This might be a little too "actually cool" for this list, but there is such a thing as a music geek, after all. Tickets are $20 at the door. Those not interested in seminal alternative rock can spend the day playing video games and eating BBQ. Happy Labor Daybor!
8pm at Freddy's Bar & Backroom, 485 Dean Street, Brooklyn
Remember that Simpsons episode where Lisa and the new brainy girl competed in the school's Diorama-Rama? And the new girl finishes hers really early and says, "Lisa, we're talking dioramas. Who could wait?" Well, this real-life event is tomorrow, but don't stress - you make the dioramas on the spot, so bring a shoebox and plenty of supplies! This may be the nerdiest event we've ever covered. Wednesday, September 5, 2007
8pm @ The 92nd Street Y, at Lexington Ave, Manhattan
Any member of Monty Python should be considered geekanerd royalty, and Michael Palin was always my personal fave. Palin will be speaking about his years with the Python boys to coincide with his newly released volume of diaries from those silly, silly years. Don't ask me why Lorne Michaels will be there, possibly to promote that SNL retrospective wankfest that's been clogging up NBC recently? Tickets are a whopping $26 dollars (it's worth it!), but if you're short you can check out Mike's free talk at the Lincoln Center Barnes and Noble on 9/3.
7pm @ The Museum of the Moving Image, 35 Ave and 36th St, Astoria, Queens
Old west outlaws are a severely under-represented character in today's society. Once we collectively tire of pirates, ninjas, and hobos, you know who's still going to be there? The Outlaw. Tickets are $10 or free for museum members, buy em online with the title link.
While Watchmen movie rumors are all well and good, the other most exciting upcoming comic-to-film adaptation is MarjaneSatrapi's Persepolis. It's the autobiographical story of a girl growing up in Iran while theIslamic Revolution reached it's height. This foreign-yet-understandable trailer focuses on a counter-revolution going on in the 1970s; HARD ROCK.
Bad. Ass. Who says 2-D animation is dead? ICV2 blogged today that A-lister Sean Penn and punk rock god Iggy Pop will both be voicing roles in the English-language release, due out in late 2007.
Analysis after the jump.
This project is only a blip on Iggy's illustrious acting career, which includes a reoccurring role as Michelle Trachtenberg's dad on "Pete & Pete" and a great cameo in Dead Man's most homoerotic scene. But it's a pretty remarkable gig for Sean Penn - it's rare for truly respected American dramatic actor to do cartoon voice over work, since not many high-profile dramatic animated films are released in the USA for widespread consumption. Usually only Miyazaki gets the big actingtalent to show up for English dubs. Of course, cinematic acting skills don't always transfer over to the magical craft of voice-acting, so here's hoping Sean Penn nails it on his first time out.
Get your hands on the first piece of Will Wright's new masterpiece, and make some creatures that'll put Jim Henson to shame. Well, not really. But you can dream.
Wow, NYC nerds. This week is seriously packed. If you don't dig our picks, be sure to check out the Geek Out Calendar for plenty more choices.
