dann russo: News

Hey Y'all (I prefer the second person plural as there are a bunch of people to whom I am sending this (hey! I used whoM correctly!))

shows coming up! its very exciting as I can stretch my legs, arms, vocal chords, and everything else I got at a few shows...

Tuesday July 21st - 7pm - All Asia Cafe, Cambridge (19+)
Saturday July 25th - noon - outside on Pickering Wharf, Salem, MA (all ages)
Thursday July 30th - 9pm - McGann's, downtown Boston (21+)

and don't forget to dl the songs at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=47115122
peace,
Dann

I do very much enjoy the idea of a place to live free from tyranny and oppression. Thank you to all who have strived and continue to strive to make that happen. peace.

check it out...

http://www.facebook.com/dannrussomusic
peace,
Dann

DCAP yourself on Friday Night! (thats the day after tomorrow!) Dann (& FRANK!) go on at 8pm http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=104952977455

Just got this email:

We are currently looking for country songs for the artist Trace Atkins. Songs should not be anything too goofy or alcohol heavy, and should contain lyrical substance, as well as a catchy melody. After using our Search engine and discovering your music, we believe that "Ruby Red Hair" would be a perfect fit for what we are looking for.

cross your fingers!

Rain can keep some people away, but not me! The Make Music Cambridge Festival ended up being a lot of fun. I played an extra 20 minutes because the people before and after me on the schedule didn’t show, so I got my fill of songs, and people with umbrellas even stopped to listen! (btw I played It Seems Just Like a Dream (What A Day); Rocket Man; Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms; On The Floor; Dice; Dreaming Without You; Capture My Heart (yes, I broke a string and changed it as I sang acapella); and No Pain). The rain didn’t dampen my spirits at all and I rocked out Brattle Square as best as I could. Thank you to everyone I saw, and thank you to those I didn’t see (I was huddled behind some bushes so I didn’t get soaked) and still liked what they heard. Peace.

Dann is starting off his non-playing week or two with a free song! (ok, its me...hey whats up...I dont know how to set it up for DL yet but you can at least listen to it this way) check it out here: I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen Cover)
peace, Dann

stupid spambots messing up my list...email me at the above address or sign up for the mailing list at http://www.reverbnation.com/dannrusso

so - I'm thinking of writing a whole album based on Greek and Roman historical events and myths...here is the first one - the ballad of Orpheus and Euridice:

Her Majesty Cry © 2008 Dann Russo/Mousse Dog Music

Don’t turn back…

Listened to every word he said
Then I let him get inside my head
Told me to trust him when he was dead

Don’t turn back

We both planned to keep our bargain’s side
Crossing over the great divide
He treated me like I was surprisingly alive

Don’t turn back

When I went back to look for you
They told me all I had to do was sing a song or two
Saw that it was do or die figured that I had to try to make
Her Majesty Cry

Don’t turn back

Couldn’t see the flowers in your hair
Couldn’t smell your perfume in the air
Didn’t know who to trust that you were even there

Don’t turn back

Should’ve had faith in the final hour
Should’ve had time to learn what I should have known
Should’ve had trust cradled like a flower
An impatient to call my very own

Could almost feel the warmth of spring
How I wanted to tell you everything
Make the fields and the mountains sing

Don’t turn back

I turned around and you were gone
Thought that I waited far too long
I guess once again I was wrong

Don’t turn back

When I went back to look for you
Told me all I had to do was sing a song or two
Saw that it was do or die figured that I had to try to make
Her Majesty Cry

its just perfect outside...I think I may go to the marathon - I know at least TWO people running :-)

there is a black ribbon of remembrance a blue bracelet of friendship and a clear sky of hope for peace in the world today...RIP Ross

RPM Challenge is to write an album in February - the shortest month!

The listening party runs all day on Sunday March 29th at Red Rocks Mesa with Dann starting it off at 9am slt (noon est)

for those of you not in SL - listen by plugging this url into your computer: http://38.96.148.45:8864
for more Dann info, check out www.dannrusso.com or www.sonicbids.com/dannrusso or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dann-Russo/36658671856
peace,
Dann (Numbers in SL, Russo in RL)

or at least starting to :-)

Paradiso lluvioso is now available for download!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=309447379&s=143441
peace,
Dann Russo

www.dannrusso.com

What's Up Next on Behind The Mike:



Singer/Songwriter Dann Russo will join us on the program to feature his music. Dann also has an intersting day job which we will get "educated" about as well. Join us for music, fun and excitement and call in to ask a question or discuss the topics; (866) 417-4359 | (646) 716-8609

listen in - call - become involved! 9pm tuesday (the 24th) night

i'm really happy with how i sounded last night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrHHP94JXy4 :-)

peace, Dann

Dann's interview with Metanomics on line now! sponsored by Second Life, Metanomics and Cornell University: http://www.metanomics.net/archive031609

paradiso lluvioso is available for mass consumption! check it out, listen to it, love it, review it, let me know!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/dannrusso4

so it occurs to me that I should "officially announce" the new music that I am making, since I have been playing it all weekend at my Second Life shows and the music is now available (the full-band "Presents" EP is available to listen to at http://www.dannrusso.com and will be available from iTunes next week and the solo "Paradiso Lluvioso" demo will be available on iTunes this weekend).

I have also started telling the stories of the songs on "paradiso" on my myspace and facebook and I will cross-post them here as well. "Paradiso" is the product of two things - a great story that makes Frank roll his eyes and a challenge that I took up.

first, the story: a few years ago, Frank (the guy who is kind enough to play drums with me, and also http://bostonerin.livejournal.com 's husband) and were watching some sporting event, and a beer commercial came on, the guy winning a gameshow trip to "paradiso lluvioso" (which of course means rainy paradise) and he was unhappy cause he didnt know what he was getting into and was miserable the whole time...and for months, if not years, I would go up to Frank and say "It means rainy paradse, Frank!" and he would roll his eyes. So of course, I promised him that I would name my first solo album "paradiso lluvioso" in his honor.

Turns out, I got my chance in February 2009. The RPM Challenge takes the shortest month (umm, February) and challenges you to write an album (10 songs or 35 minutes) solely in the month of February. I figured this was the time to put together "paradiso." So I took the phrase that I attempted to torture Frank with and made it the titles of the songs (read the first word of each title carefully)

1. IT Seems Like Just a Dream (What a Day)
2. MEANS Justify the Ends
3. RAIN is the Same
4. E a b
5. PARA Que No Tengas Sed
6. DICE
7. FRANK Advice
8. et cetera.

:-)

Dann Russo (Dann Numbers in SL) is going to be rocking the roof off multiple Second Life venues with breakfast shows all weekend! (well, Breakfast in Boston that is)...

Dann Russo (Dann Numbers in SL) is setting up for the release of his full-band EP "Presents," slated to be released on Tuesday, March 10th (and maybe even solo full-length CD) with shows in Second Life at 5am SLT (Pacific Time) on Saturday and 4am SLT (Pacific Time) on Sunday. He will be performing songs from all his recordings, as well as songs that have not yet been recorded.


Dann Russo is a little alt, a little classic, a smidge country and all rock. He’s a singer-songwriter with radio-ready original songs and a live show so electric, you’ll be amazed it’s just acoustic. A "soon to be phenomenon" (NorthEast In-Tune Magazine), Dann is a lively act that’s hard to follow.

For those of you who aren't in the virtual world of Second Life, you can listen here:

Saturday, March 7th, 5am SLT (Pacific Time) 7am Central, 8am EST, 1pm GMT
Live from the Jester Inn @ Pixel Hill http://69.13.151.54:8670
Sunday, March 8th, 4am SLT (Pacific Time) 6am Central, 7am EST, noon GMT
Live from The Lost Continent http://slstreaming.de:8504

If you want to get more information on Dann, or figure out which song to request, visit http://www.dannrusso.com
If you want to get more information on SecondLife, visit http://www.secondlife.com

there is an almost perfectly round rock in front of a shrine to Mary Queen of...something...in Positano that has "Megan and Dann" written on it in red pen...just seemed the thing to do on a rainy windblown Thanksgiving afternoon with the chilly Mediterranean crashing over the seawall:-)

I almost forgot (well, forgot isnt the right word) about this moment until recently when I was writing a song and it just appeared like out of a cloud - THIS is what love is about - this very moment - and love is like that I think - a series of almost vignettes or pictures like a infini-ptych that gets better and longer...and the fact that it is ALMOST perfectly round makes me smile




Little waterfalls on the steps down to the beach
What a day what a day
You pull away so your tears are just out of reach
What a day what a day

What a day to finally figure out
All the things I thought I knew about
What a day what a day
The rain it kind of felt real nice
As we walked along in paradise
What a day what a day

Walked along with your lemon smile and pants up to your knees
What a day what a day
Shivering you told me its not like the movies
What a day what a day

What a day to finally…

And it seems just like a dream
The more I think of it the further away it seems
It seems oh so far away
I promise you we’ll get back there to stay

You came upon a rock so perfect and so fine
What a day what a day
Carved our names onto it a prayer for all time
What a day what a day

The rain it kind of felt real nice
As we walked along in paradise
What a day what a day
The dogs were eating from your hand
The stars the sea the painted sand
What a day what a day
What a day to finally figure out
All the things I thought I knew about
What a day what a day

dann's first machinma video (did I spell that right?) - the March 1st episode of Live-On-Line features a video for "Parking Lot Kings" shot and directed by the talented Steve Cropper from Australia (the show's host!)
http://life-on-line.ning.com/ thanks steve!

so...two big Book Readings to report on :-)

1. Erin Dionne's Book Release party at TCAN in Natick...an amazing space, with an amazing sound system (thank you Dave Massey), rocked out Ruby Red Hair, Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms, and Dreaming Without You with Frank Colagiovanni on drums after Erin read...and the COOLEST thing, a little girl came up to me afterwards and said "You look JUST LIKE Theo Christmas" :-)

2. Annie's Book Stop in Framingham...you couldn't miss the place, with all the LOCAL AUTHOR ERIN DIONNE THIS WAY signs - it was pretty cool...it's always tough to sing in a very intimate place when I'm used to belting, but only one or two people noticed - Erin read 10 or so pages and I sang RRH and Dreaming. The Purveyor, Paul, was super local (everyone who came in talked to him like he was a favorite uncle) and just awesome...I can't thank Paul enough...

Erin, likewise, words cannot express my thanks for letting me join you on this adventure.

due to a schedule conflict, Dann's show at Sweetwater Cafe on Saturday has been transferred to 3/21

peace,
Dann

well, not really...but I DO promise at least one Elton John song Saturday night at the Sweetwater Cafe in downtown Boston where I am the entertainment from 10 til they throw us out

http://www.myspace.com/sweetwatercafeboston
come on down and stay for as long (or short) as you want...

peace,
Dann

ok - so I'm a little nervous about this but its SO COOL!

Thursday (Feb 26th) and Sunday (March 1st) I will be playing at Erin Dionne's readings of "Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies"...well, Thursday is the book release party at the TCAN arts center in Natick, MA and Sunday is a reading at Annie's Book Stop in Framingham, MA...

so make sure you buy the book from Amazon or even better come on down to the reading and buy one, get it signed and rock out! check http://www.erindionne.com for info