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David Wayne Lester is the guitar player in the Vancouver, Canada based band Mecca Normal, as well as a painter, graphic designer and publisher at Get to the Point Press. Mecca Normal's lyrics are written and performed by Jean Smith, who explores themes of social injustice, feminism and anti-authoritarianism.〔(:: Mecca Normal Online ::... )〕 Lester met Mecca Normal bandmate Smith in 1981 while the two were working together at a Vancouver newspaper.〔http://thehighhat.com/Pop&Clicks/002/mecca_normal.html :: The High Hat〕 As a result of their collaboration, Mecca Normal is considered a forerunner and an inspiration to the 1990s politically charged riot grrrl and D-I-Y movements.〔http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=666 :: Experience Music Project〕 In August 1993, Lester started ''Get to the Point Press'' to publish Smith's first novel ''I Can Hear Me Fine''. He subsequently published chapbooks of graphic design and poetry by community activists including ''Keys to Kingdoms'' by Bud Osborn which, in 1999, won the City of Vancouver Book Award.〔http://mypage.direct.ca/c/carnnews/cn011199.html :: Downtown Eastside Poetry Wins City Book Award〕 In 2002, Get to the Point published Smith's chapbook ''The Family Swan and Other Songs'' followed by Smith's ''Two Stories'' in 2006.〔http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=4538 :: ABC BookWorld〕 In 2005, (Arbeiter Ring ) published Lester's book ''The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism''—a compendium of creatively juxtaposed statistics that illuminate issues of poverty. Royalties from the book go to (The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture ). The book went to a second, revised printing in 2007.〔http://arbeiterring.com/books/detail/the-gruesome-acts-of-capitalism/ :: Abeiter Ring Publishing〕 In 2010 the book was required reading in the ''Studies in Contemporary Literature'' course at Capilano University (British Columbia).〔http://www.capilanou.ca/Assets/english/Course+Info/201010.pdf :: Capilano University, Course Offerings, 2010〕 Since 2002, Lester and Smith have been co-presenting an art exhibit, lecture and performance event called ''How Art & Music Can Change the World''〔http://howartandmusiccanchangetheworld.blogspot.com/ :: How Art & Music Can Change The World〕 in rock venues, youth centres, art galleries and classrooms, including Willamette University, California Institute of the Arts, NEXUS/foundation for today's art, Mount Holyoke College, the Rhode Island School of Design, and Evergreen State College.〔http://www.evergreen.edu/media/streamingmedia/stream.php?stream=Mecca_Normal_SC-H.264%2032Kbps%20Streaming.mov&title=Mecca%20Normal%20Musical%20Lecture%20in%20Sem%20II%20E4115%204/8/09&trt=Length:%2052%20min :: Evergreen State College〕 Mecca Normal's albums have been released on K Records, Matador Records, Kill Rock Stars and the band's own Smarten Up! Records—created in 1986 to release their first LP.〔(:: Mecca Normal Online ::...history )〕 In 2007, Mecca Normal was named one of 10 famous Canadians you’ve never heard of by Canada's national newspaper, ''The Globe & Mail''.〔http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/article767812.ece :: Globe & Mail〕 Lester has also collaborated with experimental bassist Wendy Atkinson to form the duo Horde of Two. They released their debut CD ''Guitar & Bass Actions'' on Smarten Up! & Get To The Point Records in 2009.〔http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com/reviews09/?p=1356 :: WonkaVision Magazine〕 Since mid-2009, David Lester has been illustrating a weekly feature for (Magnet Magazine ) online, with text by Jean Smith. Ostensibly the feature visually documents people, places and events from Mecca Normal’s 26-year history, but it often veers into wider territory. 〔http://www.magnetmagazine.com/category/david-lester-art/ :: Magnet Magazine〕 In 2010, David Lester’s poster series (Inspired Agitators ) became part of the permanent collection of the Center For The Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles.〔http://www.politicalgraphics.org/home.html :: Center for the Study of Political Graphics〕 In 2010, Mecca Normal recorded a single for K Records. In May 2010, Mecca Normal organized a group art exhibit called ''The Black Dot Museum: Political Artists from Vancouver'', which took place in Olympia, WA at the Northern Gallery.〔http://www.weeklyvolcano.com/entertainment/visual-edge/2010/05/olympia-art-Black-Dot-Museum-Political-Artists-from-Vancouver/ :: Weekly Volcano〕 Lester's second book, a 312 page graphic novel called ''The Listener'', was published by Arbeiter Ring in the spring of 2011.〔http://thelistenergraphicnovel.wordpress.com :: The Listener〕 The Listener was nominated for ForeWord Reviews' 2011 Book Of The Year Award in the graphic novel category.〔http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2011/category/graphic-novel/:: ForeWord Reviews〕 In 2014, David Lester's poster, Malachi (18 x 28″) was included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City as part of the exhibit Public Collectors: Malachi Ritscher. The exhibit also included a recording of a live set performed by Mecca Normal, and both sides of the cover of the Mecca Normal 7″ record that includes the song Malachi about war protester Malachi Ritscher.〔http://publiccollectors.tumblr.com/post/68785092399/public-collectors-at-the-2014-whitney-biennial-and:: Public Collectors〕 Lester's rock duo Mecca Normal released their 13th album, Empathy for the Evil (M'lady's Records) in late 2014. It was produced, mixed and mastered by Kramer. Most of the songs are directly out of two of Jean Smith's unpublished novels. The album was recorded by Rat Bastard in 2012 at the Laundry Room in Miami Beach, Florida. 〔http://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/what_more_do_you.php:: Said The Gramophone〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Lester (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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