Public Record, 1999-2017

For public record, films by Dan Anderson, 1999-2013
(Not including live performances)

Patas Monkey Revolt- 1999 (Montgomery Klinefelter w/Cri Du Chat)
Raw juvi-terror from the core of your inner being. Edited on two vcr's. Screened at the Really Independent Video Festival, Duluth, MN, 1999. VHS

En La Caja- 2000, 9min (Spanish, no subtitles) (Doug Hawkinson, Dan Anderson)
Two young spanish men dispute the ownership of a suit. Hi-8 video.

Emancipation- 2001, 11min (Montgomery Klinefelter)
Abraham Lincoln its driven to delirium by the insufferable, John Wilkes Booth, is an emancipation of Self. Hi-8 video.

The Little Business Man- 2002, 24min (as Montgomery Klinefelter, w/Montgomery Kedge)
A young man collapses into his own mind, in a paranoid transgression. Hi-8 video.

Time for Bed- 2002 (Montgomery Klinefelter)
Heartbreak of misplaced romance. miniDV.

Auto Domestication- 2003
Battle between the Id and Superego. Man Vs. Nature, super 8mm film. (on video)

Tea Party- 2003, 11min.
16mm film (edited on film, on video)

Cookies for Satan- 2004, 11min, Experimental Narrative (Dan Anderson)
Staring Aaron Coady (Sharon Needles), Shad Thompson, Brittany Gould (Married In Berdichev), Douglas Hawkinson. A man encounters the subconscious reality of his past, present and future.

The Joy of Leisure- 2004, 6min. Experimental (Dan Anderson)
Hand Processed Ektachrome 16mm color film. (Available on 16mm for screenings)

On Vacation- 2005, 6min. (Dan Anderson)
Two wealthy businessman (one man, one dog) take a vacation through Middle America. super 8mm (on video)

Idle Hours- 2008, 11min., Experimental Documentary (Dan Anderson)
Journey to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. super 8mm film (on film available)

Your Love So Cold- 2010 (music video w/William Blake Watson)

Sports on Fire- 2010 (Bobby Missile, Dan Anderson)

Bird Nest- 2010 (Bobby Missile, Dan Anderson)

Emptiness in My Heart- (w/Zak Solo, Bobby Missile)

Smithereens- 2010 (music video, Gay Beast w/Daniel Luedtke. Bobby Missile, Dan Anderson)

Food City- 2013, 11min (Dan Anderson)
Realities collide within the whirling vortex of a small Southern town. miniDV.

Daytime '1990- 2014 (Dan Anderson)
A remix of daytime television from late December 1990. VHS.

Majestic, 'o to Thee- 2017, 5min, super 8mm (Dan Anderson)
Experimental documentary chronicling the final days of the Majestic Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Hope- 2017, 9-12 minutes, super 8mm (Dan Anderson)
An experimental documentary of the 2016 Hope Watermelon Festival in Hope, Arkansas.

Paris and the Caveman- 2017/2018, 16 minutes, 16mm and Super 8mm
Featuring Matthew Silver, with live music score by Fjord.

For purchase, screenings or synopsis, contact: bcfilmfest@gmail.com

Underground/DIY Culture- The Emotron

While you'll be hard-pressed to find a classic "rave" outside Salt Lake City in 2010, underground DIY music and preforming arts venues remain-- and have thrived under the radar for the better part of a decade. Essentially, an underground or "house" show is an event that is all ages, typically BYOB, and typically a $5 donation or whatever you can afford. House shows stem from punk culture, allowing patrons and performers to rock and be rowdy without prejudice or limitations. Somewhere around the 2000/5, indie/hipster types began to redefine the definition of a house show, and it began to morph into more artsy type of entertainment.

What separates underground venues from alternative bars, dance clubs and non-profit arts spaces? Perhaps the main distinction is that the venue, by definition, is "illegal." These types of venues must rely on word of mouth, fliers and handouts-- and in more recent years, text messaging and the Internet. They cannot advertise openly, or risk a shut down by local city officials. However, as an illegal venue, virtually anything goes as a performer. An act can truly reach the boundaries of their craft, without worry. What are people gunna do, call the police?!

Unfortunately, house/DIY venues are rare to last more than a few shows before a shut-down occurs. Very similar to the old prohibition days of the speakeasies. Additionally, they are usually run by younger folk that move from year-to-year, and if the core moves, the venue often dies. Some prominent DIY venues that have lasted some time include Monkey Mania and later Rhinoseropolus in Denver, Medusa in Minneapolis, and The Exchange in Arkansas. San Francisco is home to the infamous traveling military bus, large enough to host bands, and traveling where the police are not. Mierda Verde in Madison, WI was once a model warehouse venue, before Rich Albertoni and "The Isthmus" shut it down for good. Virtually every state has at least one DIY venue of some kind, but you gots to go out and find it!

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Performers at these venues are generally too outlandish or forward-thinking for the average crowd, and tour from house to house, warehouse to warehouse, making between $30-80 for an average gig. They are true mavericks of the road, and true artists of our times. Recently, I caught "The Emotron" in Hot Springs National Park, AR. He brings a show presence that is raw, primal and intensely "human." The show began with an "origin of life" style insect video, broadcast over 10 television sets surrounding a fenced-in nest. At an introductory climax of the video, The Emotron emerges, much like the first evolutionary fish from the sea. He could be Gollum's sleazy uncle, singing karaoke at your grandpa's VFW club. But, rather, he is at your local DIY club, vomiting and bellowing over maybe two dozen young hip culture vultures who, like it or not, are getting their minds permanently blown.

Hooray for Culture!