Aoede News from the Muse - September 2009 Newsletter

Aoede-Lis, Dave at Bazaar Cafe, San Francisco, August 19, 2009-check out that PINK heart-shaped guitar back there.. it was WomenROCK's variety showcase night Aoede-POP ROCK-News From the Muse- SEPTEMBER 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.. Smile-it uses much fewer muscles than a frown.. (ok-actually the straight dope informs me that urban legend is false-it is actually one more muscle to smile, but aren't we splitting hairs??) I am quite inspired right now-here's trusting September is treating you very well...Wow-it just hit me that (above) that is my last picture with long hair...I finally took the plunge on Friday and chopped it off-and gasp-there are some curls underneath all that! August was a roller coaster of sorts...personally I have been on leave from work to deal with some health issues...I now believe my attitude will pull me through-I see great health in my present and future...and let me say THANK YOU to all you have been part of my journey... fun musical moments... We also had some fun moments in August at Aroma Roasters We met some cool new fans-3 rock'n ladies-they came in just as we were finishing our set. They seemed sad that they missed it so as the band was packing up, I grabbed my guitar and sang a brand spanking new song just to them-a song called Poor Blue about my blue Del Sol... Musically, I have been dabbling in writing for another niche...All my musical life, I have kept my music separate from my day-job. My alter ego when I am not song writing, recording, performing is working as an environmental scientist focusing on CA coastal water issues. I have so often dreamed of making my livelihood as a singer/songwriter, a slave to my passion-so many of you artists can probably relate-that I didn't even consider or visualize combining the two areas about which I am passionate.. until now! Thanks TIM :) Thus I am forging new musical territory-I wrote and recorded a new song called "Blue Gold" - a fun, catchy pop song with a surfish vibe (see below). With Coastal Cleanup Day just around the corner on Sep 19-it seems like a great time to bring a new type of awareness to this issue. For you Bay Area folks, great time to volunteer and help clean up your local creek or beach! We'd Like To Get to know you better brunch...or get re-acquainted! Save the date: Sep 20th for September's "I'm Glad I Got-to-Know-You!" Sunday brunch in San Francisco for our San Francisco Bay Area friends and fans! Please email me if you are interested in attending (in Cole Valley, SF before our Cole Street show) and I will give you more details! As always, I welcome email telling me more about you and what drew you to us. Cool Stuff-check it out (sidebar) and let me know if you have stuff to include next time! SHOWS We are taking some time off to write and record.. so we will be playing fewer Bay Area shows over the next few months...but This month on WomenROCK: It's that time of the month again...join Aoede, Vanessa and many special WR guests for some soulful originals while you sit in a cozy cafe sipping hot drinks....And are you a female artist and want to play at Bazaar Cafe on a future Wednesday?? Email me! (see photo below for all the talented and beautiful WomenROCKers in July at Bazaar!) thx to Ziva for the pics! Stories Behind The Muse-ic-the seeds for Blue Gold ...as usual, these stories are just for you-thank you for reading and making a connection! Can you believe it? I've covered the seeds for all 11 tracks on the album now! I want to give you a special insight this month into my new song, Blue Gold. I have been inspired and mesmerized by water for as long as I can remember-playing in creeks, watching giant rivers meander, the rocking soothing sounds of the ocean and tides, raindrops trapped in a spider web...I integrated water into my career and into where I chose to live as an adult-on or near the coast-Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco.. at the same time, I also focus on preventing or controlling nonpoint source pollution so it doesn't get to our coast-that's the stuff that comes from many places. Our everyday activities often leave a variety of pollutants on the surface of our streets, sidewalks, parking lots, yards...think of oil and grease from our cars, pesticides from our gardens, dirt from construction, or items that we use like cigarettes, plastic bags that just get dumped. These often end up in our creeks, rivers, bays and our oceans. Plastic products are things we use everyday and hardly think about, but they are hard to dispose of-they don't break down and often will be just thrown on the ground or blow from trash containers-LA River is an example of an area that is famous for its mounds of trash and is littered with plastics.. So I got the idea for a song that would help to raise awareness about plastics getting into the environment and to celebrate our precious liquid resource.. water-done in a catchy memorable way...here is the lyric: when the recording is complete-I'll post it.. I have some show and tell for each verse too so if you are at a show where we play this, be sure to look for it among our other audience participation toys and feel free to ask us about it!  Blue Gold It starts with a flick flick a lit stick stick is thrown down down to the ground washed away, washed away Out of sight, out of mind It starts with a bag Un-degradable bag Bag is blown down down to the ground washed away, washed away Out of sight, out of mind So tell me, does it all come down to you And tell me, tell me, What can we do to keep you free to be Blue gold it's your time to shi-ine Blue gold nature's swell design Blue gold it's your time to rise- And high time we realize Soiled six-pack rings rings bob and sink some seagull's caught caught like some drink Far away, far away Out of sight, out of mind Red, orange and blue Blue plastic stew Birds bite and chew Chew this strange brew Far away, far away Out of sight, out of mind So tell me, does it all come down to you And tell me, tell me What can we do Are we too blind to see Blue gold it's your time to shi-ine Blue gold nature's swell design Blue gold it's your time You ebb and you flow You're high then you're low You crash and you curl You're an ever-changing world You ebb and you flow You're high then you're low You gleam and you glide Take me for a ride-on your Blue gold it's your time to shi-ine Blue gold nature's swell design Blue gold till the end of time Blue gold nothing more divine Blue gold it's your time to rise... and high time we realize... It starts with a wave- A new wave of change © Aoede/Lisa Sniderman June 2009   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: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=aoede&x=16&y=20 ITUNES: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=280609617&s=143441

SHOWS!! SEPTEMBER 9/15/09 WomenROCK Acoustic Showcase: with Vanessa Verlee, Robin Gallante, Bernadette, special WR guests! @ Bazaar Cafe 5927 California Street San Francisco, CA 7:00 pm 9/20/09 Cole Street Fair Stage 1 @ Cole Street and Grattan San Francisco, CA 12:00 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! Smelling Sounds-first smell-o-vision-now a scented opera.. we know it stinks.. World's weirdest hotels.. check into a wine cask, an airplane, a room that defies the laws of gravity... a site where this 28 year old lives with his 73 year old dad & writes down what he says.. some is pretty funny.. Mona Lisa made with 3,604 cups of coffee Ugliest products ever.. the problem of plastics and marine debris.. Useless FACTS-o-the-month: *Reportedly, there are more than 1,750 "O's" in a 15-ounce can of SpaghettiOs (Grand Rapids, MI is SpaghettiO capital of the world). *Most toilets flush in E flat. *In 1977, a 13 year old child found a tooth growing out of his left foot. (AND?) *Figlet, an ASCII font converter program, stands for Frank, Ian and Glenn's LETters. *Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury. *The opposite of a "vacuum" is a "plenum." *Trivia is the Roman goddess of sorcery, hounds and the crossroads. "Metal Picture-o-the Month"   Dave-O's Cool Metal Picture-O-The Month-A Snads Original "jumpy" frame! (Doesn't it look like it could just jump off the page?) Dave's made up word-o-d-day: UNOBTANIUM the inability to get what you need. Lis thinks this sounds like some lost and forgotten periodic element... OMG, Where's My HAIR? Aroma Roasters August 2009 John Rock'n Aroma Roasters Our First Go-Go Dancer...   WomenROCK the Bazaar Cafe- Acoustic Showcase-July 2009 (Lisa S, Lis, Zarah, Vanessa, Kristin, Ziva, Nkechi, Andrea, Pam) Aroma Roasters-8/29/09 Snapshot from Video of Some Friends we made- Karen, Kim and Beth-You ROCK! 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 In Stores: www.aoedemuse.com (click music)