Live tunage this Saturday night

Saturday night at 7:00pm...Derek Pritzl !
Did you see today's Weekend Edition in the paper? Mighty nice article on our pal Derek Pritzl (by Helen Clarke...that gal is a fine writer) and great photos (they have some excellent photographers at the HTR too...the photographs of 2007 insert in today's paper is great, a very nice bonus). Anyway, come on by Saturday night to see and hear Derek perform.

Tonight Live Musica!

Tonight (Saturday) Becky Markvart will be performing...7:00 pm. You may have seen the very nice article and photos of Becky in last week's Weekend Edition of the Herald Times Reporter. Becky's always a fun gig.

Also, in case you didn't know, the 3-person play "Art" is scheduled to be performed at the Two River Community House for three succeeding weekends in February. Tonight sometime during Becky's gig the cast is going perform a scene from the play here at Stumpjack, which should be a blast.

The opening last night for Nate's photography exhibit was great...nice crowd and a lot of compliments on his photographs. We'll put some pictures up from last night as well as some from tonight, in the next day or two. Scroll down and answer the contest questions...the future of the free world is at stake...along with a pound of fine Guatemalan.

Kelly & Derek gigs this past weekend

Last Saturday night was a blast. Kelly Underwood played to a standing room only crowd and everyone had a great time. Derek (Pritzl) performed to a good audience (many of the same faces both nights) on Friday night (the 21st) and he was just as outstanding. This was a great weekend of music and fun with Kelly and Derek...a very nice way to slide into Christmas and kiss 2007 goodbye.

I've linked below to a couple of Flickr sets from both nights. And check back on our myspace site in a few days as we pull together the music calendar for the first part of 2008.

Kelly's Flickr set...click here.
Derek's Flickr set...click here.

Derek Pritzl's Saturday night gig

Here's some Flickr images from last Saturday night's soirée with Derek Pritzl. We had a real nice crowd...people were totally into Derek's performance. The guys was a machine...didn't take a break for over two hours (I think he lost several pounds in sweat and energy), playing almost entirely his own tunes (including one or two that he wrote that very week). Derek will be playing here again on Friday, December 21st (and Kelly Underwood will be here the day after, Saturday the 22nd). Check out the rest of the pics here.

Updates and Flickr photos

Nick doin' his thang...

Ok, these last couple weeks have seemed hectic, yet I can't really think of anything substantively out of the ordinary that I got accomplished. Here, finally, are some images from the last few weeks of partying and music. Click on the purple text links for the Flickr pic.

November 3, 2007: Stumpjack One-Year Anniversary Party
Marty's Flickr pics of the evening again.

Nick Venturella Nov 9, 2007

Full house for Nick Venturella...Nick was a blast, lots of fun and silliness, interaction with the crowd, and some mighty fine music from this singer/songwriter from my old stompin' ground in Madison. We're planning on having Nick back sometime soon.

TRiP Nov 16, 2007

TRiP was just that...not music in the familiar, traditional sense. Here's what I wrote on the HTR Forum, along with a couple of responses from people who were here.

"The trio of upright bass, electronic cello and keyboard/accordion, performed what was in many ways an experiment in aural stimulation and sound. It was very much a free form, electronica and jazz improvisation performance from the three artists (from Chicago, Milwaukee and Manitowoc, respectively).

If I had to describe what they did I might also add that it was at times very intriguing and engrossing, and at times almost painful and unsettling...but always interesting. The interesting thing, as it relates to the subject of this thread on the power of music, is how people reacted to it. There were those who were totally into it, trying to follow and figure out where the piece might be going, and how each musician was playing off the others. And then there were those who thought it was just too weird, too harsh, too non-melodic, too unfamiliar...those people didn't like it at all, even to the point of appearing irritated and expressing themselves rudely to what they were hearing. Attentiveness and applause from one contingent...disregard and disrespect from another.

I occasionally wonder if the prevailing musical taste in our area is automatically antagonistic to anything that ISN'T a polka, punk or pop cover band. It was nice to see at least a few folks last night who were willing to entertain the idea of something completely different."

A few responses:

My family appreciates the local injection of diverse musical styles found at Stumpjacks. Thanks, David, for taking the risk of doing something new. We had fun last night and were lucky to get a table. You may have to invest in some folding chairs - or knock out a wall.

The urban atmosphere at Stumpjacks reminded us of being downtown Mad Town. If I didn't recognize the building across the street...

-- Gopnot

Although the music last night at the Stump was not 'my cup of tea' I am continually thankful for David broadening my mind. We were pretty sure we hear a rendition of happy birthday in there - and David - I would have applauded - but I was never quite sure when a song ended. lol.

-- Outnabout

I appreciate most sorts of music and was at Stumpjack for TrIP. I didn't recognize it as music at all, but it's great that [Stumpjack] brings those types of performers to Two Rivers. I didn't stay to listen because I just couldn't get into it at all - but it would have been the same case if it would have been a old style country band.

-- TR

Y'all have an outstanding Thanksgiving now! Be thankful for, among many other things, your family and friends...and for good coffee too!