8-28-11----- I haven't updated till now ........still updating
10-10-07....ok I have not updated in a bit and I am tired....so here
is a list of general news...
1. sleeping ghost is getting done..that is the new cd
2. we played at delta of venus with silver apples..that was very
cool..good looking audience to boot...silver apples was just
simeon..it was good...techno?
2.5...we played at the charred dog house...always a good
time..thanks mick
3. we played at woodstocks pizza...and played a loud set ..it was
fun..
4. we played on the roof of the Natsoulas gallery in Davis as a
soundtrack to a performance by the HorseCow troop...we got a
bare nipple from a girl during our set...
5. the new band cd is coming out soon too..That is art lessing and
the Flower VAto...no title yet but it will be a good one......I must
sleep...
9-2-07
WE CRASHED THE HALLELUWAH fest!!! and got to hang with
Damo Suzuki for a bit......Boy I was thinking the whole time we were
watching the fest how I would love to play there..and then while
taking a nap in the van I decided that I was not leaving Portland
without playing one more time for the road especially here at this
fest. So after hanging out with Richard Tracy and having him tell
us that he is a hustler and we should be too..I made up my mind to
get on the bill even though I new that many bands had been
rejected..well needless to say the stars were in the right place and
that door opened for us this night.....fargin A...Chantelle was the
woman in charge and after I told her where we were from and why
we wanted to play...and that we needed no sound person...which is
fine because the woman doing sound for the festival was as good
as deaf ..Chantelle gave in and told us to start right when the
second to the last band stops....and so we did...we played to our
biggest crowd to date...there was easily about 200 people
watching....we Got'em.....Thank you Chantelle...
9-1-07
So we hung out with Richard Tracy in Centralia before heading
back to Portland for the Halleluwah Festival...the trip to Seattle was
not worth it although Rob from Climax Golden Twins set us up for
the night and that was super awesome......and Richard always has
wise things to say
here is all the pics of his place
Richard's house
8-31-07
Ok this update is long over due...
so we are back from our little tour. It was very cool and I thank
everyone who was cool..that being said here is a quick recap....we
left Sacto at about 4:30 am/////drove and drove and drove...almost
straight through to Portland...we stopped in Dunsmir for the water
fall viewing thing ....and then off to Portland. we got there by 2:30
or something...hung out and then played the Towne Lounge show.
That show went really well...there was a great turnout and good
support.....and then we went back to Lori's house and drank and
funned for the remainder of the night.....the next day we were all a
bit hungover and eventually made our way to food ...then we bid
good luck to The Agent Ribbons girls Natalie and Loren...and Jerry
P. and we headed up to Seatttle for a gig that night.....we played
at this place called the SS MArie antoinette...It was apparrently
some kind of art space doomed for the wrecking ball... this was to
be one of the last shows there....we found out later that Flipper was
playing that night..so no one showed up .but we did our thing
anyway...The CLimax GOlden Twins followed our sets and they
are always good....but the fillafel at 230 in the morning made it all
worth it.......crashed out had nightmares and headed to Centralia to
hang out with the local outsider artist and fellowfreak Richard Tracy
8-28-07
Well We are about to take off to Portland for our mini tour. We will
be playing a show in the Towne Lounge on the 30th. We will play
with Agent Ribbons...they are a great duo from Sacramento.
www.myspace.com/agentribbons.com
they are kicking off a massive tour also
These two women have that sexy country meets drug pusher vibe.
You will like them.
Also we get to play with Them Themselves, or They That's in it.
This band features members of our old band Eat the People. This
should be exciting ...EXCITING because they are new and their
songs scare me. THis should be good
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then on the 31st we are heading to Seattle for a show at the
sinking yet still entertaining SS Marie Antoinette. We are playing
with The Climax Golden Twins..These guys are soooper cool...we
played with them down in Sac....It will be good to see them.
A N D
EAT THE PEOPLE........this was the band I just spoke about...we
played for a couple of years before the thrill of Portland enticed the
two members (Sally and Erin) of Them Themselves, or They Thats
in it (who are also playing this night)...to move and stay there. This
is a ONE TIME DEAL FOLKS...Eat the People is playing and it's a
rare performance....GO GO GO TO THE SHOW>>>>>>>
8-27-07
So on Friday there was a performance at the Brickhouse by a
group of Estonians. The Non-Grata troup did something very
cool....I am not sure what it was but we were supposed to play for
them as they performed. Well I couldn't make it but The Flower
Vato played for them...apparently it was very awesome....Then the
next night at the Horse Cow compound, they did another
performence. This time the Flower Vato could not make it so I
played for them. It was very fun...dusty fun. They did this whole
performance involving fire and NUDE WRESTLING.....I saw pictures
of it later.....too bad I couldn't watch....but I was busy rockin!!!
THEN>>>>>Art Lessing and the Flower Vato Played with the Non
Grata troup in San Francisco for the Godwaffle Noise Pancake
hosted by Caroliner's Grux. It was a very cool thing. The view was
good and the people were all very rad.....the Estonians cooked
eggs on one of their heads during our set.....I love eggs!! And
then we hung out in S.F. with them after... serious fun.....I am
starting to think that being in a touring band is only worth it if you
can hang out and be a tourist.....
8-19-07
We played a great set at the new Space in Sacramento for the Sac
Audio waffle. I thought all of the sets were good. Ours went off
without a hitch...the sound in there is odd but we got a good
response and all is well...I think I burned a hole in one of the chairs
during our Ocho song........WAFFLES!!
7-31-07
I joined the Flower VAto with the Nurse Toothtar in the KDVS studio
for a minute today twas fun.....
Tripping with the Flower Vato
Tuesday 2:30-4:30
90.3
KDVS Davis CA.
7-29-07
Horse cow = fun.... we played a set to the Gallery Horse Cow last
night. I love playing to a drunken audience most of the time. This
night was no exception....we interupted a hippy jam with a loud
blast ffrom the slidophone through the PA...that kicked it off. Then
we shook the walls with some beefedelic psyche to a great
response from our loving crowd...KM and SJ showed up at the last
couple for some great support...we even had some people down
from the foothills to see..thanks MG from Auburn and SC from
fiddletown.... all went well we evne had a couple people crawling to
the music...nothing better than music that makes you crawl.....then
Later we JAmmed again as our brains started getting hazy...but I
think we got some on film......
7-28-07
Well we took a trip down to LA, Hollywood to be exact for a noise
fest. It was called Noise Pollination..at the Ill Corral. We played as
a guest in Night Nurse and we also thanks to the Kindness of
Hailey( Nurse Toothtar from night nurse), she went down with us in
the spacemobile) got to play a short set of our own. We played a
version of our unrecorded track called Ocho, space bass and
death cello. The response was good, from about 20 or more, but I
felt like I was panhandling when I went to sell some cds afterwards.
We didn't get paid for this one....It was an interesting night but the
drive down was slightly jinxed by Hailey's doll which we are
convinced is cursed. So we head this cluncking sound that went
away when the doll went away. weird.. The trip was pretty fun minus
the Coalinga beef shit farm that almost made us puke. be we got
back safely and just in time for the Horse COw gig.
6-19-07
Well this is the first page of news... looks like The FLower Vato and
I will be on our way to tour the NW.....
10-10-07....ok I have not updated in a bit and I am tired....so here
is a list of general news...
1. sleeping ghost is getting done..that is the new cd
2. we played at delta of venus with silver apples..that was very
cool..good looking audience to boot...silver apples was just
simeon..it was good...techno?
2.5...we played at the charred dog house...always a good
time..thanks mick
3. we played at woodstocks pizza...and played a loud set ..it was
fun..
4. we played on the roof of the Natsoulas gallery in Davis as a
soundtrack to a performance by the HorseCow troop...we got a
bare nipple from a girl during our set...
5. the new band cd is coming out soon too..That is art lessing and
the Flower VAto...no title yet but it will be a good one......I must
sleep...
9-2-07
WE CRASHED THE HALLELUWAH fest!!! and got to hang with
Damo Suzuki for a bit......Boy I was thinking the whole time we were
watching the fest how I would love to play there..and then while
taking a nap in the van I decided that I was not leaving Portland
without playing one more time for the road especially here at this
fest. So after hanging out with Richard Tracy and having him tell
us that he is a hustler and we should be too..I made up my mind to
get on the bill even though I new that many bands had been
rejected..well needless to say the stars were in the right place and
that door opened for us this night.....fargin A...Chantelle was the
woman in charge and after I told her where we were from and why
we wanted to play...and that we needed no sound person...which is
fine because the woman doing sound for the festival was as good
as deaf ..Chantelle gave in and told us to start right when the
second to the last band stops....and so we did...we played to our
biggest crowd to date...there was easily about 200 people
watching....we Got'em.....Thank you Chantelle...
9-1-07
So we hung out with Richard Tracy in Centralia before heading
back to Portland for the Halleluwah Festival...the trip to Seattle was
not worth it although Rob from Climax Golden Twins set us up for
the night and that was super awesome......and Richard always has
wise things to say
here is all the pics of his place
Richard's house
8-31-07
Ok this update is long over due...
so we are back from our little tour. It was very cool and I thank
everyone who was cool..that being said here is a quick recap....we
left Sacto at about 4:30 am/////drove and drove and drove...almost
straight through to Portland...we stopped in Dunsmir for the water
fall viewing thing ....and then off to Portland. we got there by 2:30
or something...hung out and then played the Towne Lounge show.
That show went really well...there was a great turnout and good
support.....and then we went back to Lori's house and drank and
funned for the remainder of the night.....the next day we were all a
bit hungover and eventually made our way to food ...then we bid
good luck to The Agent Ribbons girls Natalie and Loren...and Jerry
P. and we headed up to Seatttle for a gig that night.....we played
at this place called the SS MArie antoinette...It was apparrently
some kind of art space doomed for the wrecking ball... this was to
be one of the last shows there....we found out later that Flipper was
playing that night..so no one showed up .but we did our thing
anyway...The CLimax GOlden Twins followed our sets and they
are always good....but the fillafel at 230 in the morning made it all
worth it.......crashed out had nightmares and headed to Centralia to
hang out with the local outsider artist and fellowfreak Richard Tracy
8-28-07
Well We are about to take off to Portland for our mini tour. We will
be playing a show in the Towne Lounge on the 30th. We will play
with Agent Ribbons...they are a great duo from Sacramento.
www.myspace.com/agentribbons.com
they are kicking off a massive tour also
These two women have that sexy country meets drug pusher vibe.
You will like them.
Also we get to play with Them Themselves, or They That's in it.
This band features members of our old band Eat the People. This
should be exciting ...EXCITING because they are new and their
songs scare me. THis should be good
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then on the 31st we are heading to Seattle for a show at the
sinking yet still entertaining SS Marie Antoinette. We are playing
with The Climax Golden Twins..These guys are soooper cool...we
played with them down in Sac....It will be good to see them.
A N D
EAT THE PEOPLE........this was the band I just spoke about...we
played for a couple of years before the thrill of Portland enticed the
two members (Sally and Erin) of Them Themselves, or They Thats
in it (who are also playing this night)...to move and stay there. This
is a ONE TIME DEAL FOLKS...Eat the People is playing and it's a
rare performance....GO GO GO TO THE SHOW>>>>>>>
8-27-07
So on Friday there was a performance at the Brickhouse by a
group of Estonians. The Non-Grata troup did something very
cool....I am not sure what it was but we were supposed to play for
them as they performed. Well I couldn't make it but The Flower
Vato played for them...apparently it was very awesome....Then the
next night at the Horse Cow compound, they did another
performence. This time the Flower Vato could not make it so I
played for them. It was very fun...dusty fun. They did this whole
performance involving fire and NUDE WRESTLING.....I saw pictures
of it later.....too bad I couldn't watch....but I was busy rockin!!!
THEN>>>>>Art Lessing and the Flower Vato Played with the Non
Grata troup in San Francisco for the Godwaffle Noise Pancake
hosted by Caroliner's Grux. It was a very cool thing. The view was
good and the people were all very rad.....the Estonians cooked
eggs on one of their heads during our set.....I love eggs!! And
then we hung out in S.F. with them after... serious fun.....I am
starting to think that being in a touring band is only worth it if you
can hang out and be a tourist.....
8-19-07
We played a great set at the new Space in Sacramento for the Sac
Audio waffle. I thought all of the sets were good. Ours went off
without a hitch...the sound in there is odd but we got a good
response and all is well...I think I burned a hole in one of the chairs
during our Ocho song........WAFFLES!!
7-31-07
I joined the Flower VAto with the Nurse Toothtar in the KDVS studio
for a minute today twas fun.....
Tripping with the Flower Vato
Tuesday 2:30-4:30
90.3
KDVS Davis CA.
7-29-07
Horse cow = fun.... we played a set to the Gallery Horse Cow last
night. I love playing to a drunken audience most of the time. This
night was no exception....we interupted a hippy jam with a loud
blast ffrom the slidophone through the PA...that kicked it off. Then
we shook the walls with some beefedelic psyche to a great
response from our loving crowd...KM and SJ showed up at the last
couple for some great support...we even had some people down
from the foothills to see..thanks MG from Auburn and SC from
fiddletown.... all went well we evne had a couple people crawling to
the music...nothing better than music that makes you crawl.....then
Later we JAmmed again as our brains started getting hazy...but I
think we got some on film......
7-28-07
Well we took a trip down to LA, Hollywood to be exact for a noise
fest. It was called Noise Pollination..at the Ill Corral. We played as
a guest in Night Nurse and we also thanks to the Kindness of
Hailey( Nurse Toothtar from night nurse), she went down with us in
the spacemobile) got to play a short set of our own. We played a
version of our unrecorded track called Ocho, space bass and
death cello. The response was good, from about 20 or more, but I
felt like I was panhandling when I went to sell some cds afterwards.
We didn't get paid for this one....It was an interesting night but the
drive down was slightly jinxed by Hailey's doll which we are
convinced is cursed. So we head this cluncking sound that went
away when the doll went away. weird.. The trip was pretty fun minus
the Coalinga beef shit farm that almost made us puke. be we got
back safely and just in time for the Horse COw gig.
6-19-07
Well this is the first page of news... looks like The FLower Vato and
I will be on our way to tour the NW.....
