$12 PRE-SALE TICKETS $30 BIG NIGHT OUT PACKAGES Friday Nov. 15th Willie 8p/Kelly 9p Kulak’s Woodshed 5230 Laurel Canyon Blvd., N. Hollywood When I first heard Kelly sing she was a disembodied voice in my head phones. I was singing lead on Steven Fox’ Secret Friend project and Kelly had recorded her part of our duet first. Her voice blew …
Transparent recording process reveals all. I do believe all components of this recording are present and complete, the first song in The Singles Series to reach that mile marker. It now requires some objective ears to mix the thing. Gotta tease out each part more separately: Kelly Jones backing vocals, John Fields bass drums production, Mike Railo piano, Ken Chastain …
Transparent recording process reveals all. I’ve known John Fields a long time. It’s a friendship that veers between collaboration, BBQ, the camaraderie of our same-aged daughters, and our passion for the great music. With long-time relationships, comes funny stuff. Truth becomes unavoidable. Walls come down. And elephants in the room suddenly begin screaming. He and I met at his studio …
A Tribute Album: Well now isn’t this the height of revisionist hypocrisy! That we, some 30 years on, sit here creamin’ over Ambrosia, Climax Blues Band, Firefall, Andrew Gold, Little River Band, Rupert Holmes and all manner of 70’s and 80’s musical polyester. In their heyday, this crowd of artists felt like sonic grave stones wafting from radios everywhere––making me …
Wisely Considers (Musical) Performance-Enhancing Drug Regimen. ‘Time Machine’ music player by Secret Friend. Politics and music are sometimes awkward bedfellows, but sometimes the combination explains everything. Late last year producer Linus of Hollywood invited me to contribute to an album project he was crafting for Secret Friend, a hybrid American/Australian project by Sydney-based songwriter Steven Fox. “Singing lead on someone …