Wednesday, May 19, 2010

MAY 19 - PHILADELPHIA - Descriptions, descriptions

Hey guys - I've come to realize that my album credits aren't quite as detailed as you (or I) would like, so here's the rundown for each track:

1 – “Mela”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Eric Slick – drums
Brian Davis – guitar
Matt Rothstein – guitar
Jon Braun – sax

2 – “Many Laughs”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Marco Minnemann – drums

3 – “February”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, piano, Ultrabeat
Eric Slick – piano, percussion arrangement and sequencing

4 – “Mora”

Julie Slick – bass, voice, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Michael Bernier – Chapman Stick

5 – “Aphrodite”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Pat Mastelotto – drums
André Cholmondeley – VG-99 acoustic

6 – “Baron Aloha”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat

7 – “Nothing to Be Done”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Michael Bernier – Chapman stick

8 – “Choke”

Julie Slick – bass, voice, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Featuring Robert Fripp’s “Scanning II”

9 – “Awoke”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Alex Schmidt – guitar

10 – “Shadow Trip”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Featuring Robert Fripp’s “Sometimes God Hides”

11 – “Spice Trade”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, string arrangement and sequencing, Ultrabeat
Eric Slick - string arrangement and sequencing
Featuring Robert Fripp’s “Sometimes God Hides” and “2006″

12 – “The Rivalry”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, Ultrabeat
Eric Slick – VB-99 guitar
Pat Mastelotto – drums

13 – “Cage Match”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar/organ, synths, Ultrabeat

14 – “Blood Blisters”

Julie Slick – bass, VB-99 guitar, synths, piano, Ultrabeat
Jordan del Rosario – slide guitar

Let me know if you have any further questions!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

MAY 12 - PHILADELPHIA - The CDs have arrived and my Innerview is up!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my very first solo album:

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I must say I am AMAZED at how well the CDs turned out, and hope you guys will feel the same way! This has been such a great journey for me, and I've learned so much from the experience. I've developed even more as an artist, and I just want to thank everyone who contributed to the CD and helped me through the process. I especially want to give a special shout out to those that have supported me by pre-ordering this debut release!



Most of all, heartfelt thanks to Anil Prasad, who has just been totally awesome in giving me advice and helping me make the right decisions in getting my music out there. He was even so kind to interview me for his fabulous website, Innerviews. I think it's a great piece, and will help shed light on how I went through the various procedures to make this happen. Enjoy, and I greatly look forward to your feedback once the album arrives to YOU!

Friday, April 9, 2010

APRIL 9 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Pre-order the solo album now!



C'mon just do it - I'll love you forever!

And in other news... Eric and the rest of Dr Dog kicked major butt at XPN's Free at Noon at World Cafe Live today!



Thursday, April 1, 2010

APRIL 1 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Show tomorrow - no joke!

Ok, I promise this isn't an April Fool's joke - I'm just reminding you that I'll be sitting in with with Mad Cow at Ortlieb's Jazzhaus in Philly tomorrow night (04/02). The group features the legendary Dion Paci, Brian Marsella, Tom Spiker & G.Calvin Weston, with special guests appearances by John Swana and (as mentioned) yours truly. Doors at 8PM, $10.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

MARCH 30 - BETHLEHEM, PA/NEW YORK, NY - My Magically Musical Weekend!

First off, I just want to thank everybody that came out to support me this weekend! I had an absolute blast, and it sure felt good to be on stage again!

The wonderful weekend of music started in Bethlehem on Friday, where I played the Funhouse with , featuring the amazingly awesome André Cholmondeley on guitar and Bob Ramos on drums. I subbed for Antar Goodwin, and let me just say those shoes where not easy to fill! Good friends The Great White Caps followed, and their supremely tight surf-punk sound made it impossible to resist dancing the night away. The Funhouse certainly lives up to its name, and I hope to be back soon (and the same can be said can be about playing with again).



Saturday was my day off, but I stayed in Bethlehem to catch another GWC show, this time at the cute-but-punk rock Wildflower Café... and wouldn't you know it... Cheers Elephant opened! Thanks to Jon and Tara for being so accommodating, and to all of the Downingtown School of Rock students for making the trek up for a rare all-ages night!



I began to feel spoiled by Sunday, but I knew I had one more show to knock out (and rock out) before returning home. Hitching a ride with Cheers (who, oddly enough, also had show at Piano's that night), I made it into NYC with time to rehearse and drink lots of coffee to prepare for the PAPER CAT show at Cake Shop. When we pulled in to start unloading - I couldn't help but laugh out loud... Piano's was located about 3 doors down from Cake Shop. So as you can imagine, the rest of the evening was spent hopping between the two venues... topped off with a Mamoun's at 3 AM, I'll venture to say that was one of the best weekends EVER.

Robbie taped the whole PC performance with his Flip, so here's the show, conveniently chopped up into songs and put into a playlist, for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

PS - Stay tuned for a pre-order option for my solo disc... the link should be up on the site by the end of the week!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

MARCH 10 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - Deep End

Hey guys - sorry for the lack of blog updates! As many of you can probably tell, I've been in a little over my head lately (making my website, writing and recording my debut solo album, producing Cheers Elephant's new release, rehearsing with PAPER CAT, updating all the social network profiles... and of course, cooking some delicious food).

So besides posting recipes here, please feel free to request what else you'd like to see in this space...

I know a lot of you are gear-freaks like I am... I should let you know I've been loving my new Woolly Mammoth distortion pedal, as well as my Roland VB-99 (the star of my solo album).

Also, this weekend Robbie came down and we recorded some new jams - and what will hopefully become some new PAPER CAT tracks. We also rehearsed for our upcoming show at Cake Shop in NYC, and set up our laptops with iMovie to capture our performance in the studio. Check out this video of a song called "Intro", where I'm rocking my new Lakland Decade through the Mammoth and my newly refurbished b15! First, I mixed the tracks in Logic, and sync'ed it up to the two clips in Final Cut Pro... a little animation, a little text, and I posted it to Youtube within hours - I hope you enjoy!