New Instruments and CD Reviews - April 18, 2008
Hi, everybody! Welcome to the April edition of the frankmarzano.com newsletter!
There have been a couple of additions to my musical instrument collection. I purchased a Fender Stratocaster on Ebay. Lite ash body, birdseye maple neck & fretboard, Seymore Duncan pickups... All my life I’ve wanted a genuine Fender Strat. Now I’ve got one. I RULE!
I’m also making my first tentative steps toward adding harmonica into my act. I purchased one of those “around the neck” harmonica holders. The plan is to eventually play guitar and harmonica simultaneously.
The CD has been getting noticed. It received a positive review in Venangago (a Venango County arts blog):
http://venangago-go.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html
(scroll down to March 12),
and a rather negative view in the Chautauqua Region Word:
http://www.3thick.com/WEB%20FILE%20WORD%20Issue%2012_32008.pdf
Funny thing… Later that week I played at Ryders Cup Coffee (in the heart of
Chautauqua County). When I mentioned the review there were some people in the audience who knew the reviewer personally. They confirmed that he does indeed suffer from rectal-cranial disorder. (He’s got his head up his…)
Last week I returned to the Barking Spider. What a great place. Being a Wednesday night, it was a smaller crowd, but they were enthusiastic (and, unlike a lot of venues, actually there to hear music). If you’re ever in the Cleveland area, I urge you in the strongest possible terms to check them out:
www.barkingspidertavern.com
It’s official: Google video sucks! I got an account with Motionbox. Yes, it’s $29.99/year, but it’s so much less aggravating than either YouTube or Google video. In particular, I uploaded “Naked Part III”. This is a somewhat different arrangement than the version on Foul Weather Friend:
http://www.motionbox.com/video/player/a099d9b41f1ae128
Gigwise, here’s what I’ve got coming up:
Sat. 4/19 – The Caretaker’s House (Lake City, PA)
Sat. 4/26 – Edinboro University (part of EUP’s Earth Week festivities)
Fri. 5/2 – The Market House (Meadville, PA)
Sat. 5/17 – Borders Café (Erie, PA)
Fri. 5/30 – The Creative Crust (Meadville, PA)
Fri. 6/13 – The Barking Spider (Cleveland, OH)
Sat. 6/21 – Berry Jam n’ Jazz Festival (Conneaut Lake, PA)
Sat. 7/5 – Enclave Coffeehouse (Willoughby, OH)
Thurs. 7/17 – Dewey’s Coffee House (Cleveland, OH)
RockErie voting has started. Right now, only registered RockErie artists are allowed to vote. Once the first cut is made, voting will be open to the general public. Wish me luck!
My buddy Dave Devine now hosts an open mic night at the Crossroads Dinor in Edinboro, Sundays at 7pm. I was there last Sunday and had a wonderful time.
Finally… thanks again for your continued support. Without you, it would be – well, not impossible – but substantially more difficult.
Rock long and prosper,
Frank
There have been a couple of additions to my musical instrument collection. I purchased a Fender Stratocaster on Ebay. Lite ash body, birdseye maple neck & fretboard, Seymore Duncan pickups... All my life I’ve wanted a genuine Fender Strat. Now I’ve got one. I RULE!
I’m also making my first tentative steps toward adding harmonica into my act. I purchased one of those “around the neck” harmonica holders. The plan is to eventually play guitar and harmonica simultaneously.
The CD has been getting noticed. It received a positive review in Venangago (a Venango County arts blog):
http://venangago-go.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html
(scroll down to March 12),
and a rather negative view in the Chautauqua Region Word:
http://www.3thick.com/WEB%20FILE%20WORD%20Issue%2012_32008.pdf
Funny thing… Later that week I played at Ryders Cup Coffee (in the heart of
Chautauqua County). When I mentioned the review there were some people in the audience who knew the reviewer personally. They confirmed that he does indeed suffer from rectal-cranial disorder. (He’s got his head up his…)
Last week I returned to the Barking Spider. What a great place. Being a Wednesday night, it was a smaller crowd, but they were enthusiastic (and, unlike a lot of venues, actually there to hear music). If you’re ever in the Cleveland area, I urge you in the strongest possible terms to check them out:
www.barkingspidertavern.com
It’s official: Google video sucks! I got an account with Motionbox. Yes, it’s $29.99/year, but it’s so much less aggravating than either YouTube or Google video. In particular, I uploaded “Naked Part III”. This is a somewhat different arrangement than the version on Foul Weather Friend:
http://www.motionbox.com/video/player/a099d9b41f1ae128
Gigwise, here’s what I’ve got coming up:
Sat. 4/19 – The Caretaker’s House (Lake City, PA)
Sat. 4/26 – Edinboro University (part of EUP’s Earth Week festivities)
Fri. 5/2 – The Market House (Meadville, PA)
Sat. 5/17 – Borders Café (Erie, PA)
Fri. 5/30 – The Creative Crust (Meadville, PA)
Fri. 6/13 – The Barking Spider (Cleveland, OH)
Sat. 6/21 – Berry Jam n’ Jazz Festival (Conneaut Lake, PA)
Sat. 7/5 – Enclave Coffeehouse (Willoughby, OH)
Thurs. 7/17 – Dewey’s Coffee House (Cleveland, OH)
RockErie voting has started. Right now, only registered RockErie artists are allowed to vote. Once the first cut is made, voting will be open to the general public. Wish me luck!
My buddy Dave Devine now hosts an open mic night at the Crossroads Dinor in Edinboro, Sundays at 7pm. I was there last Sunday and had a wonderful time.
Finally… thanks again for your continued support. Without you, it would be – well, not impossible – but substantially more difficult.
Rock long and prosper,
Frank