Calypsos at "ROAR"FRONT in Bushwick!

Roar! Last night I went over to the STOREFRONT gallery on Wilson Ave in my neighborhood of Bushwick to check out Literary Thursdays where they host readings by local writers and poets. Last night's program featured an audio play by author Paul Rome with music by Roarke Menzies. It was pretty awesome! The audio play was called Calypsos and even though there wasn't any rum and coca-cola it stilled played to a packed house! Roar!

Here is Paul Rome reading his part in Calypsos. The audio play was divided into two parts the first being the sad love story of two Columbia students and the second being a retelling of The Odyssey from Penelope's perspective. The two stories were intercut together and both were backed by Roarke Menzies haunting music! I particularly liked the retelling of the Odyssey, it reminded me of my own ancestor, T-Rexxeus, and all the trouble he had getting home from the Cretaceous Wars! I never really thought about what his wife, Lagos, must have been going through! Roar!

Here I am with Roarke Menzies. I really like saying his name! ROARke! It has such a nice ring to it! His music is pretty sweet too! Before the reading started he performed a short piece where he recorded his own vocals live then layered them to produce a chilling effect! It's definitely something that needs to be seen live! Roar!

Here I am with Paul Rome. His last name also sounds pretty cool! ROOOOOOOOOme... Darn, so close! Well despite having only a somewhat cool last name, Paul is a really talented writer! He's had several readings in the neighborhood and recently a piece of his was chosen to open the newest issue of Bushwick's own literary journal, the Bushwick Review. That's pretty impressive! Roar!

It's great to know that I live in a neighborhood with such talented people like Paul and Roarke! Next time either of them has a performance definitely check it out! Also be sure to stop by STOREFRONT and check out the Literary Thursdays reading series not to mention all the great art! Roar!