West Indian Girl at last year's Treasure Island fest. Photo courtesy of www.treasureislandfestival.com
By Kat Renz
Apparently Noise Pop and Another Planet Productions don't think there's enough cool stuff to do at their upcoming second annual Treasure Island Festival. After all, there are only two days of major indie rock acts, a 60-foot-tall Ferris wheel, double-dutch lessons, and free hairstyling, among other diversions. But perhaps you need a break from dancing and shoegazing and hula hooping? This is when you become grateful to the minds behind the "Treasure Trove."
A 2,500-square-foot tent will house pieces of art and culture representative of the Bay Area and will provide opportunities galore for local creativeness, both others' and your own. Get cozy and catch up on your underground reading in the zine corner, hosted by none other than the SF 'Zine Fest. Relax in a bathtub sculpture. Feeling festival-ly inspired? Compose your own music on the Octamasher, a melodic hydra of eight instruments connected to one computer brain, allowing future electronicons to sample, tweak loops, and collaborate with other participant-observers.
Triple Base Gallery is setting up their "Open for Business" show, a shot at alternative art commerce in which artists and inventors engage viewers to become part of the process. Though exactly which of the 14 artists will be on hand has not been divulged, the list of goods and services offered during their July installation sounds entertaining, quirky, and perfect for Treasure Island attendees: you can turn your old T-shirt into a reusable grocery bag or attain 90 seconds of fame in the "Paris Hiltonize Me" booth. Like any good art tent, photos, collages, silkscreen prints, posters, and paintings will also be available for critique and/or consumption.
In addition to "Treasure Trove," more performers have been added to the ever-growing festival, notably Loquat and Chester French to Saturday, Sept. 20, and Port O'Brien and the Morning Benders to Sunday, Sept. 21.
TREASURE ISLAND FESTIVAL
Sept 20: Justice, TV on the Radio, Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, more
Sept. 21: The Raconteurs, Tegan and Sara, Vampire Weekend, Spiritualized, more
For details go to www.treasureislandfestival.com
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