Mar 21, 2008

Bb

From this article:
Astronomers have detected the deepest note ever generated in the cosmos, a B-flat flying through space like a ripple on an invisible pond. No human will actually hear the note, because it is 57 octaves below the keys in the middle of a piano.

Mar 16, 2008

House party and Dolores Park, 3/16/08

1. Diggin' a Grave
2. We're Going to be Friends
3. Idea
4. A Cautionary Song
5. South Australia
6. Postcards From Italy
7. Portland Bridges
8. Born on a Train
9. Don't Die in Me (2nd show)
10. Frankenstein
11. Marcher
12. Laika
13. Siki, Siki Baba

Musicians: Lisa, Ciana, Russ, Vijay, Molly, Devin, Steven.

Mar 12, 2008

Mar 9, 2008

Band Practice/Party, 3/9/08

Location: Ciana's place. Musicians: Ciana, Russ, Steven.
  • Frankenstein: Discussed the new arrangement.
  • Portland Bridges: Wrote some harmonies and a new part for the accordion.
  • Idea: Russ to play banjo in the beginning. A saw or whistling for the kettle. Bells or zils on selected lyrics. Trumpet to solo during the instrumental, accompanied by trilling mandolin. Trumpet to double accordion part during the verses.
  • Night Life: Worked on the placement of the accordion melody, cut the length of the choruses.
  • Dead Parents: Added the clapping part during the verse. Part of the verse now a recurring motif. The bridge is now the beginning of the chorus.
  • Played Maggie May and most of the songs we're doing next week.

Mar 8, 2008

Maggie May

Hey Fellows and Fellas,

We were messing with some old school Rod Stewart (for the mandolin's sake, of course, per Steven's advice), and "Maggie May" sounds awesome.

Here are the tabs (the "revised" version). Give it a go - it's fantastic!! 

xxx