BEST SHOW EVER!
if you were among the few who caught our show on june 18 @ the harmony cafe in appleton, you saw what was probably our best show ever. why? numerous reasons. aside from the sound problems (which should always be expected with an ensemble like ours), we played with a confidence we have yet displayed.
here is a quick run-down of the highlights:
1. Kara's mic didn't work, so she played into an "open" mic (pointed at her from a stand rather than clipped onto her instrument).
2. The organ died sometime between the loading and unloading of it. Noticing an upright piano against the wall, we opened the top, stuck a microphone inside, and jessica essentially improvised her way through the set. It sounded incredibly great and we wish we could have a piano all the time. That was our third organ in nine months.
3. We were cramped into a corner and scott turned his bass way down; jon also played with a frantic quietide (or possibly a quiet franticality).
4. I didn't forget any words.
5. We played every single song we had, ending with a rendition of the american misery classic "ttsnotwis".
6. It was our last show with kara as she is leaving before we play the new moon.
so what does all this mean? well i'm working on some new songs and hopefully we'll just keep playing. the harmony cafe has asked us back for september, so we'll be there again. otherwise, i'm still trying to finish my solo disc and we're pricing cd duplication and packaging (we can do a run of 100 discs for around $400).
see you in july in oshkosh for what may well be our second best show ever!
steev
6.21.2004
6.05.2004
'Nother recording update
we have finished all of the recording for our debut album--the organ was the last instrument to "lay down" (as they say). jessica and i went to the coffin factory late on thursday night to finish. to her credit, she created, practiced, and recorded a nice part for "hope without drugs" in the space of about 4 hours. although live she also plays on "my use of metaphor," "hello, hospital," and "she watches birds", we left those as they are for the album.
and speaking of "my use of metaphor," it's the oldest song on the cd--i wrote it while i was still in school at UW oshkosh sometime in 2000--and also the closest to a folk-type song. rambling lyrics, numerous verses, excessive strumming. we've whipped up a new version that, i think, is closer to our current sound--kind of droney and a little faster, slightly angrier, but also sweeter, less prone to tipping over.
steev
we have finished all of the recording for our debut album--the organ was the last instrument to "lay down" (as they say). jessica and i went to the coffin factory late on thursday night to finish. to her credit, she created, practiced, and recorded a nice part for "hope without drugs" in the space of about 4 hours. although live she also plays on "my use of metaphor," "hello, hospital," and "she watches birds", we left those as they are for the album.
and speaking of "my use of metaphor," it's the oldest song on the cd--i wrote it while i was still in school at UW oshkosh sometime in 2000--and also the closest to a folk-type song. rambling lyrics, numerous verses, excessive strumming. we've whipped up a new version that, i think, is closer to our current sound--kind of droney and a little faster, slightly angrier, but also sweeter, less prone to tipping over.
steev
@ the New Moon Cafe . . . Again
this is the third time in as many months that the inkwell collective trio has played at the new moon. which is a good thing because i finally understand how to use their sound equipment and we're starting to get a local following (besides our friends). we'll be there next month as well, in full band mode, hopefully with our good friends inanimate carbon rod.
last night was good because emily, kara, and i played a varied set of old and newer material and the audience was appreciative. i guess it sounded pretty good, but you have to just kind of trust that it does because the monitor levels are never quite right. anyway, we had some help getting set up from a few people and we had a great opener (unfortunately i forget his name)--a a young musician who played finger-picking style acoustic guitar music.
anyway, i don't have anything real important or interesting to say about last night. we just kind of rocked out a little and didn't get paid. and that's what it's all about.
steev
this is the third time in as many months that the inkwell collective trio has played at the new moon. which is a good thing because i finally understand how to use their sound equipment and we're starting to get a local following (besides our friends). we'll be there next month as well, in full band mode, hopefully with our good friends inanimate carbon rod.
last night was good because emily, kara, and i played a varied set of old and newer material and the audience was appreciative. i guess it sounded pretty good, but you have to just kind of trust that it does because the monitor levels are never quite right. anyway, we had some help getting set up from a few people and we had a great opener (unfortunately i forget his name)--a a young musician who played finger-picking style acoustic guitar music.
anyway, i don't have anything real important or interesting to say about last night. we just kind of rocked out a little and didn't get paid. and that's what it's all about.
steev
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