Thanks for the info, guys.
FYI, CBS Sunday Morning just had this KILLER essay on Ray Charles... you west coasters might yet catch it.
My whole life just flashed before my eyes! I gotta get me a life!
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Trudy Booth - Jun 13, 2004 4:32:53 am PDT #3100 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Lee - Jun 13, 2004 6:29:06 am PDT #3101 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Are there any other Los Lobos fans around? I want to flesh out my collection of their stuff.
I have Kiko, By the Light of the Moon, and The Neighborhood. What else should I own?
Jon B. - Jun 13, 2004 6:49:57 am PDT #3102 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
any other Los Lobos fans around?
"Will the wolf survive" has some great pop songs on it.
I've tried to get into Devandra's music, but failed. It's too meandering for my taste. However, I am going to see him play next weekend in Cambridge, so maybe I'll change my mind.
Lyra Jane - Jun 13, 2004 7:56:49 am PDT #3103 of 10003
Up with the sun
Gandalfe, Jon's CD went out to you on Saturday.
And I also want to hear the "Harmony Cathedral" mix.
My musician temp friend here was thinking of doing an all-girl band cover of Afghan Wigs Gentleman.
That would be AWESOME. She needs a guy singer for "My Curse," though.
DavidS - Jun 13, 2004 10:51:18 am PDT #3104 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That would be AWESOME. She needs a guy singer for "My Curse," though.
Here's my friend's Craigslisting in SF:
If you love the Afghan Whigs' "Gentlemen" read on...
Please join me on a project to cover songs from Gentlemen in a very different way. I am a lead singer w/lots of performance experience, a strong Joan Osborne-like voice and a really twisted idea for the music and performance of this record. I envision this inhabiting the watery world between a rock show and performance art. Let's turn the original recording's grunge influence into a dirty blues sound.
Your age and appearance are not as important as your dedication to your instrument, your willingness to participate in a high-concept project, and your availability for practices in S.F. Also, I am someone who prefers being very clear-headed during the creative process and would like to work with others who are creative without chemical inducements.
A bit about me:
Did weird performance art (other peoples') and performed in theatre as a kid
Went to a professional school for ballet
Quit ballet when I realized music was it for me
Serious singer/songwriter/musician since '94
Have recorded 2 cds
Have played out a ton, had my own band
Have contributed to arrangements for other songwriters
I have excellent press contacts
I am a feminist and this has everything to do with the spin for this project
If this sounds like fun to you, please get in touch.
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2004 11:10:03 am PDT #3105 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Also, I am someone who prefers being very clear-headed during the creative process and would like to work with others who are creative without chemical inducements.
I find the need for this disclaimer entirely amusing.
DavidS - Jun 13, 2004 11:46:36 am PDT #3106 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I find the need for this disclaimer entirely amusing.
She's hardly the only musician I know who is roughly my age and necessarily clean and sober. (Or less she wouldn't have made it to my age.)
DavidS - Jun 13, 2004 3:39:59 pm PDT #3107 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Sorry, P-Cow, I didn't mean to make that sound so tut-tut and humorless. Just anecdotal evidence about the musicians I know.
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2004 3:44:01 pm PDT #3108 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
'sokay. I don't know a lot of musicians personally, but I know the stereotype, and I found her wording priceless.
DavidS - Jun 13, 2004 3:49:44 pm PDT #3109 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and I found her wording priceless.
I know from talking to her that it was guided by decades of experience.