Killbossa at the Independent 10/28

I'm very honored and excited to be opening for Sean Hayes on Wednesday evening at The Independent. Killbossa is a new band paying tribute to the Tropicalistas. Great music, great fun.

Hey Look, We're on MTV (kinda).

http://www.mtvu.com/music/ahead-of-the-curve/odessa-chen/

Odessa got tapped for this great promo opportunity the night before. It was still hot & sunny at Crissy field- especially in the huge warehouse that MTV set up production in. We did the same 45 second song fragment 5 or 6 times so that they could get all the shots they needed and then sent us off. I actually really like the way the audio was produced- but I bet we can't afford that guy!

cold/sore (どかいみる日目け) by lattimer

I'm starting to love the way the internet can work. Phantom limbs are having conversations with each other. Here's a mix I made when I was a 'kid'. I don't expect anyone to get through it, but if you did I'd be impressed.

cold/sore (どかいみる日目け) by lattimer

Boxcar Saints CD Release Show This Saturday 8/29

In my experience the production of a tangible music product more often takes years than months. Some things need to take their time to come to fruition. So it is with the most recent album by Boxcar Saints: "NO WATER". This is a great record that deserves to be heard and captures the sound of the band in this incarnation at it's peak. Come hear us play. Opening is Kira Lynn Cain. It's an early show at our old home away from home, The Make-Out Room. 7:30 Start.

Tonight with Odessa Chen

I'll be joining Odessa Chen tonight at Cafe Du Nord. Great words & songs born to draw you into a dream state.

Boxcar Saints on KUSF

Dave and I promoted the upcoming Boxcar Saints CD release show with a live performance on KUSF radio. It was pretty fun and listening back it was nice to hear us in such an intimate and immediate format. You can check it out in the KUSF archives. Scroll down to DJ Toby 8.18.09. We start 5 minutes into the 2nd Hour.

Live Soundtracks to Russian Animation

We (Gojogo + guests) had our 1st of 2 shows last night and it went nicely. All the great musicians involved in this project rose to the occasion and we had a great turnout. I'm looking forward to today's matinee which is geared to be kid-friendly. Driving to a workshop on Friday morning I was stunned to hear a plug for the event on KQED's 'The Do List'- they even play an excerpt of a tune from the CD "All Is Fair" that I play on. Check it out here under the Friday August 14, 2009 archive. The venue is the San Francisco Community Music Center. Details are available at www.gojogo.com