December 2011
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“I am confident that it is both possible and worthwhile to attempt a new secular...”
– The Dalai Lama, from “Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World”
November 2011
2 posts
September 2011
2 posts
WatchKids love The Dominator.
caseysheamusic:
Amazing. My music is officially kid approved!
Thanks to my good friend and old next door neighbor Todd for sending me this little clip of his son singing The World Is Waking Up!
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"After The Flood: A Compilation" Out Today! →
love you sir
chrisayer:
I’m part of a compilation of NY artists to raise money for the Hurricane damage in upstate New York. $15 for 43 tracks by some of my favorite artists and people - go get it! The flood damage is so severe, and the need right now is great.. you can be a big help and get a ton of new music in the process.. Repost please!
http://aftertheflood.bandcamp.com/
August 2011
2 posts
After the Flood: a Compilation to Benefit Upstate...
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2 Midnite edt ::: Hi everyone. After the Flood is available now. Please donate at www.aftertheflood.bandcamp.com and get some bitchin’ music in exchange for helping people. That’s a pretty good win-win deal there.
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UPDATE SEPTEMBER 1 1pm edt ::: The NY Folk Arts Examiner has written a fantastic piece regarding the devastation upstate, and about the After...
May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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November 2010
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October 2010
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August 2010
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On your radio, on your radio...
This is an entirely new realm for me. Tracks from The Convalescence EP have begun receiving play on college radio stations around the country, and to say that I’m completely stoked is a mighty huge understatement. I can barely spell, or walk, or maintain focus on mundane, rudimentary tasks.
Now look here. College stations, being the beautiful monsters that they are, allow the DJs to play...
June 2010
2 posts
CHRISSI POLAND: This is a true story that took... →
It’s so true, Chrissi, they are always with us.
There’s a song that says “I been fixin’ to visit the home of my mother…” …look at you! xoxo
May 2010
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February 2010
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December 2009
6 posts
Watchrachelplatten:
Woah. I have the most popular video on Blender.com right now. This little fact and the pretty chunky snowflakes are making this a great day!
THANK YOU!!
a special benefit show!
Very much looking forward to being part of tonight’s very special fundraiser at Pianos… it’s the “A Holiday Benefit, Volume 3” Fundraiser, benefitting 826nyc.org
$10 admission gets you a copy of “A Holiday Benefit, Volume 3,” featuring recordings of Holiday songs old and new by good folks such as Chris Abad, Misty Boyce, Chris Cubeta, Bryan Dunn, Emily...
29 years ago today
I very vividly remember going to bed 29 years ago today.
A 13-year-old eighth grader, staying up late to watch the end of an exciting Monday Night Football game… I received the news from Howard Cosell, of all people.
John Lennon, shot and killed outside of his home on Central Park West. John Lennon. Gone.
Just that summer, my stepbrother, Troy, and I had started placing Sgt....
you gotta hear this. Amy KILLS it on this new...
November 2009
7 posts
I've got the lowest Tumblarity allowed without a...
Zero. Does that make me less of a person?
Talk about mudflaps
There ain’t much more fun than playing a show at Rockwood Music Hall. With our stalwart low-end honcho, Brian “great-grandson of Scooter” Killeen sampling all there is to possibly sample in Tokyo (Bri is playing four nights at the Cotton Club in Tokyo along with Josh Dion as part of the Chuck Loeb Trio), we decided to do this show as a trio… Craig on djembe, Patrick Firth...
Optimistic
Yes, Radiohead has a magnificent song with this title, but I’ll always think of Sounds of Blackness and the grand, mighty, never-tired positivity of this song. The choices in terms of arrangement might be a wee bit dated, but it’s simply glorious. I love love love this recording.
It’s one of the handful of songs I know I can turn to when I feel the seeds of doubt germinating...
Stuh-OKED! →
My song “north” has been named a Top 12 finalist in the 2009 New York Songwriters Circle Songwriting Contest. It’s like a song-off… you know, as in dance-off? A sleep-off would be fun. I know a few friends who could defeat nearly anyone in that… my wife would be the Grand Champion for sure. She’s like Dormius, the Goddess of Sleep.
Anyway, the Finals take place...
October 2009
7 posts
Give a Little Bit...
rebelspiritmusic:
It’s so easy as artists to get caught up in the selfish aspect of the business. Constant self-promoting, unavoidable praise and criticism, and the permanent wheel of creativity that spins in your head leaves little time for other outlets in your life. Sometimes, it’s best to stop for a moment, and instead of working on your own project, dive into helping someone ELSE unlock...
Chris Kuffner Aguilar Interview →
Chris Kuffner is possibly the most talented person I know. It’s always such a treat when he’s in town and gets to play guitar on full-band shows with us… he’s the Sultan of Texture. He’s like our Jonny Greenwood! He plays bass with some great singer/songwriters, and here is an interview he recently did for the Aguilar Amplification website.
chriskuffner:
Hey you...
It's about time (i know i know)
I was in a band from 1989 until about 1996 called Serious Pilgrim. I could write a blogpost as long as “The Iliad” about all of the madcap adventure we enjoyed and endured over the time of our existence. But I’d rather share the music.
We recorded three demo cassettes and 1 full-length album, and two of the demo cassettes have finally crashed the digital music party.
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Watchoh man this is great… puts all concerns into perspective! Thanks, Chris.
chriskuffner:
This is possibly the latest/awesomeist reblog ever. I love this video and i love Andrew Futral. I searched for this for a long while and it was totally worth it.
andrewfutral:
I am getting super into stars. My favorite is VV Cephei which is 3000 light years away from us and happens to be super fucking...
September 2009
8 posts
another speech that never had to be made
“Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.
“These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.
“These two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth...
a speech that never had to be made
“Our landings have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops.
“My decision to attack at this time and place was based on the best information available.
“The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do.
“If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone.”
This is what Supreme Allied...
Podcast Alert
Whizz-beep-click! Podcast alert! Sea of Clouds is featured on The Vinyl Experience, a Toronto-based indie podcast that places tracks within a bed of vinyl clicks and pops… its as if Sea of Clouds turned up in some dusty bin of 12”s in a Salvation Army store in Dearborn, MI, and its getting played for the first time in 38 years. Yeah.
Have a listen at http://bit.ly/B1KDo
I am in love with this passage
I can’t stop thinking about this bit of glorious sentiment…
Vignette #6 of “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman:
A child said What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is any more than he. I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful green stuff woven. Or I guess it is the handkerchief of...
My website has my new album for sale... →
it's the result of peer pressure
It’s all Bess Rogers’ fault that I now have a blog. She and Chris Kuffner sounded so lovely at soundcheck for the “From the Penthouse” series yesterday, which I was also playing as part of Rachel’s band. Shortly after soundcheck was completed, Bess whacked me over the head with a half-consumed bottle of Red Stripe and snarled in that delicious voice, “get a...