incredible reading series dotting this United States, like The Big Big Mess in Akron, the myriad of series in Atlanta, including Solar Anus in the weird awesome Beep Beep Art Gallery, or Janey Smith’s 851 The Squat in San Francisco.” Tyler Gobble, interview, Split Lip, November 15, 2012.
Live at 851. November 12, 2012. Emji Spero. Photos by Jess Gale.
Live at 851: Calendar: November, 2012
Monday, November 12: Michelle Tea, Jarett Kobek, Nate Waggoner, Emji Spero
Monday, November 19: Steve Roggenbuck, Ben Mirov, M Kitchell, Lauren Marie Grant
All shows start at 8pm.
October 2012
6 posts
Live at 851. October 24, 2012. Michael Kimball, Lauren Becker, Justin Etc., Jesse Prado, Julie Crossman. Photos by Matthew James DeCoster.
Live at 851. October 24, 2012. Michael Kimball, Lauren Becker, Justin Etc., Jesse Prado, Jule Crossman. Photos by Jillian Knox & Joe Carrow.
Live at 851: Calendar: November, 2012
Wednesday, October 24: Michael Kimball, Lauren Becker, Justin Etc., Jesse Prado, Julie Crossman
Saturday, October 27: Ken Baumann, Eric Raymond, Sara Wintz, Matthew Sherling
Monday, November 12: Michelle Tea, Jarett Kobek, Nate Waggoner, Emji Spero
Monday, November 19: Steve Roggenbuck, Ben Mirov, M Kitchell, Lauren Marie Grant
All shows start at 8pm.
Live at 851. October 17, 2012. Janey Smith. Photo by Jess Dutschmann.
Live at 851. October 17, 2012. N———— M——- and Z—- H—— peer through living room window at (not pictured yet) Nicole McFeely and Jesse Dawson having sex on a couch. Photo by Tom Comitta.
Live at 851. October 17, 2012. Suzanne Scanlon, Carrie Hunter, Jess Dutschmann, Ivy Johnson, Alexandra Naughton. Photos by Rachel C. & Alexandra Naughton.
September 2012
7 posts
Live at 851: Calendar: October, 2012
Tuesday, October 9: Robert Gluck, Richard Loranger, Lonely Christopher, Rose Tully, Zachary Darr Tuck
Wednesday, October 17: Suzanne Scanlon, Carrie Hunter, Jess Dutschmann, Ivy Johnson, Alexandra Noughton
Wednesday, October 24: Michael Kimball, Lauren Becker, Justin Etc., Jesse Prado, Julie Crossman
Saturday, October 27: Ken Baumann, Eric Raymond, Sara Wintz, Matthew Sherling
All shows...
WatchIt’s no secret that something is happening at Live at 851. Emji Spero, with help from friends Otis Pig & Charlie, made a video poem informed by stuff Emji overheard while Lorian Long read from a string of sex-chat emails during 851’s book launch for Jarett Kobek and M Kitchell. Give time to watch Instructions for How To Waste A Pack Of Cigarettes by Emji Spero before or after your...
Jesse Prado & Janey Smith, Live at 851, September 13, 2012.
Live at 851. September 13, 2012. Book Launch: Jarett Kobek, M Kitchell, Dean Smith, Lorian Long, John Tottenham, Elly Jonez. Photos by Penny-Ante Editions.
“Janey Smith hosted another illicit-everyone-should-be-arrested night of reading at 851. It was sexy and funny and good. And there was sex. In the dark. During the reading. Above, Janey with the flashlight over Jarret Kobek reading from his brand new If You Won’t Read, Why Should I Write? That’s Lorian Long in the doorway. Mike Kitchell also read from his huge decomposing ocean...
Emji Spero & Ashley Brim. Live at 851. September 13, 2012. Photo by Amy Berkowitz.
Live at 851: Jarett Kobek, M Kitchell, Dean Smith,...
Camera person & Jarett Kobek
M Kitchell & snowman
Lorian Long
John Tottenham
Elly Jonez
Live at 851. September 13, 2012.
July 2012
4 posts
Live at 851. July 18, 2012. Photo by Amy Berkowitz.
Live at 851. July 18, 2012. Photos by Opie Poi.
1. Liza St James & friend.
2. Steve Orth, Amy Berkowitz, Matthew Sherling, Ashley Brim, Daniel Ishofsky.
3. Emily Siegenthaler, Errol Davis, Giulia Bencivenga.
4. Diana Salier.
5. Tom Comitta, Brandon Drew Holmes.
6. Book table.
7. J——- K——, Tati Luboviski-Acosta, Mike Kitchell, Dean Smith.
Live at 851. July 18, 2012. Photo by Rose Tully.
Live at 851: Nick Sturm, Rachel Hyman, Diana...
Live at 851’s summer break is over. Come party with us at The Squat. The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street. It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place. It’s where we want you to be—with us. Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles! ANNOUNCING OUR SIXTH GIG: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 7:30PM:
...
April 2012
1 post
Live at 851: Steve Roggenbuck, Ethel Rohan, M...
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR FIFTH GIG: Monday, April 23, 2012, 7:30PM:
Steve Roggenbuck (Crunk Juice, Download Helvetica For Free.Com)...
March 2012
2 posts
Live at 851: Recent Events
1. M Kitchell (aka Impossible Mike).
2. Candles, wine.
3. Ben Mirov.
4. Mirror.
5. Rat man.
6. Julie Gengo, Jarett Kobek.
7. Candles.
8. Rose Tully, Lindsey Boldt.
9. Stranger near the bathtub.
10. Cool people.
11. Janey Smith, Andrea Kneeland.
Live at 851: Thomas Patrick Levy, Andrea Kneeland,...
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR FOURTH GIG: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 7:30PM:
Thomas Patrick Levy (I Don’t Mind If You’re Feeling Alone, YesYes...
January 2012
4 posts
Live at 851: Lonely Christopher, Keely Hyslop,...
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR THIRD GIG: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:30PM:
Lonely Christopher (The Mechanics of Homosexual Intercourse):...
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT: Land Grid Release Party...
Join us at 851 on Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7:30PM for the release of M Kitchell’s LAND GRID (SOLAR▲LUXURIANCE, 2012).
M Kitchell moved to San Francisco five months ago. His stuff may be found here: http://topologyoftheimpossible.com/
Jarett Kobek lives in California. He is the author of ATTA (Semiotext(e), 2012). His fiction has been anthologized alongside Haruki Murakami and F....
Photos from 851: Edward Mullany, Diana Salier,...
January 12, 2012 at 851:
Photos by Julia Crossman
1) Edward Mullany.
2) (l~r): Janey Smith, Eric, Ian, Zack Haber.
3) (l~r): Diana Salier, Clay Standley, Aaron.
4) Back stage.
5) Rat.
6) Amity Bacon, Jocelyn Nguyen (blur).
7) Colt 45.
8) (back l~r): Tom Comitta, Nikolaos Omeros Koumoundouros.
9) Stephen Rosenshein, Clay Standley.
10-12) Mike Kitchell,...
Live at 851: Edward Mullany, Diana Salier, Mike...
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
Want to help out? The Squat is really a squat. It has no power. Bring candles!
ANNOUNCING OUR SECOND GIG: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 7:30PM:
Edward Mullany: (If I Falter At The Gallows):...
December 2011
2 posts
Photos from 851: Mike Young, Mike Kitchell, Janey...
December 27, 2011 at 851:
Photos by Bianca Mills and Anne Grajeda.
1) Book Bar before show.
2) Empty stage.
3) Stage close up.
4) Lindsay Allison Ruoff’s hands and Eileen Myles’s face.
5) Janey Smith reads.
6) The writers: Janey Smith, Mike Young, Mike Kitchell.
7) Mike Young reads.
8) People you may know: Mike Young, Lorian Long, Chelsea Martin (back),...
Live at 851: Mike Young, Mike Kitchell, Janey...
The Squat is an abandoned apartment on Haight Street.
It’s an illegal space.
It’s where a new series of performances will take place.
It’s where we want you to be—with us.
ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST GIG: December 27, 2011 7.30PM:
Mike Young (Look! Look! Feathers, We Are All Good If They Try Hard Enough): http://mikeayoung.blogspot.com/
Mike Kitchell (Can You Haunt...
