4-AM will be singing at Buffalo Grove Days on Saturday, September 5, 2009 in the Beer Tent from 2:00 – 3:15
Buffalo Grove Days 2009 entertainment schedule [EDIT: Post on website expired, link removed]
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Archives for June 2009
103 – Beer Tents, Grace and X Marx the Spot
Recorded 23 June 2009
On this episode of With A Voice Like This:
4-AM
- We’ve been booked for Buffalo Grove Days on September 5 in the Beer Tent
- I play 30 seconds of my latest arrangement for the group But for the Grace of God by Keith Urban
- talk about a few of the other arrangements 4-AM has been working on
News You Can Use
- An update a month (to the day) after his death on the cause of death for Jay Bennett, former member of Wilco
At Any Rate
- A story about a class act, Richard Marx and his reaction to the $1.92 million dollar judgment against Jammie Thomas-Rasset. Let’s hope we see a trend of people speaking out.
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102 – I Fight Dragons. Well, not me personally…Part 2
Recorded 2 June 2009
I Fight Dragons drummer Dave Midell joins Brian Mazzaferri and Bill Prokopow for the second half of the interview in this episode of With A Voice Like This. Here are the songs off Their EP Cool is Just a Number and where they’re found in the episode:
- The Faster the Treadmill [00:14:24]
- With You [00:39:46]
- Power Up (Intro) [00:49:34]
Some of the topics covered in this episode:
- How I Fight Dragons use games and controllers
- A quick Mention of E3 and Project Natal
- Brian answers a question about Sophic Records
- A ‘Rikki Lake Moment’?
- The I Fight Dragons Advance Guard
- A story about the song With You
- Comments from the Podcast Gallery – questions from the live audience
- Personal experiences with the gaining popularity and momentum of IFD
- Plans for a full album
- The chiptunes influence
- Power Up (Intro) trivia
You can get a free download of the EP Cool is Just a Number by joining their mailing list at myspace.com/IFightDragons or you can write them individually with their first name at IFightDragons.com.
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101 – I Fight Dragons. Well, not me personally…Part 1
Recorded 02 June 2009
Brian Mazzaferri and Bill Prokopow of I Fight Dragons join me in this episode of With A Voice Like This to talk about, among other things, their first EP Cool is Just a Number, available as a free download for signing up for their Mailing list. Here are the songs from the EP played in this episode and where they can be found in the show.
- Heads Up, Hearts Down [00:05:30]
- No One Likes Superman Anymore [00:19:10]
- Money [00:42:03]
We talk about a wide range of topics in this half of the interview, including:
- NES Rock
- Oddest use of a I Fight Dragons song
- Recent and future gigs
- Best gig moment/worst gig moment
- Opportunities to be in a I Fight Dragons video
- Who’s available (Bill) and who’s not (Brian)
- and quite a bit more
Enjoy the first half of this intervew, ther are more surprises to cone in the second half.
Other links from this show
- I Fight Dragons on YouTube
- Upcoming I Fight Dragons shows [update: link expired]
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100 – The Big 100th Episode Show
Recorded 12 May 2009
With A Voice Like This hits 100 episodes! And so I do a brief retrospective of the first 100 shows and open up the show to Comments from the Podcast Gallery. so you’ll hear from Mike and Kim, Andrea and even Matt. Some of what we talked about:
- How With a Voice Like This started
- The people I’ve interviewed and some of the topics
- Kim Fenolio – Graphic Artist for my Christmas EP With A Voice Like This Christmas
- Gillian Kelly of Voice Quest Inc.
- Samantha Murphy – Singer-Songwriter
- Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR
- Paul Natkin – Interim Executive Director of the Chicago Music Commission
- Derek Sivers – Founder of CD Baby
- Dave Kusek – Co-Author of The Future of Music
- Alice Peacock – Singer-Songwriter
- Bruce Iglauer – President of Alligator Records
- Appearances I’ve made
- The Indigo Room: Creating Our Reality with Sydney Chase
- Geek is Chic Podcastathon for the Susan G. Komen foundation with Andrea
- Forum on Blogging and Podcasting with the Chicago Music Commission
- Then there’s a lot of open conversation with Mike, Kim, Andrea and Matt in Comments From the Podcast Gallery.
I just wanted to say a special thank you to everyone who listens and/or attends my live show. I’m glad to put out this show and information as I can. Thank you all.
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099 – Good, Tough Gigs and then DTV?
Recorded 5 May 2009
4-AM
- Gigs – a good one on all fronts that was a struggle, accoustically. I talk about different things I do to make it work as a bass.
News You Can use
- March Musicians at Work Forum for which I was a panelist is now available for download on Blogging and Podcasting
- Clean Casts [UPDATE: This website no longer exists] – a new podcast directory of podcasts that are family safe and safe for work
- A Quick preview to the 100th episode of With A Voice Like This
At Any Rate
- A little off topic, but with DTV rolling out, here’s a little information about what your broadcast DTV signal strength is based on your address.
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098 – Oh What a Tangled Web We Use
Recorded 28 April 2009
This episode of With A Voice Like This focuses on some websites with a quick 4-AM update as well
4-AM
- Just a quick update of what’s happening with the group (including one (Memorial Day gig that fell through just after the recording of this show)
News You Can Use
Here are some websites that you might want to take a look at and bookmark for future use:
- QuinnSullivan.me – A 9 year old Blues Guitarist
- RockForReading.org – An Illinois based charitable literacy group
- ChicagoFestivals.net – A one stop place to find the lineups for Chicago Music Festivals
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