a protest song - from the table.

The song Ohio - written by Neil Young - may very well be the most financially successful protest song of all time. I don't say that to undermine its power - or the purity of the response - released a month after the shootings at Kent State - the song quickly climbed the billboard charts - and further strengthen the passionate anti-war rally...

many have covered this song - but few have nailed it like hometown heroes Head Like a Kite. Chase Jarvis captured this beautiful performance during our second songs for eating and drinking dinner...

songs for eating and drinking + arthur and yu

the darling seattle band arthur and yu makes music that makes the world stop a bit - i consider that a profound achievement - i listened to their first full album (hardly art 2007) a couple million times - i will listen a couple million more.

i was honored and honored and honored to have grant at the table in early august when we launched songs for eating and drinking - he played my favorite song in their young repertoire - a bonus track that didn't make the cd - a song about "horse meat" - thank you grant.

for more songs from the common table go to songsforeatinganddrinking.com

bumbershoot... is... over...

it was a wild three days - or rather 8 months - of planning, sweating, cooking, filming, damn - i am still too exhausted to write much more than that - it left me very fulfilled and completely spent.

we are working on post production - and should soon have remarkable sound and video of:
matthew caws of nada surf
enchanting musical rants by the nick jaina band
genius award winner rebecca brown singing paul revere
wunderkind photographer chase jarvis
tilson of the saturday knights
the maldives getting sentimental
a brilliant sly contribution by a hero of mine chip kidd

and dozens of others ranging from age 8 to age 88 (how old is deedee rainbow?) drawing attention at the table and contributing some damn moving shit about 1968.

and since i don't have anything finished to show yet - here is link to some initial photos from drew and a new video from the first songs for eating and drinking dinner - featuring ritchie of loch lomond singing his pretty heart out.



videos of stone gossard, arthur and yu, the saturday knights, head like a kite, fences, plus insanely beautiful pics, recipes, at songsforeatinganddrinking.com

and to close the bshoot post... a huge shout out to:

the bumbershoot production crew who ended up being remarkably supportive - matt stegner who spent a multitude of hours capturing some brilliant audio recordings - michael and wendy on cameras, holly, stephanie, theo, johnathan, alicia, rachel, emily, matt, erin, juniper, amy, drew, dustin, the ice cream man.. i am missing someone - all put it in hours upon hours, and whitney and sam made the thing happen.

and a huge thank you to adobe, nw film forum, frank's produce, , urban hardwoods, macrina bakery, pedersen rentals, and big mario for making this project possible.

SONGS FOR EATING AND DRINKING LAUNCHES

This may be the most exciting moment in One Pot's short history. Take a quick look at the remarkable video above created by Chase Jarvis and Co. (the handsome man playing guitar is the famed guitarist Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam) and then take a spin over to www.songsforeatingandrinking.com...

This night caught by flashing cameras and perfect microphones will forever be etched in my memory - stone gossard, tiny vipers, arthur and yu, loch lomond, sarah rudinoff, the saturday knights, and fences all performing show-stopping songs about eating and drinking while sharing a tremendous feast of baby back ribs, succotash, and strawberries and little delicate pastries... (thank you ericka burke) The photos and the videos tell the story - go go go go...

one pot + songs for eating and drinking = dec 16

this first dinner is a test run. an idea hatched by one pot, the ever rocking venue neumos, and the folks at caffe vita . concept: get a bunch of insanely talented musicians together – and let them share songs, food, and drink. many a musical career starts with small audiences, impromptu performances, late night mutterings - and then the lucky end up on large stages and tucked deep inside recording studios - often vastly disconnected from those that love their music. my friends in the music industry have bellyached that industry folk hardly ever share food in a meaningful way – or rarely just get together and f’in chill. so we decided to throw together a simple night, set a couple long tables in an empty rock club, cook up some sturdy drinking food, set the table with bottles of whiskey – and throughout the night let songs rise up from the table. we invited about fifteen of northwest’s better known talents to consider the ancient tradition of the drinking song (and its bastard sister the easting song) – they said yes bless them – and so the night will roll out as such. I sadly can’t invite everyone to this particular table – but I am keeping you posted because if this one isn’t a disaster we will continue – and the musical offerings will be recorded – and most likely you will soon be able to listen in. and if you are a musician – host one – make it happen – record it – share it with us.
huge thanks to neumos and makers mark and vita for making this night possible. - MH
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