Lex Leifheit » Music

Wes & Eugene’s Cabinet of Wonders →

Lex — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:51:53 +0000

This show falls into the best-$15-I-spent-this-year-without-having-any-idea-what-to-expect category.

Barack Rock & Black President

Lex — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:44:07 +0000

A few weeks ago, Dan turned me on to Barack Rock, a “movement of musicians and artists creating an ever-expanding catalogue of free, exclusive songs, each with its own individual art, meant to inspire participation and donations for the Obama campaign.” The site made me think of Terry Woolard Jr., who was one of my playwriting students at the Green Street Arts Center. Terry was an extremely talented writer, even at age thirteen, who focused his efforts around the concepts such as liberty, politics and what it’s like to be part of the “citadels” of the North End of Middletown.

Yesterday I read in the Middletown Press that Terry’s father, Terry Woolard Sr., just released a CD with a title track inspired by his son’s writing. Black President debuted on WPKN in Bridgeport, Connecticut and was engineered by David Davis, a Green Street teaching artist and one of my former neighbors at the North End Artist Cooperative (aka MAC650).

You can listen to tracks from Black President, including one featuring Terry Jr., at cdbaby.com.

Some Favorite Things, Together in One Song →

Lex — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:29:48 +0000

The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle and Kaki King record a song inspired by Toad, of Mario Bros fame.

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New Haven Gets On To The Bus

Lex — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:07:03 +0000

Last year, New Haven arts council member and idea-man José Montero put a brass band on a city bus, with the intent of bringing live music into a new environment … and perhaps attracting New Haven hipsters to the wonders of mass transit? This Sunday, arts on the bus is back and better than ever with Exact Change, a series of improv, poetry, music and puppets, on four buses simultaneously!

In case you are looking for somewhere to go, Susan Morrow, Yale undergraduate, will be giving a tour in the Yale University Art Gallery at 3pm.

Get A Little Bit Happy / Everything Is Going to be Alright

Lex — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:48:53 +0000

Visual inspiration for April: from car dealership to contemporary art center.

Audio inspiration for April: Langhorne Slim has an album out April 29, including Diamonds and Gold. And, he is playing at New Haven’s Cafe Nine on April 12.

Friend: Douglas Wolk

Lex — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:31:03 +0000

Since this is my first non-audio blog entry, I thought it fitting to highlight the first blogger I knew personally, Douglas Wolk. Douglas has been blogging at lacunae.com since circa 1999. He was the first friend I made on the internet, which was a little intimidating back then!

Douglas knows a zillion people, is very curious about a lot of things, and makes all kinds of quirky connections that he writes about to share with others. Through his blog and his friendship, he has directly or indirectly inspired me to: read comics, cook, write, and take pictures. His latest blog, Mincing Up the Morning, will no doubt introduce me to some new music and hopefully inspire me to be better about remembering birthdays (sorry, Bill!).