WORLD PREMIERE Ink & Dagger's "the Order" + Readings + Conversation
About this Event
WORLD PREMIERE: Ink & Dagger's "The Order" Screening + Reading w/ “Philadelphia Society of Future Vampires” author Erik Bader + Geoff Rickly (of Thursday) + a conversation with the band, hosted by Keith Montgomery of the New Scene Podcast.
This August, 7th House presents its second annual month-long series celebrating boundary-pushing music on screen.
Join us in the Philosophical Research Society Auditorium for the world premiere of the Ink & Dagger film “The Order” – a phantasmagorical audio-visual overload of vampiric Philaspychogeography and pure psychic energy made manifest via filmmaker Nathaniel C. Shannon (Saint Vitus Bar: The First Ten Years Book, Deadguy : Killing Music Documentary), with score and sound-design by founding member Don Devore.
Author Erik Bader will read from The Philadelphia Society of Future Vampires, the unholy tome recently released exclusively with the Ink & Dagger boxed set via Trust Records. Geoff Rickly (from Thursday) will do a reading.
This event is co-presented by 7th House, as part of our SEE SOUND series.
ABOUT INK & DAGGER
From 1996 to 1999 Philadelphia’s Ink & Dagger burned like a roman candle, blurring the lines between punk, hardcore, and psychedelia, an enigma wrapped in rumors, vampire lore, and blood-spattered theatrics. Equal parts chaos and prank, their ever-shifting all-star lineup fed on the energy of others and spit it back out as something entirely their own.
It was to be an unholy marriage of punk and hardcore that blended theatrics, mischief, and occult mystique, launched through a coercive campaign of misinformation and misdirection. They mixed myth and metaphor, presenting rock & roll as a psychic vampire that obtained immortality by stealing energy and making it their own.
Their ranks were filled out by an ever-rotating cast of Philadelphia’s finest, including members of Guilt, Prema, Frail, Dave Wagenschutz (Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Paint it Black), Gregg Foreman (Delta 72, Cat Power), Eric Wareheim (Elements of Need, Tim & Eric), Josh Brown (Crud is a Cult, Lenola), and Jennifer Layne Park.
For four years they operated tirelessly, from the chaotic blister of their first 7” records, the frenetic sleaze of their first LP, to the dense psychedelic swirl of their final posthumous album.
During what was supposed to be a temporary hiatus for the band, frontman Sean McCabe died in 2000 at the tragic age of 27. As in life, so in death, the story was forever shrouded in mystery, putting an unfinished capstone to a short-lived but brightly burning legacy that never faded.
For decades the band and their long out of print discography existed only as legend, prized by collectors and shared among enthusiasts. Tales of their decadent, debauched tours continued to circulate like sinister scripture.
Their lasting impact continues to reverberate; they remain a band’s band. That legacy lives on within every single individual who was privy to witness their incendiary performances. Those who were there were forever changed. An incredibly disparate bevy of bands were launched directly as a result; bands as notable as American Nightmare, Thursday, The M**der City Devils, Botch, AFI, and My Chemical Romance have all cited Ink & Dagger as a core influence.
Trust Records has reissued Ink & Dagger's entire discography via three stand alone LPs: Drive This Seven Inch Wooden Stake Through My Philadelphia Heart, The Fine Art of Original Sin and Ink & Dagger. All audio was painstakingly remastered by David Cooley (M83, Tame Impala, Jimmy Eat World). Each of the three albums are in stores and available across digital platforms for the first time ever.
In addition, Trust Records released a deluxe edition box set titled Ink & Dagger: The Complete Works which sold out in minutes. This version includes the three stand alone albums, plus a fourth LP titled Experiments in Nocturnal Sound and Energy: Singles 96-99. Writer Erik Bader authored the insert / book, titled The Philadelphia Society of Future Vampires. The box set was designed by visual artist Jeremy Dean and is limited to 500 copies. Ink & Dagger: The Complete Works is shipping now.
Tickets: $13 (In Person Event)
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ADVISORY DISCLAIMER
With some exception, The Philosophical Research Society’s 7th House Screenings does not typically provide advisory warnings about potentially upsetting content or subject matter, as sensitivities are particular to each viewer. Please be sure to read event listings, research on the web, or visit Common Sense Media, IMDb, and DoesTheDogDie.com for thorough info on content and age-appropriateness. If you have any specific content advisory questions, please email [email protected].
CONTENT DISCLAIMER
The views, opinions, and thoughts expressed within exhibited works are solely those of their creators and may not represent those of the Philosophical Research Society (PRS), its affiliates, or any individuals associated with PRS. Screenings are intended for educational and entertainment purposes.
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