Fremont First Friday Artwalk • February 2011
www.fremontfirstfriday.com
509 Wine has opened up their doors to us to come and taste their line of Cab, Syrahs, Viogniers and Rosés. There may even be a New Merlot. We will have the honor to meet local artist Casey Brookbush. Casey paints various rock stars such as Dylan, Mick Jaeger, Mingus, Charlie Byrd, PJ Harvey and more. Come down to 509 Wines in Fremont for this FREE event.
Casey Brookbush - www.caseybrookbush.com
509 Wines - www.509wines.com
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Stranger • November 2010 • "Get your Casey Brookbush now"
www.thestranger.com/seattle/events
"Get Your Casey Brookbush Now: It seems only natural that when a long-term Northwest musician starts painting, he paints other musicians. Casey Brookbush's uses a production style of painting where he simultaneously works on about 50 paintings at one time. Makes you feel kinda lazy, doesn't it?..."
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Atmosphere Artist Management presents “Get your Casey Brookbush Painting” at Louisa’s"
Join us for a reception with the artist,
Sunday, November 14, from 5-7 pm!
Painter Casey Brookbush is mainly known as a musician in the Northwest arts scene, playing six years as the drummer for rock band “The Oswald Effect. “ However he grew up around visual art. His father painted western type scenes and Brookbush’s full time career for a large sign making company has been a vehicle to visually touch every corner in Seattle. Three years ago he left the band to vigorously pursue his own painting career and it has taken off like a rocket. His subject matter? Musicians and other celebrities. Brookbush says, “Having been a part of the music scene for years, painting is another way to share my connection to and love for music. It’s essentially therapy. I come home, crank up the rock and pull out my brushes.” His success in the corporate world lends itself to his painting production. He clocks into his studio and has up to 50 pieces in process at one time. He paints all the backgrounds first, then draws everything and fills in the rest; like a manufacturing line, he moves to the next piece never having to wait for anything to dry. This approach has created a special style that has been described as - striking, bold, iconic. Brookbush says, “I start backwards with black, then build up light, which is opposite than most painters.” Working like a symphony conductor with paint, his developing style is to do less and achieve more. The last three years the supportive music community has allowed him to garner success quickly. He created a summer residency at the Sunset Tavern, selling up to 30 out of 40 pieces this year and his Beatles paintings were a featured part of Seattle Theatre Groups, Come Together show, celebrating the music of John Lennon. His latest muse comes from Season 6 of the hit TV show Project Runway. Model Kojii Helnwein and her husband loved Brookbush’s painting of her and have shared his work with other celebrities who have suggested he needs to do a show in LA. Talented and generous, Brookbush recently donated a PJ Harvey painting as part of a charity raffle for Operation Ward 57 at London Bridge Recording Studios. The $500 painting was one of the featured prizes and the winner gave the painting to Louisa’s Cafe owner, Alcena Plum. Motivated and filled with fire, he plans on launching several product lines featuring his work.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
STG Seattle Theater Group Presents
"Come Together • Celebrating the music of John Lennon"
The Triple Door • Saturday October 9, 2010
Artwork by Casey Brookbush
http://www.stgpresents.org/artists
www.thetripledoor.net/events
www.eventful.com/seattle/events/come-together
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
"The Oswald Effect seize on a raw but focused sound on their new album Love and Sabotage. More hard rock than punk, these songs defend a vitriolic energy from the get go. Here is a Seattle four piece that can play. While not a carbon copy, this band's sound is very Queens of the Stone Age. Even vocally, standout front man Heath Bauer pulls between Josh Homme's falsetto and ex-Toadies preacher Todd Lewis 's formidable tuned-in scream.The buzz saw guitars, confident drumming, and acid vocals don't do a lot of stunts, but Love and Sabotage is enduringly consistent: Songs go from loud to louder. And album production is solid. Opening track "Lie to the People" is a good start. But track 2, "The Names They Seem to Stick", delivers a catchy, solid performance. It's a quick standout. The Oswald Effect isn't shy about their politics, like here when Bauer sings, "Did you think the youth would stand aside? / Eventually they'll figure out you lied / so poke 'em with a stick in a patri otic cage / raising the young to be a slave to the wage". But most of the album's lyrics favor the abstract, choosing poetry over protest. A few tracks are disjointed, like "A Threat of Something Good" and "KGB". But the band is talented enough to pull it off anyway. Besides, hard rock fans will savor the vocals. "The Most Beautiful Space Suit" hits a high mark with the chorus, "Watcha gonna do to change the world?" Tracks like this put Bauer up front, showing he can deliver even vapid lyrics with conviction. The album's later tracks, like "The Nothing" and "Elephants", reign it in a little, if only briefly, to work at a more pop-friendly sound. But they do so without pulling a 180. The volume and energy don't get lost in the fray. The Oswald Effect's second release, Love and Sabotage, is a solid hard rock album from start to finish. Loud, mad, feisty and full of attitude. Try it out." - adequacy.net
"Hailing from Seattle The Oswald Effect are a 4 piece disgruntled political punk band whose disdain for "the man" and injustice is expressed vehemently through the 11 tracks off their sophomore cd release titled Love & Sabotage. In listening to Love & Sabotage you'll encounter stinging guitars with appealing rhythms, pounding drums, intelligent lyrics and rich standout vocals. If you took the voice of Ian Astbury from The Cult mixed it with a little Robert Smith from The Cure and added a splash of Glen Danzig you would come pretty close to the sound and range of T.O.E.'s singer Heath Bauer. Accompanying Bauer are Jonathan Carey on bass, Casey Brookbush on drums and Joshua Shepard who shares guitar work with Bauer. A couple of my favorite songs off the disc would be the lead track Lie To The People, A Threat Of Something Good and Simple Salvation. In my opinion the full rich sound of T.O.E. is better than a lot of other b ands in this genre currently making music. Unfortunately that really doesn't mean much considering the state the music biz is presently in but more importantly is the fact that after I'm finished with this review when all is said and done Love & Sabotage will be finding its way back to my cd player." - antimusic.com
"Next to the band's website, the members included the phrase "we invite to you to think." This is fitting, for the Oswald Effect is not your typical rock band with some punk influences. These four guys who call Seattle home fashion songs with well crafted lyrics and intricate musicianship. The opening "Lie to the People" is a stew of guitar prowess and its message of deception by others with greater power than yourself is a theme that is heard throughout the record. The disc opens with the words "Okay, I'm going overseas/Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, I'm sending myself to what?" Clearly, the meaning here is clear, and I was impressed with how the band waxed poetic about politics without ever becoming preachers. "This is Blood?", "Steal the Stars," and "The Names, They Seem to Stick" are powerful, textured songs that allow guitarist Joshua Shepard to really show off, while fellow guitar player and vocalist Heath Bauer carries the band on his back. His vocals are impressive, for Bauer can be forceful or tender with equal success, as "The Most Beautiful Spacesuit" and the stirring "The Nothing" prove. The latter includes the lyric, "What a beautiful song to remind me of death", and the song captures what makes the Oswald Effect unique. This is a band that can challenge the listener with complicated songs but never allows themselves to stray far from the beauty of pure adrenaline. A very worthwhile record." - jerseybeat.com
"For a moment, it seemed like Rocket from the Crypt might well become one of the most influential bands ever. Okay, so maybe it was just a second. The Oswald Effect, though, was paying attention all those years ago. These high-energy, slightly off-kilter blisterpaks make for exhilarating listening." - aidabet.com
"The Oswald Effect are four guys with something to say and the talent to back it up.. They also have a good sense of humor and wild abandonment that is nice to hear....At times the band sound a bit like The Cult and at other times a bit like Queens Of The Stone Age. Definitely College Radio friendly music...That may explain why they are getting airplay on Seattle's KNDD 107.7, KEXP in Seattle and 101.1 KUFO in Portland Oregon. I am not bowled over by the CD but did enjoy it." - punkglobe.com
The Oswald Effect live in studio Sunday July 6th on 107.7 The End's the Young & The Restless with Chris Travis. Tune in at 8pm! Posted 7 Jul 2008, 10:39 - The Oswald Effect