Look, I bet you didn’t know this about me, but my favorite book of all time is Tribulation Force, the powerful second novel in Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins’ classic Left Behind series. Why am I telling you this now? Well aside from the fact that my mom told me in order to make new friends I’m going to have to get used to not lying about my life, I’m also trying to establish that I know a whole heck of a lot about the end times, putting me in the unique position of being way over-qualified to talk about the the fourth annual Ende Tymes festival planned for May 8 through May 11 in Brooklyn at Silent Barn and Outpost Artist Resources.
So what is Ende Tymes? In addition to being the period of seven years between the rapture and Christ’s glorious return to Earth, it’s also an annual noise and video art festival in New York. I mean, if your memory is not totally terrible you probably remember reading about it on this site already. All those facts, mind you, are still true. However, now, in addition to announcing a call for video artists (the deadline for submission is April 15), Ende Tymes has made it clear that it needs your help by way of making an Indiegogo dealy! This is like that part in my second-favorite book, Soul Harvest (book four in LaHaye and Jenkins’ seminal Left Behind series), when the Antichrist almost eats a fellah, but then Jesus goes ahead and saves the guy. In this analogy you are Jesus, the fellah is the Ende Tymes Fest, and the Antichrist is not having enough money, I guess.
The fundraising campaign has about a week left to get to its $5,000 goal, and there’s all sorts of special treasures you can get if you donate at different levels, including mix tapes, posters, signed memorabilia, and the chance to literally purchase a performer. That’s right, for the low low price of $100, you can buy an entire Kevin Drumm to take home, teach tricks, and feed bon bons. I’m personally thinking of picking up a Bhob Rainey of my very own. Scope the full lineup below and see which of the artists you might like to make yours.
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Bastard Noise & SICKNESS
Kevin Drumm
Damion Romero
Phill Niblock
Maria Chavez
David Linton
Pedestrian Deposit
MV Carbon & Bill Nace
Marcia Bassett & Samara Lubelski
Pete Swanson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Ursula Scherrer & Bruce Andrews
Al Margolis & Katherine Liberovskaya & Leslie Ross
Jason Soliday & Jon Satrom
Rat Bastard
Telecult Powers
Clang Quartet
Bhob Rainey
R. Jencks
work/death
Apetechnology
Mesa Ritual
TAHNZZ
Sharpwaist
Worth
Andrew Coltrane
Skin Graft
Dog Lady Island
Jeff Carey
Taskmaster
Tom White
Slasher Risk
Mincemeat or Tenspeed
Newton
Dromez
Being
Actuary
Developer
Don Haugen
C. Lavender
Shredded Nerve
Sharlyn Evertsz
Jean-Sebastien Truchy
Gay Shapes
Grasshopper
Lazurite
KHF
HD
Blessed Thistle
Philip White & Chris Pitsiokos
Limax Maximus
• Ende Tymes Fest: http://halfnormal.com/endetymes
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