Monday, May 27, 2013

summer 2013 STYLING internship


To apply, send a short paragraph about yourself and why you'd be an ideal candidate to alchemy.of.time@gmail.com

summer 2013 MUSIC internship



 To apply, send a short paragraph about yourself and why you'd be an ideal candidate to alchemy.of.time@gmail.com

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Next Silkscreen Workshop is Tuesday, June 25 at 7 pm



Make your own t-shirts, posters and more! $45 gets you this great workshop, teaching you the basics of silkscreening shirts and posters + 1 month's worth of 7 day a week access to our studio to create your very own goodies. Stop by or email cairosilkscreening (at) gmail.com to reserve a spot!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Dragging an Ox Through Water: 5/24 at 8PM

'Sup friends and lovers,

we're so looking forward to seeing Brian Mumford of Dragging an Ox Through Water this weekend. This unique sound maker puts on a quietly beautiful show - full of subtle fuzz, folk rhythms, and electronic mild-melding.

Brian will be joined by a novel and never-heard-before collab between Seattle's The Numbs and Secret Colors: they're called Huge Rock and they are #rare. Additional support by Marcus Price (The strange sounds of lift-off) and Pill Wonder (WS Murdoch's trill thunder)



Show begins at 8 PM, $5 at the door and all-ages always and f o r e v e r ~~~

check out the facebook event page here

XOXO,
CAIRO 

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

SUMMER 2013 INTERNS

Want your summer to look like this.



Come chill at Cairo this summer as one of our interns.

Fashion Intern will work 3-7 hours a week. Music Intern will work 5-10 hours a week. If you're interested please send us one paragraph about why you would be an awesome intern and any related experiences, also please include full name and contact info to: ALCHEMY.OF.TIME@gmail.com

weekend forecast: heady vibes and TWO Cairo shows

Hey gang --

We know when an especially good weekend is coming up it's never too early to start thinking about your plans - this weekend at Cairo we're hosting two extremely rad shows and here's your heads up!

///FRIDAY\\\
5/17/13 - 8PM
Little Wings, Heavy Hawaii, Stickers & Mega Bog




A rare night with Kyle Field, an accomplished visual artist and the brain behind Little Wings, and one of the more enduringly beautiful musical projects of the last decade. Crossing paths with him are San Diego upstarts Heavy Hawaii along with two tribes of Seattle wild childs - Stickers & Mega Bog!

buy your tickets here
and find more info at the facebook event page


///SATURDAY\\\
5/18/13 - 8 PM
White Rainbow, Airport, & USF




Months after a recent expatriation to Los Angeles, the West Coast's most renowned doctor of pizza makes a triumphant return to the Northwest. Come join us for a special night at Club Cairo with White Rainbow, accompanied by two of Seattle's perennial rhythm conductors. These kids are gonna kill ya with sound kindness.  

find more info at the facebook event page



Shows are all-ages, always+forever

Here's to sun, slurpies, and sssonic jams. We'll see you at the spot.


Thursday, May 9, 2013

Interview with May artist Troy Ayala


Introducing Troy Ayala, local artist and musician of the bands Stickers and White Coward, and Cairo's featured artist of the month!

Troy's show, titled Pussy Light: Wicklified, kicks of TONIGHT, May 9th, from 7-9 PM. 

Read up on Troy's influences and art practice, and then come tonight for art, drinks, and conversation!



Tell me a little about the art in this show.
The art in this show mostly consists of collage work based off of old magazines and books (lots of vintage penthouses) mashed together to form disturbing, crass, and funny characters with a little drawing included to add to the eye candy.
Who/what/which other artists inspired this work? 
My work has been influenced by the hilarity I find in vintage advertising, celebrities, and nudie magazines.  My primary influences are Art Chantry, Omar Pierce, and especially for this show Emily Denton, Gabriella Page Fort, and Colin Dawson...aka close buds and bandmates.
When did you start making art? 
I started making art about five years ago when I had a ton of free time on my hands and thought I was capable of making art just as good as other artists I'd watched over the years.  I'd always doubted my technical abilities but had the realization that it wasn't the most important attribute when creating something.
How would you best describe your creative body of work, thus far? 
I consider my work to be taken pretty lightly as I aim to make people have a giggle when they see it.  I just really enjoy making weird, awkward, sometimes crass characters that people can stare at for a long time.  I don't take myself too seriously and currently think of myself as the Riff Raff (rapper) of the Seattle art community. ;)
What is a medium you would like to try, but haven't yet?
I would try my hand at making and editing videos and I'd love to get back into photography which is something i used to love to do.
How has this city influenced your work? 
The city has really given me confidence to show my work in public and just be free to make anything that my brain wants to cook up.  I've had some amazing encouragement from amazing people throughout the years and am so thankful for what Seattle has done for me...it's pretty much made me not give a fuck in the best way ever.


See you tonight!


Thursday, May 2, 2013

Next Silkscreen Workshop is Monday, May 20 at 7 pm



Make your own t-shirts, posters and more! $45 gets you this great workshop, teaching you the basics of silkscreening shirts and posters + 1 month's worth of 7 day a week access to our studio to create your very own goodies. Stop by or email cairosilkscreening (at) gmail.com to reserve a spot!