Lisa Gatewood: News

"Many things– such as loving, going to sleep or behaving unaffectedly– are done worst when we are trying hardest to do them." – C.S. Lewis

It’s Monday night and after working a 10 ½ hour day on 2 ½ hours of sleep, I’m eating leftover pasta out of the pan, because it’s all I have the wherewithal to do. March came in like a lamb, I think. Yesterday I opened my balcony door to air out the winter and let in the spring and today I walked all over downtown running errands without a coat on for the first time since fall. But in other parts of the world, there are signs that the earth is trying to shake us off like parasites. But I digress because I’m exhausted and delirious and it seems that all I do lately is try to trace fault lines with my fingertips.  

I’m playing at Linneman’s Thursday night and I hope you will be there. I’ll be joined by two great songwriters, Jonathan Burks & Quinn Scharber. And thanks to the Onion’s AV CLUB for making this show their pick for Thursday night! Come out of your winter hiding places and remind me what you look like.

Love,  
Lisa

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SHOWS  

Thursday, March 11^th 9:30 PM
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
w/ Jonathan Burks & Quinn Sharber
Cover: $3

Wednesday, March 17^th 7:30 PM
St. Patrick’s Day w/ John McGivern
Irish Cultural Center
2133 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Tickets: $20 in advance; $22 at the door
www.ichc.net  

Friday March 26^th 9:00 PM
Women in Music
Conway’s
2127 W. Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
w/ Roxie Beane & Annie B
Cover: $5  

 

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My Favorite...

...Song: TAKING ALCATRAZ (Conrad Plymouth)
...Album: LEAVE RUIN (Strand of Oaks)
...Book: I’ve been rediscovering RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM CARPENTERS by Salinger. ...Food: Rosemary potatoes with garlic aioli dipping sauce
...Person: Richard & Jeff for buying me brunch on Sunday, and Heidi for lots of reasons.
...Ingredient to cook with: Balsamic Vinegar
...Robot: All robots.

“Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh

My dearest folks and folkettes,

I’ve been putting off writing my newsletter because… I don’t know… It’s too cold?  The Days are still too short?  All I want to do is sleep and watch episodes of The West Wing?  Who knows, but I’m writing now because I have to tell you about a show tomorrow night. That’s right, tomorrow. As in 1 day from now. Friday, January 8^th. I’ll be playing Circle A’s Alive @ 8 Series (which, appropriately, starts at 8pm and goes until 10). I’m looking forward to sharing the bill with my good friend and fellow songwriter Ben Cervenka.

Here are the reasons you should come to the show tomorrow:

1)       Relatively speaking, it’s an early show. Come to Circle A from 8-10pm to see me and Ben (we’ll each play an hour, show starts PROMPTLY at 8pm) and you’ll still have time to do whatever you want afterwards.

2)       Ben is one of my favorite songwriters.  If you didn’t see him open for me a couple years ago at the Bremen (and even if you did), you should come out to this show.

3)       There are duets. Ben and I each wrote brand new pieces to be performed as duets at this show. These are two never-before-heard songs.

4)       Circle A is a very intimate venue. It’ll be a relaxed show with good friends, stiff drinks and snow flying around outside. Isn’t that the way you always imagined your grown-up life to be?

Hope to see you at the Circle A tomorrow. Details are below.  And happy New Year.  I, for one, am hoping 2010 and I can reach some sort of agreement.  We seem to want different things.

Love,

Lisa

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SHOWS!

Friday, January 8^th, 2010
CIRCLE A
w/ Ben Cervenka
932 E. Chambers St.
(1 block west of the Alterra on Humboldt & Chambers)
Milwaukee, WI
Cover  $3
(The show will begin PROMPTLY at 8pm. We’ll each play for an hour. Don’t be late!)
Check out Ben: www.myspace.com/marryup

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From WMSE: Attention World Music Experts!
 
WMSE is currently searching for a volunteer world music lover to host a daytime program on 91.7 FM. Our planet has many great cultural and indigenous types of music that our listeners are used to hearing and experiencing. If you think you are a qualified candidate to continue this tradition AND HAVE a genuine passion for and knowledge of the world music genre, consider applying for a volunteer program host position.
 
All interested candidates please contact WMSE Program Director at:
414-277-7247
wmse@msoe.edu

Before you throw your name in the hat, make sure to ask yourself if you can fully commit to programming a weekly 3-hour program. That's a lot of music, a lot of time. Thanks!

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My favorite:

… Song: “Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie” (Joanna Newsom)
… Album: Life of the World to Come (The Mountain Goats)
… TV Show: The West Wing (I know, I’m a little late)
… Month: Not January

Have you checked out the 12 Song Holiday Project from ThirdCoast Digest & WMSE 91.7 FM? Four songs have already debuted, including my brand new tune, "This Christmas Eve".

Watch the videos (filmed live in the WMSE studios!), download the songs, print out Dwellephant's original CD artwork and, voila, you've got yourself a pretty cool gift to give your friends, family and strangers!

Check out all the music and goodies here: http://thirdcoastdigest.com/2009/12/12-songs-holiday-project/

Watch my video directly on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHfTouAGHks

And don't forget to thank ThirdCoast Digest and WMSE for putting together such a fun project!

"When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow, we hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago, and etched on vacant places are half-forgotten faces of friends we used to cherish, and loves we used to know."– Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Monday morning I was driving to work, there was a dusting of snow on the ground and for the first time this year I wore the coat I didn’t love because it was cold enough to justify it. I was listening to WMSE and Grant was on the air playing his regular mix of Monday morning alternative songs that propel you from your bed, to your shower, to your car, to your desk, to the rest of your week, whatever that may hold.

There are unexpected moments when everything in your life lines up for a brief moment. This was one of them. I had been out too late the night before sitting at the Tonic Tavern listening to Conrad Plymouth, one of my absolute favorite songwriters, play to a quiet room and then sit next to me at the bar to talk about the paths our lives may someday take. This Monday morning was hazy, sleepy and slow. Then Grant played a song I’d never heard before, "Genesis 30:3" by The Mountain Goats. Go to your iTunes, buy this song and you’ll know what I mean. It’s a hazy, sleepy, slow, gray slush, contemplative, beginning of winter, end of the decade, soft inside song. And for a brief moment I felt like this year was complete. That despite failed attempts at love and happiness and security, I had somehow wound up exactly where I was supposed to be. I had never felt so calm and so safe as I did at that stoplight on the corner where 1^st Street splits off and KK begins to head over the river.

It lasted only those three minutes and twenty-six seconds, but it was good. I hope as this decade comes to a close you all find moments like that, whether they come from a song or somewhere within. When this decade began, I was 17. I had no idea what I had yet to accomplish or what I had yet to lose. In the scheme of things, 10 years is nothing, but these have been quite something.

I can’t wait to say goodbye to them with you as we kick off the holiday festivities this weekend at the Cactus Club. See you there. Also stay tuned for an announcement about a special holiday project I’m a part of. More details coming soon.  

Happy holidays and happy new year. 
Love
Lisa 
 

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Shows....  

Saturday, December 12^th @ 9:30 PM
The Cactus Club
2496 S. Wentworth Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
(Opening for Union Pulse & Fire On Your Sleeve along with Tolay)
Cover $5  

http://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/

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My Favorite....

Album: The Life of the World to Come (The Mountain Goats)
Runner up for favorite album: Strict Joy (Swell Season)
Song: Genesis 30:3 (The Mountain Goats)
Runner up for favorite song: I Have Loved You Wrong (Swell Season)
Christmas Tradition: Mistletoe
Christmas movie: "Elf"
Person: My brother, Tom, who will be home next week!
New Year’s Resolution: To accept the things I cannot change. And to stop drinking milk out of the carton. I’m a grown woman, for crying out loud.

My Dearest Folks & Folkettes,

I’ve been listening to Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and various Christmas carols in heavy rotation for weeks now. I’m preparing for a month of performances in which I will perform none of my own material (which is unfortunate because that’s the only material I don’t have to rehearse). If I really wanted to, I could cut a little time off my research by listening to Bob Dylan’s new Christmas album (two birds, one stone). Say what you want about it, but I heard a few selections from it on Bob Reitman’s show and I didn’t think it was terrible. I mean, it’s Bob Dylan feeling the magic of the holiday season. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with a little holiday spirit.

Besides, if Jethro Tull can have a Christmas Album, so can Dylan.

I’m going to keep this short because I have a lot of song-learnin’ to do. You know the drill, the show info is below. Stay tuned for info on my December projects including a show at the Cactus Club and a special holiday project with Third Coast Digest.

Xoxo,
Lisa

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SHOWS!

Saturday, November 14^th 8:00 PM
KNEEL TO NEIL @ Linneman’s
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI

Local musicians dust off their favorite Neil Young tunes to benefit WMSE 91.7 FM & The Bridge School. Musical acts include: Beauvilles, Mike Fredrickson, The Carolinas, The Celebrated Workingman, Red Stuff, Lisa Gatewood, Rob McCuen, Jason Mohr, Chris DeMay, Aimless Blades, Conrad Plymouth and Andy Brawner

Cover: $10

Thursday, November 19^th
City Christmas Tree Lighting*
Red Arrow Park
(On Water Street between State & Kilbourn)
*I’ll be singing one song between 4:30 and 5:15 when they flip the switch!

Wednesday, November 25^th 7:00 PM
NOD TO BOB @ Linneman’s
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI

The Milwaukee tradition returns! Spend the night before Thanksgiving at Linneman’s as musicians (including your’s truly) share their Dylan favorites to benefit Feed America (Formerly The Hunger Task Force)

Cover: $10 (of $5 with the donation of 5 non-perishable food items)

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My Favorite...

... Song: "I Need a Miracle" (Buffalo Gospel)
... Album: "I and Love and You" (The Avett Brothers)
... Christmas Carol: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
... Book: "How to Run a Successful Capital Campaign"... oh wait, I hate that book.
... Thing about the holidays: Guilt-Free Vacation Days

My Least Favorite...

... Thing to find in the sink: An unidentifiable, scary looking, tiny lobster-bug
... Thing to do at night: Laundry.... my basement is scary.
... Thing about the holidays: Commercials about families make me cry
... Thing that happened at work last month: I accidentally drank mold.

I'm very excited to be a part of this benefit concert for WMSE (91.7 FM) and the Bridge School. I hope you can be there.

My dearest folks and folkettes--

Please enjoy this video, filmed by Heidi Spencer, of me and Ravenna Helson playing "On the Pavement" live at Linneman's. If you like it, share it with your friends!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPPzGSPl2E
Love,
Lisa

My dearest Folks & Folkettes,

This is going to be a quick one because I’m at work, but there are a few things I have to tell you.

First, the Live Album Recording is THIS SATURDAY! As in, two days from now. Mark your calendars, come to Linneman’s, be a part of random Milwaukee-music history.

Saturday, September 19th 9:30 PM
LISA GATEWOOD & HER BORROWED BAND
Live Album Recording
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust Street
Milwaukee, WI
www.linnemans.com (w/ Justin Rolbiecki of Vega Star)

Secondly, tune in TODAY (Thursday the 17th) at 1pm to WMSE 91.7 FM. I’m going to be interviewed by Dori on The Girlina Show! Not in Milwaukee or near a radio? Stream the show live at www.wmse.org!

Thirdly, check out www.fan-belt.com tomorrow. I did an interview with them this week about the live recording and it’ll be posted tomorrow. Thanks to Erin & Fan-belt for being awesome.Fourthly, on Wednesday, September 23rd WMSE is the featured non-profit for community support day @ WHOLE FOODS. Several musicians will be playing throughout the day, including me at 12:30. Come spend lunch with me at Whole Foods! WMSE will get 5% of all store sales that day! Hope to see you there.

And finally, I love you more today than yesterday (but not as much as tomorrow). I am nervous and excited for all the possibilities Saturday will bring. As you know, a live recording is only as strong as the energy coming from the audience. This is why I want you there. I can't wait to show you what we've been up to.

Love,
Lisa

"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves." –Lynn Hall

My dearest folks and folkettes,

I have been changing all summer. I changed my address and career (sort of) first. Then I changed most of my light bulbs over to the eco-friendly kind. And Friday afternoon I changed my haircut– or at least I thought I was, but it pretty much looks the same.

I am very excited to finally tell you that we will be beginning work on our second album tomorrow night. However, we will not be in a studio, we will be rehearsing in a basement on the East Side. This is because our second album will be recorded live on September 19th at Linneman’s Riverwest Inn.

This recording is very special to me. I have been working on these songs for a long time, some of them since even before the first album. I hope you will join us that night as we try to capture something quite elusive. I have reassembled my Borrowed Band for the evening and we are preparing for magic, or something quite close to it.

The thing with a live album is that so much of it depends on the energy of the audience. And there is no sincerer energy that I can think of than that of friends. I can’t imagine this album being what I want it to be without all of you there. Read on for details.

All my love, most truly and always,

Lisa

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SHOWS

Saturday, September 19th @ 9:30 PM

Lisa Gatewood & Her Borrowed Band
Live Album Recording
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
$5 (Proceeds to benefit the production of the album and the musicians performing)

w/ Justin Rolbiecki and Special Guests

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AIDS WALK 2009

This year I have decided to participate in AIDS Walk Wisconsin. I will be walking in memory of my Uncle Scott Gatewood who passed away from HIV/AIDS related complications before I’d had a chance to ask him all the important things that have come up.

Please visit my AIDS Walk page to make a donation: http://www.aidswalkwis.org/site/TR?px=1131684&pg=personal&fr_id=1080
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My Favorite....

... Song: "Not California" (Hem)
... Album: "Come Away From the Light" (Scarring Party)
... Person: Anyone who returns my phone calls and texts in a timely manner
... Recent Netflix View: "Freak & Geeks: The Complete Series"
... Book: Things The Grandchildren Should Know By Mark Oliver Everett
... Food: Anything someone else is paying for.
... Radio Station: 91.7 WMSE (Radio Summer camp is next week! www.wmse.org)

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness." (Maya Angelou)

Hello loves.

I’ve been listening to the same 5 songs on repeat since Monday. It has been a week of circles, feeling like I’ve traveled so far only to find myself looking at all-too-familiar scenery. It’s like in those old cartoons when Tom & Jerry would chase each other for half an episode running by the same series of table, lamp, chair, table, lamp, chair. Similarly, I am running past a series of Dylan, Newsom, Mitchell, Howe & Hannigan. But even circles get you somewhere.

By the end of this week it will be May and all the hardships of a long winter will officially be shed from our tired bodies, save for the old Wisconsin battle scars. On May 7th I will be opening for Heidi Spencer & The Rare Birds at The Estate. Please join us. I have lots of new material and so much to tell you.

love,
lisa

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Shows!

Thursday, May 7th 9:30 PM (SHARP!)

Heidi Spencer & The Rare Birds w/ Lisa Gatewood
The Estate
2423 N. Murray Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
www.jazzestate.com Cover: $5

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WMSE Pledge Drive!

Next week is the WMSE (91.7 FM) Spring Pledge Drive! WMSE means a lot to our community but it also means a lot to me personally. My music has been featured on both their Local/Live & Female Focus shows over the past few years, and I was so thrilled to be a part of their "Local/Live on the Drive" project, which brought Milwaukee Bands to Transit TV’s around the country (http://www.onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/bandsonbus.html).

WMSE depends on listener and community support to continue the important work they do. Even a $5 donation helps, especially now since one of the goals of this drive is to increase their number of active financial supporters to 4,000.

Please consider donating to this spring’s pledge drive. Donate online by going to www.wmse.org and clicking on the pledge drive link or by calling the station next week during the on-air pledge drive (414) 799-1917.
Please help support this Milwaukee institution!


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My Favorite....

.... Song: "Splishy Splashy" (Lisa Hannigan)

.... Album: Bob Dylan, Live at The Gaslight 1962

.... Day of the week: Lately, Sunday.

.... Board Game: Scrabble

.... TV Show: Ghost Hunters

.... Jimmy John’s Sub: #6 w/ onions

.... Song to sing along to when no one else is in the car: "So What" (Pink)

.... Channel I wish I had: HBO

.... Book: I've been reading A Breif History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier and so far it's amazing.

“In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.” (Albert Camus)

I thought of you last night as I left work to find I had missed the first real snow-- the one that after weeks of small flurries, finally sticks to your car and shoe laces and hair. It isn't that I had forgotten you or that I haven't wanted to write... but where does one find extra hours in the day? I have often wondered if we all teamed up and ran to the east at the same time, would our tiny feet slow the earth just enough to make the afternoons longer? And is there a way to only do it on Sundays (which are the best days for long afternoons)?

I am busy as always, but I will be playing two very, very short sets this month. I do hope to see you. If not, I wish you the happiest and fullest of Thanksgivings. The kind that leaves you sleeping in front of the television, one button shamelessly undone on your pants. If you find the time this holiday season, definitely go see “MURDERERS” at Next Act Theatre (www.nextact.org). It is brilliantly done and a wonderful break from the usual holiday productions.

As always, keep your feel on the ground. There are children on other planets that don’t even have gravity.

Love,
lisa

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SHOWS!

Saturday, November 22nd @ 7:30pm
RUDOLPH FUND-RAISER
The Alchemist Theatre
2569 S. Kinnickinnic
Milwaukee, WI 53207
$10
A fund-raiser for my friend Patrick’s play “Rudolph the pissed off Reindeer”. I’ll be sandwiched between an evening of Improv Comedy! And you can win prizes!
http://www.alchemisttheatre.com/
Wednesday, November 26th @ 7:00pm
NOD TO BOB (to benefit The Hunger Task Force)
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
$10, or $5 and 5 cans of non-perishable food items
Schedule of events: http://linnemans.com/dylannod.htm
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I’VE READ SALINGER makes a great stocking stuffer! Order online at www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisagatewood or at the iTunes store. In Milwaukee you can buy them at Linneman’s Riverwest Inn or at the Exclusive Co. on Farwell Ave.

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My Favorite...

... Song: “The Show” by Lanka... it’s so catchy.
... Album: The “Sad Songs” mix CD I just made.
... Person: My mom. It’s her birthday!!!
... Thing I miss: College, free time, and student loan checks
... TV Show: GHOST HUNTERS! (On Sci Fi)
... Book: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (thanks to DS for the recommendation)
... Stuffed animal: Podie

Hey there.

It's been awhile since you've gotten one of these monthly updates from me. The first reason is that not a whole lot has been going on. The second reason is that I've been working hard settling into my new full-time job. Thanks for being patient while I became a grown-up.

As I write this, I am at work (yes, I'm occasionally required to work on Saturdays) and I've realized it isn't working on Saturday that's the problem--it's getting up at 7am that starts to get me down. Especially now as the morning temperatures dip below freezing and I find it nearly impossible to coax my poor bare feet out of bed and onto the cold hard wood floors.

I've got a few shows coming up. I hope you will join me for one or two or three of them. And perhaps we can have a cup of coffee and play a game of scrabble and learn more about one another... and together we can remember to put on socks before we go to bed.

Keep listening.
Love,
Lisa Gatewood

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SHOWS

Saturday, October 11th @ 5-10pm**
STARSHIP: FALL INTO AUTUMN FESTIVAL
1661 N. Farwell Ave. (Farwell & Brady)
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Performances from Steph Davies, MikeM, Conrad Plymouth, Lisa Gatewood, Dan Kennedy, Amen Cowboy, JT Witamore, Matthew Davies, Sugar Stems and AB & The Sea.
** I am slotted to play around 6pm


Saturday, October 11th @ 9pm
BREMEN CAFÉ
901 E. Clarke St.
Milwaukee, WI
w/ John Craigie & B.Radley
www.myspace.com/johncraigie www.myspace.com/blrooradley

Monday, October 20th @ 9pm
Stonefly Brewery
735 E. Center St.
Milwaukee, WI
w/ The Teeth and Kyle Davis
www.myspace.com/kyledavismusic www.myspace.com/theteethrox
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Spread the word:
The best way for you to support me is to spread the word about my music. Here are some easy ways to do that:

1) Put a Lisa Gatewood song on a mix CD for someone.

2) Forward my website to people you know who might like what I do and encourage them to sign up on the mailing list.

3) Bring someone to a concert.

4) "Gift" my album to your friends on iTunes.

5) Become a fan on iLike or facebook

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DID YOU KNOW....?

... My birthday is on Monday (October 6th)

... I secretly listen to bad pop music when I'm alone in my car (and sing along)

... I have been trying to see "Burn After Reading" for the past three weeks and still haven't gone

... I was almost named "Ma Rainey"

... I see a theatre production almost every weekend

... I love baking pies

... My brother is an amazing artist and you can see his work @ www.robotoctopus.com
... I get really stressed out when I think I'm going to miss Project Runway

... My friend just came into the office and gave me a hard time about doing this newsletter on company time

Hey there all you devoted Milwaukeeans (?)

The Shepherd Express has posted the ballots for "The Best of Milwaukee 2008". You can vote online or find a ballot in your weekly paper. This is a great opportunity to recognize your favorite local people & places.

Find the online ballot here: http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/flex-76-best-of-the-city.html
If you're having trouble thinking of who to vote for, you can never go wrong with local greats like Heidi Spencer (acoustic/vocalist), Matt Hendricks (Blues Musician), Keith Pulvermacher (Acoustic/vocalist), Brady Street Futons (Futon Shop), The Love Monkeys(Cover/Rock Band), Random Maxx (Cover/Rock Band), Kurt Bauer (Bassist) & Stephen Gaulke (Drummer).

But these are just my suggestions. Vote for your favorite (even "create your own option")!

Happy Voting.
Love,
Lisa

“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” (Bob Dylan)

My dear Augustettes,

As always I am startled by August. It seems that we always creep towards the 4th of July so hesitantly, but then the rest of summer races through our fingers. It’s been a busy, but good one for me. I’ve been so flattered to have gotten messages from people around the country who have taken note of my song “Cleared for Departure” while riding the bus. A big thank you to WMSE for their tireless hard work in launching “Local/Live on the Drive”. It’s a great boost for Milwaukee artists and it’s humbling to be chosen as a representative of such an amazingly talented pool of musicians.

Many thanks to those who came to B.Radley’s CD release party in July. It was an amazing evening and his new album “Jigsaw Wing” is not to be missed. I have two gigs this month. Please consider coming out to enjoy either one or both evenings of music.

love,
lisa

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SHOWS

Wednesday, August 20th (Time TBD)
STONEFLY
735 E. Center St.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Opening for Laura Gibson w/ JoAnn Riedl
http://www.myspace.com/lauragibson http://www.myspace.com/joannriedl
Saturday, August 30th 7pm
NOT AFRAID BENEFIT @ LINNEMAN’S
for Milwaukee’s Sojourner Truth House
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
Lineup: Blonde on Blonde, Mrs. Fun, Heidi Spencer, Lisa Gatewood, melaniejane, West of East, Moxie Chicks, Mary Karlzen & many more!
Cover: $8 (or $5 with the donation of a used cell phone)
http://www.linnemans.com
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New Song!

I was very honored to be hired to perform at a wedding this past weekend. The couple found me through the WMSE video player. In addition to performing a set of covers & originals at the wedding, I was commissioned to write a song specifically for them. What began as a simple project, morphed into something really lovely that I’m very proud of. The recording (engineered by Tony Scholl at Sound Sound Studios) features violinist Jessica Gethin, of the Australian band Toby. Having her on the track is more than I ever could’ve hoped for, she sounds amazing and it was a lovely twist of fate that she was staying upstairs from the studio while in town to perform at Summerfest.

Please visit http://www.myspace.com/gatewoodtunes to listen to the full length track!

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My Favorite...

... Song: Some Surprise (Gary Lightbody & Lisa Hannigan)
... Album: We Were Here (Joshua Radin)
... Movie: Shopgirl
... Restaurant: Café Lulu (milwaukee, wi)
... Person: Charles & Heidi
... Pastime: Hanging out at bookstores trying to look lonely.
... Live show seen lately: Keith Pulvermacher @ Mikey’s
... Food: The meatloaf I burnt tonight
... Blog: http://www.tuesdaysblog.com ... Date: Bowling

"Not being able to sleep is terrible. You have the misery of having partied all night... without the satisfaction."-- Lynn Johnston

Hello Folks & Folkettes.

It’s nearly 3 in the morning and I can’t sleep, so I thought I’d use this opportunity to set down my July newsletter. My solo road trip was a huge success in that I made it to my show in Virginia on time and I came back in one piece. My blog is still up at www.lisagatewood.blogspot.com, so if you missed any of it, you can check in there. I should put some pictures up at some point. Maybe I’ll do that next, since I don’t know if I’ll ever go to sleep again.

Before this trip I never really understood how people could travel alone. I stood in awe of women who jetted off to Rome or Paris with no make-out companion (after all, that is what you do in those cities... or so I’ve heard). “How incredibly lonely,” I would think to myself while secretly mocking their shoes. But after three days solo in Washington, DC, I felt very different. It was actually nice to enjoy the museums and not have to live by anyone else’s schedule. I would return back to the hotel whenever I pleased and eat chinese food in bed while enjoying my free HBO. I also took great pleasure in figuring out the commuter train all by myself. In a strange way I rather liked being alone and I’m currently planning my first trip to Paris, sans co-kisser, in my overactive imagination.

Thank you to all of you who made it out for my Riverwest Farmer’s Market gig last month. We had to pull the plug halfway through the show due to rain and high voltage. For those of you who showed up after I called it quits, my most sincere apologies. I hope you at least got some flowers. I have one show this month, and I really hope you’ll join me for it. I’ll be opening for B.Radley (appearing as “The Canadian Tuxedos”) at his CD release party on the 18th over at Linneman’s. I’ll go on second that night, so please stop down– I’ll have lots of time to hang out.

I guess that’s it for me. I’m still job hunting, still sleeping far too late, and still counting out my change for coffee. But things are good. I’m more fortunate than most, and I owe a lot of that to you.

love,
lisa

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SHOWS!

Friday, July 18th @ 9:00pm
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
Cover $5
(The Canadian Tuxedos CD Release Party)

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MY FAVORITE...

... Song: “Hey Jealousy” (Gin Blossoms)
... Album: “I know you’re married but I’ve got feelings too” (Martha Wainwright)
... Food: Sushi and Pie... equally.
... Person: My mom. She doesn’t charge me rent and lets me eat all her food.
... Expression: “Hot Mess” as in “I’m a hot mess...” (Which is true)
... Domestic animal: The guinea pig in 4th grade that I used to eat lunch with everyday until I found out I was allergic to it.
... Movie: “Lars & The Real Girl” (Yes, still.)
... Book: “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein

“What lies behind us and what lies in front of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

I’ve been putting off writing this month’s newsletter because my future is in such a state of flux that I don’t quite know what to tell you.

This is what I do know: I’m moving out of my apartment in a week. I also graduate in a week. I leave town on June 1st. I’m playing a show in Virginia on the 3rd. I will probably be back here by the end of June.

This is what might be true: I might be playing a show at Linneman’s in July. I might be starting a blog so that you can read up on my travel experiences while I’m away. I might be buying an iPhone. I might be listening to my own CD right now (in a very non-conceited way)– okay, that’s true.

This is an exciting and terrifying juncture for me. Thanks to all of you who have worked your magic to make it a little easier for me. And for those of you who chose to make it a little harder– well, we all have our reasons. There are some exciting possibilities on the horizon that I’m not really ready to talk about just yet, but it’s all good stuff and all very exciting. It may involve a puppy.

Take good care of yourself in June. I’ll be in touch if it’s necessary, but if not, I’ll hopefully see some of you in July.

If anyone has boxes, I desperately need them.

love,
lisa

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SHOWS!

Tuesday, June 3rd
The Pier
400 W. Ocean View Rd.
Norfolk, VA 23503
http://www.oceanviewfishingpier.com/restaurant.html
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How can you help?

Write a review of my CD on iTunes or CDBaby!
Put one of my songs on a mix CD for someone who hasn’t heard me before!
Request my songs on WMSE 91.7 or Radio Milwaukee 88.9!

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My Favorite...

... Song: Bad Graces (Diego Sandrin)
... Album: The Swell Season
... Blog: Tony Clement’s “Tuesdays” (http://www.kayobi.blogspot.com/)
... Movie: Lars and the Real Girl
... Painting: Paris Street, Rainy Day (Gustave Caillebotte)
... Person: Jeff... he’s a good listener.
... Animal: Elephant
... Food: Kopp’s Burgers

Hey there!

I'll be performing Tuesday night in the WMSE studio for their Local/Live show! Don't miss it!

If you're in Milwaukee, tune in to 91.7 FM (WMSE) at 8pm on TUESDAY, MARCH 25th.

If you aren't in Milwaukee, you can listen online (in Real Time!) at www.wmse.org! (Adjust for time zone, it's at 8pm Central Time)!

See you out on the airwaves!

love.
lisa.

"When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships." -- Andy Warhol

I am in a very serious relationship with the HD flat screen television in my bedroom. I had not had a television in my room since I moved out on my own. "What does a single person in a small apartment need with two TV's?" I thought. Looking back now, I can't believe how misguided my thinking was. Between the TV in my bedroom and my crock-pot, I've never been so in love. In fact I'd forget that I was single all together if it weren't for the delivery guy from "Chopstix" who knows me by name and only brings one fortune cookie no matter how hard I try to convince him that the food is for me and my date who is
really real and really my boyfriend-- my very exclusive HD flat screen boyfriend.

I am playing two shows this month that are perfect for those of you who can never make my weekend performances. The first is next week Tuesday. I'll be singing a few songs with the Chick Singer Night band over at Caroline's Jazz Club. This showcase event will feature six artists, so it's a great way to spend $8 and see a whole lot of talent. They are having a contest to see which artist brings out the most people. So when you show up be sure to tell them that you're there to see Lisa Gatewood. I'm playing first, so come out early! My second show I am very very excited about. Every Monday night, Linneman's Riverwest Inn has a free concert after Poet's Monday. It's usually the same people who take those slots BUT there are five Mondays this March, so Linneman's asked me to take the slot on the 31st. I'll go on at about 10pm and play for a couple hours. It's a free show and I know all you theatre folk out there are off on Mondays, so please come and hang out. We'll have a beer together. This is going to be a great show.

I am praying for the end of this winter and to see you all very soon. I have begun packing up my apartment and dreaming of what comes next.


love.
lisa.

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SHOWS

Tuesday, March 11th 8pm
CHICK SINGER NIGHT @ Caroline's
401 S. 2nd St.
Milwaukee, WI
Cover $8
Featured Artists: Lisa Gatewood, Ellen Winters, Jenny Thiel, Linda
Stieber, Jeanna Salzer, Mark "Fish" Samman (are you man enough artist)
and director, Alaria Taylor.
http://www.chicksingernight.com/
Monday, March 31st 10pm
@ Linneman's Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
FREE SHOW!!!
http://www.linnemans.com/
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Buy I'VE READ SALINGER
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisagatewood/ http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/
**Did you know that a great way to introduce people to new music is
to make them a mix tape (or CD)? Make a mix for someone and include a
song from I'VE READ SALINGER or another local artist!**

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My Favorite....

... Song: "Visions of Johanna" (Bob Dylan)
... Album: "Live from the Union Chapel" (Damien Rice)
... Sandwich: Egg Salad... and every other kind.
... HD Channel: PBS Create (Cooking & Craft Shows 24 hours a day!)
... Guilty Pleasure: Cosmo Magazine
... Person: Jeff, even though we don't go to the cowboy town
anymore.
... Celebrity I want to marry: Bob Dylan in 1965
... Class: Fiction Writing Workshop because it reminds me every day
that I have so much to learn.

Hey there,

I've signed up on this new thing called iLike which helps people on facebook keep up to date on concerts and add my songs to their profile. They assure me there are benefits even if my fans aren't on facebook-- but I don't know what those benefits are yet, or if they include gift bags.

If you feel so inclined, add me on iLike by clicking on the orange button below.


If nothing else it'll make me feel good to have my fan count go up.

Love,
Lisa

“Don’t play with matches and valentines.
You might burn mine by accident.”
Heidi Spencer, Somewhere in February

I have spent a lot of time in doctors’ offices during the past year. After about a dozen x-rays in that time, I found myself yesterday morning allowing an x-ray tech to go through the whole introduction spiel even though I knew it by heart. Not only did I let her show me where the robes were, tell me what to take off/ what to leave on and instruct me on how to use the lockers in the dressing room, but I found that I was feigning surprise the whole time for her benefit. I just wanted her to be able to do her job and feel good about this well rehearsed introduction to radiology. I don’t know why I do things like this– I suspect it’s somehow connected to the ridiculous impulse that compels me to continue buying ranch dressing at the grocery store for someone who doesn’t even eat at my house anymore... but I’m not quite sure how they are connected yet. It’s just a feeling.

A lot has changed over the past year. I am now completely healed (According to my doctor) and just when I thought things might go back to normal, I find that nothing is going back to normal. We are about to go through a series of changes here. First of all, I’m sad to tell you that after years of friendship and service, the Mosaic Piano Bar is closing. I have played countless shows there and Chip has been a huge supporter of independent artists. It’s really sad for us to lose that venue. I want to thank Chip for all he has done for me: Taking a chance on an unknown singer, booking me basically whenever I needed a gig, paying me even when no one showed up. Thank you. There will be a party on the final night at the mosaic (February 9th). I won’t be playing, but I’ll definitely be there. I hope you will be too. Let’s send Chip out with a bang to thank him for all he’s sacrificed for local musicians!

It is also with a sad heart that I tell you Clay, a staple in the Riverwest community, passed away last month. He was a regular and a good friend to the old gang at Bremen Café. He was a fan of everything, of life, and always made me feel happy. We will all miss him very much and are keeping him and his close friends in our thoughts and prayers. It is the end of an era.

With the Mosaic closing and Bremen changing ownership (and graduation looming in May) I’m not quite sure what my future here in Milwaukee will be. I’m thinking it might be time to go see what the rest of this big world has to offer me... but we have time to figure all that out. In the meantime, I’m playing a benefit show tonight and opening for a band on Valentine’s Day. So come out and see a show, buy a CD and let’s enjoy it while it lasts.

your valentine.
lisa.

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SHOWS

TONIGHT
Saturday, February 2nd @ 7pm
Food Not Bombs Benefit
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
$5 (or $3 with a food donation)

Food Not Bombs is an anti-war group that focuses on redistributing food that would otherwise go to waste, primarily through donations. Feel free to look at the international food not bombs site at http://www.foodnotbombs.net/.

Performers:
Sir Pinkerton, Erin Day, Lisa Gatewood, Ambrose Rightwise, Atlatl, Fetch the Pliers

VALENTINE’S DAY SHOW
Thursday, February 14th
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
Opening for WEST OF EAST
$3

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My Favorite...
... Song: Tire Swing (Kimya Dawson)
... Album: Release the Stars (Rufus Wainwright)
... Person: Dale, even though he was two hours late Thursday night
... Book: “Love is a Mix Tape” (Rob Sheffield)
... TV Show: Flight of the Conchords
... Food: Cake
... Thing to hate: Snow

Well hello!

Just a little mid-month note to remind you that I'm playing a show in sheboygan tomorrow night (Friday) and then opening for Jayme Dawicki Saturday in Waukesha. Check out the calendar page or my myspace page for more details.

Also, a warm welcome to all you diva's out there who have migrated to this page via tangodiva.com! Check out the press page to read Stephanie's blog entry from Tangodiva that mentions my album. (Also check out Tangodiva because it's awesome!)

Hope to see you out this weekend. Stay tuned for a couple great shows in february!

xo.
lisa.

“I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.” ~Anaïs Nin


That quote is, in fact, true for me. This year my only resolution is to finally admit that I fully intend to continue all the same ridiculous behaviors I indulged in last year... but this year they will mean more.

Peter Mulvey’s song “Tender Blindspot” (featured on his new album NOTES FROM ELSEWHERE) starts, “It’s cold, but at least the sun is out...” Today is exactly like that. Of course later he says, “The days are short and gray. It is the hardest time of year” and unfortunately that is also true. It’s the afternoon of the 3rd and I’m taking a break from writing my rent check to jot down my latest happenings for you. I brought in the New Year singing with “Boo The Band” over at the Coach House Grill in Big Bend. It was nice to start the new year with some very special friends. That’s all that really matters in the end.

I’ve been writing a lot lately. Since my CD release, I’ve added about 5 songs to my set and a new one will be complete in a day or two. It’s nice to be writing again and it starts me thinking about (drum roll please) another album.... at some point. Probably not in 2008, but maybe 2009?

I only have one show of my own this month and it’s up in Sheboygan, WI. If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll come join us. Heidi Spencer will be opening and it doesn’t get much better than that.


Welcome to 2008 folks.
Congratulations, the future is here.

lisa gatewood

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SHOWS

Friday, January 18th @ 8:00pm
Paradigm Coffee House
1022 Michigan Ave.
Sheboygan, WI
No Cover (donations gladly accepted)

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OR @ The Exclusive Company on Farwell Ave. in Milwaukee

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MY FAVORITE...
... Song: “Tender Blindspot” (Peter Mulvey)
... Album: Rabbit Fur Coat (Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins)
... Food: Sweet Potato Sushi
... Moment of 2007: My CD release party in October
... Hope for 2008: That this year we will all get closer to getting it right.
... Person: Heidi Spencer
... Activity: Beating Greg at bowling

I've been getting a lot of requests for lyrics to the songs on the album. They're now up under the "Music" section of the website. Just click on "Music" and it'll give you a list of song titles. Click on the title you want and the lyrics will come up.

So sing along and enjoy!
xoxo,
Lisa

“It’s coming on Christmas. They’re cutting down trees. They’re putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.”– Joni Mitchell (River)

Snow is everywhere. This time of year turns my busy street into a microcosm. We all hunker in for a long winter, frequent the same small grocery store for rations, commiserate in the same bar at night, and feel a little closer to each other when we realize we could stay like this forever and want for nothing. My neighbor across the street, Jason, has been the happiest addition to this world. He comes over often for a home cooked meal and the people at the bar down the street think we’re dating... in the spirit of the holidays, we don’t correct them. Anyway it’s nice to be part of a whole every once in awhile. Even if it’s for pretend.... especially if it’s for pretend.

This newsletter finds us at the end of another year. I am amazed when I look at the span of it. Spinal surgery in February, lots of studio work, Lindsay & Josh’s wedding, a beautiful week in Door County for Laura & Jonathan’s wedding, the “I’ve Read Salinger” release party, a new addition to my small group of most trusted friends and lots of shows. This December I am remembering the good and bad times that 2007 brought us. My heart is with all my friends who lost someone this year. It was more than a few. I trust that 2008 can do nothing but be happy, happy, happy.

I'm honored to again be nominated for "Best Acoustic Musician" and "Best Female Vocalist" by the readers of the Shepherd Express. Thank you to all of you who voted. The award ceremony is Tuesday night and I will let you know if I win. Although this year I might wait a day or two... you know, just to make sure.

I will brave the cold this Saturday for one of those lovely shows at the Mosaic. Please come. We will be warm there.

Happy Holidays to each of you. I hope you know just how important your continued support and presence is to me.

Keep Listening.
Love,
Lisa Gatewood

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SHOWS!

Saturday, December 8th @ 9:30pm
Mosaic Piano Bar
2624 N. Downer Ave.
Milwaukee, WI
FREE SHOW!

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“I’ve Read Salinger” is also available on iTunes by searching my name on the iTunes store.

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OTHER GREAT HOLIDAY SHOWS TO SEE IN MILWAUKEE, WI (when you aren’t at my shows)

I’ve seen both of these productions and they are great! If you are looking for something to get you in the holiday spirit, this is it.

Next Act Theatre presents
GREETINGS by: Tom Dudzick
Now- December 16th
(www.nextact.org)

Skylight Opera Theatre presents
Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS
Now- December 31st
(www.skylightopera.com)

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MY FAVORITE....

... Song: “Road to Nowhere” (Talking Heads)
... Album: The travel mix my Uncle Scott made for us when I was a kid.
... Ice Cream: Cherry Garcia (Ben & Jerry’s)
... Person: My friend Rick... he’s good.
... Day of the Week: Sunday
... Thing to hate: ice
... Thing to procrastinate on: My playwriting assignment.
... Holiday Song: Santa Baby