Good morning, good morning. I’m early. Oh so early. I know this is a rare trait in a musician, but one that I treasure in people in general, even if it’s one that I exhibit a little too strongly. At least I’ve got a key to the store now.
I’m sitting at the House of Musical Traditions, listening to the gentle sound of mandolins rattling in the breeze… the air register blows at the perfect angle, pressing the price tags into the strings. Better than windchimes (and we have them too), I like all the little sounds that I get to myself in the morning. The hum of this and the hiss of that. The silence is broken here and there by a hopeful early morning call, but we’re not opened yet – I’m not even supposed to be here for another half an hour – and so I let the voice mail deal with whatever panicky needs our almost-first customer has and I relax into the quiet again.
I probably shouldn’t be posting all these pictures, but unfortunately ilyAIMY will probably never play there since they really only book sideshow / freakshow / burlesque show type things. It would be SUCH a cool place for us to play though… it’s of the sad.
The Palace of Wonders in Washington DC. Not a gay bar afterall!
I use my sunday morning drive to the store to listen to tracks from my Java Mammas open mic, critique-ing and thinking, imagining bass lines and trying to figure out what I need to do to make my guitar, my voice, my playing better. I have so much work to do on so many fronts, but no clear direction. It’s the nice thing about working at da House for right now – someone else is telling me that I’m doing my job right and my mistakes are clear cut and if not-so-easily resolved ALL the time, at least they can usually be voided!
One of my favourite artists. Acacia Sears actually came up to me last night at my open mic to tell me that the majority of her gigs this past year have been because of my advice and reviews. I’m good for something! I have some semblance of power! Yay!
A’tris was truly amazing. Beleive it or not, he’s not telling a funny story, this is how Mason sings. I was really, really impressed. His voice was like nothing I’d ever heard and it was also just great to meet another band who has as much issue with the pronounciation of their name as we do. Now my Unpronouncable Show would have to include ilyAIMY, Aowtar and A’Tris. I’m not sure who else would be on the bill, but man it would be fun to book.
Really remarkable passion from the guitarist of A’tris at the Java Mammas open mic in Reisterstown, MD.
