I'm Just Sayin Is All...

TD Reisert

2011-01-02T22:45:00.000-06:00

2008 JustSayin Show featuring TD Reisert

Yellow Ostrich Take Away Show

2010-12-09T18:03:00.005-06:00

Yellow Ostrich - Whale, Mary

This is one of my dreams made a reality.

Support Alex's project on Kickstarter.

JustSayin Artist on Jimmy Fallon

2010-11-20T10:04:00.004-06:00

Sufjan Stevens is amazing and everything, but did you notice DM Stith playing backup... hot off his stop at Madison's Gates of Heaven this past June.

Runaway

2010-10-28T18:23:00.005-05:00

Bitter Crop

2010-10-21T13:29:00.000-05:00

Matthew Burrows - The Seer (2008)

I'm shaken by the wind.

There's dead falling.

A death march to endure.

Nina Simone - Strange Fruit (mp3)

Reaching and Bracing

2010-10-12T21:32:00.007-05:00

Matt Johnson - Breadface (2004)

I heard a poem on the radio today. There should be more poems on the radio. I almost posted the text here. But instead decided to write vaguely about it so you'll never find it. And when you hear a poem on the radio, you'll agree. There should be more poems on the radio. It would be weird to hear one in your refrigerator or bathtub. But on the radio, yes. More poems. Radio poems. Radoems.

Nathan Mathes - Right Where It Should Be (mp3): Nathan is from Green Bay, Wisconsin. That's cool.

Lights Out On Us

2010-10-11T22:35:00.010-05:00

Ari Marcopoulos [from Now is Forever]

I don't know, man, this is reminding me of what I first fell in love with. Not rocket science, just a plain-faced girl letting you see a little pale piece of her soul. Try to ignore everything you've heard (including this), turn off all the lights, stand in the middle of the room in your underwear, and just let it shake you.

Zola Jesus - LightStick (mp3)

Dark Dark Dark

2010-09-26T22:35:00.001-05:00

Playing at Project Lodge next Sunday, October 3rd.

An Instrumental Ode to Stumpfest 2010 at Madison's Park(ing) Day

2010-09-20T22:00:00.002-05:00

Featuring Patrick Breiner, Cyrus Roat, Pat Reinholz, Ben Willis, and Jen Clare Paulson.

Park(ing) Day Madison: September 17th

2010-08-18T18:07:00.009-05:00

Park(ing) Day in Madison will be September 17th in the Atwood Neighborhood. Support me by donating $10, $25, or $100 to my project to reclaim city space for creating culture instead of commuting. My parking space park will be inspired by the potential for city greenspace to grow food for schools and communities. Read more about our project here and tell your friends on Facebook.

Please chip in to support local art,
I can't do this without your support of the idea!
$100 supporters will receive an artifact from the installation.

Double Ewes at Project Lodge

2010-08-10T00:56:00.002-05:00

Knot Unties

2010-06-27T23:08:00.004-05:00

Maurizio Bongiovanni from "Bird Rib" (2010)

Nic and I are having a conversation without talking. It happens when your neurons look like the same rorschach. His might resemble a saxophone a little more than mine. I have a very low tolerance for woodwind and brass.

David Karsten Daniels - The Knot Unties (mp3)

In Search of Magic Power

2010-06-19T12:12:00.000-05:00

Aske - Indigo (2010)

I'm kinda glad we haven't gotten over painting our faces neon yet. There is much more to learn about ourselves in synthesizers and bonfires on the beach. Madness is the only thing that can convince our brains we're better than they think.

CocoRosie - Lemonade (mp3)

Watch Here Live: Nicole Gruter's Sale-a-thon Performance Art

2010-06-18T17:47:00.017-05:00

I love public access TV.

My favorite program of all time is Cooking with Bob, which displays a 1hr continuous shot of a Weber grill. Every week, a different object is placed on the grill and left to burn.

Genius performance artist Nicole Gruter (who is moving from Madison to New Orleans) is holding a public access style two-day telethon this weekend to benefit...herself! Watch the live stream below - featuring guest appearances from local celebrities, musicians, artists, and other good-looking people. Bids for items will be taken by phone, email, or in person.

When:
June 18th, 2-10pm, Stage show at 8pm
June 19th, 12-5pm

Where:
Project Lodge
817 E Johnson St., Madison, WI

Help support Nicole and her performance art by watching and bidding!

Top Kill

2010-06-16T20:26:00.011-05:00

In case you sorely missed the Inlets in April, or DM Stith last October...

JustSayinIsAll.com & Sin Qua Non Live

PRESENT an evening of indie worship

on Wednesday, June 23rd
at 6:30pm

featuring
DM Stith (listen)
The Inlets (listen)
Silje Nes (listen)
Austin Hays (listen)

at the pristine
Gates of Heaven Synagogue

RSVP here for limited
all-ages seating

The Inlets - Junk [Paul McCartney cover] (mp3)

Sleeping Is Surrender

2010-06-02T00:14:00.000-05:00

Matthieu Lavanchy - from MR. SCHUHLMANN or THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE

If I go to sleep, the next thing I'll see is tomorrow morning. It can come - I have come to understand that this is inevitable - but don't think I'm going to help it. Let sleep seek me out, wrestle me to the ground, and beat me into the black.

Memoryhouse - Sleep Patterns (mp3)

Agoraphobia

2010-06-01T23:37:00.000-05:00

Marina Abramovic & Ulay Laysiepen - Rest Energy (1980)

You & Yourn - Double Knots (mp3): You make it OK to leave the house, I imagine. You are the danger of the streets with the pretty puddles too. Don't shoot me down. If any of this is true at all, don't shoot me down. There isn't enough lumber left for me to build a safer city. Let's skip the movies and move in together.

Nothing Rhymes with Propaganda

2010-05-31T23:47:00.004-05:00

Super Fertile - CRA$H

I just can't get into summer music yet. I haven't quite thawed inside. It takes me a while. So how about this cold Zola track chucked into the Rory defroster? A confusing haze of being heavily referential and forward-thinking at the same time. Darkness that embraces you, but not too close, to dance. Pop in a minor key. Cynical toes dipped into summer auto-tune. It still might snow.

Nika + Rory - I'm Not Going Anywhere (mp3)

2010-05-16T00:12:00.001-05:00

We Want Our Things

2010-05-12T21:36:00.004-05:00

Antony Zinonos - Lady D

We've computerized the wind, and the chimes, and the ears. We've photocopied Nico and chopped up her photographer Herbert Tobias. We've knitted all our sweaters into a full body suit. We've sampled the new salt-free soups and they're as good as the commercial says.

Nite Jewel - We Want Our Things (mp3)

**See Nite Jewel tomorrow night (Thursday) at 8:30pm at the Lothlorien Co-Op (244 West Lakelawn Place) with Madison superstar Rory Kane for only $8 courtesy of Sine Qua Non Live. [RSVP]

We Live in the Internet

2010-05-06T21:52:00.006-05:00

I'm excited to be opening my first art installation since a cluster of shows back in 2005 and 2006. This one is about the internet - and as my internet friend - you should jump offline and come visit. It opens Friday, May 6th from 6-9pm and they'll be plenty of free food, wine, and gold souvenirs. Make sure to say hi and tell me you're from the internet and I'll give you a prize (seriously). [RSVP]

Here is a sneak peek:

The Inlets

2010-04-29T23:01:00.005-05:00

Jonsi

2010-04-28T23:16:00.002-05:00

Jonsi & 59 Productions - Grow Til Tall (4/26/10 at Pabst Theater, Milwaukee)

Perhaps the best live music stage show I've ever seen.
[making of the production]

Jonsi - Go Do (mp3)

Empty of Words

2010-04-11T23:47:00.003-05:00

Gregor Graf - Shelf (2005)

Due to a recent change, I've had the chance to relocate my silence.

It's still there.

Days of it.

Ben Woods - Stare Out in Silence (mp3)

Sisters, Sisters

2010-03-28T10:05:00.005-05:00

Lesley Cecchi [from Recherche du Temps Perdu]

When my sisters were little, my mom imagined them touring the country as a musical act in matching sweaters and bobs. Early on she coined their stage name The Pfister Sisters and began rehearsals to remake them as Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen of the Hanes Sisters circa 1954. At one point, as their voices both matured from cute to beautiful, it seemed plausible. That White Christmas, I think my mom actually convinced them to don matching dresses and sway awkwardly in front of the fireplace and the extended family to sing "Sisters, Sisters".

They're not doing much singing anymore, but maybe this is the modern (?) influence they need. The Living Sisters are a new supergroup of Inara George (Bird and the Bee), Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond), and Eleni Mandell. A reunion of The Pfister Sisters seems like a natural opening act.

The Living Sisters - How Are You Doing? (mp3)