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The hills of Bay Area Maker Faire shall be alive with a whole lotta music. Make sure to bring your feet for tappin’ because the Tarantulas will be in attendance! -
The jug band tradition emerged from Kentucky and Tennessee in the early 20th Century when poor but creative individuals built their own instruments from found materials such as cigar boxes, trash cans and washboards. Reaching their heyday in the mid-1920’s and early-1930s, jug bands played a wide variety of popular music at dances, festivals, vaudeville theatres, rent parties and street corners throughout the South. To learn more about jug band music visit www.jugband.org and/or Wikipedia.
Today the traditional jug band sound is kept alive by a group originally founded by Coe State Park volunteers that enjoy sharing the humor and old-time charm of this music. Taking their name from the furry, lovable arachnids that emerge in droves every fall, The Tarantulas Jug Band invites you to cast off your inhibitions and dance the “Grizzly Bear” to that old-time sound.
Hmm, have to brush up my bear-dancing skills - Perhaps in between sets they’d be up for a game of Jug Hero? Check out their site for more media & info - Tarantulas jug band
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Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset May 3rd and 4th at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, CA (Upcoming.org). It’s for creative, resourceful people of all ages and backgrounds who like to tinker and love to make things. Buy tickets now and save, discount ticket sales end on April 25th, 2008.
If you’re in the Bay Area, or plan to attend Maker Faire add “makerfaire” to your Twitter, we’ll be giving away tickets and will have updates before and during Maker Faire!
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The hills of Bay Area Maker Faire shall be alive with a whole lotta music. Make sure to bring your feet for tappin’ because the Tarantulas will be in attendance! -
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Tim sent in his latest work-in-progress. It’s a large-scale VU meter that he is building for his band, Microfiche. They will be performing at the Maker Faire, on the Human Powered stage, at 4:00 pm on Saturday May 3rd. If you are going to be there, take some pictures and post them in the Make [...] [..] Read complete article
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Core77’s Carl Alviani caught up with super-Maker-Faire-planner Sherry Huss and Make’s managing editor Shawn Connally for an interview video at Maker Faire. It’s nice to see two really special and crucial behind-the-scenes folks share their amazing ideas on camera.
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Get a FREE Maker Faire Adult Day Pass ($25 Value) when you subscribe to Make or Craft through our Maker Faire store.
Subscribe to both and get two passes!
Already subscribe to Make or Craft? Now’s the perfect time to subscribe to the other, or to get a gift subscription for a friend, or for a [...] [..] Read complete article
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David Pescovitz, of MAKE and Boing Boing, talks to the “eccentric genius” hisself, Kaden Harris, in the MakerShed at Maker Faire. Kaden shows off a few of his crazed contraptions, some of which can be found in his book The Eccentric Cubicle. This episode also includes scenes from the Faire and Xeni asking people about [...] [..] Read complete article
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Clearing off my camera and uploading more video tidbits, here’s 3 or so minutes from Maker Faire!
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An innovative, modular approach to LED displays appearring at Bay Area Maker Faire -
Every time we look at computer screen, millions of pixels of light disappear into our work, our correspondence, or our entertainment. Imagine if you could capture those dots of light and scoop them up as you would grains of sand on [...] [..] Read complete article
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Eric shot some sweet 3D photos here @ Bay Area Maker Faire. Very cool if you have a pair of anaglyph glasses around.
- Retinal Rivalry blog
- Eric’s Flickr photo set
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The 21st century carnival comes to town. The tents are getting pitched, the tools are being set out, the batteries are charging. Excitement builds as the first outlines of the 2008 Maker Faire Bay Area take shape. Above, Bay Area metal sculptor Dan Das Mann’s 39′ “Crude Awakening” sculpture prays for sunny skies and a [...] [..] Read complete article
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Future aviators made at Maker Faire!
There are a lot of first-timers to AirVenture this year, and one couple in particular is here because of a simple invite from an EAA staff member.
In early May, a day that started off ordinary turned extraordinary for Will Crane and Emily Albinski, a young couple in their twenties. They [...] [..] Read complete article
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We’re very excited about the release of the second in our line of DIY Science books, Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, by Robert Bruce Thompson. Bob also authored the first title in the series Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders. At Maker Faire, he will be doing demos of lab experiments from the book on [...] [..] Read complete article
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People have been asking for more details about the Maker’s Notebook. It hasn’t been officially released yet and is not yet available in the Maker Shed (our new online store), so all will be revealed after we’ve recovered from the most amazing Maker Faire to date.
In the meantime, here are a few more pics from [...] [..] Read complete article
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Tim sent in his latest work-in-progress. It’s a large-scale VU meter that he is building for his band, Microfiche. They will be performing at the Maker Faire, on the Human Powered stage, at 4:00 pm on Saturday May 3rd. If you are going to be there, take some pictures and post them in the Make [...] [..] 
Get a FREE Maker Faire Adult Day Pass ($25 Value) when you subscribe to Make or Craft through our Maker Faire store.
Subscribe to both and get two passes!
Already subscribe to Make or Craft? Now’s the perfect time to subscribe to the other, or to get a gift subscription for a friend, or for a [...] [..] 
An innovative, modular approach to LED displays appearring at Bay Area Maker Faire -
Every time we look at computer screen, millions of pixels of light disappear into our work, our correspondence, or our entertainment. Imagine if you could capture those dots of light and scoop them up as you would grains of sand on [...] [..] 
Eric shot some sweet 3D photos here @ Bay Area Maker Faire. Very cool if you have a pair of anaglyph glasses around.
- Retinal Rivalry blog
- Eric’s Flickr photo set
[Read this article] [Comment on this article] MakeZine.com [..] 
The 21st century carnival comes to town. The tents are getting pitched, the tools are being set out, the batteries are charging. Excitement builds as the first outlines of the 2008 Maker Faire Bay Area take shape. Above, Bay Area metal sculptor Dan Das Mann’s 39′ “Crude Awakening” sculpture prays for sunny skies and a [...] [..] 
Future aviators made at Maker Faire!
There are a lot of first-timers to AirVenture this year, and one couple in particular is here because of a simple invite from an EAA staff member.
In early May, a day that started off ordinary turned extraordinary for Will Crane and Emily Albinski, a young couple in their twenties. They [...] [..] 
We’re very excited about the release of the second in our line of DIY Science books, Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, by Robert Bruce Thompson. Bob also authored the first title in the series Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders. At Maker Faire, he will be doing demos of lab experiments from the book on [...] [..] 
People have been asking for more details about the Maker’s Notebook. It hasn’t been officially released yet and is not yet available in the Maker Shed (our new online store), so all will be revealed after we’ve recovered from the most amazing Maker Faire to date.
In the meantime, here are a few more pics from [...] [..] 
