Blog: The Sean Show

I'm Okay Alone, But You Got Something I Need

Sep 17, 2009, 12:52am The Sean Show
Brand New Key
I'm in Chicago now, getting lost every time I leave my apartment. More to come soon.
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Big Move

Sep 2, 2009, 6:39am The Sean Show
Big Move "I don't know where I'm going but I promise it won't be boring." -David Bowie It's the start of a new chapter. The ramp up to Chicago has been an adventure in itself, one where I had to dispel my fears and challenge myself to leave the comfortable. That this leg of the story has been so brilliant-so full of love + support-is a gift, one that has given me the confidence to push on. I owe many people thanks for their parts in getting to here. I'm not scared of [...]
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Artist:Hird
Title:Moving On
Link Text:Moving On
File Name:090209hird.mp3
Bitrate:210 kbps
Year:2005

The New Kid Revival

Aug 28, 2009, 10:35am The Sean Show
The New Kid Revival (Photo credit: Ken Light ) Four days + a wakeup, y'all. Every day I'm reminded as to why I'm going, what and who I'll miss, what I can look forward to in the future. I have a tremendous, ridiculous amount of work ahead of me. I am fairly certain that much of this will be an exercise in patience, discipline and flexibility. There's a decent chance that my goal of opening a retail art space might never happen in the way I envision it. But there's just as much chance that [...]
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Each Feather It Fell From Skin

Aug 24, 2009, 9:27am The Sean Show
Each Feather It Fell From Skin Eight days. I've already started feeling like the remaining days are going to be a blur, and yet still feel like they're going to creep along. I have some last-minute illustration work I want to knock out before the end of the month, that I'll post up as soon as I finish them out. I had an open studio/hangout salon this weekend. Many of the cool kids showed up, and I'm deeply humbled that so many of the people I care about wanted to go home with some of my work. In trying times and with [...]
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Artist:The Decemberists
Title:The Crane Wife 3
Link Text:The Crane Wife 3
File Name:082409decemberists.mp3
Bitrate:222 kbps
Year:2006

Make Amends With Gravity, It'll Get You In The End

Aug 20, 2009, 12:32pm The Sean Show
Make Amends With Gravity, It'll Get You In The End (Astronaut illo stolen from done by Nikolas Wise .) Many of the cool kids showed up to my last night of tending bar in DC. I'm humbled-but a wee bit bothered-that I was referred to as a "DC institution". Ben's Chili Bowl is an institution. I'm just a guy who poured liquor. It's hard to leave my chosen family, and it's gonna crush me that I can't always see them. But I've got the makings of a new family in Chicago, and I'm looking forward to discovering [...]
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Artist:The Most Serene Republic
Title:You're Not An Astronaut
Link Text:Youre Not An Astronaut
File Name:082009mosere.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006

With Our Rifles And Grenades And Some Help From God

Aug 19, 2009, 10:54am The Sean Show
With Our Rifles And Grenades And Some Help From God Started some new drawings yesterday. I don't know what to make of what I'm doing, except that it's very much a kind of searching. We'll see. Today I've been working on new digital art. It's the first time this year that I've sat in front of a computer thinking about how to make pixels and vector points into something beautiful. Feels a bit like riding a bicycle after not having done it in years. I like what I've done so far, but the work still needs a lot of fleshing out before it's presentable. Also, today [...]
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Artist:Iron & Wine
Title:Love Vigilantes (New Order cover)
Link Text:Love Vigilantes
File Name:081909ironwine.mp3
Bitrate:168 kbps
Year:2009

A Feeling That You Have That Could Change Your Life

Aug 18, 2009, 10:24am The Sean Show
A Feeling That You Have That Could Change Your Life Sometimes I get the feeling that we're all just screaming into the ether, praying that someone responds. I wonder which is more important: the search for a connection, or that someone else arrives to dispel the loneliness. As I get older, I'm finding it harder and harder to find those connections. As I get older, I'm finding them more neccesary. I'm not entirely sure what I think about these thoughts, but they're what I woke up asking myself. Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire
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Artist:Cut Copy
Title:Hearts On Fire
Link Text:Hearts On Fire
File Name:081809cutcopy.mp3
Bitrate:222 kbps
Year:2008

How Good It Felt To Have Them Worn Just Like They Should.

Aug 17, 2009, 11:26am The Sean Show
How Good It Felt To Have Them Worn Just Like They Should. Photo credit: Leetal Elmaleh Crazy realizations, in no particular order: 01. I tend bar four more times in the District of Columbia. Maybe four more times period. 02. I know far too many people. It's only a complaint in that there are so many of them I want to hug before I go, and it's starting to settle in that it won't happen for everyone. 03. I have been living in fear of being successful. The definition of "success" is a personal one, but this [...]
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Artist:Jukebox The Ghost
Title:Good Day
Link Text:Good Day
File Name:081709jukebox.mp3
Bitrate:211 kbps
Year:2008

I Take More Than I Offer. Yes, This Is How I Spend My Time.

Aug 13, 2009, 10:38am The Sean Show
So I've started the culling: picking what I'm taking, what I sell off, what I give away. I'm a bit amazed at all the things I own. It's sort of embarrassing to have so much stuff, especially considering I use so little of it. I'm donating a shit ton of art supplies and gear to Art Enables . It's a great organization that encourages outsider art, and I'm grateful that they're able to use half-used paints, abandoned canvases and frames I never even unwrapped from their packaging. What I find funny [...]
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Artist:Gene
Title:Where Are They Now?
Link Text:Where Are They Now?
File Name:081309gene.mp3
Bitrate:210 kbps
Year:1997

But Then You Turn Away, And It Always Hurts.

Aug 11, 2009, 10:09am The Sean Show
But Then You Turn Away, And It Always Hurts. So I've only recently become aware of the term FML, and it's quickly become part of my daily lexicon. Yes, yes, I'm certain that I am indeed the last man on the InterWebs to hear some new semi-clever acronym. Thanks for reminding me. This post isn't about that. But it got me thinking. So far, this year can be described thusly: full of awesome, punctuated by seriously terrible FML moments. It's sort of fucked up that it's the FML moments that spring to memory the quickest, but I suppose that's also how the human [...]
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Artist:The American Analog Set
Title:The Postman
Link Text:The Postman
File Name:081109amanset.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2001

Just A Blur Of Red And Yellow That Everyone Chose To Ignore

Aug 7, 2009, 11:15am The Sean Show
Just A Blur Of Red And Yellow That Everyone Chose To Ignore Work needs done, decisions need made, and all I want to do is watch cartoons and eat tater tots. Motivation is a precarious thing for me. This is the principle of inertia coming to bite me in the ass, since it's all I can do to roll out of bed today. So yeah. It may be an interesting to see how today is gonna turn out. Athlete - Airport Disco
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Artist:Athlete
Title:Airport Disco
Link Text:Airport Disco
File Name:080709athlete.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

Your Skirt Slicing Through The World…Makes Me Wonder

Aug 6, 2009, 3:09pm The Sean Show
Your Skirt Slicing Through The World…Makes Me Wonder So I've finished the last matryoshka piece that I'm doing for a while. I like how they wrapped up, and shaking up of the unintentional formula I was using is, at the very least, a new take on what's familiar. Mr. Skips dropped me this little nugget of Russian nesting doll cuteness: Designer Ben Schlitter makes these adorable matryoshka icon available for download. The website revamp is coming along at a glorious clip-I'm a little amazed at how much I've [...]
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Artist:Polynya
Title:Tightrope Walker
Link Text:Tightrope Walker
File Name:080609polynya.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

You Should've Hooked Me Before I Put My Raincoat On.

Aug 5, 2009, 3:07pm The Sean Show
You Should've Hooked Me Before I Put My Raincoat On. My sleeping habits have been for crap the past few days. I've been getting hammered by these weird mid-day naps that last for hours, the kind that come on and demand you take them. At night, I sleep for a couple hours at a stretch before my body just wakes up. I'm becoming something of a nocturnal man, which is troubling. I'm far more creative and productive in the a.m. Anyhow, enjoy the song. I feel a nap coming on. Kings of Convenience - Mrs. Cold
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Artist:Kings of Convenience
Title:Mrs. Cold
Link Text:Mrs. Cold
File Name:080509kingsofconv.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009

Hold You Up And Keep You Taut

Aug 4, 2009, 12:02pm The Sean Show
Hold You Up And Keep You Taut Small Matryoshka 37: Kiersten, 2009, Ink, beet juice, acrylic paint, varnish, paper, glue on canvas board, 43x53. For sale: $90. Please contact for sw@secretworm.com for more info. So I've been working on new mixed-media pieces, more matryoshka dolls, letting things evolve and distort themselves. I'm wrapping up a collection of 52 girls, running through the alphabet twice to arrive at names for them ( sorta like hurricanes, but, er, different ). I suspect the final ten, where I'm exploring what I've learned in terms of refining my technique and I'm really pushing against the [...]
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Artist:Imogen Heap
Title:Canvas
Link Text:Canvas
File Name:080409imogenheap.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

If I Forgot The Lines, Is It Easy Enough To Fake It?

Aug 3, 2009, 11:01am The Sean Show
If I Forgot The Lines, Is It Easy Enough To Fake It? A short, partially annotated list of lessons, in sequential order of having learned them: 01. Sometimes the sexiest words in the English language are please and thanks. 02. I have a rep as a man who likes the company of younger men. ( Note: This is maybe just a little true.) 03. It's always the little guys who are full of surprises. ( Note: Not all of them are pleasant.) 04. Crystal methamphetamine is a helluva drug. ( Note: This was learned through observation.) [...]
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Link Text:Parallel Lines
File Name:080309juniorboys.mp3

This Is Why They Invented The InterWebs, Part 5

Aug 3, 2009, 8:29am The Sean Show
Sour 'Hibi no neiro'
Japanese folkpop trio Sour's video for "Hibi no Neiro" was put together using little more than webcams, poster board and, most importantly, the active participation of their fans. Oddly modern yet super-lo-fi. (Hat tip goes to friend and photographer Barry Schmetter .)
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I Was Scared To Fix What I Had Broke

Aug 2, 2009, 8:59am The Sean Show
I'm in a pretty gray place today. Last night was fun- Aaron Clement's DJ set at the W's Living Room made up for the the overpriced drinks and boo-worthy service. But last night also highlighted two really important things for me. The first is that I have awesome friends, and though I'm leaving town soon, they're still my people. I can't wait to show them how awesome Chicago is. The second is that, yeah, if there was any doubt before, I'm ready to make the jump. It's not that I hate [...]
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Artist:William Fitzsimmons
Title:You Still Hurt Me
Link Text:You Still Hurt Me
File Name:080209wmfitzsimmons.mp3
Year:2008

You Wanna Know, Know That It Doesn't Hurt Me?

Aug 1, 2009, 9:09am The Sean Show
So I'm doing my best to not fixate on Mr. Skips. I haven't done a very good job in this effort. We had a really great talk this week, and I threw all of my issues about the otherwise-amicable breakup on the table. It's not that anything got fixed-to be honest, I'm not certain that it's possible-but it felt good to finally say what needed to be said. What I hope is that given enough time, I'll be able to put this in perspective and be able to let go of my bullshit. It's hard to [...]
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Artist:Placebo
Title:Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush Cover)
Link Text:Running Up That Hill
File Name:080109placebo.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2007

White Flour! Tight Shower! Wife Power!

Jul 31, 2009, 9:41am The Sean Show
White Flour! Tight Shower! Wife Power! I'm not the type of guy who'll shy away from a good fistfight. That said, this is why you don't ever, ever fuck with clowns: At this point several of the Nazi's and Klan members began clutching their hearts as if they were about to have a heart attack. Their beady eyes bulged, and the veins in their tiny narrow foreheads beat in rage. One last time they screamed "White Power!" The clown women thought they finally understood what the Klan was trying to say. "Ohhhhh…" [...]
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Friends Doing Cool Stuff, Part 01

Jul 30, 2009, 11:42am The Sean Show
Friends Doing Cool Stuff, Part 01 Friend and photographer Chandi Kelley is showing her latest photography series at Vivid Solutions , the sister space of the Honfleur Gallery . Her press kit says it best: Her "Timelines", inspired by the theme of memory and mystery, are constructed of bookends, antique books and wallpapers reminiscent of vintage patterns. Methodically photographed, the spines of the books function as a narrative reading from left to right. The text and image combine in a striking, evocative collection. I'm totally in love with how Chandi looks at the world. [...]
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