Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Peter Hillman, Barry Newton, Stephen Re, Jared Clark, Nick The Greek, Honcho Wonko, Troy Martin, Yves Hausermann, Marko, The Waterboys, Daniel Lanois, X, two utes, damn, a lot!
I've been playing in a band called downward facing dog
for about 5 years. You can find them among my myspace friends.
I've been spending a lot of time in Detroit this last year and recording some stuff in a little basement studio. With the help of the downward facing dog guys, when I'm in California, and other people in Detroit and in Topanga, I've been layering tracks of my own stuff. There is, of course, some overlap. But "my stuff" includes more softer music where the band is more raucous.
Here's an improvised piece of music from The Topanga Road House - April 11, 2008
Here's "Whiskey Dog" from The Topanga Road House - April 11, 2008
Peter Hillman - drums
John Baltic - guitar and vocal
Stevie Re - bass
Jared Clark - guitar
Scott Grusin - keyboard
Video shot by Dina Fraboni and Pat Guerre
Live Sound Recording by Jim Machowski
Here Is a short video I did with William the Eighth in Albion Michigan.
Ah, yes, Mr. Baltic? May I come in? I'm Ms. Shadapoo. I'm Ms. Spicer's administrator. I help administrate her life, if that wasn't clear. I'm afraid we have cut her off from all further contact with you. It seems you make her rambunctious. Which would be fine if we lived in, say, Omaha. But if you would be so kind as to erase all previous exchanges? We will refund the fun quotient if you send a receipt.
oh JOHN The problem with being a clever girl is that sometimes the Party of One table should offer an extra chair, to be neighborly, and should go to another clever person so that the conversation is lively. I KNOW the mitten. I WORKED in the mitten. YOU sir, are nothing like the mitten! (see, quirky political reference here).
Why are you wearing mittens in august? They make snack-carrying much more difficult. Or snack- bringing. Now, here in Pennyslvania, we make popcorn and sit on the porch. Birds fly by. We wave with our bare hands.
Hey John, thanks a lot. We had so much fun at Bliss. Your music sounds really cool and interesting. Hopefully we'll cross paths again soon. Our sound guy put together some footage from bliss that I thought you might dig.
BALTIC - you left topanga without saying goodbye to me..... i'm tragically hurt when r u comin back??????? i wuz at ur house and u weren't there =( hope u r havin fun
Hey, the word on the streets of S.F. is that DFD is playing the after-party at Woody & June's wedding next month... (hopin' I can make it - it doesn't get much cooler than that!!!)
man, i hate it when i get home at 4am and realize I'm a total wimp. i needed gloves for the last finger-pickin' tune for sure. BUT holy shit what a fun freakin night. The world is our stage. (with a few people meandering by offering bottles) much love~
Hi John Bob and Puppy-Kitty...with all your fangs a smilin down in Topanga...i love them weepies...right now I'm recovering from way too much fun last night...and I hope you and Puppy-Kitty are feelin better than me!!! Big HUGS to you both!!!
Yarrr, I wish it were so! I live up in Berkeley now... Never so fine a folk have I met since my sweet days in the canyon. Look me up in SF, laddie, if you're ever yonder! Hope the folks back in Detroit are well... ( : xo
Yes! You did have fun THAT night-- but I can't attest to how much fun you had at the roadhouse, since I got your invite far too late! Curse my technologically-backwards yurt! Speaking of which, we're having a Yurt-warming on the 26th and we humbly request your magical musical presence. Big hugs! ~Genie
Great time with you & Lauren at Ani DiFranco Friday night! She never ceases to amaze!
Tentaively mark your calendar for a pre-Topanga Days party Friday May 23rd up here on Bainum (assuming there's no one having a bigger better party than I can muster up that night... fingers crossed!)
