by Margaret | Jun 30, 2014 | On My Mind |
Yesterday, I had brunch with some friends at Bread near my old neighborhood in Little Italy. We took a stroll past my old building and walked up Mulberry, to Lafayette, past Great Jones Street, and found ourselves in Washington Square Park and derp! we realized that today was the New York City Pride Parade! What a fabulous treat! We cozied up to the fence on 8th St and 5th Ave and watched the parade just after they turned the corner for the final stretch. It was the perfect spot to see the many gay advocacy programs spotlight their floats. The West Village was packed with love, and everyone was dancing in the street. I made a big note to self – make sure to learn Thelma Houston’s cover of “Don’t Leave Me This Way.” That bass line is infectious and dance – o’matic! Here are some pictures from the day. Oh – the “Guy with Cat on Head” sure makes the rounds…and kitty was even showing his Gay Pride sparkle! See you on the low end! Love,...
by Margaret | Jun 25, 2014 | On My Mind |
Big news. Lily Sparks is finishing up our 2nd album that we left hanging around in the ether of our computers two years ago. We’re recording and releasing each track as they are completed. Last week Niamh killed her vocals. It was amazing. She sang with such attitude — a true sassy-lassy! Here’s a photo of Niamh in the booth, KG* laying down the guitar tracks, and a picture Ted manning the console. We can’t wait for the song to be mixed! See you on the low end! Love,...
by Margaret | Jun 23, 2014 | On My Mind |
Guess what I did last week and I’m going to do it again next week! I saw this awesome band, New York’s Finest (Police tribute) at Arlene’s Grocery. I met the band at Spike Hill a few months ago during Spike Hill’s cover band night. Mancie played a set of Joan Jett/Runaways tunes, and New York’s Finest came on right after our set. I was blown away. It was absolutely the closest thing that I will ever see to the Police Live at UC Berkley, 1979. New York’s Finest even played Born in the 50’s and Be My Girl!! The lead singer plays all of Sting’s bass parts to a T and even sings at the same time – how difficult and how cool is that??!! See you on the low end – and hopefully Monday night at Arlene’s! Love,...
by Margaret | Jun 19, 2014 | On My Mind |
Left to right: me, Talia Denis, KG* Noble, and Mark Feldman I would like to introduce you to the new Talia Denis Band! Talia is a singer-songwriter pianist who is creating quite a buzz. Her combined You Tube plays have over half-million views and she’s only thirteen years old! Here’s a photo of us finishing up our first rehearsal at Euphoria Studios in NYC. Practice went great and the Talia camp is busy booking late summer early fall gigs. I will keep you posted. If you look closely, you can see a picture of David Johansen poking his head right over Talia’s head. See you on the low end! Love,...
by Margaret | Jun 1, 2014 | On My Mind |
This month I was fortunate enough to go into the studio and play bass on a new Mancie track. We recorded at Degraw Sound in Brooklyn with Ben Rice as the engineer, and Mancie friend Aaron Shadwell produced the track. Here’s a picture of me with my Gibson SG bass and Mark Feldman on drums. I ended up recording the track on a very cool American P-Bass. I’ve never played a P-Bass before! My beloved Geddy is a jazz…and I’ve always just picked a jazz bass when given the choice between the two. I. liked. it. a. lot. Imagine that??!! Anywhoo, I’ll keep you posted when the track is finished. See you on the low-end. Love,...
