It's been a busy time organizing another show this time
at the Chilliwack Arts Centre on December 22nd 2006.
I'm co-producing with Jeff Bonner ( www.tractorgrease.com)
so our film will be exceptional and I'm excited about getting
another shot at post-production. I hope you can attend!;-)
For more info, go to
www.myspace.com/wintersoulstice2006
or write to me at lori@loripaul.com...cheers!
LP
Lori Paul
A sensuous mix of Jazz and Soul | lori@loripaul.com | 1-604-819-7464
Winter Soulstice
Free Downloads from Spider Lodge
Check out new downloads on www.spiderlodge.com
of Gloryland, Quit You If I Could and 20 Poems
let me know what you think by writing to me at
lori@loripaul.com
Thanks for watching!
Peace out
LP;-)
Tractorgrease.com
At last I have a gig on the books! The fine young people at Tractorgrease have invited us to perform at their upcoming outdoor festival on Saturday, September 16th so a few of us Lodgers will attend to represent and to camp, jam and generally participate in whatever silliness we can suss out. Check out their fab website for all the details and we'll see you there!
It's Here!
The DVD "Songs From Spider Lodge" and companion CD "Around the Fire" is at last in my
hot little hands (and they can be in yours, too!) Email me at lori@loripaul.com and I'll make
arrangements to mail one off. They sell for a mere $20 for both so hey! everyone should
get one or two, doncha think? For a taste, go to www.spiderlodge.com and let me know
what you think! Thanks for listening ;-)
Love from
LP:-)
DVD Release Party
We'll be screening the DVD "Songs From Spider Lodge" on Saturday, July 22nd at
Earl's Restaurant starting at 9pm. I'm proud of the final edit and will be submitting
film to CBC, Bravo, the Knowledge Network and a few other stations in hopes that
we can garner some airplay. The website is still evolving but looks good so we'll be
selling the DVD via the internet once manufacturing is complete (likely by mid-July).
Stay tuned for further developments as they arise (and thanks for listening!).
The Final Lap
Mick & I did a final polish on the audio tracks for the DVD and I'll do the final sinc up with Shawn on Monday. I just heard that my last two records have landed on Danny Markowitz's desk at BlueNote Records in New York so I can only hope that he hears something that inspires him. Rick and I are now writing my 4th album which is being recorded under the working title "Shaved". It's the bare bones acoustic album I started out to write last time (which organically morphed into the 6 piece Spider Lodge project). Rick has written 2 acoustic blues tunes which are so beautiful I want to include them as instrumentals. He also has archives going back 30 years which are filled with potential songs so we won't run out of inspiration anytime soon. It's a thrilling time to be writing and recording everyday.
Free at Last
Happily, I made the decision to get away from the drudgery of the house gig at the Harrison and I'm now focussed on finishing the DVD and recording the next album. Rick (my partner) and I will be recording an acoustic version of Spider Lodge to give to anyone who buys a DVD since we realized that viewing is less likely than a spin on the ol' car stereo or the home player. Hopefully people will enjoy the songs in their original stripped down versions as the acoustic nature of the tunes seems best represented in this manner. My own playing remains tentative but I will be working towards accompanying myself in the coming year and happily, it's good enough to write songs in the interim.
Rick's playing is exquisite and he's writing in a blues vein that thrills me so I'm trying to convince him to let me produce a solo acoustic instrumental album for him. Stay tuned for further developments on all fronts! Oh, and check out www.spiderlodge.com or www.loripaul.com for more info.
Peace,
LP;-)
I see bugs.
The final mix happens this week and the final edit will follow shortly thereafter but these joys are tempered by problems on the gig front. For those of you who may appreciate how difficult it is to earn a living solely as a musician, you'll understand how my 2 day a week house gig at the Copper Room has been my saving grace. My piano player, who shall remain nameless, just gave 2 weeks (!) notice so we are officially in scramble mode trying to replace him with no prospects in sight. This, at a time when I can't seem to find any serious work outside of the country and continue to wonder how on earth I'm going to sustain my career. The timing is auspicious and it's all very disheartening. The bright spot is tomorrow night's show which will feature my genius friend Mary Lindsay, a world class comedienne, who will be performing with us as a long weekend special feature. I am hoping that Mr. Wolf will see the wisdom in adding her brilliant energy to our show but this now all hinges on whether of not we can keep the band going. My favorite line from Mary's Spider Lodge monologues comes from Peaches, the old woman who reads tarot cards...at one point she says "I see bugs" referring to my future. This seems prophetic at this stage of the game.
seeing the light
With luck, I'll be able to finish the video edit tomorrow and add the titles
so that all that's left of the process is one last audio mix, then a final
sinc up with the tape and I'll be done! Working with Shawn Lam
has been a terrific education as was mixing with Mick Dalla-Vee.
I've been researching packaging and I'll be designing my own insert
(credits etc.) so we should be ready to air by mid-June and ready
to sell simultaneously. I feel so fortunate to have had all the help
I've had in pulling this program together. Rick and i are going to
record the songs acoustically this weekend and give the CD away
as a gift with purchase to anyone who wants a DVD so hopefully
people will play the CD in their cars and homes in between viewings.
The songs are sweet when they're stripped down that way so I think
it will make a nice little album when we're done.
