open mic mania
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March 9, 2010
you can call it crazy.
you can call it double your fun.
you can call it double wide entertainment.
you can call it burning the mic at both ends.
you can call it one mike on two days, wednesday and friday.
that's: two mics by one
starting wednesday, march 17th i will be hosting an open mic at aubergine in sebastopol 7 pm till around 10 pm and each following wednesday.
you may already know i am hosting an open at cafe azul on fourth st in santa rosa on friday evenings 6:30 pm -10 pm.
choices, you have choices. so i hope to see you all in tune and in voice. :)
jennifer faust bay area tour
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March 9, 2010
april 5-9 i will be playing bass with jennifer faust in venues in san francisco, marin and sonoma counties... check the calendar for dates times and venues...
the new year 2010
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January 14, 2010
well, as a few of you know, the ace in the hole cider pub closed in dec. 2009. my gig as host of the friday open mic has come to an end at least for the time being. rumors abound of a new and refreshing venue.
i am currently working on several recording projects. i say recording projects as i am not quite sure where, when and how they all may be presented to you, as: cd's, vinyl, digital downloads, mp3's or home burn't cd-r's. the music biz is in such upheaval and revolution, no one knows. "record" stores closing everyday and these stores hadn't sold a mass produced major label "record" in decades. we still can't get this image or the nomenclature of an audio recording out of our heads. where have all the flowers gone?
i am just enjoying the process of recording and producing and creating audio.
happy new year and stay in touch. thanks
those darned accordions reunion
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October 27, 2009
those darned accordions are having a reunion show at cafe du nord in sf nov 6, 8pm
coveralls: a new cd of cover tunes
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October 13, 2009
i am just about finished with a new cd of mine entitled coveralls. i have had several friends help me on this one. it will probably be available as digital downloads when ready. no date for release as yet. one tune has been up on my myspace site for several months.
rule 5: new kids on the block
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October 13, 2009
there is a new band in sonoma county they are rule 5
seven enthusiastic musicians with a two tone influence. playing original ska tunes of their own crafting. check them out here:
http://www.myspace.com/skarule5
come out to see them on thursday dec 3rd at the ace in the hole cider pub in sebastopol 6-9:30.
studio is back
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July 24, 2009
some of you may have heard that my trusty G5 mac computer of six years service took a dive a few weeks ago. well, in fact it did, but now there's a new computer (new/used) on the block and it's back up and running.
so look forward to many new music projects, as all data was saved and new tunes are soon to be coming your way...
i'm getting some sleep now.
crazy famous
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May 24, 2009
jennifer faust
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March 7, 2009
accordion babes calendar
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December 27, 2008
crazy famous
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October 6, 2008
i am presently recording a project for crazy famous, healdsburg's own.
brandon, kc and john
sound samples coming soon.
amber lee and the anomalies
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March 30, 2008
last saturday in march
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February 13, 2008
peter kaukonen, tim gahagan and i will be playing at the palette cafe in healdsburg ca on march 29th 2008.
marvin gardens dvd
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February 11, 2008
a marvin gardens photo slide show/audio (5 songs) dvd is available.
found on ebay
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January 27, 2008
sos review
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December 1, 2007
Michael Lindner Cocktail Napkin
There’s something uncanny, in the Freudian sense, about Michael Lindner’s album. All of the elements that go to make up his music are conventional to the point of being retro. There’s nothing particularly radical about his playing techniques, he rarely uses obvious effects or processing, he doesn’t experiment with feedback or noise. And yet Cocktail Napkin is deeply, profoundly weird. It’s the aural equivalent of a David Lynch movie.
The strangeness is particularly apparent on the four covers here. Lindner has tracked down some of the creepiest songs of the ’50s and ’60s, most notably Jody Reynolds’ ‘Endless Sleep’, and arranged them with a brutal minimalism that makes the Flying Lizards sound like ELO. Together, his one-note bass lines, distant vocals, surf guitar washes and unprovoked war on hi-hats add up to something that verges on the disturbing. Sam Inglis Sound on Sound magazine dec 2007
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec07/articles/playback_1207.htm
www.alleyonemusic.com
xmas mp3's
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November 27, 2007
a group of christmas tunes i recorded over 20 years ago with a tascam 4 track cassette recorder, a korg 01wfd keyboard, a casio cz101 keyboard, a yamaha rx21 drum machine, electric guitar and a fender bass are up for your consideration and listening pleasure. check them out. ho ho ho
sos mag review
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November 27, 2007
Michael Lindner Cocktail Napkin
There’s something uncanny, in the Freudian sense, about Michael Lindner’s album. All of the elements that go to make up his music are conventional to the point of being retro. There’s nothing particularly radical about his playing techniques, he rarely uses obvious effects or processing, he doesn’t experiment with feedback or noise. And yet Cocktail Napkin is deeply, profoundly weird. It’s the aural equivalent of a David Lynch movie.
The strangeness is particularly apparent on the four covers here. Lindner has tracked down some of the creepiest songs of the ’50s and ’60s, most notably Jody Reynolds’ ‘Endless Sleep’, and arranged them with a brutal minimalism that makes the Flying Lizards (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHs-6xnMEdE) sound like ELO. Together, his one-note bass lines, distant vocals, surf guitar washes and unprovoked war on hi-hats add up to something that verges on the disturbing.
Sam Inglis Sound on Sound magazine dec 2007
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec07/articles/playback_1207.htm
www.alleyonemusic.com
a friend checks in
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September 28, 2007
I really enjoyed your opus. It was a totally eclectic...non-cohesive...jaunt through the musical psyche of Michael and his tremolo unit.
Written by my life long friend: Fred Waxler, co-founder of the world famous music store; Banana's at Large.
the baxter brothers: tunes and photo
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September 23, 2007
two songs from the baxter brothers, circa 1986, are up. there is a band photo as well.
Twang Shabang
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September 15, 2007
HEY HEY--YOU CAN HEAR THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL LINDNER ON 'TWANG SHEBANG EDITION 43' -- To hear the show's stream, there are 2 places to link:
www.myrealbroadcast.com, click on Twang Shebang, and then click on
"Listen To Show", or,
http://surf.myrealtalent.com/, then click on "Listen To Show" -- THANKS FOR TUNING IN TO 'TWANG SHEBANG'!
UNSTEADY FREDDIE
WOBC 91.5 FM Oberin College
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August 23, 2007
Tom Hinders
WOBC 91.5 FM
Tsunami Soul
http://wobc.org (Fridays, 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EST)
http://www.oberlin.edu/staff/thinders/
Last week, I played 'Whirling' on my show. What a great song. I talked about it with one of the other DJs who was hanging out at the station while 'Whirling' was playing. She liked it a lot and called it "atmospheric" and said that she really likes how it "sets a certain mood for a mental journey." I'll just agree with her!
Two weeks ago, I played 'Endless Sleep.' I've already told you how much I like this song. Your voice is very clear on this song. So, the story is conveyed easily. I think that, in the original by Jody Reynolds, a lot of people miss the ending where he grabs his baby from the endless sleep. What a great song.
On Aug. 3, I played '96 Blues Per Minute.' You really settle into a nice groove with this song. I like it a lot. The keyboard adds a bit of a Stax-Volt Booker T. groove, which is definitely a compliment!
Then, on July 27, I played 'Little Red Book.' I love the driving beat on this song. You really add something to it. Perhaps because you don't do
it as primitive as the Love version that I remember. This is a great start to a great album!
This week, I'm going to play 'Party Doll,' mostly because it's my favorite song on the CD! I'll eventually play all of the songs, because
they're all great. It's funny how they are all so diverse, yet they all fit my show's format. I don't know if that says something about the CD
or about my show. Hopefully both!
examiner review by j.poet
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August 15, 2007
Michael Lindner has been rockin’ the Bay since the mid-’60s in bands like Mojo, Those Darn Accordions and the surf noir band The Aqua Velvets. His latest offering is “Cocktail Napkin,” a mostly instrumental album of widely divergent styles.
Faux marimba and shimmering surf guitar give “Martin Dennis,” a tribute to Martin Denny’s exotica, just the right touches of Far Eastern mystery. “Tremulux” is a dark, bass-heavy, spaghetti-western-meets-’60s, spy-movie piece of reverb-drenched nostalgia, while “8 Strings” blends thick, atmospheric drum’n’bass textures with wistful bouzouki-like guitar meditations.
j.poet sf examiner 8-15-07
http://www.examiner.com/a-881930~In_Bay_Area_music__innovation_rules.html or
http://sfpaper.examiner.com/edition/san_francisco/?haspdf=1
amnesia is here
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August 14, 2007
adam lieb's new cd amnesia is here. come celebrate aug 18th at the palette art cafe in healdsburg.
check the calender for details