See Nancy Purnell’s Retrospective Show at Matted Art Gallery through September 12th

Matted Gallery in Long Island City is currently showing a retrospective of the late New York Artist, Nancy Purnell's work (Mark’s mom), consisting of oil and watercolor landscapes of Martha's Vineyard and The Berkshires, abstract oils from the 1960s through 2018 and hand painted photographs of old and new New York.

The show runs through Thursday, September 12th with a closing party at Matted from 6 to 8pm.

Matted LIC is located at —

46-36 Vernon Blvd.
Long Island City, NY 11101

You can take the 7 train to Vernon Blvd, the E/M/G to Court Square.

The gallery is open 6 days a week, Tuesday & Wednesday from 10 am to 6 pm, Thursday & Friday from 10 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 6pm and Sunday from noon to 6pm

Some of her work pictured below

Hope you can stop by!

Both Mark’s and Andrea’s flash fiction pieces published in Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Legend Mega Issue

Both Mark’s and Andrea’s flash fiction pieces got into Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Legend Mega Issue beating out stories from the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand. The editors also commented that --

 “We also saw a Molotov first, with two people who apparently live at the same address each scoring a slot in the Top 10 (must be something in the water)."

 Once we saw that scrolling down on the contest winners announcement page, we hoped they were talking about us.

 And they were!

Mark’s story and first published piece below
La Puerta – No. 9 in the top ten (a suitable musical placement)
https://themolotovcocktail.com/vol-10/flash-legend/la-puerta/

Archived Copy

Andrea’s story
The Eyes – No. 4 in the top ten
https://themolotovcocktail.com/vol-10/flash-legend/the-eyes/

Archived Copy

Also, super exciting, both of our stories will be included in Molotov Cocktail’s Fifth Annual Prize Winners Anthology (details on that in late summer).

We’re looking forward to reading the entire issue.

About 
The Molotov Cocktail is a Portland-based electronic literary journal serving as a projectile for incendiary flash fiction of the dark and offbeat variety. We believe flash fiction should ignite on contact and engulf the page.

Check them out on Twitter too.

Listen to Devil in a Dream Part II (Tiny Desk Version) on CIUT 89.5 FM

In April, we entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest for 2019 .

And then the hostess with the mostest, Carol B. from Ruby Slippers on CIUT 89.5 FM in Toronto, Ontario Canada requested an mp3 of the magic.

You can listen in below

Or at the following link
https://www.mixcloud.com/carolbarrett545/ruby-slippers-radio-in-toronto-canada-april-19-2019-ciut895fm/

This song will be on our upcoming album, Fancy Hercules.

We didn’t win NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest but an awesome artist did – check the winning entry out here
http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2019/celebration/

Devil in a Dream, Part II premieres on Ruby Slippers tonight 4/19/19 from 7 to 8pm

On Saturday, we entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest for 2019 

And then the hostess with the most, Carol B. from Ruby Slippers on CIUT 89.5 FM in Toronto, Ontario Canada requested an mp3 of the magic.

She is airing our live Tiny Desk Contest version tune tonight – Friday, April 19th from 7-8 pm EST.

So listen in my prettys.

Listen live
http://www.ciut.fm/about/listen-now/

Or later on Mixcloud
https://www.mixcloud.com/carolbarrett545/stream/

This song will be on our upcoming album, Fancy Hercules.

Woohoo!

Weeeeeeeeeeeee!

MAKAR entered the NPR's Tiny Desk Contest 2019

Cross your fingers and your toes for us - MAKAR entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest for 2019. This may be our year.

Our direct link to our entry below

http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2019/browse/?id=2347953

Or watch below

Look closely — We have transformed our bathroom into a little concert with acoustics and vibes. Mark borrowed Andrea’s sun hat. If you look even closer, you will see very tiny desks, and can spot Castiel there looking a little worse for wear. That’s what travelling around in Andrea’s backpack will do to you. Also the Hulk is standing on chair because Hulk doesn’t sit, duh!

The song - Devil in a Dream Part II will be on our forthcoming album, Fancy Hercules.

Andrea's short story, Nocnitsa, was published in The Molotov Cocktail 4/9/19!

Andrea’s short story Nocnitsa was published in The Molotov Cocktail in their Issue 10.1 on April 9, 2019!

They called it a “vivid and compelling piece”!

Archived Copy

Andrea on her inspiration - I don’t remember how I happened across this creature. It may have been while researching nightmares during a relentless insomnia bout. But I was struck by its physiology – an ethereal being composed of smoke and a screeching voice. It caused me to imagine a lower physical body of vapor and sounds, the opposite of a physical self. According to folklore, she could shape shift into a raven, but that sounded too generic to me. I had recently become fascinated with the Vampire Finch, a blood sucker, which seemed more fitting for the Nocnitsa. Then I began wondering what specific kind of rage would make one into such a creature. When your body and everyone else fails you. And out of all that came my story of Nocnitsa.

About
The Molotov Cocktail is an Portland-based electronic literary journal serving as a projectile for incendiary flash fiction of the dark and offbeat variety. We believe flash fiction should ignite on contact and engulf the page.

 Check them out on Twitter too.

MAKAR is playing the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4th

MAKAR is honored to be performing in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4, 2018 again, starting at 10:35 am.

We will be singing and playing our hearts out, cheering on the runners on the corner of 11th St and 48th Ave, in Long Island City, Queens!!!!!

https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/

If you need an actual address, use this

47-46 11th St

Woohoo!

A&M

NPR’s 2018 Tiny Desk Contest - wish us luck!

Hi all,

Wish us luck! We have entered NPR’s 2018 Tiny Desk Contest with our song Love & Confusion!

Check out the video on YouTube
 

https://youtu.be/UJdYSaIr2sA

This song will be on our third album which will hopefully be out by Winter 2018

Elvis (aka Mark) has left the building.