Lisa Gatewood: News

“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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Buy “I’ve Read Salinger” online: www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisagatewood
or by searching on the iTunes Store!

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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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BUY “I’ve Read Salinger”

Cdbaby: www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisagatewood

iTunes: phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=267444551

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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Guess what? CD’S MAKE GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS!

Order “I’ve Read Salinger” online @ Cdbaby.com:
www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisagatewood

OR

Buy “I’ve Read Salinger” at the following locations:
Exclusive Co. On Farwell & Brady
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn (Ask for it at the bar)

“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

"We clutched each other giddily
For safety and went in a barrel together
Over some Niagara."
– Ted Hughes

October felt like that... in a barrel together over some Niagara. What an adventure we’ve had! I love November because it is dark and gray and just cold enough to wear a scarf and put more blankets on my bed. Today is actually pretty sunny and utterly foreign to my nature. But my feet still freeze here at my desk, so I am not so out of place. I am listening to a mix tape I am working on for my friend Peter and I think I will keep one for myself too because it’s fitting. Leonard Cohen is singing about a raincoat that is torn at the shoulder and a lock of someone’s hair. Does anyone actually keep locks of people’s hair? You know what, don’t tell me. I don’t think we need to share everything about ourselves.

Next week I’ll be off in a warmer location for a bit, but please check out Heidi Spencer & The Rare Birds over at Riverwest Commons (I’ll put the details below in the "Shows" section). I’m not even going to be here, folks, so what were you going to do that night anyway? When I come back I’ll be having a show at the same location and I really hope I’ll see you there.

I hope you’re all enjoying "I’ve Read Salinger". I’d be anxious to hear what you think of it. If you don’t have a copy yet, read on to find out where you can get one. I am overwhelmed by your support and generosity. Thank you to everyone who came out to the release party, everyone who bought a CD, everyone who lent a sympathetic ear in the weeks surrounding the release and to all my friends and family. Now we move onward and upward. I hope to see you out there.

Have a great November and a Happy Thanksgiving.
Love,
lisa gatewood

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SHOWS!

Thursday, November 15th @ 9pm
RIVERWEST COMMONS
815 E. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI
Cover: $3
w/ Roxie Beane & Jeannie Mayotte

AND Please go to this show while I’m away:
Saturday, November 10th @ 10pm
Heidi Spencer & The Rare Birds
RIVERWEST COMMONS
w/ Mahogony Throttle

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ARTICLES, ETC.

Morning Blend (Television Show) (October 15th, 2007)
http://www.themorningblend.com/NewsArticle/tabid/1474/xmid/1
5427/Default.aspx

Vital Source Magazine (October 2007)
http://www.vitalsourcemag.com/index.php/magazine/article/a-m
atter-of-perspective/

Shepherd-Express (October 18th, 2007)
http://shepherd-express.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.fold
er=2007-10-18&-token.story=178644.113121&-token.subpub=

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BUY "I’VE READ SALINGER" AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES:

CDbaby.com: www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisagatewood

Exclusive Company on Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee, WI

Linneman’s Riverwest Inn (Just ask at the bar)

And, of course, at any of my shows....

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MY FAVORITE...
... Song: "Read My Mind" (The Killers)
... Album: "A Consice Introduction" (The Scarring Party)
... Word: Incidentally
... Trick-or-treater at Betsy’s house: Superman
... Movie I just saw: "Lars & The Real Girl"
... Person: Pretty much anyone who didn't make me cry last month.
... Thing to drink that always makes me sick: Chocolate or Strawberry Milk... it always seems like such a good idea... Egg nog could be in the too.