Late Nights for the Longing

March 26th, 2012 Broadcast: Live from the Josephine

Tonight, we will be broadcasting this show straight from the Josephine. A great alternative DIY space in Seattle.

REALIZATION ORCHESTRA

soprano sax, trumpet, 2 guitars, bass, drums creative rock sextet on tour from los angeles

http://realizationorchestra.com

RITWIK BANERJI

solo saxophone with Maxine - an improvising electronics get-up using Max msp - on tour from berkeley

http://ritwikbanerji.bandcamp.com

PUNISHMENT

hilarious solo synths, electronics, singing, talking from minneapolis, now based in seattle

http://www.offtempo.com/video/punishment

Dec 12th, 2011 Broadcast: Holiday Songs

That’s basically it.

Dec 5th, 2011 Broadcast: Piano in a Pickup

Garrett Kelly and I had the following internet conversation today:

12:44:49 PM Garrett Kelly: kenny

12:44:52 PM Garrett Kelly: do you have plans for a show tonight

12:44:54 PM Garrett Kelly: cause I have something cool

12:45:00 PM Kenneth: No plans

12:45:03 PM Kenneth: What are your plans.

12:45:16 PM Garrett Kelly: http://ragginpianoboogie.com/blog.php?name=usa-1105&function=combine_r

12:45:22 PM Garrett Kelly: This guy is in town

12:45:29 PM Garrett Kelly: he tours the world in his red truck with a piano in the back

12:45:35 PM Garrett Kelly: and let’s whoever want to play on it

12:45:36 PM Kenneth: Go for it.

12:45:39 PM Garrett Kelly: improvized sessions

12:45:46 PM Garrett Kelly: he will just pull up in front of the station

12:45:48 PM Garrett Kelly: i think it would be rad

12:46:01 PM Garrett Kelly: to put a mic out on the street like you did with lunar eclipse and have people come down and rock out on it!!!!

I went to drop off a rent check today and saw this guy as my travel companionI, Shelby Turner, and I were driving us away from my landlords’ office.  I shouted out, “Hey, you’re that guy who’s going to be on my radio program tonight!”

After a car-to-car talk, he asked if I could do him a favor and take a photo of him, his dog, and his truck with downtown Seattle and the Columbia building (including it’s adjacent buildings) in the background. We were on the street east of the Safeco Field™ parking lot®.

The photo never happened but instead he told us a story of why he does this thing he does, which is travel internationally and let people play the Piano that sits in the back of his truck. He made it clear that this was an experience and not a weird form of busking or having to do with feeding his ego. He speaks fast, he’s stoked to talk to you, he plays the piano well, he’s also stoked about what he’s been doing for a very long time.

I don’t remember if he said that he’s been doing this for 5 or 11 years. One of those two.

While Shelby and I were conversing with him, he told us to get in the back of the truck, play the piano, and he took photos of us doing so. I don’t play the piano but that’s okay. Shelby doesn’t either- we just play it. The piano man told us about how he wants and gets people to play the piano. It’s a cool secret you can hear if…

YOU TUNE IN TO HOLLOW EARTH RADIO TONIGHT FROM 8PM - MAYBE 10PM (one of those two) AND LISTEN TO THIS PHENOMENON HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF THE STATION

Better yet, come down to the station (2018 E. Union St) and play the piano. It should be a hoot.

Also, William Statler (AKA Punishment, formerly “S. Funkee”) is the new assistant volunteer for Late Nights for the Longing.

Again,

-SLQTRRR Slashed Tires 

Nov 28th, 2011 Broadcast: EU Diaries pt. 2

We area continuing our journey through the 9 hours of field recordings from my trip to Iceland and Paris, interviewing people, listening to live shows, commenting on anything, and eavesdropping on foreign languages spoken.

-SLQQQTRRR Slashed Tires 

Nov 14th, 2011 Broadcast: EU Diaries pt. 1

Last Month, I went on a small tour through Iceland and Paris playing a handful of shows, mostly in the band Just Another Snake Cult. The trip was overall great and reinvigorating and I took several hours of field recordings most of which are audio diaries. These have yet been screened.

Tonight you will experience three hours of recordings from the trip. Ramblings, songs, etc.

Please,

-SLQQQTRRR Slashed Tires 

Oct 31st, 2011 Broadcast: Halloween Th’ang

Tonight on Hollow Earth Radio, we will be inviting you, the listener, to come into the studio and share stories, play spooky music and honor your dead over the air. There will be healthy snacks and good vibes.

Bring your own candles to honor your dead over the air. There will be a few candles at the space. This is a celebration that occurs on November 1st and 2nd but we’ll be doing it on October 31st ahead of time. This in no way is meant to be taken as a Catholic holiday as it traditionally is. This is about honoring and celebrating those who you have lost in life.

Dia de los Muertos

SLQCTRRR SLASHED TIRES returns from their trip from the EU and is stoked to be back.

There is an internet eVent here you may subscribe to if you’re inclined: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=286101221420617

-SLQTRRR SLASHED TIRES

Oct 3rd, 2011 Broadcast: SeEU in the EU

(too many dudes)

This is the last Late Nights for the Longing for three weeks. Garrett will be taking over the show on the 17th but I’m unsure yet as to what the other two days will be when I’m gone.

I will be in Iceland and Paris from the 10th - 26th on [unpaid] sabbatical from life and will be back to host the program in the studio on the 1st (there might be an in-studio on that date too?). What may happen, is while I’m field recording music on my trip, I might upload that audio and have it programmed into my time-slot by DJ Corner Pocket.

We’ll see.

Listen up tonight!

I will be playing two new songs from the newest French Quarter record as well as two songs from the new Arthur Russell 12”, Let’s Go Swimming.

Today I received an email of a band who would like to play in my house. Ashlee who’s act is called Zoo. Two songs from her as well as music from some other Vancouver, B.C. bands and more from afar.

Sweet nightly.

-SLQTRRR Slashed Tires

Sept 26th, 2011 Broadcast: OFF TEMPO’s Funny Button Audio Archive

My house that I frequently broadcast from is called the Funny Button. Last Thursday we hosted a festival called FUNNY BUTTON FEST, which was also the tour-kickoff show for Mega Bog + Kusikia on their United States tour.

This reminded me that I’ve recorded a lot of shows here at the house, where we’ll be broadcasting from tonight at 10pm. The above photo is when the house hosted Bad Fate, Calvin Johnson, King Tears Bat Trip and Mega Bog. Tonight we will be broadcasting the following recordings (not in order):

• Mega Bog (2011/05/19)
• Calvin Johnson (2011/05/11)
• Brain Fruit (2011/02/12)
• TacocaT (2011/05/19)
• Punishment [aka S. Funkee] (2011/02/12)
• The Teets (2011/05/19)

Get stoked because these were only a few of my favorite shows at the house. Just joking- every show has been my favorite (except for that one show).

-SLQTRRR Slashed Tires

Sept 19th, 2011 Broadcast: “Ice Cream Social” Broadcast

I don’t know what this means but, basically, there’s a show at New Crompton (or at least it’s formerly know as that. It’s now the “Mystery Machine”)

Late Nights for the Longing will be broadcasting this show tonight at 8pm tonight from New Crompton.

• Sundance Kids
• Younger Shoulder
• Lexi Lee
• David Sinclair Robinson

We can tell you if there actually is any ice cream.

4711 12th Ave NE (Seattle)

8pm broadcast

-SLQTRRR SLASHED TIRES

Sept 12th, 2011 Broadcast: Vocal Overdubbs

Tonight on Late Nights for the Longing, you get to sit in on a very special situation. We will be broadcasting from the OFF TEMPO studio recording space while I overdub vocals for Shelby Turner who I recorded a record for. His band is called Sundance Kids. It’s really good.

You get to eaves drop while we overdub to finish his record. It’ll be great. It’ll be weird.

Tonights program starts at 8pm.

-SLQCTRRR Slashed Tires