Hey kids. OuchoFestFotos are now online. GO see the mess we created. The band list is too large to list here (ok, I am just to lazy) - Visit the !OUCHO!fest page for more general info on the festivities.

And in case you missed it, we are looking to put together a compilation CD of one track per artist of the night. This is an endeavor we mean to do each year, but I think this time its for real.

The skit went well. Miss Mia was my Jessica. We shared the episode with The Wee Hairy Beasties (local luminaries such as Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan, Sally Timms and the Devil in the Woodpile), who were all very cordial. (Jon reminded me that he did a song for Found on the 7″ they released.)

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that things went off without a hitch and thought I would share the new mix for Dear Jessica. Ongoing progress can be found on the sessions page.

I’ll post the video of the performance as soon as I get it from Jake.

We have been invited to appear on Chicago’s punky kids dance show, CHIC-A-GO-GO. We’re really excited about this — it’s going to be a BLAST! We were going to do our SKWM cover, but have opted to try and finish recording Dear Jessica because of it’s kid friendly factor. I am also trying to convince a special someone to be my Jessica so we can sorta ‘act-out’ the song.

I am not sure when this episode will air, but I will keep you posted. Regardless, Dancers of all ages are encouraged to come to the tv studio and git yer groov on!

Chic-a-go-go:
http://www.roctober.com/chicagogo
See Farm Team on Chicagogo, among many others:
http://www.roctober.com/chicagogo/watchonline.html

Come on out for the fun.
* joesepi

FROM THE NEWSLETTER:
………………………………………….
SATURDAY November 25th 2006
Noon-3PM
at CAN-TV Studio - 322 S. Green St. (Van Buren, 1 block west of Halsted)
please join us for a taping of
CHIC-A-GO-GO!
Chicago’s dance show for kids of all ages!

This fun taping will include our HOLIDAY show, so bring your elf shoes
and/or menorah earrings!
SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE:
Bloodshot Records’ all-star kid’s music band WEE HAIRY BEASTIES!
Chicago 70’s punk/new wave/experimental music legend SKAFISH!
The hottest new band in town THE THINMAN
longtime Chic-A-Go-Go friend-band *joesepi*
AND MORE SURPRISES!

Tapings are free and open to anyone - no tickets or reservations needed! Bring your friends - dancers of all ages from newborns to youthful seniors welcome! Refreshments will be provided for participants! There is some free and metered parking (and several low priced parking lots) around CAN-TV. The studio is also very accessible by public transportation. We are one block north and one block west from the UIC-HALSTED stop on the Blue Line train. There is a free transfer to the Blue Line downtown from the Green Line or the Red Line.

My good friend Rich Salamander called me up the night before last about this show. He was going to play acoustic, but no longer can do it. This will be a great show at a little cafe that just started hosting rock bands, Corduroy’s.

An excellent band from Wichita, KS, will be playing as well - The Paper Airplanes. I am hoping to get the folks from their label, 54º40 or Fight! to come down as well and maybe talk to me about the new album. Some of our good friends are/were on that label, such as 31Knots and The Planet The, and also some other great bands like The Life and Times, Houston, and Abilene.

Hope you can make it out:
Corduroy’s
November, 11 2006 :: 6-9pm
Paper Airplanes (Wichita, KS), *joesepi* + 1 tba
1650 W. Ogden, @ Corduroys (all ages)
(near S. Ashland)
Cost: $5

Well, I was graciously invited to see the Trail of Dead at the House of Blues with Celebration, Blood Brothers and my good friends, Brothers and Sisters. Not much to report as I needed to leave early and didn’t get to see TOD. But I have seen them before (used to play poker with them in OLY,WA) and I was really there to see old cohort, James Olsen, perform with the Bros and Hos, I mean Sis’.

I do have to say that House of Blues were the biggest pain in the ass. I had to park 3 blocks away and pay $20. I had to wait in this long line to be told to go wait in another line to get my tix for the guest list. Then, I wasn’t able to bring in some shirts and CD’s I had with me to give to Olsen. Even though people were coming in with elaborate costumes (Halloween), they wouldn’t let me in with my wee bit of merch. I had to stash it on top of some shelves and James and I came out later to reclaim them. So stupid.

Anyway, Brothers and Sisters were remarkably great. Celebration were sexy and cool. Blood Brothers were pretty lame, I thought, but the kids seemed really into it. And like I said, I missed the TOD.

I did however have a taxi back up into me (my car) on Michigan Ave after the show - totally lame. Which reminds me, I need to call that insurance guy…