June Brick & Mortar Show

May 16, 2011 Brick & Mortar shows, Events

The June Brick & Mortar show will feature songwriters Geoff Haworth and Kathy Kostelec (bios below), and will begin with a half-hour open mic. Join us and host Laddie Ray Melvin Thursday, June 2nd 7 to 9 pm, Chairs Coffee Shop 113 W. Indiana. Hope to see you there for another fun night of original music!

Geoff Haworth has been playing music in Spokane since the mid eighties. From country rock with “Not a Pretty Sight” at the Big Dipper to aggressive folk at Artfest with “The Occasional String Band” and most recently with “Sidetrack” playing rockabilly, blues and country to audiences at Pig Out in the Park, Art on the Green, Valleyfest, and Centerstage, among many other venues and private events.

As a songwriter Geoff has written original music for both “The Occasional String Band” and “Sidetrack” and his songs are available on several local CD’s.
Listen:
Betty by Geoff Haworth
Just Like You by Geoff Haworth

Kathy Kostelec has been writing songs since 2002 and she performs regularly with her husband Bill as The Blue Ribbon Tea Company. Their 5th cd, “The Devil is Beating His Wife” (2011), includes 5 of Kathy’s originals and her recording debut as a lead singer. Kathy is a member of the board of directors for the Spokane Songwriter’s Organization.
www.theblueribbonteacompany.com
www.facebook.com/blueribbontea
www.myspace.com/theblueribbonteacompany

Listen:
Rolling River by Kathy Kostelec
Flowers and Jade by Kathy Kostelec

May B&M Host Notes

May 16, 2011 Brick & Mortar shows

Well, folks another great Brick and Mortar concert. I guess I let the open mic go
on a bit long, but music doesn’t hurt us, and I was interested in what Glen, Chris
and Michael had to offer. Adam Lambert opened the featured artist portion of the
show and a theme that developed in the open mic carried over which was expressed in
songs about relationship. But maybe that’s what all songs are about. The second
featured artist was Lyle Morse, and I was happy to sit in with him and improvise a
few guitar lines as a second guitarist. He too delved into relationships great and
not so great. In all, I’d say a good time was had by all. Stay tuned for time and
place for the next Brick and Mortar show. Thanks again to Martin John for sharing
his performance space. See ya soon.

Laddie Ray

May Brick & Mortar Show

May 2, 2011 Events, News

The May Brick & Mortar show will feature original songs by Lyle Morse and A.L. Lambert (bios below). The show will be hosted by Laddie Ray Melvin and begin with an open mic. Join us if you can Thursday, May 5th, 7 to 9 pm, at Music/Art Studio #5, 115 S. Adams. Hope to see you there!

Lyle Morse, also known as “Lonesome” Lyle, is an outstanding acoustic guitarist, harmonica player and stunning singer-songwriter-performer who currently calls Eastern Washington state his home. Lyle has been refining his musical vision and talents over the last four decades, and currently entertains in countless acoustic music friendly coffee houses, bistros, restaurants, street fairs, resorts, theaters, wineries and folk and arts festivals throughout Washington, Idaho and Montana. His music has been highlighted, and performed live on National Public Radio affiliates and college radio programs featuring blues and folk music. He has also performed on network television and cable vision and has recorded 6 compact discs.

Purely because he finds the music so expressive, moving and profound, Lyle concentrates his energies on acoustic blues music, but does venture into other forms of American roots music. Lyle’s primary “soul shadows” and musical influences have been Son House, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, and Muddy Waters. Lyle’s sound is “groove-based” and other influences include the Chicago blues stylists, Detroit soul/rhythm & blues, country blues, folk, jazz and rock-a-billy music. Good blues music can be found in a wide variety of musical contexts, and Lyle has incorporated this music into his performances.
www.lylemorse.com
Listen:
Thats a Good Thing by Lyle Morse
Slippery Slope by Lyle Morse

“I’ve seen a lot of places / And been a lot of things”… Thus begins
the lyrics to one of Adam’s autobiographical songs. From an early life
as a pacifist vegetarian hippie in the deep south, through a
transformational international journey to more recent years as a
profoundly carnivorous hunting/fishing redneck of the pacific northwest
backwoods, his life has been a rich tapestry of diverse experiences and
adventures. He has had careers in an eclectic mix of professions
including: bar tending, audio/video production, construction, computer
programming, network engineering, information security consulting, and
firearm sales. Through it all, he has rarely been without a guitar or
three, and every now and then inspiration will cause him to produce a
song or two. The musical style is haphazardly Americana, ranging from
country and blues to Texas boogie and rock, populated by conversational
lyrics full of deep thoughts and interesting turns of phrase. Though he
has some reasonable skill as a vocalist and guitar player, he considers
himself a songwriter first, and a performing musician a very distant
second. He has recently decided to crawl out from under his rock and
share his songs with people outside of close friends and family, and see
where it goes from there. God willing, he hopes to someday add
‘songwriter’ to that list of things he’s been paid to be along the way.
www.xjack.org/music.org/music

A. L. Lambert

May 2, 2011 Members

“I’ve seen a lot of places / And been a lot of things”… Thus begins
the lyrics to one of Adam’s autobiographical songs. From an early life
as a pacifist vegetarian hippie in the deep south, through a
transformational international journey to more recent years as a
profoundly carnivorous hunting/fishing redneck of the pacific northwest
backwoods, his life has been a rich tapestry of diverse experiences and
adventures. He has had careers in an eclectic mix of professions
including: bar tending, audio/video production, construction, computer
programming, network engineering, information security consulting, and
firearm sales. Through it all, he has rarely been without a guitar or
three, and every now and then inspiration will cause him to produce a
song or two. The musical style is haphazardly Americana, ranging from
country and blues to Texas boogie and rock, populated by conversational
lyrics full of deep thoughts and interesting turns of phrase. Though he
has some reasonable skill as a vocalist and guitar player, he considers
himself a songwriter first, and a performing musician a very distant
second. He has recently decided to crawl out from under his rock and
share his songs with people outside of close friends and family, and see
where it goes from there. God willing, he hopes to someday add
‘songwriter’ to that list of things he’s been paid to be along the way.
www.xjack.org/music.org/music