AVALON
August 2010
Hi.
Recognize Sia? She hired me to be her session bassist for a giant party in the Michigan woods earlier this month. Thank you, Sia.
See the rest of the band? We partied DEEP after the show. Primal howling at fireworks, etc. Much love to the gals. Systyrs for life.
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Lately I’ve been liberally using the term “gals.”
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So, it’s summer in Portland and I’ve been filling my time with swimming trips to the Washougal River, kicking ass at “Texas Hold Them” (as Phil says), drumming for Cynthia Nelson’s new band. Do you know Cynthia Nelson’s music? Cynthia is a gal that has been making groovy music for many years. She’s probably one of my favorite living songwriters. Link blast:
Buy these albums immediately
Cynthia’s page at myspace, a place for friends
Great collection of Cynthia’s poems
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Another groovy guy has been on my mind: Andrew Dorsett, most prominently a multi-instrumentalist in the ’70s soft groove band LAKE. Andrew shredded on both the Lloyd & Michael set and the Key Losers set this year at What the Heck Fest. What a guy. Cheers, Andrew. Infinite bass grooves.
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I wrote a new song today, set on the I-5 freeway, heading south out of the Valley during rush hour/sunset. I moved away a year and a half ago, but I can’t stop writing songs about Los Angeles. Your river runs deep, LA!
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In case you have not heard, I have a new musical project called Key Losers.
Key Losers’ mini-album ADJUST is out now!
Thank you States Rights Records for all the love!
Support a working artist:
buy ADJUST
or
stream ADJUST
I have about 14 new songs I plan to record this fall. Stay tuned.
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Cool upcoming stuff:
September 8 - KEY LOSERS live performance in Chicago* @ Subterranean
September 9 - KEY LOSERS live performance in Iowa City* @ PS1
September 19 - KEY LOSERS live performance in Portland, Oregon* @ The Wail
(*These shows are with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone)
October 10 - CYNTHIA NELSON live performance in Portland, Oregon @ Holocene (I play drums)
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Katy Davidson-related links:
Recent over-the-phone performance for the very cool Phoning It In podcast
Key Losers Tumblr page
I signed up for Twitter and I never use it
Weird blog I only rarely update
Key Losers article in Willamette Week (by Casey Jarman)
Somebody put up my music on Last FM
This is in German
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Oh, and You Still Need This:
Dear Nora rarities comp! I’m especially into the second disc, which contains the mysterious Lost Album and outtakes from Mountain Rock. Click on my cool homemade Photoshop ad to order a copy.
