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  • Don Conoscenti Benefit Photos

    Don Conoscenti Benefit Photos

    Don Conoscenti and Martin Kearns at 800 East Light box link Terry Lee Evans, Mac McKearn’s leg, at 800 East Light box link Don Conoscenti, Terry Lee Evans, Martin Kearns and Joel Light box link

  • Don Conoscenti Benefit

    Attended the benefit for Don Conoscenti last night. A wonderful array of talent. One of the nicer things about the evening was the intimacy of the experience and the spirit in which all appeared to approach the stage, so that as I sat in the balcony I felt I was hearing in each performer what…

  • Say the Words First

    Yesterday, I posted Mark Harper’s altar song to Sweet Marie. Today I had planned to post “Love Is”. Great song. Then I thought I would post the “Welcome to the Land of Milk and Honey” song. But then I decided I’d instead post “Say the Words First” because it’s a rare song that makes you…

  • The altar to Sweet Marie

    Marty’s been in the studio recording with singer/songwriter Mark Harper. The dream world we’re coerced into inhabiting from the moment we draw breath is a seriously screwed up place. I’ve known this for years, since I was old enough to sit on a potty chair, and have a lot of experience with the fact that…

  • Heston's "On the B Side" on the Michael Baisden show, now

    Heston, today, on the Michael Baisden show. Heston is the artist Marty recorded who recently released his CD Storyteller. It’s also available on iTunes. Update: After a couple of brief interviews with Heston, and a few callers speaking to Heston, they’re playing “No Way”. A nice, gentle choice. Sounds really good broadcast. Update: Heston’s page…

  • Free samba music by Bratuke–right here, right now

    Marty recorded this carnival samba today for the percussion group, Bratuke. They’re a new group, just starting to perform more frequently and are working on getting a website up. If you’re in Little Five Points (here in Atlanta) they practice every Sunday afternoon at the community center. The names of the players: Colin Agnew, Rafael…

  • Some music for the soul

    We were down at Shorty’s Saturday for  blues guitarist Geoff Atchison.  Have you ever heard of him?  Huh?  No?  He was voted one of the Top Ten Hottest New Guitarists (Guitar Player 2008).  Which is kind of odd, being “newest” except perhaps newest in that he’s totally unknown in the United States.  You see, he…

  • From the road

    Listening to Sue Wilkinson’s new album as we drive. Beautiful! Marty and Sue have been working on it off and on for about a year and a half(?) and they’re close to finishing. “Sympatico” is perhaps my favorite thus far, atmospheric, Middle Eastern percussion. Riq and bendir and…washtub! Great big aluminum washtub. Courtesey of Raphael.…

  • Dancin' Fool

    Shorty’s has great pizza.  And Key Lime pie.  I know because we went out there tonight to see King Johnson.  That link is to their myspace page where they have some songs up off the 2005 album that Marty mixed.  Great fun, funky band. This was one of  of their two reunion shows. I love…

  • Creative Loafing write up on Heston

    Nice little write up on Heston in this week’s Creative Loafing. Audio included is “Brand New U”. If you’re interested in learning a bit more about this up-and-coming West Indian soul artist Marty’s been recording the past few years, head over and read and have a listen. Nice guy and is out there working hard…

  • Plug for the Dappled Grays

    Like Bluegrass and Texas Swing? Marty recorded the “Dappled Grays” in the fall and their CD, “Doin’ My Job” is now out. Here’s their website. And here’s their Myspace page. You can hear tunes at either. I didn’t hear any of it until this morning and it’s some really fine music. If I wasn’t so…

  • Heston Listening Party

    I don’t do parties but decided to do this one. Heston was having a listening party on the roof of the 17 floor William Oliver House downtown for his upcoming CD (Marty engineered and mixed 11 of 14 songs), part of the purpose of which was to do a survey and pick the first single.…