Month: January 2009

Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing one of Pete’s college buddies from Syracuse University – Ryan Dunlavey (website) – speak at a Q&A on his artistic comic book work at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. The exhibition runs until February 15, 2009. Dunlavey co-wrote a series of comics with another friend of Pete’s, Fred Van Lente (website), for Evil Twin comics. One series took advantage of Van Lente’s research on philosophers throughout the ages called “Action Philosophers,” while another tackled the actual history of Comic Books itself, “Comic Book Comics.” Dunlavey and Van Lente did anContinue readingNew York Artist Showcase: Ryan Dunlavey at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art

This month’s Big Night Out Composer Showcase evening, January 29th, 2009, will feature the music of brilliant lyricist Hector Coris, as well as the solo singing work of me, Sierra! Big Night Out is a simple, straightforward open-mic now held each Thursday every two weeks. 9-11pm, $10 cover/1 item minimum, but AEA, MAC & EMC members get in 1/2 price on the cover. Every so often, they put aside the second half to dedicate a showcase for one up and coming composer. Other featured singers will be Raissa Katona Bennett, Summer Broyhill, Patrick Garrigan, Rudy Scala, Eadie Scott, Doug Shapiro,Continue readingTHIS THURSDAY! BIG NIGHT OUT PRESENTS THE MUSIC OF HECTOR CORIS – featuring Sierra!

Caroling, the holidays, auditioning, and the fact that I went to more parties and shows and showcases than ever before meant…less blogging. So I finally took some time (as I am now in the middle of getting rid of a head cold & a major cough) to do write ups on some events of the last few months. And lots and lots of pictures and video! I’ve post-dated the entries themselves, but here’s a nifty link-loaded Table of Contents for your use today: November 17, 2008 Climate Change Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History November 21, 2008 “What’sContinue readingNew blog posts!!! Finally! And I’ve added a Table of Contents!

Day 2 (January 19th, 2009) video log of our day can be found here:video.lisarein.com/thepete/stuff/ThePeteTV/tv20090119.mp4 For some reason, it was yanked from YouTube by YouTube’s policies, maybe because there’s a snippet of Renee Fleming singing in the background on the Jumbotron while Pete & I were by the Reflecting Pool of the Lincoln Memorial. HBO is stingy that way…although we were on PUBLIC land. Sigh…but you can at least see it at the above link. and then… DAY 3!!! January 20th, 2009! The Inauguration Celebration of President Barack Obama!!!! Pete & I woke up at 8 am, got out and ontoContinue readingDay 2 and 3 of the Washington, DC Trip!!!

Hucklebug, Episode 131: Happy Last Day of the Bush Presidency, RIP Patrick McGoohan and Ricardo Montalban, shout-outs, movies (Bet: Rocco and His Brothers, In Bruges, The Naked Spur, Out of Sight; Stennie: Wall-E, Trouble in Paradise, Shut Up & Sing, Ghost Town, Shaun of the Dead), lowlights & highlights, fuck-offs & you-rules, special guests ThePete and Siskita, live from Bethesda, MD on Inauguration Eve! Direct link to mp3 here.

Pete & I took advantage of a lull in our schedules and made it down to Washington, DC, to brave the ebullient crowds — and celebrate what is probably the most significant changing of the guards in my generation’s lifetime. My Flickr.com set is here. It includes pix of us in the Mall, at the Smithsonian Castle/Air&Space/AmericanHistory/NationalPortraitGallery Museums, and an all about town attitude. Pete & I even have pictures of our new friend Jay the Pal, a muppet Christmas present via FAOschwartz.com. This weekend is all about celebration, learning, and fun. Tomorrow is the BIG DAY of the INAUGURATION;Continue readingSierra not in New York…she’s in DC for the Inauguration!

Oh man, I had such fun at the Algonquin Salon on the 11th. The theme was “Drop that Name,” meaning any song that had someone’s name in the title, or mentioned. I chose a character that sometimes has a name (“Nimue”) but often does not (“The Lady of the Lake”) and sang the song “Diva’s Lament (Whatever Happened to My Part?),” a DIVA song if there EVER was one from the Monty Python musical “Spamalot.” If there was a role written for me, this is it! As is the nature of the Algonquin Salon, music does not have to beContinue reading“Diva’s Lament (Whatever Happened to My Part)” at the Algonquin Salon January 11, 2009