Philo Northrup, Harrod Blank, and their co-conspirators bring their eleventh annual ArtCar Fest to the Bay Area starting September 27 with a caravan from the Amoeba Records in San Francisco to the shop's Berkeley location. Festivities continue through the weekend with visits to schools, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History and the "How Berkeley Can You Be? Festival and Parade" on Sunday. Dozens of tricked-out rides will be on hand, including Bob Castaneda and Joy Davis's Radio Flyer (image right) and Richard Carter and John Schroeter's Sashimi Tabernacle Choir (image left), featuring 250 hacked "Billy Bass" singing fish and lobsters. Link
And for those who are in the Austin area, Northrup and Blank are showcasing a selection of artcars at the upcoming DIY extravaganza Maker Faire Austin, taking place at the Travis Country Fairgrounds on October 20-21. Link
