There is a band from Silicon Valley called Strata (formerly Downside), and they’ve been friends of mine since well before they were ever a band. They are awesome. Awestastic, really. The guitarist went to my high school and was in my last band. The vocalist inspired some of my earliest poems and can make me laugh like no one’s monkey business.
They have a new single called “Cocaine” up on their Myspace page. Do them a favor and go listen to it, as it is the only one on their player.
Send them a message telling them I sent you, and then, if you’ve got the dough, purchase the song through anyone of their iTunes, Yahoo!, or Napster links. At the very least, check them and their work out. Their first album is also available on iTunes, and their second album is in the works: Strata Presents The End of the World.
I would greatly appreciate this, as will they, because I believe it is a good song and they deserve to be heard.
If you like what you hear, please spread the word, as it is the finest form of spreading one can be a part of. That, and mustard.
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Word to the nerd.
2007: Go for it!
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done and done
I crave puddin, dammit.
hey mr. mike mcgee!
when can we look forward to your cubby presence back home in san jose? before BNV qualifiers I hope.
until then, I hope your travels are full of good vegan food and responsive audiances (even though I’m pretty positive you’re not vegan)
take care now, y’hear?
lucia
Jan. 28th blog, promoting spoken word.
My brief thought about this is advertising. If you made a brief cd, two or three of your most accessible poems, a pamphlet with the lyrics, and gave limited rights of copying them to give to the students who are your expected audience. That should open up a few of them to your art bringing in a larger audience. And with that you can mention local slams/open mikes when you perform at the school/venue.
The band you are supporting sounds pretty good. I think that I will mention them on my site. I have many records and cds of music that isn’t as good.