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Joshua Tree Association of Musicians and Songwriters
A division of New Moon Records
PO Box 203
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
www.new-moon-records.com
 
Gig reports and editorial comments for the week Dec 6, 2006
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Hey, Hey, Hey-

 
Well, I’ve been out digging up water pipes all day. Now I am nursing a sore neck and back. Yoga tomorrow morning should take care of it, though, if I can make it through the night. What fun, though, to work through some really hard project.
 
It is hard to believe that the Thursday Night Songwriting, Poetry, and Rhythm Club (SPRC) show has been going for 3 years. Tomorrow is our anniversary. The idea for the show came into my mind at a JT Shakers rehearsal. The Shakers got together every week to drink some whiskey, visit, and create some interesting music (the importance of each item listed is not necessarily in that order, but could be). I thought it was so much fun that we should share it with our friends, and get them into the act. That idea never exactly panned out, but instead, evolved into the current format. The creative community the show has spawned is the best I’ve been involved in. Here is a little thing I wrote about it last week (I think I quoted myself in the ‘comments’ section) “The Thurs (SPRC) show is a musical family, a little community of folks doing the yoga of creating and performing and observing ourselves in the process. I really consider it more of a workshop than a show. We are learning from each other how to refine our art and our performance.”
 
I am so grateful to the Water Canyon for giving us the environment, and so grateful to the artists that make up the SPRC family. There is nothing like sharing your dreams and your creations with a supportive community. You are the best!
 
Dat’s all for now.
 

Work like you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like nobody’s watching.
Sing like nobody’s listening.
Stay in tune.

 
Da prez
 
Check out…JAMS Announcements by Al Murdy..everything that’s happnin’…everything! Really, everything-I’m not kidding.
 
Message of H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran To the American People…pretty interesting…see JAMS Political Supplement
 
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***gig reports***
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Water Canyon Coffee Company –Yucca Valley’s music café
Music now Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat…
Yucca Valley at 55844 29 Palms Highway.  760 365 7771
 

This week on the Water Canyon Stage

 
Tuesday evening 6-9PM
Kenny’s Brown Bag Session

 

Thursday Night Songwriting, Poetry , and Rhythm Club 7-9PM

3 year anniversary celebration
with Sunshine, Tom Merritt, Christian, Johnny Ray Martin, Jon Bertini.
 

Friday Night 7-9PM

Nicole and Larry Rand (1^st time at the WC) experienced and eclectic folksingers from Banning.

 

Saturday Brunch set 11AM-1PM

Mike Mucklow (hypnotic guitar stylings)

 

Saturday Evening set 7-10PM

John Whytock (virtuoso musician and painter)

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Harriet’s

Thursday, Dec 7, 2006 Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band
7 pm Rev Peyton’s Big Damn Band They sound like Robert Johnson on crack… they get one hell of a sound out of an acoustic guitar, washboard, and snare drum. It’s easy to see why they are big…
 
Friday, Dec 8, 2006 Radio 60
7 pm all your favorite hits from the 60’s! 70’s too!
 
Saturday, Dec 9, 2006 The Shadow Mountain Band- Ben Vaughn’s Desert Classic- & The Sibleys
 
4-6 pm The Shadow Mountain Band! Folk/hillbilly/Americana. Shadow Mountain specializes in mountain-style harmonies with lively acoustic backup. They feature traditional mountain music, hillbilly gospels (think- oh Brother, Where art Thou) and bluegrass, along with eclectic originals.
 
730:  The Sibleys: What the Sibleys play is spare, moody music carved out of guitar, bass, drums and vocals. Sort of like the Velvet Underground minus the New York attitude, with a beautiful blond female singer who can, at times, turn a better lyric and can always carry more of a tune than Lou Reed and Nico combined.
 
after the sibleys:  Ben Vaughn. Composer. Producer. Recording artist. A man the Village Voice describes as having a “sound so pure and spontaneous it sounds instantly classic.” Be it sitcoms, TV commercials, film soundtracks or radio play, somewhere in the world right now, Vaughn’s music is being heard.
 
Sunday, Dec 10 the thriftstore allstars
6 pm Pappy Hour presents The Thriftstore Allstars The Thriftstore Allstars all have one thing in common, they all love Joshua Tree very much. The band itself is a core group of nine with special guests, and plays mostly songs written by it’s performers; except a few favorite covers.
 
Monday, Dec 11 Monday Night Bingo with Bingo!
6 pm The The Bingo Dream Band Transcendental Americana from Joshua Tree yep, it’s really true..Bingo will be playing Bingo with all of you lucky people, while playing his amazing songs! just $1 a card! great prizes and giveaways!
 
www.myspace.com/pappyandharriets for ALL upcoming shows and any other info you may need.. “The Bar Where Everyone Falls Off The Wagon”
760 365 5956 PandHPALACE@aol.com Please Visit www.pappyandharriets.com
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Michael Mucklow

 
Saturday, December 9th
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Water Canyon Coffee Co.
55844 29 Palms Hwy. Yucca Valley
 
“I would recommend this music to everyone that wants to take a break and enjoy your life from a different soundtrack.” - New Artist Radio “A sonic oasis for getting away from it all.” - Midwest Record Recap “Delightful cross section of superbly performed, insightful acoustic instrumental music.”
- 20th Century Guitar
 
http://www.michaelmucklow.com Instrumental Guitar Stylings
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Radio 60 upcoming schedule…Friday, December 8, Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Saloon
53-688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown, Ca., 92268, 760-365-5956, 7pm-11pm…Call Greg Veach at 760-831-9805 for info and bookings…
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HIGH DESERT POET SHAWN MAFIA TO PERFORM AT PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM’S FREE COMMUNITY THURSDAY NIGHT ON DECEMBER 21, 2006!
 
On Thursday, December 21, 2006 the Palm Springs Art Museum’s LIVE OUT LOUD Poetry Series will feature a performance by high desert poet Shawn Mafia. Mafia, known for reading his dark noir poetry accompanied by equally moody tunes, will read from a variety of current works. Some pieces will be enhanced by members of his band The Ten Cent Thrills. The reading will take place at 6 p.m. in ZONE 101 at the Art Museum and coffee will be provided by Palm Springs Koffi. Admission is free.
 
For more information, call 760.325.7186 or visit us online at psmuseum.org.
 
For more information on Shawn Mafia, visit www.shawnmafia.com.
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Tom Freund

Friday, December 8th @ The Troubadour @ 8:00 Expecting to sell out by tomorrow! Brett’s first headlining show at the legendary Troubadour! Jessie Baylin and Tom Freund supports. Tom plays from 8:15, then jessie , then brett (with Tom joining on guitar and mandolin . . .! ) The Troubadour 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, California 90069
 
Monday, December 11th tom is also at The Troubadour playing with Josh Radin (upright bass) and Schuyler Fiske (upright, guitar and mandolin) This show is sold out already.
 
Recent article in Ventura is pretty interesting , here is link, “DIY rocker Tom Freund happy in his autonomous world” on the Ventura County Star Web site:
 
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/music/article/0,1375,VCS_156_5147331,00.html
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The Integratron hosts An evening with Tim Easton with special guests Chris and Thomas Presented by KCRW, Joshua Tree Music Store and the Integratron Thursday, December 14th, 2006 at 7:00pm-10:00pm   $15 admission
 
The evening will include live performances by Tim, and Chris and Thomas in the Integratron sound chamber.  The Integratron is the only all wood, acoustically perfect sound chamber in the U.S. and seats just 55 people so space is limited and nearly sold out. For more information or tickets, please visit:  www.integratron.com, or call 760-364-3126.  Tickets also available at Joshua Tree Music Store 760-366-5660
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Randy Weeks
A long list of international and out of town gigs
See http://randyweeks.com
 
12.09.06 THE CONTINENTAL, HOUSTON, TX
9:00
 
12.10.06 FLIPNOTICS, AUSTIN, TX
9:30
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Dear Steve,
 
that’s right, we have an AWESOME lineup this Thursday night in preparation for our ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW NEXT THURSDAY, 12/14, IN THE MUSIC HALL Y’ALL!!!!!
 
This Thursday’s “UNPLUGGED” (12/7) will kickoff inside Crossroads at the House of Blues at 9 p.m. Here’s the lineup:
Royal Bliss - http://www.royalbliss.com/
Grace Sims - myspace her, she’s awesome
Left Standing - AWESOME - www.leftstanding.com
Cherry Hill - http://www.myspace.com/cherryhill - THESE GUYS ARE SIMPLY AMAZING - PLEASE DON’T MISS THE SHOW!!!!
 
“UNPLUGGED” is FREE and ALL-AGES and runs from 9 p.m. to Midnight inside Crossroads at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. Great food, drink specials and concert tix giveaways every week!
 
For more info, call 702-632-7607 or visit: www.myspace.com/lvhouseofblues
http://www.michaelsoli.com
 
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Beatnik - Visit www.jtbeat.com

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Kokopelli’s Go to www.myspace.com/kokopelliskantina 369-6660

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC - EXTREMELY WORTHWHILE EVENTS
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Steve,
Everyone should go see Cinderella at Theatre 29. We play there through Saturday, Dec. 16. The chef and steward and particularly good.
Kurt
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2006
Create:Fixate, 89.9 KCRW and The Onion Present “Alive in Los Angeles” - five-year anniversary celebration featuring, among others, (our own) Linda Carmella Sibio
 
1530 Ivar Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028
 
Besides the plethora of visual art from over 30 participants, each artist will create a unique piece expressing the evening’s theme.  The one-night only art exhibit, complete with a diverse one-of-a-kind musical soundtrack, will take place at its new Hollywood location.
 
4:00pm - 7:00pm - early preview $5.00
7:00pm - 2:00am - $15.00 All ages
 
310-590-7199 www.createfixate.com
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Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Clause will play Saturday evenings, December 2 & 9, at 8:00 PM, and Sunday afternoons, December 3 & 10 at 2:30 PM.  Groves Cabin Theatre is located at 8768 Desert Willow Trail in Morongo Valley north of Highway 62 (look for the large red, white, and blue stone on the north side of the highway).  Tickets for all seats are $10.  For additional information and reservations call! (760) 365-4523.
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RETRO XMAS 3D SLIDE SHOW TO BE PRESENTED IN PALM SPRINGS
 
On Monday, December 11, the RETRO XMAS 3D SLIDE SHOW will be presented at the Rock Garden Cafe in Palm Springs.
 
This unique presentation will feature music and live narration by Christopher Perry, A.K.A. Doctor 3D.   Rare 19th Century stereocards will be used to present the evolution of the icon we all know of as Santa Clause.  Other segments of the show will be 1930’s TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1940’s RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, a 1950’s tour of SANTA’S WORKSHOP AT NORTH POLE, NEW YORK, and 1950’s Amateur 3D Snapshots.
 
An original 1950’s 3D Projector will be used along with polaroid 3D glasses that will be provided for the audience members.
 
This 1 hour program will be presented one-night-only at 7 P.M on Monday December 11 at the Rock Garden Cafe located  at 777 S. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Admission is $8 per person.  For more information call (760) 365-0475.
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Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce Monthly Board Meeting Tuesday, December 12, 2006
 
The Board meeting for the Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce will be conducted on Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at 7:30am at the Chamber office, 61325 29 Palms Highway, Suite F, Joshua Tree.  The meeting’s Agenda will include: Review and Approval of Minutes:  November 2006 Review and Approval of Treasurer’s Report:  November 2006
2007 Planning Session Report Chamber Director’s Report The public is welcome to attend.  For questions, please contact the Chamber office, Monday - Friday, 10:00am-3:00pm, at 760-366-3723, or via email to jtcoc@verizon.net.
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Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce Holiday Block Party and Farewell to Howard Gross of NPCA
 
Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce announces its Holiday Block Party on Friday, December 15, 2006, from 5:00-8:00pm.  The Chamber will set up a Holiday Gift Grab at Wind Walkers (don’t miss their winter wonderland displays!) at 61729 29-Palms Hwy., and a cash bar at All American Real Estate, next to Crossroads Cafe.
 
The Block Party will include food and beverages, a holiday Gift Grab ($5 allows you to grab a gift, many worth $20 or more), holiday shopping and a special performance of Dickens Carols by the Junior Philharmonic.  Outdoor heaters will be placed along the block.
 
A special plaque of appreciation will be presented to Howard Gross, who is leaving the National Parks Conservation Association, and moving to Sante Fe, NM.  Help us say THANK YOU to Howard for his tireless commitment to Joshua Tree National Park, and all desert parks, and to our communities.  Howard has improved our quality of life and our awareness of our national park as a treasure.  Come wish him well!
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JAMS Announcements-

NOW POSTED AS AN ATTACHMENT FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE

(And mine)
*note, since our attachments editor, Al, doesn’t stay up as late as I do, we will have to cut off announcements for the week at noon on Tuesday.
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We know that there will be lots of talk on the Rickie Lee Jones/Thriftstore show, but we wanted to mention THE WONDERFUL ALICE & ALBERT & FRIENDS SHOW on Saturday at THE BEATNIK. What a beautiful gathering of all ages and all levels of A&A’s students, Samantha (vocals and Banjo), Brita(guitar) with Allison(vocals), Brita and friend(A&A’s guitar student) Ray Duff did a lovely set, Mark Hughe’s did some wild picking and singing. Alice and Albert were joined on Harmonica by their friend from the East Coast, Dennis Farley who has played with the likes of Pete Seeger. What a fine time was had. Linnea and Autumn did a set with A&A and Linnea had her vocal debut doing the truest, most original version of HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN under the fabulous direction of Albert Williams.
What GREAT teachers Alice and Albert are, what an honor to share the stage with all these folks, Thanks Sam for helping us REALLYSHOOO’S out there at the end after coming in from mike Mucklow’s show and as always what a perfect ending to a perfect evening - Alice leading us all through “GET TOGETHER”.

Thanks Ellen & Billy Reallyshooo
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Hi Steve, hope all is well with you and you had a great Thanksgiving…I’m
contacting you to see if we could put together a Bill Sheffield show in
February or March out your way….Bill’s busy working on a new album and
would love to do some shows in your neck of the woods again…. His last
album “Journal On A Shelf” took third place at the Just Plain Folks Music
Awards last month at the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana… in the Best
Traditional Folk Album category (here’s the link to their website
http://www.jpfolks.com/home.html) Let me know if we can put something
together…..Jeff
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Jeff- The Water Canyon will definitely host Bill, and I’ll see if I can find anything else in the area while you are here.  Stev0
PS: I won JPFs best novelty song a few years ago. There were a lot less members then, though. Great org for songwriters.
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2007 STUDENT COMPOSER AWARDS COMPETITION OPENS
The 55th annual BMI Student Composer Awards competition, established in
1951 to encourage young composers in the creation of serious music, and,
through cash prizes, to aid in continuing their musical education, will
award $20,000 to young composers. The postmark deadline for entering the
2007 competition, which is co-sponsored by BMI and the BMI Foundation, is
Saturday, February 3, 2007. The prizes, which range from $500 to $5,000,
are awarded at the discretion of the final judging panel and compositions
are judged completely under pseudonyms.
http://bmi.com/news/200611/20061115a.asp

 PERFORMING SONGWRITER SETS CONTEST, SUBSCRIPTION DISCOUNT
Performing Songwriter magazine is compiling a list of the 99 greatest songs
ever written! Voting ends at noon on December 15 with results running in
the publication’s 99th issue, on sale in January. In addition, Performing
Songwriter is offering BMI affiliates a discounted subscription rate that
features savings of over 50% off the newsstand rate. To vote on the “greatest
songs” list, go to:
http://www.performingsongwriter.com/pages/home/99songs.cfm
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*PIN NUMBER REVERSAL (useful info)*  If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your Pin # in reverse. For example if your pin number is 1234 then you would put in 4321. The ATM recognizes that your pin number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to help you. This information was recently broadcasted on TV and it states that it is seldom used because people don’t know it exists.
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I (Al) got big laughs out of some of these:
 
Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.   The winners are:
 
1.  Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
 
2.  Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
 
3.  Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
 
4.  Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
 
5.  Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent.
 
6.  Negligent (adj.) describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
 
7.  Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.
 
8.  Gargoyle (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash.
 
9.  Flatulence (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
 
10.  Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
 
11.  Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.
 
12.  Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
 
13.  Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.
 
14.  Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.
 
15.  Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, your Soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
 
16.  Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
 
The Washington Post’s Style Invitational also asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year’s winners:
 
1.  Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating.  The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.
 
2.  Foreploy (v): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
 
3.  Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.
 
4.  Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.
 
5.  Sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.
 
6.  Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
 
7.  Hipatitis (n): Terminal coolness.
 
8.  Osteopornosis (n): A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
 
9.  Karmageddon (n): it’s, like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right?  And then, like, the Earth explodes and it’s, like, a serious, you know, a real bummer.
 
10.  Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
 
11.  Glibido (v): All talk and no action.
 
12.  Dopeler effect (n): The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
 
13.  Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you’ve accidentally walked through a spider web.
 
14.  Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
 
15.  Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the apple you’re eating.
 
And the pick of the literature:
 
16.  Ignoranus (n): A person who’s both stupid and an asshole.
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