Day 365 - March 9th 2010
Today marks the end of a full year on this strange and wonderful journey that I've been on. Doing music and music related things instead of working in an office.
In the past 365 days I've been all over the country, seen some sights, been on national tv, the radio, rode in vans, and met some awesome people. It's been a wild ride filled with ups and downs but I'm a better person because of it.
Today also marks the 13th anniversary of the Death of The Notorious B.I.G. arguably the greatest rapper that ever lived. I often think what the music landscape would be like if he were still alive and making music. That whole period was crazy with him and 2Pac passing away.
As we bring today into focus I woke up this morning with a raging cold...perfect. We leave for Austin in a few days and I can barely breathe through my nose...fantastic
One problem don't stop the show and I had two issues. Issue one was that I had two groups drop out of the Saturday Philly Invasion show at SXSW last night. I would need to replace them post haste. That would come pretty swifly ad Da Rezarekt and Gang will be taking over for Ami Verrill and Govt Cheaze respectively. We lose a couple of great acts but we gain a couple of great acts so the universe balances itself out
The second task for the day would be rehearsing with the band for the SXSW shows as well as some extra dates we have on the way down. Going back to a three piece is weird after the last few shows with the horn section and strings. That's why we needed to work really hard today so that I can be comofrtable with the arrangements and what not. As I write for the new album I'm weighing whether or not I want to add the other pieces or just explore what a good 3 piece band can do. The band sounds tight, the music's a lot tougher sounding with just guitar bass and drums. Two spereate sets for two days in Austin I'm very excited.
We discussed how and when excatly we planned on leaving town on Friday, when we'd get to where we're going and all that stuff. Planning's something that I'm good at.
I looked up at my guys as we discussed the matters and I couldn't believe that I was at this place in my development. I'm actually talking to my band about playing a show at one of the biggest music festival/conferences in the world. This is amazing.
Well it's good to be talking to everyone on a regular basis now back to work...gotta be a rockstar in a few days lol.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Boy Wonder: Professional Musician 243
Day 364 - March 8, 2010
What's up everyone
Aside from the John Mayer comments I made a month ago I've been pretty silent about all of the things happening in the Boy Wonder Universe. There's a reason for that. I had been working on something that I had to keep close to the vest simply because...I didn't want to jinx it and talk a whole lot about it until I was absolutely certain that it would come to pass.
That project was the Philadelphia Invasion in Austin Texas during the South by Southwest Music Conference.
I am a very proud resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sure it's the home of the cheese steak, and Rocky, and The Eagles, and throwing snowballs at Santa Claus. Murder and Mayhem and Sports Riots. But those who watch those stories exclusively on the news miss what this place is really about.
The Philadelphia I live in is a no nonsense place. A city with a blue collar work ethic. We're a little rough around the edges, but we always say exactly what we think, and we do not suffer fools gladly. If you want something you have to fight and scratch to get it. We're often overlooked because of our proximity to New York City, thought of as inferior, which sometimes gives us a chip on our shoulder which also feeds our identity.
As far as the music scene goes, it's splintered. If you go around the country and say Philly Music you might get a bunch of different answers if you get any at all. It's a city of cliques and circles. It's a lot like high school, you have kids that float in and out of certain cliques but for the most part people stay in their circles. That being said there are some quality music being made in this city made by quality musicians. If we all ever did mess around and unify ourselves we'd be a force to be reckoned with.
The seeds for this project were sewn almost one year ago walking the streets of Austin Texas noticing many cities and countries showcasing their very best talent. New York, Boston, Australia, China, The UK etc. I didn't see any shows showcasing talent from my hometown. I remember making a call to one of my fellow Philly scenesters saying that we needed to make this happen.
The idea exploded in my head when I discovered that there were no bands from Philadelphia selected to be official bands in the initial selection for the festival (I haven't seen the list since and it may have changed since then). I was enraged, passed over again. I could understand me not being picked, but everyone from Philly that applied didn't get in. I've been all over the country and our bands are as good as anyone Else's. I had to do something.
I remembered that Bang Camaro wasn't an official band, yet we played two shows at South by, so there was a way around the establishment, a back door if you will. The plan became, organize a few events close to the action during the festival and (in a sense) crash the party. As usual I don't get invited to the party so I throw my own.
I presented it to potential sponsors and backers who thought that I had a solid idea that would benefit me and them. I was to raise the necessary funds so that in January I could put a choke hold on each room because the name of the game at SXSW is speed, you wait till Feb to book a room and there won't be a room to book. I felt like I had it in the palm of my hand. I called so many clubs in Austin until finding one who was ready to go in January once the clubs in Austin were ready to talk to potential bookers for showcases. I knew I had to act fast, as I spent most of November and December booking showcases so that I had a package together as soon as the rooms were booked. We had a couple of really awesome bills and we were ready to go before Christmas.
The holiday was a relaxing one, it was in the bag or so I thought
When January rolled around it all fell apart fairly quickly. A lot of bands and sponsors alike decided that this time wasn't the right time to do something like that and I don't blame them, it's a risky game, this has the potential to fail miserably thus a lot of money would go down the tubes. It didn't change the fact that I had two days at an Austin club reserved, I didn't want to get rid of them, but I didn't know where the money was going to come from. Thankfully some new sponsors came through a short while later (There is a God) and we were able to do these shows. Problem was I didn't have any bands but two weeks ago everything was finalized. I'm very excited to tell everyone about these shows that we have.
The Philadelphia Invasion is about coming to one of the biggest music festival/conferences in the world and showing them what we've got...whether they like it or not. We're crashing the party with a megaphone and a case of Yuengling and a bottle of Fury.
Both shows (On March 19th and 20th) will take place at 219 West on 4th Street in Austin Texas
Both shows will start at Noon
Both Shows are Cover Free and will have FREE (until the kegs I bought run dry)
Day 1 - Friday March 19th - 12PM
On Friday March 19th we've got an extremely talented line up
Boy Wonder - Funk/Rock
Allison Polans (of Papertrees) - Folk
Dani Mari - Singer/Songwriter/Rock
Catherine Prewitt - Folk/Pop
And our special guests New York City's The Vanguard of Rethink Pop Music
I'm a big fan of Allison's work, I believe this is the first time I'm playing a show with her so I'm very excited about that. Catherine's new to the fold but she's pretty amazing this will be the first time I'm playing a show with her as well. Dani Mari will bring the fire as usual and The Vanguard will help me bring testosterone to the occasion.
Day 2 - Saturday March 20th - 12PM
Saturday March 20th is just as good
Boy Wonder - Funk/Rock
Katherine Mundy - Blues/Pop
Ami Verrill - Singer/Songwriter
Brady and The Bear - Folk/Rock
And Our Special Guests Boston Rockers Township
I can't think of Katherine Mundy without thinking of John Mayer's Room For Squares (which is one of my favorite albums) her music calls back to the breezy blues influenced pop music abandoned all to quickly by the Mayers and Mrazs of the World. Brady and The Bear is just the business, well crafted folks songs with catchy hooks and by far the best beard in the music business. Ami Verrill sings and plays with a conviction rarely found amongst other artists, every performance brings you to her living room playing her songs by a roaring fire.
Aside from being the coolest Rock band I've heard in a long time, Township also features guitarist Alejandro Necochea whom you might know from Bang Camaro who I toured with as a vocalist last spring. I got a lot of flack for being in that band when I came home from musicians and people who thought that Camaro wasn't cool enough, but fact is without them giving me the opportunity to see SXSW up close and personal and learn the ropes none of what I'm doing would be possible...period.
And Me...hell I just hope I can keep up with everyone else.
We've got two amazing shows. I wanna thank everyone that helped, that encouraged me in the times I felt like giving up. This is a truly amazing and humbling thing. This is the biggest festival in the world and I get to sneak in the back door and play...twice.
When I look at both bills I am humbled to be in such company...it's going to be an amazing week.
Well it's 4:15AM and I have stuff to do, put together set lists and tour intineraries and all that and I dunno...maybe catch some sleep.
What's up everyone
Aside from the John Mayer comments I made a month ago I've been pretty silent about all of the things happening in the Boy Wonder Universe. There's a reason for that. I had been working on something that I had to keep close to the vest simply because...I didn't want to jinx it and talk a whole lot about it until I was absolutely certain that it would come to pass.
That project was the Philadelphia Invasion in Austin Texas during the South by Southwest Music Conference.
I am a very proud resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sure it's the home of the cheese steak, and Rocky, and The Eagles, and throwing snowballs at Santa Claus. Murder and Mayhem and Sports Riots. But those who watch those stories exclusively on the news miss what this place is really about.
The Philadelphia I live in is a no nonsense place. A city with a blue collar work ethic. We're a little rough around the edges, but we always say exactly what we think, and we do not suffer fools gladly. If you want something you have to fight and scratch to get it. We're often overlooked because of our proximity to New York City, thought of as inferior, which sometimes gives us a chip on our shoulder which also feeds our identity.
As far as the music scene goes, it's splintered. If you go around the country and say Philly Music you might get a bunch of different answers if you get any at all. It's a city of cliques and circles. It's a lot like high school, you have kids that float in and out of certain cliques but for the most part people stay in their circles. That being said there are some quality music being made in this city made by quality musicians. If we all ever did mess around and unify ourselves we'd be a force to be reckoned with.
The seeds for this project were sewn almost one year ago walking the streets of Austin Texas noticing many cities and countries showcasing their very best talent. New York, Boston, Australia, China, The UK etc. I didn't see any shows showcasing talent from my hometown. I remember making a call to one of my fellow Philly scenesters saying that we needed to make this happen.
The idea exploded in my head when I discovered that there were no bands from Philadelphia selected to be official bands in the initial selection for the festival (I haven't seen the list since and it may have changed since then). I was enraged, passed over again. I could understand me not being picked, but everyone from Philly that applied didn't get in. I've been all over the country and our bands are as good as anyone Else's. I had to do something.
I remembered that Bang Camaro wasn't an official band, yet we played two shows at South by, so there was a way around the establishment, a back door if you will. The plan became, organize a few events close to the action during the festival and (in a sense) crash the party. As usual I don't get invited to the party so I throw my own.
I presented it to potential sponsors and backers who thought that I had a solid idea that would benefit me and them. I was to raise the necessary funds so that in January I could put a choke hold on each room because the name of the game at SXSW is speed, you wait till Feb to book a room and there won't be a room to book. I felt like I had it in the palm of my hand. I called so many clubs in Austin until finding one who was ready to go in January once the clubs in Austin were ready to talk to potential bookers for showcases. I knew I had to act fast, as I spent most of November and December booking showcases so that I had a package together as soon as the rooms were booked. We had a couple of really awesome bills and we were ready to go before Christmas.
The holiday was a relaxing one, it was in the bag or so I thought
When January rolled around it all fell apart fairly quickly. A lot of bands and sponsors alike decided that this time wasn't the right time to do something like that and I don't blame them, it's a risky game, this has the potential to fail miserably thus a lot of money would go down the tubes. It didn't change the fact that I had two days at an Austin club reserved, I didn't want to get rid of them, but I didn't know where the money was going to come from. Thankfully some new sponsors came through a short while later (There is a God) and we were able to do these shows. Problem was I didn't have any bands but two weeks ago everything was finalized. I'm very excited to tell everyone about these shows that we have.
The Philadelphia Invasion is about coming to one of the biggest music festival/conferences in the world and showing them what we've got...whether they like it or not. We're crashing the party with a megaphone and a case of Yuengling and a bottle of Fury.
Both shows (On March 19th and 20th) will take place at 219 West on 4th Street in Austin Texas
Both shows will start at Noon
Both Shows are Cover Free and will have FREE (until the kegs I bought run dry)
Day 1 - Friday March 19th - 12PM
On Friday March 19th we've got an extremely talented line up
Boy Wonder - Funk/Rock
Allison Polans (of Papertrees) - Folk
Dani Mari - Singer/Songwriter/Rock
Catherine Prewitt - Folk/Pop
And our special guests New York City's The Vanguard of Rethink Pop Music
I'm a big fan of Allison's work, I believe this is the first time I'm playing a show with her so I'm very excited about that. Catherine's new to the fold but she's pretty amazing this will be the first time I'm playing a show with her as well. Dani Mari will bring the fire as usual and The Vanguard will help me bring testosterone to the occasion.
Day 2 - Saturday March 20th - 12PM
Saturday March 20th is just as good
Boy Wonder - Funk/Rock
Katherine Mundy - Blues/Pop
Ami Verrill - Singer/Songwriter
Brady and The Bear - Folk/Rock
And Our Special Guests Boston Rockers Township
I can't think of Katherine Mundy without thinking of John Mayer's Room For Squares (which is one of my favorite albums) her music calls back to the breezy blues influenced pop music abandoned all to quickly by the Mayers and Mrazs of the World. Brady and The Bear is just the business, well crafted folks songs with catchy hooks and by far the best beard in the music business. Ami Verrill sings and plays with a conviction rarely found amongst other artists, every performance brings you to her living room playing her songs by a roaring fire.
Aside from being the coolest Rock band I've heard in a long time, Township also features guitarist Alejandro Necochea whom you might know from Bang Camaro who I toured with as a vocalist last spring. I got a lot of flack for being in that band when I came home from musicians and people who thought that Camaro wasn't cool enough, but fact is without them giving me the opportunity to see SXSW up close and personal and learn the ropes none of what I'm doing would be possible...period.
And Me...hell I just hope I can keep up with everyone else.
We've got two amazing shows. I wanna thank everyone that helped, that encouraged me in the times I felt like giving up. This is a truly amazing and humbling thing. This is the biggest festival in the world and I get to sneak in the back door and play...twice.
When I look at both bills I am humbled to be in such company...it's going to be an amazing week.
Well it's 4:15AM and I have stuff to do, put together set lists and tour intineraries and all that and I dunno...maybe catch some sleep.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Boy Wonder: Professional Musician 242
Day 341 - February 13th 2010
It’s been a while
For those few who have been following my blog over the past year I had some computer problems that led me to eventually stop writing for a while. Things are good and at Day 338 as a full time musician, my bills are paid my stomach is full and I couldn’t be more thankful, for now the dream is my relaity. Compounded by the fact that some of the stuff that I was up to I really didn’t want to discuss publicly yet. You’ll hear about them in the coming months though.
I felt like I needed to get something off my chest concerning one John Mayer.
It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of his for quite some time , ever since I caught him opening for Glenn Phillips in 2001. I’ve bought his records listened to them backwards and forwards I’ve even covered a song or two of his (matter of fact I did it last night). From Room For Squares all the way to Battle Studies, I like his songwriting, I like the way he plays guitar, and sometimes he’s funny.
A couple of days ago I was pointed to pieces of an interview he did with Playboy on Perez Hilton’s website (a site that I’ve only been on one other time…my buddies Menya got a shout out) and I saw the more salacious parts of the interview. When you see the words Nigger, White Supremacist, and David Duke In the same paragraph it’s natural for someone of color such as myself to be offended…instantly. My blood was boiling and there was a sense of betrayal, I don’t know this person, but I’ve loved what he does enough to buy CDs, DVDs, concert tickets, T-Shirts etc. I’ve turned friends and family on to him, this is a person that I’ve supported for almost a decade and it would seem that he hates me basedon the color of my skin. That was my knee jerk reaction…it lasted for about 30 seconds.
Racist is a very powerful word, it’s a word I don’t like to use unless I’m absolutely sure it’s true. I know it exists (and it does still exist) but I’d rather assume people are smart enough to hate me for the myriad of reasons I may give them on a daily basis and not the color of my skin.
Keeping that in mind (and the fact that half his band is black), I decided to read the whole article (which I encourage you to do, instead of eating what the bloggers feed you) and try to get some context for the statements used. After reading the article, for me it went from, this guys a racist to…Bad choice of words man. I understood the points he was trying to make, but yeah you can’t say the word Nigger…ever if you‘re not black….sorry white folks (and everybody else for that matter) but that’s the way it is. Just one of those things…like you can’t hit a girl…ever if you‘re a guy. Frankly I don’t even think those were the strangest things he said in the interview.
A short while ago I spotted this on You tube
In my mind this matter is closed. He said some dumb, offensive, out there shit that he shouldn’t have, he got smacked down, he apologized, and it seems as if he may have even learned something from this experience, none of his band members felt like they needed to quit, done deal. We can’t expect people to forgive us if we can’t forgive others.
There are real people out there that can do actual harm to people of color because of racism and we should focus our fire in their direction.
It’s been a while
For those few who have been following my blog over the past year I had some computer problems that led me to eventually stop writing for a while. Things are good and at Day 338 as a full time musician, my bills are paid my stomach is full and I couldn’t be more thankful, for now the dream is my relaity. Compounded by the fact that some of the stuff that I was up to I really didn’t want to discuss publicly yet. You’ll hear about them in the coming months though.
I felt like I needed to get something off my chest concerning one John Mayer.
It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of his for quite some time , ever since I caught him opening for Glenn Phillips in 2001. I’ve bought his records listened to them backwards and forwards I’ve even covered a song or two of his (matter of fact I did it last night). From Room For Squares all the way to Battle Studies, I like his songwriting, I like the way he plays guitar, and sometimes he’s funny.
A couple of days ago I was pointed to pieces of an interview he did with Playboy on Perez Hilton’s website (a site that I’ve only been on one other time…my buddies Menya got a shout out) and I saw the more salacious parts of the interview. When you see the words Nigger, White Supremacist, and David Duke In the same paragraph it’s natural for someone of color such as myself to be offended…instantly. My blood was boiling and there was a sense of betrayal, I don’t know this person, but I’ve loved what he does enough to buy CDs, DVDs, concert tickets, T-Shirts etc. I’ve turned friends and family on to him, this is a person that I’ve supported for almost a decade and it would seem that he hates me basedon the color of my skin. That was my knee jerk reaction…it lasted for about 30 seconds.
Racist is a very powerful word, it’s a word I don’t like to use unless I’m absolutely sure it’s true. I know it exists (and it does still exist) but I’d rather assume people are smart enough to hate me for the myriad of reasons I may give them on a daily basis and not the color of my skin.
Keeping that in mind (and the fact that half his band is black), I decided to read the whole article (which I encourage you to do, instead of eating what the bloggers feed you) and try to get some context for the statements used. After reading the article, for me it went from, this guys a racist to…Bad choice of words man. I understood the points he was trying to make, but yeah you can’t say the word Nigger…ever if you‘re not black….sorry white folks (and everybody else for that matter) but that’s the way it is. Just one of those things…like you can’t hit a girl…ever if you‘re a guy. Frankly I don’t even think those were the strangest things he said in the interview.
A short while ago I spotted this on You tube
In my mind this matter is closed. He said some dumb, offensive, out there shit that he shouldn’t have, he got smacked down, he apologized, and it seems as if he may have even learned something from this experience, none of his band members felt like they needed to quit, done deal. We can’t expect people to forgive us if we can’t forgive others.
There are real people out there that can do actual harm to people of color because of racism and we should focus our fire in their direction.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Boy Wonder: Professional Musician 241
Day 240 - November 7th 2009
SEPTA strike Day Five
The strike is five days old and The Transit Workers Union has the audacity to have a commercial running trying to help out with Public Opinion, spouting off about how they want what’s fair. As I stand here today I swear that they should count themselves blessed that we don’t tar and feather people in Philadelphia anymore. What they should spend that time and money on are some customer service courses so that when your asses come back from vacation you’re a little nicer to customers. The Transit Workers Union has caused me to miss my buddy’s surprise birthday dinner. So I had to go straight to Jersey instead tonight.
I spent most of the morning coming up with some chord progressions I like, which I’ll do until words come and I can put them with the progressions. Trying to stay as R&B as possible. Lyrics are usually the thing that keeps me from releasing albums once a month.
I came over to Jersey and I did some hanging with my nieces and nephew until they went to bed at about 9:30. I tried my new chicken wing recipe with much success. Sabado de Mexico was underway. I didn’t get a chance to buy sombreros but we still had fun. I wish we had some Mariachi music instead of the salsa…it goes better with Tequila. I mutterd a melody that I quickly wrote down I work on it tomorrow.
SEPTA strike Day Five
The strike is five days old and The Transit Workers Union has the audacity to have a commercial running trying to help out with Public Opinion, spouting off about how they want what’s fair. As I stand here today I swear that they should count themselves blessed that we don’t tar and feather people in Philadelphia anymore. What they should spend that time and money on are some customer service courses so that when your asses come back from vacation you’re a little nicer to customers. The Transit Workers Union has caused me to miss my buddy’s surprise birthday dinner. So I had to go straight to Jersey instead tonight.
I spent most of the morning coming up with some chord progressions I like, which I’ll do until words come and I can put them with the progressions. Trying to stay as R&B as possible. Lyrics are usually the thing that keeps me from releasing albums once a month.
I came over to Jersey and I did some hanging with my nieces and nephew until they went to bed at about 9:30. I tried my new chicken wing recipe with much success. Sabado de Mexico was underway. I didn’t get a chance to buy sombreros but we still had fun. I wish we had some Mariachi music instead of the salsa…it goes better with Tequila. I mutterd a melody that I quickly wrote down I work on it tomorrow.
Boy Wonder: Professional Musician 240
Day 239 - November 6th 2009
SEPTA Strike Day Four
The city is still crippled. The Transit workers union are still on strike. The Governor’s involved. Apparently SEPTA came back with an offer which would give them more of their increase earlier on in the contract as opposed to later and they pissed all over it and talks broke down. They were pretty close to getting a deal done that would have buses and trains running by tonight and I could have made it to my buddy’s birthday dinner before I had to go to work.
Instead I spent time with the parents and we went to see This Is It. Watching the movie made me kind of sad because judging from the rehearsal footage it looked like it was going to be a great show, like it would’ve basically lifted him above all of the crap that had plagued him the past 15 years or so and reminded the world that he’s Michael Jackson. We’ll never know now. It’s a shame he died. He looked in pretty good shape during all of the rehearsal stuff albeit a bit frail.
After the movie I hit Lickety. I wondered how the strike would effect attendance tonight especially since I had a college band headlining. Lee Morgan opened up, followed by Jack Stafford, a guy I met at Dewey Beach from great Britian. He’s currently touring the country, I love his music, it has just the right amount of humor.
The Natural Result would close things out. They are a solid college rock band that gets better and better with every show. The dynamic is similar to fallout boy where the bassist is a tad more outgoing and charismatic than the lead singer so he does most of the talking. That always makes for an interesting show.
I went home looking forward to what my siblings and I have dubbed Sabado De Mexico which we would do after some hanging with my nieces and nephew. Once the siblings were home and ready there’d be Tacos, Tequila, Salsa Music, mainly us…drunk in my sisters living room. It’s going to rule.
SEPTA Strike Day Four
The city is still crippled. The Transit workers union are still on strike. The Governor’s involved. Apparently SEPTA came back with an offer which would give them more of their increase earlier on in the contract as opposed to later and they pissed all over it and talks broke down. They were pretty close to getting a deal done that would have buses and trains running by tonight and I could have made it to my buddy’s birthday dinner before I had to go to work.
Instead I spent time with the parents and we went to see This Is It. Watching the movie made me kind of sad because judging from the rehearsal footage it looked like it was going to be a great show, like it would’ve basically lifted him above all of the crap that had plagued him the past 15 years or so and reminded the world that he’s Michael Jackson. We’ll never know now. It’s a shame he died. He looked in pretty good shape during all of the rehearsal stuff albeit a bit frail.
After the movie I hit Lickety. I wondered how the strike would effect attendance tonight especially since I had a college band headlining. Lee Morgan opened up, followed by Jack Stafford, a guy I met at Dewey Beach from great Britian. He’s currently touring the country, I love his music, it has just the right amount of humor.
The Natural Result would close things out. They are a solid college rock band that gets better and better with every show. The dynamic is similar to fallout boy where the bassist is a tad more outgoing and charismatic than the lead singer so he does most of the talking. That always makes for an interesting show.
I went home looking forward to what my siblings and I have dubbed Sabado De Mexico which we would do after some hanging with my nieces and nephew. Once the siblings were home and ready there’d be Tacos, Tequila, Salsa Music, mainly us…drunk in my sisters living room. It’s going to rule.
Boy Wonder: Professional Musician 239
Day 238 - November 5th 2009
SEPTA Strike Day Three
No word on whether or not the Transit Workers Union is even thinking about going back to the negotiating table. I remember in High School they were on strike for 40 days. They blow.
I did have a meeting today with Marc Eimer from Range Recording Studios. We discussed Philly Rising’s sponsorship of the Christmas Village this year. The Christmas Village is this cool thing the German Society of Pennsylvania started doing last year where they basically do a European Market outside of City Hall. This year they want to have entertainment and who better than Philly Rising to provide it. This is a very good move for the Village itself, Range, World Café Live, as well as Philly Rising. Provided we put our best foot forward it could be a great way to get non musician types to come to the event on a weekly basis.
It’s going to be from Black Friday to Christmas Eve. 30 straight days of music. Quite a difficult task but I think between Mark and I we can get it together.
I used the time I had to put more Philly Rising posters up in Center City. I’m wondering how this strike is going to effect attendance.
SEPTA Strike Day Three
No word on whether or not the Transit Workers Union is even thinking about going back to the negotiating table. I remember in High School they were on strike for 40 days. They blow.
I did have a meeting today with Marc Eimer from Range Recording Studios. We discussed Philly Rising’s sponsorship of the Christmas Village this year. The Christmas Village is this cool thing the German Society of Pennsylvania started doing last year where they basically do a European Market outside of City Hall. This year they want to have entertainment and who better than Philly Rising to provide it. This is a very good move for the Village itself, Range, World Café Live, as well as Philly Rising. Provided we put our best foot forward it could be a great way to get non musician types to come to the event on a weekly basis.
It’s going to be from Black Friday to Christmas Eve. 30 straight days of music. Quite a difficult task but I think between Mark and I we can get it together.
I used the time I had to put more Philly Rising posters up in Center City. I’m wondering how this strike is going to effect attendance.
Boy Wonder: Professional Musician 238
Warning: This entry contains coarse language
Day 237 - November 4th 2009
SEPTA Strike Day 2
I have a Lickety show tonight. With the Transit workers Union bringing the city to a standstill they are butt fucking me with no lube…I mean come on at least buy me a drink first. I know what you’re thinking “B Dubs, why you taking this so personally?” I would respond to those who might think that by saying…shut the hell up. I take it personally cause the young drunks that usually come to Lickety to check out the cool n music are unable to come and if they can they’re not drinking as much cause they have to drive or are complaining about taking a cab into town. Less alcohol consumption mean less money for me and the bands thus directly impacting my buisness. Thanks a lot Transport Workers Union. You suck.
Lickety was slow like expected. We had two great weeks in a row and now the momentum has slowed a bit. The one Brightside was that I brought in one artist that I’m super interested in working with long term. On top of all this The Phillies lose the World Series tonight to The Yankees making the city even more depressed. Personally I’m glad the thing is over and that Fringe’ll be on tomorrow.
I have a meeting tomorrow with Marc Eimer from Range about assisting him with putting together some shows and what not for the upcoming Christmas Village. He’s gonna come and pick me up so I may use this time to put up some more Philly Rising Posters in Center City. The push for the January 2nd show is also going to start soon.
Day 237 - November 4th 2009
SEPTA Strike Day 2
I have a Lickety show tonight. With the Transit workers Union bringing the city to a standstill they are butt fucking me with no lube…I mean come on at least buy me a drink first. I know what you’re thinking “B Dubs, why you taking this so personally?” I would respond to those who might think that by saying…shut the hell up. I take it personally cause the young drunks that usually come to Lickety to check out the cool n music are unable to come and if they can they’re not drinking as much cause they have to drive or are complaining about taking a cab into town. Less alcohol consumption mean less money for me and the bands thus directly impacting my buisness. Thanks a lot Transport Workers Union. You suck.
Lickety was slow like expected. We had two great weeks in a row and now the momentum has slowed a bit. The one Brightside was that I brought in one artist that I’m super interested in working with long term. On top of all this The Phillies lose the World Series tonight to The Yankees making the city even more depressed. Personally I’m glad the thing is over and that Fringe’ll be on tomorrow.
I have a meeting tomorrow with Marc Eimer from Range about assisting him with putting together some shows and what not for the upcoming Christmas Village. He’s gonna come and pick me up so I may use this time to put up some more Philly Rising Posters in Center City. The push for the January 2nd show is also going to start soon.
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