Rocking on a School Night

Hi Friends.

I am really looking forward to playing bass guitar with Madison WI jam rockers PEOPLE BROTHERS BAND tonight (1/21/10) at Mr. Roberts bar in Madison.

On Tuesday, we learned a bunch of new tunes and they all rock hard, in my opinion.

It would be awesome if a few of you came out to the show. I would really like to see you.

The rocking begins around 9:30 PM. It feels so good to rock-n-roll on a school night, in spite of THE MAN.

Haiti Disaster Relief Benefit Show – Tuesday Jan 19th

Hi Friends!

On Tuesday January 19 from 10 AM to NOON, Cactus Joe (Hey, that’s me!) will be performing at Waterhouse Coffee Shoppe in Lake Mills, WI to help raise money for Haiti Disaster Relief.

I will be joined by Stefan Chandler, GUPPY EFFECT guitarist, who will perform some solo songs as well. We will finish off the set with some new GUPPY EFFECT acoustic duo material.

So if you don’t have to work for THE MAN (who is at least partially responsible for Haiti’s post-quake relief fiasco…), then please cruise on over to Lake Mills for some mid-morning rocking for a good cause.

All donations to our tip jar will go to the Waterhouse Cafe Haiti Relief Fund, as will a % of all food and drink sales at the Cafe. In addition, if you donate $10 or more, we will give you a FREE, SIGNED pre-release CD of Stefan’s soon to be released single “Newsman.” We just finished recording the song and it hasn’t even been released to the public yet (expected around February 2, when it will get its first public airing on WSUW 91.7 FM in Whitewater WI, on Matt Alba’s “Enter the Medicine” radio show, if all goes well…and it usually does!).

If THE MAN won’t give you the time off for a good cause, you can still donate HERE: joescoffeefix.blogspot.com. All donations received here through Tuesday 1/19 @ 9 AM will go to the relief fund at Waterhouse Cafe. Are the people of Haiti worth two minutes of your time and the price of a decent cup of coffee? God I hope so…

This is just one of many ways you can play a part in helping the people of Haiti during this stressful time. For other ways, visit: www.redcross.org

Thanks in advance!

FAWM.ORG

In a few weeks, I will start February Album Writing Month, a.k.a. FAWM.

It is a 28-day challenge to write 14 songs.

That is a song every two days.

It’s perfectly doable, not that all 14 songs are masterpieces. Most aren’t.

But a handful are. And that is a lot better than having no songs at all.

I’ve done FAWM the past 3 years. What else is a rocker going to do in February, the bleakest month of the year?

FAWM is more about forcing “INSPIRADO,” and it’s a great exercise in finding the MUSE on demand.

This year will be super cool, because I will be in Nashville January 27-30 for a songwriting workshop and I am sure I will return home from that giddy with excitement to crank out some NEW SONGS.

I hope you will consider participating as a writer or a listener.

It is FREE. It’s a personal challenge, not a contest. I know many of you are music lovers and appreciators, so your feedback and critiques are of great value to me.

Thanks!

Joe