Howlies Aluminum Baseball Bat Video – lydiasee cameo

other woes.

here’s a teaser of some Bonnaroo pictures:

horoscope for today: “You really don’t want to be bothered by the complexity of relationships now, but neither do you want to be alone. Ultimately, you are willing to have a necessary discussion with a close friend or loved one, but you still might do your best to keep the conversation on the lighter side of life. Although plunging into the unknown and being emotionally vulnerable may not be your preference, it could bring wisdom, along with a deeper sense of intimacy.” Tuesday, June 23, 2009

floating action!

fox-teeth @ Grey Eagle sat. May 30th 2009

joti marra

Joti Marra is a Jaqueline of all trades, and a master of all of them, but she wouldn’t be the one to tell you that. A classic introvert, Marra is supremely humble regarding the music she creates, and it’s been years since she’s graced a stage in Asheville.

angi west

After spending time in New York pursuing a career in fashion, she was drawn back to Asheville for a bevy of reasons, and has now had the clemency to resume sharing her music again, shedding the “My-Fifty Five” moniker in favor of Fox-Teeth, with the help of Angi West and Tyler Ramsey.

joti marra

At a recent performance at the Grey Eagle, opening up for Floating Action’s CD release show, Marra, West, and Ramsey played a six-song set of layered intricate melodies, featuring Marra’s well-written, succinctly designed lyrics over an array of drum machines, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, and keys. Marra is alternately tender and raw in her vocal stylings, switching between strong, deliberate lines and elongated airy harmonies. The addition of West on keys and backing vocals contributes a haunting echo to Marra’s siren-esque musical phrasings, and adds just the right amount of polish to the enduring silver of Marra’s songs.

tyler ramsey

The set featured three songs from My Fifty-Five’s record, slightly re-vamped and, if possible, improved upon, and three newer songs, which demonstrated similar style with a more mature approach to arrangement. “Grey Gold” has a vinatge, sing-songy feel beginning with a simple drum-machine and then fleshing out with West playing full-bodied piano and Ramsey wheedling around on a small Yamaha keyboard set to a Fender Rhodes-ish sound. Marra, singing along with her Old Craftsman 1950’s acoustic guitar, rhythmically channels Patti Smith with lines like “Watch the sky pull the grey curtains in the morning as the light is coming – where will we meet beneath the ceiling of this tempest, a war is coming,” whereas in the grittier-sweet “Jet Black Night,” the PJ Harvey-esque line “why is it you have to break your bones instead of flying” is delivered deliberately, without an ounce of what could be cloying sentiment.

fox teeth at the grey eagle

Remarkably, what seems to be a group comprised of a front-woman and her supporters, is actually an amalgam of three, distinctly different solo performers, and when discussing this arrangement, Marra said “I feel so blessed to have two singer-songwriters I really respect backing me up.” West is an accomplished pianist and vocalist who recently released her second album Love is a Special Way of Feeling, and Ramsey, a masterful multi-instrumentalist, has released two solo records, most recently A Long Dream about Swimming across the Sea, and plays guitar in Band of Horses.

fox teeth at the grey eagle

The chemistry between the three on stage is unmistakably strong, stemming from a long friendship between West and Marra, and and a strong partnership between Marra and Ramsey, which is evident in the way he watches her while she plays, with both love and admiration.

More info on:

Joti Marra www.myspace.com/myfiftyfive

Angi West www.angiwest.com

Tyler Ramsey www.tylerramsey.com

and more pictures of these lovely folks in a slideshow here.

modo with Big Money Band & Diocious TONIGHT

at the orange peel – win PHISH, BONNAROO, and Orange Peel tix!

modo @ echo mountain

For more info on

modo: www.modomusic.net

big money band: www.myspace.com/bigmoneyband

diocious: www.diocious.com

tomorrow, 11am-4pm

I’ll be selling these and prints!

and skippy‘ll be selling these!

come see us!!

the press release:

“The Asheville People’s Market will be open every Sunday, June through October from 11am to 4pm in the Parking Lot across from Rosetta’s Kitchen (Broadway’s, Nova, the Emerald Lounge, and TV Eye) at 93 N. Lexington Ave. Parking is available near the Food Lion skate park and under the 240 overpass bridge, and on the street on Lexington Ave.

In the spirit of the markets of the world and the generations, i proudly introduce, The Asheville People’s Market. It is a flea-market style place to buy art, crafts, and homemade items from Asheville artists as well as bartering for and haggling over for yard sale items, lost treasures, and other peoples un-loved functionals. It is also the place for spending a social Sunday shopping outside of the typical consumer loop.

So bring the kids, the old folk, a sun hat, a few bucks, and come on down to see what treasure you might dig up and what necessities you can skip at the big box stores! Keep it local, Keep it real!

Vendor spaces will be available for 10$, on a first come first serve basis and are open to arts, crafts, handmades, and personal used yard sale and flea market items. We will judge re-sale vendors and informational tables on a individual basis. For more detailed information, or any questions or comments, please e-mail me at rosettastarshine@gmail.com

Whooo Hoooo, this will be so much fun!
Love, Rosetta Star”

this week in silly web links

Ed Droste from Grizzly Bear’s eleven favorite animated .gif s weird but amusing.

Two videos from Sasquatch Music Festival

The Daily Swarm’s Video post: couple doin’ it and getting busted @ the Gorge during the Decemberist’s set. kind of cute. silhouette in front of several thousands of people.

This one’s epic enough to embed: crazy hippie dancing guy starts massive dance party. be patient and watch, I assure you, it’s worth it.

and then a strange article on West Asheville from Men’s Journal.

cougars.

kind of funny, kind of not cartoon from willamette week “slang-lish” article.

And I called you back, to a place beside me.
And I called you back, to a place beside me.
Love found us easily, and if that’s all we have you will find we need nothing more.
And I called you back, to a place beside me.
And I called you back, to a place beside me.
And every time we kiss, we find ourselves in love again.
And the older that we get, we know that nothing else for us is possible.
And I called you back, to a place beside me.
And I called you back, to a place beside me.
And I was quiet, well I heard your voice in everything.
And I called you back, to the place beside me.
And I called you back, to a place beside me.
And I called you back, to a place beside me

-bonnie prince billy ‘i called you back’ last song @ grey eagle