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Talia Denis Band

Talia Denis Band

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,...
Bass on a new Mancie track

Bass on a new Mancie track

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,...
Bees Knees!

Bees Knees!

Jun 2, 2011 | On My Mind

The craziest thing happened this week!  I was walking in my neighborhood doing my daily routine; yoga, cappuccino with Sal, and as I turned the corner to kiss hello to Toli and Antonio I saw what is in the photo above. That’s so weird, right?  I’ve never seen anything like that before.  Fortunately, the NY Post was right on top of it, but the article never mentioned how or why the bees swarmed on the mail box.  Very interesting….just another day in New York City, I suppose… More on the topic of Bees Knees (let’s rock, let’s rock) I had my first show with Spanking Charlene and it was awesome.  Lakeside Lounge was packed to the brim and the band banged out song after song.  There was sweat, dripping mascara, and booming rock ‘n roll.  The kind that makes you feel ALIVE!  Our next gig is at Lakeside on June 18th. I also have been working with my buddy Mick Fumento, who is the drummer for Lily Sparks.  He has a sweet studio in Jersey. In addition to our rehearsals we’ve been meeting uno y uno for drum and bass work.  He’s been teaching me to sit down in the pocket and to just feel what’s going on. He’s a really heavy cat and I’m lucky to be working with him. Lily Sparks is a new project that I’m involved in.  We’re playing this Sunday, June 5th, at Rockwood 2 for a short set.  Check out the “Upcoming Show” page.  We’re playing the Durham County Fair in September in Durham, CT.  We also have some great gigs at the...

You Drive the Men Wild!

Apr 4, 2011 | On My Mind

That’s what someone wrote in the subject of a private email I received.  Why do I receive private emails?  Because I have a private email address.  What was that private email about?  I’ll tell you what it’s about because I’m not so private. Cool Kitties and the Square Cats had a kick-ass rockabilly show last month at Otto’s Shrunken Head.  We rocked and we rolled. Anywhoo – some drunkard in front was dancing real good to our swinging tunes.  He was dancing, and drinking, and drinking, and drinking.   There were some close calls of Bethany almost decking the dude, and after the third time he threw his coat onto her feet, she turned to me and said “this dude has got to go.” By the time we hit “Blue Suede Shoes” it was too late.  The drunkard jumped on stage and moved in.  I got pushed up against the wall (mind you, I didn’t lose the groove), and he extended his hand lovingly towards my face to go in for the kiss.  Luckily, our Square Cat guitarist, Seth, and Bethany came over to intervene.  The drunkard got escorted out, but made sure to give me the international sign of “f-you” with a mean ‘ol stare.  That didn’t really bother me because I returned his “f-you”, and raised it with the international sign of vagina. Here’s the private email; written in reference to this little scuffle: “Chicken wire reminds me of the movie Road House with Patrick Swayze where they had chicken wire around the band to protect them.  I saw that guy come over in your direction, but...

Baited Breath I’m Sure!

Sep 27, 2010 | On My Mind

For Blog Post Numero Due! That’s right kids – Miss Bethie Beth requested another Bomb Blog. Holla! Last night was the final night of the San Genero Festival in my neighborhood, Little Italy. I felt like I haven’t really been in touch with my Italian roots recently, so you know – after a long hard night of drinking and clubbing with Snookie, I woke up around 1pm, hit the gym, did some tanning, pounded some protein shakes, picked up my laundry, and had sausage and peppers while watching a Rat Pack tribute. San Ge-fucking- nero! Celebrating every bad Italian stereotype for the past 85 years! Just kidding, we all know Jersey Shore Italians aren’t real Italians anyway – Snookie’s from Chile! Anywhoo – just trying to keep up with the rest of the internets– reaching all demographics… Because not everyone can understand the subtleties of switching from a c-sharp to a d-major side back in 10-eighths virgin time. I don’t even know what that means!!! But luckily I have a lesson tonight with Tony Conniff, so I’m sure he can shed some light on that nonsense. Speaking of all things bass related – FNU LNU are playing November 18th at Union Hall. We’re pretty excited for this show; these reasons three – Union Hall is a superb venue, we’re playing with our friend Serica Ux, Luff, and Coyote Eyes, and it’s Dave’s big return to the drum world post ACL surgery. YAR! See you on the low-end with a sprinkle of nonsense… Love,...