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Friday, May 25, 2012

Music news ATL Zine Library benefit/Sriracha House show tonight

Posted by Chad Radford on Fri, May 25, 2012 at 11:02 AM

AZF co-foounders Amanda Mills (left) and Tracy Soo-Ming
The Atlanta Zine Fest isn’t slated to go down until August of 2013, but co-founders Amanda Mills (Big Blonde Records) and Tracy Soo-Ming (Hoss/Fan Death Records) are already laying the groundwork. Tonight (Fri., May 25) they’re hosting a show at the Sriracha House and it serves a few utilitarian purposes: First, it’s a fundraiser for the Atlanta Zine Library and a release party for the AZL catalogue — a limited edition zine-style inventory of the library’s stock. It’s a means of putting next year’s zine festival on people’s radars as well, but more urgently, they’re putting a call for volunteers. “We need volunteers in any capacity you can imagine,” says Ming. “Designers, social media, idea people … even if you don’t think you can do anything but want to get involved, we’d love to meet people who are interested in what we’re doing.”

What they’re organizing is the first of what is planned to be will be an annual underground zine/press conference that will foster critical discourse about the media and counterculture, and will include panelists, featured speakers, workshops, and vendors. It is essentially a celebration of handmade media and DIY modes of expression, and how they've evolved to co-exist with Internet.

"It seems like there's a love affair with printed matter going on these days," Mills says. "There's an important convergence between the Internet and zines. Most print zines also have blogs as well — they can and do exist in a symbiotic relationship."

For more on the resurgence of interest in print zines and other DIY publications, check out Jenna Wortham's New York Times piece "Raised on the Web, but Liking a Little Ink."

... and for more information on how to become a volunteer with the Atlanta Zine Library/Fest., send an email to Info@atlantazinefest.com.

In the meantime, Featureless Ghost headlines the benefit show tonight, along with Fit of Body, Weapon, and No Eyes.

Sriracha House. 1865 Winthrop Drive in East Atlanta. $3 (suggested donation), and the music starts up around 9 p.m.

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