#Leah Quimby

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Stress Jingle/Station ID #49: Magik Markers

The Magik Markers are a noise rock band from Hartford, Connecticut. The members Elisa Ambrogio (guitar, vocal), Pete Nolan (drums) and Leah Quimby (guitar) started the band in their basement in 2001. Their debut album, I Trust My Guitar, Etc... was released in 2005 on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label.

Besides their official albums, Peter Nolan (through his Arbitrary Signs imprint) has consistently produced limited release singles, cdr and tape snapshot documents of the Magik Markers studio/4-track recordings and live performances, all with original handmade artwork, intended for a small audience. With the increasing ubiquity of file sharing, the entire catalogue of long out of print cdrs became readily available.

After Leah Quimby left the band in 2006, the Markers released Boss (2007) as a duo, the most structured recording the Markers had released to date. Since then, they have toured the US and Europe several times.

At the same time, both of the band members continued side projects with other bands and/or solo. Peter Nolan has he solo project , called Spectre Folk and played drums in Jandek's band. Elisa Ambrogio joined Six Organs of Admittance on a US and two European tours, plays with Ben Chasny on 200 Years and has her solo project.

The period following the release of 2009’s Balf Quarry seemed to point towards an ambiguous hibernation.

Surrender to Fantasy, a sprawling distillation of folk noise and unhinged verse over the course of nine disparate songs, was released in 2013 on Drag City and promoted via successful european and north american tours, marked the return of Magik Markers to records with a renewed trio formation: vocalist and guitar player Elisa Ambrogio and drummer Pete Nolan are now joined by bass player John Shaw.

“If you are missing the adrenaline-to-the-heart shock of live Harry Pussy, Minor Threat and primo Black Flag (Elisa is way more Keith Morris than Lydia Lunch), or worship the meltdown guitar rumbling and off-balance wooziness of the Dead C circa "Harsh 70's Reality" this may very well be your new fave action trio.” _ Brian Turner

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Last time I did the Chicago Independent Bookstore Day crawl was in 2019. It was snowing—damp, heavy snow—for most of the day. So all things considered, the spitting rain and occasional downpours were not the worst I’ve seen. And this time I was ready: my tote bag was outfitted with my best waterproof book sleeves. And I had a handy dandy boyfriend and his backpack to help as well! 

I made it to 10 bookstores—which means I’ll get 10% off at all participating Chicago indies for the year! Now that’s a much-needed reward! 

And if you’re thinking, wait, Leah, did you have an outfit change? I did. When it comes to books, I’m extra, and after half the day in my WCF 40th shirt, I changed into my Volumes shirt that quotes a real one-star Yelp review they received: “Clearly a white male is not their audience.”

I went to:

Seminary Coop 

57th Street Books

Exile in Bookville 

Quimby’s

The soon-to-be-opened Volumes storefront

826 Books / Wicker Park Secret Agent Supply

Semicolon

Uncharted Books

Women and Children First

Volumes at 900N!

Special shoutouts to all the lovely, excited booksellers; to Ramona, the fluffy white dog at Uncharted; to my book sleeves; to my boyfriend; and to all the people tweeting to the Chi Love Books twitter, which I ran this year.

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Spectre Folk Even before he teamed with Elisa Ambrogio and Leah Quimby to form the Magik Markers in 2001, Brooklyn’s Pete Nolan was making dreamy lo-fi music under the Spectre Folk alias. However, his meandering home recordings didn’t really start taking shape until much later, when drummer Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and guitarist Peter Meehan (the Grey Lady) signed on as Nolan’s live band. After a surplus of limited releases on tapes, CD-Rs, and vinyl — including a Woodsist LP titled The Blackest Medicine in 2007 — Spectre Folk put out 2009’s Compass, Blanket, Lantern, Mojo for Arbitrary Signs, and slated a follow-up Woodsist EP, titled The Blackest Medicine, Vol. 2, for 2011.

Slava Thisset “Hello, My Name is Slava Semeniuta. I am an artist and photographer.  I was born in Siberia, the Russian Federation but nearly all my life I have lived in Minsk, Belarus. Recently, I live in Sochi, Russia, the sea and the mountains.

I love everything that looks cosmic.  Neon colors are colors that are rarely found in nature. In the oceans live deepwater creatures that have the property to fluorescence.  In cosmos, there are ultraviolet radiation rays which are only visible neon colors.  I like to think that in the cosmos there are many planets where the whole  world is fluorescent, mountains, trees, clouds, seas.  These colours seem to me very mysterious and magical fact.

I always liked to draw. As a child I drew dinosaurs, space, insects and underwater creatures.  As a child, I was interested in science fiction and documentary. I read Clifford Simak and Larry Niven and National Geographic magazine. In magazines, I saw a lot of incredible places on our planet, which were very nicely photographed. I wanted to travel and see all the places that are seen in a magazine and photograph new fantastic places.  When I bought my first camera I was photographing insects, nature and my city.  Now I often use body painting and Digital Art. I photograph my models turning them into cosmic creatures. I love to take pictures and shoot video macro. I very like unusual places in the city.  I like minimalism. I take pictures of the sky, plants, sea, road, shadows of different objects, reflections in the water and the windows of shops and houses. I am inspired by everything around me.”

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Tonight at 8:00, all the way from Allston, MA, a little bit of Quimby’s history is in the store. Michael McInnis, Lauren Leah, Anne Pluto & Julia Carlson will read from their latest books. I used to make zines and put on events with these friends back in 1980s Boston. #poetryreading #poetry #allston #primalplungeliveson @quimbysbookstorenyc (at Quimby's Bookstore NYC)

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High school students (from left) Blake Howard, Caroline Sturgis, Peyton Jolley and Annija Westfall conduct a gunshot residue test during the third annual CSI Camp. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Communications

A dead body, blood spatter, guns, bullets and DNA samples – all fake – offered plenty of opportunities for gifted middle and high school students to test their forensic skills recently at the University of Mississippi.

Thirty-five seventh- through 12th-graders visited Ole Miss as part of a weeklong camp on forensic science. Sponsored by the American Academy of Forensic Science, the UM Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Division of Outreach and Continuing Education, the event drew students from Mississippi, Alabama, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and the District of Columbia.

Led by Murrell Godfrey, the university’s forensic chemistry program director, and his students, the group spent time honing detective skills while examining “evidence” throughout classrooms and labs in Coulter Hall.

“The students participated in daily labs where they participated in analyzing the crime scene evidence using high-tech instrumentation and techniques used in a real crime laboratory, including gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, liquid chromatography, comparison microscope, DNA analysis and gunshot residue analysis,” Godfrey said.

“The students then must defend their data and results as expert witnesses in a mock trial held on the last day of the camp.”

Ole Miss graduate student Caroline Spencer assisted with instruction, and undergraduate students Zachara Catchings and Ebone McCowan served as camp counselors. Cass Dodgen, project manager for summer programs, coordinated transportation, housing and meals.

Participants observed as Godfrey and others demonstrated the proper procedures for analysis of the staged evidence recovered from the mock crime scene.

Some of the hands-on activities include DNA, fingerprint, gunshot residue, bullet and drug analyses using the same high-tech analytical and physical techniques used in crime laboratories.

Forensic scientists who delivered lectures on different aspects of investigation included Darrell Davis, a retired DEA director from Dallas; DeMia P. Pressley, of the DEA Diversion Control Division in Washington, D.C.; Deedra Hughes, Mississippi Forensics Laboratory assistant director and DNA technical leader from Jackson; and Jennifer Tuten, a DEA forensic chemist from Dallas.

“It was such a great experience to be able to share what I do and participate in such a wonderful event,” Tuten said. “The students were even more interested and excited to learn than I could have imagined.

“I would have jumped on an opportunity like this one when I was in high school.”

A mock trial on the last day of the camp tests students’ knowledge on the various topics and labs.

“The students must serve as expert witnesses, prosecutors, defense attorneys, suspect and so forth,” Godfrey said. “The expert witnesses must defend their analysis of the different pieces of evidence found at the crime scene. A jury will then render a final decision in the case.”

Divided into smaller groups, the students rotated daily between labs in the chemistry department and stations for DNA collection, presumptive tests, ballistics and gunshot residue, fingerprints, and analytical chemistry and forensics. At each station, students analyzed their samples and collected data.

A double-decker bus tour of campus and the university’s Maynard W. Quimby Medicinal Plant Garden was arranged by Don Stanford, assistant director of UM’s Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

This was the third forensics summer camp hosted at the university.

“This was our best CSI Camp yet,” Godfrey said. “We had 35 campers representing 11 states. Our goal is always to encourage these gifted young minds to become STEM majors once they enter college.”

Several students said they’ve learned a great deal through their experience.

“I expected to learn a lot about solving crimes,” said De’Monica Dumas, a ninth-grader from Shreveport, Louisiana. “During the week, I met some cool experts and learned what goes on behind closed doors when solving a crime.”

Senior Kayla Masari agreed.

“During the week, the experiences I have made have been life-changing,” said Masari, from Dumont, New Jersey. “It has proved to me that it is what I want to be. In addition to that, it has also made the University of Mississippi a top school on my list, and I definitely intend to apply to the forensic chemistry program.”

Other students were Meredith Archer of Tupelo; Alyssa Bencel of Nacogdoches, Texas; Grace Bennett of Waggaman, Louisiana; Nia Binning of Richmond, Georgia; Autumn Bishop of Pell City, Alabama; Amelia Block of Purvis; Katelyn Brooks of Saltillo; Terrell Caldwell of Stockbridge, Georgia; Lauren Colbert of Murphy, Texas; Lindsey Coulon of Bunkie, Louisiana; Kayla Fowler of Conroe, Texas; Axel Gonzalez of Mercedes, Texas; Rachel Harris of Belden; Darby Hesson of Westerville, Ohio; Blake Howard of Cedar Park, Texas; Leah Hughes of Brandon; Peyton Jolley of Bartonville, Texas; Nia Jones of Chicago; Lana Lauer of Beverly Hills, California; Alyshia Moore of Vicksburg; Francisco Munoz of Pharr, Texas; Heaven Ratcliff of Houston, Texas; Gesselle Sanchez of Welasco, Texas; Sydney Sanchez of Spring, Texas; Earline Saunders of Washington, D.C.; Shaelyn Simoneau of Kathleen, Georgia; Caroline Sturgis of Huntsville, Alabama; Isaac Trevino of Donna, Texas; Marija Westfall and Annija Westfall, both of Orange, California; John Wilkins of Bowie, Maryland; Sophia Williams of San Diego; and Tyler Williams of Oxford.

For more information about the forensic chemistry program within the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, visit http://ift.tt/2uLv4bXndergraduates/forensic-chemistry/.

By Edwin Smith

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Listen/purchase: Magik Markers "Mystery City" by Magik Markers

It all started right around here. I believe this is some of the Magik Markers 1st recorded work and it is certainly our 2nd tape release ever. I've been digging through the Arbitrary Signs tape vault at the request of our friend Squeo to unearth the oldest of the old stuff. I found the master of this cassette and our first tape Beep! Beep! in the box.. unfortunately due to our primitive dubbing process the tape of Beep Beep! is pretty worn out and not that fun to listen to (if anybody has a copy and wants to hook a brother up.. please drop a line!) We made this first two tapes to take along as merch on our first ever U.S. tour. We drove from MA to CA and played 7 dates! It was momentous to be sure... we hit Tarantula Hill in Baltimore.. an Artspace in Louisville... some club next door to cbgb's .. shit I can't remember it all.

What is Mystery City? The sounds on this tape are what was heard at our first gig ever... At this show we got signed to Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label which ultimately led to some level of notoriety... The opening flush at the start was certainly inspired by European Sun... And the "sea of hands" a reference to the MC5. Elisa and Leah had picked up their guitars just a few months before this gig... we got a sound together.. with Leah as the "surfy" rythm player and ELisa as the fuzz wammy eloctrician, while I kept it all moving on the skins. We technically had appeared for a few minutes at a gig in our basement in Hartford.. but this was our first time in front of total strangers.

Anyway... this is just about the origin point of the band ... check it out!