Photo: Mike Morgan
I love my life. Out with the old, in with the new. It’s all good. This too shall pass. Better to regret things you’ve done than things you haven’t. And you can do anything you want until someone tells you not too. Yep, all of that. Oh and, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure and now is all we have.
Happy New Year! Serene 2014.
ZIA MCCABE
Dear friends & fans,
Jeremy Wilson of the Dharma Bums started The Jeremy Wilson Foundation to assist musicians and artists in medical crisis. He wrote me personally in the hopes that I could reach some people before the end of this year. Not only is this a great organization to donate to but they have a very special offer right now that’s about to expire.
Thanks for reading and any contribution is much appreciated.
Happy New Year,
ZIA MCCABE
From Jeremy Wilson:
This year our 501(c)3 musicians’ health and services organization has taken part in the Willamette Weeks GiveGuide campaign. Monqui presents is our partner in the campaign. Not only have they made a $5000.00 cash donation to the JWF GiveGuide campaign, but they are also offering a 4 Person VIP Package to ALL Edgefield concerts (16 to 20 shows!) for 2014 if someone or some company makes a minimum of $6000.00 donation to the JWF through GiveGuide this year at http://bit.ly/1bZjoRQ before midnight December 31st – Tuesday (the VIP package is valued at $12,000.00) The VIP package includes – private covered seating area at Edgefield, all food and drinks supplied and private facilities too. Monqui does not make this available to the general public and mostly supplies the VIP area for their biggest concert sponsors. You can use the tickets for yourself, friends or as gifts to your business partners as well.
I hope you will consider this wonderful opportunity and make a donation today if you can; or let someone know that might be interested. We also are accepting ANY SIZE DONATION Please help us spread the word. Thanks for your time! And also, thanks for all the great things you do for this crazy world!! You bring much happiness!
Hope you are well and that we see each other soon. Happy New Years!
Your Friend,
Jeremy WilsonPS – FYI. The JWF gave out $100,000.00 in assistance this year to musicians in medical emergency. 3x as much as the year before!
Donate HERE before midnight December 31st.
Buckle up boys and girls, DJ Rescue (me) and my boy Dar are going to knock your polk-a-dot panties into space.
5th – Amsterdam @ Paradiso Amsterdam
6th – Madrid @ SupersonicMadriz BritpopBar
14th – Athens @ Skullbar Athens
17th – Haifa @ Syncopa-Bar
18th – Tel-Aviv Levontin7
19th – Tel-Aviv @ IndieGo! Promoting Music
20th – Tel-Aviv @ TEDER.FM
We’re coming for you…
Links HERE.
ZIA MCCABE
It’s a “day off” in New York City, but we’re right back at it tomorrow night at Terminal 5. Tickets?
Here’s a little interview with Village Voice Music featuring Zia about what challenges the band faced playing songs they’d previously never performed live.
GOTHMAN
Zia’s messing with Texas this weekend. She’ll will be appearing with her country band Brush Prairie tonight (05/02) in Dallas at Sundown at Grenada (free show!). Zia will also be dj’ing Friday at the Texas Theatre in Dallas, Saturday night at The Boiled Owl in Ft Worth, and Sunday night – Cinco de Mayo – in Austin at Cheer up Charlie’s. Yee haw!!
GOTHMAN
Zia’s buddy Dave from Dave’s Killer Bread has joined this Sunday’s Clean Water Portland Earth Day benefit concert bill with his blues band Dave’s Killer Grandaddies. This is the third of seven in the concert series Zia has organized on behalf of Clean Water Portland to raise money and awareness for the Portland anti-fluoridation campaign. More info on this show HERE.
From the Facebook event page:
Earth Day weekend, what a perfect time for an evening full of spectacular musicians to join together against adding fluoridation chemicals to our precious water supply. We also have an extra special guest to announce. Portland’s very own legendary drug free bread maker, Killer Dave of Dave’s Killer Bread is showing his support this Sunday by rocking the blues.
Come to the Good Foot for the third of seven benefit concerts, to hear great music and protect our water. Together, we can do this!
Ural Thomas
https://www.facebook.com/ural.thomas.5?fref=tsJoe McMurrian
https://www.facebook.com/joe.mcmurrian.5?fref=tsDave’s Killer Grandaddies
https://www.facebook.com/DavesKillerBreadDaniel F. Haley
https://www.facebook.com/danielfhaleyEarly Matinee Sunday show.
Doors at 7pm, bands start at 8pm.Sliding scale $5-20 w/all proceeds going to Clean Water Portland’s effort to keep fluoridation chemicals out of our water supply. The more you give the more cool Clean Water swag you get! Buttons, yard signs, T’s etc!
First time hearing about this issue?
Visit www.cleanwaterportland.org for more information.
Follow on facebook http://www.facebook.com/CleanWaterPortland
Vote NO to fluoridation chemicals on this May’s ballot!
GOTHMAN
If you’re in Portland put on a coat this Thursday night (March 7) and head out to the Hollywood Theater for the PDX preview of Jackie Weissman’s film ROCK N ROLL MAMAS. Zia’s in this movie a lot from what I hear! Getcha tickets at powfest.com.
GOTHMAN
gnathonic (næˈθɒnɪk)
— adj
literary deceitfully flattering; sycophantic[C17: from Latin gnathōnicus, from Gnathō, such a character in the Eunuchus, Roman comedy by Terence]
Zia won the OnPoint Community Credit Union Celebrity Spelling Bee last night, spelling “gnathonic,” which is such a damn fine word I wonder why I have never used it, such a cartoon villain word. (My dumb computer dictionary thinks it’s spelt wrong. Oh yeah, MacBook Pro, how would YOU spell it?? Oh, no suggestions? I thought so.)
Anyway, the bee brought out such Portland luminaries as Killer Dave, the president of the Blazers, and the new mayor Charlie Hales. This event was to benefit Schoolhouse Supplies, an award-winning nonprofit that supports public education in Portland by giving students and teachers free classroom supplies. Please check out their site, and if you can, please donate.
GOTHMAN
Pete and Zia geeked out today at their new favorite spot for synth/sequencer/pedal etc. lovers, Control Voltage on N. Mississippi in Portland. If you dig this kind of stuff like we do, you need to stop by and lose a few hours in this place. Or, check out their site, since at least a few million of ya don’t live here yet.
GOTHMAN
I’m not sure if you are aware of the recent city council decision to fluoridate Bull Run, Portland’s and other surrounding cities main water supply. It was done very sneakily with no debates and only one city council hearing in the middle of the day while most folks are at work. By time this hearing happened, the 5 city council members, after only hearing from pro fluoride speakers, had already decided to vote for fluoridation.
I believe an issue with so much new information and one rife with controversy should be put to a public vote. Knowing it has been voted down the past three times also makes the city council’s behavior quite suspicious.
I’ve decided to volunteer to collect signatures (we need 20,000 valid ones in 30 days, we are already half way through that time, to get a referendum to block the city council decision and get this issue on the ballot where it belongs), organize events that raise money and awareness and last but not least I’m now taking a break from those two things to do some direct donation fund raising.
Yep, I’m asking you to make a contribution. As I’m sure you know, the other side is very well funded and they’ve hired one of the most powerful lobbyists. I’m standing up for democracy and clean water. I’m reaching out to you because I assume you feel the same as I do.
My goal is to raise $1,000 today, I’m over half way there.
Please go to www.cleanwaterportland.org to make your contribution. Every little bit really does help this movement keep moving.
Thanks so much for you time and your support.
Sincerely,
ZIA MCCABE
| Date | City | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tour: 2024-12 30th Anniversary | |||
| 12/02/24 | Los Angeles, CA | Moroccan Lounge | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with guests Tremours Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/03/24 | Los Angeles, CA | Moroccan Lounge | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with Bysts Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/04/24 | Los Angeles, CA | Moroccan Lounge | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 901 1st St. with Escape Artist Lovers Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/06/24 | San Francisco, CA | Bimbo’s 365 | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1025 Columbus. Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/07/24 | San Francisco, CA | Bimbo’s 365 | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1025 Columbus. Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/11/24 | Portland, OR | Mission Theater | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1624 NW Glisan. Venue phone: 503-223-4527. ** Little Cloud Records Showcase with LSD & The Search For God, Sun Atoms, and Tremours ** Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/12/24 | Portland, OR | Crystal Ballroom | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1332 W. Burnside. Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/13/24 | Portland, OR | The Odditorium | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. ** Odditorium Fan Party Event – No Band Performance ** Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/14/24 | Tacoma, WA | Spanish Ballroom | US |
| Time: 7:00pm. Address: 565 Broadway. Buy Tickets | |||
| 12/15/24 | Tacoma, WA | Spanish Ballroom | US |
| Time: 11:00am. Address: 565 Broadway. ** Special Fan Brunch – No Band Performance** Buy Tickets | |||
