picked my son up from school today, went to see the new miyazaki film with him, ate hella snacks, came home and made dinner. some nights, when i have work to do, i'll ask him if he wants to sleep at soulfolks wit me so i can get some stuff done. he never says no. i inflate the air mattress for us, i make the bed, we go through his routine, before i know it my ears are filled with the soft white noise of his slumber.
i sit now in the room adjacent, door cracked, listening to mixes of my next project. i used to sit in a dorm room and do this exact thing. 12 years dragged on and it also blinked passed. i pursued my dreams for all of my 20s but i lacked the courage to do it recklessly. i was intuitive but also studied and more than anything i lacked the nerve to go alone.
my 30s have been a dramatic shift. i rule from my heart now. i react with my gut. i let my mind wander only in the morning. i execute calmly. i prefer to go it alone.
except when i can have the excellent company of my children.
i do prefer that most of all.
Come see HP Music's Showcases hosted by Jessie Starr at EARTH Space PDX Featuring Local Pacific Northwest Soulfolk Artists, Singer Songwriters, Musicians, Poets, Spoken Word Alchemists, and more! This is a Mixed Media Event like no other!
~ Opening Acts ~
7 PM - Jessie Starr
7:30 PM - David Harris
~ Showcasing ~
8:00-9:00 PM - Laura Ivancie
Performing with the lead guitar stylings of Mark Bowden, we will be integrating David Long's Light Painting, to create a truly unique and immersive experience!
Enjoy a bath of light and sound, where you are sure to laugh, might just cry, and definitely gonna feel a deeper connection with your soul and with the community around you!
I’ll be this Saturday, March 4th, at Earth Space PDX! Show starts 7-9:00pm. Opening acts Jessie Star & David Harris, grab your ticket before event sells out!
Released a new track for my side project @vulcanarecords today to celebrate #bandcampfriday! Bandcamp is waiving their revenue share today to support independent artists recover from the pandemic. When you buy on Bandcamp Friday, an average of 93% of your money reaches the artist (after payment processor fees) compared to 82% on a typical day. Thanks @bandcamp ! #originalmusic #independentmusician #altrock #alternative #indierock #popfolk #folkrock #soulfolk #americana #twitchstreamer #singersongwriter #smolder 🌋 #coloradomusicscene #diymusician #indieartist #Coloradosinger https://www.instagram.com/p/CdO-HUIuc1i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
'Cos it's not up to you
No you don't get to choose
Whether to be loved or to be left behind
So I'm building a statue to show you what I see
I see an angel and I'll carve to set it free
I heard you stopped eating, heard it's been a rough year
Now we're standing in the garden, close to tears
And now look who's helpless, no I can't find the words
But I'm holding on with both hands for all it's worth
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TONIGHT on my @kmhd_jazz_radio show Take a musical escape with me & travel the tracks back to the year 1971. 7 to 9 pm (Pacific Time) 89.1 fm in #Portland STREAM it live at kmhd.org (9 pm Central, 10 pm Eastern) 1971 was the pinnacle of the golden era of soul message music & we'll listen to a sampling of some of the best. Additionally, we'll also enjoy a variety of sound trends that were popular in soul at the time: #PsychSoul, #SoulFolk, funky #SoulMusic, #FunkyJazz and more. I hope you'll tune in and let me know which song selections you enjoyed the most. Represented here - another #classicSOUL LP of 1971 - The self-titled LP by The #UndisputedTruth, a group created by #Motown producer #NormanWhitfield who molded Motown's iconic #PsychedelicSoul sound, blending in socially conscious messages & drizzling acid all over it. When you tune in tonight, make sure your friend Mary Jane is with you https://www.instagram.com/p/CKCund2B9mI/?igshid=wnpjlv3fs7gx
Bookoo Bread Company
Potlikker Enterprises
Soulfolks Theological Seminary
[Verse 1]
Left it on the spit so spinnin' like a gyro
Steady ready All-Star like Z-Bo
Sad gazebo, shootin' for the b-roll
Combo moves, not a cheat code
Frank talk like Biko
We started countin' that zero
Imminent fantasy, in Tennessee with my enemies, feelin' lovely
Bloodline muddy, crib a little cutty, but I'm gifted
Beat a little dusty, but I'm lifted
Trust, we goin' the distance
Goin' for speed, goin' for green-peace, goin' beyond need
Sparin' the rod, sharin' a laugh with God
And my belly still hurtin', tell dunny don't worry 'bout the wordin'
It's more about the feelin'
It's more about the feelin', it's more about the feelin'
[Interlude]
Ran out screamin', "Make it make sense"
I'm the dojo of Kosho Shinogi, I think you owe me
[Verse 2]
Funkin', Shogun of the Harlem of the mind
Barterin' with it all on the line
Gigglin', 'cause I like them stakes and odd strategies
Snakes thought God was mad at me and started slithering closer
Wigglin' over pre-determined boundary lines
The bell and the foundry chimes loudly
Crack lensing, enough to smack some sense into the densest apprentice
My pastime includes hopping fences, fencing
Algorithms keep telling me I'm not sexy, I haven't been listening
Belly out at the show
Poet Gang looking like pirates fresh out the cove
I thought you should know
We've been moving units, moody whosits seem to be losing steam
We have Ruby Yacht technology for remembering dreams
Sure the focus is good, hocus-pocus, locusts and hoods
I open up the blues blood so it come out to show them
Come out to show them
[Outro]
Notes from a wise-ass and a unicorn triad
Tinker with their mind like a doo-dad