August 10, 2004

KirkSmith.net -- Issue #5

Issue Five: We’re still here, alive.

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IN THIS ISSUE:
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1. Upcoming Show
2. The Clumsy Dragon in Austin
3. Suddenly Bright Out at Pink
4. “Aloud” on KRCL
5. Gig Calendar Service
6. Some other stuff

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1. UPCOMING SHOW
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Kirk at The Green Mesquite on Friday Night.

This should be a great show. 3 hours, under the stars. Cold beer. Succulent B-BQ. White bread, pickles, potato salad and okra. Right on. 3 hours? Yes sir. That's 40 songs folks. No cover charge. No cover tunes. He probably doesn’t even know any. “Not true!” says Kirk, “I know most of ‘Famous Blue Raincoat’ by Leonard Cohen.” Oh really? “Really. Almost all the lyrics, too.” What key is it in? “Same one as Holy Mary.” So, basically you learned it by accident, because it has the same chord progression as one of your own songs? “Yeah, so what? That still counts.” Maybe.

If there's a tune of Kirk's you love that you didn't hear at Maria’s last night, you can bet you'll hear it on Friday. The Green Mesquite, out on the patio. Kids welcome.

Warning: Several songs contain minor chords (and Christian imagery) and Kirk sings loudly on occasion.

WHEN:
Friday, August 27th 2004
7:00-10:00pm

WHERE:
The Green Mesquite
1418 Barton Springs Rd
Austin, TX
(512) 479-0485

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2. THE CLUMSY DRAGON OPENS
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WHAT:
The Clumsy Dragon – a musical written by Kirk and Lauren Collier Swindler
Presented by Tongue and Groove Theatre
Directed by David Yeakle

The Clumsy Dragon is a magical, musical, interactive play for family audiences. The story recounts the exploits of a young wizard named Alzabar and a clumsy dragon named Mirabelle, who must overcome a number of challenges in their budding friendship. Along the way they receive dubious assistance from a pompous Narrator who also plays several supporting roles. The play touches on themes of loyalty, self-image and acceptance, and includes several whimsical song-and-dance numbers.

WHEN:
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until September 5th
Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm. Sunday shows are at 2:30pm.

WHERE:
KidsActing Studio, 5811 Burnet Road Austin, TX

COST:
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.
(512) 474-TIXS
LIMITED SEATING.
Make reservations; the remaining performances will sell out.

INFO:
(512) 474-TIXS

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3. SUDDENLY BRIGHT OUT AT PINK
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This salon/gallery is a testament to style. There is hair -- festive, fancy and functional -- and racks of fashion created by independent designers, most of them local. You’ll find your skin tight studded jeans, your hand-painted velvet jacket and that one-of-a-kind dress you know she’d never buy for herself but would love for you to buy for her, if you only knew her size. Damn. No worries, there's also an array of handcrafted jewelry and bad-ass purses. And Kirk’s new record -- SUDDENLY BRIGHT OUT.

Pink – Salon and Gallery
1204 S Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704-2422
(512) 447-2888

Of course you can still buy SUDDENLY BRIGHT OUT directly from us: http://www.kirksmith.net/store_cds_suddenlybrightout.shtml

Or from CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/kirksmith

But you’re on your own hair-wise.

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4. “ALOUD” ON KRCL
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KRCL 90.9 FM Salt Lake City is playing our song.
Drop them a line and let them know what you’d like to hear.
General comment or questions: KRCL mailman
Main Number: (801) 363-1818
Studio Line: (801) 359-9191 or (800) 359-9191

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7. GIG CALENDAR SERVICE
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We know you scanned this section already last month -- but we still get e-mails. “I deleted Issue #4 and now I want the gig alert notification day or two whatever thingy bobber. Sign me up. Help. Hello? What do I do?”

Here’s what you do: send a single blank e-mail to calendar@kirksmith.net. We’ll do the rest.

But this is your last chance: calendar@kirksmith.net. This paragraph won’t be in Issue #6. After today (or however long you save your e-mail) you’ll have to go to the site and re-subscribe with the “gig alert” option selected. That’s still pretty easy though, isn’t it? www.kirksmith.net

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8. SOME OTHER STUFF
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Next month: New T-shirts, New Posters, New Postcards, New pictures in the Photo Gallery. Lots of October shows in NYC, and other points North and East.

Visit when you can: www.kirksmith.net

With gratitude and humility (that Kirk lacked at the Whiskey Bar last Wednesday),
Your peaceful and docile friends at kirksmith.net