Another Saturday Night... (I Love L.A. cont'd)

Hey Soul Mates,
well, the Dodgers lost to the Braves 1-5. And Eric Gagne made a very inauspicious return to the team giving up back-to-back home runs to the Jones Boys. Ugh. But, it was beautiful night at Chavez Ravine.

Kind of a neat day around town. This morning at the local Ralph's, ran into old neighbor Billy Griffin. We chatted mainly about baseball; he's from Baltimore and loves the O's. Oh, who's Billy, you ask? He wrote and sang Love Machine with the Miracles ("I'm just a love machine and I don't work for nobody but you"). He was the singer who replaced Smokey Robinson. That's a pretty cool job. Billy says he's got a new CD on the way and he's very pleased with it and being in control of his musical destiny. He's certainly paid his dues.

Then this afternoon at the NOHO arts festival, we caught up with Bernard Fowler, he of the Rolling Stones touring band and Big Monday at the Joint. Funny to see him out in daylight. But he seems happy and well. I'm sure he's got busy times ahead. The new Stones tour revs up shortly. That's a cool job, too.

It's really a trip to know these people and fun to talk with them. There are always notables out and about this town, just gotta keep your eyes pealed. Billy and Bernard might not be recognized on sight even by the keenest music fans, but they have both made respectable careers with music. Hope we do the same.

Love, Power, Peace

Production Rehearsal = Studio Time Coming

Hey Soul Mates,
we had a really good rehearsal tonight. We worked primarily on the new material that we'll be taking into the studio next weekend. That's right! We are on track to do some recording this month. Three new songs are going to get the RHS treatment. We'll reveal the names of them in the coming weeks. But, if you've seen us perform lately, you've heard them. It's about time that we get more music to you. Lots of people have been commenting to us about the tracks we have available on line. These will be even more representative of where we are headed musically.

We also worked on a brand new midtempo song called Everything My Heart Desires. I think this one will go over very well. It's a little jazzy and has a very strong chorus... as far as I can tell you. This one will be debuted at our next LA show at the Gig. Doug had to leave a little early, so Bryan and I fooled around with some Curtis Mayfield and James Brown songs. Maybe one will show up in a set soon?!

It's pretty warm here in LA and we had the A/C cranking at the studio. Summer is here, my friends. Hope you have a marvelous weekend. Back to the steam inhaler.
Love, Power, Peace

Get An Eyeful

Hey Soul Mates,
it's late! I'm going to bed. But before I do, I wanna tell you: check out the show photos on our website! Go Now for exciting pictures of Rush Hour Soul in Action from Saturday night.
Love, Power, Peace!

Pictures Are Developing

Hey Soul Mates,
there are quite a few photos from Saturday's show to sift through. But, I've been busy with writing, going out and resting. So just pretend that the pictures are being developed at the FotoMat circa 1985. I'll try to get them up on our website tonight.

Last night, we went down to the Gig for their bar manager, Alan Yee's birthday. It was a good night to promote and network. The people who run the Gig are really artist friendly. There are a handful of clubs like that here in LA. The Gig gets high marks.

Love, Power, Peace.

Well, Well, Well (Show Recap)

Hey Soul Mates,
Thanks to everyone who made the scene last night. We had a good crowd for such an early show. The Gig was jumpin' last night and for good reason: Rush Hour Soul! We came out of the gates with A Talent For Loving & Sucka. Later, we made a long-distance dedication of Everyone's Ingenue to our new friends on MySpace. As promised, several of our hottest slow jamz made the set. There were lots of compliments for the version of Done Lost My Mind. A couple of people told me that it sounds like an Al Green song. Wow. What a humbling compliment. I can only strive to be like Al, Marvin, or Little Richard. That means a lot.

Of course, I had to jump a couple of times last night. It's hardwired into my system. Leaping midshow wasn't too difficult. The knee felt bad after the show, but not during. Too much adrenaline. Bryan and Doug were in great form as well. They were jammin'.

We stuck around last night to hear a complete set from the supergroovy Get Licious. They will be on the bill with us for our next LA show on June 17 (where?) at the Gig. That show is going to be ferocious. We've only begun to tap into what we'll be presenting that night. Suffice it to say, Adam Marsland will be on keys. 3 New Songs will make their debut and... and we have 2 band birthdays to celebrate. Uhhh, and Get Licious has some well-dressed fans. I think the RHS crew is more than up to the challenge. The Gig is becoming the place to be. The sound in that room gets better and better. Plus we like the vibe. Hope you all do, too.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself. You want to know what we performed last night.
Set List:
A Talent For Loving
Sucka
Down By Love
Saffron Dancer
Rediscover Love
Everyone's Ingenue
Done Lost My Mind
Excommunication
Fall Out
Love Someone

There are plenty more photos that will be posted on our website in the coming week. Lots to go through. And being Mother's Day and all, I can't sit at the computer all day to post them immediately. I hope you understand. But here's a taste of the Soul.



I said it was a very raspberry ensemble.
Happy Mother's Day, esp. to my Mom and Gmom!
Love, Power, Peace