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Feb 14

Civics 101: Midwest Militia More Like ‘Social Club’

Hi, 

While you’re agonizing over what not to wear on your big date tonight I’m sitting here in Room 1121 at 111 Centre St. on a balmy Valentine’s Day proving that being late to your first jury duty doesn’t really matter. (ED Note: CORRECTION, if you show up late to jury duty you will have to spend another 30 minutes getting through security in a different court house in order to reschedule your civic duty! So, you know … Be on time. All the time.) Basically you just sit in an unused court room with a bunch of other people and listen to the goatee sporting overweight guy snore his happy little brains out while you wait to find out if you’re gonna be lucky enough to have an opportunity to acquit a bunch of cops for shooting a black guy who was reaching for his wallet. Or something. I’m just glad to at once be doing my duty and comfortable in the knowledge that I do not have a dinner reservation for this evening. 

Anyway, a lot of people are starting to look at the snoring guy. SInce there is something called “wifi” here at the courthouse, I’m gonna look up the local noise ordinances and see if I can make a citizens arrest. 

Alas, no such luck. 

And speaking of saying something if you see something, be on the lookout for suspicious anti US militias lurking in our midst. And by suspicious I of course mean the “Hutaree”, otherwise known as a bunch of white men who are Christian who just happen to be playing war games in the their backyards hoping for a traffic stop to use as an excuse to start “a war against the US Government.” 

Normally I would just find such a group of rabbel rousers amusing, except that I have something called a memory. 

In related news, tomorrow night I’ll be playing at Rockwood Music Hall with three people who were each born in a foreign country that is not the United States. 

Mwah! 

M

P.S. Help support my retirement fund by purchasing the latest EP from Mother Feather by clicking this part of this sentence!

P.P.S. Help support my retirement fund by purchasing In Your Head, the latest album by Casey Shea (featuring my song No Son Of Ours) by clicking this part of this sentence! 


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Feb 15

Promotion 101: Tonight …

Hi, 

A reminder that Andy Fitzpatrick’s Flying Circus will be performing his tribute to Jeremy Lin at Madison Square Garden tonight at 8pm.  

In related news, earlier today I was killing time whilst getting some windows replaced in ol’ apartemento and decided to finally listen to a few “song” demos from one Casey Shea. What’s that? You never heard of him? Doesn’t really matter. The point is that we’re gonna go into something called “the studio” next week to do something called “record music.” In preparation we’re gonna do something called “rehearse.” I know, it seems like a bad idea to me too. Anyway, I thought I’d share one of his new songs with you and maybe get some feedback before we commit ourselves to this new direction for the band …

 
Be sure to post your comments to caseysheamusic.com.

See you tonight!

M

P.S. Help support my retirement fund by purchasing the latest EP from Mother Feather by clicking this part of this sentence!

P.P.S. Help support my retirement fund by purchasing In Your Head, the latest album by Casey Shea (featuring my song No Son Of Ours) by clicking this part of this sentence! 

P.P.P.S. If you don’t already have plans for Mardi Gras, come down to Lady Jays in Brooklyn on FAT TUESDAY where I’ll be mixing up some jazz tunes New Orleans style with Misty Boyce (keys) and Jamie Alegre (drumset)! 


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Mar 21

Humanities 101: And Then, I Don’t Know, Like Wow Man, The Human Spirit Is Powerful S#!t!

Hi,

What’s that? Oh yeah? Oh cool. It’s nice to know you missed me. What’s that? No, I can’t really say I’ve missed you. But I can pretend if that makes us both feel better. 

In related news I can’t wait to get home and destroy my neighbor’s experience of doing whatever it is they do by testing the voluminous limits of my hifi system with this little gem or rock and roll perfection:

Thanks to the lovely Andy Fitzpatrick for adding to my collection, from his. 

And in unrelated news, I’m very excited to let you in on a little secret that the latest single from one Andy Fitzpatrick “The Last Peep Show” is set for release next month! If memory serves, April 25th is the official release date and will (shockingly!!!) be celebrated with a performance at Rockwood Music Hall!!! Man, if whoever owns that place had a dime for every person who did a release show at Rockwood, he or she would be able to open a third stage! Anyway, this will be the first release from our sessions at Waterfront Studios last fall, off which you’ll hear more about here as time keeps uncontrollably moving along whilst causing me to become older and slower and more cherishing of fleeting moments of things like “happiness.”

I know. 

Wow. 

Oh, and speaking of being pretty freaking pissed about some s#h!t that quite frankly basically everyone should not even have to be talking about … you should read the piece this part of this sentence links to. Go Soraya! 

Oh, and if you want to thank me for sharing that link with you, please don’t bother sending me flowers or the usual stuff. Instead, simply follow the link that this part of this sentence links to and get yourself some Mother Feather tickets for next week’s show before they’re all gone! You can accuse me of a humble brag if you want but all’s I’m saying is that the last show sold out and this time we’re playing with Hank and Cupcakes since everyone loves dessert I can only assume there will be no frosting for you if you’re late to the cupcake making party … get it?

In today’s episode of “Late Breaking News” I’ve just been informed that you can get discounted tickets to the Mother Feather Hank And Cupcakes Show by going to the Taco Party that this part of this sentence links to. 

I know! Don’t even get me started on the marketing inconsistencies of having a Taco Party to promote a show about baking cupcakes … I’m just the bass player man. I don’t get a microphone. 

And speaking of me speaking into a microphone! We’re getting started on mixing a few songs from _________! One of which features me and _________ speaking into a microphone at the same time. The video below is basically exactly what it was like for us to record said speaking:

Stay tuned for more news about _______ !

Mwah! 

M


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Apr 13

Promotion 101: Tonight …

Hi, 

Dude! I totally agree. It is hyper-lame that Stacy and Adam have decided to bring TextsFromHillary to an end. 

For those of you who remember a company called AOL, you should definitely click on one of the parts of this sentence containing the letters AOL. 

In unrelated news, it’s another great hair day in camp Casey Shea, and what better way to celebrate than with a show on Rockwood Muzak Hall’s Stage 17? We gon on at 11pm, right after The Chevin (a band name that is proof that English doesn’t always translate to English very well), which probably means we’ll play at 2am. 

In related news, you can start admiring my hair tonight at 10pm whereinupon I will be performing with le Mother Feather at le Bowery Electric. Tonight we’ll be a little handicapped while we all raise the flag of rock to a speedy recovery for Lizzie … So come early and sing loud! Yeah, you too! 

Finally, if you’re in the Bronx and the Whatevertraingoestothebronx isn’t running, you should go see Mr. Andy Fitzpatrick play a solo set at An Béal Bocht Cafe.

Mwah! 

M


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Apr 21
Andy Fitzpatrick: The Last Peep Show ~ new single available april 25th

Check it!!!!

andyfitzpatrick:

I’m excited to celebrate the release of my new single “The Last Peep Show” with a special performance this Wednesday at Rockwood Music Hall. This is the first release from a collection of songs we recorded over Thanksgiving week in Hudson, N.Y.

Rockwood Music Hall
Wednesday April 25th,…


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Apr 25

Promotion 101: The Last Peep Show

Hi, 

Right now I’m listening to Ian Brown’s My Way for about the four thousandth time this morning. 

And clearly I made a pretty awesome breakfast too. 

In related news, the War On Women continues with some new news about the Secret Service that you can read by clicking pretty much anywhere on the rest of this sentence.

In case you haven’t heard, tonight the indefatigable Andy Fitzpatrick will be celebrating the release of his bran spankin new single The Last Peep Show. Incidentally, it’s already available on something called “iTunes.” You can purchase the song by clicking anywhere on the rest of this sentence. But about tonight … we, as in Jamie, Adnrea and I, will be playing with Andy at a place called Rockwood Music Hall. I’ve never heard of it, but I think it’s on Staten Island. Anyway, if you find it, we go on at 9pm. And while you’re there, be sure to say hi to Andy so he can give you something called a “Download Card” for the Deluxe Download Of The Last Peep Show which features not only the song The Last Peep Show but also one song each from his last two albums respectively and and and and the actual real life demo recording of the song, The Last Peep Show, and wait, that’s not all, if you come tonight you will also get in your download of the Deluxe Download Of The Last Peep Show something called a PDF of the story of how the song The Last Peep Show was written and, wait! that’s not all either, because as part of this special offer you will also additionally get not just the songs and old and the story behind the song but also, get this, the actual SHEET MUSIC for The Last Peep Show, in the convenient PDF format which you can print and put on the music stand of the piano in your grandmother’s house that no one plays anymore because FOX News is always blaring in the background to cover up the sound from granpa’s weed wacker and I am not sure where this sentence stopped making sense. Or something. 

See you tonight. 

Mwah! 

M

P.S. Jamie and I will also be playing with the lovely “Hand” during the 11pm set at Rockwood. 

P.P.S. Someone got a face lift. 


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May 17
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For the last ten years or so, whenever I get invited over for dinner at Andy Fitzpatrick’s house, I know I’m in for a good bite of Roast Chicken. Andy’s roast chicken is, without question, without peer. Except for mine of course, but I pretty much do it the way he showed me so it doesn’t count. Lately Andy has been inviting over the band for some light rehearsing and … roast chicken. The other day our good friend Rob stopped by with his flip cam and made this little movie of us celebrating Irving Berlin’s birthday. To be honest I had never heard this tune. Needless to say I’m glad I know it now. Wow. Really, no one writes music like this anymore. Except for Andy I guess.  Anyway, this is the first of some videos we’ll be putting out, creatively titled, The Roast Chicken Sessions. We hope you like it!  

P.S. I’m playing with Andy at The Scratcher this Sunday.

P.P.S. Mother Feather mentioned in NBC New York this morning. 

P.P.P.S. Casey Shea is playing the House Of Blues tonight in Dallas. Check it out if you’re down south!!!

P.P.P.S. Tonight is opening night of Hairspray!!!!

P.P.P.P.S. This concludes today’s installment of Self Aggrandizement According To Matt Basile.  



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