MUGS and POCKETS
MAP runs the map
The Epitome Gallery is excited to have the prolific, creative, hip hop, and artist duo Mugs and Pockets showing with us for the months of September and October. Mugs and Pockets (MAP) is the creative union of Scarlet Monk (Mugs) and Swamburger (Pockets). This show will have 2 receptions and 3 events on September 12-14.
Opening: Saturday September 6th 6-9pm Arts Alive
2nd Reception: Saturday October 4th 6-9pm Arts Alive
Artists Talk: Friday September 12th 7-9pm
Break Beat Bazaar: Saturday September 13th 6:30-10pm
Sonic Stew: Sunday September 14th 11am-4pm
The following is from the MAP Universe
MEET MUGS
(AKA SCARLET MONK)
No social media, runs this blog (MAP Universe), the official producer for MAP, does art direction and most backgrounds for art collaborations, makes the schedules, dots i's and crosses t's.
From a small farm in Poland to Chicago to LA to Vegas to LA again to Seattle… you may have crossed paths with Scar at a music performance, dance class, or a café. With a BFA in Vocal Performance and Dance, Scar spent her Chicago years collaborating with friends in the hip hop and downtempo music scenes, performed with the Laboratory Dancers, got creative with Vocal Looping, continued dance training, began to learn music production, and tried really hard to find her place for many years…. and didn’t, until now. The result is what you see, plus a bunch of leftover anxiety and reading books for escapism.
How I got the name SCARLET MONK:
"Honestly I’m not sure at this point. I think it had something to do with the college performance where I had musicians wear monk robes which I sewed together with my ex’s mom, so that they wouldn’t feel awkward standing there while I did my weird experimental dancing. I liked that Scarlet could be both a name and color.“
MEET POCKETS
(AKA SWAMBURGER)
FYI: @swamburger on IG is a fake account. Find him on Facebook as Asaan "Swamburger" Brooks or swamburger@yahoo.com. He handles all merch and art purchases, booking, managing, and basically things that involve talking to people.
From Chicago to Orlando to Seattle, you may know him as the co-founder of B-Side Artists, the Unofficial Mayor of Orlando, or 1/4th of Solilla. As a graduate of the Columbia Fine Arts Program in Chicago, Swam developed an instantly recognizable artistic style. He’s an MC, producer, leader, entrepreneur and often described with this one word: Prolific.
How I got the name SWAMBURGER:
"I was teased in college when I decided to become vegetarian.
At this point, the nickname Swam was already known by most of my friends
Swamburger came about one day when I walked in on my roommate eating a messy, overly garnished burger.
I asked him what he was eating, he replied... I'm eating a Swamburger.
Then he dared me to try making it in the music industry with a name like that. Here I am”