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Episode 38 - Happy New Year!

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:45:38 -0800

Happy New Year! I'm back on the podcasting now after a break over the holidays. In this podcast episode, I talk about a new bit of wisdom for the coming year and play a one of my favorite songs from 2008 by Lykke Li.

"I'm Good, I'm Gone" on iTunes

All the best in 2009, XO, Jenny
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Episode 37 - Track 14: "Looted Fires"

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:17:29 -0800

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #14: "Looted Fires."

Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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LOOTED FIRES Is it real, this Desertion, USS? Is it real, this desertion? S.O.S. Is it all they said it'd be standing guard over looted fires? We'll talk of omens and curses and peg-leg gashes pouring over the ground with the snow and ashes Got a two-pound devil a lonely old vessel It's all we've got at the end of a plank standing guard over looted fires

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Episode 36 - Track 13: Merry Go Around

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:51:45 -0800

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #13: "Merry Go Around."

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MERRY GO AROUND How did you pull the wool over their eyes? It's some trick you pulled, but I am unfooled Then the sheriff called and the bible thumped It's some badge you wear like you're exalted It's alright now 'cause I am all that he became Standing down, staring at infinity Ride and ride, we'll ride those horses round and round Dodge and burn on the merry go around Underneath your skin, a dark hazard waits Is this bridge on fire? Were you too late? This history repeats itself It's some horse you mount like you're wiser

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Episode 35 - Track 12: Snow Mazes

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:07:18 -0800

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #12: "Snow Mazes of Norwas."

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SNOW MAZES OF NORWAY Six points on a snowflake, eight arrows on a compass My brother with a host family playing drums for the Norwegians He went walking to explore Trysil, but he got lost in a winter maze Six points on a snow flake, eight arrows on a compass Six ways from Sunday falling down Eight feet of heaven on the ground Keep him warm, keep him warm 'Cause in the snow mazes of Norway, he is underground He brought back some souvenirs a metal bowl with a Viking ship a wooden carving and compass and six points on a snowflake Six points on a snowflake Eight memories in a photograph My brother's going to miss that snow Now he surfs in San Diego MySpace | Facebook | Twitter | Last.FM

Episode 34 - Track 11: Puddle Jump

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:24:45 -0800

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #11: "Puddle Jump." Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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PUDDLE JUMP Rubber boots, overcoat, umbrella she's happy in her sundress They're telling fairy tales. Fancy that, they think she's a rainmaker A flash flood warning moves into the area, she doesn't hide Tornado touches down in tornado alley, but she doesn't hide She knows that time can soak up all the rain so she helps herself to more puddles Don't be mad at her, she still loves She's got a heart that's bigger than the sun She just can't stand still She just has to spill

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Episode 33 - Track 10: Dear Paul

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:11:22 -0800

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #10: "Dear Paul." Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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DEAR PAUL Dear Paul, I am writing wondering how you have been Dear Paul, I've been reading I fear I'm reading too much into this Give me something more Give me something strong Give me something I can believe in Give me something more Give me something strong I know something's wrong with this picture Dear Paul, I have thrown out everything that I believed in I can't decide if I'm a nihilist or a fatalist today Dear Paul, I know I've been a little out of touch, a little out of reach But now I’ll sit beside you Take my hand, let's see what happens And he says, "Give me something more. Give me something strong. Give me something I can believe in." And I said, "I can't give you more. This is all I've got. This is everything that I believe in." MySpace | Facebook | Twitter | Last.FM

Episode 32 - HALLOWEEN

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:58:07 -0700

Happy Halloween!

I'm playing a show (in Halloween costume) at the Kitty Cat Klub on Thursday, Oct 30. We'll celebrate the 31st when the clock strikes 12.

In this SPOOKY podcast episode:

I recite the poem, "Girl in the Woods" from my book Daughters of the Dead Sea.

Also, I play an original Halloween Song for you (which I recorded just today). Check it out in the episode mp3. If you would like a copy of this song, join the mailing list.

Wishing you tricks n' treats,
XO
Jenny

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Halloween Song 2008 Lyrics All rise and fall again, you autumn leaves These days the veil is thin it's All Hollow's Eve Yes, your majesty, we have many tales to tell Ghostly by the lanterns, ships passing in the night Come in by the fire, we have many tales to tell The hush of all the voices fall like apples to the ground

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Episode 31 - Track 9: Bad Seed

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:13:46 -0700

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #9: "Bad Seed." It's the part of the sequence within the CD that gets into innocence vs. deviance. The photograph shown here is a view I found from the top of The Grotto in Portland, OR - which is the grotto I referred to in this song. Listen to the podcast to find out the full meaning of the song and how Mermaids (staring Cher) fits in.

Good news! The book is here! Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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BAD SEED

Routier pauvre et chantant "Are you ready to go? Just keep yourself strong," I said To the grotto and stone the gardens and the thorns of a monastery And the minute she arrived, they knew they'd have to bury a bad seed But she's here, and she tries But she's here, don't go. Let go. Don't let go, she could be anywhere Like a clouded sky, she's almost everywhere You can't the holy out of the water And she knew right then she could be anywhere and here. Routier pauvre et chantant And there she concedes in the gardens and the thorns of a monastery dirt in her finger nails, dig a little hole for a bad seed And the minute it was buried, she knew she'd lost a friend and a sister She was ready to go from the grotto and the stone of the monetary All the life she could taste from the gardens and the thorns of a bad seed MySpace | Facebook | Twitter | Last.FM

Episode 30 - Track 8: Ladies and Gentlemen

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:14:40 -0700

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #8: "Ladies and Gentlemen." It's the part of the sequence within the CD that gets into innocence vs. deviance. Get the Podcast:

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Oh Yeager, Yeager and your warehouses downtown Here lies discretion buried in a bar napkin They'll invite you in, you've got a sin tax on your head 'cause you bring the hot water gonna take it down and down But let's be ladies and gentlemen not conquestors in hot water Who was that calling with my voice? Oh Yeager, Yeager climbing up those fated rungs On the fire escape, escaping from their wanting hands They'll invite me in, I've got a sin tax on my head and I'll bring the hot water, gonna take it down and down

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Episode 30 - Track 8: Ladies and Gentlemen

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:04:45 -0700

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #8: "Ladies and Gentlemen." It's the part of the sequence within the CD that gets into innocence vs. deviance. Get the Podcast:

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Episode 29 - Track 7: The Fall

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:07:59 -0700

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #7: "The Fall." It's the part of the CD that gets into innocence vs deviance. This song was inspired by The Fall by Albert Camus.

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THE FALL

Oh how irony can taint a perfect painting of justice In a shabby room where the judges hide there is no innocence, but confession She fell into the Seine her voice still haunting you among the Dutchmen Tonight there will be fog on the Zuider Zee and in your head Oh how irony can taint a perfect painting of justice Pureness is ephemeral muddied with our best kept secrets You hear the foghorn sound You can't stand to be below all the laughter Tonight there will be fog on the Zuider Zee and in your head I know just how he fell Now I know just how he fell into it Alone above Lake Superior like a stolen judge in hiding

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Episode 28 - Track 6: So Says I

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:42:41 -0700

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #6: "So Says I" about the difference between going somewhere and getting somewhere. Row, row, row your boat..

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SO SAYS I I can't shy away from this though I really wish I could I think it'd do us all some good I have every intention of going where I go left, left, right, left Sometimes I miss it There, I said it But I'm not a broken heart, I just wanted to be alone I'm not a sinking ship, I'm just testing the water I'm not a lost soul, I'm just wandering around So says I We shed a snake skin This life is dripping in, I'm going to trace it to the source That life is fading out The cost of evolution is the once familiar I don't really miss it There, I said it I'm not a passenger, I'm just along for the ride I'm not a phantom limb, it's just sometimes I get the itch I'm not a lost soul, I'm just wandering around So says I This is how we turn into ourselves Carry on, carry on I'm not a broken heart, I just wanted to be alone I'm not a sinking ship, I’m just testing the water I'm not a lost soul, I'm just wandering around So says I

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Episode 27 - Track 5: Alionushka

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:04:25 -0700

Continuing the Count Down...

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #5: "Alionushka." The name comes from an old Russian fairy tale which has been condensed in this story.

The recording features drums by Dan Greenwood, bass by Matt Freed, cello by Lucas Shogren, accordion by Nate Simar, and I'm on ze piano and vox o' course.

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ALIONUSHKA I have every right to treat you the way that I do You're so held up in your head, I can't stand it I know I did nothing wrong. And he said, "I need a way out." And he said…yes he said. All this disappointment, all my disappointment looks ugly as sin So I put on some lipstick, my hood up and I zip up my sweatshirt right up to the top I said, "Now I need a way out." Out I went Alionushka is disappointed

Episode 26 - Track 4: Rusalka's Umbrella

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:04:28 -0700

Continuing the Count Down... This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #4: The lore and meaning behind the song "Rusalka's Umbrella"

Learn more about Better Known Vacancy and all songs on the new CD in my book called Daughters of the Dead Sea. The book is included in electronic format (PDF) on the CD.

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RUSALKA’S UMBRELLA It's too late now to call a truce you buried me in the blue It's too late now to love you I'm already over you You're very tall but you can't see over this Underneath Rusalka's Umbrella It's somebody's wicked idea of a funny joke can't take it seriously Rusalka's umbrella in the morning she can't be serious In whatever we do Rising up from the deep wax and wane, we're released Follow it in, that gripping sound capturing you down in the blue It's too late now to call a truce I'm already in the blue XOXO, Jenny Dalton

Episode 25 - Track 3: Married to the Sea

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:52:24 -0700

CD Release Show at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 6!

Continuing the Count Down...

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #3. I talk about what it means to be married to the sea.

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MARRIED TO THE SEA I can't be alone tonight the slow water laps against the snow and ice there's something calling me there's something human in that voice How could this be the wrong thing on the dark hill that overlooks the playing field? We're looking at the sky and now we're married to the sea Don't turn now, I can't sit too still I've got to get back with the payload Summer came in with them swimming charms It can wait, it can wait, it can wait It's somebody else's turn to stumble out into the night If somebody's gotta get burned I'm going to turn out the light Don't turn now, I can't sit too still I've got to get back with the payload Summer came in with them swimming charms I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait So be it, he's the one man whose sails are tall enough to catch my breeze There's nothing wrong with that except we're married to the sea

Episode 24 - Track 2: The Turn and the River

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:33:18 -0700

CD Release Show at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 6!

Continuing the Count Down...

This is the second podcast episode in a series of 14 which will feature a track from my new CD release.

In this podcast episode, I introduce and talk about the second track on the new Rusalka's umbrella album, "The Turn and the River" Get the Podcast:

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THE TURN AND THE RIVER

Well I know that we're lost
Despite my better word, we're lost
But don't follow back that bread-crumb trail
'cause I find a better world on my own

I feel the sting, and I hear the thunder
I reached for your hand,
and you tried to pull me under
I was caught in your lines,
but I break through the surface
Show me the turn and the river

You can't pull my plug out now
I've got your hand held behind your back
Yeah you'll be there
when the dust of the bridge falls out
I think you want it too much
I think I want it too much

Episode 23 - Track 1: Better Known Vacancy

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:56:32 -0700

Count Down...

Rusalka's Umbrella is here! I'm thrilled to be releasing my new 14-track studio album called Rusalka's Umbrella. For the next 14 podcast episodes, I will be featuring one track on the CD and talking about its meaning. I'm kicking off the series with Track #1: Better Known Vacancy.

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Come and celebrate the new release with me at the Ritz Theater in NE minneapolis on Saturday, September 6! Learn more about Better Known Vacancy and all songs on the new CD in my book called Daughters of the Dead Sea. The book is included in electronic format (PDF) on the CD.

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Episode 22 - Olympics, Harmony from the Nest

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:43:00 -0700

Access Podcast: Subscribe in iTunes I'm still in awe of the Bejing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremonies. I feel bad for whichever country hosts the next Olympics because I don't know how one would beat what happened last Friday on 8/8/08.

The overarching theme of the ceremony was the idea of harmony and the uniting of opposites to release positive energy for a better world. What a lovely idea. If you haven't seen the ceremony, it's worth watching. One way is to create an account at NBC Olympics

Featuring Music by Her Space holiday - "Hassle Free harmony"

Episode 21 - Art in Minneapolis

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:04:58 -0700

We had the Uptown Art Fair in Minneapolis this weekend. My favorite find was Dolan Geiman (mixed media) who is from Virginia and is now based in Chicago.

Some of my hometown favorites include:

El Perdido (mixed media) - Americana/Nostalgia
Kris Johnson (mixed & multi media) - Surreal/Gothic
John Asplash (mixed media) - Urban/Industry
Greg Gossel (mixed media) - Graffiti/Urban
Karen Bencke (glass) - Unique wares
hit 'em up fo sho

Featuring Music by Art in Manila - "Spirit, Run"

Episode 20 - Vicarious NYC

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:02:17 -0700

In this episode, I talk about my trip to NYC (I was there to play a show at Banjo Jim's).

Featuring "Where Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab for Cutie. Check out the Interactive Map & Photo Album below

Walk along with me to The Places I went (Map)

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Episode 19 - Starstruck

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:34:31 -0700

I'm so excited to play these shows!

NYC: Mad Ripple Hootenanny at Banjo Jim's (LES). Hosted by Jim Walsh (Author of The Replacements: All Over But the Shouting) Friday, July 18; 7:00 pm

MPLS: 2nd Annual Multimedia show at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theater. Sponsored by 770 Radio K and featuring the best of the 48 Hour Film Festival. Thursday, July 24; 6:30 pm; Advance Tickets

This podcast episode features "Starstruck" by Santogold

Episode 18 - Summer Kitties

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:29:21 -0700

It's kitten season! Kitti-cats need some homes. My late girl, Midnight, died of kidney disease a couple of years ago. I miss having a cat around and decided to be a foster mom. If you're in the Twin Cities area and would like to be kitty foster mom, check out the Humane Society's Mission Meow . Anywhere you are you can probably do a search on fostering programs for animal shelters in your area and on craigslist.org too. Subscribe RSS | Subscribe iTunes Download Episode (mp3) Featured Music in this Episode: Sam Cooke's "Bring it on Home to Me" XO Jenny PS - I'm on Twitter now

Episode 17 - Thunderstorm

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:30:40 -0700

Just chatting over a thunderstorm. Lookit these pretty storm photos I took on the way up to play an art festival in Brainerd, MN:

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Episode 16 - Cloudbusting

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:26:17 -0700

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I had a sweet weekend on Lake Superior. In the podcast episode, I talk about my show in Duluth, hiking, and play one of my favorite Kate Bush songs. Here are some pics I took:

Episode 15 - Bob Dylan, Lily and the Stranger

Mon, 26 May 2008 15:37:17 -0700

In observance of Bob Dylan's birthday, this podcast episode describes the link between my favorite Dylan song, "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts" and my song entitled "Lily and the Stranger" off of the Fleur de Lily album. My song is a prequel to Dylan's song and written from Lily's point of view. Here are the lyrics for both songs:

Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
by, Bob Dylan
Album: Blood on the Tracks

The festival was over and the boys were all planning for a fall
The cabaret was quiet except for the drilling in the wall
The curfew had been lifted and the gambling wheel shut down
Anyone with any sense had already left town
He was standing in the doorway looking like the Jack of Hearts.

He moved across the mirrored room "Set it up for everyone" he said
Then everyone commenced to do what they were doin' before he turned their heads
Then he walked up to a stranger and he asked him with a grin
"Could you kindly tell me friend what time the show begins ?"
Then he moved into the corner face down like the Jack of Hearts.

Backstage the girls were playing five card stud by the stairs
Lily had two queens she was hoping for a third to match her pair
Outside the streets were filling up, the window was open wide
A gentle breeze was blowing, you could feel it from inside
Lily called another bet and drew up the Jack of Hearts.

Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only diamond mine
He made his usual entrance looking so dandy and so fine
With his bodyguards and silver cane and every hair in place
He took whatever he wanted to and he laid it all to waste
But his bodyguards and silver cane were no match for the Jack of Hearts.

Rosemary combed her hair and took a carriage into town
She slipped in through the side door looking like a queen without a crown
She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear
"Sorry darling, that I'm late", but he didn't seem to hear
He was starring into space over at the Jack of Hearts.

"I know I've seen that face somewhere" Big Jim was thinking to himself
"Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebodys shelf"
But then the crowd began to stamp their feet and the house lights did dim
And in the darkness of the room there was only Jim and him
Starring at the butterfly who just drew the Jack of Hearts.

Lily was a princess she was fair-skinned and precious as a child
She did whatever she had to do she had that certain flash every time she smiled
She'd come away from a broken home had lots of strange affairs
With men in every walk of life which took her everywhere
But she's never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts.
The hanging judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined
The drilling in the wall kept up but no one seemed to pay it any mind
It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring
And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king
No nothing ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts.

Rosemary started drinking hard and seeing her reflection in the knife
She was tired of the attention tired of playing the role of Big Jim's wife
She had done a lot of bad things even once tried suicide
Was looking to do just one good deed before she died
She was gazing to the future riding on the Jack of Hearts.

Lily took her dress off and buried it away
"Has your luck turn out" she laughed at him'.
"Well I guess you must have known it would someday
Be careful not to touch the wall there's a brand new coat of paint
I'm glad to see you're still alive you're looking like a saint"
Down the hallway footsteps were coming for the Jack of Hearts.

The backstage manager was pacing all around by his chair
"There's something funny going on" he said " I can just feel it in the air"
He went to get the hanging judge but the hanging judge was drunk
As the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk
There was no actor anywhere better than the Jack of Hearts.

No one knew the circumstance, but they say it happened pretty quick
The door to the dressing room burst open a cold revolver clicked
And big Jim was standing there ya couldn't say surprised
Rosemary right beside him steady in her eyes
She was with big Jim but she was leaning to the Jack of Hearts.

Two doors down the boys finally made it through the wall
And cleaned out the bank safe it's said that they got off with quite a haul
In the darkness by the riverbed they waited on the ground
For one more member who had business back in town
But they couldn't go no further without the Jack of Hearts.

The next day was hanging day the sky was overcast and black
Big Jim lay covered up killed by a penknife in the back
And Rosemary on the gallows she didn't even blink
The hanging judge was sober he hadn't had a drink
The only person on the scene missing was the Jack of Hearts.
The cabaret was empty now a sign said. "Closed for repair"
Lily had already taken all of the dye out of her hair
She was thinking about her father who she was rarely saw
Thinking about Rosemary and thinking about the law
But most of all she was thinking about the Jack of Hearts.

Lily and the Stranger
by, Jenny Dalton
Album: Fleur de Lily

La La Lily she's a bell in a saloon
I know how you got yourself into that run down place
You never really had a little girl's innocence
Some men, they'll take it from you before you've learned to say "mother"
Some men, they'll take it right from you

La La Lily she is held by an anchor
The air was deadly still the night she planned to get away
The stranger showed up just in time to push the winds each way
Silent, he was watching like a calm before the storm
Some men, they'll give it back to you

The things they'll do - Lily and the stranger
The Jack of Hearts goes straight to your heart
Now Jimmy can't stand in the way
Another ghost in this ghost town
A hunt-down, Jack-knife, dark night get away
La La Lily give my best to Rosemary

Episode 14 - Dakotas

Mon, 19 May 2008 20:35:51 -0700

I've taken the Rusalka's Umbrella mixes into mastering today. It's go time...!!

SHOWS: Friday, May 23 - The Beat in Uptown, Minneapolis. All Ages Saturday, May 31 - Fitger's, Duluth, MN. All Ages

EPISODE 14: Audio podcast about my trip to the Dakotas. Featured music: "Cleaner Light" by Kristin Hersh. Here are some pictures from my little jaunt to N and S Dakota:

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XOXO!
Jenny Dalton

Episode 13 - David Lynch and Moby

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:59:09 -0700

David Lynch + Moby + John Hagelin, Ph.D = My personal Woodstock. I saw some heroes at an event in Fairfield, IA on April 26, 2008. In this episode documenting this event, David Lynch discusses the source of creativity and Moby performs solo "Run On"

Enjoy! XO,

Jenny Dalton
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Episode 12 - Spring Revival

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:58:14 -0700

Episode 12: Spring Revival

I'm declaring April National Get-Your-Shite-Together Month!

In Podcast Episode 12 , I talk about spring revival. Get this episode & subscribe on iTunes or at the GSP . It's a lovely time to breathe new life into your environment, health and wealth. Here are some ways to start your own revival (most of these take less than 5 mins to do):

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Step 6: Press play on the spring cleaning soundtrack and start getting rid of the things you no longer want or use

Step 7: Sell said things in a garage/yard sale

Step 8: Deposit cash from garage/yard sale into your new high yield savings account

Step 9: Improve your surroundings. The places where you spend a lot of time should make you feel calm, inspired and motivated.

Step 10: Take care of yourself. Take a multivitamin and floss everyday.

I hope you're inspired to celebrate national GYST month!

XO
Jenny
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Episode 11 - For Saturday

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:36:09 -0700

LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT:
Saturday, March 22 at the Kitty Cat Klub in Minneapolis, MN with The Alarmist. Music at 9:30pm, Ages 21+

EPISODE:
This episode discusses the new band line-up, the Saturday morning coffee blog series, and an old song written and recorded in 2002 called "Neo Hedonist." This song will be available for free for people who sign-up on the mailing list by March 31.

Neo Hedonist (2002: Unreleased)

It was mid-February
there is more color at night these days
The pipes keep tap, tap, tapping
it makes me think of rain
Rain makes me think of you
And I turn in
Just keep your eyes closed, babe.

I had a dream, and you were in it
It was the end of the world
But we kept playing because we knew
that there's a lot more road between here and Chile.

Back at the pool tables, it was the right shot
just a few years off cue.
Racking up time...I'm trying to figure this out
Racking up time, trying to figure out
just what to do about you

And if this wasn't made of matches,
I wouldn't worry about
rubbing this the wrong way.

I had a dream, and you were in it
we were walking to the light
and we kept playing because we knew
there's a lot more road between here and Chile

And yes there's room in my car
but if you want to ride with me
they will never let us back.
But that's OK because we're neo-hedonists.
Is it OK to be neo-hedonists?

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Episode 10 - To the Equinox on HWY 61

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:40:43 -0800

In podcast episode 10, I talk a bit about going up to Lake Superior last weekend and play some of my new favorite songs (available in the "To the Equinox 08" iMix below). I also have a couple of photos from the vaca for you to see including some taken from the Palasade Cliffs.

Glossy Shoebox "To the Equinox 08" Mix

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XO, Jenny Dalton

Episode 9 - Cliffs of Mad Isle & This Again

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:02:34 -0800

In this episode I talk about the photoshoot for the upcoming CD entitled "Rusalka's Umbrella." Photographer, Clark Patrick ), included some of the trip in his yearbook video (below). Location: Madeline Island in Lake Superior.

Membership: I will be giving supporters a series of exclusive, unreleased demo track MP3s from the Rusalka's Umbrella CD. (join below)

Music in Episode 9: "This Again" & "This Again vs Mr Hood"

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XO,
Jenny Dalton

Episode 8 - Circles

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:29:35 -0800

Private Valentine's Party in a Former Masonic Temple:

I will be playing a set to a Jean Cocteau film, and there will be other bands & aerial artists performing too.

Saturday, February 16
1190 James Ave St. Paul, MN 55105
7pm - 1am
RSVP to rockstar@irockthecause.org
no cover, voluntary donations to Rock the Cause are encouraged

Podcast Episode 8: Circles

Glossy Shoebox Podcast Episode 8 is about the song "Circles." Dave Kurtis, aka James Le Freak (did the Circles remix on Carbon Lily Remixes), has been working his voodoo on a few more remixed versions of Circles. These will be coming out on Attractive , a record label based in Germany. Check out James le Freak MS profile to hear 3 new versions: Circles HURWITZ Mix Circles DISCOBOTS Mix Circles ORIGINAL Mix (which is not the same as the CLR version) Also check out the Dave Kurtis Circles (Fleur de Lily)

Music Video by Jason Schumacher:

Episode 7 - Cadences

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:09:39 -0800

CADENCE

Fleur de Lily: Cadence original
Carbon Lily Remixes: vs Varvoglis, Gore & Schoenbrunn

CADENCE VS HUGO VARVOGLIS
video by Justin Staggs

CADENCE VS GORE & SCHOENBRUN (promo video for remix release party)

Episode 6 - Secrets

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:37:16 -0800

Secrets: Their lure & Burden

Get the music: Secrets (Fleur de Lily) or Secrets vs Hugo Varvoglis (Carbon Lily Remixes)

Lyrics:

Back again on my front lawn
Those kids never seem to get enough of it
I'm a flying mint julip

Amber waves come crashing in
on the light years of distance between
here and the places in my dream

Soft night, thick air, long streets
Deep shadows, and light years
I scream at the sky
And it says,

"I have my secrets. My deep dark secrets."...

From Post Secret

Episode 5 - Into 2008

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:28:05 -0800

Happy New Year! What did 2007 reveal to you? How will you use that wisdom in 2008?

Episode soundtrack: Halcon and On and On by Orbital

Episode 4 - Violet Walk

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:05:06 -0800

Violet Walk ( Fleur de Lily 2006 )

Violet Walk vs Peter Aslanidis ( Carbon Lily Remixes 2007 )

Violet Walk vs Hugo Varvoglis (Carbon Lily Remixes 2007)

VIDEO by Kris Johnson

Lyrics:

I remember watching you

so sure that I could take you in

traveling into my world

A violet flame cures my freezer burn.

In my hand, I feel the sofnest of this violet petal

so sure that you coule understand this perfect violet petal. In my hand.

How many lifetimes have we walked?

How deep is this abyss beneath us?

On this long and violet walk, the watchmaker turns his head towards us.

But I am growing impatient

so sure that you would let me in

traveling into your world

Is there no cure for your freezer burn?

In my hand, I feel the softness of this violet petal

And I know that nothing's perfect like this violet petal. In my hand.

You cary a wedge and stomp the ground, and I can't fight this ugly pride

On this long and violet walk, the watchmaker turns his head towards us.

Peace leaches out from me.

I start to shiver, it's cold.

You've got a smart head on your shoulders, why do you have to be so dense?

I am slipping wearing thin and being driven away

Well you're too proud to give into me

but I don't want to give up on you.

But I will.

Episode 3 - Pan's Labyrinth Inspired Song

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:55:04 -0800

Pan's Labyrinth + Snow + Persephone + Nightingales = New Song; Written and recorded on December 2, 2007

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Lyrics:

Snow falls and all is silent
The world crystalizes
Night falls in the forest
The nightingales on the branches
Serenade Persephone's retreat

He waits for his prizes
They come in their snowy
chariots, collecting their kill
Snow kings have their way with
fragile things. Paling out for now

This is how it falls when they come for the girl
The dimming light of heaven on a pomegranate seed.
This is how it sounds when they're gone from the sky
The nightingales are singing in their little glass cages

Episode 2 - Old Father Time

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:47:12 -0800

This episode is a tribute to a passing generation. Contains 2 poems, 2 song sung by my late grandfather, and an original song I wrote called "Fast Forward." Enjoy, Jenny Dalton

VIDEO FOR FAST FORWARD

FAST FORWARD
Lyrics:

When I was a kid, I thought that time
was made up of a line
of shoe boxes

I'd fill them up with everyday
until they became yesterday
And I saw a line of empty boxes
waiting to be tomorrow

Search, search, we're traveling
Open the day called "78"
Where a fair maiden lives under the roof
of John and Geraldine's empty nest
Nine months of shoe boxes
He's in L.A., should she give her up?
Or should they name her Catherine?

Let's dial 18 up
Fast forward

When I was a kid, I thought that time
was made up of a line
of shoe boxes

I'd fill them up with everyday
until they became yesterday
And I saw a line of empty boxes
waiting to be tomorrow

Search, search where lines collided
Her line shot off in '78
18 years of shoe boxes
About to embark uncertainly
She sits across from the palm readers
and turns her hands up to
reveal the lines
Will they tell her fortune?

Let's dial 28 up
Fast Forward
Fast Forward