September 2004

Posse

I’m finally getting around to using flickr. Here are photos from Saturday night’s bowling outing.

What is Sooz Music? SOOZ draws on her jazz background and penchant for world music in the creation and performance of upbeat, interactive original songs. An earthy alto vocalist who plays tenor and soprano saxophones and flute as well, SOOZ has a sound all her own.

A collection of intimate, misfit home recordings.

 

That’s how Rose Polenzani describes her new album, “August” that she’s self-releasing on October 7th. Pre-orders on her website are happily accepted for $12. I’ve been listening to Rose’s music since 1999 and I still haven’t figured out a quick, witty description. Singer/songwriter? Experimental folk? Excellent storyteller? All of the above?

Rose has a bunch of shows coming up throughout the month of October in New England and the Midwest with one of her favorite musicians, Sharon Lewis of the (now defunct) band Pooka from England.

I was just listening to Camper Van Beeethoven’s new album “New Roman Times” compliments of the little package that arrived in the mail today from Vanguard Records. It hits the streets on October 12th. And it’s good stuff. Very good stuff. Isn’t it hard to believe this is their first album in 15 years? CVB will be at the Middle East (downstairs) on October 16th. You can preview the album as they unveil a song a week on the Vanguard website.

I think they should play a show at Cynthia Von Buhler’s CVB Space in New York City. CVB at CVB!

A group of friends are getting together tomorrow night for candle pin bowling at Sacco’s Bowl Haven (you’ve gotta love that name) at 8:00 PM. Josh is coming to town. Good times shall be had. Let me know if you’d like to join us and I’ll make sure we reserve/grab enough lanes.

The board of the Apache Software Foundation passed the resolution to make Apache Lenya a top-level project.

[Via Gregor.]

Now that I’ve got a computer with a CD burner, I can once again make a mixed CD now and again. I put this mix together today. It’s called “Sassy.” If you’d like your own copy, post a comment or email me.

Cake: “Short Skirt, Long Jacket”
Black Eyed Peas: “Shut Up”
Michael Jackson: “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough”
Rufus Wainwright: “Movies of Myself”
Split Enz: “I Got You”
Aerosmith: “You Gotta Move”
Wheat: “I Met A Girl”
Stevie Wonder: “Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing”
De La Soul: “Ring Ring Ring”
Soul Coughing: “Circles”
Universal Hall Pass: “Ring of Fire” (cover)
Sparkola: “Working On It”
Nine Inch Nails: “Closer” (live)
Neil Finn: “Sexual Healing” (cover)