Sunday, January 29, 2006

Ringside, Redwalls (again), Orange Bowl, Joel Stein op-ed

Hey folks…

On Tues nite I’ll be at the UBG. Stop in & lift a glass…

Tues, Jan 31
Universal Bar & Grill – 8:30PM (my set)
4093 Lankershim Blvd (at Cahuenga)
N. Hollywood, CA. 91602
818-766-2114

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LISTENING TO:

* Ringside: Struggle
* The Redwalls: How The Story Goes (Universal Blues version)

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Set Notes
UBG – Jan 03, 2006

Hello ’06! Set
aka Orange Bowl Forever Show

Good crowd. Lotsa familiar faces. Some unfamiliar ones, too…Orange Bowl was on (already overtime 1 or 2) by the time I took the stage. The overtimes kept piling up and lasted through my set & into Carol-Anne’s. Penn State ultimately got tired of extra periods and decided to end the suspense (& viewer fatigue) and went ahead and kicked a field goal, putting Florida State out of their prolonged misery. I don’t really follow NCAAF, but I couldn’t help noticing the Penn State coach, Joe Paterno, a sort of Columbo-esque character on the sideline, leading his team (the long way) to victory.

Drunk With You

Highly Evolved (Vines cover)

Houston

Come Along & Thrill Us

Norwegian Wood (Beatles cover/short version)

Good To Know (request/slow version)

If Only You Were Lonely (request/Replacements cover)

Anthrax Blues (request)

Waymore’s Blues (request/Waylon Jennings cover)

Sunday Shining (request)

Who Am I (What’s My Name)? (request/Snoop Dogg cover/audience singalong)

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READING:

*Warriors and Wusses
by Joel Stein, LA Times.

A provocative & gutsy op-ed that makes some very good points, even though I don’t agree with the basic thrust of his argument. Here’s a simple link:

http://gnn.tv/headlines/7188/Warriors_and_Wusses

also:


*Why Not Test bin Laden's 'Truce' Offer?
By Douglas A. Borer, Christian Science Monitor

Weak title, but excellent points debunking the lie: "we don't negotiate with terrorists." When I hear that lie spouted by some official, it reminds me of the other one spouted by our Commander In Chief on the ashes of the Twin Towers, just days after 9/11: “They hate us because they hate our freedom”. I think they hate us alright, but for host of other reasons. None as simplistic and convenient as our liberties back home.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20060124/cm_csm/yborerx

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NEW RECORD NEWS:

I’ve been finishing up the recording on a set of tunes that will be the follow up to Lone Star. Mixing should begin here in January. With any luck, I hope the new record (tentatively titled “North Hollywood Skyline”) will be available in the spring. The bulk of this one has been recorded here at my own humble BlackPug Studios with some additional recording around the corner at Plasticsoul’s studio “The Ranch” with Marc & Steven. Some song titles include:

Come Along & Thrill Us
Get The Losers Out
Charade
Bottom Of The Bottle
Wish I Knew
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
North Hollywood Skyline
Surf Bum

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OTHER NEWS

Saturday Night Live – Bear City theme

Before last year’s Saturday Night Live season ((04-05), my friend T. Sean Shannon asked me to compose a theme song for a series of shorts he was filming called “Bear City”. As luck would have it, several of these surreal comedic pieces aired during that season. There’s now a website dedicated to Bear City & it has a few of these shorts available for streaming. There’s a section w/a few of the tunes I created for this series. Thanks, T. Sean!

www.bearbearcity.com

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NEXT SHOW:

Tues, Feb 07th
Universal Bar & Grill – 8:30PM (my set)
4093 Lankershim Blvd (at Cahuenga)
N. Hollywood, CA. 91602
818-766-2114
FREE

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MOURNING:

*The end of the NFL season.

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RECOMMENDING:

*Good Night & Good Luck

The new George Clooney film set. It’s tight & timely.

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PORTUGUESE BANK AD NOW ONLINE:
If you want to see the bank ad that features “Good To Know” prominently, I have a copy streaming from the front page of my website: www.bradyharris.com Thanks to CGD for sending it to me ;)

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XM RADIO
As many of you know, tracks from Lone Star are among the most played on XM’s Radio Unsigned program. Feel free to email Billy Zero @ unsigned@xmradio.com and request me.

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TUNES ONLINE
Don’t forget, my whole catalog (practically) is available at digital download sites everywhere. Thanks again for the sales!

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Hope to see ya Tuesday.

Rock and roll!

Brady
www.myspace.com/bradyharris

Monday, January 16, 2006

New Record News, Theme for SNL "Bear City" shorts, Pats burial, Clooney flick...

Hey everyone…

On Tues nite I’ll be at the UBG. Stop in & lift a glass…

Tues, Jan 17
Universal Bar & Grill – 8:30PM (my set)
4093 Lankershim Blvd (at Cahuenga)
N. Hollywood, CA. 91602
818-766-2114

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LISTENING TO:

* The Libertines: Music When The Lights Go Out
* Franz Ferdinand: Fade Together

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Set Notes
UBG – Dec 20, 2005

Welcome To The Holidays Set, pt 2

Another slow Tues, December nite. Not surprising. Probably half a dozen or so folks there when I started my set, probably double that by the end. Set still felt decent, though, if a tad on the lonely side. I should’ve dusted off my old Goldstein tune: Empty Bars. Though I guess I’ll save that for when it really is truly empty…

Set List:

Half The World Away (Oasis cover)

Girl (Beatles cover)

Come Along & Thrill Us

Houston

Who Am I (What’s My Name)? (request/Snoop Dogg cover)

Ordinary Song

Waymore’s Blues (Waylon Jennings cover)

Save Yer Love For Me

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NEW RECORD NEWS:

I’ve been finishing up the recording on a set of tunes that will be the follow up to Lone Star. Mixing should begin here in January. With any luck, I hope the new record (tentatively titled “North Hollywood Skyline”) will be available in the spring. The bulk of this one has been recorded here at my own humble BlackPug Studios with some additional recording around the corner at Plasticsoul’s studio “The Ranch” with Marc & Steven. Some song titles include:

Come Along & Thrill Us
Get The Losers Out
Charade
Bottom Of The Bottle
Wish I Knew
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
North Hollywood Skyline
Surf Bum

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OTHER NEWS

Saturday Night Live – Bear City theme

Before last year’s Saturday Night Live season (04-05), my friend T. Sean Shannon asked me to compose a theme song for a series of shorts he was filming called “Bear City”. As luck would have it, several of these surreal comedic pieces aired during that season. There’s now a website dedicated to Bear City & it has a few of these shorts available for streaming. There’s a section w/a few of the tunes I created for this series. Thanks, T. Sean!

www.bearbearcity.com

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NEXT SHOW:

Tues, Jan 24th
Universal Bar & Grill – 8:30PM (my set)
4093 Lankershim Blvd (at Cahuenga)
N. Hollywood, CA. 91602
818-766-2114
FREE

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RECOMMENDING:

*Good Night & Good Luck

The new George Clooney film. It’s tight & timely.

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MOURNING:

*The New England Patriots – Playoff loss at Denver Sat, 01/14

My boys went down in a blaze of inspired self-destruction, turning the ball over 5 times. A surreal game. Oh, well, here’s to getting this far despite losing more starters than any other team. PATS!

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PORTUGUESE BANK AD NOW ONLINE:
If you want to see the bank ad that features “Good To Know” prominently, I have a copy streaming from the front page of my website: www.bradyharris.com Thanks to CGD for sending it to me ;)

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XM RADIO
As many of you know, tracks from Lone Star are among the most played on XM’s Radio Unsigned program. Feel free to email Billy Zero @ unsigned@xmradio.com and request me.

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TUNES ONLINE
Don’t forget, my whole catalog (practically) is available at digital download sites everywhere. Thanks again for the sales!

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Hope to see ya Tuesday.

Cheers,

Brady
www.bradyharris.com
www.myspace.com/bradyharris

Monday, January 02, 2006

Shaver, Waylon, Woody, Pugs & Pats

Happy New Year everyone…

On Tues nite I’ll be at the UBG. Stop in & lift a glass…

Tues, Jan 03
Universal Bar & Grill – 8:30PM (my set)
4093 Lankershim Blvd (at Cahuenga)
N. Hollywood, CA. 91602
818-766-2114

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LISTENING TO:

*Billy Joe Shaver: Georgia On A Fast Train
“I got a good Christian raisin’/and an eighth grade education/there aint no need in y’all treatin’ me this way”

*Waylon Jennings: Bob Wills Is Still The King
“It don’t matter who’s in Austin/Bob Wills is still the king”.

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SET LIST & NOTES FROM 12/05 UBG SHOW:

Craggy Voice Set

For some reason, it took my voice like 5 songs to get warmed up. Very unusual. Perhaps it was the ice in the water, the cold in the corona, the airline trip from Mexico, vacation? Anyway, despite a craggy & slightly pitchy start, things started to get groovy about 6 songs into the set.

Set List:

Drunk With You

Come Along & Thrill Us

Psycho (request/Leon Payne cover)

Save Yer Love 4 Me

Girl (Beatles cover)

Wish I Knew

Things Have Changed (Bob Dylan cover)

Hello (request/Oasis cover)

Good To Know

Don’t Look Back In Anger (request/Oasis cover)


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NEXT SHOW:

Tues, Jan 10th
Universal Bar & Grill – 8:30PM (my set)
4093 Lankershim Blvd (at Cahuenga)
N. Hollywood, CA. 91602
818-766-2114
FREE

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RECOMMENDING:

*Match Point

The new Woody Allen film set in London. I think the change of locale did him good.

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READING:

*The Tao Of Pug

Some good Tao-isms featuring Wilson the pug. Lotsa pictures. He’s a handsome fellow, and pretty smart, too.

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ROOTING FOR:

*The New England Patriots – Wildcard playoff game Sat 01/07

Despite losing the most starters of any team in the NFL and playing toughest schedule statistically (first half of the season), the Pats are still in the playoffs. They’ll host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.

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QUOTE:

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.”
-Mark Twain

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PORTUGUESE BANK AD NOW ONLINE:
If you want to see the bank ad that features “Good To Know” prominently, I have a copy streaming from the front page of my website: www.bradyharris.com Thanks to CGD for sending it to me ;)

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XM RADIO
As many of you know, tracks from Lone Star are among the most played on XM’s Radio Unsigned program. Feel free to email Billy Zero @ unsigned@xmradio.com and request me.

+ + + + + + + + +

TUNES ONLINE
Don’t forget, my whole catalog (practically) is available at digital download sites everywhere. Thanks again for the sales!

+ + + + + + + + +

Hope to see ya Tuesday.

Cheers,

Brady
www.bradyharris.com
www.myspace.com/bradyharris