tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71946272012-02-16T05:55:25.818-06:00One who is not moved by music is unsound of mind and intemperate: is far from spirituality and is denser than birds and beasts: because everyone is affected by melodious sounds. Al-Ghazali 1058-1111 CEPJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-76759585959304165872010-08-08T02:07:00.002-05:002010-08-08T02:13:28.341-05:00

http://morrisorchids.bandcamp.com/Ok, this city isn't always as exciting as I would like, but maybe that's a good thing? It might be better for those who do strive to be heard to have the ability to be heard over the din in,say,Austin. Here, one might actually be able to find someone new who doesn't have to leave town to get a break. I saw these fellows, or part of the band anyway under a

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I haven't had the words. I don't know that I ever will. He's not here anymore, and I am. Life really sucks sometimes.

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-40327628569833726012010-04-07T22:28:00.003-05:002010-04-07T22:37:16.847-05:00

I am headed shortly to Hamburg Germany, and intend to tour some of the more famous places (or what's left of them)that had to do with the very early Beatles. Before they became a household name, they had to pay their dues- unlike too many "idols" trying to get around the lessons to be learned on that path.As I was studying the info online and in books about what and where, I came across this,

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Listening to Chick Corea's Children's Songs. I am struck by something....music is , at its best, like a forgotten dream, a resonance of something just on the outskirts of our collective memory.The resonant quality of string- piano, viola, guitar, or whatever- remind me still of the sounds created by planets and stars thru out the known universe. Something sings still, deep down inside, and

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It is amazing how one can miss what is directly in front of one’s self, when living in a huge city. Most who visit don’t realize how big a place San Antonio is or how much it has to offer,to the local or the visitour. Take me for example- I know this city, but was just pleasantly surprised last night to find a “new’ band to go out to see now and then. Michael Martin apparently has been playing

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I just haven't had much time for writing...what can I say. Bought a netbook recently, which I can now tote around with me and make notes as I go.....the link included will show anyone reading me still what I have been up to. I'm afraid my band repetoire is limited, by my choice now, to pretty much Del Castillo and Buttercup, but every now and then.....something comes upthat inspires me. Hopefully

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-9518163697274206532009-06-16T17:16:00.003-05:002009-06-16T17:31:45.597-05:00

Ventures guitarist Bob Bogle dies at 75(CNN) -- Ventures lead guitarist Bob Bogle, whose fretwork on such instrumental hits such as "Walk -- Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O" influenced countless bands, died Sunday in Vancouver, Washington.He was 75. The cause was non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to Don Wilson, who co-founded the Ventures with Bogle in the 1950s."He had a special sound that nobody

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-79999251472261934502009-04-12T22:16:00.006-05:002009-04-13T21:44:13.288-05:00

I may not get around to writing this up immediately, but the Antone's CD release party was a blast. And my own skill as a photographer, bowled me over.(Incidentally- not one of these photos has been altered, save reduction in size. They are as they were shot.)Note to self- do not forget to put in the story about the cascarones!

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I believe as a concert photographer I may have strained my watchers' patience to the very edge. It dawned on me as I was slaving to upload literally hundreds of pictures for two different gigs that I had shot something around 1000 pictures and about a dozen videos of varying lengths in only two gigs.....good lord.I am going to have to start getting MUCH pickier about what I put up.Well, in all

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Oh my oh my oh my....I have been quite lax about the music stuff, haven't I? Well, frankly, I haven't done much searching or traveling and what I have found hasn't moved me to write so much that I couldn't wait to tell the world about it. Shame. I know it will come around again, and maybe I have just been a bit too cynical of late.Both my beloved bands are due to put new albums out soon. Del

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Vatican: Beatles music better than today's songsAP VATICAN CITY – Vatican media are praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the British band was more popular than Jesus.Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano recalls that Lennon's comment outraged many when he made it in 1966.But it says in its Saturday edition that the remark can be written

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I am JAZZ.My nickname comes from my obsession with a music form that contains greater versatility, more demanding technique, than most other forms out there. Talent is a must, as well as pure adventurousness. I have found one of the most interesting bands I have heard in a long time quite by accident on Myspace: Local 518, out of Florida. It has been many years since someone(s) made me sit up and

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Sad news indeed.Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at age 65Sept. 15, 2008, 11:47 AM ESTLONDON (AP) -- A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. His family did not want to give more details about his death. The spokesman is Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist.Richard Wright met

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-62815773069230313162008-07-28T23:15:00.004-05:002008-07-28T23:36:11.238-05:00

There's been some musical stuff going on in my life lately, but I just haven't felt compelled to write, ya know? This, on the other hand, I had to share.My step brother Dave is in Machine Head, heaviest of the heavy metal out there, as far as I am concerned. I have seen Dave play since he was 14 years old, here in San Antonio with SA Slayer, thru his time with Sacred Reich, and for the last 13

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-83986684046021416282008-07-05T00:32:00.003-05:002008-07-05T00:35:07.857-05:00

Happy Birthday, Robbie Robertson. Songwriter, movie score artist, sometimes actour, the everyman scholar. What a unique life you've lived. I am glad to have been privy to some of what you are.

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It's been a good long while since I sat down and wrote about these guys, and it's too bloody hot outside to be doing much else. On the desk in front of me are nine CDs of pictures from the Whitewater gig and about 8 or 9 rolls need to go in for developing from the gig at Sam's here in town ;ast weekend. The spirit within the band has just been so high lately it is difficult to catch in words.

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www.blackcabsessions.comThe advent of smaller and more portable technology has given birth to a fun, wild, offbeat method of listening to new music: the Black Cab Sessions. For those who haven't been to London, the black cab is as common, or nearly so anyway, as pigeons in Trafalgar Square. Some unique thinking people in the UK have decided to do something unusual in one- record a single song by

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http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=317054&GT1=7702Bo Diddley, one of the reknowned bluesmen of the world, has left us. More later, after I've had time to digest this saddening news.sometime later:I think I know why I haven't sat down and raved about this man's history in music. I am tired of people dying. I remember my grandmother sitting in her home in Austin, looking about five years

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from www.livescience.comWhy Music Gives Us the ChillsBy Corey Binns, Special to LiveScienceposted: 20 November 2006 02:30 pm ET For a willing music audience, the art of drawing emotion from notes is classic.Composers play with subtle, intricate changes and rates of change to try and elicit emotion. In recent studies, scientists found that people already familiar with the music are more likely to

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and I am lucky enough to have two bands in my world right now that exemplify why DIY should be done. For those who don't understand, DIY, to me, refers to a time in the '80's when record companies wouldn't give a lot of people a chance, and bands learned how to go about producing their own records. It was a kind of challenge to the system back then, but now, it just makes sense. Cutting costs,

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I haven't had time or mind to do much writing lately, though thoughts have been running over themselves trying to get my attention. I just saw Shawn Phillips the other night, and there have been a couple of Buttercup gigs and a couple of DC gigs. I just cannot seem to find the centre in my head where I can put all this into some sense of order. This weekend is going to be an amazing one, both in

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-30579972175561457692008-03-10T22:39:00.001-05:002008-03-10T22:40:53.056-05:00

(I have stuff to write about already, but SXSW just started, and I know it is going to be an insane week, even if I don't leave San Antonio! More as soon as I can squeeze in some time!)

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My life has been beyond hectic lately (see the other blog, "Memories") but I just found this out and must make note of the passing. E Muzeki, possibly the most unique band San Antonio can lay claim to, has been laid to rest. I cannot blame either of these highly talented musicians for wanting to stretch their wings, but I will sorely miss them. A town reknowned for Tejano and heavy metal would be

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I have such a story to tell. It started many years ago, at Sam's Burger Joint here in SA, and has done nothing but snowball on me.I heard Del Castillo for the first time. I was blown away, and remember racing up to the two guitar players, gushing something inane like "I've not heard playing like that since DiMeola, McLaughlin and De Lucia!" We, they and I have gone thru massive changes in our

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I put these on myspace, and then realized THIS is where they belong. These two guys, and the band they helped start, put on the map and make into an international phenomenon, mean a lot to me. And we share a birth month, which makesit even more special.RAY THOMASMIKE PINDERTHE MOODY BLUES, CIRCA 1965and another, a bit early....... Ray Thomas, another of the founding members of the Moody Blues has

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Okay,not me personally, but the music form that gave me the name.*****************************************************************Rest in Peace, great man. We will remember you.Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Dies at 82Dec. 24, 2007, 2:34 PM ESTOscar Peterson, whose early talent and speedy fingers made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, died at age 82.His death was confirmed by Hazel

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My gods.This season always seems to bring tragedy to light more distinctly than others. I guess it is the move toward empathy being made for once in the year. It often doesn't survive the present wrappings being dumped in the trash.December 17th saw two deaths in my world- Dan Fogelberg, after fighting cancer for two years, and Manford Del Castillo, one of Rick and Mark's older brothers.People at

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Wow. Two months without looking at this site. One would think I hadn't been up to much- not true! Traveled to see my Del Castillo buds, first to Corpus, then to Austin. Caught several Buttercup gigs, though I have yet to make it to one of their Austin Tuesday Grackles. Weeknights are just tough to do, ya know? I payed for going to austin to see DC.Got some WONDERFUL news the other day! My step

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Is there a definitive image of John Ono Lennon that the world will remember him by? I doubt it. He is destined to become a legend, a fallen hero relegated to history books which don't catch half the poignancy of his life. It is the way of things. I remember the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show when I was about 5. I remember the covers of magazines that both blasted and embraced the guys of that

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Ah, I remember the Police. I was in university up in Austin when Roxanne came out. I am a huge Golden Earring fan, and was miffed for awhile, because their new album had a song by the same name on it. The Police rubbed off on me though, with time. I was, after all, a punk. One cannot ignore the truly different, and well, frankly, they were tremendous musicians, in a time when half the bands could

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South Texas is home to the largest concentration of bats in the world (at least according to National Geographic),about 40 million mexican freetails and about 5 other varieties. Only Austin,however,could find a way to celebrate the urbanization of their bats- holding a festival right over the place where the bats roost. Of course, it is one of the busiest bridges in the whole city, with cars,

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I am sunburned.I am dehydrated.I am soooo tired.....!And I had a blast making my way to Austin to hang out at Waterloo Park and watch a lot of people become potential new Buttercup fans. It was so blessed hot and humid, it took awhile for folks to decide to come out of the shade for a song or two, but the boys kept it popping and rocking enough, I think they made some new friends, for when they

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One of the few things about MySpace that has kept me there is the music I have been able to find. I love a band from Finland called Gjallerhorn, and thru them, I found a Russian group called Moon Far Away, and from them, I found the Moon and The Nightspirit. I have become obsessed by the music of this last band. They are fellow Wiccan (that is a PLURAL term, for those not in the know......see my

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHSBNv-IFrAThat link should take to a version of Max Roach at YouTube playing "The Drum Also Waltzes." He was an extraodinary musician. Now he's in the Summerlands, and I just get a thrill thinking of him and Jaco Pastorius ripping it up.Makes me miss both of them even more.Goddess protect you Max. You changed the world for a lot of us.

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This has no real place in any of my blogs, but Severus Snape shares a birthday with Mr James Patrick Page.It has come about that the fictional character of Severus Snape has been given a birth date. Turns out he was born either right after or right before me......1958 or 59. Some say '60. Who the hell cares?! And on January 9th......birthday of Jimmy Page, and my grandson Marco.Truly, I am a big

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well... when I started posting my photos online, I would never have believed that so many people would want to look at what I do. Three and a half years, thirty five hundred photos, and over 70,000 hits to that site later, I guess I am wrong. Gives me a warm feeling, though for all this time, I haven't had a single comment posted on that site- only at DC's or myspace. I think it is something to

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At this very moment, there is a huge international concert going on. It is supposed to be about " a climate in crisis", but I am afraid I have to raise a few points here. In the noblest of gestures, the stages are all supposed to be run completely off alternative power sources. HOWEVER- how many people had to travel to get TO these gigs? What mode of transport did they use? One hundred percent

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I don 't consider myself a prejudiced person- I can take music from most sources (disco in any form and opera being the exceptions) and find something valuable about it. First glances do not always let one appreciate what a band can truly do. There are exceptions to that too though.....A friend in Austin talked to me very enthusiastically about a band called Estradasphere, said I should come up

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i wanted to come online this AM to RAVE about Zeegrass, but as I was checking out at Taco Garage with some food, I saw a headline: Taco Land Murderer Given Death.I then wanted to title the new piece swimming around in my head "Ram Has Been Vindicated."then I read the article, and was reminded that, while the guys who killed Ram and Doug deserve the sentence, it was no easy desicion, and never a

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Avarice.Pride.Envy.Lust.Gluttony.Wrath.Sloth.The Seven Deadly Sins...........I am no Catholic, but I know these things well, and they are ALL the hallmark of this society. Big business wants nothing more than to keep getting bigger, until it BIGs itself right out of existance. This is truly Rome, and Rome is burning. There is no place for the little coffee house-just Starbuck's. And yet....the

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I haven't had much interest in writing lately. It's not for a lack of things to report, but probably some seasonally induced malaise. It was broken a bit last evening by a fellow from Austin called John Pointer. John is one of those genius types in music that make you wonder if everyone in the world actually gets equal shares of talent. A multi-instrumentalist who started showing signs of music

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http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=177446Get aload of this above article. Someone, or probably oneS, stole Del Castillo's tour trailer. DAMN it! Not that anyone who has busted tail to build up equipment deserves such things, but these guys are just great people, and this really SUCKS. Pardon. I have been raving for two days now. On top of being ill, which hasn't

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As one writer aptly put it, dramatic to the end- dying on christmas day. as a pagan, I couldn't give a fart about the date, but I suspect it wasn't in his plans to go out on a day like this. Ah well. Best laid plans and all. anyhow, I was never a collctour of his music, but like the Beatles, I very much appreciate the impact this man had on the music industry and the world in general. The

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It was 26 years ago. I spent the day in a court room waiting to testify against a little richkid brat whose daddy bought his way out of facing theft charges. I spent some time researching a book I was writing. I slept for awhile at home.The phone rang. I sat bolt upright from a sound sleep, knowing who was calling. I said her name outloud. When I picked up the phone, she was hysterical. When she

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Oh, I have much to report as of the last few weeks, but this is by far the thing I feel I should talk about. Mark and Candy Del Castillo are proud parents yet again!Their second shild and son, Julian, was born a bit early the other evening. He wasn't due til early November, but that's how babies are- they come when THEY are ready. The healthy mom and baby look terrific, and I suspect the whole

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Many years ago, I wandered into the local indie record store, as was my habit. Frank was at the desk, or maybe it was Ruben...don't remember really. But the guys at Hogwild used to love to "introduce" me to new sounds by slipping them on, and not saying a word to me. I am blessed, or cursed, with perfect pitch and a serious understanding of both harmony and melody, and well done music will always

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Heading out this day to FInally get to see my DC boyz again after way too long! I love the fact they are gaining so many new fans and hate the fact it keeps them away from home ! and me, with the RR going so much....well, times change. If they would just hire me to do something within the co., all this could be resolved! (kidding guys- I have so much on my plate right now...but I may be abuying a

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I was gonna title this one "Joe Reyes: ill-equipped", after his in-the-making solo CD ('bout time, Joe!) After last evening however, I just have too much to talk about!Plumtucker came to town, and brought a new band to the Red Room, one that has literally traveled farther than anyone so far to play our little space! Additional Moog is from the Midlands in the UK, and though they were missing

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I write, because I am too wound up to sleep yet. I write, because I feel the need to capture something here, to hold a moment in time still for long enough to show it to another. I cup it in my hands, hold it lightly, protected from the passing winds of time, and try to find another to show. “See? See what I have found?”I made a trek to Austin tonight, to try to squeeze into the smallish Cactus

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No more apathy people. No more of "I can't make a difference." Join the fight to end the stupidity.www.neilyoung.comlist of protest songs#7Hundred Year Flood's "Ain't Gonna Fight a Rich Man's War"It is never too late....unless we let it be so."You CANNOT bomb the world to peace."

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good lord! how time do fly when you are too busy to think! I hadn't realised that it had been nearly a month since I last wrote anything here! Egads!I am literally going to have to check my calendar as I write this to remember all the amazing folks that have passed through my life lately. Bear with me- I will update this as time permits. Right now, I have another full day at work to face, and

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I am a writer, a spinner of words. There comes a time when words just don't do it, just cannot seem to communicate an experience well enough for the reader to really get what I mean though. It is then that I paint or draw, trying to capture what seems elusive.....I should've had my pad with me the other night. I do not know what would've been born, but it might do better here, right now, Ian

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Marcus kinda stole my blog title for this, and really it’s about more than just him anyway, so...... It has been a really busy 4-day weekend! Rest?! What the hell is that? And there is still far too much on the RR’s plate for the next 10 days. I will NOT be staying for all the performances. I have a real job to do, and that’s the one that pays the bills. *sigh* and I used to complain how busy my

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A few years back I found a series of very inexpensive Cds that showcased a wide variety of world music bands form Scandinavia and parts of the UK. I fell in love with one group n particular, the name as the title of this blog. Just bought one of their CDs and am now convinced I will go see them however I can during their lengthy US tour this year. How to describe them....Some folk, some pop, some

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So many apologies to all the talented artists who have crossed the Red Room's threshold. My world has been dizzyingly busy lately. It's astounding I have found time to sleep, eat, feed the cats, and get the trash to the curb. I took last Saturday evening off (sorry Eric- I was torn about missing your gig, but, well, ....I have preferences.) and went up to Gruene Hall. That's pronouced "green" in

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I am a rocker by nature I guess, with more than a smiggen of jazzer thrown in (obviously,) but I don't believe I have ever been able to say I was one for country. The irony is that the first two bands I ever saw in this city were Asleep at The Wheel , and Johnny Dee and the Rocket 88's. Both are pure bred Texas, and yet I have never laid claim to being moved by them. I was brought to this state

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(she sits at the PC and screams in tones unheard by most in her life. The ##@%%$!#@%&machine just dumped over two pages of writing she had done on WORD!! Egads, the aggravation! She is of the school wherein writing should be a spontaneous thing initially, but will do her best to recapture the last thirty minutes of writing...'cos it was really kinda funny....damn.)and no, that title has no

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What a weekend! Heck, what a week period. Went from Exhausted to in shock to exhausted again, and managed to keep going despite it all. I did find out that Red Jax tastes much better than either Monster or Rockstar, but I don't think it has quite the jolt the other two do. Or maybe I was beyond any help but sleep. Not certain.Obviously, if you have read this blog, you know of the death in the

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I will not be able to look at 5th and Lavaca quite the same ever again.....Rest in Peace, Cliff. ******************************************************************Legendary club owner Clifford Antone dies.Clifford Antone, 56, the legendary music club owner, died Tuesday.He died of an apparent heart attack, his sister said.In 2005, Antone's club celebrated its 30th anniversary. The club opened

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This is my new Happy Album.I have been trying to compose a lengthy review, all wordy and serious about this CD for several days now, and ell, Screw It! This ain't a newspaper, it's afan's opinion, so stay with that I will. I found Buttercup last year, partly because of Lara & Reyes, a San Antonio jazz duo known worldwide. Joe Reyes also plays in Buttercup, along with many other projects. I fell

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I was looking up yet another band on MySpace today and noticed that they now have expanded their music definitions. I hate seeing music boxed and labeled, but most folks need a little security in their lives, and labels make the world feel a bit safer.I just have to ask some questions though, because there seems to be an awful lot of genres (god, I hate that overused word!) that weren't there

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It is an amazing thing, to watch something grow, and change and become something wholly different than it started out. The Red Room started off as a listening room, but seems to be shifting. I have good reason to believe that those who have performed within its walls, and those yet to come, are having an effect in the Soul of the room. The comments about the feel of the place by every artist so

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Well, at least I had a good time! Friday started off with too much work, and then having to deal with wanting to be three places at once! Soundcheck with Matt McCormack w/ Will Sexton et al made me not want to leave! A tremendous sound to be sure, even in the few pieces I got to hear. I will look forward to seeing them again for sure. I also knew that my little wiz-kid friend Marcus Rubio was

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I cannot even think of a good title for this!Saturday night, Marcus Rubio, a local little secret I think, played the Red Room with his special guest of the month, Matt the Electrician, from Austin. Now, I have heard of both these fellows, but frankly had never had the time to HEAR either of them......was I in for a surprise!Matt is a soft-spoken, well-mannered, tremendous singer-songwriter. We

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For those who do not know the San Antonio music scene, and thus may not know the names Ram Ayala and Tacoland, this time is a period of mourning, and celebrating, a life that meant more to the music community here than can be truly expressed in words.Tacoland was a mainstay of the live music scene here for most of my time in Texas. It was a grungy little neighbourhood bar that brought in,

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Well, I just got most of my pictures back today from this busy weekend, and though most are of my longtime standbys, there are some little bits of fun in there. The weekend was capped off by a surprise visit to the De Sol stage by los hermanos Del Castillo and El Lobo Ruiz for a few tunes. Got some pix of that, though with 10 people on stage at one time, it just looks crowded! I was so tired all

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I steal the title of a new addition to the SXSW madness, partly in irreverence to the actual event, and partly because it bloody well decided to rain on us! South Texas is bone dry, has been for months, and WHEN does it choose to rain?!Well, one has to give the gods a few points for having a sense of humour.South by So Wet, or in some instances, So What, happens down on S. Congress Ave., the

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Well, the first new event in awhile for this one. I met Mando Saenz about 6 weeks ago, due to Lanky,in part. They had jammed together the week before, and along with friend Chris, were all into watching the guy that came on after Lanky at a Flipnotics gig. Blu Sanders was good, but not really my style. Hey, different strokes. I really didn't know that Mando was a singer-songwriter like the

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Breaking out of the gate at amazing speed is BUTTERCUP! they head for the first turn and pass up much of the rest of the field to play at The Dandelion Cafe! It looks like everyone else on the whole of 6th St. is Standing Still! Okay, at least from where I am at right now, it may not be quite so bad, but I bet parts of Austin are wishing it would all just go the hell away. SXSW, I mean. Racing

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Yow. My world is spinning in so many different directions, I don't know what the hell is up! Upheavel at work. Upheavel with a friend in CA. The whirlwind speed that the Red Room is moving at. Trying to plot who I can and can't go see while SXSW (read: south by so what here in San Antonio...heehee!) s going on. Just trying to keep my sanity enough to feed the cats and myself,and the fish, with

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I feel I have been remiss, but it has been a slow time since the holidays. I finally have new pictures up on the Webshots site. There is a new folder of some one-off shots of Lanky, not my best work, but neat venues, and then the Valentine's Grackle done earlier this month at the infamous Wiggle Room. Ms Hilary York opened for the Cup, who sat in with her, and then she sat in with them. It was a

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I may be taking a chance talking about this over a month before it sees the light of night (no daytime shows for now.) A friend here in SA and I have lamented for many months the lack of sucha place in SA, so we are endeavoured to start a listening room. It is a place for music nuts like ourselves to come hear people like Billy Harvey, Lanky, or other such bands play their quieter types of music

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(from myspace blog...to be continued here shortly!)Yes, That's what I am. I have a new title: the Stringbreaker. No kidding, I have seen this guy four times in the last few weeks and he has broken strings at every gig- tonight- TWO! I really wanted to just fade into the woodwork when he turned and looked at me. " It's you." was all he said and I just tried to find a way to hide! and laugh. Poor

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Current mood: Ecstatic! Wow! I have had a rough day or two ( I hate mondays!) but I am bustin' open a bottle of Tito's (Texas born vodka for you novices) to toast two pieces of WONDERFUL news!!!!!!got word this AM that my Billy-bear, Billy Harvey, is working on signing with an indie label. I am so happy for him! His talent deserves to be heard out there, and this is such a great step for him! And

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So says my friend Lanky. He posted the lyrics to a new tune Monday the 30th, and when I read them, I heard in my head a rockish sort of tune. It seemed a new good venture for him. I then took the time to drive to Austin to see him play at Momo's this evening, and he broke into my heart. Not broke it, but broke into it. He played for his last tune, this brand new piece, and its soft, quiet

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Oh my. It snuck up on me again. I hadn't realised until just today that this citywide insanity case was coming up so soon. It is hard to imagine that there are folks out there who don't know of this event that makes Austin Texas the centre of the world briefly, but for thos ewho might not: South By South West,or SXSW as it's known, is a 10 day meet-n-greet and talk and party and just about

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Go back to the bit in December about Lanky, ook at that list again, and get to writing!!!!!

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Much much too long since I last wrote here! many apologies to all my beloved groups and performers. I have been distacted by a lack of performances going on, and a hyper involvement in an online discussion group. Frankly folks, I'm bored! And it seems the end of the month, the 28th particularly, is the new real starting point for everyone! SIX performances, from Memphis to San Antonio, and many

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Most folks don't know that name. I do . He was a founding member of the Moody Blues, one of the most important bands in my life. He was born in 1941, in Birmingham England, and has lived in the US for much of the last three decades. I miss his wonderful deep voice, and his deeply spiritual point of view. I think the Moodies went lacking after he decided to go do his own thing. And I have yet to

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Now, I have heard the above song done in Spanish for years, living here in San Antonio, but I don't think I have heard it quite so pretty or passionately, until last night. Yup. Del Castillo covered Silent Night.It wasn't quite as moving as Perdename, but it was so sweet....I wish I could've captured it on tape, video, audio, whatever, to share with everyone who couldn't make it to the gig. It is

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taken from my MySpace blog:Sad Songs A friend on myspace sent out a list " songs that make you cry", and ironically she had listed the first song that comes to mind for me: Perdename, by my beloved Del Castillo. DC is one of many unsigned bands I am into, but by far the most important to me. I have been a fan from the first time I heard those amazing flying fingers of the DC brothers. They are

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I have lost my voice.It got left somewhere in Antone's last evening after I spent way too much time yelling at bands and trying to sing along over 120 decibels of DC playing.You'd think I'd learn.It has been a really busy weekend! I missed the first of DC's double-header at Antone's to be here in SA for Billy Harvey and his band. They played a wicked set at the Broadway Bar, and as I predicted to

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Wowhadn't realized how very long it has been since I have sat down and written at my journals! My apologies to any band out there feelinga tad neglected. I have been spreading myself too thin of late.The above title is snitched from one of my more recent discoveries: Lanky. Out of New Jersey, by way of Houston currently, he was the host for a Songwriter's Round in Houston the first time I saw him

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Well, in reality it probably qualifies as more like 6 or 7. I LOVE the fact I am finding all this new music out there. I love the fact that it moves my world into whole new avenues of thought and creativity. I HATE the fact I cannot cover more territory than I do. Last evening I made my way to Waco and spent some time hanging out with my beloved Del Castillo and a clutch of good friends. Despite

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Is it not bad enough that when I go to the grocery store I hear things like Talking Heads and the Pretenders- not remakes, THEM- playing glibbly over the muzak machine?! Is it not enough to know that they are in fact old enough to qualify as OLDIES, no matter what they once meant to me!?Now they taunt me with the worst: the Partridge Family on DVD.oh....my.....gawd.....will the humiliation and

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i am just floored by how long webshots is taking. and I do apologise! I have gotten Sexto Sol and Jelly Jar up, and hope to have the otehrs up very soon, then reviews to go with what else I have been privy to on this vacation. I am telling ou, I am almost looking forward to going back to work! Routine, and REST! Well, at least for a few days...... (heehee!) I ain't so dang old JUST yet!

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To all those who flip between this site and my Webshots site, i apologise. Apparently they are doing some changes to Webshots, and it has held up my uploading a lot of pix I have on my computer to the site. I am quite uphappy about it, but can do nothing at the moment to change it. Bear with me, and them, and the pictures I owe so many of the groups I have been writing about will be there

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Again...He complained tonight that he has never had a review of his latest CD, Pie, so I will have to compose something. It's on I-Tunes now, too, if you want to listen. Trust me, it's worth it. The guy is an amazing songwriter. He played a new one (sorry my notes are out in the car at the moment...,) brand new out of the box still in the wrapper new tonight, and I was really moved. His playing

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Ya know, you can find treasure anywhere, if you just look a little closer. When driving through Texas on the back roads, it's easy to move so fast that you pass by some pretty neat places. They are often unassuming in size and shape. They can look like just another local dive on the side of a lonely stretch of highway. Do not be fooled.Alice's Restaurant is in the tiny town (pop. 584) of

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I have had the most active social life I have had in years lately, and the DAY I go on vacation?! It dries up...oh, it's only a for a short while, but it doesn't seem right to spend this time wondering what the heck to do with myself......I spent last night with Del Castillo and Monte Montgomery,and it was wonderful and fun and memorable, and I was supposed to go to Navasota...until I found out

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-1129876213912881162005-10-21T01:21:00.000-05:002005-10-21T01:44:29.426-05:00

Okay folks...well, I never thought I would have to worry about this, but think it might be time. This Is A Blog- an online journal, a place to scream out my joy and gnash my teeth in frustration. It is not a solicited sales pitch for any one or thing, save my own POV (point of view). I do not directly speak for any of the bands that I write about here, nor do any of them EVER directly ask me to

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-1129686919505315652005-10-18T20:54:00.000-05:002005-10-18T21:03:48.523-05:00

April 2006, Austin Texas sees the greatest street insanity in recording history. Yes, folks, I said recordING history. The arrival of Del Castillo's long awaited third CD will cause joyful panic and insane rapture in the streets! I'm guaranteeing this- 'cos I'm startin' it!NOW.(figured I would get a jump start on the nut cases- I'm probably crazier than all of them anyway!)In all seriousness, I

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Well, things happen for a reason I guess. I was supposed to go to El Paso and then Albuquerque again to be with Del Castillo, and other things got in the way. I was really in a traveling mood though, so I went a different direction: north. I went to Dallas to catch Billy Harvey, twice, actually, in two days. The first was at the Cavern, on lower Greenville Ave., the bar strip. I have been to both

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Happy birthday, Mr. Lennon. I cannot believe it has been nearly 25 years. The world has changed so much, and not much for the better. Your voice for such poistive change has been missed for a long time already. Yet your song Imagine remains a beacon in this world for those who want to believe the human race has within it the ability to rise above the animal in us, and be something greater.

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DC is in Lubbock, or was last night ( I forget the time! ) Brotherhood played down at the Rabbit here in town. Me? I was in Austin, yet again. Last night it was Salim. Couple of nights ago I got a late wild hair and went up to see Billy Harvey and band at the Saxon pub. Last night, it was Billy, a fellow named John Goudie, and Buttercup. I haven't seen BC in WEEKS it seems. It was just too much

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-1128396844070463762005-10-03T22:26:00.000-05:002005-10-03T22:43:42.230-05:00

Okay, the first surprise was to find out that the thing in San Marcos was some kind of highschool reunion/fund raiser. Took me back a few steps. Then Emilio- yes, THAT Emilio- played BEFORE DC....Alright. I can put up with two strikes.... I was waiting to see if anyone in the band had gotten a facial tattoo or piercing! (roadies don't count Eric! I expect it out of you!)In all seriousness, it was

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I don't know who else pays attention to them , but I am getting tired of this advertising blots being attached to my writing. I guess Blogger isn't watching too closely, or makes money with it. My apologies to anyone reading for the idea they hav been lead astray. And damn it people- I am just a writer. Stop using me as a billboard!

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(not to dis anyone I have been talking about lately, but this weekend is special....I get to finally see my Boys again. It has been way too long. that is unless they cancel due to sunshine again.....in all fairness that was Phil's idea. I just think it really funny. They did the right thing in being cautious, but it was such a drag to have perfect days and know that we still weren't going to get

PJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12813551138659127887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7194627.post-1127926010145052352005-09-29T01:37:00.000-05:002005-09-29T01:37:19.370-05:00

There seems to be a growing trend back to songwriting that has some depth beyond sexual predation. I really like it. It isn't that everything should have a deep meaning- humour is more than appreciated too- but there should be some humanity involved somewhere. To speak from the heart is to be honest and straight forward. I love the hooks and the playfulness, the short sweet little pop tunes and

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I really hate quickies. well, most of them anyway.....I am so far behind I think I am in front! I have yet another weekend of music travel coming up and I am behind schedule STILL! Okay here goes:Buttercup at the San Pedro Playhouse Cellar theatre. I don't think I would've come up with this venue for them, but it ended up being much fun. Only 60 seats, and I used the stage as a footrest part of

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