While the rest of us were slaving away at Coachella (psst, we’ll have a photo gallery of some of our favorite acts coming soon!), our friends over at Dem Passwords put on a spectacular spread of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s second art gallery showcase.

Perry’s creative output collapses the space between intimate gesture and global proclamation with a genuine spontaneity and meditative power that has carried his evolving narrative for over 50 years. He is concurrently the commander of and the vessel for a ferocious creative energy he transfigures across mediums, wielding his “X” as his cross and sword, slashing lines that carve his canvases and territory all in one go. Perry’s creations carry no pretension or aspiration to any order outside of his own. His work is the product of his mysterious mystical specializations and the evolution of a language and imaging system inflected by Obeah science and deployed in alliance with classical elemental energies.
In this exhibition of his works on paper, canvas and word processed writings, Perry plays both the prayer and the punisher through fast ink dispatches that contrast more elaborated paintings. Each work carries with it a unique psychic weight supported in part by Perry’s legacy as the creative fount that nourished Bob Marley, among so many artists, and by his seemingly inexhaustible capacity for evolutionary abstraction.

If you’re in the area, it’s definitely something you don’t want to miss!

The most anticipated day of the year by many for a myriad of reasons, we at Narnack sincerely hope you have a fantastic and easy going day. We hope you were able to make it out to your local record store and show support by purchasing a few things! And while you wander around today, just remember that music wouldn’t be what it is today without people like you who support the arts.

So go! If you haven’t already, head out to your local record store and purchase that album you’ve been meaning to check out. Go forth and LISTEN! Head on over to our Facebook page and let us know what you got.

Have a great day!

It’s the day the League of Nations dissolved.

It’s the day that Danica Patrick won her first Indy race…. in Japan.

It’s the day set aside to celebrate Earth Day.

But this year, it’s going to be even better than the aforementioned events. Lee “Scratch” Perry will be show casing his second solo showing of artwork at Dem Passwords. If you would kindly mosey on over to Dem Passwords’ Facebook page, you’ll know what we mean when we say his artwork will blow your mind.

But if you ARE going to be there, make sure you check out Lee Perry as he takes the Gobi stage at 6 pm on Friday! And then on Sunday, make sure you stick around for Thee Oh See’s as they look to kill their set on the Gobi stage at 3:15 pm on Sunday!

And if you see me, make sure to hand me a cold one. Or you can have one of mine.

Hope to see some of you guys out on the Polo Fields.

But what if, instead, you were in Las Vegas? Land of Sin, America’s Playground, you name it, you can probably find it in Las Vegas. That’s right, we said anything.

Anyways, if you happen to be in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 14th, Lee “Scratch” Perry will be playing at the Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas with The Selector. Be sure to nab your tickets before you’re in danger of becoming too comfortable on that couch.

Check out the All Tomorrow’s Parties curated by TV on the Radio! Narnack’s very own Iran and Thee Oh Sees are playing, make sure you check them out when you go!

4.18) San Francisco, CA @ The Eagle Tavern w/Anna Hillburg (of Dreamdate)

4.19) Los Angeles, @ Obfuscube w/Moomaw (Record Release), N.O.W.

4.20) San Luis Obispo, CA @ The Sanitarium w/Emily Wryn

4.21) Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place

4.22) Eureka, CA @ Little Red Lion

4.24) Portland, OR @ Hazel Room w/Shelley Short

4.25) Babylon, CA @ (Davis House Show) 723 M Street w/Pregnant

4.26) Sacramento, CA @ Bows & Arrows w/Tepid Joy

4.27) Berkeley, CA @ Starry Plough w/Glitz

**all tour dates listed above will also include Luke Sweeney of Vows**

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Special Guest: (Written) Mark E. Smith of the Fall (Part 1 of 1): is an irascible genius. It has been said that journalists might rather punch their way out of a brick wall than to interview the frontman of “The Fall”, one of the most notable bands to come from the post-punk era. Always one to speak boldly, and never shy about demeaning whomever he feels deserving, (sometimes with violence) we actually seem to have gotten him on a good day. Below, he touches upon the importance of music, and his love of record producers.

The interview continues here