Hey Friends,
The Kickstarter ends tonight for my CSM but you can still sign up via paypal for a basic or bonus membership. I’m going back to sliding scale… Basic membership is a $10-$20 donation. Bonus is a $20-$40 donation.
If you still haven’t seen the Kickstarter video check it out here:
If you want to sign up and it’s over (or you prefer paypal) you can join by simply donating here:
Just make sure to put CSM 2012 in the notes along with the email you want songs sent to.
The CSM is off to a wonderful start and it’s all thanks to you!
I know not everyone celebrates Christmas, but hopefully we can all enjoy a little xmas tune regardless. My mom’s favorite movie is Christmas Vacation and this song gets stuck in my head every time i see it. It’s about time i let it out! Thanks to Justin Durrie for playing bass and James Bell for lending his space and playing saw and wurlitzer. It’s now stuck in their heads too… perhaps it will soon be in yours? Although it was popularized by Bing Crosby, it was written by his friend and golfing partner Rober Alex Anderson in 1949. Hope you enjoy! LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE:Mele Kalikimaka
And of course, if the fam needs a little visual entertainment, or wants to know where you got that goofy version of Mele Kalikimaka, feel free to show them this:
One of the things the CSM money is going toward is Studio Monitors so if it sounds rough, know that once i surpass my CSM goal, i’ll have the funds to to make these songs sound better. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time but i know these things are easily put off and forgotten so why not do it now?
Happy Day!
-dustin
I had the good fortune of performing Madonna’s Material Girl at Occupy Wall Street on Sunday with Sean Lennon, Rufus Wainright, Josh Fox, Charlotte Kemp Muhl and Eden Rice (as well as about 100 occupiers!)
I’m going to play some shows this week in New York. In addition to the two shows posted to the right, i’ll be performing a couple of times this week at the Wall Street Occupation in Zuccotti Park. Hope to see you if you’re around!
I’m on the East Coast for the month of October. I’ll be traveling with Kyle whom you may know from previous posts, is my lady friend who is touring with a print studio in the back of her truck. I’m playing a couple dates this week but hoping to fill in some more last minute. See booked shows to the right.
Here is a list of places we will be. I would like to find opportunities to play in these areas so if you have any ideas, or know something going on in one of these places or someone who has a house or art space that may be willing to host a show please contact me at dustin@runonsentencemusic.com
Oct. 5 Sharon, NH
Oct. 6 Portsmouth, NH
Oct. 7 & 8 Boston, MA
Oct. 9 Hadley, MA
Oct. 12 North Adams, MA
Oct. 13 New Haven, CT
Oct. 14 Providence, RI
Oct. 15 & 16 Newport, RI
Oct. 17 Providence, RI
Oct. 21-24 Brooklyn, Manhattan, NYC
Oct. 25 Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Oct. 26 Princeton, NJ
Oct. 27 Lancaster, PA
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 Philadelphia, PA
For the past few weeks i’ve been an artist in residence at my friend Josh Fox’s (http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/) property on the PA/NY border. I’m doing a fundraiser to cover expenses of my residency and my upcoming continuation wherein i will fly to San Diego to ride with Kyle Durrie (http://type-truck.com/) in her letterpress truck for 10 days.
I am offering 3 unique recordings and 3 Letterpressed poetry postcards.
Songs will be one new ROS tune, one fresh version of an old one, and one cover song, sent via email… at least one, if not all, will include Josh
Postcards will be short poetry pieces of mine hand set in type, printed in a truck in the southwest by Kyle and I, and mailed to you via the usps.
To sign up for my 3×3 project, please make a donation below in the range of $20-$50 via paypal and BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS so i can send you the postcards!
We have two shows coming up in Portland before i head east for the summer. I won’t be touring, but i might try to do a solo gig in missouri and maybe new york as well.
anyway, the first is this sunday at EM Space (407 SE Ivon) it’s a kickoff party for my lady friends mobile print studio called Moveable Type. This is a fairly relaxed event… bbq, beers, prints for sale… we play around 7:30 but the event is from 5-9.
We’ll also be playing on June 14th at the Alberta Rose Theatre with Samantha Crain and The Fed. These are some of my favorite people and it will be our last show until August so we hope to see you there!
I have always embraced the idea that this band can change and grow and it always has, however, a lot of the information out there that talks about who is actually in the band just isn’t correct anymore. in the last 7 months, Dan Galucki, Perry Pfister and myself have toured a little more than 12 weeks together. We also recently had our long time Trumpeter John Whaley, join us for 2+ weeks of touring and our newest addition, Justin Fowler (of Wooden Indian Burial Ground) played electric guitar with us for a few weeks as well. While many of our old friends and bandmates still join us on occasion (as they will when we celebrate my birthday with a show at the Woods in Portland next Thursday Apr. 7th) this 5 piece is the core of Run On Sentence.
I just wanted to take the time to give them credit for all of their hard work and badassery.
Notes:Glow is a benefit for the Buckman
Foundation, which supports staffing
at Buckman Arts Focus Elementary
School. Buckman does not receive
any additional funds from Portland
Public Schools to pay for the Arts
positions that allow for our children’s
inspired education.
