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04.13.04:
so, ass camp equals dead
camp. or, at least, 1985 camp.
thats right, yo. 1985 is taking over
for ass at this point. check
there for many show updates
and recordings. there is one ass album
still in the works, "From
Penrose To Montrose." which should see a
June release or so. though
thinks are quiet on the ass tip, masa
records
is getting busy as hell. so, check it! there have been a
few site updates around here
and, soon (hopefully), a new
domain for ass and the house of
masa... hope your spring
is going super duper cooper
swell! luv, ass! oh, and if you are
bored, a new DIY/LOW-FI collective message
board has been
set up for a groupf like-minded folks and for you!
02.26.04:
so, the 1985 debut got
pushed back a few months but finally
happened this last week. whew. sorry to those who helped out
with the shows we couldn't
attend. there should be a few more shows
on the horizon soon, so
check back here. also the ASS album "From
Penrose To Montrosem," a full length wrote and recorded in
between
a three day, 65 hour sleepfest should be available soon. check
the
masa page for updates on that
and other related projects...
the masa records site just got a big overhaul, or color
change.
and the masa records message board
is a good place to get the
most up to date info on such
things. hope to see you soon!
hopefully there will be some new
MP3's to post shortly...
07.29.03:
So, thanks again to the wonderful kids over at asaurus records for including "journal"
on their summer compilation ("Watermelon Should Last Forever")! there is tons of
great music and artists on this comp and it is only four dollars, so i strongly recommend
you support the diy indie ethic in this particular case... a few updates at this here site. i
added all the lyrics to the last two ass albums. added a few more pictures (the picture
above - of sylvia the geo, my guitar & a sign in the background that says '"notice of public
hearing"- was taken right after i recorded "The 35th Hawthorne Biography" in pdx last
summer. speaking of that album, there are only about 30 copies out there right now, but
there is a record release planned for september (on the one year anniversary of its
creation). speaking of additions and last september, i added a review of "The Four Elements"
record from the
writing alot of material the last couple weeks. not sure these songs will fit, but they
are probably a scattering of ass, cardinal, every steady coastline AND 1985 songs.
can you tell the ass camp is getting excited for fall? finally, there will be no summer ass tour,
but look for me and circus of the stars out on the road to some degree before the end
of the year. we will probably contain ourselves to a west of the cascades adventure, but
i am sure it will be fun none the less. anyways, hope you all are well! see you soon!
07.04.03:
Hurray. happy fucking imperialism. not too much news here. i have begun
to work on a new project
with
calling ourselves 1985. but it is pronounced "unifying theories." it is all too
much to explain here, and so far more thought has gone into what the
project is about then actually into the playing and songwriting. i will share more
soon, it is gonan be alot of fun fo' shure. also, the ass song "journal" is being
including in the upcoming summer compilation from asaurus records. i
suggest you head over there and spend the rest of the time you were gonna here,
there. they are great, hardworking kids and it is a fun site to browse through.
06.17.03:
Yippie. That last show at the bowling alley was awesome. Great sets all
around by all involved. So, a few things coming up in the soon time. I am super
excited about the Vera Project show, as it will be my first non-house show
appearance in
dinner. yum-yums! i am trying convince some friends to take over vocals
on one or two tracks, so that should make for even more excitement. in other
news, there are now copies of The 35th Hawthorne Biography available, though
the record release is not gonna be until september (a year to the day after i made it).
it is kind of a concept album and is not too user-friendly, but maybe a few
of you out there will be able to appreciate it! okay. hope you all are well!
05.29.03:
Hello everbody! I Hope you all are enjoying the lovely spring weather.
Just wanted to let you know about a few upcoming shows. They are
listed below. Also, Bathtub Recordings has been nice enough to host
an ASS mp3 and you can hear via the link below. The MASA Records
website has recently been created, er, i mean... remodeled. oh yeah,
and jay made a kick ass flyer for the june 14th show that you can
see it on the slo mo webpage. Check it out, yo!
05.08.03:
So, no upcoming shows to tell you about, but there is some newsies. I have rendered the next ASS album, "The 35th
Hawthorne Biography," to cd from CASS and have a
good sense of what the artwork and layout will look like. No word yet if West Of January will play a part in getting the
album out, yet, but i am gonna
try to shoot for a June release. The album was written and recorded in my Geo
in
03.16.03:
once again there is not much to say in the ass camp right now. though it is spring-time and i have been feeling the urge to record some new things and get them to you to share. if your looking for some good tunes right now, you should check out Garden Variety Tsar, The Geese, Goldstar, USS Horsewhip and maybe even that new microphones album. I still have figured it out yet, though. anyways, hope you all are well and enjoying yourselves. and protesting current us international policy.
02.24.03:
Hope
Sandoval & The Warm Invitationals - Bavarian
Fruit Bread
Lullaby, Lullaby - an eighty north records compilation
Tori Amos - Boys For Pele
The Divorce - s/t EP
The Kissing Book - (s)
The Seconds - Y
So yeah, not much to report here in the ASS camp. I am trying to pull a last
minute bribe sessions with those
cool cats over at the Twinkie Factory to
let an ASS love song be on their awesome benefit comp. for Habitat For
Humanity. I will let you know how that quest goes. Cardinal is recording
with Rat Cat Robbie Hydra on
Sunday, so that is kind of stealing my energy. If i
didn't mention it before, this summers tour is gonna
be
with Tim who is also the Circus of the Stars. Some shows might be in the works
in the next couple weeks,
I'll let you know if anything pans out. You should really buy that Hope
Sandoval album.
It is flooring me so so so
much right now. It is beyond me.
02.12.03:
Heavens To Betsy - Calculated
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
Ida - I Know About You
Rebecca Pearcy - Constellation
So hey kiddos! Hope everyone has been well and is thinking hard about the state
of our union and just
what it is gonna take from each individual to try and
save our country from the evil who move it now.
Such thoughts have been heavy on my mind. I am excited to quickly to quickly
let you know
about three performances us related coming up, and a couple that are friends
related:
01.27.03:
Ben Lee - something to remember me by
The Lucksmiths - why that doesn't suprise
me
The Revolutionary Hydra - knockout to dispense
Lullaby, Lullaby - (an eighty-north records comp.)
The Rejections Film Fest Reception show last night was a lot of fun. A lot of
people wound up sharing songs and there was an amazing spread of food, good
drinks and times to be had by all. Garden
Variety Tsar was awesome and I was happy to finally get to play a
show with Chris. Super excitedf for his new album to
come out on West of
January . And Labrynt rocked the Goldstar tip as always. Later in the night several of us
stood around singing to the Goldstar album which, as
you should find out, is fucking amazing. I wanna
start this series of recordings where I cvover a few
songs by a friend and then the friend covers a few songs by me. Labrynt and I have talked about doing such an album and I
am excited for that to possibly happen. Anyways, not sure when the next ASS
sharing will be, but Cardinal has a show in Feb. and should be recordsing at the end of the month with Robbie from Rat Cat
Hogan and The
Revolutionary Hydra .
01.08.03:
Land! Bravo (unreleased?, 2002)
Casiotone for the
Painfully Alone : Answering Machine Music (Cassingle
USA, 1999)
Built to Spill: Perfect From Now On (Warner, 1997)
The
Microphones : Tests (Elsinor , 1999)
Rebecca Pearcy :
Constellation ( Yo-Yo Recordings , 2002)
Basketball : s/t (Funanimal
Co-Motion , 2002)
So, the show at the Factory the other night was fun. A good
mix of different acoustic
leanings and styles between the four of us. This guy came in from off
the street with a
stand up bass right as i was getting
ready to go on and offered to play with me. He said
he could pick things up easy and we gave it a go. It was rough and, coupled
with my having
not played in two months, hard to handle for some people. The bar was pretty
cleared out by
the time the set was. It must have been the fact that i
was last and it was getting late on a
monday night, right? I
continue to be infatuated with the notion of simple 2-4 chord improv songs
to start and finish sets with. Though it might be boring to most, it is a fun
and enjoyable
exercise for me. I'll will have to try and tape record
some of these in the future,
since i don't like things getting lost to the moment.
Anyways, Cardinal
is still a big deal
to me right now, though I have been dorking around
with the acoustic thing
and I hope to maybe record a song or two in the next month or so. I was invited
to be a part of two comps, which I won't mention the names of now since my
submissions are long overdue and I might not make it on them, but I I will
let you now how things turn out with that. The "Analog" album should
be available
online soon through Pool
or Pond and there are some copies floating around
at the usual b'ham stores. I think that is all for
now...
12.16.02:
Sordid Humor: Light Music For Dying People CASSdb
(Capricorn, 1994)
Goldstar: I Wish You All the Happiness You Allow
Yourself CD (Lab Partner, 2002)
Asahi
: Head Above Water CD ( West of January , 2002)
In Praise of Folly: Seemingly Perfect CD (self-released, 2002)
Karl
Blau : Clothes Your I's
CD (KNW-YR-OWN
, 2001)
Lago Volunteers: Anchors Away (self-released, 2002)
Sonic Youth
: Goo CD (DGC, 1990)
Sonic Youth
: Murray Street WEB (DGC, 2002)
hey, so check it out yo! notice
anything different???? yep, yep, yep!
web page is finally updated. do
you think you can handle the space theme?
i hope so. i like it. i was gonna go for marbles
as the background but then i
thought: "hey, why not go for galazies!" so
anyways here we are! i have
really kind of been staying away from the solo acoustic vibe lately because of
two reasons. one, that car accident/hell event that
happened on the summer tour
with Jon McIntyre really had an impact kind of spooked me. i have been
trying to stay away from that whole experience and all it entailed for awhile. the other
reason is i am super-duper excited about Cardinal
, the new band I am playing in.
So I guess that means there is two shows i would like
to tell you about:
Sat Dec 21st @
Paxil Rose
, Cardinal
and Tinklepotty (from
(8pm, free, all-ages!!!)
Mon Dec 31st @ The Factory (B'ham)
A Sandcastle Still, Tom from Language Arts, Varonessa
Gabrielle, Ben Harrick
(9pm, free - this is the second installment of a singer/songwriter
showcase hosted by George of Liquorbox and Foomph! fame)
[Between the above and the below, many a thing happened and went unnoticed
in webbed format]
08.04.01:
The tour is currently underway and in full force. Thanks for all who have
helped out along the way. Check out the Summer Tour page for show info and
such, and be sure to come hang out with us if we play
near you! I might try to create a tour diary for you to read here also...
05.15.01:
A Sandcastle Still will be going on a summer tour this August with The Apollo
Generation and a page has been set up to keep you up-to-date as to when and
where you can catch these two fine acoustic acts this summer.
05.06.01:
There are a lot of shows in the works and scheduled for late spring, early
summer. Be sure to check the shows page for updated concert information.
05.04.01:
The site is coming along swell and you can now find a list of upcoming and past
shows as well as a page dedicated to lyrics in the main menu bar.
04.17.01:
You can find some Live MP3's of A Sandcastle Still, My Little Brother, Josh Kaffer and Tim Salazar at the My
Little Brother page.
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