Archive for October, 2005
As the winter rains begin to fall on Seattle, a number of performance engagements have materialized for your friends in Red Jacket Mine.
You heard me right—friends. At upcoming Red Jacket Mine shows, I’ll be accompanied by longtime-behind-the-scenes percussionist-at-large Andy Salzman. Rather than wait around for the perfect lineup (i.e. McCartney on bass, Emmylou Harris on background vocals, etc.), Andy and I have decided to perform as a duo until other musicians turn up. So make sure you make it out to some/all of our upcoming gigs…you’ll be witnessing the first-ever Red Jacket Mine shows with drums.
The first of these gigs will take place next Thursday, November 3 at Pioneer Square’s hallowed J&M Café and Cardroom. Boise, Idaho’s own Thomas Paul will be opening, and we’ll be followed by Six Foot Savage.
Gigs are coming up at Fremont’s Nectar Lounge, the SS Marie Antoinette, and ToST Lounge. More are in the works. Check the Shows page for details. And don’t worry—I’ll remind you.
LINCOLN
October 25th, 2005
Thanks to everyone who came out to the October 10 show at The Rendezvous. I’d thank each one of you individually, but I know I’d forget someone, so suffice it to say that you know who you are, and I love each and every one of you. Sorry my amp blew up. I’ll do my best to make sure it doesn’t next time.
Speaking of which…I’d like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Amos from The Swim Team for stepping in and letting me use his amp. Amos, Lari, and Adonis are great people and fantastic musicians, and I look forward to playing shows with them in the future.
Most of all, thanks to Matt Ashworth, Sarah Baker, and all at NadaMucho.com for hosting the New Music Monday series and taking a chance on me. Here’s hoping that it’s the beginning of a longtime partnership.
On a related note, I’ve added a couple of pictures from the Rendezvous site to the Photos page, and I’ve added my reflections and other pertinent information to the Past Shows / Setlists / Reminiscences page.
It’s looking like Andy and I will be playing Red Jacket Mine’s first “full-band” show at Fremont’s Nectar Lounge on November 29. Little else is known about this show at present. Keep an eye on the Shows page for details.
More later…thanks for reading!
xo
LINCOLN
October 14th, 2005
Hey guys…
Just a reminder: I’ll be playing a solo electric show tomorrow—Monday, October 10—at the Rendezvous’ Jewel Box Theater. The Rendezvous is located at 2322 2nd Ave. in downtown Seattle. I’ll be joined by The Swim Team and Manplus. Music starts at 10pm, and I play first. Cover is $5.
This show is a part of NadaMucho.com’s ongoing New Music Monday series. Thanks to Matt and all at Nada for setting it up. Come out and support new Seattle music!
In site-related news, I just updated the Shows page to include a section for Past Shows / Setlists / Reminiscences. Now, go relive the magic!
Also, I’ve updated the Photos section with some pictures taken at the 9/29 show at the O Lounge. Get a load of that stage! I’ve also updated the Recent Favorites section of the Favorites page, and added a few new links to the—you guessed it—Links page.
In other news, Paul Sorrells will no longer be playing bass for Red Jacket Mine. A gentleman and a scholar, and a damn fine bass player to boot, we hate to see him go, but he’s decided to devote all of his energy to Tableland, his instrumental combo.
While this may seem like quite a blow to Red Jacket Mine’s rising momentum, I’ve taken this opportunity to re-examine what I want Red Jacket Mine to be. As good as it sounded with Paul (and it did sound good—I hate that you all didn’t get to hear it), there are a million three-piece bands out there. I think I’d rather have Red Jacket Mine be something more flexible, where solo electric shows, guitar/drums duo shows, and fifteen-piece chamber ensemble shows are parts of an all-encompassing whole.
So—stay tuned. At the next Red Jacket Mine show, I’ll probably be joined by Andy on drums, auxiliary percussion, and background vocals. Who knows what we’ll come up with next. I promise that it will be music.
xo
LINCOLN
October 9th, 2005