"LIVE" show tonight
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April 6, 2010
Bar East 3/27/10 - set list and downloads
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March 28, 2010
on first avenue between 89th and 90th is a non-descript door leading down a set of stairs to a fantastically cool space to have a show...
The Brooklyn Beer and Stella Artois were delicious and twice the pizza delivery guy came through...I think it sounded pretty good - but you decide for yourself! Some live tracks will be up on
http://www.dannrusso.com and
http://www.reverbnation.com/dannrusso this afternoon.
thank you to everyone who came out - see y'all soon!
1. Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms
2. Dreaming Without You
3. Her Majesty Cry
4. Fire
5. Cafe en San Juan
6. No Pain
and Shannon McMahon was fantastic! She even asked me to come up on stage for "Big Yellow Taxi" :-)
peace,
Dann
set list from the William Williams celebration at the Joseph Webb Lodge of Masons in Boston
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March 20, 2010
what a friendly, warm, and inviting place. Thank you, Rob Walling, for asking me to play - any time you need someone in the future, let me know...The Masons are a great organization and deserving of praise. I started off the performance with a little cocktail music but quickly was encouraged to rock it out a little...I was joined by one of the members on two songs! I even got a tour of the building, but no insight into the "secrets"...alas, instead of the Holy Grail, though, I had some Smithwicks, a lovely dinner and single malt scotch, and met some fun and welcoming people...and played these songs:
1. Gone (instrumental version)
2. Her Majesty Cry
3. Cafe en San Juan
4. Paris
5. If I Had A Hammer (Peter Paul and Mary cover)
6. Fool on the Hill (Beatles cover)
7. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Beatles cover)
8. Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms
9. Don't Say That
10. It Seems Just Like a Dream (What a Day)
11. Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon & Garfunkel cover)
12. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (U2 cover)
13. Rocket Man (Elton John cover)
14. No Pain
I had a great night - I hope everyone else did too...
peace,
Dann
CANE annual conference
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March 20, 2010
That was a LOT of fun presenting (playing) at CANE yesterday - thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to play, to all the attendees, and to the long-ago writers of myth who put together some amazing material with which to write music.
For those of you who are wondering, the set list was:
1. Run Run Run (the story of Apollo and Daphne)
2. Paris (the story of Paris and the Trojan War)
3. Ulysses (the story of the Odyssey)
4. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (yes, the U2 song - it's a pretty good adaptation of Catullus 8)
5. Her Majesty Cry (the story of Orpheus and Euridice)
6. Fire ("Hephaestus's Lament")
7. Black Sails ("Ariadne's Lament")
8. Etc. (one of my songs not about myth, the last verse of which is in Latin)
the lyrics to the songs (and some of the recordings) can be found at
http://www.dannrusso.com/cane_conference_2010.html
peace,
Dann
video fun
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February 14, 2010
celebrate Groundhog's Day
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February 2, 2010
political rant
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January 30, 2010
a comment rather than a rant...a new blog! check it out here -->>
it's not a Terrible Tragedy at all!
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January 28, 2010
Erin Dionne's new book release party is tonight! In celebration, there is a free download here>>>>>>>>(check out the blog for details)
January 18, 2010
so the site that hosts my website has this new blog feature - and it's a new year's promise to myself to keep up on it. Check it out! (link over here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>)
January 4, 2010
my new favorite quote...it's from my dad..."I don't know how you play like that - it looks like you're going to hurt yourself!"
2010
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January 1, 2010
2010 - the 33rd New Year of my life - it's gonna Get GOOD!!! Happy New Year's Celebrations everyone and keep celebrating all year long. Peace.
December 21, 2009
Have an excellent Christmas season everyone...get some well-deserved rest at some point...peace to you and all those you love
Thank YOU!!!
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December 14, 2009
Thank you everyone who got up early/stayed up late to listen to the all-Beatles show yesterday...this may be something I have to do again
Until then, remember that I play every Sunday Morning at 8am EST - listen here:
http://85.25.149.102:8504
and for those of you who missed some or all of it, the All-Beatles set list:
Tomorrow never knows
Helter Skelter
Dear Prudence
The fool on the hill
Back in the USSR
Nowhere man
I am the walrus
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
She said, she said
I'm so tired
Rocky Racoon
Cry baby cry
Yer blues
Hey Jude
Norwegian wood
For no one
Get back
Across the universe
Oh! darling
Octopus's garden
Julia
I want to hold you hand
Sexy Sadie
Twist and shout
You've got to hide your love away
Day tripper
Imagine
Help!
All my loving
Something
The long and winding road
She loves you
Happy Xmas (war is over)
peace,
Dann
listen in!
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December 13, 2009
for those of you who are looking to listen to Dann's all-Beatles show at 8am Sunday the 13th, here is the link:
http://208.53.138.158:8700
:-P
DONATE NOW
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December 13, 2009
Donate at Dann's virtual tip jar here:
BUY PRESENTS
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December 13, 2009
technical difficulties
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December 6, 2009
many apologies to those of you who were trying to listen in this morning...due to technical difficulties the all-Beatles live from the Lost Continent in SL show will now be on Sunday Dec THIRTEENTH (next week) all the info should be the same - check
www.facebook.com/dannrussomusic for updates and listening-in info!
peace,
Dann
rock and eggroll
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December 4, 2009
some shows are fun. some fun shows are made great by people singing along to Dreaming Without You and having so much fun that I end up playing No Pain on a ukelele. you ROCK Eggroll Cafe
Thank you to Davina Yannetty (
http://www.myspace.com/dyannetty ) for inviting me to play and for the happy pirates of Ice Cream Social (
http://www.myspace.com/icecreamsocialduo ) for leading the background vocals!
and...the set list was:
Fortunes, Forecasts & Lucky Charms
Cafe en San Juan
Capture My Heart
Dreaming Without You
Parking Lot Kings
Dear Prudence
and NO PAIN on a UKELELE after a quick 30 second crash course on where the A and D chords were.
:-)
peace,
Dann
Maybe I'm Amazed
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December 3, 2009
all the songs people seem to want to hear are slower songs!
(Listen this Sunday as Dann plays The Beatles - 5am slt/8am EST live from the Lost Continent in SL and Brooklyn, NY in RL; listen here:
http://85.25.149.102:8504 )
Dann sings nothing but the Beatles this Sunday morning!
so far, the set list will include:
Back in the USSR
Sexy Sadie
Dear Prudence
Helter Skelter
Across the Universe
The Fool On The Hill
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Get Back
Oh! Darling
Hey Jude
For No One
Norwegian Wood
Yer Blues
Cry Baby Cry
I Am the Walrus
I'm So Tired
She Said, She Said
Nowhere Man
send in your requests - only Three Days Left for me to learn them! - dannrussomusic(at)aol(dot)com;
www.facebook.com/dannrussomusic
peace out,
Dann (Dann Russo in RL, Dann Numbers in SL)
www.dannrusso.com
www.facebook.com/dannrussomusic
That's what I call good press
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December 2, 2009
THANK YOU HARRIE!!!!
Q: You've attended hundreds of live performances in Second Life. Do you remember the first live gig you attended? Are there one or two performances that stand out in your mind as particularly memorable or even infamous?
Ooh, I knew you’d ask me that, lol! I don’t know if it was the first gig I went to but the first one I remember was Dann Numbers (aka Dann Russo in RL). I was floored by this guy, how someone in pixel form could have so much stage presence, his music was great and right up my alley too, By the end of the show I was well and truely hooked and 3yrs on I am still one of Dann’s biggest fans and think he is a genuine talent who one day I hope to see play live in RL! He is also one of a handful of SL musicians I tell (or bring) new musicians to go and check out if they want to know how to connect with their audiences as Dann has that one down pat!
- Venue Owner Harrie Skjellerup (Owner, Pixel Hill; co-founder, "The Originals") as quoted from
http://networkedblogs.com/p19539170
Thank you Thank you!!
all- Beatles show update
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December 1, 2009
Beatles set list (12/6) so far =
Helter Skelter, Back in the USSR, Fool on the Hill, Nowhere Man, She Said, I am the Walrus, I'm So Tired, Yer Blues, and more to come!
get those requests in!!!
Happy Turkey
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November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving! remember those who are far away from the ones they love and those who won't be able to stuff their faces full of food today...peace, Dann
things I am thankful for
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November 14, 2009
As it becomes November and winter in New England, let me list things I am thankful for:
1. F-Nice Productions and DAve Crespo - they keep helping me get shows!
Tuesday November 17th 9pm - McGann's Downtown Boston
Tuesday December 15th 9pm - McGann's Downtown Boston
2. Drusilla Clapsaddle and the crowd at The Lost Continent - I play every Sunday morning at 8AM est - if you aren't on Second Life, you can still listen in -
http://85.25.149.102:8504 The time on the schedule says 8AM, but it's usually 8:05 or 8:10 (it's Sunday Morning for crying out loud!)
3. Davina! She has hooked me up on the North Shore
Friday December 4th 8pm Eggroll Cafe
4. My family and friends and especially YOU. Thank you for coming to the shows, thank you for listening, thank you for your tips and for buying CDs and mp3s and for writing about me on your blogs and websites. Shoot me an email if you write or read something about me...gotta spread the gospel of rock and soul!
Have a peaceful and lovely Thanksgiving if I don't see you. Careful to not have too much triptophane.
peace,
Dann
new article
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November 4, 2009
