PRIDE Festival June 27th - July 1st I hope you can join us on June 27th for the kick-off of the PRIDE festival - a non-profit a series of events: DJ sets, live concerts, contests, talent shows, photo exhibitions and auctions. Donations will be made to the Arcigay Italy association, which has been at the forefront of organizing events and awareness activities for the Italian and LGBT community. You can learn more about the PRIDE festival here: https://pridefestivalsl.wordpress.com/.
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 My first couple of weeks back on the Second Life grid have been a bit of a whirlwind, but one thing has remained consistent and that is the warmth and welcome of the SL live music community. From listeners, to venue owners and fellow musicians, I have never felt so wrapped in a welcome home hug before. One of those big warm hugs came from Fox Reinsch, the founder of IndieSpectrum Radio. Fox offered me a one of his openings straight away.
IndieSpectrum Radio is a privately funded advocacy dedicated to exposing more people to the musicians in Second Life, and to promote their efforts as independent musicians by broadcasting original works 24/7 since 2007. I am thrilled to be playing an all original set on the ISR home stage tonight at 5pm SLT. Following me at 6pm SLT will be Strum Diesel (aka Sean Kagalis) so plan to stay a couple of hours, because Strum is a delight. If you make it, please say hello and be sure to IM me if you have a request! SLURL to ISR: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MOON%20DRIFT/47/24/25  Photo courtesy CC license: www.flickr.com/photos/isfullofcrap/41833883712 It's been a very long time, but Meegan Danitz and the entire crew and crowd at After Dark made returning to the grid an absolutely humbling and giggle-filled experience.
On Saturday at 1pm SLT, I'm headed back to Feed A Smile at Lavender Field. If you can, please come help raise awareness and funds to support Brique Ziener's tireless efforts. Sunday at 5pm SLT we're starting a bi-weekly at After Dark, leading in for some of my favorite musicians including J Lively, Suzen JueL, Lyndon Heart, and VooDoo Shilton. Thanks for the warm welcome back. Last week MadPea Productions launched a campaign to raise funds for Feed-a-Smile - one of my favorite NGOs in Second Life. The goal is to raise enough Linden dollars to feed 400 kids in Kenya for a month - that means 1,200,000 $L. What kids are we feeding? These kids.  There's a celebrity auction where you can bid on time with the likes of Bryn Oh, Drax, Harter Fall, and a host of others I am not telling you so you won't outbid me!
There are also raffle boards for real items acquired from Kenya. For 100L$ you can enter a Raffle to win a necklace or doll that will be shipped to your (real life) home. Finally, on the 23rd there will be a ton of stuff going on - including DJs and live music from folks like Shannon O'Herilhy, KatRose Serendipity, and Marky Helstein. I am playing at 7PM SL and would love to see you there! That all sounds great, but there's some troubling news. There are only 3 days left, and when I just checked, the total boards were at 510,248 $L. For those of you who slept through the morning math class - THAT IS LESS THAN HALF WAY. So here's the deal. The next time you get in world, stroll over to Mad City Crying Peacock Park and if you can't find anyone that floats your boat then drop a few $L into the frog's hand. Otherwise, drop by on Sunday around 7 and feel free to heckle me (for a few $L). Please, and thank you.  I hope you can join us Saturday, December 8th for the Annual Bay City Tree Lighting, Concert and Charity Fundraiser from 1- 4pm Second Life time (SLT).
We'll be gathering at the Bay City Fairgrounds on North Channel to enjoy music from Bluemonk Rau, GoSpeed Racer and yours truly, a skating party and a silent auction for some amazing creations - all to raise money for Child's Play. Child’s Play is a 501c3 global game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games within a network of over 70 hospitals worldwide. They do amazing work and we hope you can join us to celebrate all the gifts of our world and the season!  Thanks to each of you who came and donated so generously at Grace O'Clock on Key West Island in Second Life. By the end of the set there were 22,975 Linden dollars stuffed into the little red Sandy Pig! I matched those $L and sent $200 USD to the American Red Cross earmarked for #Sandy relief efforts on our behalf. Thank you for listening and for being who you are. Peace, art and music ~ xogm  The fifth Annual Virtual State Fair week in Second Life is an online celebration of everything Cooperative Extension with educational exhibits, live music, rides, games and contests. New features this year: water conservation, wildfire awareness, feral hog damage, tornado safety, rethink your drink, and sustainable living - and even a little Graceification. I hop you can join us today at 5PM on Morrill. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Morrill/32/50/24  
Lily of the Valley is the latest Salome-Grace mash up. I tried (hopelessly) all day to make a "perfect" cut of this track, but after many hours I just learned to love my imperfections. I hope you don't mind them hanging around. Download: Lily of the Valley
NOTE: Lyrics are by Salome Strangelove, and I am sure she'll post them to her site - eventually. (But beware, she changes words randomly.)  cc image courtesy flickr.com/photos/sarvadon/3473630434 Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the Lily of the Valley, is a poisonous woodland flowering plant native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe and in the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States. Source: Wikipedia
Scientific name: Convallaria majalis Higher classification: Convallaria Rank: Species Also known as the title of the latest Grace McDunnough - Salome Strangelove musical bricolage that will make a live debut tomorrow, Saturday July 14th at 6PM SLT on Key West Island. We hope you hear it first.  In just 5 weeks, the organizers of this main SL9B celebration have demonstrated the very essence of what SL means to me : people, place and passion. Do yourself a favor and carve out enough time to see as much as you can and meet the people, pixels and prims - I assure you it is worth it. I am proud to have the chance to perform on opening day - Monday, June 18th at 5PM SL on the Main Performance Stage lotus (the one you see me eyeing in the photo above) and on Wednesday, June 20th at 6PM SL on the fantastical Cake Stage. I hope you can join me, but in case you can't there is a vast line up of talented performers to keep you entertained. A huge thanks to Mister Mariner for the grand unified SL9B performance schedule! |
