From Deep Sombreros to Morphine

After all these years some of the sax work I did with the Deep Sombreros still holds up. I had a favorite song that neither me or Peter (the other contributor) wrote that I adore. It's called Ay Chingo-go-go! 

Our drummer Joel had a roomie Matt Giles. He was a guitar player that also played trumpet in high school. Maybe inspired by our garage rehearsals, He wrote this beautiful Mexican- Herb Albert-y song that captured the heart of what the Deep Sombreros were about. Of course Peter added his touch by shouting, at Chingo-go, go! During the song. Hilarious.

A take a solo in the middle, I feel like a queen! I felt like the real deal every time we started that tune. It was solid. 

Wait, I am the real deal! I just didn't know it back then. 

In the car today I played it once, I played it twice. A true summer jam.

Then Morphine came on. How appropriate! 

I reflected on his short poppy sax licks. Charlie Parker is my favorite player, but the sax player for Morphine is next. 

It's the perfect mix of rock and diminished minor notes that bring in the blues. Genius.

Lets say a prayer that long time pal Mark Shuman finishes his documentary on Morphine soon. 

He knew them, and brought me to the one and only concert I saw of theirs at Liberty Lunch in the late 90's in Austin.

That documentary is long overdue! 

Glass Arts and big band music in Dallas Texas

Hello arts and music lovers! I'm writing this when all 18 of my band mates lay snoozing in various parts of Brad Abrams glass studio.

I've learned I'm usually the first asleep and often the first awake.

My band, Minor Mishap Marching Band in the last year has taken me to some interesting places. Places that I wouldn't normally attend on my own as a spectator: Art Outside, Mardi Gras New Orleans, and now to Dallas to see Brads work and meet his friends.

He is a talented glass sculpture artist, both fusing and blowing glass, to create thick, textured layered pieces that are translucent and earthy.

Last night we played two sets while fire dancers spinned and people danced.

Afterwards he showed me around the studio and told me about his work. Since I made stained glass and tried my hand at fusing glass for 10 years this was a real treat. He leaves his furnace blazing 24/7!! "It's an addiction", he says.

Late night before bed Brad made us a pudding pie with berries and his best friend Allison told me about rock and roll stories in the nineties- Nirvana coming to town and her times as a DJ. She was very sweet!!!

Http://www.bradabramsglass.com

Http://www.dddagger.com

Http://www.minormishap.com

End on Something Positive: NurKie! Dagger's Kissing Cousin

A new dd dagger video in the works for Radixxx, by DD Dagger

We got some production pics for you!!! The vid will be shot in my home studio by Kirk and Mark for the song, Finger off the Trigger, which I consider the single. Plz listen to it on itunes and buy it! It will feature the La Pistolle Dancers and the live band. We'll have a big party to celebrate and show the vid. In the meantime, the band has a short residency at counter culture vegan restaurant in east Austin in Oct. 18,25 from 7-9pm. http://www.countercultureaustin.com in Austin TX. Also, plz follow @dddagger on Instagram! I'm very prolific on there.

Spring 2012 Painting a Day Fundraiser>again at last

Yellow Reflection - Painting # 1 - Radixxx Fund-raiser

Hi Peeps! please check my facebook or DD Dagger Page for the painting a day fundraiser deets. I'm trying to press my cd that's just been digitally released. Here's todays painting. I'll be doing it for 21 days...That's enough $$ right???

My talented pal Jamie Panzer and i put art in a new Hostel

Panz and I enjoyed putting our art in a new Hostel downtown at 7th and Brazos...check it out when they open! It's called Firehouse Hostel
Pics: my large scale flower woodcut on fabric, Jamie's psycho-landscape on paper, view of downtown from the 3rd floor window

CD Release of Radixxx Finished!!! available through ITunes next month

I totally dropped the ball finishing my documentation on the making of Radixxx. How it totally and fully encompassed me in a mind-body-spirit way.  It was WAY harder to put on this show and make this CD than I anticipated; and after the fact, that makes the job well done even sweeter. It was totally a success! If you know me you know I'm a perfectionist, and although I fight that tendency, I rarely give myself a pat on the back. So here it is:: a full on H-U-G to and for myself and team. Here are some pics of my rockers and friends that helped make the show grand. Also, please visit my new website!! http://www.dddagger.com The CD will be available to the public in about a month.

The cover I just designed for Radixxx. Photo: Todd V. Wolfson

Miss Sue Purr, Pretty Lady @ @ CD release of Radixxx 3-1-12

Great Artists, Great Friends: Jamie Panzer and Mistress Stephanie
@ CD release of Radixxx 3-1-12

Sabrina Ellis and Johnny Walker performing
@ CD release of Radixxx 3-1-12

Melissa Bryan and Terri Lord
@ CD release of Radixxx 3-1-12

Miss Alpha Bunny!

At our last dress rehearsal--Sweatbox Studio

Beautiful Dancers: La Pistolle & Alpha Bunny

DD Dagger

Max Vandever and Mike Vasquez

Phil Arapaju: Ring Leader for the recording 

John Ashley, awesome drummer, awesome friend. 

Mike Vasquez, Mr. Sweatbox

Chad Tracy lead guitar on Playing with Fire and
Finger on the Trigger

Supa Freaky! Mr. Nic Armstrong at Sweatbox Studio
recording the duet, Watch This Fire Burn

Nic Armstrong in the studio singing lead on the
 duet: Watch This Fire Burn

DD Dagger. Looking worried. 

Hillary York: Singer, not Drummer!!! at the
recording of Sea of Eyes