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Saw Fest This Weekend!

Amy Zing — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:12:09 GMT

http://www.sawplayers.org/festinfo.html

I won't be able to make it this year, but I went the last three years, and always had a great time. Lovely setting, tremendously nice people, saw-players from around the world, a "Saw-Off" contest, and great live music throughout the day.

If any of you make it, please let us know how it went!

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Learning Technique

DarcyFox — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:45:31 GMT

Hi All
I have just started learning to play the saw and I have been working away at it for about 3 weeks now. The information on this tribe and around the internet has really helped me to get the technique down.

So far I have learned to bow and I can change notes fairly consistently but the problem I’m now having is what to do next. I have been trying to play along with my boy friend when he plays the guitar , and I can usually harmonize with what he is playing. But are there any specific exercise that help. I have thought about asking a friend with a piano to record some scales on a tape for me so I can practice with those but other than that I’m a bit lost.

Any help or even just hits would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jane

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awesome quote from an old review...

Amy Zing — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:28:37 GMT

I never posted this review, but it was a nice one...

http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/15/everythings-a-dollar/

I liked this, particularly: "The singing saw wants a player with grapes, not cash."

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Charlie Blacklock

Amy Zing — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:50:58 GMT

From Morgan Cowin, President, International Musical Saw Association:

I am saddened to inform you of the passing of a GIANT in the world-wide musical saw community... Charlie Blacklock died early Friday morning, April 18th, 2008 at the age of 91. Charlie’s grandson and IMSA Secretary Treasurer Kenny Blacklock called me this morning to tell me. I have talked also with Art Peterson, our IMSA Vice President and major contributor who was a VERY close friend and musical associate of Charlie’s for MANY years – and he is as devastated as Charlie’s family, myself, and his many friends in the musical saw, fiddlers, bluegrass and harmonica communities.

In case you don’t know the history, Charlie was an excellent saw player, who in 1991 started the California Saw Players Association (CSPA), and produced the annual Saw Festivals in and around Santa Cruz until his health began to fail at the end of 2002, when I (as Vice President) took over. With Charlie’s approval, we changed the name to the International Musical Saw Association in early 2003. Charlie (with Viola’s help) also designed, produced and sold his own line of musical saws – the C. Blacklock Special saws (still available through Lark in The Morning & Elderly Instruments.

Charlie was inducted into the American Old-Time Country Music Hall of Fame on September 5, 1999 and attended many music festivals around the U.S. including the annual fiddler’s gathering in Weiser, Idaho.

I will be putting a brief announcement in the upcoming issue of the Saw Player News, and a major article about Charlie and his lovely wife Viola in the following issue (after the Saw Festival).

Our hearts go out to Charlie’s family, including his sons Rodney, Kenneth & Paul, and his many grand children and great grand children.

He will be fondly remembered and missed.

Morgan

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The Goat Family -- April 24th

Amy Zing — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:11:06 GMT

April, 24 2008 at The New Nothing Cinema
16 Sherman Street, San Francisco, California 94103
Cost : free
Time: 7:30 (?)

The Goat Family will be playing early to warm up the crowd for a film show featuring the international buzz-queen Martha Colburn. And I'll be sitting in with my trusty saw for a song or two. Come on down!

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Musical Saw Festival in NYC - update

SawLady — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:20:05 GMT

Hi Amy (and saw friends),

I just want to give you a heads up on the 6th annual Musical Saw Festival in NYC:
We have a date - Saturday, July 5th.

The reason for this date is that this is when sawist Nicholas Bardach of Germany will be in NYC (touring with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra where he is the percussionist).
At the Musical Saw Festival Nicholas will give a presentation spoofing classical music with the saw.
Also at the festival there will be a presentation of the musical saw as an ensemble instrument: this is the first time we will have live musicians accompanying the saw - piano, 2 singers and a handbell choir!
The world premier of a new piece composed for the saw will be part of the festival, and the 'Chorus of the Saws' (all sawists playing together) will be accompanied by a church organ.
An art exhibition featuring the musical saw in paintings and a video installation is also planned for the festival.
So, I think this year the festival will be even more exciting than ever!

Many of the best saw players from around the world come to the Saw Festival (we had sawists from India, China, Canada and Japan, as well as from around the USA) and many are returning to the Saw Festival this year. Come to the saw festival and see/hear, socialize, perform, learn from and play with some of the best saw players in the world!

So, please put the date of the Musical Saw Festival on your calendar: Saturday, July 5th.
If you are traveling to NYC, you could also plan to spend the 4th of July weekend in Manhattan (and see the famous Macy's 4th of July fireworks live!).

For more info about the festival: http://www.sawlady.com/musicalsawfestival.htm

I hope you can come to the saw Festival, and I look forward to meeting you!

All the best,

Natalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz

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The Singing Sword

Amy Zing — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:35:54 GMT

This pretty awesome cartoon is one I probably watched one million times while eating cereal in front of the TV on Sunday mornings, I never noticed that a musical saw provides the "voice" of the singing sword.

http://video.aol.com/video/tv-knighty-knight-bugs/1813937

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Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!

Amy Zing — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:01:49 GMT

From the lovely and talented Doodlz Larue of 5 Cent Coffee:

Sunday evening March 16th we will be heading on down to San Francisco for a "Pre-St. Paddys Show" at the Plough and Stars! We are proud to be sharing the bill with our wonderful and talented home-dogs: The Goat Family! It's an early show, from 6-9pm. So don't be late. No cover! Drink Beer! Chase Snakes!

5 Cent Coffee
The Goat Family - www.myspace.com/thegoatfamily
LIVE @ Plough and Stars
116 Clement Street at 2nd Avenue,
San Francisco, CA

Sunday March 16th
6pm - 9pm <------- You'll get home early, so no complainin'
FREE SHOW!!!

________________________

And I do believe I'll get to do a number or two with each band. How lucky am I?

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5¢ Coffee's CD Release Party!

Amy Zing — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:42:38 GMT

I can't wait to sit in for a few songs with the incredible and versatile 5¢ Coffee at their CD Release party.

________________

Cut-n-pasted from out very own Doodlz LaRue:

That's right...our debut album Bourbon and Beans is finally ready!!

Come on down and get your copy on Saturday February 9th or, if you can't stand waiting that long, you can purchase a copy online from our website: www.fivecentcoffee.com

Duck on Bike, our extraordinary manager has set up an all star party in San Francisco at the fabulous Plough and Stars on Clement St, and we're thrilled to be sharing the stage with some of the people who have helped us along these past two years -- the ukulele and jug band community in the Bay Area is hands down, the most friendly and warm bunch of people on the planet. It is these sort of folks who we drew on to perform last year's "Everything' a Dollar in this Box - The Songs of Tom Waits on Cheap Instruments" -- the show turned out to be a hit, and we can thank our musical community of friends for that. From "Uke-y Stardust" to the SF Jugband Festival, we've been lucky enough to be included on the bill with such local luminaries as Tippy Canoe, the Uke Apocalypse, Dogs in Doublets, Hobohemian's Boxcar Band, Just Henry, Liquor Cake, Amy Zing, and The Goat Family. So we've asked them to come out and play a few tunes for us! Woohoo!

We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your support and hope you'll join us in celebrating our CD release! (We're going to put the party back in "CD Release Party")!

Here's how it will go down: We'll have an all star opening set and then... drum roll please....

5 Cent Coffee will the play the entire (soon to be legendary) album "Bourbon and Beans" from start to finish on ukulele!

Ohhhh! Ahhhh!

The All-star opening set features:
Dan Briggs' Dogs in Doublets
Liquor Cake
Amy Zing
Just Henry
Hobohemian's Boxcar Band
Tippy Canoe
Kelly McCubbin, (The Uke Apocalypse)
The Goat Family

LIVE @
The Plough and Stars
116 Clement st.
San Francisco, CA

Saturday February 9th

8pm
$5 door

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Gilligan's Island

Amy Zing — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:01:01 GMT

The episode where the castaways form an orchestra, and Mary Ann plays the saw!

http://video.aol.com/video/tv-gilligans-island-music-hath-charm/1813751

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I'm getting a new saw! Yip! Yip!

Allison — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:28:11 GMT

I'm so excited to get a new saw for christmastime. Anyone have recommendations based on their favs? I've been looking at the 30 or 32" sanviks. . . but it's hard to say without getting the chance to try them out.

Also, does anyone have one without teeth? I'd like to not have to check my saw whenever I travel (although i'd probably still have a hard time knowing airport security)

Thanks!

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Welcome, Devil!

Amy Zing — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:50:49 GMT

Devil is the newest member of this here little tribe, and he's gonna be a pip, I can tell.

Lots of people have taken a swing at Stella, and Devil here is the one with the most natural saw-playing ability I've ever seen. In twenty minutes, he was playing at the level I was after six weeks.

Bastard. Kidding! Welcome.

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yay for amy! thank you!

doodlz — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:32:29 GMT

thank you so much amy for sitting in with us! it was lovely to hear the saw!

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Video from NY Saw-Fest

Amy Zing — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:43:32 GMT

Re-posted from Saw-Lady's blog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QONLAuKdmqM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsawlady%2Ecom%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D58

I love that the Saw Festival in NYC is so much the same as the Saw Festival in Santa Cruz. Sweet, slightly goofy, incredibly sincere. I love that, apparently, everyone who ever picks up a saw is required to play "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." I love the bows in the air. I love the smiles on all the saw-players' faces.

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Jug Band Festival this weekend!

Amy Zing — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:06:14 GMT

You know where I'll be this Saturday? In Golden Gate Park, soaking up the sunshine, listening to awesome jug bands, including my dear friends and favorite local band Five Cent Coffee!

Join me! It's free!

From jugfest.org:

"The San Francisco Jug Band Festival - August 25-26

Saturday, August 25, 10 am - 6 pm:
Free concert at the Bandshell in Golden Gate Park featuring the best of regional jug bands in a gorgeous setting. Scheduled for the main stage are:
The Leasebreakers
The Barking Spiders (Robert Armstrong and Keith Cary)
Devine's Jug Band
The Quake City Jug Band
The Loose Licks Jug Band
Jeb Brady
The Babar Jug Band
The Tarantulas Jug Band
Playing on the second stage are The Jug Band Classics, Jugology, The Juggs, 5 Cent Coffee, and Aesthetic Cling. In addition there will be special guests, kids' programs, a raffle, swing dancing, vendors, and more!

Saturday, August 25:
The West Coast premier of the jug band documentary Chasin' Gus' Ghost at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco. Showings are at 7 pm and 9 pm. Tickets are $9 at the door.

Sunday, August 26, 8 pm:
Very special program at the Great American Music Hall featuring live performances by
John Sebastian
Jim Kweskin
Geoff Muldaur
David Grisman
The Barbecue Orchestra (Fritz Richmond's old band)
other special guests and surprises
Ticket sales through Great American Music Hall outlets."

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how was saw fest?! do tell!

doodlz — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:10:22 GMT

hope it was fun!

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Saw Fest This Weekend!

Amy Zing — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:58:12 GMT

It doesn't look like I'll be going this year, but I highly recommend the Santa Cruz Saw Festival to any saw players in the area. It's fun and sweet and often hilarious.

http://sawplayers.org/festinfo.html

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Musical Saw Players Gathering - invitation

SawLady — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:56:34 GMT

Dear Saw Players,

You are invited to participate in the 5th Annual Saw Players Gathering in NYC.
Please R.S.V.P.

See the Saw Players and hear the Singing Sounds of Saw:
* Natalia ‘Saw Lady’ Paruz will perform and discuss different genres of saw music
* Chen Zhikang of China, inventor and patent holder of the Chinese musical saw and teacher of more than 1000 saw students in China will perform and talk about saw playing in China
* Solo performances by many musical saw players
* The Chorus of the Saws - all participating saw players will play together
* A documentary film about the Musical Saw Players Gatherings will be shot at the event. All are invited to be filmed. If you don't want to be part of the movie - just let me know and you will not be filmed.

Want to learn to play the musical saw? This is the place to find out all about it.
Meet fellow saw players of all levels of expertise, see different makes of musical saws, “talk shop” with other saw players, see different techniques of saw playing and get playing tips from veteran sawists.

When: Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 2pm

Cost: $10 at the door (to cover the cost of renting a theater).
If you are a saw player who will participate in the ‘Chorus of the Saws’ AND if you REGISTER for the event before July 25th, you will receive a FREE copy of the musical saw CD ‘Hark! An Angel Sings’ as a token of appreciation for your participation.

To register to participate in the 5th Annual Saw Players Gathering in NYC:
Send an e-mail to SawLady (at) SawLady.com with the following info:
Your name
Town and state of residence
Number of years playing the saw
Brand of saw you play (Mussehl & Westphal, Sandvik, Charlie Blacklock, etc.)
Do you want to play a solo?
Do you want to participate in the ‘Chorus of the Saws’?

At the end of the gathering all participating saw players will play together. We will play the song ‘Over the Rainbow’ (made famous by singer Judy Garland in the movie ‘The Wizard of Oz’). Possible other songs: ‘Auld Lang Sine’ and Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’.
Saw players of ALL LEVELS are encouraged to play in the ‘Chorus of the Saws’. This is your chance to play together with saw masters. If you’re a beginner - don’t be shy - you can “hide” behind the sound of everybody else J

Where: "Quinn Memorial Building", 35-20 Broadway, 4th floor, Astoria, NY

Hope to see you at the Saw Players Gathering!
Please don’t forget to R.S.V.P.

All the best,

-------|\----- Natalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz
-------|/-----
------/|------ www.SawLady.com - Official Site - now with DOWNLOADS!
-----|-(-)---- www.cdBaby.com/Paruz - CD for sale
------\|/-----
---- o/------

www.SawLady.com - now with downloads! For a limitted time only - get a FREE Powe Point presentation of Natalia playing American cowbells with the purchase of any album!

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What can one collect that has to do with musical saw?

spidra — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:08:33 GMT

http://www.sawlady.com/SawCollectibles.htm

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Uke-y Stardust Photos

Amy Zing — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:51:10 GMT

From the lovely and talented Rose Carlyle.

I posted my faves in the gallery.

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Amy lookin' hot...

spidra — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:17:49 GMT

...and Holly also looking muy caliente. I got a Flickrmail from this fellow this morning letting me know he'd posted gig pictures.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigote/570007604/

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"Everything's A Dollar" on YouTube!

Amy Zing — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:00:09 GMT

Relive the glory, the wonder, the sublime ridiculousness of Tom Waits songs on cheap instruments...

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=519E004D4B7E4BDA

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Renegade saw-player, looking for gigs

Amy Zing — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:30:59 GMT

With the demise of my relationship with the Uke Apocalypse, the future of STELLA! is uncertain.

I know that I still want to play. I know that abandoning the skill I've worked so hard to acquire would be a stupid waste.

I'm interested in putting together something new, something simple, something fun. Busking or Open Mics or just sitting around on someone's back porch, seeing what comes out.

Anybody interested?

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Uke-y Stardust, the finale.

Amy Zing — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:20:34 GMT

Here's the official missive from the Uke Apocalypse:
For the last time, the Ukulele Apocalypse presents...
"The Rise and Fall of Uke-y Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"

About a year ago I had a stupid idea, "We should," I thought, "get as many ukulele players as we could to play one seminal classic rock album from beginning to end." There was no question which record it should be.
This stupid idea exploded. Bands were formed, friends were made, projects grew out of projects and eventually, the whole thing had gained a life of its own. In this last year as joint productions we've performed Ukey Stardust 4 times, "Purple Rain - When Ukes Cry", "Everything's a Dollar in this Box - Tom Waits on Cheap Instruments", "Plinkity Pleasures 1 and 2" and about a zillion other gigs all around the Bay Area... it's been a crazy year...and now it's time to move on, (after all, we all do write our own songs!) but not without propping the Starman up one last time to say goodbye.
So here it is...
The show that started it all, from the creators of "Purple Rain - When Ukes Cry". It's an entire evening of David Bowie, culminating in his glam rock masterpiece, from beginning to end, on ukulele.

Featuring: 5 Cent Coffee, Just Henry, Liquor Cake and Stella!

June 16th, 2007, 9:00 P.M.
At the fabulous...
Rickshaw Stop (www.rickshawstop.com)
155 Fell St.
San Francisco, CA
Tickets available at www.virtuous.com/purchase/...3944716986

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amy zing is

doodlz — Wed, 23 May 2007 22:43:50 GMT

wonderful.
that is all.
:-)

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Uke-y Stardust at the Maker Faire!

Amy Zing — Wed, 16 May 2007 19:06:28 GMT

Like you didn't have ENOUGH reasons to go to the Maker Faire this weekend (Robots! Power Tool Drag Racing! Crafts! Fire! Music!) here's one more! An encore presentation of "Uke-y Stardust and the Spiders from Mars," a glam-bang, balls-out performance of David Bowie's legendary album, start to finish, on ukuleles and other oddball instruments.

Featuring Stella!, Five Cent Coffee, Just Henry, Liquor Cake, and Megan Lynch.

Come see us Saturday, May 19th at 3:30 P.M., in front of the Giant Mousetrap Game (yes, a Giant Mousetrap Game. I would not lie.)
San Mateo Fairgrounds
http://makerfaire.com/

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May 12th -- Plinkity Pleasures #2!

Amy Zing — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:37:33 GMT

Kelly and I have the distinct honor of headlining the next Plinkity Pleasures! The second in a series of Bay Area Ukulele Revues -- with MORE bands, MORE laffs, MORE tears, and MORE plinking!

Saturday, May 12th
8:00 P.M.
@ DaSilva's Ukulele Co.
2547 8th St., Suite 28, Berkeley, CA
$5

Featuring:
Stella!
Tippy Canoe
5 Cent Coffee
Just Henry
Liquor Cake
Dogs in Doublets

Come on down and THINK PLINK!

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Thank you!

Amy Zing — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:11:02 GMT

To everyone involved in the "Everything's a Dollar" show, to everyone (and their mothers) who came out to the show, to the 21 Grand for hosting us, and to this guy for his sweet review:

http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/15/everythings-a-dollar/

I had so much fun. More, more, more!

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Encore performance of "Everything's A Dollar In This Box!"

Amy Zing — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:04:54 GMT

Thank you, thank you, to everyone who came out (or listened from the sidewalk outside) to the first Tom Waits tribute night.

Due to your loving interest and intense devotion, we will be doing the show again, TWICE.

Everything's a Dollar in This Box: the Songs of Tom Waits on Cheap Instruments

TWO NIGHTS
Friday April 13th and Saturday April 14th
@
21 Grand
416 25th St.,
Oakland, CA 94612

The same wonderful cast (5 Cent Coffee, Stella, Dogs in Doublets, Pretty Cunt, and Liquor Cake) will be playing your favorite Tom Waits maladies. Beautiful, heart-wrenching tunes lovingly brought to life on ukulele, washboard, saw, accordian, beer bottles, and the single most battered cymbal you're ever likely to see. Plus there will be some new surprises including (but not limited to) a fresh ensemble song and more confetti!

Hoist that rag, get behind the mule, wash your mouth out by the door, and come on down!

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE for both nights through www.fivecentcoffee.com, so you won't be left out in the cold!

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Stella beer

Amy Zing — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:47:37 GMT

I don't really like it, but I drink it sometimes, cause it's, like, STELLA BEER.

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happy slappy natal day to you my sweet!!!

doodlz — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:12:02 GMT

love YOU! cheesecake is coming!!!

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how was hedwig last night?

doodlz — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:37:48 GMT

didja have a good time? you wanna come out tonight to see bingo at 12 galaxies? huh huh huh?

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a question about (ugh) MySpace.

Amy Zing — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:47:58 GMT

This goes out mainly to the Five Cent Coffee folks.

You have a MySpace page. It does not immediately send me into seizures with horrible flashing clashing graphics, as many of them do. And I see you are "friends" with Adrian Stout, which is incredibly cool. And yet MySpace in general makes me cringe with loathing.

How many people have ONLY gotten to know you/hear about you from MySpace? If you severed all other contacts, like your own website and tribe, how many people would use that as their only point of contact?

And for everyone else, I ask the same question. MySpace: waste of time, or useful evil?

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A Stella Dream!

Amy Zing — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:48:10 GMT

Stella has shown up in my dreams before, but usually in an "I'm not prepared, oh shit, where's my bow, that's not my bow, that's a banana"* kind of context. In my dreams, I'm a shambling doofus, unable to find my chair, my rosin, my notes.

So imagine how AWESOME it was the other night when I dreamed of playing my saw on a beach, and impressing the hell out of everyone, and then topping the whole thing off by jumping on my saw, barefoot, and riding it around in the air like the goddamned Silver Surfer.

That, my friends, is a dream I'd pay good money for.

*Shut up, P'lito.

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precious with that cheese grater!!

doodlz — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:31:01 GMT

you were terrific last night amy. really splendid! all charming and sharp.

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venues

Amy Zing — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:57:36 GMT

Most of the time Kelly and I play in bars. Which is great, because, you know, it's a BAR.

We have also played at
a laundromat
a sex party
a planetarium
a comic book store
(Kelly has also played solo at a Winery and at a Spelling Bee)
and tonight, at a Storytelling event, in a warehouse, full of bawdy, ballsy, bodacious, hilariously true tales of love, licentiousness and lust.

If we are going to continue in this vein, we need more goofy and off-beat venues. A bowling alley? A bar mitzvah? A bingo night?

Any ideas?

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Stella! & Five Cent Coffee, SUNDAY

Amy Zing — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:24:23 GMT

Have I mentioned in the last ten minutes how much I LOVE Five Cent Coffee?

No?

Here: I love Five Cent Coffee. They are, in all honesty, my favorite local band to see live. Falling in with their crew is one of the best things to happen to Kelly and me*. They rock every possible sock.

After the insanely awesome and heart-rending Tom Waits tribute show, I feel honored to share a stage with them in a more intimate, cozy setting. Fittingly, in the bar where we first met.

Please join us Sunday at the Rite Spot, for some love & sugar & skiffle & spice.

Sunday, Feb 18th (Some lucky folks have Monday off from work!)
The Rite Spot
2099 Folsom @ 17th St
San Francisco
9ish
F-R-E-E (free free free)

*"Me" is correct. "I" would not be. Shut up.

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Everything's A Dollar, Part II

Amy Zing — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:02:31 GMT

That's right! Due to popular demand, new dates have been booked for an encore performance of...

Everything's a Dollar in This Box: the Songs of Tom Waits on Cheap Instruments

TWO NIGHTS
Friday April 13th and Saturday April 14th
@
21 Grand
416 25ht St.,
Oakland, CA 94612

Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed the show and to all of you hardcore rain-dogs who sat outside for hours and listened through the doors!

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE for both nights through www.fivecentcoffee.com, so you won't be left out in the cold!

The same wonderful cast, (5 Cent Coffee, Stella, Dogs in Doublets, Pretty Cunt, and Liqour Cake) will be playing your favorite Tom Waits maladies. Beautiful, heart-wrenching tunes lovingly brough to life on ukulele, washboard, saw, accordian, beer bottles, and the single most battered cymbal you're ever likely to see. Plus there will be some new surprises including (but not limited to) a fresh ensemble song and more confetti!

Get behind the mule and come on down!

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Two saws...no waiting

spidra — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:43:16 GMT

I was expecting to see Kelly and Amy at the Cheap Suit Serenaders gigs last night. Both Bob and Terry were playing saw on "Whispering", Terry using a gold-plated saw that Bob loaned him. There were other saw features as well.

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bling...ding...blang CLANG!

Sanchez_Boon — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:54:00 GMT

Amy rocked that little fisher price xylophone.

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the scene as it was tonight

erlingwold — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:32:04 GMT

picture this
poor fans standing in the rain
held back from the door
flowers wilting
hoping for a glimpse of a beloved idol that never comes
later in bed, shivering with fever,
they cry for a lost love

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Everything's A Dollar In This Box

Amy Zing — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:22:15 GMT

5 Cent Coffee presents:
Everything's a Dollar in this Box:
The songs of Tom Waits on cheap instruments.
Saturday, January 27th 2007
8:30pm

21 Grand, Oakland, CA
416 25th St.
(at Broadway)
www.21grand.org
$6-10

Featuring performances by 5 Cent Coffee, Stella!, Dogs in Doublets, Pretty Cunt, Liquor Cake, plus Christina Zegri as the "Kid" and Jessica Froiland and Ivan Cooper as our other ambient barflys...

Step right up for an eclectic, multi-media performance celebrating the legendary songwriting talent of the one and only Tom Waits -- all stripped down and played on cheap instruments. Two full sets spanning his entire career, performed on everything from junk percussion to kazoo to ukulele to acapella beat box, toys, saw and the single most battered cymbal you're ever likely to see.

www.fivecentcoffee.com
www.myspace.com/fivecentcoffee

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Woohoo!

Sanchez_Boon — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:34:32 GMT

I haven't seen the print version yet, but Amy said that it takes up almost a whole page!

http://music.eastbayexpress.com/search/locations.php?oid=5077

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Video from Isotope

JasonBuckley — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:51:45 GMT

I've posted 2 videos so far from the show at Isotope Comics on my video blog and will be posting a new one about once a week. http://www.jasonbuckley.com/video/vlog

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amy had hot hair on kelly's birthday

doodlz — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:59:15 GMT

just sayin
plus we could see up her skirt when she played saw
oooo!!! what a funnn party!!!!

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Kelly's Birthday Party Show!!

Amy Zing — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:53:27 GMT

Kelly McCubbin, The Ukulele Apocalypse, will be celebrating the beautiful and wondrous anniversary of his birth, on Saturday, January 13th. The tireless (and possibly demented) genius behind "Uke-y Stardust" and "Purple Rain -- When Ukes Cry" will celebrate in the manner he knows best: with a uke in one hand and a well-aged scotch in the other, surrounded by friends, fans, and fellow musicians.

Join us, please, as we grace the stage of our latest venue: Isotope Comics! All your favorites will be there: Stella!, Five Cent Coffee, and Just Henry, punctuating our sets with some of your favorite numbers from the past year.

Bask in the glory of the Uke Apocalypse. Without him, where would we be?

Saturday, January 13th, 8ish
Isotope Comics (www.isotopecomics.com)
326 Fell Street @ Gough, San Francisco
F R E E ! ! !

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heh, below is just funny

doodlz — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:18:53 GMT

first there's STELLA and 5 Cent Coffee
and then there's 5 Cent Coffee and Stella....
;D tonight's gonna be two tons of fun kiddies. i have no idea what to wear!

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STELLA!! And 5 CENT COFFEE!! FRIDAY!

Amy Zing — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:21:06 GMT

It's true! Kelly and I will be gracing the stage at the venerable Starry Plough, Friday night, 12/22.

Stella!, 5 Cent Coffee and The New Hour will be uke-ing, saw-ing, washboard-ing and cheese-gratering at Berkeley's own folk music landmark, The Starry Plough! New skiffly goodness as we musically windmill our arms and dare anyone to get in the way!

Showtime begins around 9:30.
Cover is $6 American.
The Starry Plough is at 3101 Shattuck Ave., in Berkeley.

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ACK, i'm soooo sorry to have missed you AMY!

doodlz — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:34:50 GMT

i heard you rocked on your cheese grater! i for one, cannot wait to hear you do it again at the Starry Plough!

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Stella! opening for Plasterkatz, 10/8!

Amy Zing — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 04:53:02 GMT

That's right, Stella-ites!

Stella! (The Ukulele Apocolypse and Amy Zing, yours truly) will be opening for Plasterkatz on FRIDAY (Friday friday) at Ireland's 32!

The show is FREE!

Ireland's 32 has BEER!

We are doing TWO NEW ORIGINAL SONGS! Yep, original, as in, I wrote one, and Kelly wrote one!

Show starts 9-ish!

Ireland's 32 is at 3920 Geary!

Do it!

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Purple Rain - Live!!!

ukeapocalypse — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:28:57 GMT

With saw! And spoons!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atAogGKUZNI

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Musical saw downloads

SawLady — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:39:26 GMT

Hi Amy,

Love your photos!
I don't know if you remember me...
Just wanted to let you know I put my new musical saw (and bells) EP on my website ( www.SawLady.com ) for MP3 downloading.
If you got a minute, check it out :)

Hope all is good and that you are keeping your saw sharp!

Natalia
www.SawLady.com

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Photos from Purple Rain! Tons of 'em!

Amy Zing — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:08:33 GMT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tjhatton/sets/72157594370412391/

Thank you, Terry.

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Amy is the Beautiful one!

Sanchez_Boon — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:10:52 GMT

Right before we went on she said that she was pretty sure that this is what heaven would be like if you believed in that sort of thing. Friends, booze and lots of lace.

I think she may have been right.

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Purple Rain: When Ukes Cry

Amy Zing — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:11:28 GMT

"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called LIFE...."

The man. The artist. The musican. The guitar. Well, scrap the guitar. Because we will be presenting Prince's classic, groundbreaking album, "Purple Rain," from start to finish, on ukuleles. Lots of ukuleles. More ukuleles than perhaps you've ever seen, or ever will. Sure, there will be some xylophone, saw, washboard and spoons, but really, it's all about the uke.

Featuring 5 Cent Coffee, Stella!, Just Henry, and Kitten on the Keys!

November 9th
The Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St., SF
9 pm/$10/21+
Dressing up and singing along is not only tolerated, it is welcomed. Put on your eyeliner and frilly shirt, put your hands in the air, and say it with me......... "I Would Die 4 Uke!"

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Aftermath, Knock-Out Uke-Out

Amy Zing — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 01:15:20 GMT

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about.

Fantastic crowd, wonderful line-up, thorough sound-check, solid performance, and going home happy.

Thanks, everyone.

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Aftermath, Ireland's 32

Amy Zing — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:02:55 GMT

So. The Ireland's 32 gig was one I looked forward to a LOT. Opening for Plasterkatz, new songs, Halloween-y delights and such.

Unfortunately, it was not great, due to nerves and a broken uke string.

But we looked good, and that's the most important part.

New pictures in the gallery, and a big thanks to Holly for sharing them.

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Three gigs. Two weeks.

Amy Zing — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:19:27 GMT

Your favorite uke-and-saw combo will be in a flurry of activity in late October-early November. A FLURRY, I say!

On October 27th, we will have the unbelievable privilege of opening for Plasterkatz at Ireland's 32. Plasterkatz is an incredible bunch of multi-tasking musicians: everything from guitar to uke to mandolin, sax to flute to slide whistle. You could probably bring a cookie sheet and a bowl full of peanuts to a Plasterkatz show, and they'd find a way to rock it.

Quasi-retro blues-rockin' alterna-folk music for the 21st century!
3920 Geary Blvd at 3rd Ave in SF's Richmond District.
http://plasterkatz.tribe.net/

Then, November 3rd, The Knock-Out Uke Out! Featuring all your favorites from Uke-y Stardust. Tippy Canoe, Uni and her Ukulele, Megan Lynch, Just Henry, 5 Cent Coffee, and STELLA! Head to head, fret to fret, we'll be uking with our dukes out, you can bet!!
The Knockout
3223 Mission Street, SF (www.theknockoutsf.com)

And then, THEN, the big one. The one you've heard about for months on end: "Purple Rain - When Ukes Cry". Prince's incredible, ground-breaking, genius album, "Purple Rain," from start to finish, on ukulele. Featuring 5 Cent Coffee, Just Henry, STELLA!, plus veryvery special guests Kitten on the Keys and Koz! If you miss this one, you might as well set up the automatic-kicking-machine right now, because your friends will never stop talking about it. November 9th, 9 p.m., The Rickshaw Stop, in Hayes Valley, 155 Fell St, San Francisco. Advance tickets available (Yes, it's THAT serious) from www.rickshawstop.com.

Come see us!

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What you need to know about the 10/27 show

Amy Zing — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:17:29 GMT

In conveniently bulleted format:

• Stella! will be opening for Plasterkatz!
• The Plasterkatz rock!
• Kelly and I will be playing THREE new songs that no one has heard yet! (Except the dog and cat.)
• There will be costumes!
• We should go on sometime between 8:30 and 9:00!
• Ireland's 32 is at 3920 Geary Blvd at 3rd Ave in SF's Richmond District! (not really worthy of the "!", but I'm on a roll!)

and....
• This show is FREE!

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The Hellouts at Starry Plough!

Amy Zing — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:05:39 GMT

I thoroughly recommend this product and/or service, although I most likely will not be able to go. If ever I needed 7-league boots, this Friday night would be when I needed them the most.

Max, of the Hellouts, is a super-cool fellow we met at Saw Fest, and I'd LOVE to see what his band is all about. Check 'em out, and see if he can shred. (Get it -- saw? shred? Har dee har.)

October, 6 2006
"Super Bluegrass Weekend" w/ Huckleberry Flint, The Hellouts, Dave Hanley Band, Barefoot Nellies
Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA 94701
Cost: $10.00

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Check out the new Stella t-shirt ad campaign!

Sanchez_Boon — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:13:42 GMT

Just posted a couple shots of the one and only Doodles Larue in a high quality Stella baby doll t-shirt!

Come on, now you've gotta buy one!

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rockin' the south

ludmilla — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:59:16 GMT

erling spreading the good news in kentucky:

http://mymusicalsaw.tribe.net/photos/bdcbf10e-d299-44c5-87c6-3b19f8cd09e2

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Amy Zing on the Saw ladies and gentleman!

Sanchez_Boon — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:40:44 GMT

Thank you so much,l for playing with us last night. it was worble-rific!

:-)

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New Photos! New T-Shirts!

Amy Zing — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:20:51 GMT

I finally got around to posting photos from last month's Saw Fest, in Santa Cruz. I love the shots of ALL the saw-players crammed onto one small stage -- you have no idea how hilarious and chaotic and beautiful it is to be surrounded by two dozen people with very dangerous instruments, warbling through "Beautiful Dreamer" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

And AND -- the girly T-shirts are here! They're so cute, I want to wear all of them at once. Let me know if you want one. American Apparell, size S, M, L, XL. Price is totally negotiable.

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5 Cent Coffee at Starry Plough -- THURSDAY!

Amy Zing — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:27:14 GMT

Here's the deets, lovingly copied and pasted from Smitty himself:

That's right, you heard me. This Thursday September 21st, strap on yer rubber underwear with the matching ducky suspenders and come on down to the Starry Plough!

Experience the terrific bluegrass duo Hollertown!

and then...

Drink up every drop of the cheap musical stylings of 5 Cent Coffee! Ukulele driven, grumpy hat wearin' , washboard slingin' dirty old songs that only Slick McCoy, Doodles LaRue and Smitty "Spitshine" DeLaCroix can dole out...

Be there!

Here's the detailed info:

5 Cent Coffee www.fivecentcoffee.com
Hollertown www.hollertown.com

Starry Plough
3010 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA

Thursday September 21st 9pm

only $5 at the door! Sweet!

-Smitty

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More T-shirts! A poll!

Amy Zing — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:36:31 GMT

I ADORE customink.com. Incredible customer service, fast and reliable turnaound time.

After getting dicked over by another T-shirt company, CustomInk saved my ass, held my hand, and provided me with really awesome, high-quality, gorgeous T-shirts. I got a bunch of Men's T-shirts in various sizes, and they are almost GONE.

So I need to order more. And this one's for the ladies.

Heeeeyyy, Ladies! What are you most likely to buy/wear?

• A black American Apparel Girly T
• A white American Apparel Girly T
• A white American Apparel Spaghetti Tank
• A black American Apperal Spaghetti Tank

Personally, I'd go for the black Tank. But I don't want to order a bunch of shirts for ME, y'know?

Let me know. I want to order the new batch SOON. Your vote counts!

And if you're thinking of ordering your own shirts, go here.
http://customink.com/index.html

http://customink.com/index.html

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Plinkety Pleasures, Aug 26th!

Amy Zing — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:31:06 GMT

{lifted from Sanchez Boon, of 5¢ Coffee Fame}

Hey kids,

Come on out to the 21 grand in Oakland next Sat Aug 26th and see Plinkity Pleasures, a Ukulele Revue!

Most of the fabulous groups who came together for the Ukey Stardust show will be playing sets of their original music and maybe some non-Bowie covers...maybe.

come on down, it'll be a hoot!

here's the info:

Saturday August 26th
8pm $6-10

A Showcase featuring unique sets by some of the premier four string hustlers in the Bay Area!

For your aural pleasure:

5 Cent Coffee www.fivecentcoffee.com

Tippy Canoe & Dee Spare
www.tippycanoe.net
www.kirbygrips.com

Stella! (feat. The Uke Apocalypse and Amy Zing)
www.ukeapocalypse.com
mymusicalsaw.tribe.net

Megan Lynch
www.myspace.com/meganlynch

Just Henry
tribes.tribe.net/justhenry

21 Grand
416 25th St.
Oakland, California 94612
www.21grand.org

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Saw Fest 2006!

Amy Zing — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:16:24 GMT

Good: Seeing a few folks we knew from last year, and getting to know them better

Not-So-Good: Crappy hotel room with paper-thin ceilings and drunken louts stomping around upstairs half the night

Good: Getting to play on the Main Stage in front of some of the world's best saw-players

Not-So-Good: Feeling like I flubbed and squeaked a lot

Good: No one seemed to notice

Not-So-Good: Kelly wrenching his back/shoulder in the shower and having to deal with PAIN all day

Good: He's still a total trooper and charmed the hell out of everybody

Awesome: People really seemed to like what we do. They LOVED "Moonage Daydream." Even without the effects pedal!

Sublime: The Chorus of Saws, where all 30-odd (and I do mean "odd") saw-players got on stage to play a few numbers in relative unison

Also Awesome: one guy playing guitar while two people each played gigantic cross-cut saws with mallets

Neat: Meeting Max, whose band is going to do an upcoming show with FIVE CENT COFFEE

Oops: Inviting Jessica to come to the Fest and then not being able to talk to her because we were hovering over the merchandise table

Surprise: Selling more T-shirts than I ever would have expected

Sad: We have to wait a whole year for the next one

Good: Next year I won't be so NERVOUS!

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T-shirts are here! T-shirts are here!

Amy Zing — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:51:07 GMT

Yep, I found a REPUTABLE vendor* and finally have STELLA T-shirts.

They're Men's American Apparel Fitted Ts, and seem to fit pretty close to the body, not like some baggy sacklike concert shirts I've been bamboozled into buying and then never wear. Black with white and red logo. In S, M, L, XL, and one or two XXL.

Want one? Let me know what size, and I'll be sure to bring an assortment along next time I'm likely to see you. Prices are extremely flexible. I am open to barter.

You know you want one!

*CustomInk.com. Nice folks, excellent communication!

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Paul Reuben's Day IV!

Amy Zing — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:05:20 GMT

The Ukulele Apocalypse and I will be doing a short set at the after party. It's bound to be pure chaotic ridiculosity for all involved. Please come (heh) see us!

__________________

Paul Reubens’ Day IV!
Honoring the 15th Annivesary of Exposed Genius Paul Reubens's tribute to Jocelyn Elders

Some things are just meant to go together….
…Saturday mornings and Cartoons …
…Porno and Kleenex…
…Paul Reubens’ Day and the Castro!!!!

Guaranteed to make you “Scream real LOUD!”
Cum celebrate four years of Pee-wee loving, bowtie wearing, spooge-mongering, adult-themed Saturday kid’s show watching, secret word screaming mayhem with us on Saturday, July 29th!

*Any and all Pee-wee/Paul Reubens related costume encouraged!!!
*-wees will meet at 1pm at location in the Castro that will be disclosed within
two weeks of the 29th
*PRD is free, but bring $$$ for transportation/drinking/toys

PRD Party!

The Dark Room, 2263 Mission St @ 19th
9pm, $7 in -wee wear
($10 in un-wee wear)

After the day full of cavorting and tequila-dancing, frolicking and spooging, drinking and “I meant to do that!” cum on down to the Mission for the PRD after party. The days are hot and sticky and you will be too at the porniest Pee-wee party of the year!

Featuring : The Diamond Daggers, Circus Finelli Uphill Both Ways, Sherilyn Connely, Uke Apocalypse, Pandora, K-rob, pornography and much more!

Clips from the VERY PORN Paul Reubens was watching when arrested!
Many faces of Pee-wee on the big screen!
Costume contest! Miss Yvonne Beauty Pagaent! Trivia Contest!
Sexy, Zany, Spoogey Fun!

Pee-wee games and kissing booth!

Brought to you by The Drunken Redheaded Sluts

www.darkroomsf.com

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Son of Brainwash pics!

Amy Zing — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:40:02 GMT

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5centcoffee/sets/72157594206980277/

If I emoted any harder, my face would explode.

Oh, and whoever took these: THANKS!

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Remember the Tshirts?

Amy Zing — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:52:09 GMT

The really cute ones I was gonna get, with the Stella logo?

Yeah. Well. All I can say is, NEVER order Tshirts from 295tees.com.

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Thanks, guys!

Amy Zing — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 19:33:00 GMT

Thanks for coming out to our li'l show. It was a small crowd, but seeing every one of your faces made me so happy....

And P'lito, thanks for the sandpaper! I'll keep it in my case.

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STELLA and FIVE CENT COFFEE at Brainwash!

Amy Zing — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:57:44 GMT

Laundry on a Friday night? How inconceivably dull! Unless you add cold beer, big burgers, and the toe-tapping delights of STELLA and FIVE CENT COFFEE!

Yes indeed, your favorite fearless and drunken musicians will again grace (?) the stage (?) at Brainwash Cafe on Friday, July 7th.

AGITATE to the sounds of FIVE CENT COFFEE, distilling their own brand of twisted junkyard tunes. Ask nice, and you may be able to borrow their washboard to scrub your delicates.

SPIN with delight as your ears are tickled by STELLA, featuring Kelly McCubbin: The Ukulele Apocalypse, and Amy Zing on the saw. Wonder at the pathos and beauty of four strings and a 28-inch Stanley.

FLUFF AND FOLD as these two acts join together for some truly ridiculous and beer-soaked ensemble numbers. (Really, we practiced and everything!)

You may lose a sock, but you'll gain an evening of unforgettable entertainment!

Check us out!
http://tribes.tribe.net/5centcoffee
http://5centcoffee.tripod.com/
http://www.ukeapocalypse.com/index.php
http://tribes.tribe.net/ukeapocalypse
http://mymusicalsaw.tribe.net

Friday, July 7
Beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Brainwash Cafe
1122 Folsom St. @ 8th

free. Free. FREE. And worth every penny.

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Saw Fest 2006!

Amy Zing — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:18:23 GMT

http://www.sawplayers.org/festinfo.html

Kelly and I went last year, and being newbies, we were a little shy about leaping in (although Kelly got to jam a little with Charlie Blacklock on fiddle).

Highlights include:

SATURDAY - AUGUST 12th, 2006, 1pm - JAM at the TOM SCRIBNER STATUE, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz (the sound of two dozen saw players drifted about four blocks down the Avenue, so we knew where we were headed)

SATURDAY - AUGUST 12th, 2006, 6pm - POTLUK/JAM at ROARING CAMP in Felton, CA (this is where Kelly jammed with Charlie Blacklock and we made some new friends)

SUNDAY - AUGUST 13th, 2006, 10am to 6pm - FESTIVAL at ROARING CAMP in Felton, CA (this is where they have the saw-off contest, followed by entertainment on the Main Stage, where we are slated to play this year)

AND there's the Chorus of Saws, where every Saw-Player present seats themselves on the Main Stage and warbles through a dozen songs. It is silly and beautiful and inspiring.

Who's going?

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amy is.....

confetta — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:34:04 GMT

PERTY!

AND

steLLa is
SHARP!

um.....

Hoooo
HOOOOO!

I think a saw seauuuuuuuLeauuuuuuuuu is in order,

deaun'T YOU?

xoxox

fettz

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The Fillmore!

Amy Zing — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:43:37 GMT

Playing at the Fillmore on Thursday was spectacular -- some of the best performances I've seen out of all of our shows. And hey, The FILLMORE! How cool is that?

Everyone there was super-cool. The sound guy was a bit surprised he'd have to deal with a dozen people and all of their gear, but he was incredibly efficient and helpful. The sound was great, and the audience was enthused.

And a big thanks to Dina, for getting our platform-booted foot in the door.

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On another note:

Amy Zing — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:13:45 GMT

Do people wear white T-shirts anymore?

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Uke-y Stardust -- the final contact.

Amy Zing — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:11:58 GMT

You've seen it, heard about it, dreamt about it and woken up sweaty. Listen up, Star-Children, because this could very well be your last chance to enjoy the beauty, wonder, and downright silliness of Uke-y Stardust.

It's a complete performance of David Bowie's legendary album, "The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars," performed entirely on ukulele. Lots of ukuleles, sometimes. And also some kazoo. And saw. And bass drum. And other stuff. But mostly uke. And until you've seen a bunch of sparkly-dressed goofballs playing and singing their beer-soaked hearts out to "Rock And Roll Suicide," you ain't never gonna get a seat on that starship heading to a better place.

Did I mention it's at the FILLMORE? Yep, the Fillmore. Specifically, the upstairs lounge. And the Fiery Furnaces are playing the main stage, and they are fancy and terrific!

Thursday, June 15th
The Fillmore, Geary & Fillmore, SF
First set at 8:00; second at 9:45.

Note: Yes, you have to buy tickets to the main show, and yes, they are pricey (over $20). And yes, we will be at the mercy of the schedule of the main stage, so we might get a bit squeezed.

Long live Uke-y Stardust!

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That Amy Zing is such a damn tribe hog

Amy Zing — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 02:22:26 GMT

I mean, really.

I started this tribe as an attempt to connect with other saw players, to learn what the hell I was doing and to find out how other people had dealt with the challenges of coaxing music out of a piece of hardware.

And now it's ME ME ME LOOK AT ME all the time. Don't get me wrong, I love the attention. I love rambling about MY upcoming shows, looking at photos of ME, fielding complements from folks who love ME and MY SAW. I do. But I don't think it should be all ME, all the time.

What else are you guys doing? The other saw-players in here: how's it going? What have you learned? What gives you trouble? Where are you playing? What kind of music do you play? Where did you get the idea to take up such a deadly implement?

Discuss. Please.

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much-needed maintenance

Amy Zing — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:24:12 GMT

I noticed when I played at Chabot, I hit a few "dead spots" on the saw. I touched bow to saw, and got NOTHING -- not a good feeling.

So this last weekend, I bravely (well, tentatively) took sandpaper in hand and gave Stella a good thorough cleaning along the edge. Took off eighteen months of accumulated rosin, tears, sweat, and assorted gunk. Now she's a brand new lady! More resonance, more volume, NO dead spots.

Now I keep a piece of sandpaper in my case at all times, and I won't let her get so gunky again.

Long live Stella!

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Uke-y Stardust makes another landing!

Amy Zing — Tue, 23 May 2006 01:30:11 GMT

For those of you kicking yourselves for missing the Rite Spot Show:

Freak out in a moon-age daydream at Chabot Space & Science Center!

Friday May 26, 2006 8:00pm

Party under the stars in glam style at Chabot Space & Science Center with an unusual and unique live musical performance: The Rise and Fall of Uke-y Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, presented by Ukulele Apocalypse (KellyMcCubbin); including performances by Megan Lynch, Uni and her Ukulele, Tippy Canoe, 5 Cent Coffee, Henry and the Heymen, and Amy Zing on saw!

That's right, it's the whole Ziggy Stardust album presented in its entirety, completely on ukulele! Come sing along and dress the part. Show us your glittery glam David Bowie style while tasting local beer and food. Sample beer from Buffalo Bill's Brewery; coffee from Uncommon Café; and dessert from CremaLite café.

This event includes telescope viewing (weather permitting), admission to the entire museum and all our hands-on exhibits, PLUS a SonicVision planetarium show, the coolest digitally animated alternative music show in the Bay Area, designed by Moby. www.chabotspace.org/sonicvision/

This event help support Chabot's efforts to provide programs and supplemental education for Oakland kids and teachers.

Admission: $8 members of Chabot /$10 student (w/ID)/ $15 adult

Advance tickets – Box Office: 510.336.7373

www.chabotspace.org

10000 Skyline Drive, Oakland, CA:

Closer than you think!

Highway 13 to Joaquin Miller exit

Left on Skyline Boulevard.

Lots of FREE Parking.

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Tons of Chabot photos

inkvision — Sun, 28 May 2006 21:54:33 GMT

I have TONS more photos to go through and process (fix red eye, contrast and resize), so I plan to add at least TWICE as many, but here you go, it's a start:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkvision/sets/72157594147819725/

I still need to add a description, names, and tags to all the photos...

If you see any photos you like and want to use, contact me at:
paulawirth@gmail.com. I won't charge, I just ask for credit if used in press or print or web (and link back to flickr set). I also have higher resolution files for all photos.

DID I MENTION that you guys rocked????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sneak Peak of AMY ZING and Uke-Y

confetta — Fri, 26 May 2006 22:25:50 GMT

Amy is oddly shown doing a guitar solo in this clip...
on Moonage Daydream - tonight there is a
rumor going around she will perform it on the saw...

It could be a dangerous solo for Uke-Y....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGWYGR3xy2Y&search=mick%20ronson

~confetta

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My first born for a better camera

Kitten: Diva Extraordinaire — Wed, 17 May 2006 16:33:53 GMT

I managed to take some o.k. shots of Kelly & Amy at the Brainwash show. (Put them in the album) I will have a better camera with me next time.

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friday friday FRIDAY!

Amy Zing — Fri, 12 May 2006 04:47:27 GMT

The Ukulele Apocalypse, Amy Zing, and 5 Cent Coffee are playing at Brainwash!

Hot on the heels of the success of Uke-y Stardust, your favorite off-kilter musicians with day jobs are at it again! Bring your sweetie, your big ears, and your dirty laundry out for a toe-tapping, gut-busting, fluff-and-fold evening of musical delight!

Kelly McCubbin, The Ukulele Apocalypse, (tribes.tribe.net/ukeapocalypse)
may very well be the only uke player to segue from Cliff Edwards to Billy Squier and live to tell the tale.

Amy Zing (mymusicalsaw.tribe.net/), with her trusty saw, Stella, dreams of touring hardware stores across the country, finding the beauty hidden among the mundane.

5 Cent Coffee is an eclectic trio dedicated to organic old fashioned sound; an amalgamation of a by-gone nation, mixed with the fresh scent of a smile or the sound of a lament. Ukulele driven original material with stand-up bass and melodian - throw in a washboard, a kazoo - some junk - an old shoe, wear a grumpy hat, cry a tear or two, and you're there. (http://tribes.tribe.net/5centcoffee)

Friday, May 12th, 9 PM
Brainwash Cafe, 1122 Folsom St., San Francisco
F-R-E-E!

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Stella bit me!

Amy Zing — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:48:28 GMT

Yep, she did.

Even though the gorgeous and crafty Kitten made me a beautiful hanky to put on my lap while I play, I must have gotten so off-kilter* at the Uke-y show** that Stella managed to give me a nice little nick on my left thigh. It serves as a sweet reminder of the BEST show I've ever played.***

Now if I could just explain the GIANT GREEN BRUISE on the back of my right arm.
________

*Or, um, drunk.

**Hey, YOU sit on a barstool with your ridiculously big boots propped on an overturned milk crate, singing into one mike and playing saw into another, and try not to let your posture slip.

*** Out of like, five. But still, the best.

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Uke-y Stardust is on Ukulelia!!!

inkvision — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:40:12 GMT

Ukulelia is the primary blog for ukulele, started by one of the boingboing folks...

They put my message on, with a link to pictures, that I sent the other day... and there is a pic of Megan (their choice) - If I knew they'd use my text, I would have mentioned names...

(blogged on Thursday, April 27, 2006)
Expect some hits!!!

http://www.ukulelia.com/

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A moment

Kitten: Diva Extraordinaire — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:16:14 GMT

I'd like to take a moment to worship Amy and her bad ass saw playing for a moment. She was incredible last night. Such haunting, joyous and rocking sounds she gets out of Stella.

She was a complete rock star....

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PICS GALORE of the beautious AMY ZING FROM Ukey Stardus & the Spiders from Marst!!

confetta — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:13:24 GMT

What almeaust as bee-Yoo-Ti-FuL as Amy Zing?

SteLLa (Amy's saw)...

Not to mention Amy's loveLy Voice!

Look for yerseLF!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/confetta/sets/72057594117999864/

Dang I'm lucky I got to see AMY in such a small place.......

this sheauuuuuuuuuw is headed for the BiG TIME!

oxo

~confetta

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Questions about playing live.

Amy Zing — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:35:25 GMT

So I noticed that playing at DaSilva's Ukulele Company there were NO sound problems at all. No feedback, no screetching noises, no drop-out, nothing. Pure lovely resonant saw-sound, nothing else.

The owner of the place, Mike DaSilva, helped to set up our equipment, and he had the idea to set up one of our microphones UNDER the saw, rather than reaching over it. The mike was completely out of my way (although I think I banged my bow into the vocal mike about 1,000 times), but the sound of the saw was TOTALLY consistent, and gorgeous.

So my question to my fellow saw-players is: How do you configure your equipment to play live? What kind of mikes/amps do you use? How are they set up? How do you get all of the beauty, with none of the anguishing rasp/screetch/godawful noise that comes from doing it wrong?

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Okay, So Amy Kicked aSs.....

confetta — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:56:24 GMT

yep!

Amazing on the saw!

A Saw SOLO on Moonage Daydream that woulduh made Mick Ronson have JaH-Loo-Sie!

AND the space and sound really allowed Amy's perty voice to be heard!!

The harmonies betweenn Kelly & Amy were sooooooper...sometimes Kelly takes the high notes and Amy goes deep and then swithzroo!

Rally great turnout and......well if you were not there yuh baLeW iT!!

Not exactly Robin and Batman....

Kelly and Amy are a dynamic duo indeed!!

Can't wait to see their performances in the UkeY STaRDusT show coming up at The Rite Spot!!

I think them two are headed for even bigger venues!

Hoo HOO!

Geauuuuuuuuu Amy!

oxo
~confetta

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whew!

Amy Zing — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:56:15 GMT

THAT was fun. DaSilva's Ukulele Company is a great venue: spacious yet cozy, with great sound and a nice crowd. I want to go back.

And once again, "Chim Chiminey" is such a barn-burner. It's one of most fun songs to play, and it always goes over well.

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ouchy!

Amy Zing — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:50:31 GMT

I practiced so much over the weekend that my left-hand fingers are calloused.

I worry about my hands; they are so small, and take so much abuse.

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I am NOW a rockstar.

Amy Zing — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 03:36:44 GMT

Officially.

Kelly and I have been putting together our numbers for the Uke-y Stardust show. I'll go ahead and spoil the surprise by saying that we're doing "Moonage Daydream," complete with the total cock-rock Mick Ronson solos.... on saw.

So, I'll be damned if my Sweet Boy didn't buy an actual EFFECTS PEDAL for me and Stella. It's adorable, and aqua-colored (my new favorite color), and the idea is that I can switch on the "Total Funky Reverb Echo Freaky Effect Thing" while I am playing.

However, knowing me, I'll want to STOP THE SHOW so that everyone can see that I am pressing down on my fancy effects pedal, with my big boot.

"See this? See this PEDAL? On the FLOOR? It's a really cool FANCY piece of equipment, and now that I'm STEPPING on it, you're all gonna be blown away by the pure FREAKYNESS of it. Did you miss it? With the stepping? On the PEDAL? Okay, I'll do it again."

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4/13/06 Another opportunity for Amy (and Kelly) worship

spidra — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:34:09 GMT

It's in the events for this tribe, but here's the link to it:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/Crooners-Songbirds-Saucy-and-Sauced/berkeley-california-94710/393b82d9-382b-49fe-89ce-c1921c22ba7b?nextpage=http%3A%2F%2Fsanfrancisco.tribe.net%2Ftemplate%2FHomeListings.vm

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Time to worship Amy

Kitten: Diva Extraordinaire — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:32:35 GMT

It's her Birthday and she should be worshiped.

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The Glory of Thy Moderatrix!

ukeapocalypse — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:11:23 GMT

Please to be enjoying her wonderful performance on this new track we recorded!
It's the most serious song we know, done on the silliest instruments there are!

http://www.ukeapocalypse.com/netjuke/var/music/mercy.mp3

(Listen to how she starts with an ominous drone and then turns it into a driving melody on later verses...)

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MTV musical saw allert

SawLady — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:38:49 GMT

Hi all,

If you watch MTV... you might catch the new promo for the 'Andy Milonakis Show' (an MTV comedy show for teenagers). It's a 20 second promo that tells fans of the show that it is moving from MTV to MTV2.
We filmed the promo yesterday (despite the transit strike in NYC, which caused major delays).
They gave me a funny hair-do and had me play the saw a-capella in the background, while a 95 year old lady was speaking in the foreground. Andy was goofing around coming in and out of the frame.
I played 'Christmas Morning' (which you can listen to on www.cdBaby.com/paruz) even though the promo will air after Christmas (despite it's name, it's not strictly a Christmas tune).

Also:
If you get the HDnet TV channel (it's National in the USA): I was filmed playing the saw at Penn Station for a show called "Deadline", for the segment about music in the NYC subway.
It will air January 10th, 9pm. (channel 71 in NYC).

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season,
and lots of music in the New Year!

All the best,

Natalia

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Musical Saw group

Lisa — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:24:22 GMT

Hey there,
I just started a group for people who like the Musical/Singing Saw! I believe it's the only one on myspace (go figure) and I'd be so happy if you joined up :)
xoxo Lisa
Here is the link
http://groups.myspace.com/musicalsawsrock

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