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12/7/09

 

New Oldmanforest EP out & new show added for Monday, Dec. 7th in Portland, ME

09/17/09

New show added Oct. 17th at Guthries in Lewiston. Performing with the band "Old Man Forest"

4/21/09

More pictures and videos from the Neighbor by Neighbor premiere and show w/ big blood on 4/17.   Thanks to Grace Kendall for all her documenting and sharing!!!

http://cozink.blogspot.com/2009/04/guthries-041709-photos-video.html

http://s409.photobucket.com/albums/pp173/LACOMP/

3/16/09

Jessy Kendall and i are have shook hands and agreed to play together as a duo from now on.  not sure the name this duo will take nor if others will join.  stay tuned! 

Neighbor by Neighbor Premiere and soundtrack has been changed to April 16th still at guthries.  New show added in June with Chris Sutherland at Guthries!!

12/17/08

So i played this awesome little radio show called "The Red Telephone" at WSCA Portsmouth, NH Community Radio.  Alicia Ines and Will Etheridge were the hosts and they're great!  They cooked me and some friends dinner the night before :)  It was good.  Alicia and Will also help coordinate the Tower of Song in Portland, ME (which is a badass venue).  Will was nice enough to send along a recording of the radio show and here it is!  Check it out please....

Decompose

Chameleon

Double Wide

Stratosphere

Fiction

Loon

Duck & Cover

Tossing Stones

Lighten Up

Mary Jane

Hot Mess

Fire Alarm

I also recently played the Allstar Lesbian Review. Wow.  They really know how to sexualize performers and their songs.  I sang a song, literally about my love of baking bread, and they thought it was a metaphor for sex.  It does make a good metaphor for sex, but that's definitely NOT what the song is about to me.  It makes for a good story though :)

10/07/0

Tower of Song in Portland was pretty fucking cool.  They literally blast speakers out this tower they live in, which happens to be situated in a canyon of sorts so the music projects very very far.  Folks hung out in little clusters in the street staring up, listening.  Thank you to Alica and Will and Johnny for ahving me. Johnny Fountain and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper played.  Aly and TJ from LLB were terrific so you should check them out on my space.  Sherie and I had to leave before they were done (which was hard to do cuz i wanted to listen for longer), but we got to listen to them as we walked down congress street and could hear them for many many blocks.  It carried so far and sounded so damn good.  Their cd is on repeat in my house.  I love it.

On our walk to get some food after the show, strangely enough, we saw two tigers anxiously pacing and pawing at the metal bars in their cages waiting to be fed and out of the darkness we saw these quiet rocking figures appear......elephants.  I guess the circus was in town.  Such a strange visual and it broke our hearts to see them there.....there should not be tigers and elephants in portland, me. 

07/13/08

You must check out sharon van etten (brooklyn).  so moving and so genuine and generous.  i owe her a cd in exchange for the one she just gave to me without anything in return but a hug.  her music is that kind of soothing that we all need.  Thanks to my friends Arborea for their ever beautiful music and for the chance to play.  Thanks Shanti and for Jeresa for the ukulele, kalima, cello jam at the beginning of the night.  That made my week.

new show added august second at the Northeast Climate Confluence on august 2nd.

03/28/08

end of april/ early may tour w/ daveend!!  NYC, Philly, D.C., Columbus OH, Bloomington, IN, and more!   check o ut t he shows page for details.  i'm pretty darned excited about this.

02/02/08

new show added for June 13th @ BangARang in Lewiston w/ Tinyfolk and Redbear! 

12/19/08

Check out this mash-up of the film 300 by Roundpointmovies!

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01/09/08

The new cd is done and available at the cd release show t o be held on 01/12/08  after that i'll keep ya'll updated about where else you can get it.  It's called "In Me" and features Sherie Blumenthal and  my dad on some of the tracks :) Stay tuned for samples on the site and the lyrics to updated soon.  New shows added to the calander as well so keep an eye out for more dates.  i'm ready to play a  lot more than i have been.

12/08/07

Lots to Garden's Soup & Music Night (aka Alive in Lewiston) was a huge success and we  hope to do it next year.  We had 3 homemade, homegrown soups from our gardens a nd cooking clubs.  We had bread & cheese from Nezinscot Farm and  Italian Bakery.  Apple Cider from Willowpond farm.  The music was magical, the company inspiring.  Definitely a needed event here in Lewiston.  Hopefully, I'll have some pictures soon.  Most of the ones we took were blurry :(

10/23/07

The show at guthries was full and cozy.  the audience listened so quietly, which was such a gift.  thanks to all of you who came out.  betsy and i will be playing another show at guthries together in november so don't worry, for those of you who fell in love with her songs, she will be returning ;)

10/11/07

Show on Saturday 10/20 with Betsy Mattox @ 7pm.  Located at She Doesn't Like Guthries in Lewiston, ME.  I'll be giving out a two song sampler of the new album I've been workin on the past 2 weeks in Indiana.  My goal was to finish it, but time did not allow me to be as creatively thorough as I would have liked.  Soooo.......the project will continue when I return to Indiana in December.  In the meantime, I too excited just to sit on it soo that's way i'm handing out the sneak peak discs.  Please come out if you can.  Guthries is a very awesome joint.

09/08/07

Here is another Roundpoint Movies short film I was involved in:

http://www.youtube.com/user/lewistonvideomaker

It is a tour of 3 Lewiston open mic nights.  It features folks like Arborea and Jessy Kendall, who will knock  your socks off.  I'm in clip 1 and clip 5, but please watch all open mic clips!   Thanks Craig and Jessy!!

08/25/07

1. Check out this short film/ music video made by Craig Saddlemire and Ryan Conrad of Roundpoint Movies and Maine Video Activist Network.  It features my song "Moth" from "Heartbeat Balloon" and Ryan and I got to be movie stars.  It was filmed in an old abandoned mill in Lewiston, ME.  This film was submitted to the Portland Phoenix Independent Music Festival and we're waiting for the results.

Here is the link to the video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=escqBlZpA3w

2.  Last night I had my housewarming party and house show and a whole slew of folks came and played.  We had Adhamh Roland, Rose, Ethan Miller, Katie B., Mike Herman, Sky, Paulino, Sonia, and myself.  It was pretty much amazing.  I'm in awe of those mentioned above.  Thank you for sharing my home.  And for those of you who stayed to listen and just hang out, thank you too!!!  Big big love.

3.  New Show added September 15th @ Guthires in Lewiston, ME.  Starting at 7ish.  More details to come.

08/01/07

I've been out of touch for a while with a new move and lots of financial trouble, but I'm happy to report that I'm reconnected to virtual world of internet. 

In  the meantime, I've played a few shows most recently in  Portland at the Northstar Cafe w/ Ellaine Colella.  Thanks Elaine! 

New show added to the calendar for the Annual MSA Music Festival September 8-9th.  More info to come!  Check out the shows page.

06/11/07

Northstar Cafe in Portland is my new favorite place to play!!   Thanks Anna Maria and to all  the Lewiston folks who came out to see the show: Craig, Ari,  Renee, Rose,  Nik,  Ariel, Erin.

Just in case  anyone  checks this website  I found some new recordings  that Eric  from Namaste recorded before I moved here to Maine. Thank you Eric (i'm sorry we  never finished the project)  Nervous System features Eric on bass.  I thought I would share.  They are drafts and some mistakes, but none the less new stuff so enjoy the free music:

Decline of Yea  MP3

Nervous System Mp3

Lifelessness MP3  (for Jeff  Grey)

05/06/07

Cinco de Mayo was a full day....full of soccer, a gender discussion, haircut, and the SAVES benefit show.  Catherine (co-worker at Lots to Gardens....THANK YOU)) and her puppy, Sean Paul, gave my partner, Sherie, and I a ride to my show and before hand she gave me a haircut full of lots of feathering  :)  Unfortunately, Sean Paul was not as up for the car ride as the rest of us and he got sick quite often. 

The actual show was small due to a conflict in scheduling, but getting to see Shawn, his band, molly, and their kids was well worth t he trip.  Thanks again to you, Shawn and Molly a s well as Judy Rawlings with SAVES for including me in such an event.. 

I was paralyzed by sleep when i got home.  I bet Sean Paul was too.

04/22/07

Since I last wrote, I've played two shows.  The one at the Bang A Rang with Cheer up Merry Weather from Missoula, MT had a potluck to go with it and I played in front of a very cozy living room o f friends and new faces.  Cheer Up Merry  Weather played some pretty incredible guitar licks with cute poppy lyrics.  Good stuff, check  him out!  Thanks to Ryan C. for inviting to his home. 

Thursday, I had a show with my good friend Betsy Mattox who I wish I could hear and see more of.  She plays old-timey sounding tunes that  are original like "Cows have tales but they don't tell them".  I love it!   If she had a CD or a website or something I'd list it here, but she's a farmer lady and does it the old fashioned way, or rather the right way :)

04/07/07

Had an adventure last night on my journey to play at The People's Free Space.  While waiting for the bus to Portland  I met  a guy named Matthew who traveled up from Florida on a whim with a friend because there was an add for a Winter Carnival job that would let you enjoy a "Summer in Maine".  He was unimpressed by the wages and the snow.  He was trying to sell his two guitars and an amp and a cd player and the Star Wars trilogy.  We talked about guitars and as he was leaving he told me "good luck" and "stay a winter".  He fumbled over his words and said  "I'll see you soon......i mean i'll hear you soon....on the radio"  I smiled.  That's unlikely to happen.  Once the bus got there late and we were almost in portland a lady in the front fell out of her seat and tumbled down the stairs and into the door of the bus.  The bus driver barely stopped and she was still laying down there when he took off and we were trying to help her up and make sure she was breathing.  She's ok.  That God!  Then i left and walked with my heavy guitar up Congress St. to  meet Renee a t MCA to help her make paper!  That was the best thing ever.  Thank you Renee!  Then we went for burritos and i had a yummy root beer.  Then to an art opening where there was an i nteractive piece that asked you to plant a tomato seed.  So i carried around a peat moss pot with a tomato baby (with Renee's help) the r est  of the way.  Once a t the show at the  Free Space.  It was very full and comfy and there was fancy good food everywhere.  Jonah's art show: called  Transformations was 10 years of his journaling and his work made a lovely view to look it while playing.  It was fun getting lost i n the colors and textures.  I met a nice guy named Jim who is a jazz drummer and who was recording the show.  we talked about touring and sometimes how nice it is to stay in one place. he's gonna be nice enough to send me a copyof t he show.  yay for live recordings!  i played alone except for the fire decector solo:)  Cristina said that would be a good name for the song that it interrupted.  i think she is right.  There was a g irl in the back who was swaying back and forth and dancing w hile i played :)   i don't remember your name but you have one dimple when you smile.  thank you.  Jonah's performance was intense and edgy then he played with Henifa and they sang a song about Tourists i n Maine!  Great song.  Then Henifa played a solo show. I thought she was really something.  Then Renee and I had to leave so i could make my 9:45 bus back to Lewiston where i met a woman from france who just came back from there and i let her borrow my phone to call a cab and she told me about her sicknesses  and how in france she went to a party with her son and his policemen friends and that they drank all night. it was dark outside but she had sunglasses on.  i couldn't figure that out.  then i treated myself, my bag, my guitar, and my tomato baby to a cab home.

Thanks to Jonah, Henifa, and the People's Free Space!

04/01/07

Happy April Fools Day! New show added April 9th in Lewiston, ME.  Thank you Ryan Conrad!

Had a show last night in Unity, ME for the local and sustainable foods conference!  Went to workshops on Fermenting and Preserving Foods, Food-to-Schools project, and gave a workshop with Ari and Linda about food outside of school.  It was such a full day and Ari and I discovered that a five minute walk makes all the difference when you are feeling couped up! 

We were fed by Food Not Bombs from Bangor.  Thank you!  And thank you to all the farms who donated foods!  Thanks to Terra for organizing the conference and inviting all the musicians (including myself).  And thank you to all the workshop givers!  I went away recharged.

The music started with me.  We played in a great performing arts hall with red curtains and fancy lights.  It had a balcony.  The crowd was small, but people were kind enough to come up front and dance to my mostly undancable music.  Thank you for that.  Weatherbeaten was up next.  I've played with them before at the JED Solidarity dinner.  I hope someday to hear them play where I picture what there music makes me feel.  Sitting 'round a fire or on a cabin porch w/ some whiskey and rolled tobacco (or other things).  They have such a haunting sound, like ghosts.

Shawn Mercer and the Boondock Blues band ended the night with some very dancy blues tunes.  He covered Old Crow Medicine Show and Johnny Cash! 

03/18/07

New shows added to the calendar in Maine on March 31st, April 6th, and April 19th! FINALLY!!!   Also, there are new photos up on the photos page

03/15/07

There is a new open mic page up for Cafe Bon Bon in Lewiston, ME.  Apparently, they've been taping performances (which is very cool)  here is a link to the page:

http://oftheoak.net/j/openmic.html

and a link to my video clip:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=356290931769287706

Make sure to check out video links for leah, arborea, the speechless poet, and more!

03/12/07

 

This isn't a show

03/08/07

new show added to the calendar for April 19th w/ Betsy Mattox in Lewiston, Maine!

02/23/07

CANCELLED (rescheduled for a later date)!!!!!!!!!!!!!  New show added on March 2 at The People's Free Space in Portland!  Tell your friends.