Tonight, my colleagues and I will perform our respective songs based on the writings of Anais Nin at Goodbye Blue Monday in Brooklyn.
8pm

July 2nd and 3rd

STRAIGHT UP VAMPIRE:
The History Of Vampires in Colonial Pennsylvania as Performed to the Music of Paula Abdul.

2 SHOWS FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND!!

July 2 and 3rd, Joe’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Joe’s Pub,
425 Lafayette st, NYC

$15
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,4995

It’s 1763 and there are vampires in Philadelphia.
Paula Abdul Blackwood is a beautiful young quaker girl being forced into marriage with the wheelwright’s son.
Jack Sheridan, a politically idealistic young vampire, is the man she loves.
Everywhere there is dissent. Fractious parties debate the future of the colony.
MC Skat Kat and Benjamin Franklin vie for power in the Assembly.
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A touching, informative, and spooky musical hayride through fake American history,
set to the music of Paula Abdul.

with performances by

Magin Schantz
Jason Quarles
Tanya O’Debra
Diane O’Debra
Nick Jones
Megan Stern
Justin Noble
Zak Vreeland
Peter James Cook
Drae Campbell
Corey Sullivan
Dr. Steam Whipple
Band members

and Corn Mo as Benjamin Franklin

is 66 today.

Lovely covers of Lollipop

http://www.paisajeselectricos.com/material/entre_357-lover_2010.html

My friend, James French, made this video. He also put out an album called Totally Not Completely Unfake. I’m listening to it right now. You can hear the tracks at his website: http://www.jamesfrenchmusic.com
I’m given albums made by people who come to my shows from time to time. I don’t listen to all of them, although I should. I’m glad I am listening to this one.
Sometimes I’m given a cd that I think is brilliant and I never hear from that person again. I hope it’s because they’re working on something. It’s always a shame to find out when someone who makes cool shit gives up because nothing “happened” with the music. If you make cool shit, you should keep making cool shit.

I’ve been playing in a group that meets on the first Tuesday of every month called The Bushwick Book Club. The creator, Susan Hwang, picks a book for everyone to read for the month and each member writes a song or two about the book. She released an album with some of those songs. It’s called The Bushwick Book Club, Volume 1, January-November 2009. Here’s a link to the website and the myspace site.
Here’s a link to listen to the song I did which is based on the book The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Her Own Sweet Vertigo

Here’s a video for the .357 LOVER show on May 30.

Here’s a flyer for an upcoming .357 Lover show:

I love the idea of playing in a room with no microphones. That’s a true intimate show. When Jonathan Wood Vincent told me he acquired a place with a piano for a parlor show, I immediately told him I’d love to be involved.
This Friday I will be playing a set in this parlor room. Jonathan will play as well as Lily Maase. Oh, and they’ll have a potluck dinner.
Friday, April 23
NYC
Papacookie Pinewood Timber Mill
201 W. 86th St. #806
8pm
Here is the facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113310958690841

This is number ten in Schubert’s Winterreise. David Fairchild is on piano. I’m still trying to master these songs.
Link to song: Rast
You can hear more of these at www.myspace.com/cornmodavidfairchild

This is a song from our rock opera called Alice Wakeman. This song is from the scene where Alice realizes that no one comes to see him play but the ghosts in his castle. We performed it on a show called Fearless. To ghosts.