I have no idea what she calls this piece, but I just think its super duper delux and fine.
Directionally Challenged...
8 years ago
Friday, August 27, 2004
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Thanks again to Alan Semerdjian and his piano playing associate Matt Iselin from the Big Apple for bringing really great music into the cafe last week - hope to see and hear you guys sometime in the not-too-distant-future! Allan's music page is packed with great tunes - take a lil' side trip over there for some MP3 listening.
The September Music Calendar is posted up for the Arabica U Circle - click the little blue link from the home page of Steve2.Net for the advanced scoop (at the time I wrote this the schedule wasn't even up at the cafe yet)
Mirandas Moon guitar player Ryan Smith is having his birthday party September 10th at the Peabodies Downunder - or maybe the Pirates Cove - one of those rooms (I think he told me they were playing in the big room) and it ought to be a pretty good party with those guys, check the web page out if you want to hear some tunes.
Kate Morrissey is visiting the Arabica U Circle on Saturday September 11 and will play an evening of piano and voice music - I have not heard Kate 'live' yet have only had the pleasure of speaking with her on the phone (she has a pretty sweet 'phone voice' as well) and hearing the clips of music that she has posted to her website - she has a lovely, rich and fine voice talent that is immediately accessible and appreciable so c'mon out yer hive and listen to an artist who does not get into Cleveland very often (even if she only lives in PA).
Jim Snively continues his Monday Night Open Mic series at McNamara's (on the Near West Side - the address is in this blog here somewhere) and from what I understand it continues to go strong with lots of talent turning out to make the jam up every Monday - so if your looking to play get there early. Jim has started another Open Mic recently this one at Dempsies in Tremont (W14th & Starkweather) on Saturday night. I have not been getting out to as many Open Mic nights this month as I have been busy with my home life, the Arabica, and my work schedule. If you really want to party an Open Mic night with me, the one and only Steve2.Net, then you pretty much got to come out to my mic on Wednesday.
Songsmith Jim Snively Thursday September 9 at Arabica U Circle
Jim will coax sweet woodsy acoustic guitar tones from his 60’s Martin guitar while singing original songs with a mellow edged voice that will appeal to a wide audience of listeners.
More later....gotta get out of here (my workplace -whew its been a looong week).
The September Music Calendar is posted up for the Arabica U Circle - click the little blue link from the home page of Steve2.Net for the advanced scoop (at the time I wrote this the schedule wasn't even up at the cafe yet)
Mirandas Moon guitar player Ryan Smith is having his birthday party September 10th at the Peabodies Downunder - or maybe the Pirates Cove - one of those rooms (I think he told me they were playing in the big room) and it ought to be a pretty good party with those guys, check the web page out if you want to hear some tunes.
Kate Morrissey is visiting the Arabica U Circle on Saturday September 11 and will play an evening of piano and voice music - I have not heard Kate 'live' yet have only had the pleasure of speaking with her on the phone (she has a pretty sweet 'phone voice' as well) and hearing the clips of music that she has posted to her website - she has a lovely, rich and fine voice talent that is immediately accessible and appreciable so c'mon out yer hive and listen to an artist who does not get into Cleveland very often (even if she only lives in PA).
Jim Snively continues his Monday Night Open Mic series at McNamara's (on the Near West Side - the address is in this blog here somewhere) and from what I understand it continues to go strong with lots of talent turning out to make the jam up every Monday - so if your looking to play get there early. Jim has started another Open Mic recently this one at Dempsies in Tremont (W14th & Starkweather) on Saturday night. I have not been getting out to as many Open Mic nights this month as I have been busy with my home life, the Arabica, and my work schedule. If you really want to party an Open Mic night with me, the one and only Steve2.Net, then you pretty much got to come out to my mic on Wednesday.
Songsmith Jim Snively Thursday September 9 at Arabica U Circle
Jim will coax sweet woodsy acoustic guitar tones from his 60’s Martin guitar while singing original songs with a mellow edged voice that will appeal to a wide audience of listeners.
More later....gotta get out of here (my workplace -whew its been a looong week).
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
What a great weekend of music and beer drinking! Some of my favorite things!! Lemme tell you a little bit about it:
My friend Audra Kubat came down from Detroit on Friday and we met at the Eye Candy Gallery for the Tremont Art Walk and - wow - she was dressed so elegantly in a beautiful long black gown and high-heels - she had her hair hangin' long and pretty it was soo nice to see her! By the time I arrived Audra was already playing a low-key set of pure TFA (Totally Freakin' Acoustic) tunes and it was the sweeeeetness!
Lots of art patrons came and went through the gallery during the evening, and I think that Bob and Rita sold a few pieces (in between plastic cups full of red wine) and everything went really well and Bob and Rita both seem to like having a guitar player singer in the shop - as it should be! This is only the second time (that I know of) they have had a guitar player, and it seems to work really well in the Gallery as a TFA set - however, I have thought that it might be really sweet to do one Art Walk where we setup a PA outside of the gallery and, you know, 'crank it up a bit'.
Inside the gallery it's a small space and the art patrons are SO important to the overall ambiance - the patrons and the visual art are the focus so the TFA thing works real well and serves the purpose. I am pretty sure that we will get another TFA artist in there for the next Art Walk - and I think it would be so appropriate to have the king of TFA himself (Chris Nekvinda) do the honors! We will see about that - I am currently in negotiations with Chris to get him into the Arabica for a set and, you know, its very difficult because Chris is such a busy guy.
After the Art Walk cooled down we drove West to the domesticated wilds of Lakewood - where we simply crashed out at my place - at least for a few hours anyhow! We were both up at the crack of dawn (4AM for me) listening to music, drinking beer, smoking and chatting and by 7 we were getting lit up and ready for a trip to the beer store for IPA and American Spirits!
Later in the afternoon (we were properly lit up by that time) we went to the Phoenix Cafe where we had coffee and Audra played a few tunes - she sounded really sublime with her rock and roll poet core folk girl gears all smoothly oiled and meshing with her SMOKINGLY georgous voice - whoo! You have just GOT to see and hear this woman play! And if you have heard her play then you know what I mean.
Later that evening at the good ole' Arabica University Circle Audra gave a more concentrated and purely powerfull performance displaying the full range of her vocal talent singing songs (in her beautifully honey thick voice) from all three of her releases and a few new songs that she hasn't even recorded yet. It was great, there were only a few folks there but among them I was thrilled to see Mike and Amanda - its always super nice to see them!
Thanks also to Mike Allen for playing and singing three of his own original songs - Catch Mike Allen at the Barking Spider on the FULL MOON the 30th of this month for about an hour long set from 8-9:30PM
My friend Audra Kubat came down from Detroit on Friday and we met at the Eye Candy Gallery for the Tremont Art Walk and - wow - she was dressed so elegantly in a beautiful long black gown and high-heels - she had her hair hangin' long and pretty it was soo nice to see her! By the time I arrived Audra was already playing a low-key set of pure TFA (Totally Freakin' Acoustic) tunes and it was the sweeeeetness!
Lots of art patrons came and went through the gallery during the evening, and I think that Bob and Rita sold a few pieces (in between plastic cups full of red wine) and everything went really well and Bob and Rita both seem to like having a guitar player singer in the shop - as it should be! This is only the second time (that I know of) they have had a guitar player, and it seems to work really well in the Gallery as a TFA set - however, I have thought that it might be really sweet to do one Art Walk where we setup a PA outside of the gallery and, you know, 'crank it up a bit'.
Inside the gallery it's a small space and the art patrons are SO important to the overall ambiance - the patrons and the visual art are the focus so the TFA thing works real well and serves the purpose. I am pretty sure that we will get another TFA artist in there for the next Art Walk - and I think it would be so appropriate to have the king of TFA himself (Chris Nekvinda) do the honors! We will see about that - I am currently in negotiations with Chris to get him into the Arabica for a set and, you know, its very difficult because Chris is such a busy guy.
After the Art Walk cooled down we drove West to the domesticated wilds of Lakewood - where we simply crashed out at my place - at least for a few hours anyhow! We were both up at the crack of dawn (4AM for me) listening to music, drinking beer, smoking and chatting and by 7 we were getting lit up and ready for a trip to the beer store for IPA and American Spirits!
Later in the afternoon (we were properly lit up by that time) we went to the Phoenix Cafe where we had coffee and Audra played a few tunes - she sounded really sublime with her rock and roll poet core folk girl gears all smoothly oiled and meshing with her SMOKINGLY georgous voice - whoo! You have just GOT to see and hear this woman play! And if you have heard her play then you know what I mean.
Later that evening at the good ole' Arabica University Circle Audra gave a more concentrated and purely powerfull performance displaying the full range of her vocal talent singing songs (in her beautifully honey thick voice) from all three of her releases and a few new songs that she hasn't even recorded yet. It was great, there were only a few folks there but among them I was thrilled to see Mike and Amanda - its always super nice to see them!
Thanks also to Mike Allen for playing and singing three of his own original songs - Catch Mike Allen at the Barking Spider on the FULL MOON the 30th of this month for about an hour long set from 8-9:30PM
Friday, August 13, 2004
SONGWRITER AUDRA KUBAT SAT. AUG. 14 ARABICA UNIVERSITY CIRCLE
Singer songwriter Audra Kubat has come into Cleveland Town for a couple of gigs one tonight at Eye Candy Gallery in Tremont for the Art Walk and again tommorrow night at the Arabica from 9-11PM - if you have not heard her play guitar and sing then you better get to one of these shows - Audra is busy busy and does not get into town frequently. On her web site www.audrakubat.com she has a blog where she leaves thoughts and facts concerning her music and her travel, looks like Audra will be starting her third recording project with Times Beach Records come the Fall and then away she goes! So, come on out and give a listen to this rare bird while you can!!
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