HELLO!
I hope you are doing well!*
Tho I always dread my birthday a little, with memories of standing at the top of my basement stairs, seeing a room full of preschool friends, & suddenly wanting to hide...
or generally putting too much pressure on the day...
I try to make the most of it & do ceremonious things.
Since one of my favorite past-times is seeing friends & hearing great music, SIMULTANEOUSLY, these 2 RECORD RELEASE shows lined up perfectly.
I hope you will join me at these shows to celebrate!
Regardless of whether you can make it, I would love for you to check out the records & support these artists, as their music brings me great joy.
Seaweed Sway Presents:
WED FEB 19) Shareef Ali's Record Release "A Place to Remember the Dead"
w/ Whiskerman
& SparkBox (Megan Keely & Kelly McFarling)
at Bottom of the Hill
Doors 8:30pm / Music 9pm
$8 admission + Vegan Treats for Earlybirds
*CONTEST: Shareef says one person from the "going" list will be selected to receive a free CD, LP, signed poster, & t-shirt! if you are driving from the East Bay & can drive others, please write it on the event page. thanks!
VIDEOS to entice you:
"Tucson" by Shareef Ali: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
(This is what I'd like my birthday party to be like.)
whiskerman "the town": http://www.youtube.com/
sparkbox: ("atlanta" by kelly mcfarling) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
FRI FEB 21) Michael Musika & Eric Kuhn's Record Release "There is No Need to Name the Moon"
Eric + Erica's Farewell to CA Party
+ Bobby Thayer
at Amnesia
doors 8pm / Bob on first at 9pm
$8 admission
co-presented with Loving Cup & KUSF in Exile!
the record came out today
THERE IS NO NEED TO NAME THE MOON by michael musika & eric kuhn
listen & d/l at http://michaelmusika.
The story, from Michael Musika:
I have a movie to share that is a visual metaphor for the creation of this record and the fate of its artists.
A long time ago, when I was eleven years old, I finished third in a juggling contest at a soccer camp. I got beat by two brothers who came to the camp from Japan. Their names were Toshiaki and Katsiuki. My father teased me about it at the time and said I would never be able to beat them because they were too good. This annoyed me as he knew it would. Many years later my father asked me how I planned to promote a record I was working on. He said: “You’ve been working so diligently for such a long time. One day you need to make a dollar.” He suggested I get someone with a better voice and wider appeal to sing my songs, then looked in my direction tauntingly while listing several artists off the top of his head. I said “I’m not trying to wait for Rihanna and Jolie Holland and Peter, Paul and Mary or any of the rest of them. Alls I got to rely on is Eric and myself.” He said, “You’re a fool Michael."
Here is my response. The movie is called “The Juggler” and you can watch/LISTEN here: THE JUGGLER
also, Michael says he'll mail you a free vinyl if you tell him exactly how many times the fool juggles the ball consecutively. It was filmed at Golden Gate Park yesterday on the first try!!!!! http://youtu.be/
POSTER BY STERLING SCHLEGEL
eric+erica: http://
(they released a new EP friday feb 14th, Wild Holiday! get a candle w/ the d/l code @ the show!)
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RADIO: I highly recommend these weekend shows! Listen from anywhere! You can also hear the past shows, via the links below.
SATURDAYS, listen to DJ Joe Deakins with The Audio Grab Bag on KNYO, out of Mendocino.
11am-2pm PST.
listen live: http://cast.sc1.
look out for a podcast of this week's show, w/ songs from Shareef Ali's album at the beginning & end + Michael Musika/Eric Kuhn's new record "There is No Need to Name the Moon" + Eric+Erica's album "This is Where"
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SUNDAYS
DJ Alex Webbles on KUSF in Exile, with the Hangover Sessions.
9am-11am PST.
listen live: http://savekusf.org
LAST WEEK'S show with Shareef Ali live-in-studio: http://
TWO WEEKS AGO with Michael Musika, Eric Kuhn, & Erica Fink live-in-studio: http://
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GIVE $ TO SALT MINDS so they can make their album:
Mariee Sioux & Sean Kae are raising $ to create a collaborative album! i heard some song samples & am so excited for these songs to be out in the world. give what you can!
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ART @ RAINBOW: Gregory Groff's mind-blowing art is up at Rainbow Grocery all month! Look at it while you're there!!
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ALEMANY FARM HERB GARDEN: Herb garden workdays at alemany farm are first sundays of the month! https://www.facebook.
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HOUSING LIST: if you have a room to rent, that you want to tell more people about & not post on craigslist, please post it here! i made this list a few years ago: looking-for-housing@
looking for housing? send me your email address or sign up here (be sure to check "all emails" as the subscribe option, so that you can reply directly to the people offering housing)
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a person who lived their life in full creative expression:
Thanks to Obo Martin for sharing this article, with the caption: "Wear your art on your sleeve"
Read the story and watched the video... I didn't know her and still am very saddened by her death and am inspired by such a beautiful person living life creatively & fully.
xo
jessie
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