Fort Worth Texas Recap
Last night, there were not many people at the show, but by far it was the most memorable night of the tour…
We sold a good amount of merch despite the small turn out. Which is good because i dont think the show itself made any money thru the door.
The bartendress liked me, and proceeded to buy me shots all night long. I think i got up to 9-10 but she told me it was only 6-7. I dont know who to believe as she admitted she was previously an alcoholic who could do 20 shots of henny a night. she also admitted having fucked up her liver and her doctor told her she couldnt drink, but she did anyways.
Weds March 31st – Blueprint, Illogic, & Rare Groove in Palm Springs, CA
This show was added last minute, with just over a week to promote it, so please please please help us spread the word. We’ve never been to Palm Springs before but i think this one will be fun as hell. If you’re in the area come celebrate Spring Break with Weightless.
Word!
Pics from March 6th Greenhouse show @ Skullys
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Weds March 10th – Blueprint & Rare Groove in Dayton, OH
Yup. You heard it right. For all my people who live in the Dayton/Fairborn/Xenia/Yellow Springs area, me and the groove will be playing a show this Wednesday March 10th at One Eyed Jacks. Please help us spread the word since its only a few days away. Peep the flyer for the event. We will be giving away free autographed show posters (below) at the event:
Thanks for the support!
Greenhouse (Blueprint, Illogic, & DJ Rare Groove) Spring Tour Dates – Part One
For those wondering if/when would Greenhouse (Blueprint & Illogic w/ Dj Rare Groove) would be touring this spring, here’s the update. Yes, we will be touring, opening up for Killah Priest of the Wu-Tang Clan. Below are the first half of the tour dates. More dates will be announced shortly.
Saturday March 20th @ Ruta Maya
3601 S. Congress – Austin, TX 78701
12am-4am / All AgesSunday March 21 @ Highland Lake’s Marina (End of SXSW Boat Party)
16120 Wharf Cove – Volente, TX 78641
2pm-8pm / Ages 21+Monday March 22 @ Limelight
2718 North Saint Marys St. San Antonio, TX 78212
9pm-1am / Ages 21+Greenhouse w/ Prince Paul on March 6th
Sorry i haven’t been blogging much lately. Wanted to announce the next Greenhouse show in Columbus. Saturday March 6th @ Skullys playing with the legendary Prince Paul. Hope to see everybody out!
Thanks for the support!
Cold Out Here Music Video Trailer
Rest of video coming soon. If you haven’t checked out the Electric Purgatory Part One EP yet, download the promo version below:
Thank you!
There’s No Such Thing As Coincidence
I just got in from having some drinks and i feel like reflecting tonight. I feel a great deal of gratitude for everything that i have been given and the friends i have, as well as the experiences that have been granted me on this path i have chosen. And i want everybody who has ever supported or encouraged me to continue this thing because it means a lot. Tonight i realized that there are so many things that i wouldnt have been able to see had it not been for this gift i have been given; no matter how big or small that gift is, it is a gift nonetheless, and i dont take it for granted anymore.
I now look at everyday i am fortunate to wake up and do something i love as a blessing, not something i earned, or something that is a quick phase in my life. it is what i make it, and if i choose to do nothing with it, then it will be nothing. but if i choose to love it and nurture it then it will grow and blossom–and i dont mean monetarily or in terms of shit like that. i mean in terms of what it is and the joy it brings to myself and others.
We don’t love flowers because of what they can do for us. We love them because of what they are. It would be selfish to do otherwise. so whatever role that my path plays in the role of others joy i fully accept and embrace. not because it makes me money or because otherse need me, but because that is simply what i am to them, and what i am to be.
This may sound like some drunken rambling, and i admit that i’ve been drinking tonight but feel my sincerity on this.
Pics from “Cold Out Here” Video Shoot Day One
I haven’t blogged much the past few days because we’ve been busy preparing for and shooting a music video for the Greenhouse song “Cold Out Here” from the Electric Purgatory EP. The video will be premiered at 11pm during our free show this Saturday January 30th in Columbus OH @ Carabar. My friend Greg is directing/filming it and here are some quick shots:
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New Greenhouse T-Shirt & CD Deal
First, Weightless Recordings would like to thank everybody who has picked up the Electric Purgatory EP so far, especially those who also picked up the Greenhouse Hoody + CD combo deal. Since spring is arriving soon, we would like to announce the next deal which is a Black & Silver Greenhouse T-shirt (printed on American Apparel t-shirt), plus The Electric Purgatory CD/EP w/ instrumentals, and an 11×18 electric purgatory poster for only $15.00.
Thanks for your Support! And yes, I do mail out all orders myself!
Short Documentary about The Who
In light of the Blueprint Who EP announcement, i figured i would post this (4 parts):
In Memory of Teddy Pendergrass
While i usually try to keep this blog/website pretty positive and upbeat, i couldn’t help but write something in memory of Teddy Pendergrass who died tonight/last night at the age of 59. For those who dont know, Teddy Pendergrass was a serious, serious, soul singer. He had one of those rare voices that could go from real smooth to real grizzly in a heartbeat, but right when you needed it to be.
When i heard he died tonight I was at the bar and his song “turn off the lights” immediately popped into my head. I will always have great memories of him and this song. I remember buying the tape that “turn off the lights” was on just to get that one song. Hell, i cant remember any other songs on the record, but “turn off the lights” was like 6-8 minutes long and made the purchase well worth it by itself. The wildest part about this song is that it wasn’t even a song i grew up on. My parents actually got busy to it. I just remember it being on around the house sometimes, and when i went thru my exploratory phase of R&B that song just took me there.
At any rate, I will admit that Teddy Pendergrass may be the first (of many) R&B singers that I actually stole lyrics from and used them on a girl:
Blast from the past: the Blueprint vs Funkadelic EP
After I posted about the upcoming Blueprint Who EP, I was informed that the link i had to Blueprint vs Funkadelic wasn’t working for everybody so I decided to fix it (so that i wouldnt have to worry about it going down again), and also so that the people who may have missed it the first time around can actually get up on it before i put out the next release in the series. If you already downloaded it when it came out in 2008 this version I’ve uploaded is at CD quality, as opposed to the lower quality mp3s that were previously available.
http://greenhousecrew.bandcamp.com/album/blueprint-vs-funkadelic
Please take a listen and if you like it please spread the word. The delux version of the release is available HERE and ships with an 11×17 poster (see above image) and all instrumentals for $7.99. Listening is great but supporting is even better.
Thanks!
New Blueprint EP in February
A couple years back i released a free ep called Blueprint vs Funkadelic. It was something i did for fun in the studio and to kind of pay tribute to a band who i had recently rediscovered thru the wonders of vinyl. A lot of artists and producers do “mashups”, where they take existing vocals and put them over something else, but i try to do this series of record differently, by writing original material and not recycling rhymes. If you haven’t checked out Blueprint vs Funkadelic before please check it out and get ready for the next installment.I’ve decided to do this again, but using music from The Who. Blueprint Who will be released sometime in February. The promo version will be free to download, and the delux version will come with a free poster, sticker, as well as the instrumentals. Stay tuned for more specific details.
Thanks for the support!
An example of why it’s so hard to sample anymore
So last week i turned in the CD master of the Columbus or Bust album to this pressing plant that we take a lot of CD duplication jobs too. They start processing the order and then the sales rep calls me and is like “i have a question about this master”
I say “sure, what is it?”, and she says “are all the samples on this cleared and do you have permission to use everything on this record”. I say “nah, not really, but what are you referring to”, and she says “i think i heard a vocal sample from an Officer and A Gentlemen on there”. I’m kind of off guard but I’m like “hmmm, well there are samples but that’s not what its from”, and she says that she thinks there’s going to be a problem with their “licensing department” with the samples and they might not be able to press the record. I basically say hey whatever y’all decide to do just let me know. I didn’t tell her any of the samples because really its none of her business and also if somebody is gonna catch me then they’re gonna have to do their homework. I’m not gonna do their job for them and narc on myself.
