Because the past is just a goodbye...
The (ir)regular ramble is below if you like. Meanwhile, main things in miniature are:
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September
is welcome. August was weird, and in some ways, wonderful. The heart of
the mess, fittingly, was right in the middle of the month, when I did
60+ tunes over three nights in celebration/memoriam of the
onelinedrawing oeuvre. Those were some sweet, cathartic, thoughtful
nights. The East coast run before that was perhaps even more cathartic,
but I was so upside-down, it's hard to gauge what actually happened.
You were really great about all of it, though.
No
upcoming shows for the time being, but that's always bound to change.
Meanwhile, that excellently empty calendar leaves me lots of time and
no excuses, so there will be lots of singing and uploading and
idea-making this month. For those comtemplating a Unique Recording
(http://jonahmatranga.com/unique), the next few months will be a
particularly good time for those. For anyone patiently waiting, I've
finally settled a bit, so you'll have yours soon :).
My
favorite impending idea lately is one I'll make a particular promise to
finally begin. So, y'know how 'onelinedrawing' and 'New End Original'
are anagrams? Well, there's another one that I really love: 'Alone
Rewinding'. It's a perfect name for this idea, too. I'm going to start
making simple solo recordings of all the tunes I've been a part of,
just going down the list, making a little uniform library, puttin em up
on jTunes (http://jonahmatranga.com/jtunes) as they come. In the spirit
of onelinedrawing A-Z that I just did, I think I'll start with that
catalog. There will be lotsa strange covers in there, too, and I'm sure
things will pop up completely out of order, when they want to, as they
always have.
Speaking of covers, one of the many downloads I've just put up on jTunes (
http://jonahmatranga.com/jtunes)
is the first in a series of cover compilations. Homemade stuff, done in
all sorts of moods for all sorts of reason (or none). This one tackles
Weezer, The Bee Gees, Nico, Louis Armstrong, tons more. Along with
that, there are three new shows available for simple, cheap, hi-quality
download. Better than iTunes in every way. I'll still sell stuff there
sometimes, but it's nice to finally have a solid, fair way to this with
you direct.
Beyond that, I'm dubbing this 'The Fall Of
CDs'. Over this Fall, I'll be counting down whatever I have left in the
garage and sellin em off in various fun ways. After they're gone, I
sort of doubt I'll ever make another mass-produced CD again. Same with
Ts / merch, too, I think. I'm moving towards a more made-to-order,
limited-run sort of thing. Less waste, more personal, more interactive,
more interesting. We shall see. Happy to be going with you through all
of it.
Blessed rest. And lots of homework.