INVERMERE HOUSE: There have been some seriously good shows this past month.

During July, Jacksonville saw performances by out-of-town acts such as Projexorcism, Ironing, Hal Mcgee, Russian Tsarlag, Jeff Zagers, Oubliette, Jim Ivy, Dan Reaves, Religious Girls, too many more great acts too list. And our local artists brought the fury as always-- Lucy Bonk, Keahota Hota, Lycan Army, Glyph, Plagues, Styrofoam Swamp, Greg Owens, Dylan Tietze, Kevin Lewis, Travis Johnson, Jameson Williams and others. Along with everyone who was gracious enough to play for us at the last Invermere House show.

Before I get into all that, let me tell you what's scheduled so far for August:

--Invermere House Show IV and Invermere House Show V

-8/5 and 8/6, respectively. Click the links to see the lineups.
-- Moths, Dream Love, ZZ Remeriez, National Dairy, Arc and Panther
-At The Laboratory 8/5/11

-- Apartment Music #13 experimental music concert

-Watch on the internet on 8/6/11
-- ...And The Hippos Were Boiled In Their Tanks, Ironing, Philospiders, RagdollPoet, S.E.X
-At The Laboratory 8/6/11

-- Names Divine / National Dairy/ La Mars / Rape Objects / Baby Ghost / Electric Teeth

-At nullspace gallery 8/7/11
-- Hear Hums, Michael Parallax, Ostral
-At the Laboratory 8/12/11
-- The Laboratory 2-Year Anniversary ft Sonen Ars Phoenix and DJ Professor Drew
-At the Laboratory 8/13/11

-- Loren Knack "Now Note" (Liminal Collisions)

-At nullspace gallery 8/27/11

-- PRESTIGIOUS BACKYARD MUSICAL FORUM AND COCKTAIL LOUNGE

-Curated by Lucy Bonk-- 8/23/11
-- Action Research #73 ft David Dove & Ms. YET
-At The Laboratory 8/26/11

Thanks to Hal McGee for putting together the "There Must Be Something in the Water.." show at nullspace. It's always nice having Action Research for a visit. And what a great show! For those that couldn't make it, it was a series of opening acts followed by a group improvisation that was spread out across the entire nullspace gallery.. For over an hour, spectators and performers alike were roaming around, listening to and creating sounds, all having their own individual experience depending on where they roamed. So many great performers just doing what they do best--- it was amazing.

Thanks as well to Lucy Bonk for throwing the "Sketchy Backyard Blowout", it was a perfect, relaxing and sonically amazing night. And I extend immense gratitude to Keaton Orsborne, for... well, doing what he always does-- making real things happen. This has been one of the most memorable months I've ever seen in the Jacksonville experimental music scene, and without people like you we wouldn't have near the community we do.

Keaton Orsborne has been so kind as to provide video documentation to many of the great Jacksonville performances in July. Here are the videos in order of the performances themselves (this list will be updated as more videos become available):

Keahota Hota - 7/1/2011 at Starlight