Pend Suspension

The Electric Circus

kazokamoto — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:38:39 +0000

Ladies, gentlemen, and freaks of all natures!! Come one come all; come join the bloody good times!! We have Rabbit and Goat Boy fresh from the half-man-half-animal-circus-farm! The celebration of the restitution of our Orphic Princess from the Far East will be a Danse Macabre all night long! Sell your soul to the devil and witness blood, hooks, pain, and good time! By hook or by crook, hide your children from the Pend Family’s Sideshow Extravaganza!!

The Electric Circus will be taking place on the 8th of May, 2010 at Eagle Theater in Pontiac MI!!

FEATURING MIND BLOWING ART WORK BY INSANE ARTISTS AT BIG TOP TATTOO!!

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Eagle Theater

15 S. Saginaw

Pontiac, MI, 48342

248-758-9770

Wonderland:Detroit

kazokamoto — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:53:17 +0000

Ladies, gentlemen, and freaks!! We are doing it again! The encore performances of Wonderland:Detroit!!

photo by Trever Long

Follow the White Rabbit as the adventure continues, with even more twists and turns! Witness the madness unfold on New Years Eve, January 1st and 2nd, as the cast of Wonderland: Detroit reunites for one more encore performance, featuring the talents of Satori Circus, Warrior Girl, Dixon’s Violin, Flec, Ringmaster Zeb, Jessica Rabbit, and the ever delightful Roxi Dlite!

Your favorite characters will be voiced byLibertine, Jamison, Ted Talvitie (of Gepetto Files), and Haley Jane, with musical accompaniment by house band, the Glass Orphans (featuring members of established bands The Questions and the Electric Lions). The Pend Suspension team, represented by Daveyhooks and Kaz, will also present a macabre take on the Mad Hatter’s tea party.

Organized by Casey Miller and Jason McCombs, with master visionary John Dunivant behind set design, usher in the new year with the Wonderland team as we go further down into the hole…

So come one, come all! Come join the bloody good times!

Go get your tickets online @
www.whoooareyou.com

www.wonderland-detroit.com

Tickets for WONDERLAND are also on sale at
SHOWTIME CLOTHING at
5708 Woodward Avenue, Detroit
(313) 875-9280

Wonderland’s Myspace page: www.myspace.com/wonderlanddetroit

Articles about the previous performances:

The Detroiter

Deep Cutz

The Mid Wasteland

Real Detroit Weekly

Photo Coverages of the previous performances:

Trever Long

Michael Spleet (2snapsUp)

Wonderland:Detroit @
Hastings Ballroom
715 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 873-2955

DAMNED II

kazokamoto — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:56:40 +0000

“On October 29 2009 in Detroit, there will be a congregation of 140 of the most controversial fine art artists from across the world to display over 200 of their darkest of creations at DAMNED II – An Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness.”

Ladies, gentlemen, and freaks! DVS DAMNED, the gallery of dark arts is back!

This year, Pend proudly presents the works of Miss Genne Laakso at this darkest of Detroit’s art exhibit. You must witness her work on your own to believe its grace and beauty, guaranteed to send shivers down your spine with scars to remember it for eternity!

DAMNED II Art Gallery will be featuring Miss Pussykatt as the headlining performer with the support of Rachael Finan showcasing her fantastic butoh.

So come one, come all! Come join the bloody good times!

photo by Neil Braybrook (NJB Photography)

Articles about the event:

Time.com

Juxtapoz Magazine

Photo coverages of the event:

Danielle Kaltz

DAMNED II @
Tangent Gallery / Hastings Ballroom
715 E Milwaukee St, Detroit, MI 48202

Theatre Bizarre 09: Detroit Undead

kazokamoto — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:35:54 +0000

Detroit is dead, but the undead will rise from the ground to save the city!

Come one, come all! Come join our Detroit Undead performances at Theatre Bizarre!
Through the dark alley, just around the corner, death from above and a cursed marionette!
From bizarre to beautiful, spirits of the Motor City , the only cost is your human soul!!

Pend “Detroit Undead” @ Theatre Bizarre 09 was:

Director of operations- Kaz Okamoto

-”Priest”- Gibber Gorno aka Chris Jakubiak
-”Madame Raven”- Crystal Lambergiini
-”Batgirl”- Kaelyn Currow
-”Fortune Teller”- Daveyhooks aka David Bergenham
-”Marionette”- Genne Laakso
-featuring Jogo the Clown
-”Flaming Throat Tug of Death”- Travis & Cory Boersma
-”Ring Leader”- Miss Vicious aka Cori Moore
-”Wildman”- Bradde Hamman

piercers:
Josh Anderson
Bradde Hamman
Nichole Ash
Gibber Gorno
Luc Scott

makeup/ special effects:
Eyecon FX

rigging/light tech- Kevin Cole
rigging/belay- Matt “Daze”
Fortune Teller’s assistant- Cat Cole

…with ~~NO fatalities!~~ LOTS of dead people!!

Articles about the event:

Photo coverages of the event:

John Wiley (Photastic Images)

Trever Long

Brett Lawrence (Lawrence Creative)

Sam Seizert (Dark Detroit Photography)

Michael Spleet (2snapsUp)

Diana Price

Traciebells

Theatre Bizarre
967 West State Fair
Detroit, MI

for Pend crew:
Holiday inn
30000 VAN DYKE AVENUE
WARREN, MI 48093 UNITED STATES
(877) 863-4780
this is the hotel for crew, it is 10.32 miles from TB. Book your rooms, and please contact Kaz.

~~advance tickets WERE available at Noir Leather, Showtime Clothing, Adornment Deluxe and other fine retails stores in Detroit!~~ NO MORE TICKETS AVAILABLE!! SOLD OUT!!!

Dally in the Alley

kazokamoto — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:09:00 +0000

Theatre Bizarre tickets are going on sale!! Only $40 at the Dally!!

from Dally website:
Dally 2009 Official Artists

We warmly welcome Dally alumni Mark Arminski back as the 2009 Dally in the Alley Official Artist. This renowned rock and roll poster artist has a long history with this city, and its music.

The Greenest Festival in Detroit

Recycle Detroit, Waste One, and Great Lakes Recycling are working together with the North Cass Community Union to green the Cass Corridor during Dally in the Alley 2009. The collaboration’s goal is to divert 85% of the waste stream by collecting: Plastic #1-7, aluminum cans, paper, and cardboard.This “Green Trio” were responsible for making this year’s Movement: Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival 2008 a “green event.”

http://www.dallyinthealley.com

Photo coverages of the event:

- Jon Wiley

- Sam Seizert

32nd Annual Dally
Saturday, september 12th, 2009
Rain date as September 13th

4632 Second Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201

Theatre Bizarre 2009 Calendar of Events

kazokamoto — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:47:04 +0000

~ 2009 Calendar of Events ~
(copied from Myspace)

August 29 & 30, 2009 ~ Theatre Bizarre Work Days start around 1pm

September 12, 2009 ~ Theatre Bizarre Tickets go on sale at Dally in the Alley!

24/7 September 13th Through October 23rd ~ Theatre Bizarre Work will be going on. Come down and help make the magic happen! Meet new friends and hang out with old ones while being artistic!

October 24, 2009 ~ The Greatest Show on Earth! Theatre Bizarre!

November 7 & 8, 2009 ~ Theatre Bizarre Cleanup and Winter Storage

November 14 & 15, 2009 ~ Theatre Bizarre Cleanup and Winter Storage

A tragic fire

kazokamoto — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:35:37 +0000

I just received an email from Allen, about a tragic fire in Norway;

I’m sad to say that another fire has hit our community. Havve Fjell from Pain Solution and Wings of Desire lost his Fakir School in a fire this last weekend. To read the full story, please visit the main page of suspension.org:

http://suspension.org/

I know the economy is terrible and everyone dug deep to help Matt Brawley, but if you can help out again, please do!

If you are too broke to contribute, please help pass the word.

Thank You,
Allen Falkner
www.suspension.org

Anybody who may be able to contribute in any way, please get a hold of me!

Pend premiere @ The Ritz (Warren, MI)

kazokamoto — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:48:33 +0000

It is going to be a very casual night this time, folks! Some sexy ladies’ flesh tugs, a Jap, and perhaps hanging from hooks even!

I say blood shall be flowing rather well by 10 pm, and perhaps few loud screams of terror by midnight.

So come one, come all! It is a family show for the dysfunctional!

The Ritz
24300 Hoover Rd., Warren, MI, 48088
(586) 756-6140