el guante, Starr and Blane Blocker

Art in the cafe...

Members of Red Pine


"Permutations of Red Pine"


September 2026



A Red Pine tree was planted at the corner of 212 Merry Street in the late 60s that evolved over the decades into a cooperative household. We are making it a place for comity and creativity; Clarity and the imagination; we change detritus of early 21st century late stage capitalism into art, shrine, paintings, music, sculptures, urban Permaculture and homesteading experiments. We appreciate the used, the worn out, ever crumbling and reassembling; as we all are all the time.
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Saturday, February 12, 2005

el guante: Emcee, spoken-word poet and activist, el guante combines politics, love songs and storytelling in a way that is compelling and original. He just released his second full-length album, "vanishing point."

Starr: Madison emcee Starr just released his debut album, "Goin' Critical" for Extortion Entertainment, a cinematic journey through politics, partying and pain. Mixing thoughtful lyrics with an aggressive delivery, Starr defies categorization.

Blane Blocker: Spoken word poet Blane Blocker has been on the Madison scene for years sharing his vivid, imaginative poetry. Also an emcee, Blocker prides himself on not only saying things in an appealing way, but also having something WORTH saying.

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