--2NITE--> 'The Ed Schrader Show' - Baltimore's Wham City presents a live action talk show variety show, w/ comedy performance and a sitdown interview w/ MICHAEL SHOWALTER (from the State, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer) & a full-length musical performance & sitdown interview w/ DAN DEACON, plus videos, live interviews, & skits @ a brand new awesome space - come & see the 1st show @ THE RIDGEWOOD TEMPLE

THE RIDGEWOOD TEMPLE is a gorgeous, turn-o-the-century Masonic Lodge, with a rad old stage, wood floors, and a wrap around balcony. Still has all the old accoutrements and charms! you gotta see this space!

====> 2NITE 4/17 @ THE RIDGEWOOD TEMPLE <====

:: 'THE ED SCHRADER SHOW'
:: a live action talk show!

:: with musical guest...
::
:: DAN DEACON

:: a comedy performance by...
::
:: MICHAEL SHOWALTER --> of Wet Hot American Summer, the State, Stella

:: & on the interview couch...
::
:: MICHAEL SHOWALTER
:::: DAN DEACON
:::::: Eric Fensler ---------> of GI Joe PSA's -&- Tim & Eric's Awesome Show

:: featuring...
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:: Adam Endres, Robby Rackleff, Ray Roy, Allen Cordell, Mark Brown
:: Connor Kizer, & the Ed Schrader Show House Band!

[ THE RIDGEWOOD TEMPLE ]
1054 Bushwick Ave @ Gates Ave | Bushwick, Brooklyn
J,Z-Gates Ave, L,M-Myrtle/Wyckoff | 8pm | all ages | $8

[ curated by Ed Schrader & Ray Roy & Todd P ]

[ DAN DEACON ]
"Absurdist composer and electronic musician performs with his "messy table of fancy electronic whosit and howsthat." Dan's music strives to take contemporary experimental composition and electronic music out of the circle of the esoteric intellectual gangs and hipster communities and place it into the more informal "fun time." His performance and compositional techniques shows strong influences from the Fluxus Movement, Spiderman, Absurdism, and the current movement in underground rock. While maintaining a constant performance and tour schedule he has spent most of his time working on pieces for brass ensemble, string quartet, solo cello, casio song workings, solo study and his study in mid and high frequency sine waves." - Baltimore City Paper . What the fúck ever. Dan Deacon makes yr áss move to the sounds of blown out speaker radness and flashing glow skull strobe light darkness insanity. Under the sweat and party guy facade, he's a talented electronic composer making lush 7 complex soundscapes far more expressive & interesting than the majority of that minimalist dance club electro that's so dang hot right now. And he's a fúckton more fun. Listen to Dan a listen again, for the first time.
-- MYSPACE / MP3s --> http://myspace.com/dandeacon
-- RAD VIDEO --> http://youtube.com/watch?v=ouE1Y6bK90s

[ MICHAEL SHOWALTER ]
"Michael Showalter, born in Princenton, NJ, is a comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is one third of the sketch comedy trio Stella. Showalter first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State which aired from 1993 to 1995. He co-wrote (with David Wain) and starred in the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer and he wrote, directed, and starred in The Baxter, with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux and Elizabeth Banks. Both of these movies featured many of his co-stars from The State, and so do several of his other projects." - Wikipedia.org . He's a funny dude from Brooklyn!
-- MYSPACE / MP3s --> http://myspace.com/michaelshowalter

[ ED SCHRADER ]
Ed Schrader is an everyman charmingly awkward slacker nerd. Ed Schrader is also a million-and-one characters with a million-and-one degrees of sincerity versus irony versus bad-for-the-sake-of-bad versus really good versus really bad versus great impressions versus terrible impressions versus weird versus dumb versus hilarious. Ed's show is kind of a combo of smart funny and not-funny on purpose, mixed with a fair amount of disarming amateurishness. The whole show is pretty silly, but with great video clips by good artists, terrific performances, funny / interesting interviews, and all totally nerdy-hipster topical. All and all, The Ed Schrader Show has a super positive do-it-yourself vibe, is not at all mean-spirited, and is a celebration of everything alive and awesome. A good time with interesting / awesome guests that'll make you smile and laugh a bunch of times.
-- VIDEO --> http://youtube.com/watch?v=yL5efmfSQFM
-- MYSPACE / MP3s --> http://myspace.com/edwardhenryschraderiii