A-one, a-toohoo, a thrrreeee…CRUNCH! Remember how I said that Make Music PDX teaches lessons beyond just being in a band? Well this week was a prime example. The best news of all is that our trio is determined to stay with the project so this week we actually started picking[…]
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It’s not your typical rock & roll story. The Imperfect Strangers have decided to break up. Unfortunately for entertainment value, there are no drugs, no love affairs, no destroyed hotel rooms, and no 18-inch stone monuments. Fortunately for everything else, we are parting as friends and we are all looking[…]
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Happy autumn, everyone! After a long, hot, and dry summer, things are finally starting to get back to normal here. The nights are cool, the days are just warm enough, and the colors are glorious. Fall is my favorite time of year–I always wish it would last just a little[…]
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And A 1 And A 2! It’s been a bit of a rough week for Make Music PDX. Of our original 8 members, we are down to 5 with the possibility of another person dropping out, leaving a quartet. But from this seeming adversity, there are some bright spots. First,[…]
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One! One week of Make Music PDX! Ah-ah-ah! Our musical adventure began with several good omens last night. First, there were 8 people signed up for the class, which is a big improvement over the last few terms. Second, all of them showed up! That’s unusual for any activity involving[…]
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Sometimes you get inspired from the bottom up. As part of a really musical end of summer (4 concerts in 2 weeks), we had the chance to see Clive Carroll at Mississippi Studios (MS). Not only is MS a great venue, but Clive Carroll has become one of my favorite[…]
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You read that right: Weird Al Yankovic. Debbie & I attend a lot of concerts. It’s pretty much our go-to choice for entertainment and between us we have pretty eclectic tastes, so there’s a lot to choose from and there are a lot of very talented people out there playing[…]
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Hi everyone, remember what I said last time about getting newsletters out more regularly? Well…I’ll keep working at it. But thinking about how to mention this oversight led me to one of my favorite songs, and that seemed interesting. As I was hunting for some background on the quotation involving[…]
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Where does the time go? I was just spreading the word about the Make Music PDX (MMPDX) program and I realized that it’s been 5 years since my first trip down that particular road. A lot has happened in my musical career since then, and much of it was made[…]
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As promised, there is new music! Ocean Amblin’ This is a song that has been in development for many years. It all started at a jam session when someone suggested we groove on a 2-chord progression that was quite pretty. The person who suggested it said that he was working[…]
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