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THE WEATHER UNDERGROUD FROM LA IN MODESTO, FRIDAY MAY 9

Tue, 06 May 2008 22:15:13 -0400

Do NOT miss this...

SHELLEY SHORT - HUSH RECORDS (PORTLAND) IN MODESTO TONIGHT, MAY 2 @ DEVA CAFE

Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:29 -0400

Tonight, Friday May, 2 in Modesto Hush Records Recording Artist Shelley Short will be playing at Deva Cafe in support of her new record "Water for the Day" along with local favorites not an Airplane, Travis Vick and Morgan Manifacier. The show is ALL AGES, starts promptly at 8 PM and the cover is $5.

Shelley is currently on a mini-tour of California. Don't miss this show. She's great. Have doubts? Check what the press has to say about her...

“The sweet-voiced Short knows how to bring power to her vocals, with a broad emotional range that makes her folk songs sometimes fierce, sometimes gentle, sometimes both. “ - The Oregonian

“Sounding like the gorgeous-voiced kid sister of Neko Case, Shelley Short treats folk music with a mere fleeting interest, liberally picking and choosing from the storied genre with great care on her third full-length, Water for the Day.�? - Portland Mercury

“She’s able to come across cute and wise all at once, which is no easy feat. On “How Grand,�? she employs coos that might seem campy or twee in another songwriter’s hands, but Short comes across more like a gentle owl offering tidbits of worldly insight from high atop a gnarled, windswept tree.�? - Willamette Week

"The fit between her lullabye vocals and rustic folk/pop songs is what makes her acid-flashback titled album work." - Magnet

"Short is a storyteller of nonchalant musings on the everyday, a nice break from the usual downer fare we are accustomed to. Overall, "Captain Wild Horses" is a fantastic album, and suggests that axing those art school plans was a smart move indeed." -Billboard

SHELLEY SHORT (HUSH RECORDS / PORTLAND)

Shelley Short: From PDX to Modesto

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:33:41 -0400

I'm excited about being able to bring Shelley Short down to Modesto from Portland for a show. Shelley has been a favorite artist of mine for a while.

bikers

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:45:26 -0400

I guess The City of Modesto adopted the "Non-Motorized Transportation Master Plan" back in 1996 and some good things have been done with this plan like the 2.5 mile Hetch-Hetchy Trail and the 5 mile trail along Dry Creek, but where are the bike lanes that can get people from point A to point B safely using ALL major surface streets? Is it too late to make room for bikers on ALL of Modesto's roads? What are the options? What are the major financial roadblocks?

the NEW stop lights on j street...

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:45:46 -0400

going up near the corner of 15th or 16th (can't remember) are a much welcomed sight. i've always had trouble crossing j street as a pedestrian.

wouldn't it be nice too to have those blinking crosswalks with the lights in the ground on j street like the one on college ave near mjc at the intersections where there aren't signals? drivers just don't seem to want to stop for anyone on foot or bike. anyway, you really have to be on the defense when taking yourself from one side of j to the other.

LIVE TRACKS FROM OFF THE AIR SHOW THIS TUESDAY, 03.13 ON THE LOCALS ONLY SHOW @ WWW.CRUISEANDGOOD.COM

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:39:30 -0400

OFF THE AIR is being featured on the LOSER'S LOUNGE LOCALS ONLY SHOW this Tuesday, March 13 with live recorded performances by Judith and Holofernes and Dame Satan from the last show we did at the Fat Cat. Tune in at www.cruiseandgood.com at 8 PM for a listen.

OFF THE AIR WITH CRUISE AND GOOD TODAY!

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:21:16 -0500

Good Morning!

Just wanted to drop you a little note to say that I'll be speaking live with Cruise and Good from their studio, "The Loser's Lounge," about Off The Air and tonight's show. You can read more about Cruise and Good in their press release which I've pasted in bold below. Thought you might be interested in listening and be able to tune on in. I will go on at 1 PM and they will run our conversation again at 6 PM for those who missed it the first time.

yeah

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:25:00 -0500

"This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in." –Charles Dickens

In other words, don't just bitch, think forward, move forward, create your own reality and stop waiting for someone else to create it for you.

Bicycle Film Festival in SF

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:24:49 -0400

A friend told me about this cool "Bicycle Film Festival" in the city from September 28-30. That's this weekend folks! Alternative transportation is cool. Read more here: http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com

Marijke Speaks

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:54:46 -0400

Thought the quote below from Marijke Rowland, arts writer for The Modesto Bee, was great. Read the whole article here: http://www.modbee.com/local/v-dp_morning/story/12718109p-13410681c.html

"I think all this fear of hyphy is dumb.

Turlock City News

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:30:10 -0400

You have got to read this article below taken from the turlockcitynews.com site about cancelling the E-40 / Papa Roach show. I think it might be the actual press release from CSUS about the event, but I am not positive about that. I can't really believe some of the statements that were made. What are your thoughts.

DO NOT MISS THE OFF THE AIR SHOW THIS THURSDAY

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:12:40 -0400

Check the listing for the show here.

MY FAVORITE LOCAL BLOGGER

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:29:17 -0400

Just wanted to share with you a link to my favorite local blogger. His name's Iain Salazar and he posts on myspace. He lives in Oakdale and writes the type of stuff that's like the stuff in a book you've read that grips you and you can't put it down.

Drive By

Tue, 30 May 2006 00:12:47 -0400

Last Thursday I was walking down J Street, minding my own business, and some dude yells, "We don't want fags in Modesto!" in my direction. I pretty much know it was in my direction because I was the only one walking down the sidewalk and he hand his hands cupped around his mouth and pointed right at me.

Scene This

Mon, 22 May 2006 22:43:53 -0400

The Off The Air show / Modesto Famous Launch Party got mentioned in Marijke Rowland's SceneIt Blog. Scene it here: http://thehive.modbee.com/?q=blog/5349