grow.
last weekend we had a wonderful time performing as part of the "grow" benefit shows. these were in honor of kevin kendall, a local activist, writer, and friend to many. i only met kevin once, at a pedro the lion show at the catacombs, but the family and friends who knew him and loved him best put together a great tribute to him. there were a ton of talented and inspiring bands that basically took over the new moon cafe in oshkosh and put on four nights of rock music. it was humbling to be a part of the whole thing, even though the part we played was small--i.e. me, scott, and emily played a set on thursday night. we are also on the "grow" compilation disc with our song "she watches birds". the cd, which i recommend trying to find a copy of, contains tracks by several stellar local indie-folk and indie-rock bands. musical highlights of the weekend included robby schiller, whose authentic folk/gospel singing is chillingly simple and unforgettable; the elanors, whose radiohead meets the innocence mission rock is going to make them all rich someday; and the new kentucky quarter, who are just great songwriters and great musicians and make me happy.
steev
3.18.2005
3.14.2005
the great acoustic showcase
well, emily and i got a chance to open for peter mayer--a real, live touring musician. (he's been touring full-time since 1995, according to his bio. ) we played at the windhover center for the arts in fond du lac as part of the fondy acoustic musician's alliance concert series. it was a cold, snowy friday night and emily was very sick. in fact, she played on thursday night, too, in her weak, sickened state. we got our own backstage room, with bottled water supplied. we got our own microphones. we got our own studied silence, knowning nods, and polite applause. i even sold three of my hand-made solo albums. we got to play 4 songs: jesus on lithium, ECR, leaving wisconsin, and berry lake. all were crowd pleasers.
we were asked to come back and play a set for the windhover benefit show on april 15th. so we'll be there that evening. we'll be playing with a bunch of other bands and singers, although we'll be the only "rock band" performing. and i'm not sure how expensive it'll be, but it's for a good cause and the venue is wonderfully awesome. i don't have any other details, but they will eventually be found here. so check back for future reference.
don't forget to come to the show this saturday. it'll be grand!
steev
well, emily and i got a chance to open for peter mayer--a real, live touring musician. (he's been touring full-time since 1995, according to his bio. ) we played at the windhover center for the arts in fond du lac as part of the fondy acoustic musician's alliance concert series. it was a cold, snowy friday night and emily was very sick. in fact, she played on thursday night, too, in her weak, sickened state. we got our own backstage room, with bottled water supplied. we got our own microphones. we got our own studied silence, knowning nods, and polite applause. i even sold three of my hand-made solo albums. we got to play 4 songs: jesus on lithium, ECR, leaving wisconsin, and berry lake. all were crowd pleasers.
we were asked to come back and play a set for the windhover benefit show on april 15th. so we'll be there that evening. we'll be playing with a bunch of other bands and singers, although we'll be the only "rock band" performing. and i'm not sure how expensive it'll be, but it's for a good cause and the venue is wonderfully awesome. i don't have any other details, but they will eventually be found here. so check back for future reference.
don't forget to come to the show this saturday. it'll be grand!
steev
3.11.2005
more inkwell shows! the collective shrinks and grows!
we've got a few more shows lined up for this spring. on saturday, april 23rd we'll be in neenah at the rock island cafe--formerly the blue moon. we'll be performing (at last) with the daffodil mafia. lead singer/songwriter tuesday parker has been a fixture in the oshkosh music/art scene for a few years now. she runs the "underwood graffiti" spoken word/poetry open mic every other wednesday evening at the new moon cafe. she also has a lot of tattoos.
on thursday, april 28th, we'll be bringing the noise to the water city grill in oshkosh. those downtown pub crawlers won't know what hit 'em. i'm not sure what time we'll be playing, but it'll be later and probably not our usual set. although these day we don't really have a usual set. . .
yes, jon the drummer will still officially be a member of the collective, but he has also officially dedicated the majority of his musical powers to madison-based rock band dafino. you can hear songs from them on their pretty website. you can also download their three-song demo for free! jon will be joining us on march 19th at the new moon and will probably be one of his last performances with us for a while. but we love him and wish him the best and he'll probably "pop up" around from time to time. literally, since his legs have been replaced with a complex series of pistons, springs, pulleys, and steam-driven cybernetics.
we are always on the search for musicians who might want to be a part of what we do. we are mainly looking for people playing non-traditional rock band instruments--strings, brass, woodwinds, etc.--but would also love to incorporate tape loops. so send me an e-mail if you're interested.
thanks for listening,
steev
we've got a few more shows lined up for this spring. on saturday, april 23rd we'll be in neenah at the rock island cafe--formerly the blue moon. we'll be performing (at last) with the daffodil mafia. lead singer/songwriter tuesday parker has been a fixture in the oshkosh music/art scene for a few years now. she runs the "underwood graffiti" spoken word/poetry open mic every other wednesday evening at the new moon cafe. she also has a lot of tattoos.
on thursday, april 28th, we'll be bringing the noise to the water city grill in oshkosh. those downtown pub crawlers won't know what hit 'em. i'm not sure what time we'll be playing, but it'll be later and probably not our usual set. although these day we don't really have a usual set. . .
yes, jon the drummer will still officially be a member of the collective, but he has also officially dedicated the majority of his musical powers to madison-based rock band dafino. you can hear songs from them on their pretty website. you can also download their three-song demo for free! jon will be joining us on march 19th at the new moon and will probably be one of his last performances with us for a while. but we love him and wish him the best and he'll probably "pop up" around from time to time. literally, since his legs have been replaced with a complex series of pistons, springs, pulleys, and steam-driven cybernetics.
we are always on the search for musicians who might want to be a part of what we do. we are mainly looking for people playing non-traditional rock band instruments--strings, brass, woodwinds, etc.--but would also love to incorporate tape loops. so send me an e-mail if you're interested.
thanks for listening,
steev
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