Andrew Malo

I really like good photography. Found this Flickr via...

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:56:00 -0500

I really like good photography. Found this Flickr via noxrpm.com - a really really great blog.

Sugoi. I don’t even like classical...

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:36:41 -0500

Sugoi. I don’t even like classical music.

10,000 Singers - Symphony No. 9, Fourth Movement (“Ode to Joy”) (Osaka-jō Hall, 2011)

What it says on the tin. Ten-thousand (non-professional) Japanese singers, wailing the shit out of some Ludwig Van.

Pretty amazing.

Sanity Break: 10,000 member choir sings Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”

In this video from Osaka, Japan, a 10,000 member amateur choir performs the “Ode to Joy” section of Beethoven’s Symphony Number Nine. The concert is an annual event, but this year’s performance — recorded in late December 2011 — was dedicated to the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Jump straight to 06:40 if you just want the money shot. But, don’t miss out on some of the wide, crowd shots. It’s shivery.

Joy, beautiful spark of the gods
Daughter of Elysium,
We enter, drunk with fire,
Heavenly one, your sanctuary!

Seems I’ll be going to the studio soon to record these...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:56:24 -0500

Seems I’ll be going to the studio soon to record these tracks for real.

Spring Tour shows. There will be a show in Chicago a few weeks...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:24:09 -0500

Spring Tour shows. There will be a show in Chicago a few weeks after. Come see me if you happen to be in TN or SC.

WBEZ Article with Bubbly Creek EP mentioned

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:31:22 -0500

WBEZ Article with Bubbly Creek EP mentioned:

Pretty fun.

alaskatapes:

Our very own Andrew and his most recent EP, Songs from Bubbly Creek, were just mentioned in an article about the Chicago River and cultural resources for positive change on the WBEZ website. Speaking of efforts to re-reverse the river and its troubled history it mentions, “…the notorious Bubbly Creek (speaking of cultural resources check out local Andrew Malo’s ode to the notorious stew, the 2012 EP Songs from Bubbly Creek).”

Click on the link above to hear the songs on bandcamp, read about the thinking that went into the album, and purchase the album!

From our tour practice sessions, as a submission to couch by...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:00:06 -0500

From our tour practice sessions, as a submission to couch by couch west.

why low tunnels are great - they keep your crops warm all winter...

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:12:05 -0500

why low tunnels are great - they keep your crops warm all winter and when spring comes…. !

There was once a river Or, should I say, once there was me

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:48:46 -0600

There was once a river

Or, should I say, once there was me

Woke up with this song in my head. Perhaps it’s the...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:45:00 -0600

Woke up with this song in my head. Perhaps it’s the approaching fast. A friend of mine covered it for a mutual friend who passed a year or two back. I don’t talk about Gavin very much, but I do think of him often, always with gratitude as he, along with a few others, were fundamental in making me who I am today.

Rehearsal for bubbly creek tour in April. which is not really a...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:22:54 -0600

Rehearsal for bubbly creek tour in April. which is not really a tour - more of a few dates in other places. so far, two shows are set for Knoxville and one for Chattanooga, with a show being setup in Berea, and possibly one in Atlanta. it is going to be great.

what?… i mean - seriously - what? propagandery: Japanese...

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:06:08 -0600

what?… i mean - seriously - what?

propagandery:

Japanese Company Announces Plans to Build 20,000-Mile-High Space Elevator by 2050

Scientists have long considered the possibility of creating ultra-tall space elevators that stretch beyond the earth’s atmosphere to transport satellites and shuttles into outer space without the cost and environmental impact of rocket fuels. Now a Japanese company specializing in major infrastructure projects called The Obayashi Corporation has announced plans to build a space elevator by 2050, with the aim of taking tourists 20,000 miles above the planet’s surface.

songs from bubbly creek is now on grooveshark. check it out and...

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:52:00 -0600

songs from bubbly creek is now on grooveshark. check it out and add it to your playlists…. Spotify fans - it is coming, but you have to wait a bit because people have to get paid (read: middle men).

ps i only have a couple recent pictures of myself playing - so if I ever play a show in front of you, please take some pics and send them to me.

happy belated birthday, nina. damn, this shot is...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:01:59 -0600

happy belated birthday, nina. damn, this shot is great.

vintageblackglamour:

Stunning shot of Nina Simone by Pittsburgh photography icon Charles “Teenie” Harris, circa 1965.

Here it is. Songs From Bubbly Creek is officially released. ...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:05:05 -0600

Here it is. Songs From Bubbly Creek is officially released. Put on a pair of headphones, sit in a nice chair, sip some coffee, and relax…. or just press play from your computer. 4 dollars to purchase. 0 dollars to stream.

Everything one needs to release an album the next day - coffee,...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:34:49 -0600

Everything one needs to release an album the next day - coffee, kick ass glasses, pipe and pipe tobacco, x-acto knife, business cards, and album cards.

Preorder Songs From Bubbly Creek

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:18:00 -0600

Preorder Songs From Bubbly Creek :

I’ll be releasing the preorder tomorrow. So, if you feel that you would like to get bubbly creek one day early - then click on the link or go to the music page and order a digital copy for four dollars….

"What you really believe you are doesn’t matter to the rest of the world."

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:19:00 -0600

“What you really believe you are doesn’t matter to the rest of the world.”

- Hank Willis Thomas, talking about the book “Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness.”

For the murky days, practicing patience… —best...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:28:37 -0600

For the murky days, practicing patience…

—best experienced with headphones—

track two, songs from bubbly creek ep

I’ll be posting this every week because, well, I’m...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:23:05 -0600

I’ll be posting this every week because, well, I’m excited.

I can’t help but think of the purity that went into making...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:35:34 -0600

I can’t help but think of the purity that went into making this poster.

merlin:

It’s a pretty intensive program.