"Busy Clipping, Ohh, Ohh-ohhh!"
I just sent out this newsletter:
Hello Friends,
It's a whole new life up in here! I quit my day job (pretty much), and am now working on my own projects full-time. Predictably, I've never been busier! I wanted to give you all a run-down of what's been brewing. Shows! Recordings! Books! Thingies! If, while you are reading this, you think, "THAT SOUNDS AMAZING - I WANT TO SUPPORT THAT!" then feel free to make a tax deductible donation right here. What else are you going to do with your Receipt For The Destruction of the Federal Government? - oh I mean "Economic Stimulus Check."
Sending Much Love,
Dan
1. UK Tour
In two weeks, I'm returning to England for a mini solo tour. I'll be seeing a lot of old friends, but most importantly (for me), I'll be playing Duckie - the coolest queer club night in the whole stinkin' world! I am so very honored. If you're on the island, come give us a hug!
Aug 1st: LONDON: The Windmill, 22 Blenheim Gardens, 8:00pm with Thomas Truax & David Cronnenberg's Wife
Aug 2nd: TBA (Anyone wanna play a show?)
Aug 3rd: BIRMINGHAM: The Sunflower Lounge, 76 Smallbrook Queensway, 7:30pm with The State of Georgia and more.
Aug 9th: LONDON: Duckie at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, doors 9:00pm, show 11:00pm.
2. NYC Shows
As soon as I get back from England, I'm launching right into the 2008 Summer Antifolk Festival...
Aug 13: 2008 SUMMER ANTIFOLK FESTIVAL, Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Avenue A, 7.30 Alisha Westerman, 8.00 Mad Happy, 8.30 Somer, 9.00 Casey Holford, 9.30 Eric Wolfson, 10.00 Dan Fishback, 11.00 Bernard King Presents, 12.00 Crabs On Banjo
...But it really gets out of control in September, when I return to the Sidewalk Cafe for a weekly residency. I'm re-learning all my old songs, and I'm hoping that each show will have an almost entirely different setlist. We're calling it...
THE DAN FISHBACK SONGBOOKS
The Sidewalk Cafe (94 Avenue A), 9pm, with special 8pm guests...
Sept 2nd: Creaky Boards
Sept 9th: Friday Nites with Matt Katz
Sept 16th: TBA
Sept 23rd: Novice Theory
3. Mammal
After starting our first session in late 2005, Casey Holford and I are finally set to finish my second studio album, "Mammal." We have sessions lined up with guest artists like Andrew Hoepfner, Luis Illades, Matt Katz, Angela Carlucci and Dibson Hoffweiler. We should be finished in September, but we won't release the album till 2009. Check out the perpetually leaked single, "Some Boys are Bullies" at http://www.myspace.com/danfishback .
4. B-Sides Album
While "Mammal" is full of big, anthemic rock and pop songs, I've set aside a collection of tinier folk tunes for a B-Sides album that I've been recording with Andrew Phillip Tipton on Staten Island. It should be ready for my UK tour, and will be available at shows in August!
5. What Have They Done To You?
I'm following up last year's zine, "A Very Small Hole" with a new "book" -- a collection of scripts called "What Have They Done To You?" It will include the text from my plays "Please Let Me Love You" and "Waiting for Barbara," and hopefully some other goodies. This should also be available on my UK Tour, and online very soon.
6. College Workshops
This fall, I'll be visiting various universities to speak about Queerness and Jewishness, and how I kinda think they're the same thing. If you're a student and want me to visit you, email me! You'd be shocked to discover how easy it is to make this happen!
7. You Will Experience Silence
After a few radically different readings, I'm once again re-working my new play, "YOU WILL EXPERIENCE SILENCE (or 'The Last Chanukah'). We'll be doing another reading, tentatively in October, and the show should run sometime early next year!
8. Blog
I am still writing that darn blog at http://www.danfishback.com. Check it out for almost-daily updates on my projects and my drinking!
Hello Friends,
It's a whole new life up in here! I quit my day job (pretty much), and am now working on my own projects full-time. Predictably, I've never been busier! I wanted to give you all a run-down of what's been brewing. Shows! Recordings! Books! Thingies! If, while you are reading this, you think, "THAT SOUNDS AMAZING - I WANT TO SUPPORT THAT!" then feel free to make a tax deductible donation right here. What else are you going to do with your Receipt For The Destruction of the Federal Government? - oh I mean "Economic Stimulus Check."
Sending Much Love,
Dan
1. UK Tour
In two weeks, I'm returning to England for a mini solo tour. I'll be seeing a lot of old friends, but most importantly (for me), I'll be playing Duckie - the coolest queer club night in the whole stinkin' world! I am so very honored. If you're on the island, come give us a hug!
Aug 1st: LONDON: The Windmill, 22 Blenheim Gardens, 8:00pm with Thomas Truax & David Cronnenberg's Wife
Aug 2nd: TBA (Anyone wanna play a show?)
Aug 3rd: BIRMINGHAM: The Sunflower Lounge, 76 Smallbrook Queensway, 7:30pm with The State of Georgia and more.
Aug 9th: LONDON: Duckie at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, doors 9:00pm, show 11:00pm.
2. NYC Shows
As soon as I get back from England, I'm launching right into the 2008 Summer Antifolk Festival...
Aug 13: 2008 SUMMER ANTIFOLK FESTIVAL, Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Avenue A, 7.30 Alisha Westerman, 8.00 Mad Happy, 8.30 Somer, 9.00 Casey Holford, 9.30 Eric Wolfson, 10.00 Dan Fishback, 11.00 Bernard King Presents, 12.00 Crabs On Banjo
...But it really gets out of control in September, when I return to the Sidewalk Cafe for a weekly residency. I'm re-learning all my old songs, and I'm hoping that each show will have an almost entirely different setlist. We're calling it...
THE DAN FISHBACK SONGBOOKS
The Sidewalk Cafe (94 Avenue A), 9pm, with special 8pm guests...
Sept 2nd: Creaky Boards
Sept 9th: Friday Nites with Matt Katz
Sept 16th: TBA
Sept 23rd: Novice Theory
3. Mammal
After starting our first session in late 2005, Casey Holford and I are finally set to finish my second studio album, "Mammal." We have sessions lined up with guest artists like Andrew Hoepfner, Luis Illades, Matt Katz, Angela Carlucci and Dibson Hoffweiler. We should be finished in September, but we won't release the album till 2009. Check out the perpetually leaked single, "Some Boys are Bullies" at http://www.myspace.com/
4. B-Sides Album
While "Mammal" is full of big, anthemic rock and pop songs, I've set aside a collection of tinier folk tunes for a B-Sides album that I've been recording with Andrew Phillip Tipton on Staten Island. It should be ready for my UK tour, and will be available at shows in August!
5. What Have They Done To You?
I'm following up last year's zine, "A Very Small Hole" with a new "book" -- a collection of scripts called "What Have They Done To You?" It will include the text from my plays "Please Let Me Love You" and "Waiting for Barbara," and hopefully some other goodies. This should also be available on my UK Tour, and online very soon.
6. College Workshops
This fall, I'll be visiting various universities to speak about Queerness and Jewishness, and how I kinda think they're the same thing. If you're a student and want me to visit you, email me! You'd be shocked to discover how easy it is to make this happen!
7. You Will Experience Silence
After a few radically different readings, I'm once again re-working my new play, "YOU WILL EXPERIENCE SILENCE (or 'The Last Chanukah'). We'll be doing another reading, tentatively in October, and the show should run sometime early next year!
8. Blog
I am still writing that darn blog at http://www.danfishback.com. Check it out for almost-daily updates on my projects and my drinking!
Tax Deductible Donations
Dan Fishback is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions in behalf of Dan Fishback may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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