Japanese noise act Boredoms are screening a documentary of their 77 BOADRUM show in Japan! For those who aren’t familiar or weren’t around, 77 BOADRUM (Boa as in snake, drum as in... duh) took place July 7, 2007 in New York's Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park (not as cool as June 6, 2006, but still awesome). Boredoms played with 77 drummers spiraling out from the center where they were positioned.
It looked like this:
I was there, it ruled. But somehow I forgot that huge drum circles = hippies. I was thinking, “Tons of awesome drummers playing with Boredoms, fuck yeah!” To many others, however, it meant bare feet, overalls, devil sticks, granola, and that weird noodle dance they do. Shit got crunchy. Regardless, it was fun, loud, and a creative way to celebrate the date. You could hear the drums echo off the Brooklyn Bridge. Drummers included Christopher Powell (Man Man), Mattias Schultz (Enon/Holy Fuck), Andrew W.K., Alan Licht, Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt/Black Pus), Ryan Sawyer (Stars Like Fleas), Chris Moore (Negative Approach), Jason Kourkounis (Bardo Bond/Hot Snakes), and many others.
The event was put on by Vice Records. If you want to check out video, pictures, and find out more information about the event, check out the Viva Radio website or 77 BOADRUM's MySpace page. As of now, there's no concrete plans for a DVD release, so the screenings may be your only chance to catch the film. Unfortunately, it's only being screened in Japan, currently at Theater N Shibuya for four weeks until August 1 as part of the Punk/HC Film Festival. In keeping with the theme, 77 people will be invited to each screening; the screening lasts 777 minutes and 777 seconds; and the lobby will display 777 photos of the event by Reiji Isoi. There will be an additional screening July 24 in Kyoto.
In other news, if you happen to live in the Kansai/Osaka area and can play drums, the band is looking for a new drummer. For more information, send an email (boretonix@earth.ocn.ne.jp) with your resume and drumming samples (either in video or MP3 format).
[Thanks to Brian Suzuki for helping translate!]