Author Archives: Gates

Web-Away™

Instant reportage of transient moments can be problematic. As a fan of considered reserve and thoughtful process, I side with Brian Wilson, “I Just Wasn’t Made for these Times“. Plus it’s not always confidence boosting to see oneself on a … Continue reading

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Slowness

You’ll note the Sounds and Store pages of this blog aren’t active. At this point I’m doing a lot of work myself, including booking….too much actually (more on that later). I owe Jesse Von Doom a ton of thanks for … Continue reading

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Joanna & Ji

The Consortium. It changes shape. It’s the nature of the business and the way we play. It’s the nature of what I can support or not. It’s like walking into an elevator full of genius that shifts, allows me to … Continue reading

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Wie Gehts?

I’m not really sure how to start this process. Over a year ago a friend of mine said “You should write a blog.” Blog. Such a bad word.  Weblog. I aspire to bringing the “we” back in weblog. “What did … Continue reading

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April Trends

APRIL 2011 TRENDS OUT / IN WAR / PEACE MEDIA / ACTION CONSUMPTION / NEED HOPE / TRAINING* BARE BRANCHES / BUDS *courtesy of Jess Vacek

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Rebeccas

The consortium is teeming with Rebeccas: Gates on guitar, vox, etc., Cole on keys, vox, etc. & then there’s Ji (Tanzer) on drums. His wife Rebecca Sanborn plays in The Blue Cranes and Bastions (US) (as does Ji), and occasionally … Continue reading

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