STAGE 84 is cancelled we will not be at Stage 84 Nov 20th!
SPEAK TO THE EARTH ~ Coming Soon another new cd from Magnetic Mind Records
SPACE CAT CEREMONIES ~ Coming Soon the new cd from Magnetic Mind Records
"Creating cosmic art..one day at a time. .. ..."
Boy-Cat!!
You should read this ~ (wait) )) )))
(... .. .. . you should rEAd ) )) ))) !
'Wild Ocean Moon':
This is something I call 'Islamorada. .. ...'
Me & my SG, oh & where would we be without the '66 Ampeg 'Jet' & the R212R 'ReverbeRocket'....
Oh...Mu-Trons. .. ...
Mostly myself though a number of talented musicians and singers have joined me over the years...I use a variety of acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins,
recorder, keyboards & synthesizers, samples, basses and electric and acoustic drums, didgeridoo...
that being said I also love hand drums and percussion of various sorts and from various parts of the world (tablas, djembe, kalumba, etc)....I use it sparingly or to a fault depending on what kind of mood I'm in (ha)...and ANYTHING that has a strange or different percussive sound I will use....
I will pretty much play or use anything I can figure out how to play and I'm always looking....oh I just got cool new analog gear, and glad of that we all are....
the Mu-Tron Micro V Envelope Filter!
I've done a little updating on my bass-rigg...dig it!
Of course where would I be with out my accountants...
Influences
'Manao Tupapau' by Paul Gauguin
Love's Like A Ghost Jon on Bass w/ Robert Taylor Band:
Kurtis Mantronik
This is the most passionate performance in Jesus Christ Superstar in my opinion. ..
Alphonse Mouzon...Mind Transplant!
Pink Floyd Soundtrack From The Film MORE. .. ...
I may regret this but I have a very eclectic taste in music and I listen to a lot of types of stuff - eventually I will populate this field with something that scratches the surface...
The Thanksgiving trip & jam at Grapestone Manor:
One of my favorite Gauguin paintings (above) & my starfish photo (below)
I am also influenced by nature and I do photography as well...the world is often the strongest influence....
I like wildlife and nature when I am doing the photo stuff these are some of my photos....
Here's some environmental stuff this is Creekside Woman:
Fred Napolitano plays sax on the live version of Come Back Down To Earth at the Wallflower...you can catch Fred with The Coffee House Gypsies...
Add my group for my paintings click JON'S ART GROUP
"I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft. .. ..."
-Jim Morrison
"So dig this big crux~"
-The Minutemen
Do you care about art? Do you care about an environment that nurtures creativity? Do you care about a place that promotes events that all ages can enjoy? Do you want to make Miami and South Florida a better place to live and work? You can be a part of something better. .. ...
Support the Wallflower Gallery....click here:
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If you have 'Urban Heat Island' dig these. .. ...
Okay here's the deal...
The Golden Langur says, "Eyy yO what's up?? When I am not foraging for tasty leaves, seeds, fruits, & flowers & ranging widely to avoid extinction due to deforestation in Bhutan I listen to 'Trying To Go Ghandi' from Modern Breakdown III - Future Man Understand on my IPOD, if you buy it - you can dig it too! It's now available for download on the SNOCAP store above."
This is my street team:
They are endangered!
Without them the world wouldn't be the same place....it would be worse. .. ... Think About It!
In May I played at The Artist In Residence thing at South Shores in Lake Worth it was cool.
If you want to get hip to some really cool music check out Mike Watt's radio show!
Click here:
Sunday I played at Churchill's with VEGA it was great!
Saturday I played in Miami:
(Photos by Thomas Fleming)
The show was at The Eco Forum at The Wallflower Gallery
It was very cool. .. ...
(Photo by Darlene Harris)
Check out the review of my cd 'Urban Heat Island' click here:..>
Hey I played at The Scrap Bar in Miami Beach Feb 24th...
The belly-dancers at Tobacco Road...
After the gigs I spent the next afternoon taking in some great world beat with Fushu Daiko at Morakami in Delray Beach
....meanwhile back in the day 1:
I was the singer in VEGA...
Wow I'm back on bass...how did that happen??
Now I'm in a band called TOGEN add my band's myspace from my top people........
I am working on another new disc, go figure. Here's the cover I am working on for it....
You can get Urban Heat Island in Dade County at The Wallflower Gallery (in Downtown Miami), & in Palm Beach County at Backbone Music 61 SE 4th Ave Delray Beach (off Atlantic).
I have been writing and recording for years and years now I was the bass player for Spinning Room and/or One Big Magic for 10 years
sang and played guitar in the jazz-rock project Badself with saxophonist Tony Harris,
I was the guitarist for the mod-punk Dog 5 Trio and I was a co-conspirator on the self title debut and the highly acclaimed Stray Dogma
around the same time I caught up with old high school band mate Matt Hake and we recorded a pretty cool disc of acoustic material we used to play in bars and coffee house crowds which was really fun, we called it JAM!
...in 2003 I moved to South Florida from Niagara Falls after 15 years of gigging from Buffalo to Cleveland Albany to NYC Boston Toronto and places in between....I have been a band member or studio musician on 22 recordings and I have my own indie record label - going strong since 1994! I have two ongoing studio projects, World Beat Down, my world-beat-rock thing and Modern Breakdown, my post-punk post-modern outlet for angst and a platform for my views on protecting the environment - for more on that check out
to see my photo pictorial on the boarded up community of Love Canal before they tore down all of the houses click here
Now I have a group for my art & my music....check it out, you can join my group on myspace...click here:
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How cool is that?
Ok Borders didn't have Dylan Thomas poetry - anything, and that is seriously lame...but they redeemed themselves with the complete Van Gogh book with every painting he has done for a scant 19.99...crazy~
Okay so now you can dig what I'm reading right now, I'm sort of like Oprah....
Here is a great book I just got from Barnes & Noble...Gauguin Tahiti...if you love this artist get this book ! Its hardcover and rather large I paid around $60 US for it but I love it!
If you haven't read it you must read:
You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy.COM's MySpace Profile Editor!
Jon - I haven't seen you in forever dude! How've you been? I've got 3 weekly Open Mics now. It'd be great to see you out at one of them soon. Tonight I've got Stage 84 (the old Chocolate Moose) in Davie. Maybe I'll see you there?
NOVEMBER 27TH JIMI HENDRIX BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE SHOW W/ROSA LEE BROOKS/BROOKSPROJECT BAND @ THE WORLD FAMOUS "WHISKEY A GO-GO".. 8901 SUNSET BLVD HOLLYWOOD CA
FRIDAY NIGHT 7PM. BEST TO ARRIVE BY 6:30 BRING COINS FOR PARKING METERS
WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE LEGENDARY JIMI HENDRIX''S BIRTHDAY.
THE SHOW WILL INCLUDE JIMI'S AND MY SONG "MY DIARY" AND ALL HIS WONDERFUL MUSICAL LEGACY..
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A VERY ENCHANTING EVENING...
THANK YOU,I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE...... ROSA LEE BROOKS/GOLDENROSE/JIMI'S GIRL
RSVP.GOLDENROSE
TICKETS $10:00
IT WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW,PLEASE PLAN EARLY,ROSA LEE..
When myspace first came into place I would have never imagine the impact one site can give. I had no idea how popular it would of become. But I thank Tom for being so creative into making one place where we all can connect. The world is so big, and its so amazing how technology allows us to show each other to the world. With each friend I get, I think of them as a special fan. I read the comments, the notes, everything and it really means a lot to me. I haven't quite made it yet, but if I am able to touch one person at a time, than it means everything to me. Thank you for allowing me to open my heart and thank you for coming in. With all my love.www.myspace.com/raga-z Im down to have males & females friends. Also if you're an aspiring artist, model, actress, or anything dealing with performing arts, I definetley wanna connect with you. -Thanks for passing thru my space. Muahhh. I love ya
Hey Jon... I was just listening to your music... pretty cool! Btw, I saw you're friends with Fred Napolitano... it's funny I'm friends with the Coffehouse Gypsies (Specially Albert Mata and Eric Valdez)... well, it's nice to meet you!
BTW, have you checked out my music? well, if you haven't then click on the picture below... let me know what you think!
yeah, man i was using that for a bit until i found out that snocap was a scam. its no secret either just google "snocap scam" and you can read the stories for yourself. anyone can get on itunes but you gotta do pretty well to break even. iv noticed allot of people using cd baby. havent heard anything bad about that one either you should check it out, although i havent looked into it becuase ive been working with a free net label the last few months
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