This Friday (Feb 12) sees the first Wellington gig for Vostok Lake, celebrating the release of the new album Small Group Psychosis. Doors open at Happy (corner Tory and Vivian Streets) at 9pm; entry is $10, and discounted CDs will be on sale. Vostok Lake will also be playing at Verona, 168 K Road, Auckland, on the 20th.
And Saturday the 20th sees the launch of our first book for 2010! Jack and the Beanstalk is a picture book from award-winning Newtons Sleep cover artist Emma Weakley. Somewhat outside our usual range, but we thought it was too good to pass up. The sense of humour and delightful illustrations should appeal to all ages. The launch party is taking place at 2pm at Crossways (6 Roxburgh St, Mt Victoria). Emma will be performing a reading and signing copies of the book, and the original art, concept sketches, and paintings will be on display. Light refreshments will be provided.
This is shaping up to be a busy year for Random Static, with our short story anthology on track for launch at Au Contraire, and if all goes well a couple of novels before the end of the year. Stay tuned!