The New Factographers is a evolving network of Boston-based sonic bricoleurs, moving image interventionists, experimental documentarians, urban dramaturges and critical theorists working across various media to re-interpret the particularity of place. The name is inspired by a strain of the 1920s Russian avant-garde.

The group's first project is "NF01 :: Union Square :: The Chirping Sidewalk," a sound and video installation on April 23rd at Toast Lounge in Union Square, Somerville on ocassion of the MIT-Harvard-LSE conference Writing Cities. The event is presented in partnership with Union Square Main Streets.

NF01 :: Union Square :: The Chirping Sidewalk

Wednesday, April 23rd :: 10 pm - 12 am :: Toast Lounge (70 Union Square)

We all know Boston is a sports town. And rightfully so. Of course, to watch our great teams, our bars must be outfit with ample televisions and rocking stereo systems. To a casual observer, Boston might even seem to have the most televisions per bar inch in the country, possibly the world. This is not a situation to bemoan, pining for the bohemian haunts of Brooklyn. This a fact that can be translated into an understanding of Boston as the city with the greatest number of multimedia galleries in the world. As such, The New Factographers aim to interpret this city's unique bar landscape with a series of site-specific bar installations.

"NF01 :: Union Square" is the first in this series of events using the platform of the Boston bar to create immersive audio, visual, and socio-sculptural installations about local neighborhoods and urbanism internationally. This initial experiment focuses upon the Union Square neighborhood of Somerville. For one evening, the many flat screens of Toast Lounge will be transformed with a montage of short videos portraying the details of this historic crossroads intermixed with footage from cities around the world. Sonically, bar-goers will be drawn into a series of local soundscapes interspersed between music by Boston bands.

"NF01 :: Union Square :: The Chirping Sidewalk" takes place starting at 10 pm at Toast Lounge in Union Square, Somerville. The event is presented in partnership with Union Square Main Streets and Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT) on occassion of the MIT-GSD-LSE conference Writing Cities.

NF02 :: Paradosaurus Wreck



Friday, August 15th
9 pm
$10 :: 21 +
VFW Dilboy Hall :: Davis Square
371 Summer Street :: Somerville
Sponsored by WZBC

An exploration in fashionings (with awesome local independent designers), musiciananatings (with awesome and sometimes freaky bands), and boogalooganatings (with awesome DJs), complete with radio transmission couture, projective architecture, and so much fun you will be destroyed. see below. We hope you can make it!

BANDS!

Deer Tick - Providence, RI
Smoky Americana

Flaming Fire - Jersey City, NJ
Insane Psychedelic Cult Rock Music

Andre Obin - Boston, MA
Electro Popshock

DESIGNERS!

Stormcloud, Bring Rainbows!
Joy Adams!
Julia Ramsey!
BECKY*!
Karovan!

If yer on the facebooks, you can rsvp here

The New Factographers is an open network. If you are interested in getting involved, write facts@newfactographers.org ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

As of 4/16/08, The New Factographers include:

Alex Kaufman, Anthony Ferrario, Antonio Petrov, Deepa Ranganathan, Francisca Rojas, Ian Gray, Ilana Cohen, Jake Shapiro, James Burns, Jennifer Mack, Jesse Shapins, John Purcell, Justin Grotelueschen, Kara Oehler, Katy Barkan, Lara Belkind, Lily Pollans, Margaret Singer, Mariana Mogilevich, Max Hirsh, Nick van der Kolk, Nishima Chudasama, Nithya Raman, Phillip Dmochowski, Rekha Murthy, Robin Hessman, Sean Cole, Sharlene Leurig, Susanne Seitinger, Thacher Tiffany, Toby Lee.

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Some of our friends and affiliations include:

14 Second Solve, AnnKara, Association of Independents in Radio (AIR), Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Cafe of Shame, Harvard Department of Anthropology, Harvard Econ, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Hearing Voices, Knifeandfork, Love and Radio, Media Anthropology Lab, MIT Department of Comparative Media Studies, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT Media Lab, PRX, Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT), Stadtblind, Toast Lounge, Uncarbonated, Union Square Main Streets, UnionDocs, Weekend America, WGBH, Yellow Arrow,