Donald O'Finn Video Art Opening in Red Hook * Saturday

Donald O'Finn will be showing his stuff over at newish bar Botanica over in Red Hook this Saturday night. He is the mastermind behind those captivatingly bizarro videos on the TV over at Freddy's. The opening will happen upstairs and is free. The live music downstairs which includes Les Sans Cullotes and The Marvin Barnes TimeMachine has suggested donation and a portion of it will go to Develop Don't Destroy.

Here are the details as per the invite:

Video Art by Donald O’Finn will be on display at Red hook Bar, Botanica. Donald O’Finn’s video projections are compilations of strange and wonderful found footage, weaved and strained through his psyche into painterly narratives, and poetic loops. His work has been screened at the Hirshhorn Museum of Art in Washington DC., Anthology Film Archives in New York City, and Parkers Box Art Gallery in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Mr. O’Finn has twice been included in the Village Voice Best Off issues. (his videos have attained cult status from their constant display at Freddy’s Bar in Prospect heights, Brooklyn).
Live music provided by Les Sans Culottes and The Marvin Barnes Time Machine with special guest Paul Sullivan.

Bar Botanica, 220 Conover St. at the corner of Coffey St. in Red Hook. 718-797-2297

"Cop Bar": A documentary music video set in Red Hook.

You never know what will land in the F.I.B inbox! Most of the time I don't post it unless I know you, I like what you are doing or you put me on the guest list but this one made me laugh. It will probrably offend most of you but I am out of my mind hence my last post and am abandoning any concept i ever had about F.I.B. If I want to be Perez Hilton, Dee Dee Ramone, Andy Warhol or Ruth Gordon so be it.

Enjoy and let me know what you think...did it make you laugh cause the casting was DEAD ON or are you offended and will never look at F.I.B again?

The press release about this masterpiece in music video making...

Acoustic rock artist Jimmy Lloyd recently teamed with director Josh Durham to shoot a full length music video for "Cop
Bar", the first single release from the singer/songwriter's self titled debut album. Shot at the Moonshine Bar in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Jimmy Lloyd called on cast members of the famous "Sopranos" series to make star cameos in the video. With appearances by Lou Martini Jr. ("Sopranos"character Anthony Infante), Danny Grimaldi ("Sopranos" character Patsy Parisi) and Louis Vanaria ("A Bronx Tale" character "Crazy Mario"), the "Cop Bar" video delivers a gritty, side-splitting punch as it introduces rock music¹s emerging star Jimmy Lloyd.

Attempting to place the creative spirit back into music videos, the screenplay for the video was completely created and written by Jimmy Lloyd."Cop Bar" is an uproarious look inside a gritty, tough NYC bar where a few "wise guys" (Jimmy Lloyd, Vanaria, and Grimaldi) find themselves as all hell breaks loose.