Author: Helen Bradley
The East Kensington Mini Zine Fest
We’re having a mini-zine fest!
Small fest, not small zines . . . well, some zines may be small, but not all.
First Friday, September 6th
6-9pm At OG Pizza on Frankford Ave
It’s going to be a relatively small show.
Probably like 10 artists, so act fast if you want in!
BYO table, spots are $25.
Bands curated by Victor Vieira-Branco @vvb___
Help from Who Pressed Press @whopressdpress
Brought to you by East Kensington Arts Committee @eastkensingtonneighbors
WEIRDO Fest @weirdooddfest
Fireball Printing @fireballprints
OG Pizza @o_g_pizza
Email creepymozzarella@weirdo.pizza if you want to be in this — there are a few spots left!
How To Promote Your Band
You did it! You found a few other humans to make beautiful music with AND you’ve got a gig. Whether it’s in your mom’s basement or an actual venue, it’s time to get ready and get people there. Here’s how:
- SPREAD THE WORD: socials are important, sure, but nothing beats real life. Post your show posters throughout the city, in shared public spaces like libraries and art centers, and in local businesses like coffee shops and other places you go. It never hurts to ask if you can post a flier — carry them with you and ask wherever you go.
You can design your own fliers by hand, level up and hire one of our designers to do it for you, or find something that works for you online. Any way you choose works, just make sure to add all the details and make them eyeball-worthy.
NEED POSTERS? Order those here before Labor Day or here forever.
NEED POSTCARDS? (these are great for leaving on counters!)? Get ’em here before Labor Day or here forever.
- GET YOUR MUSIC READY: Record it at home, get your friend with some mics in his basement to hook you up, or book a studio — whatever level you choose, we just know it’s going to be great.
MAKING A TAPE? Order j-cards here before Labor Day or here forever.
PRESSING VINYL? We can print the inserts.
- DOWNLOAD CODES AND QR CODES: If you don’t want to produce a physical album, or don’t have the time, no problem. Print a small card to hand out at your shows with your band name, URL if you have one, and social handles. Business cards are the perfect size for this.
NEED TO GET THOSE? Order business cards here.
Also, if you’re reading this before Labor Day, don’t forget our Summer of Specials is still going. You can save a bunch with Artist Bundles and our specials — so don’t wait. And good luck at the show!
(Feature Image of Those Troublemakers by Jared Gruenwald of LeftEyedStudios, WEIRDO 2023)
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Go on an Adventure with Zelda Flanagan
Zelda Flanagan — created by writer and artist Brandi Reed — is a country girl with a creative spirit. After every adventure, she dares readers to ask “where to next?”
Brandi is an illustrator and architecture student based in New York City. With Zelda Flanagan, they build a vibrant world that sparks curiosity and joy.
We love the bright colors in the illustrations that you can find across Brandi’s work, especially in the postcards, prints, and business cards they just ordered through our Summer of Specials.
Check it out for yourself at brandireed.com and get your own artist bundle deal through our Summer of Specials before August 31st!
Posters:
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: 100lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
Postcards:
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: 120lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
Business Cards:
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: 120lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
Our Ice Cream Guide
It’s National Ice Cream Month and we are lucky enough to live in a city with so much great ice cream that sometimes it’s hard to choose which delicious ice cream we want.
To make it easier for you, we assembled a list of all our favorites.
Check it out and get your scoops in.
Want to take a road trip? Check out Morgensterns in NYC, too!
PS. Printing is a feeling. RIP Little Babies.
Check Out Fruiting Bodies
The Brooklyn Seed Lab is so cool. They are a speculative, conceptual community seed library, food farm, and biodesign space that curates amazing natural collections each season.
Their annual catalog, Fruiting Bodies, captures a range of possibilities to bring sustainable fruit to your own urban farm. It’s gorgeous and useful and we were so excited to print these.
Check out some shots below and learn more about the project and the creator of Fruiting Bodies, Nancy Smith, at brooklynseedlab.com
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Insides on 70lb Smooth Text/Cover on 100lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
- Binding: Saddle-Stitch
WEIRDO 2024 APPLICATIONS ARE LIVE!
Oh, hi, weirdo.
WEIRDO FEST is our annual celebration of all things art and weird.
It is our love letter to the East Kensington area and the spirit of creativity that makes Philadelphia an interesting place to live. An all-day festival bringing art to the streets.
This year, WEIRDO will be Saturday, October 19, 2024. It will be bigger, better, and weirder than ever before.
If you’d like to be a part of it all, fill out an application today:
Performer Application
Artist/Exhibitor Application
Vendor Application
AAAAAAND, one more thing! This year we’re seeking full WEIRDO saturation of East Kensington. You can help us grow WEIRDO by becoming a sponsor or making a donation. The more money we have to work with the more WEIRD it gets!
To learn more about WEIRDO, click here.
Artist Spotlight | KEITH WARREN GREIMAN
Keith Warren Greiman is an illustrator who pays tribute to the character and beauty of Philadelphia’s neighborhoods in their work.
From incredible prints to iconic shirts like “I Love the Sixers (because I hate myself)”, Keith really embodies the spirit of Philadelphia, through and through.
Check out their ode to the Memphis Taproom below and follow them on IG for more.
- Ink: CMYK
- Paper: Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth
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art by Keith Warren Greiman
Meet Paul.
Paul is a lot of things: the co-owner of Fireball; a fierce advocate for East Kensington and the surrounding community; the mastermind behind WEIRDO; and a cool dad (Happy Father’s Day!). He’s also an artist with an incredible ability to bring his dreams — no matter how wild, weird, or wondrous — into reality.
Even before his days of printing show flyers in the dining room of his apartment on Front Street (if you saw a flyer for the Barbary circa 2008, that’s likely where it came from), Paul was committed to making art accessible and inspiring for as many humans as possible.
Breaking down the barriers of typical art shows, Paul created BIG ART SHOW, a traveling collective of creators and performers who travelled to cities across the US, making space for artists of any skill, medium, and age to share their work, come together, and amplify their voices.
Since then, Paul has found ways to continue that work, with a greater focus on East Kensington and the surrounding neighborhoods. WEIRDO brings together thousands of people each year and is a love letter to the community that Paul, his family, and their business call home.
If you see him at Fireball, or anywhere, really, stop and say hi. Possible sure-fire conversation starters include: David Byrne, Twin Peaks, Gumby, pizza, city gardening, and ice cream.
Pride Feature | Artist Spotlights
The LGBTQIA+ community in Philadelphia makes our city great and far more beautiful.
We feature queer artists all year, but every June we spotlight
our current faves to amplify their voices.
Click the name on their image to explore their work and support them.
Sophie Czark Lee
Sophie is an artist, designer, and filmmaker based in Bushwick. She has a passion for vintage ephemera, making things with her hands, and cult classics from the 80s. In her art practice, Sophie focuses primarily on digital illustrations, incorporating her love for journaling and graphic design.
Yamz World
Denver-based Artist Brayan Montes-Terrazas is better known by his alias YAMZ. Under YAMZ, Brayan’s unwavering identity-driven art stresses the importance of putting marginalized voices at the forefront of our conversations and the stories he tells.
Juliette Boulay
Juliette Boulay is an indie music photographer currently residing and creating in Philadelphia, PA. Juliette explores music spaces, drawing inspiration from familial loss, the warmth of the music community, and the primordial soup of a sold out show.
German Ayala Vazquez
German is a photographer and visual artist. His primary aim is to illuminate and uplift the narratives and experiences of BIPOC LGBTQIA+ individuals worldwide, with a particular emphasis on regions historically affected by colonization.
Karlovy Cross
Karlovy is an Indigenous Quechua-Hungarian Illustrator, a sapphic and lover of fairies. Her work is seen as tender expression of feminine queerness and an ode to nudity in its most natural form… body hair, stretch marks, and all.
Kah Yangni
Kah Yangni is an illustrator who makes hyper vibrant art about justice, queerness, and joy- using cut up paper, drawings, paint, and Photoshop to show a world where we are free. Kah’s art can be found on billboards, one 2,250 square foot mural, and on bedroom walls from West Philly to Iceland.
Alyssa Klash
Alyssa’s work explores the dark and powerful female psyche in everyone. She uses her sexy cat muse, known as “Albino Kitty,” as her guide to create stunning hand-drawn illustrations that are transformed into clothing, prints, pins, stickers, and much more.
Brielle DuBose and De’von Downes
Brielle DuBose and De’von Downes host Philly Queer Life Drawing. Partnering with venues around the city, they provide a space for artists to build community and highlight the beauty of our queer bodies!! Brielle is an illustrator and facilitator in South Philly. De’von is an established muralist in the Philly/Jersey area as well a brilliant jewelry maker.
SUMMER OF SPECIALS 2024!
Created with artists in mind (but anyone can appreciate a good deal)
this year’s summer specials are better than ever.
Check ’em out and get those projects moving.
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- Artist Bundle #1 | $80
- Posters/Postcards/Business Cards
- 50 Single-Sided 8×10 Posters
- 100 Double-Sided 4×6 Postcards
- 100 Double-Sided 2×3.5 Business Cards
- Zine Special #1 | $50
- 25 5.5×8.5 Booklets; 12pg Plus Cover; Black & White Insides/Color Cover
- Zine Special #4 | $90
- 25 5.5×8.5 Booklets; 16pg Plus Cover; Color Insides/Color Cover
- Poster Special | $15
- 50 11×17 Posters 4/0 on 100lb Gloss Text or 70lb Smooth Text OR 12×18 Posters 4/0 on 100lb Gloss Text or 70lb Smooth Text
- Artist Bundle #2 | $90
- Posters/Postcards/Business Cards
- 50 Single-Sided 11×17 Posters
- 100 Double-Sided 4×6 Postcards
- 100 Double-Sided 2×3.5 Business Cards
- Zine Special #2 | $60
- 25 5.5×8.5 Booklets; 16pg Plus Cover; Black & White Insides/Color Cover
- Folded Card Special | $35
- 25 4.25×5.5 OR 5×7 Folded Cards 4/4 OR 4/0 on 12pt C1S OR 120lb Smooth Uncoated Cover
- Postcard Special | $100
- 1000 4×6 Postcards 4/4 on 130lb Gloss Cover
- Artist Bundle #3 | $100
- Zines/Postcards/Business Cards
- 25 5.5×8.5 12PG + Cover Full Color Booklets
- 100 Double-Sided 4×6 Postcards
- 100 Double-Sided 2×3.5 Business Cards
- Zine Special #3 | $80
- 25 5.5×8.5 Booklets; 12pg Plus Cover; Color Insides/Color Cover
- J Card Special | $30
- 100 4×4 Digital J Cards 4/4 on 100lb Gloss Cover
- Large Format Special | $15 / $25 / $40
- 13×19 or 18×24 or 24×36 Poster 4/0 on Epson Enhanced Matte OR Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper OR Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper
