Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 29-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
The music and art of Mecca Normal (Jean Smith and David Lester) are part of the 2014 Whitney Biennial (March 7-May 25, 2014) in New York City. The exhibit, Public Collectors: Malachi Ritscher, was organized by Chicago-based artist Marc Fischer, who recently moderated a discussion about Malachi Ritscher’s incredible audio documentation of Chicago’s music scenes.
Public Collectors: Malachi Ritscher will be exhibited in Chicago in September.
Free poster: Malachi by David Lester
Free download: acoustic version of Mecca Normal’s “Malachi” released on Nov. 3, 2013, the seventh anniversary of Malachi Ritscher’s war protestation in Chicago. Jean Smith vocals, David Lester acoustic guitar, Kramer on bass and keys. Produced and mixed by Kramer.
While on tour in September, Mecca Normal will be interviewed by Democracy Now! about Malachi Ritscher.
“Arsenal,” from The Observer (Kill Rock Stars, 2006) (download):
