Aoede-Lis-dancing in the water-for demo for Blue Gold Aoede-POP ROCK-News From the Muse- DECEMBER 2009

".....as I find myself being whisked away by the sounds of Aoede I need a copy of Push and Pull in the house, in the vehicle, in the studio and in my head all the time. I've added this gem to my own personal favorite collection, but then you will too once you've treated your ears to this masterpiece! Just remember....A-E-D!" (KRIM Radio) liz caruana photography

Inspired, compelling stories of love, loss and longing spill out and take you, shake you, and wake you-emotionally evocative, intelligent, vocal driven *pop rock*... Greetings: up close and personal..  winter beauty and gratitude The last storm in San Francisco brought with it a cold spell and some needed rain and even blanketed the Bay Area in ice and snow-how lovely it was to observe and listen to the hard rain and hail pelting down from the comforts of my warm home with a cup of tea in one hand and wrapped in blankets-it made me so grateful to have a home and people to love and ears to listen with...Here's wishing you and yours a special and loving December filled with snuggly warmth and comfort-now onto the music! memorable musical moments... I play guitar. I often channel my muse, and I then write and sing with said guitar. Acoustic mostly and electric rhythm parts. You probably know this already. I do not "play" the piano, but something draws me to it. It happened with Annalis and I Lost, You Win-as if the melodies and parts were just writing themselves in my head and my fingers were merely the conduits to get them out into the world. So I went back to the keyboard this month and low and behold, started composing-I call it that, and I tell you about it because you might be inspired to pick up an instrument you don't play and not let the fact that you can't "play" it get in the way of channeling some part of you that just yearns to get out into the world--or maybe you've always wanted to paint or draw but never learned how-and don't think you'd be any good-take that tube of oil paint or charcoal and a blank canvas and paint, draw to your hearts content-no one's watching! go forth and create! Cool Stuff-check it out (sidebar) and let me know if you have stuff to include next time! SHOWS  PLEASE Save The Date! Last Aoede Show for 2009! Our last show of the year! We will play a special intimate show at Dolores Park Cafe in San Francisco-WomenROCK's new venue-next Thursday, December 17th, 2009, 7:50 pm. We are excited to reunite with Miss Marianna Ferris who will accompany us on keys and background vocals. You will hear some musical stories that you have not heard before as well as tunes that you have requested! We look forward to connecting with you that night and will be joined by many fabulous WomenROCK artists throughout the evening. Please put it on your calendar now so we can see you and please let me know if you can make the show by emailing me. Stories Behind The Muse-ic-the seeds for Flickerin ...as usual, these stories are just for you-thank you for reading and making a connection! So, I decided to give you the seeds to some musical stories-ones we are asked to play often. Flickerin was born and reflects a transition period during 2002. All my creature comforts were suddenly gone-and I was quick to realize-that I was not alone in that journey-each one of my family in two different states had stuff in storage at the same time. We were all moving on to something, somewhere new-all going through change even though deep down we wanted to hold on, to stay where we were...you can click to hear Flickerin-it is available on our 2006 EP, Ear Candy. Flickerin Three different keys to three different lockers Our boxes of memories Our portable selves Two different states And three states of mind All in transition At the same time And life keeps flickerin Just when we want it to be still It keeps on flickerin We can't hold on The moments they slip Right through our hands It keeps flickerin Three different keys Unlock three different stories Of ending and starting Again & again And all of us clung to the comfort of knowing What we were leaving, Leaving behind And life keeps flickerin Just when we want it to be still It keeps on flickerin We can't hold on The moments they slip Right though our hands I put the world into neat compartments Thought I had figured, figured it out It keeps flickerin Life keeps flickerin Just when we want it to be still It keeps on flickerin We can't hold on The moments they slip Right though our hands Right through our hands Life keeps flickerin Just when we want it to be still It keeps on flickerin We can't hold on The moments they slip Right though our hands It keeps flickerin ©Lisa Sniderman/Aoede December, 2005 Huge thanks as always to YOU for reading and supporting and please write and update me! We couldn't do this without you!   Aoede-muse of song www.aoedemuse.com http://myspace.com/aoedemuse Aoede is: Lisa Sniderman (singer/songwriter-vocals, acoustic/elec gtr) Dave Sands (Bass Guitar) John Walden (Drums) with Marianna Ferris on keyboards/back vocals AMAZON ITUNES In Stores: www.aoedemuse.com (click music) NEED HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR THOSE MUSIC LOVERS? HOLIDAY SPECIAL: $10 Any Aoede Item

SHOWS!! DECEMBER 12/17/09 (LAST SHOW OF 2009!) WomenROCK Showcase-with Ziva,  Zarah and Andrea, Special Guests Dolores Park Cafe 501 Dolores @ 18th Street San Francisco, CA 7:00 pm (Aoede on at 7:50-8:30 pm)       *COOL STUFF*        Do YOU have cool stuff you want to share with others for next month? Send it our way and it could appear in the next newsletter!  Do you do FACEBOOK? If so, here are some of the funniest status updates (whether real or made up) Green gifts for the holidays (incl. gifts that keep on giving-think outside the box) For San Franciscans, OVO has hatched-get discounted tix at: Aoede's CD showed up for bid on E-Bay...hmm cool or?   Useless FACTS-o-the-month:  *A piece of French toast that was partially eaten by Justin Timberlake sold on eBay. *Alcohol beverages have all 13 minerals necessary for human life . *Honey is used sometimes for antifreeze mixtures and in the center of golf balls. *All the Krispy Kreme donut stores collectively could make a doughnut stack as high as the Empire State Building in only 2 minutes. (how do they know?)  *In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. *An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet. *The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer. *A person uses, approximately, fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day. *A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. *The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long. *Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. *Oral-B is a combination of oral hygiene and the letter B, which stands for the word better. and some special holiday facts: *"Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving and then became one of the most popular Christmas songs. *If you received all of the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," you would receive 364 presents. *Christmas trees are edible. *Hanukkah can be spelled in 19 different ways: Channuka, Channukah, Chanuka, Chanukah, Chanuko, Hannuka, Hannukah, Hanuka, Hanukah, Hanukkah, Kanukkah, Khannuka, Kanukkah, Khannuka, Khannukah, Khanuka, Khanukah, Khanukkah, Chanuccah (OY!)  Dave-O's Cool Metal Picture-O-The Month Red Hot Iron Pintle (Decorative Forged Metal) made-up word-o-d-day: flatulence n. emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller. (whether real or urban myth, these are great if you like wordplay!)