… and a brief excursion out of the hole yesterday for some piano. Recorded on three tracks, but I’m only digging it on one. And so it goes. I was mostly done with recording by Monday night. Since then I’ve just been just tweaking the mixes. The only delay on recording the piano was finding […]
1. Improv with Zoe 7-19-2008 Zoe ambushed me while I was trying to rehearse for the show in Washington Park with MotherJudge. So we started a little freestyling. No real words, just nonsense to support the melody. Cool for a while, but by the time I turned the recorder on to capture it, she was […]
I’m happily rockin’ the dinosaur digital workstation in an undisclosed location in Delmar. The recording is going more quickly than I’d imagined. I even came up with a brand new song this weekend – “City” – and start to finish, it’s all done. Did I mention that even with a faux kit I’m the world’s […]
Dig some live performance and discussion of new adventures in home studio recording 7 p.m. Friday (TONIGHT!) on WEXT 97.7’s “Local 518” hour, hosted by the great Chris Wienk. I’m splitting the hour with the bad-ass Ramblin Jug Stompers – so there’s an actual reason to tune-in. Show repeats Sunday at 11 am. PS: Zoe’s […]
1. A TELE FOR MOTHER I played guitar last night for MotherJudge in a band that included Bob Buckley (bass), Sten Isachsen (mandolin) and Mitch Elrod (vox, acoustic guitar). I don’t think I’ve had a chance to play guitar with a band like that since – a Middlebury reunion? Mid-nineties? The three guitar licks I […]
Photo by Jason.
Thanks to all who came out to the Colony Cafe in Woodstock last night for an evening of musical mayhem with two geniuses named Brian Dewan and Jed Davis… plus little ol’ me. And thanks again to Brian and Jed for havin’ me. PS: Speaking of Woodstock, here’s a little something from almost exactly 10 […]
Presenting Matthew Loiacono and the Upstate Kentucky Choir, live from Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs. Because it’s been, like, 3 minutes since I’ve posted photos of Mr. Loiacono. Another amazing night of music in the Five-One-Eight. FLICKR: Photo Set | Slideshow MORE: Matthew Loiacono
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New York Times: Although some criticized parts of his later work as too contentious, Mr. Carlin defended the material, insisting that his comedy had always been driven by an intolerance for the shortcomings of humanity and society. “Scratch any cynic,” he said, “and you’ll find a disappointed idealist.” Still, when pushed to explain the pessimism […]