A Winning! Event
The Ugly Kids present: Tigerblood.
Art. Booze. Hedonism.
7 p.m., Saturday, April 16
Red Room at Grill
100 E. Congress St
623-7621;
How crazy will the Ugly Kids' Tigerblood art show be? Well, when the Ugly Kids put on a similar show last year, the police had to be called.
"I think some people got arrested," said Josh Flood, one of the participating artists and an organizer of the event. "It's going to definitely be a wild time."
The Ugly Kids—an art collective that has toured the country—like to put on free shows with a crazy vibe, allowing anyone to come and have a good time. Their April 16 show will be no different, Flood said.
"We like to call them 'art parties,'" he said. "It's like a house party with an art show mixed in."
Tigerblood will be an art show-concert hybrid, featuring seven visual artists and four musical acts, playing country, rock, funk and "nuclear gothmo," Flood said.
It's all part of the Ugly Kids' mission to test the Tucson art scene with unique, avant-garde art that's full of an urban feel and pop culture references, Flood said—hence the show's full name:Tigerblood. Art. Booze. Hedonism.
"It's post-graffiti. It's pop art. It's different," he said. "That aesthetic brings us together."
Included in the show are numerous visual artists, with musical appearances by El Hanko Dinero, Avelo Max, Prizen Whyves and Chris Hall.
Footage of the show will be used for the group's upcoming DVD, Ugly Kids 2012, which will chronicle the collective's tour across the U.S.
"Most art shows (in Tucson) are traditional. We've gotta throw our voice out there," Flood said. "A lot of people want to exploit urban art ... but we've really lived it."
The show is free and open to the public. —S.B
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