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Warning! The end of this post contains some very shameless self promotion. Seriously, it is very shameless. We have no shame. Shame on us.
Good afternoon, BSB readers. You have been waiting for a while now, if you’ve been waiting at all, for a new post. I do have a few posts “in the works”, as does Greg (yay! for Greg!) but they have been slow in their development. So I thought I’d give you all a little poke in the ribs with this grab-bag post about a new Fayetteville band, a quick update on a previous post, and a little peak at some tour merch for local faves Lucero, shameless plugs for Block, Street & Building work, etc.
- Fire Don’t Care is an amazing new Fayetteville/Fort Smith duo. Sam King (pictured above, eyes closed, pensive) previously known to me as one of the best singer/songwriters from this part of the state, and many other parts of the state, and perhaps most of it all together, flanked by Douglas DeLuca and Jason Morphew, then bolstered by a tremendous hand in painting and facial hair (R.I.P), is Fire Don’t Care’s guitarist and singer. I’m sorry, I know nothing about drummer Steve Ragle other than he drums and drums well. They have a rather long list of shows coming up through pretty much all of July posted, among other things, on their MySpace page, where I ripped this information.
- If you’ll recall, I recently wrote requesting thoughts and conversation on the moral consequences of economic growth in one’s own region or city or town. Well, I’ve been carrying that torch and have found another book that doesn’t really address the issue directly but has some of the greatest thoughts on corporate social responsibility that I’ve read yet. The book is called What Matters Most by Jeffrey Hollender, the CEO of Seventh Generation (makers of the papertowels and toiletpaper you’ve seen at your local grocier.) A fantastic book that probably write more extensively about at a later date. But don’t hold me to it.
- We just finished up some tour merchandise for local favorites Lucero (heard of
them?) who recently embarked on a quick summer tour with the great band Murder by Death. Some of that artwork can be seen on the splash page of the Lucero site, but you can get a closer look at the posters and t-shirts if you get to a show, also listed on the site. But, if that’s not likely to happen and you’re feeling empty like you just haven’t seen much of our work lately, look in the window of just about any storefront window downtown and spy our poster for this years Fayetteville Arts Festival and soon the upcoming Iron Chef Cook-Off. If that still doesn’t satiate your voracious appetite for BSB design, go to the Nightbird Books website homepage or to their store on South School St. and look up at the logo, a collaboration of sorts with artist Dea Self and BSB! Relieve the new kink in your neck just a few doors down the way at La Maison des Tartes. And if you are so inspired (by caffeine, progressive business practices and wacky-good graphic design) that you believe it necessary to learn to become a graphic designer yourself, find your way to the New Design Center on 6th St.
Well, Aloha!
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