Halloween Heath at Neptune's

Heath Elvehejm at Neptune's, Sunday October 25th, 6 pm SLT

Music Immersion

Osprey Thereian's music video of the fantastic pairing of Australian blues singer Komosu Tokagawa playing live from Japan with New Age "Sound Jeweler" MoShang Zhao from Taiwan.

A Welcome Sight

Tonight saw the reopening of Warehouse 42 with live blues by the solid Jaggpro McCann and Blue4u Nowicka. After a bit of an absence, Zud Zaftig and the Warehouse are back in Inquestor - old faithful fans flocked to the new site and new fans appeared out of the woodwork. Good music, intelligent conversation, a nice build and great company!

Keep an eye open for events at the Warehouse 42 in Inquestor. You won't be dissapointed.

Tone Uriza

I was lucky enough to meet Tone Uriza a few months ago when he was opening up his own blues club - he was planning to start performing live in SL and invited us to one of his gigs. As the blues he was playing in his club was really good stuff - I checked out his gig and was totally blown away.


Tone has taken the live blues performance community by storm. He's performing everywhere - he's not hard to find, check the events listings sometime - he's all over it. I've caught quite a few of his shows and I have never been disappointed.

He really enjoys performing, he interacts with his audience, he remembers people's names, and man, can he sing! A very sweet speaking voice and then he gets down and dirty and belts out these songs! His phrasing is so expressive, and his voice is quite an instrument. He's got a good range and he can get so gravelly you can feel it. His voice resonates and you can feel the song through him. Yes, he's THAT good.

His performances are a combination of classic and contemporary blues, including some of his own compositions. Tone genuinely seems to be having a blast up there and his audience shares in the fun.

His website is on his profile - he's a performer in RL and his band is called Tony and the Torpedoes. They're based in the Soutwest USA. He's also got a MySpace page and his CDs are available on CD Baby. He's amazing, go check him out. Request "Frigidaire Woman." You'll be glad you did.

He's opening his new club Blues Heaven this weekend in Atai. See you there! Multiple performances in Atai (9,90,22), check your local listings.

Komuso Tokugawa

I hit the Komuso Tokugawa concert tonight in the Epsilon sim at LIL Sturgis. The Sim was packed, up to 72 people at one point, all there to see one of the best blues performers in Second Life. Komuso is an Aussie living in Japan, and performs live in SL - traditional blues guitar and harmonica. The guy is just amazing. What a voice - earthy, gritty, and a low growl. And in between songs, that Aussie accent. Swooon!

If you get a chance to catch one of his gigs, do it! You won't regret it!

ElectroAcoustic Fusion Concert Schedule

The Electroacoustic Fusion group (EAF) has a handy dandy little web schedule that I've linked to - we all know how easy it is to find event listings in world.

The web site is here: EAF Concert Schedule

Constantly updated, and it's got everyone's regular gigs on there as well!

The group is growing by leaps and bounds - feel free to join the group if you like what you hear and want to hear more! Or, check the schedule.

I also made this little 2-prim musician's tip jar above for aspiring live performers - it's available on SLExchange.com for free should you be so inclined - copy/mod/transfer, my gift to the musical community. It's shiny enough so folks can see it from a distance, low spam, and doesn't embarrass your audience by shouting out how cheap they are. :P

Kori Travanti

I've been a fan of Kori's since she got dragged into SL last September, with her brand of eclectic instrumental electroacoustic fusion. Most of her music is her own original composition, with many diverse influences. It's very melodic and flowing and peaceful. She brings much of her own life into her music, in some ways it's very autobiographical. She's written some new pieces that she's added to her concerts in which she plays the flute, inspired by the history of the Nez Perce tribe, which is truly haunting in its simple beauty.

Kori is a delightful person. She's jumped right into the SL community and into performing - learning about the ups and downs of SL life and riding the bugs and waves with graceful aplomb alongside her growing and faithful audience.

I catch her shows whenever I can - she's a wonderful performer - stop by next time you see her in the events listings! She plays an ever-widening list of venues.

The photo above was taken in the Future Perfect sim, in Luna Bliss' delightful Garden Center and Nature Area. (213, 57, 52)

Check out Kori's My Space page and her Kori Tunes page lots more info as well. She keeps much of her SL performance schedules up there, as well as links to buy her CDs.

Thank you so much, Kori! Always a delight!

I love the Heathster!

It took me a while to line up this shot - I found it by serendipity. This is Heath performing at the Mowry Bay Pavilion. I backed up my camera just a tad too far and ended up shooting through my avie's neck and framing him in the heart of my necklace.

Heath Elvehjem is a wonderful live keyboardist in SL - he plays at a lot of venues all over SL and is getting quite popular. He's part of the group ElectrAcoustic Fusion, which has a growing list of live musicians in SL. Much of what Heath plays are his own compositions. I love attending his performances whenever I get a chance, and someday, Heath, I *will* get those Lucky Charms!!!