Hello Folks,
    I'm pleased to let you know that next week we will be playing the Noise Pop Festival (San Francisco's Premiere Celebration of Independent Music, Film and Art). Details on our specific show are below.

Thursday, February 26th
@ Slim's
333 11th Street
San Francisco, CA

w/  Martha Wainwright, AA Bondy & Karina Denike


FULL BAND SHOW


Doors: 7pm

Show: 8pm

More Info & Advance Tickets at: www.noisepop.com



In addition to our excitement over playing the fantastic Noise Pop Festival once again, we have been working like a busy swarm of bees on a whole boat load of new material lately and can't wait to drag it like a squinty, recently awoken groundhog out of the poorly lit confines of our rehearsal space and on to giant, excessively well lit Slim's stage for all to see.


Hope to see you there!


Ryan


www.ryanauffenberg.com
www.myspace.com/ryanauffenberg

Hello All,

Just wanted to give you a heads up that my tune "Half Forgotten Love" is being featured all week on the new music program for XM radio's "The Loft". To check it out, visit xmradio.com to view a programming schedule and stream online or tune into "The Loft" via XM Satellite radio.



Ryan

www.ryanauffenberg.com
www.myspace.com/ryanauffenberg

Hello All,

     Just wanted to let you know that tomorrow evening, a tune of mine called "Dizzy Spells" is going to be featured in the season premiere of "Private Practice" on ABC. The show will air on Wednesday, Oct 1 at  9/8c on your local ABC station. I've posted the song on my MySpace player if those of you who have not yet heard it would like to check it out.

 

     Also, that following day, eMusic will be featuring that very same song as their "Download of the Day". Visit www.emusic.com this Thursday, Oct 2nd to download the song for free.

 

     Last, for those of you who have not yet bought the new album "Marigolds" and would like to order the CD rather than go the digital download route, we've just made some CDs available for sale via CDBaby. Visit www.cdbaby.com/ryanauff3 to order.  

      Hope all is well with you and please check back soon for more updates!

 

Ryan

www.ryanauffenberg.com

www.myspace.com/ryanauffenberg

 

 

 

Hello All,

   Just a quick heads up that the in-studio session I did at 107.1 The Peak in NYC will be airing tonight at 11pm EST and again on Sunday at 8pm EST. Those of you in New York can tune in at 107.1 on your FM dial and the rest of you outside of NYC can stream the show at www.1071thepeak.com .

 

Ryan

www.ryanauffenberg.com

www.myspace.com/ryanauffenberg

  

Hello All,

First off, thanks to everbody who came out to the shows on this tour the past month or so. It was great to get out and see you all.

Just a little heads up that "Undercover" was featured in USA Today's "Weekly Pics" section this week. If you'd like to check it out, click on the following link...

http://blogs.usatoday.com/listenup/2008/08/this-weeks-pl-1.html


Also, while we were wrapping up the tour last week, I stopped by 107.1 The Peak in New York for a little chat and in studio performance. Chris Bro, one of the fine DJ's at the station has posted the interview and a few photos on their website and will be airing the performance in the coming weeks. I'll keep you all posted on the air date as those details become available. In the meantime, here is the link to the interview/photos.

http://www.nextmusiconline.com/7.html


We've got some good stuff cookin' in the next couple of months, so please do keep in touch. Hope to be seeing you soon!


Ryan


www.ryanauffenberg.com
www.myspace.com/ryanauffenberg

by Ryan Auffenberg

"Marigolds"

She lies down in the marigolds
'Cause there's no better place to fall
She's tired of trying to be someone
Hey baby, aren't we all

She's waiting on a miracle
She knows might never come

She's crying all hysterical
At the setting of the sun
'Cause she hates when things die

And she thought more would come
She's not fine, she's just numb
I've got nowhere to run
I'll stay here a while

The lies we told were terrible
And we weren't fooling anyone
But what's the harm in telling them?
She says that everyone's got some
They help you get by

And she thought more would come
(By this point in time)
She's not fine she's just numb
(And tired of crying)
I've got nowhere to run
I'll stay here a while


And she thought more would come
(By this point in time)
She's not fine she's just numb
(And tired of crying)
I've got nowhere to run
I'll stay here a while

She lies down in the marigolds
'Cause there's no better place to fall
She's tired of trying to be someone
Hey baby, aren't we all





"Undercover"

Don't you cry for me tonight
I've the devil in my mouth
Quit your love without a fight
You know I'll only let you down

We got by
Going undercover
Laying low
But the rain was tapping at your door
There's something about the thunder
And the way it rolls
I can't help it
There's somewhere else I've gotta go

Don't you love those city nights
That's the sweetest sound I know
But I still wake up feeling like
I'm a million miles from home

And we got by
Going undercover
Laying low
But the rain was tapping at your door
There's something about the thunder
And the way it rolls
I can't help it
There's somewhere else I've gotta go

Please don't hate me
I've been doing the best I can
Tying all I know
But something takes me, I swear
It's keeping me alone

We got by
Going undercover
Laying low
But the rain was tapping at your door
There's something about the thunder
And the way it rolls
I can't help it
There's somewhere else I've gotta go
There's somewhere else I've gotta go





"Interstate"

It's hidden by your charm and a pretty face
But when they handed you your cards
You thought it'd be much clearer
Counting the cars on the interstate
We're lining our jackets with hopes
For better living, for better days

And from that look on your face
This ain't the kind of place
I'd call a home

You take a drag off your cigarette
And balk at a pose
Like you haven't spoke your mind yet
We'll take a drive to the county line
With a box full of cloves
And some clementines in season
Or when spring's in bloom

Just say the time and place
And an afternoon we'll waste
I wanna go










"Deep Water"

Some moments stay with you
And some don't
Some things you wish you'd do
But you won't

Deep water grows cold
The further down you swim
Deep love is for growing old
It might not come again

The time that you have spent
Has flown
The time that you have left
You don't know

Deep water grows cold
The further down you swim
Deep love is for growing old
It might not come again






"Pictures (Of Someone Else)"

Part of me
Thinks what you are ain't what's in front of me
And when I leave
Will I be a secret you'd prefer to keep?

Darlin' take your heart of the shelf
Think I don't see
The pictures of someone else?

The city streets
And everything I see is new to me
For seven weeks
This lonesome highway's been a home to me

Darlin' take your heart of the shelf
Think I don't see
The pictures of someone else?

Truth is this life
Is different than I'd hoped
Never would have known it
Truth is I'd trade it
For a little bit of hope
That I won't be alone

If we were to meet
Some other way, would you have looked at me?
And pardon me
If I'm not the way that you thought I would be

Darlin' take your heart off the shelf
You're fooling nobody but yourself
If you think I don't see
The pictures of someone else







"Curtain Call"

Don't cry
The days seem long, but it's all in your mind
I lied
My looks were cold, but I am on your side

You did what you were told
And it broke your heart
Counting all the
Bills in your fold
And you played your part perfect
But when you got home
The curtain call left scars

Old times
Feels like so long, since we were young and blind

You did what you were told
And it broke your heart
Counting all the
Bills in your fold
And you played your part perfect
But when you got home
The curtain call left scars

Something I should have said
Long ago and it's weighing me down
You shouldn't feel alone

You did what you were told
And it broke your heart
Counting all the
Bills in your fold
And you played your part perfect
But when you got home
All alone
The curtain call left scars








"Waking Up Alone"

I've been waking up alone
To a cheap radio
In a room that I call my home
That's now how it feels
Your voice is clear on the phone
It lays where your head used to go
And the walls are faded and cold
When you're not here

Oh, I get what I want
Then I cannot feel
So I throw it away
Then the hurt's for real

I've been waking up from dreams
Where people hover over me
I've gotta rub my eyes and then blink
To prove they're not real
And I owe you an apology
This isn't how I thought it'd be
I'm either bored of I'm lonely
It's my own fate I seal

Oh, I get what I want
Then I cannot feel
So I throw it away
Then the hurt's for real

You say that love is unclear
And things can seem far when they're near
A mirror with fog for veneer
I forget how love feels

Oh, I get what I want
Then I cannot feel
So I throw it away
Then the hurt's for real

Oh, I get what I want
Then I cannot feel
So I throw it away
Then the hurt's for real




"Half Forgotten Love"

I could lock it up
Hold my stupid tongue
But I would toss and turn all night
So I'm gonna start a fight
That thing you said about him
It's been burning up my skin
You've been saying you've moved on
But darlin' it ain't been that long

Before you know it
A song comes on the radio
And the love you thought had flown
Rises up
Tell me when I hold you close
Do my arms feel like the ghost
Of a half forgotten love?

Honey I'll admit
These thoughts will be my end
I've been playing scenes all dark
Tortured by a jealous heart

Before you know it
A song comes on the radio
And the love you thought had flown
Rises up
Tell me when I hold you close
Do my arms feel like the ghost
Of a half forgotten love?

You keep saying
You don't love him
So I should let it go

Before you know it
A song comes on the radio
And the love you thought had flown
Rises up
Tell me when I hold you close
Do my arms feel like the ghost
Of a half forgotten love?



"Dizzy Spells"

Hold your breath
The water's cold at first
Most don't swim
Just drink to quench their thirst
Life and love and choosing what they're worth
Streams narrow and rip tides toss and turn

Treading out to brave the swells
If you live your life for dizzy spells
Then I can't be the first to tell you
You might drown

When no one knows you
It can feel like you're cursed
By saying so
That spell you might reverse
But when they all love you
And nothing ever hurts
You'll never be
The one that they loved first

Treading out to brave the swells
If you live your life for dizzy spells
Then I can't be the first to tell you
You might drown

Though they're just passers by
Their daggers hurt
But until they've jumped in too
What are they worth

Treading out to brave the swells
If you live your life for dizzy spells
Then I can't be the first to tell you
You might drown
But don't break down





"Alright, Okay"

Lay off the novocaine
'Cause you've been asleep for days
It hurts, but it'll go away
Almost the first of May
And San Francisco Bay
Is all swollen up from last night's rain
So if you just come down
We'll get out of town
Take a breath and drive all day

Alright, okay
Just have some faith
It's alright, okay
You'll get what you want
Just say you're gonna stay

She called me just to say
She'd thought of me all day
But Ohio seems so far away
When I go to sleep I dream
And the mountain ranges seem
So high between where we both lay
And Anna sighed at me
She said it might not seem
Like it, but things will be

Alright, okay
Just have some faith
It's alright, okay
You'll get what you want
Just say you're gonna stay

Alright, okay
Just have some faith
It's alright, okay
You'll get what you want
Just say you're gonna
You'll get what you want
Just say you're gonna stay

Lay off the novocaine
'Cause you've been asleep for days
It hurts, but it'll go away

Earlier this week, I did a brief interview with a really great blog site by the name of Fuel for Friends on the making of "Marigolds" (etc.). Follow the link below to read....

 

http://fuelfriends.blogspot.com/2008/06/ryan-auffenberg-and-burnished-glimmer.html