A Mad, Mad World

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010

First things first. We’re still here making music largely because you all come to shows, listen to our tunes, buy swag and generally cheer us on. Thank you!

Please enjoy this free mp3 of our hit “High Seas Lament” as we say good by to 2009.

’09 was good to us, geo-political turmoil and collapsing financial markets aside. We played the most gigs in a year so far. Several of our shows gave us the opportunity to rock very large crowds of revelers. We released our third CD, “Skull & Magpies” to good reviews and garnered radio airplay across the US and in Canada, Australia, UK and Europe. Our online and digital sales have been respectable. We’re still receiving residuals for our 2007 TV show placement. Not bad for an oddball, rowdy folk, roots indie band.

We will begin 2010 in the recording studio working on the first of two CDs planned — a collection of choice vintage tunes. After that we’ll continue our adventures on the high seas in a follow up CD to “Skull and Magpies“. Look for release parties and related excitement. Of course we plan to play as many gigs as we can throughout the Bay Area. And we’re working with a booker to set up mini tours outside of California to expand our circle of friends and fans. Plenty of crazy, good fun ahead.

Wishing you a new year filled with music and love,

Mags

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from the American Museum of Natural History

The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010.

* from our song “Navigate” on Skull & Magpies
Take a clue from those seafarers
They know how to set a course
To see where you are
take a look at the stars
and count those log line knots

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Enjoy fantastic holiday fare and beautiful music performed by several Accordion Babes from the Accordion Babes Pin-up Calendar which just happened to be selected by the Bohemian as a must-have gift this season.

The Speisekammer Restaurant has a lovely bar with a large selection of beers including excellent German ones. Bar is open from 4-12PM. Dinner is served from 5-9PM.

Music starts at 8:30.
Johny Blood (tuba), GDub (guitars) and Mad Mags (squeeze) will play a set around 9:30.

Line up includes:
Amber Lee and the Anomalies
Salane C. Schultz
Renee de La Prade & Joan Wilson Rueter

This will be a family friendly, gemütlichkeit filled holiday evening.

We’ll have calendars on sale for those last minute gifts

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We are joining Amber Lee and the Anomalies at The Last Record Store in Santa Rosa this Friday night to promote the 2010 Accordion Babes Pin-up Calendar & CD. We’ll play one set at 7PM and Amber will follow at around 8PM.

The Last Record Store has a grand selection of vinyl. So come on by and treat yourself to free live music and while you’re there, pick up a calendar or two — they make great gifts!

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Mad Ms own bassist, Lewis Wallace is playing Café du Nord with his band, EBDZ on Sunday, 12/6.

This is hard drivin’, expertly played rawk you won’t want to miss!

ELECTRIC BOOGIE DAWGZ
SLOPPY, FAST AND LOUD Reunion Gig
@ KRAMPUSNACHT 2009 8PM

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GDub and I are ready to head down to the Sleeping Lady in Fairfax. I’ve got a fresh battery in my golden squeeze, our gear and swag is packed in the car, my hair is braided, nice pre-show cup of Pu-Erh brewing (love it with fresh lemon and turbinado sugar) and my new-to-me dress is very comfortable though tight-fitting. GDub is wearing an elegant, warm all wool kilt. He tells me there may be a few kilted fellas coming. That will be a treat!

Yep, it’s going to be a good night of music making and crowd pleasing.

Sleeping Lady Café, Fairfax
with Renée de la Prade and the Hounds

We will have Accordion Babes Pin-up Calendars with CD for sale — the perfect gift!

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