Hilary Goldberg - and sometimes Tina DiGeorge on Guitar and Banjo/ Sheila Govindarajan on drums
Influences
"Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn" -- Charlie Parker
Saturn is a big influence as I'm a Capricorn, but I'm a big fan of Jupiter and Venus. Luck and Love are very influencial. Hard work and vision also rank pretty high on matters of influence.
Here is the TRAILER for "in the Spotlight" traveling the festival circuit now... but first this amazing quote from Laura Alpert in regards to Savannah's new book about her time as JT Leroy: "I am not in any way connected with this book and it disgusts me. Just because you play a writer doesn't mean you are a writer," Albert, 42, told Page Six. "I think Savannah is being motivated by money and attention. Now that she's had to go back to being a civilian, this is her way of getting back to it. It's sad and it's sleazy. She's really stepping on my feelings."
Sounds Like
lambs knitting sweaters - hil's new blog: http://hilarygoldberg.blogspot.com
"...this is a poetry of realness - engaging, engaged, challenging, and raw. Goldberg is one to keep an eye on." -- Make/Shift Magazine
"Giraffe Medicine-- Like a modern-day shaman, she conjures up images you've never seen before. Like a subversive beatnik, she tweaks the way you think about everyday reality. And like a word monger from Planet Thesaurus, she gives your brain a bounce. A good bet for anyone who has ever wondered about the connection between rap and E.E. Cummings." --THE G-MAN Hollywood Free Press
"Hilary Goldberg is at play, at risk, at breath stopping, heart piercing pain and at all times she is with eyes wide open. Her gaze is steady. She never looks away. Both in her life and in her art. These are her poems, her life, her experiences." -- Penny Arcade, www.pennyarcade.tv
"...this sumptuous collection of spoken word text serves a wide range of topics through the beautifully embedded cadence in which rhythm creates its own form within the realm of free verse." -- Clint Catalyst
Hilary Goldberg is a Spoken Word Artist and FILMMAKER. Her first record, "Giraffe Medicine" was produced by Gavin Ross at Steady Studios in 2003. As a nationally touring artist she combines poetry with storytelling and at times musical accompaniment. She’s performed at festivals such as Bumbershoot Seattle, The Oregon Country Fair, and at benefits including ones for political prisoner Leonard Peltier (who should be set free). Also a number of rock and/or poetry shows at club venues. Hilary lives in Los Angeles and also makes movies.
Hilary Goldberg’s films include the documentary feature "Render:Spanning Time With Ani DiFranco", (co-directed/co-edited with Ani) 2002, the narrative short films, "SAFEROOM" 2004 and "Beyond Lovely" (Frameline/Outfest/Brazil Mix) 2005 starring Guinevere Turner and Vaginal Davis. Her latest short "in the Spotlight" a film noir metafiction tale about a literary hoax features memoirist/authors Michelle Tea, Clint Catalyst and writer/filmmaker Guinevere Turner will be touring the festival circuit this year and is distributed by Power Up Films. Power Up Films is also set to produce "The Land" a trilogy project that they describe as Gilligan’s Island meets Lord of the Flies with 8 women at an empty resort. It’s a queer dark comedy created by Hilary and the executive director of Power Up Stacy Codikow. More details soon. **** To Buy Film Merch and other Random Artistic goods to help fund the artist -- CHECK OUT WWW.CAFEPRESS.COM/SPOTLIGHTFILM AND WWW.CAFEPRESS.COM/HILARYGOLDBERG****
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...not that new,maybe 4ish or more months. my tattooist goes forever in june,so i gots to get my fill o ink! otherwise im gonna be the unfinished illustrated man. how you going? lots of stuff to fill you in on.i should write yeh? xr
ive heard that organic gin makes you sweaty....glistening nasty sweaty....glistening nasty sweaty and listening glistening to techno late late at nite. watch out!
Hilary, what beautiful poetry you are sending my way -- thanks so much for such a sweet, eloquent, and inspiring note -- hope everything is swell down there in la.
clairvoyance is a form of ESP, precognition is seeing into the future, and telepathy is mind training and thought transference. just in case there was any confusion.
hey darlin! I STILL have no internet. Turns out my new place has no phone line and wireless doesnt work! I have been thinking of you though and will write a lengthy email when i am not rushed between annoying customers at work. Love to you x
