Archive for 2009

SB received awesomely warm tidings from Rodrigo Bravo in the form of this wicked collage, so we just couldn’t resist posting it for everyone to enjoy! Happy holidays, secular or otherwise! →

William Lockett for Steel Bananas: I met Adrian Cohen-Gallant and Sophia Ilyniak at Gallery 1313. They were performing as part of a live Internet broadcast hosted by In My Bed Magazine. The artist couple has created a series of body paintings since their senior year at the Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA). Together they →

…the folks behind Steel Bananas—and many of the contributors that they’ve selected for GULCH—are people to watch out for: these are some whip-smart people, and they can throw down both a rhizome and a rhyme. The Chief was interviewed by Torontoist prior to the GULCH Launch. Check out the article! →

Photography by Matthew Filipowich →

Photos by Madd Hattere →

Tune in to CIUT 89.5FM tonight at 11pm for the DL on what SB has drummed up and will be drumming up for the independent art community. Our own King Frankenstein will be representing the assemblage and chatting about events, artists, forthcoming series and ways to get invloved. WICKED! →

Karen Correia Da Silva will be lecturing and leading a workshop with the SPAY collective on Applied ‘Pataphysics at the University of Toronto Art Centre. As part of the Rochdale Exhibit, UTAC is hosting contemporary artists and art groups with the purpose of engaging with the Rochdale College experiment, and discussing its relevance to contemporary →

In honour of the publication of GULCH: An Assemblage of Poetry and Prose, the Eleanor Winters Art Gallery at York University is hosting a rhizomatic art exhibit, featuring GULCH and Steel Bananas related visual artists. The opening reception is on October 19th at 7pm, and will feature readings by many GULCH contributors such as Stephen →

Thanks to everyone who came out, as well as The Body Electric, Jane’s Party, The Darcys and Hemingway for playing! It was a totally wicked party! You can check out some pictures of the event by clicking on the photeographico above. Yay! →

http:///www.steelbananas.com BUCKETS AND BUCKETS AND BUCKETS AND BUCKETS AND BUCKETS AND BUCKETS OF BOOSH I’M COVERED IN IT! ISSUE #11 ALL OVER THE PLACE, WITH MUSTARD AND GARLIC AND MOTOR OIL ASK THE MOOSE OF THE MONTH, HE’LL TELL YOU CHECK IT CHECK IT CHECK IT THERE’S SOME FAN EXPO’ING WITH STYLE AND DRIZZLED WITH →

THERE’S A PARTY GOING DOWN SOON AND EVERYONE IS SO FUCKING INVITED. SO INVITED. SEPTEMBER 29, SNEAKY DEE’S, TORONTO STEEL BANANAS FIRST ANNIVERSARY BASH $5 YOU SHOULD TOTALLY COME! IT’S GOING TO BE MEGA-COOL WE’VE GOT SOME BANDS THE DARCYS JANE’S PARTY THE BODY ELECTRIC AND A SWEET DJ HEMINGWAY SERIOUSLY. YOU’RE NOT EVEN GOING →

I KNOW THAT WE USUALLY ANNOUNCE THE MOOSE OF THE MONTH TOWARD THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT I JUST COULDN’T CONTAIN MYSELF: THIS HANDSOME FELLA’S NAME IS JONAS, HE’S A CAPRICORN FROM KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND I AM VERY PROUD TO DECLARE THIS FINE SPECIMEN STEELBANANAS’ MOOSE OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER! I SPOKE →

HEY EVERYPEOPLES IN THE PLACE TO BE STEEL BANANAS IS STARTING A READING SERIES: THE MONTHLY EGGPLANT AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED, THIS WILL BE HAPPENING MONTHLY AT ZOOTS CAFE, 1438 DUNDAS STREET WEST THE FIRST ONE IS HAPPENING 22 SEPTEMBER AT 7:30 PM IT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY DAMN COOL FEATURING: N.ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG KAREN →

The SB crew hit up the Broken Pencil Fantasy Party on friday night at the Whipper Snapper. A few (stressing on few) photos below. →

BANANAUPDATES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY WITH RADISHES ON THE SIDE AND A NICE TALL GLASS OF TURNIP-PEPPERMINT NECTAR TO WASH IT ALL DOWN. TASTY. FIRST THING’S FIRST, IT’S TIME TO REVEAL THE STEELBANANAS.COM MOOSE of the MONTH: THIS MONTH’S WINNER IS ALBERT FROM BRANDON, MANITOBA ALBERT IS A TWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD MALE WITH →