thursday random elevenish: “virtual promotion” edition
Another week in the can, so to speak. It’s been busy, with lots of stuff going on at work, and getting school started with the youngest child, all a challenge since current conditions have us all doing our thing from the house. But, we’re managing, in particular, me, through tons of sinus issues in the early part of the week.
Most of the rest of this is promo; good and useful promo, but promotional material nonetheless:
Won’t belabor the point, because when Thursday’s work is finished, my four-day Labor Day weekend starts, and for the last half-decade or so, that means Dragoncon!, DC, of course, due to current conditions, is also happening online and virtually. This means I’ll be spending time with my friends enjoying music and laughs, though I’ll largely be sitting by a computer, tv, or phone for most of it.
Doesn’t mean that it’s not still exciting or significant, especially since I’m getting to engage a bit as me, as opposed to my beloved role as the bassist for the Humdingers. For example, as indicated in previous posts, I’ve got a solo “Fresh Faces” set on Sunday, and I’ll be on a panel on Saturday to talk about musical collaboration using the internet in the age of ‘Rona. I expect I’ll also be a voice in the chat rooms during my friends’ performances throughout the weekend, and checking out some of the “main” programming on Dragoncon Virtual, which is running three channels of programming highlighting cool stuff from all the tracks, along with a bunch of classic stuff from past years.
As for the places where I’m likely to be, the filk track calendar is a great place to look for all kinds of great things, though specifically, I am officially scheduled for the following:
- Saturday, 1pm: “Starting A Band Online”, along with Metricula and Leigh Tyberg
- Sunday, 4pm: “Fresh Filk Debuts”, short solo set along with a bunch of other awesome people
I also expect to pop in for at least a couple of the nightly “open filks” to play a tune or two.
These, and all the other excellent things on the track can be enjoyed live in a bunch of places, including the Filk Track FB Page and Youtube channel. Like I’ve said previously, if you wanted to check out this crazy thing but were intimidated by the crowds and such, this might be your year to get a taste.
Anyway, tunes (not self-promotion). Not my favorite mix out of Spotify this week, but there a couple of highlights, like the classic there at #12, and there’s always an appropriate surprise, like the title of #7:
- “Jo Jo’s Jacket” – Stephen Malkmus
- “Lay Lady Lay” – Ministry
- “Vampire Girl” – Jonathan Richman
- “In The Meantime” – Spacehog
- “Rise” – Public Image Ltd.
- “One Word” – Brian Eno, John Cale
- “America (You’re Freaking Me Out)” – The Menzingers
- “Hologram” – Tacocat
- “Oblivious” – Aztec Camera
- “Whole Wide World – Alternative” – Wreckless Eric
- “De-Luxe” – Lush
- “Birth, School, Work, Death” – The Godfathers
- “Cough Syrup” – Butthole Surfers
- “Beercan” – Beck
