August Entertainer
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Brace yourself, I'm getting personal:
When you wake up in the morning, with hands so stiff you can't even move them. And you have a gig... But it all needs to be done and you have to do it. That's the reality of my hands right now. It takes me back to when I was in college, many moons ago. I was setting up the MIDI lab and needed to move some tables... I asked one of the professors, Tim Racz, for some help moving the table. He said, in his thick accent, with his pudgy body exhaling cigarette smoke, "I cannot, I am....violinist." I was fresh out of the Marines. Pretty sure my face said what I was thinking and it wasn't kind. So I moved the damn tables all by me onesies. Fast forward 30 years and I'm feeling the labor in my hands stopping me from be able to play my saxophone with any speed. And I think, well damn, old Tim might have been on to something. And then I'm all, ya know, I never really was a blistering chop master, I always had soul, emotion, and hooks. So, I think I'm fine... Decisions, choices, acceptance, meh...
Rudyard Kipling's "If" still bangs my brain as experiential truth that's deep and aware of consequence.
Horrific Pix (www.horrificpix.com) has the grand opening on Aug 6th. Whilst I'm the literal worst person ever to do this, I did it. I'm not into horror, slasher, demon, hell, paranormal, graphic novel stuff. But I did it. I made use of props we had and fabricated a whole bunch of other stuff. And I'm proud of it. It's bad-ass. You should come and see for yourself. It is unique and it's great. I may have to eat those words if it tanks, but I'm confident and I don't care. The amount I've learned about materials, processes, perception, work-flow, finding ideas, making something out of nothing, etc... has been amazing. I'm not the same man I was 10 weeks ago. I think different, I look at things different, I have new skills. I've also spent a great deal of time doing intensely creative work across multiple mediums completely alone with my thoughts. In the Marines, there's a great expression that you don't need the back story to understand, "Reach down, grab a hold!!!! " I'm way down, with two meat-cleavers of hands grabbing everything.
But I've had help. My friend Zane. I hire him here and there to help with grunt work, cleaning, two-man jobs, and even a little creative decoration from time to time. He has been my number one. Anthony Garcia (I met him and Zane on the same night at The Mix, many moons ago, and joined Anthony's band, La Chichada) has been a great help and teacher about lighting. And I'm not unskilled at lighting. I've got years of TV and live gigs that I've done very well with lighting. But this....wow.... what an education. Layers, shadows, colors. It's been fun. Not gonna lie, he's all what about this, and I go and grab it or I go and make it and put it up. He's all, yeah... let's try this. Pretty sure I popped his head on how fast I could rip, strip, and wire a variety of lights. I love working with him on these things. I'm starting to see it how he does, but no way do I have that in my brain like he does. My new friend Heidi is a make-up person, but she jumped in for some prop making and has been our "third man" (as has Zane) on lighting and decor suggestions. And she and Anthony are hard-core Halloween, horror, creepy, etc... kind of folks. It's fascinating to learn from them both.
Make no mistake, win or lose, Horrific Pix is on me. We're about to find out. But I know what I did and it's great. I'm proud of it. And again, Kipling's "If" comes back 'round again. I'm do want to mention my wife sending me out every day with food, water, snacks, clean clothes, sewing patches, and putting up with me not being around. She never wants to be part of my public life, but too bad. Once in a while it's gonna happen. Thanks babe. It was so much harder doing all this whilst you were away.
I had a fair amount of solo gigs for July and started breaking out some ideas I've been working on for the grant I was awarded. I'm still just playing around, but the response has been fabulous. People are loving it! I'm judging based on the tip jar, people dancing, and the amount of cell phone videos. I'm also out of stickers... Much work to be done there; I'm still very much in the research phase. It's fun to see the research coming out in the shows though. I've got my tech dialed in and I'm really good at it. Soon I'll be writing the material. And I'm itching to write!!! I haven't felt like this in years. Not gonna rush it though. Gonna milk that desire for all it's worth so when I have a minute it's pouring out of my soul.
Not much time for anything else. Been keeping up on the house chores and getting slowly caught up on some house projects. Fall festival season is gearing up, so that's beginning to take up some schedule space as well. Suffice to say my plate is full.
One fun thing with tech is been able to see views/streams on videos and tracks. Right now I've got someone going through my loopfest videos on youtube. It's great. I see these single watches pop up chronologically. And that was the whole point, plug in, turn in, watch, learn, enjoy. And while the numbers are small, it's a joy to see folks, here and there, dive in hard. It's awesome. And there's 1,000+ videos... Color me impressed.
The music at Pizzeria Vesuvio has been going great. I think I've got a great line-up dialed in at this point. August schedule here! Anyway, thanks, as always, for tuning in. The only reason I get to do this is because y'all buy a download, throw a tip in the jar, come to a gig, watch a video, and stream some music. All of that pays me, albeit a tiny amount, but it does add it. Thank you. Please check it all out and get down on the stuff that makes you groove.
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BANDS:
Jean-Pierre and the Zydeco Angels: Videos - Cooking in the Kitchen and The L'Argent
No Ordinary Life: Taken Back on Youtube and on Spotify Facebook Spotify Youtube
Noah Peterson: Pressure Cooker on Spotify. Youtube Video here. Youtube Facebook Spotify
O.M.N.I.: The Battle is Won Triumphantly, but Jonesy Dies a Hero While Saving Laniru's Life - Youtube Video Facebook Spotify Youtube
Widespread Noise: Singles This Way That, Deep Inside a Peaceful Mind, and Paradise Surrounds Us Facebook Spotify Youtube
Top Ten tracks on Spotify: Streams are way up to 45.5K this month and Coming Home to You (Album: Sax-a-Loop-a-Liscious) is waaay out in front for number 1. Here's the winners!
Coming Home to You - Noah Peterson
Laniru, Andar and Captain Funktion Exit the Ship and Encounter the Oracle Jenet Sais for the First Time - O.M.N.I.
A Moment of Clarity - Widespread Noise
The Oracle Jenet Sais Introduces Herself and Informs Our Hereos She Can No Longer Give Visions or Guidance - O.M.N.I.
Burner - Noah Peterson
Laniru Now Realizes Why There Was No Vision of Jonesy’s Death and That the Use of the Solar Plasma Blaster Is Not a Sure Thing - O.M.N.I.
As They Setup the Great Weapon Our Hereos Are Outmatched in a Vicious Battle and Begin to Lose the Fight - O.M.N.I.
Poortown Scrub - O.M.N.I.
Andar and Captain Funktion Insist the Mission Continue as Laniru Is Consoled - O.M.N.I.
The Weapon Is Readied but Our Heroes All Perish in the Attack Except for a Mortally Wounded Laniru - O.M.N.I.
Top Ten Videos on Youtube: Streams were up to 4.9K this month. Widespread Noise grabs number one again!
Widespread Noise - The Space Between Us All
O.M.N.I. - Poortown Scrub
Noah Peterson - Dark Pulsation
Noah Peterson - Smoke This (Live at Oberon's Tavern)
Noah Peterson - Pressure Cooker
Skip Von Kuske at the 2013 NW LoopFest
Widespread Noise - Colors of Sound
Noah Peterson - Put It In Your Pocket
No Ordinary Life - Taken Back
O.M.N.I. - The Battle is Won Triumphantly, but Jonesy Dies a Here While Saving Laniru's Life
My Shows:
Live Streams - Tuesday nights, 9pm CST - https://youtube.com/NoahPeterson
Fri July 29, 8-10pm - jazz
Tiny Jazz featuring Noah Peterson @ Pizzeria Vesuvio
1110 S. Alamo, San Antonio, TX
Sat July 30, 8:30-midnight - Zydeco
Jean-Pierre and the Zydeco Angels @ Dam Red Barn
16520 S Access Rd, Canyon Lake, TX
Tue Aug 2nd, noon-4pm - i sing the sax electric
Noah Peterson @ The San Antonio Airport
San Antonio, TX
Fri Aug 5th, 8-10pm - i sing the sax electric
Noah Peterson @ Pizzeria Vesuvio
1110 S. Alamo, San Antonio, TX
Sat Aug 6th, 6-8 - i sing the sax electric
Noah Peterson @ Backyard on Broadway
2411 Broadway, San Antonio, TX
Sun Aug 7th, 2-5pm - i sing the sax electric
Noah Peterson @ Bending Branch Winery
142 Lindner Branch Rd, Comfort, TX
Tue Aug 16, noon-4pm - i sing the sax electric
Noah Peterson @ The San Antonio Airport
San Antonio, TX
Tue Aug 30, noon-4pm - i sing the sax electric
Noah Peterson @ The San Antonio Airport
San Antonio, TX
Music Schedule for Pizzeria Vesuvio: 1110 S. Alamo, SATX
Fri July 29: 8-10pm Tiny Jazz: jazz
Sat July 30: 8-10pm Stephen Perricone: Covers
Fri Aug 5: 6-8pm Butch Morgan: Singer/Songwriter
Fri Aug 5: 8-10pm Noah Peterson: electronic
Sat Aug 6: 8-10pm Ninja Cowboy: Country
Fri Aug 12: 8-10pm Stephen Perricone: Covers
Sat Aug 13: 8-10pm Joe Trevino: Indie
Fri Aug 19: 8-10pm Thurman Love: Singer/Songwriter
Sat Aug 20: 8-10pm The Mike Love Band: Covers
Fri Aug 26: 8-10pm Boone Holding: Red Dirt
Sat Aug 27: 8-10pm Lazarus Nichols: Singer/Songwriter
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