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Queen of the Pavement » Tour blog: Chico to Eugene.

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:23:26 -0800

My sweet baby bitten.

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:30:06 -0800

This is Raphael.

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Queen of the Pavement mentioned on Rad On The Web!

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:00:54 -0800

Wow. My blog (http://www.queenofthepavement.com) got a top mention on Rad On The Web. Go watch @onawa & @nehalia say nice things about me.

http://www.justin.tv/radontheweb

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Junkyarding.

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:45:37 -0800

Today's adventure destination.

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Sunday adventures.

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:46:27 -0800

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FYI - This is my view right now.

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:23:08 -0800

On the 21, en route to Bloodhound Bar.

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Productive to-do list making!

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:10:50 -0800

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Eddy + Van Ness.

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:15:41 -0800

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Queen of the Pavement » Northwest tour begins.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:18:25 -0800

Greetings from Northern California. I’m writing to you from the back seat of the tourmobile, in the middle of a heavy rainstorm, en route to Oregon.

The tour posse:

Mark Growden – musical mastermind/reason why all of this is happening.
Alex Kelly – cello prodigy/giggler/noise maker extraordinaire.
Helena Price – record label representative/doer of business-related tour tasks/photogger/myself.

I love my crew. We are eating fruit and listening to the Porto Franco Sampler. Mark just poured a rather large quantity of water all over his pants while driving. Things are going well.

Night one found us in Chico, CA.

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tour via mobile day one.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:08:06 -0800

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My office.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:56:14 -0800

Currently based in Oregon

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TOUR BEGINS!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:44:50 -0800

En route to Chico.

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Queen of the Pavement » Deja Vu + Third-Wheel Adventures.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:29:01 -0800

Queen of the Pavement » Releasing of the CDs + sort of major career updates.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:51:17 -0800

It finally happened.

The event I’ve been working my tail off for, along with producer Will Chase, Porto Franco Records, among others.

Mark Growden’s CD Release was Friday. The sponsorships were secured, the programs were designed & printed, the last promotional waves were complete. I could relax… sort of.

Relax enough to go receive my mother and her boyfriend, Barry Barrington (yes that is really his name) into town, as they were flying in from NC to visit for the weekend. I figured I could grab a quick fabulous German dinner with them at Suppenkuche, then head to the venue with time to spare before showtime.

(PC: Barry Barrington. Yes, I am aware that she looks like she should be my sister, not my mother. Let’s hope those genes translate.)

Well, I knew something ironic was bound to happen before the night was over. It just came sooner than I expected.

Long story short:
Head toward bus stop
Receive text message requesting that I find metallic sharpie pens for show
Ponder where the hell to find metallic sharpie pens
Run to Walgreens, find metallic sharpie pens
Return to house with pens to meet mother and Barry Barrington
Head to bus stop
Wait for 15 minutes at the wrong bus stop
Wait 15 minutes at the correct bus stop
Decide to call a cab, walk away from bus stop
Watch correct bus pass us as we walk away
Wait for cab in front of house for 20 minutes
Call to check in, as said cab is nowhere to be found
Receive information that cab has forgotten about us
Finally get cab 15 minutes later.

I arrive at the venue at 7:56. The show starts at 8. I still need to find my sponsors and give provide them with their well-deserved treats. This should be interesting.

Fortunately, I managed to find my sponsors prior to the set starting, and I settled down in time to catch the whole show.

The set was beautiful. The 350-person crowd knew every word. John Law (oh, you know, just the founder of Burning Man & renowned pioneer the SF arts scene as we know it) hopped on stage and gave a kind speech about Mark’s talent and quality as a musician and human being. It was definitely a notable night in the San Francisco arts community.

I happened to snap some photos from my seat.

Oh, and as for the sort-of-major career updates – I have been offered a position by Porto Franco Records. For those of you who already thought I was working for them, I wasn’t. I happened to be working on the same team as them for this event, which was a contracted freelance gig that I am EXTREMELY fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on. But Porto Franco seemed to dig the work I did, and want me to join their production team.

I don’t think I can begin to explain to you how perfect this job is for me. I will still be doing freelance stuff here and there, but this is a project I know I’ll be putting 200% into, because I absolutely love what they’re doing. My brain is on fire. I can’t wait to get this rolling.

So yeah, things are good. Really freaking good.

I’ll have more photos from this weekend coming up later.

For now… END!

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My Sunday.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:53:31 -0800

Mine.

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Queen of the Pavement » Almost there.

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:05:47 -0800

This is the last night I stay up til 4am working! The project I have been working on non-stop for weeks now, Mark Growden’s CD Release, is tonight. The theatre is almost sold out already, the CDs are packaged, the programs are designed and printed… everything is falling into place. It’s a great feeling. Everyone has worked so hard. I’m proud of our team.

Here are some photos from the week… the first few being from Kelly & Jim’s engagement shoot (more of those to come when I find the time to finish editing), the latter being from me frantically running around my neighborhood doing a color assignment for homework that I put off until the morning it was due (being busy has its downfalls).

I have some great news and updates coming for you, but I’ll wait until next week to announce them. Things are good in mi life though, as crazy and hectic as it is at the moment.

Also – My mum flies into town today! I can’t even begin to describe how excited I am. So begins a weekend of adventuring with my soul-twin who happened to birth me.

END!

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CDs are in!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:20:33 -0800

Now just to package about 1,000 of them before tomorrow. Just another normal Thursday night.

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I want.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:21:37 -0800

I want this to be my tourmobile.

Hayes & Buchanan.

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via Laughing Squid: Mark Growden Concert & Party at Cowell Theater To Celebrate Release of Saint Judas Album

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:54:50 -0800

guest post by mikl-em

San Francisco musician Mark Growden is having a blockbuster concert event this Friday, November 13th at Fort Mason’s Cowell Theater to celebrate then release of his new album “Saint Judas”.

Tickets are on sale now for Friday’s show, and it is likely to sell out. Here’s a quote from a message that Mark sent to his mailing list last week:

This is the most important show of my career to date and I hope you can make it. It’s going to be special as it will feature my full sextet plus a beautiful set design by Isabella De Meulenaere and light design by Stephen Clifford.

Soon I will be posting some brand new footage of Mark performing a song off the new album and an interview that I conducted with him about the show, the new CD, and much more.

In the meantime, here’s a sample of Mark’s talent and musical inventiveness. A year ago, Doctor Popular filmed Mark playing bicycle handlebars as a wind instrument and talked to him about it–enjoy!

Mark Growden plays the handlebars from Doctor Popular on Vimeo.

Here Are A Few Related Posts You Might Enjoy:
- Mark Growden Benefit Concert & Recovery Fund
- Mark Growden In The Kitchen
- Mark Growden Plays The Handlebars
- Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Documenting The Scene Outside a 1986 Judas Priest Concert
- Help Sxip Shirey Release New Album “Sonic New York” Using Kickstarter
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Kelly + Jim's Engagement. (Preview)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:38:00 -0800

Some photos I'm working on for Kelly (@kellisima) + Jim's engagement. These are a few from the set.

I'll post the rest on the blog soon!

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