A Profile of Artist Mac Premo

Filmmaker Bas Berkhout intimately delves into the NYC creative's life and process

Brooklyn-based Mac Premo aptly self-identifies as an artist and a “stuff-maker.” Peering into his studio reveals that the latter is surely a description he lives up to on a daily basis. Premo recently invited Dutch filmmaker Bas Berkhout (now based in Brooklyn) into his studio and home to learn more about his work, life and inspiration. Berkhout—largely known for his Like Knows Like series—paints an …

Henry Wolfe: Encino

CH premieres the animated music video for "Miracle Mile," from the musician's upcoming EP

Three years have brought out a weathered yet spirited side of Henry Wolfe. While the musician’s debut LP Linda Vista (2011) was straightforward, almost too gentle even, with its conventional instrumentation and approach, the two original songs on Wolfe’s upcoming EP Encino (which also includes two covers) cut much deeper as he’s developed a more enduring sound to complement his pacifying voice and lyrics. Part …

Leave Earth Behind: “The Universe is a Small Hat”

César Alvarez brings his fully participatory electronic musical to NYC's Babycastles to examine the eternal problem of designing an ideal society

It’s not extraordinarily uncommon to dream of packing your belongings, jumping on a spaceship and leaving Earth far, far behind. Motives may differ, from a hope to escape a planet polluted by unpleasantries, to an insatiable desire for adventure, but they all have one thing in common: whatever this planet has is just not enough. So what if the option were actually available? What if, …