“Blister in the Sand”
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…on APRIL 21 we will be announcing an additional 10+ 45 Years of Violent Femmes shows nationwide!
📸 The amazing sand art and drone work by Brighton Denevan @brightondenevan placed at Sunny Cove in Santa Cruz, California in April ‘26.
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ENTERTAIN US + YEAH HEY YAY + Fort Funston Spiral • WHAT I DO BEST + THIS GIFT + HELLO HOW LOW • Fort Funston, San Francisco • May 2026 • Smells Like Teen Spirit - Song by Nirvana, 1991 #nirvana #lyricvideo #sandart
Labyrinth Canyon is a place where time loosens its grip. The river moves slowly here, braiding silence, stone, and sky into long, open beaches that feel both ancient and fleeting. It is on these sands that we’ll gather to create art together, laugh, connect, and reconnect with the joy that playing in the sand gave us as children. This journey is guided by Brighton Denevan, a sand artist whose work emerges from deep listening rather than assertion. His large-scale designs are created by walking, raking, and responding to the subtle contours of place — gestures that are precise, meditative, and meant to disappear. Over the course of the trip, Brighton will guide participants in creating ephemeral earthworks together, offering simple tools and gentle direction while leaving space for intuition, rhythm, and play.
Our passage through the canyon is held by Lauren Bond, a river guide with years of lived relationship to Labyrinth Canyon. Her steady presence, attention to detail, and reverence for the river create the conditions for a journey that is both seamless and deeply grounded. Under her guidance, logistics fade into the background, allowing the group to fully inhabit the experience.
We’re also joined by musician Andy Pankakes, whose warm, unhurried “breakfast music” drifts easily into the landscape. Andy will compose an original song inspired by the voyage, and together we’ll translate sound into form — creating sand designs that echo lyrics, rhythm, and mood. These collaborations will be documented from above, offering a rare perspective on art made in communion with place.
This is an invitation into a rare kind of making — one rooted in presence rather than permanence, collaboration rather than authorship. A week of moving slowly through a remote and breathtaking canyon, sharing meals, music, stories, and creative acts that belong fully to the moment.
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HELLO HOW LOW • short b&w version • Fort Funston, San Francisco • May 2026 • Smells Like Teen Spirit - Song by Nirvana, 1991 #nirvana #lyricvideo #sandart
