black white whatever

Spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai tells me she just launched this cool new video, "Black White Whatever," directed by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson. It's good stuff, so spread the word.

It's a call out to our politicians to dig deeper past the black/white binary when discussing race in America. You know, because there are a lot of us out here who are neither black nor white... but we're sure as hell American. The message seems more relevant than ever as we quickly approach one of the most important elections in our lifetime.

I've linked Kelly's stuff before, about a year back, when she did this kickass video for "By-standing: The Begining of an American Lifetime," with director Karen Lin. To learn more about Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai and her work, visit her website here.

attorney says miura was murdered!

It was reported last week that Kazuyoshi Miura had apparently committed suicide. The Japanese businessman had been extradited back to United States for conspiring to have his wife murdered 27 years ago. Just hours after returning in Los Angeles, he was found dead in his cell. But now, Miura's attorney says his wounds were consistent with a choking and beating: Attorney says Kazuyoshi Miura was killed in L.A. jail.

Celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos hired an independent pathologist to examine the body of his client after the L.A. County coroner's office released it. Geragos said the pathologist found injuries to the middle and lower parts of the back as well as to the larynx. These apparently are not the kind of injuries you get from hanging yourself.

Just when you thought this crazy case had finally come to an end. Of course, you couldn't expect a guy like Geragos to go down that quietly, even after his client dies. After all, this is the defense attorney who represented Michael Jackson, and Scott Peterson. He's in it for the headlines. And he just got another one.

"yes we can" around the world & cho the plumber shirts

Simon Tran, a fellow Angry Asian holdin' it down in France, created this cool project to spread the word about Barack Obama'a simple, inspirational message, translated into different languages: "Yes we can" around the world. I just bought myself the Chinese shirt. Now, if only the rest of the world were actually eligible to vote for the President of the United States...


And for those of you who really dug Cho the Plumber from last week, he's now made it on to some t-shirts. No plumber photo though. Copyright infringement issues, you know. Esther Park, the quick-witted artist who created the image, was inspired after watching the presidential debate and got her Photoshop on. The image is a stock photo found literally by Googling "Asian plumber." Anyway, if you've got Cho the Plumber Mania, get your t-shirt here.

toronto reel asian film festival passes on sale

Hey Toronto! Your film festival is coming. The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival runs next month, November 12-16. Mark your calendars, film fans. If you're planning on going, you can buy your passes early and save a little cash. But you have to act fast!

Right now, a Festival Pass is just $100. It gives you access to all festival screenings (including the galas), all Industry Series sessions, and all public parties and special events. Or you can get a Screening Pass for $65, or an Industry Pass for $45, or a 4-Pak for $25.

All great ways to enjoy the festival, but the prices go up tomorrow, October 21. (Yeah, I probably should have posted this a while ago. Sorry.) To buy your festival passes, go to the Reel Asian website here.

get a free pdf of gook: john mccain's racism and why it matters

I've already mentioned Gook: John McCain's Racism and Why It Matters here before. The book is writer Irwin Tang's examination of Senator McCain's history of racism, and not just the "I hate gooks" remark, but throughout his career and associations. The book is described as "a political expose, a real-life mystery, and a manifesto on race and war, all in one volume."

The book was published back in July, but Irwin is now offering the book as a free PDF to anyone who asks, no charge. You just have to email him at irwinbooks@gmail.com, and he'll send you a copy. Check out this video, which briefly explains his perspective on McCain. At this point, he just wants to get the word out.

I've got a hard copy of the book, and I've read through part of it. Personally, while the book has an important message that needs to disseminated, I don't think Gook is particularly well written. People should indeed know about McCain's racism... I just don't think you needed this entire book to do it. Perhaps a solid, extended essay would've been just as effective.

But a book gets people talking, and helps draw attention to the issue. It's certainly intriguing, and there's definitely a lot of information in there that'll make you think twice—as an Asian American, a person of color, or any kind of minority—about wanting John McCain as President of the United States.

my mom is a fob

I have to admit, I laughed my ass off when I checked out my mom is a fob, a blog by Serena and Teresa, chronicling the very Asian Mom things that Asian Moms do. It's equal parts silly, cute, horrifying... and totally true.

It's for everybody who's mom sports a giant-ass welder mask visor when she goes out in the sun, or writes you funny emails telling you to eat right and not be gay. Maybe this is your mom too—if so, you'll totally get it. They're looking for contributions. I could probably forward a funny email or two myself. Take a look here. They've also got a Facebook page here.

university course not suitable for "oriental people"

Some racist news from abroad, spotted over at the Resist racism blog... In Wales, an Asian woman has accused a university of racism after she was apparently told that an accountancy course might not be suitable for "Oriental people": University in 'Oriental' race row.

Odgerel Hatenboer, who is originally from Mongolia, attended an open day at Glyndwr University in Wrexham, with the hope of enrolling for an accountancy course. However, she was told my a staff member that the course might not be suitable for "people like you, Oriental people":

She said: "The man said something like 'I'm not saying you're Chinese but people like you, Oriental people, tend to accept what is written in the books and what the lecturer says, whereas this kind of course is nothing like you have studied in the past, it requires more analytical skills, you will have to do more yourself."

Right. Whatever the hell that means. The guy apparently didn't even ask about her background or qualifications. Just one look at this Oriental lady and a quick judgment. Thanks for the advice, now kindly shut the hell up. By the way, she happens to have a masters in development economics from the University of Manchester and holds a diploma from the Association of Accounting Technicians. Oh snap!

Ms. Hatenboer completed the application form anyway. She was told it would be passed on to the relevant department and she'd hear from the university within a week... However, when she later checked on the status of her application, she found out it had never been received. Where did it go? It's a mystery! That's racist!

sdaff winners/riverside expansion

The main leg of the 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival closed down with a bang last Thursday, with the Closing Night screening of Always 2: Sunset on Third Street. Here's the list of this year's winners, presented last weekend at the festival's Awards Gala:

Best Animation
Meat Days directed by Joe Hsieh

Special Jury Honor
Damn the Past! directed by Julie Kang

Best Dramatic Narrative Short
Moon Lady directed by Wendy Cheng

Best Feature Documentary
Shame directed by Mohammed Naqvi

Best Narrative Feature
Santa Mesa directed by Ron Morales

Grand Jury Award
Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe directed by Harry Kim

Lifetime Achievement Award
Soon-Tek Oh

Congratulations to all the winners. I actually had the chance to see Harry Kim's Dirty Hands during the festival. It defies description. It's an incredible, challenging, fascinating documentary portrait artist David Choe, who has created quite a reputation for himself over the last couple of years as an artistic genius, a criminal, a rebel. I loved it, and highly recommend it.

But wait! The festival ain't over quite just yet. For those of you in Riverside County, you actually have the chance to see the film, along with a bunch of other cool workds, when SDAFF moves north this week for its Riverside expansion, October 21-23 at the Ultrastar Cinemas (formerly University Village Cinemas).

Films screening in Riverside include Dirty Hands, Benson Lee's Planet B-Boy, Amyn Kaderali's Kissing Cousins, and Jessica Yu's Ping Pong Playa, among others. And select screenings are actually free to UCR students! Very cool. Spread the word, and check it out. For the full schedule of Riverside screenings, go here.

man gets $3.5 million for wrongful imprisonment

This is crazy. In one of the largest wrongful-conviction payouts in state history, New York City has agreed to pay $3.5 million to Shih-Wei Su of Queens, who was imprisoned for 12 years after being found guilty of attempted murder: City to Pay $3.5 Million to Wrongfully Imprisoned Queens Man.

Su was convicted by a jury in 1992 after Queens prosecutors knowingly presented false testimony from the star witness, according to a ruling in 2003 by the United States Court of Appeals, which overturned the conviction and condemned the Queens district attorney's office.

Prosecutors had argued at trial that Su ordered fellow members of a youth gang, the White Tigers, to shoot a member of a rival gang, the Green Dragons, in a Bayside pool hall in 1991. He was convicted with the help of testimony from a key witness who agreed to testify against him after being promised by prosecutors leniency regarding his own crimes. On the stand, the witness denied having made such a deal.

Su was sentenced to 16 to 50 years in prison. He was released in 2003 after a federal appeals court ruled that the lead prosecutor in the case, Linda Rosero, elicited false testimony from the witness and misled jury members, telling them there was "technically no agreement" regarding the witness's testimony.

So now the city's paying out. I can think of few things worse than being wrongfully convicted for murder, then spending twelve years in prison for it. What a nightmare. I know you can't really put a dollar amount on that kind of suffering... but $3.5 million doesn't hurt.

far east movement rock the vote show

For those of you in Southern California, my boys in the Far East Movement inform me that they'll be performing a huge show this Wednesday, October 22 at the Viper Room in Hollywood as part of a Rock the Vote showcase, along with Mateo, Pacific Division and New Kingdom. Doors open at 8:30pm, 21 and over. For more information about the show, go the FM website here.

kim ng in the top four for mariners gm job

As of last week, Kim Ng, assistant general manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is still reportedly in the running for the Seattle Mariners GM job. One of the top four candidates, to be exact: Mariners GM search down to 4. If hired, she would become baseball's very first female general manager.

According to an anonymous baseball official, Ng is getting a second interview along with Milwaukee Brewers executive Jack Zduriencik, Arizona Diamondbacks executive Jerry DiPoto and Toronto Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava.

How cool is it to see an Asian American woman's name amongst all these dudes? Word has it, the Mariners are looking for some fresh thinking, and Ng's experience with the Dodgers and Yankees makes her just as qualified as any of these guys.

Here's one Seattle Times columnist on why Kim Ng is exactly what Seattle—and major league baseball—needs right now: Baseball needs someone like Kim Ng.

the master of eyelids, herbs and mini-oven cooking

I receive a lot of email. It can get a little overwhelming sometimes, but I try to give each one its due consideration. That said, this has to be one of the weirdest emails I've ever received. I know it reads like spam... but I think this guy is actually serious:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I want to be a guest in your shows/articles to dispell the notion that all Chinese look sleepy. Born epicanthic, I am the world's only person who can crease my eyelids without surgery, stitches, tapes or glue. Do you want a demonstration? It will attract millions of viewers/readers to your station/magazine/newspaper.

In school I was taunted with gestures of the other students who pulled their upper eyelid down.

"If you stay here much longer, you'll all be slitty-eyed," said Prince Charles to a group of British students during a state visit to China in 1986.

I have written a manuscript on my home-made technique which is easy to follow. It is a regimen that requires some discipline. After all, what worthwhile human endeavour can be accomplished without discipline? Once you have acquired it, you will have it forever and can say sayonara to the nicknames such as Chinaman, Chino, Chinx, Chinky, Tokyo Joe, Button Hole. How can I get a publisher?

A survey of Xiamen University graduates in 2002 found that 54.3 per cent of new job seekers identified physical appearance as the defining factor in securing a position. The Chinese are born without segmented upper eyelids and hate the sleepy look. Beauty is the most important thing for a woman, readily exchangeable for love, prestige or money. More so than education, aristocracy or fame.

The whole world wants to imitate the Americans. When Pepsi went to Nigeria, the natives abandoned their oranges for soda. They used a hot iron to press their hair and bleached their skin. When New Yorkers went to model clothes in Hong Kong, the Chinese drew lines in their slant eyes to fake creases. In the Philippines, they are crazy about all things American. The Fijians used to focus on food and they became obese. The advent of TV caused them to diet and look them like the Americans. Now the Chinese want to buy the gadgets that the Americans take for granted such as electric fans, telephones, washing machines, TVs, computers, motorcars and all the things that evoke status symbols.

Also I can demonstrate desktop cooking. With a mini-oven, I can show you how to cook a feast. No litchen required. This system suits the busy couples who both work, the executives who work overtime, the single persons who hang out a lot, the small rooms and apartments.

Wait a moment! There is more. I can show you how to use herbs to dilate the blood vessels, to increase the libido, to remove free radicals, to strengthen the immune system, to lengthen the 120 year lifespan, to stimulate the body to produce an enzyme that kills cancer cells.

This article is not a prescription and I urge you to seek medical advice concerning these things.

Kenneth Chong

This might be fake. But I so want it to be real, because it's just freakin' weird. Kenneth here appears to be quite a hustler. He not only claims to be the only person who can crease his eyelids "without surgery, stitches, tapes or glue" (and is willing to show you how), he is apparently a badass cook with a mini-oven (no litchen required!) and a master of cancer-killing herbs. Ladies and gentlemen, he's got the skillz to pay the bills. Somebody hire this guy.

remembering george lin

More on George Lin, Program Director for the San Diego Asian Film Festival, who passed away last week. A memorial service for George will be held next Saturday, October 25 in San Diego. Celebrate George's amazing life with his family and friends, favorite foods, funny memories, inspirational music, and prayer. Starts at 2:00pm and ends whenever. For more information, go here.

The family asks in lieu of flowers and gifts, that charitable donations be made to the George C. Lin Memorial Fund, which will provide grants to institutions that provide scholarships to students studying film, and for pheochromocytoma research and education. Please send checks to:

The San Diego Foundation
2508 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92106

Please write the name of the fund, George C. Lin Memorial Fund, on the memo line of your check. A memorial Facebook group was started last week, where friends can share their fond memories and photos of George with one another: George Lin, friend, brother, son, beautiful human being.

UPDATE: Here's the San Diego Union-Tribune's obituary for George Lin: George Lin; scientist's passion led him to work on Asian film festival. It's amazing. Even while struggling with his disease, which left him paralyzed and barely able to speak, he was urging the Filipino nurses around him to check out the San Diego Asian Film Festival. That's true dedication.

the princess of nebraska premieres online tonight

Wayne Wang's feature film The Princess of Nebraska premieres tonight, Friday, October 17 at 9:00pm PST. But you won't have to head out to the theater, nor will you have to pay to see it. The movie is premiering exclusively on YouTube's Screening Room, a channel dedicated to premium film content. For free!

Adapted from a collection of short stories by award-winning author Yiyun Li, The Princess of Nebraska tells the story of Sasha, a foreign exchange student who finds herself pregnant. She's part of the new generation of China, unmoored to traditions and history. She travels from Nebraska to San Francisco to get an abortion, but in her exploration of the city in the next 24 hours she learns that turning a new page doesn't necessarily mean turning your back on the past.

Princess is sort of a companion feature to Wang's A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, which started showing in select theaters last month. The decision to release Princess online was part of an overall distribution strategy developed by Magnolia Pictures, Cinetic Rights Management and YouTube. Watch the trailer for the film here. Learn more about the film here. And catch tonight on YouTube here.

UPDATE: Here's A.O. Scott's review of The Princess of Nebraska from the New York Times: A Tour of the Bay Area’s Immigrant Demimonde, Available on YouTube. He calls the film beautifully shot, but awkwardly acted.

mccain hates gooks

Maybe you've heard. John McCain hates the gooks. He will hate them as long as he lives. He said so himself back in 2000, to a busload of reporters on the campaign trail: "I hate the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live."

I don't know about you, but it sickens me that a man who would use this kind of hate language could become President of the United States. I don't care what context he was saying it in (he was referring to his captors during the Vietnam War). It's unforgivable... yet somehow this man is the Republican nominee for President.

That said, a recently launched website is calling attention to McCain's use of the slur, and his history of overt racism, because mainstream media certainly hasn't: McCainHatesGooks.com. There isn't a lot on the site, but you can download a hi-res version of the logo image above and create your own content to spread the word.

To celebrate the launch of the website, they're throwing launch party in San Francisco: "McCain Hates Gooks" Campaign Kick-Off Party. Friday, October 17 at the Ez5 Bar. McCain hates gooks. Get together with some folks who hate him back. "McCain Hates Gooks" propaganda merchandise will be available at the event. For more information about the event, go here.

your party. your voice. your cause.

October 20 is the last day for Californians to send in their voter registration cards, and the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is doing its part to help ensure that the Asian Pacific Islander American community has a voice in the November 4th election... by throwing a big fat fundraiser/voter registration party: Your Party. Your Voice. Your CAUSE. Oh snap! It's this Friday night, October 17 at Wokcano in Santa Monica. Some details:

CAUSE invites you to attend "Your Party. Your Voice. Your CAUSE." a voter registration drive and fundraiser on Friday, October 17. October 20th is the last day for Californians’ to send in their voter regis­tration cards and this event will help ensure that the Asian Pacific Islander American community has a voice in the November 4th General Election.

Cover is $15 OR FREE for people who register to vote with CAUSE that night

8:30 pm Program featuring elected officials, celebrity guests, and performances by Beau Sia, Projekt NewSpeak, Alex Huang, Sam Guenjin Kang, and Jason Arimoto.

10 pm DJ Ultraman

11:30 pm Guest DJ Nemesis Jaxson a.k.a. Macy Gray

All proceeds raised will go to the cost of the event and CAUSE, a 501c3 non-partisan nonprofit organiza­tion. More details for the event are included on the flyer below. Please come out to support our commu­nity and spread the word about this event!

For questions, please email tracey@causeusa.org or call 626.356.9838

Fun party, cool performances, good cause. With appearances by Nicole Bilderback, John Cho, Sung Kang, Archie Kao, Michelle Krusiec, James Kyson Lee, Olivia Munn, and Aaron Yoo. For more information, visit the CAUSE website here, or the Facebook event page here.

thirteen minutes' runway hits fashion show

Asian American culture magazine Thirteen Minutes is hosting its third annual fashion show and party, Runway Hits, this Friday, October 17 at Club 740 in Los Angeles. The evening will feature a fashion show (obviously) from such designers as Stella McCartney, Derek Lam, Maxmara, Tadashi, L Space, Ashley Paige, English Clientele, and Mike Sam. Here are the basic details:

Runway Hits - brought to you by Thirteen Minutes Magazine

When: Friday, October 17, 2008
Celebrity Red Carpet: 8:30 p.m.
Runway Show/Musical Performances: 10 p.m.

Where: Club 740
740 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.

General Audiences: Must purchase tickets
$25 General pre-sale
$40 at the door
$60 VIP (100 available)

The red carpet event will also feature performances from hip hop artist Roscoe Umali and Kaba Modern, fan favorites from America's Best Dance Crew. A portion of night's proceeds will be donated to Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches. For more information about the event, and to purchase tickets, go to the Thirteen Minutes website here.

the cool table's mash up party

My man Woody Pak informs me that his band, The Cool Table, is throwing a MASH UP PARTY this Friday, October 17 at Tangier in Los Angeles. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what a "mash up party" is, but it sounds like fun. The band's sound is described as "the songs you love, dropped in an acoustic food processor and blended into brand new treats."

This Friday, Jensen Reed will kick things off with his hip-hop stylings, followed by the exciting debut of "DJ Mediocre" Jason Reitman. Then The Cool Table will headline, and fun times will follow. For more information, go to the band's website here, and their MySpace page here.

does your subconscious think obama is foreign?

This is a fascinating article on subconscious racism, and how it may or may not effect who we perceive as foreign—including presidential candidate Barack Obama: Does Your Subconscious Think Obama Is Foreign?

It starts off talking about a study conducted a few years ago, where subjects were essentially asked to associate Asian American (i.e. TV personality Connie Chung, tennis star Michael Chang) and British names (i.e. Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Hurley) with American or foreign symbols:

A few years ago, psychologists Mahzarin Banaji and Thierry Devos showed the names of a number of celebrities to a group of volunteers and asked them to classify the well-known personalities as American or non-American. The list included television personality Connie Chung and tennis star Michael Chang, both Asian Americans, as well as British actors Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley. The volunteers had no trouble identifying Chung and Chang as American and Grant and Hurley as foreigners.

The psychologists then asked the group which names they associated with iconic American symbols such as the U.S. flag, the Capitol building and Mount Rushmore, and which ones they associated with generically foreign symbols such as the United Nations building in Geneva, a Ukrainian 100-hryven bill and a map of Luxembourg.

The psychologists found that the participants, who were asked to answer quickly, were dramatically quicker to associate the American symbols with the British actors, and the foreign symbols with the Asian Americans. The results suggest that on a subconscious level people were using ethnicity as a proxy for American identity and equating whites -- even white foreigners -- with things American.

I don't think those results surprised anyone. Asian Americans still constantly have to deal with the erroneous, xenophobic perception that we're inherently "foreign" and couldn't possibly be American. Yes, you idiot. I was born here, this is where I'm really from, and I speak English. Surprise.

But it doesn't end there. We as Asian Americans might be the "perpetual foreigners," but the bias apparently extends to other (non-white) ethnic groups, including African Americans:

The psychologists initially assumed that this bias began and ended with Asian Americans and would not apply to other ethnic groups. But in another experiment involving famous black athletes around the time of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, they found that the same pattern applied to African Americans. Although white volunteers agreed explicitly that hurdlers Allen Johnson and Angelo Taylor, who won two golds at Sydney, "contributed to the glory of America" and "represent what America is all about," they were slower to associate photos of black athletes than white athletes with American symbols. Black participants, on the other hand, were as quick to associate black athletes as white athletes with being American.

It makes sense then that the "white equals American" bias could play a powerful role in the presidential election. During the primary season, researchers found that on a subconscious level, people more easily associated Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton with being American than Senator Barack Obama. Even more remarkably, they found that subjects were quicker to associate former British prime minister Tony Blair with being American than Obama. The same goes, of course, when Obama is compared to John McCain:

On a conscious level, the participants had no trouble identifying Obama and Clinton as American, and Blair as a foreigner. But Devos and Ma found that the subconscious associations mattered: People who were slower to see Obama as American on a subconscious level were less likely to be willing to vote for the senator from Illinois than people who more easily associated him with American symbols. This was true of both Republicans and Democrats.

In a final set of experiments completed just last week, Thierry said the researchers had found an identical pattern when they compared people's subconscious associations with Obama and his Republican presidential opponent, Sen. John McCain. On a conscious level, volunteers said that both Obama and McCain were American, but on a subconscious level, volunteers were quicker to associate McCain with being American than Obama -- and the strength of these subconscious associations predicted people's voting intentions.

It's important to emphasize that the bias uncovered by the studies was subtle, and only one of many factors that go into people's voting choices. Lots of folks will indeed pick their candidate based on policy positions, partisan identification and personal circumstances. But you can't deny that this subconscious bias exists. We all have a subconscious bias of some sort.

Hell, for some people, it's not even subconscious bias. It's full-on, out-in-the-open bias. And ignorance. When you have people at a McCain rally saying things like, "I don't trust Obama... he's an Arab," you can't deny that bias and ignorance are informing some decisions at the polls. No lady, he's not "an Arab," and even if he was, there ain't a damn thing wrong with that.

janm's eyes & ears: a night of asian american hip hop

This Friday in Los Angeles... Jin the MC! Live at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. The event is part of JANM's ongoing public program series that promotes Asian Pacific Islander artists and youth culture. Eyes & Ears is for all audiences who are interested in great live music performances, art, and dance: A Night of Asian American Hip-Hop. Read on for event details:

Japanese American National Museum Presents!

Eyes & Ears: A Night of Asian American Hip Hop
Friday, Oct 17, 2008
9 pm to 1 am
Performances start at 10 pm

A live show featuring the best of Asian American/Pacific Islander hip-hop music and culture.

This concert features internationally known hip-hop legend Jin the MC from 106 & Park fame, as well as up-and-coming rapper Camino and R&B sensation Sheri. Clothing and lifestyle giants, Teruo Artistry and E.G.R. - EngineeRED by REMY, will also be there for a special once-in-a-life-time hip-hop fashion show! A team of talented DJs (Jekai Soulspeak, DJ Linotype, DJ Spingineer) will help keep the night popping.

$5.00 for Japanese American National Museum members; $10 for non-members. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance by calling 213-625-0414 or visiting the visitor center at the National Museum. Please note, on the day of the program tickets can be purchased with cash only.

For more information about the different artists go to:
http://www.janm.org/events/2008/10/17/eyes-and-ears/

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
www.janm.org

You've got music from Jin, Jekai Soulspeak, Camino, Sheri, DJ Linotype, and DJ Springineer, and fashion from Teruo Artistry and E.G.R. - EngineeRED by REMY, all under one roof this Friday, October 17 at JANM, 9:00pm to 1:00am. Performances start at 10:00pm. For more information about the event and the participating artists, go here (or here for the MySpace inclined).