May-19-09
Blue Pearl chorus
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour. –William Blake
May-9-09
Next show, Friday May 29 Happy Hours
Next show is at Happy Hours in Eugene. Here’s the poster (click to enlarge)
May-3-09
Rehearsal and updates
Last Wednesday we had a great rehearsal; we’re working up a bunch of new tunes, rearranging bits and getting them ready to perform and record. We’d skipped last week, and we’ll skip this upcoming week too… so it was important to really get a bunch done in the time we had together. It was great to smooth out some of the rough spots in songs like Egypt Eyes. We’ve dropped the metal style bridge in favor of a more Egyptian, airy, haunting bridge – the song finally feels right!
We’re also working on studio overdubs for a bunch of songs – there’s two or perhaps 3 CDs worth here recorded or partially recorded, and we really need to buckle down and get them done. Meanwhile, Brian came up with some new riffs and new songs are happening, too… so we’re busy both in the writing energy as well as the recording.
No shows in the next upcoming weeks, we’re hoping to use this time to get some of this stuff done. And it’s also spring, and all the great springtime emerald valley things are happening – flowers, gardening, sunshine, spring rain, walking, biking… I like to take time to be very “present” in the moment and not take anything for granted; it’s an ongoing challenge to keep my mind on the activity at hand and not always be thinking of all the stuff that needs doing. But the songs are just running through my mind all the time, new and established tunes… there’s a music traffic jam in there clamoring for attention.:-)
We’ve finally posted a live video from last summer’s CresFest in Creswell.
Come on out and bring your friends for four sets of pure Rock Scarlet wackiness. Here’s the flier:
Apr-1-09
Show this Friday
We’ll be playing at the Astoria Bar in Eugene this Friday night. Here’s the poster.
this is a bit more on that article at Huffington Post. One of the reader’s comments contained this nugget:
"Can an artist truly develop if they are trying to book all their own shows, market themselves, manage their myspace, facebook, twitter, etc.? When exactly do you have the solitude to write? And who provides the guidance - the "editing"- that some of the great music producers and executives provided to our generation’s best artists?"
Mar-25-09
thoughts on YOUR input
Tonight I was reading an article on Huffington Post by John Mellencamp decrying the corporate control of the music business that began in the 80s. It was a good article, in which he said something that really touched me:
"The artist is here to give the listener the opportunity to dream, a very profound and special gift even if he’s minimally successful. If the artist only entertains you for three and a half minutes, it’s something for which thanks should be given."
Mar-20-09
Rehearsal and appreciation…
Last night we had rehearsal, running thru songs for the show on Saturday night at Happy Hours, and changing up the sets a bit. It appears that we might also record that show, so if you’re there… the more noise the better! 
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This Saturday night at Happy Hours, we’re looking forward to seeing everybody there!
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