Jazz - West Yellowstone, MT / Kansas City, MO
Read MoreJulia Louis-Dreyfest 2019 Lineup
August 9th & 10th - Billings, MT
Read MoreJulia Louis-Dreyfest 2019: Call for Poet Submissions
We are officially reopening submissions for our Dreyfest Poetry Jam! In its third year, this event features collaborations between poets and others (musicians, noise makers, paper crumplers, dancers, artists, etc.) exchanging art with audiences in thought-provoking ways. The event takes place at Craft Local (2413 Montana Ave, Billings, MT) on Friday, August 9.
Performers are chosen based on the material provided in their application and adherence to event's emphasis on spoken word and poetry.
By submitting, you agree that your words are yours alone and not intended to cause harm to others, and that you are responsible for any language that you choose to share. No homophobia, racism, sexism, or fascism tolerated.
Submissions can be up to 8 minutes in length.
NOTE: if you’re performing with someone else or doing a collaboration, it’s also suggested that you answer these questions together. However you wanna do it, one response per group, please.
Submissions must be received by June 30th.
Atmospheric Impulse
Eric Toennis - Fiction - Eugene, OR
Read MoreWaste Radio: Philthy Talk #2 - Mario Miner Jr.
Overview
Mario Miner is one cool dude. He makes guitar amps out of ammo cans, grenade canisters & cow skulls, and he makes some rad distortion pedals. And he has a band that kicks ass! Phil and Mario talk about Mario's history growing up near the Fort Belknap Reservation and how that informs the work he does in a DIY mode. They also talk about The Reddmen, the blues, substance abuse, and they mess around with some of Mario's homemade music gear.
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Jesc Gallegos - Poetry - Billings, MT
Read MoreWASTE RADIO: Witches of the Waste
In the latest broadcast of Waste Radio, Waste correspondents Eric Toennis and Chris Tsekouras journey to the heart of the witch's lair for a very special episode. On a farm outside Tillamook, OR they sit down with herbal artist Laura Sanders of Rogue Witch Apothecary and visual artist Sara Dread to talk about witchcraft, paganism, magic, and what it means for them to be witches in their daily lives. They even do a tarot card reading!
Read MoreEither Stop Flipping The Bat, Or Stop Acting Surprised When Pitchers Throw At You
Austin Finn - Essay - Brooklyn, NY
Read MoreWASTE RADIO: Philthy Talk #1 - Drew McMannus of Satsang
In the first official episode of Philthy Talk (and the opening of Waste Radio!), Phil has musician, entrepreneur, jiu jitzu student, and conversationalist Drew McMannus over to talk about a bunch of shit, including climate change, The Hussle, discipline, revolution, and Drew's band Satsang. Check out their new record Kulture wherever you get music!
We have renamed our book club feed in the spirit of providing an open platform much like our website, to which people can submit work and “try out” podcast ideas without going thru the rigamarole of setting up their own channel. We are thinking of it as a sort of incubator for eggs like Philthy Talk. If you have an idea for a podcast, send a pilot to admin@waste-division.org! And be on the lookout for more stuff from Waste Radio every Wednesday.
Read MoreWaste Books Podcast - Appendix 010 - Don Corcoran & Phillip Griffin
In this episode Waste correspondent Phil Griffin had Don Corcoran over for a long conversation about addiction, pleasure, family, fundamentalism, and dying, among many other topics. Don has a progressive form of blood cancer and was leaving for a possible cure treatment just days after this recording, and yet he still made time to tell his story & talk.
Read MoreWaste Books Podcast - "Sex at Dawn" by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá
Join us this month as we discuss Chris Ryan and Cacilda Jethá nonfiction book about prehistoric human sexuality, Sex at Dawn!
Overview
If you're looking for a comfortable read, you're likely not going to find it here. The authors of this book pull no punches as they undertake a big task: undermining what they call the "standard narrative of human sexuality," which they see as potentially very harmful to humans given how we likely evolved and behaved for hundreds of thousands of years.
Read MoreIt's Always a Full Moon Somewhere
Sara Dread - Visual Art - Tillamook, OR
Read MoreWaste Books Podcast - Appendix 009 - Jeff Jones & Phillip Griffin
Waste Correspondent Phillip Griffin had computer nerd, entrepreneur, and all-around badass Jeff Jones over for homemade kombucha and kimchi and a big conversation! Topic areas include capitalism, the tech industry, life in LA, and how fucked we all are. Get in on this wide-ranging conversation with a guy who seems to know wtf he's doing! He's pretty cool despite being a filthy capitalist. Also check out his radio-phone company at beartooth.com!
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Dillon Weickum - Photography - Missoula, MT
Read MoreWaste Books Podcast - Appendix 008 - Natalie Myers & Mary Kate Teske et al.
Waste Correspondents Mary Kate Teske and Phil Griffin hang out with Billings, MT visual artist Natalie Myers for a meandering conversation about work, being a parent, living in your hometown, and hair care.
Read MoreWaste Books Podcast - "The Argonauts" by Maggie Nelson
Episode 13
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The Heart is Always Hungry
Anna Paige - Poetry - Billings, MT
Read MoreWaste Books Podcast - Appendix 007 - Tyler Murphy & Phillip Griffin
For the latest episode of the Waste Books appendices Waste Correspondent Phillip Griffin sat down over coffee with a MT-based painter, gallery owner, and all-around sweetie Tyler Murphy to talk philosophy & other shtuff. Topics include discursivity, Story Night at Montana Gallery, danger & vulnerability in modern life, Paul Tillich's book The Courage to Be, and Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil. For more of Tyler's work visit montanagallery.net!
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Rahul Kumar - Visual Art - Goa, India
Read MoreWaste Books Podcast - Appendix 006 - Cooper Tells a Story
Cooper Malin tries his hand at being "professional" and a "storyteller." It totally "worked" and wasn't a "weird exploration into ASMR."
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