urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman Is It Safe To Gnaw Through The Straps Now? Is It Safe To Gnaw Through The Straps Now? 2017-06-08T23:44:03Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:986985 2017-06-08T23:44:03Z 2017-06-08T23:44:03Z It's gonna be a weekend! Chicago Friday night, Champaign Saturday night.<br /><br />The Peoples Church of Chicago<br />941 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60640<br />7:30 - 9pm<br /><br />The Abzug Ampitheatre (and we're going to keep calling it that until they make us stop)<br />RSVP David Abzug - Dnabzug at gmail<br /><br />And don't worry, if you miss us, we will be back in the Western burbs next month, and back in Chicago and at Pagan Pride in September. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:986850 2017-05-08T12:58:00Z 2017-05-08T12:58:00Z Two shows, no waiting. We stormed through both of them. The new songs are finally figuring out who they are onstage.<br /><br />Music Room Show<br />Persephone<br />Beast Within<br />Loki Loves You<br />Tea & Fireflies<br />Alice In Zombieland<br />Callenwood Pt 1<br />Ghost Train<br />Banshee<br />Horizon<br /><br />Masquerade Show<br />Banshee<br />Loki Loves You<br />Master of Library Science<br />Nighty Knights<br />Callenwood<br />Alice in Zombieland<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:986410 2017-04-06T16:54:49Z 2017-04-06T16:54:49Z I am on DW, same name as here. I will, as I have done for months now, post there and have it drift over here. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:986230 2017-03-26T21:45:23Z 2017-03-26T21:45:23Z Something new soon to be available on Patreon!<br /><br />Someone invited a vampire to the party...<br /><br />For those of you who didn't think Narrow Way was creepy enough, a gift. For everyone else, brace yourself.<br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='https://www.patreon.com/Cheshiremoon'>https://www.patreon.com/Cheshiremoon</a><br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:985962 2017-03-25T04:42:34Z 2017-03-25T04:42:34Z What we played tonight.<br /><br />Banshee<br />Beast Within<br />Tea & Fireflies<br />Callenwood Part 1<br />Ghost Train<br />Alice In Zombieland<br /><br />Thank you so much for playing along! Like Lauren Bacall once said "it's better when you help"! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:985614 2017-03-20T14:45:11Z 2017-03-20T14:45:11Z In honor of meeting our kickstarter goal, we are releasing two rough mixes into the wild! One song, two versions: one acoustic, and one with the full band. These are rough mixes and are not yet complete, but as a thank you for helping us make this thing, a present for you!<br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.cheshiremoonband.com/nest/Horizon-full.mp3'>http://www.cheshiremoonband.com/nest/Horizon-full.mp3</a><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.cheshiremoonband.com/nest/Horizon-acoustic.mp3'>http://www.cheshiremoonband.com/nest/Horizon-acoustic.mp3</a><br /><br />There is still time to get in on the Kickstarter. We want to record a few extra things, and a bit of extra cash would certainly help that.<br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1547201902/the-midnight-contingent'>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1547201902/the-midnight-contingent</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:985514 2017-03-05T01:51:57Z 2017-03-05T01:51:57Z Lizzie describes this one as ...<br /><br />Gargoyles of New Orleans<br />This is what happens when no sleep + hoodoo lore + song prompt get together in Lizzie's head and have mugwart tea... I give you.... Gargoyles of New Orleans. Johnny Cash as a pagan minstrel. Enjoy!<br /><br />A dollar a week gets you a brand new song every week on Patreon! Two dollars a week gets you that and a CD of the best songs professionally recorded at the end of the year!<br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='https://www.patreon.com/Cheshiremoon'>https://www.patreon.com/Cheshiremoon</a><br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:985059 2017-03-03T19:53:20Z 2017-03-03T19:53:20Z It's going slow. We will hit the halfway point of the campaign on Monday, and haven't hit the halfway point on what we need to make yet. This makes me nervous. Of course, anyone who knows me knows that everything makes me nervous. Being nervous makes me nervous. But I digress ... I was supposed to be talking about our Kickstarter.<br /><br />We are offering two different CDs, one acoustic, one full band. Downloads and/or CDs. If you get a CD, you will get to download the tracks as soon as they are done, weeks before the CDs get mailed out. We're also offering ringtones, voice mail messages (we get to be Carl Kasell!), your very own Critter verse, and even a song written especially for you!<br /><br />Please help us make this CD, and please help spread the signal. <br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1547201902/the-midnight-contingent'>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1547201902/the-midnight-contingent</a><br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:984616 2017-02-20T19:55:16Z 2017-02-20T19:55:16Z The Kickstarter for our third full length album, The Midnight Contingent, is NOW LIVE~!!!<br /><br />A romp of sinister silliness, guardians and goddesses, and a werebear who has an unusual appetite! Lots of nifty extras, too!<br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1547201902/the-midnight-contingent'>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1547201902/the-midnight-contingent</a><br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:984509 2017-01-30T18:22:34Z 2017-01-30T18:22:34Z We're doing a thing!<br /><br />A song a week, plus a whole lot more! Come see, and be sure to let us know what you think!!<br /><br /><a target='_blank' href='https://www.patreon.com/Cheshiremoon'>https://www.patreon.com/Cheshiremoon</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:984249 2017-01-23T18:53:18Z 2017-01-23T18:53:37Z We have a <a href="https://cheshiremoon.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">brand new song</a> written in honor of the marches held this last weekend.<br /><br />Stand! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:983889 2017-01-11T16:15:39Z 2017-01-11T16:15:39Z ... all the cool kids are doing it ...<br /><br />I can also be found on DW under this user name. I generally post there, and it filters through here, then to FB. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:983645 2017-01-08T02:39:59Z 2017-01-08T02:39:59Z We have been listening to the final master of the acoustic version of The Midnight Contingent. <br /><br />It's done.<br /><br />Now on to the next part, the full band album. We still have a lot to do before FKO!<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:983313 2017-01-08T01:08:03Z 2017-01-08T01:08:03Z Listening to the final mix of the demos. A few of the songs are going to change between now and the full band album, but I really like this batch of songs. They sound good too! Donna has done some amazing stuff.<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:983152 2017-01-05T12:35:38Z 2017-01-05T12:35:38Z The tracks for the acoustic version of the album are done. Donna is working on an initial mix, which we should have on Saturday. Step one is about finished. We're looking toward step two now, the full on electric band album.<br /><br />Further and further.<br /><br />The songs are ...<br /><br />The Midnight Contingent<br />Circus Of Dreams<br />Call Me Home<br />Beast Within<br />Don’t Look Now<br />Morrigan<br />Boneman’s Daughter<br />Persephone<br />Alice In Zombieland<br />Loki Loves You<br />Navigator<br />Ghost Train<br />Banshee<br />Nighty Nights<br />Horizon<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:982911 2016-12-30T15:44:55Z 2016-12-30T15:44:55Z We went back into the studio Wednesday and got some more stuff recorded. There are now backing tracks for Ghost Train, Beast Within, Nighty Knights and The Midnight Contingent.<br /><br />We go back in Wednesday to record one more guitar part, and then Lizzie will record vocals for the rest. We should be done recording then, with just mixing to do.<br /><br />Those of you who went for the bonus on Concert Window could have the DL as soon as next weekend, but probably the week after sometime!<br /><br />Then we start to work on the full band CD! Look for a Kickstarter coming soon to an internet near you!<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:982557 2016-12-26T22:24:02Z 2016-12-26T22:24:02Z The latest Concert Window show is posted on You Tube! Several new songs. Our, ahem, unique, ahem, take on Wassail. And it was my Birthday!<br /><br /><br /><lj-embed id="145" /><br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:982407 2016-12-22T02:49:51Z 2016-12-22T02:49:51Z Fun happened! Some new songs! Some newish songs! We skipped over a couple of things! We skipped some parts of songs! We skipped to our Lou!<br /><br />The Midnight Contingent<br />Circus Of Dreams<br />Horizon (second time played!)<br />Loki Loves You<br />Boneman’s Daughter<br />Alice In Zombieland<br />Persephone<br />Don’t Look Now<br />Banshee (brand new!)<br />Nighty Knights (see above, and blame Adam Whitlach!)<br />Winter’s Night<br />Wassail<br /><br />Thank you for coming out and playing with us! And making my birthday so much fun!<br /><br />The recording should be done next week or so, folks who have gotten the DL will be contacted in the next week or two with a DL link.<br /><br />Then we start getting the full band album started!<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:982196 2016-12-11T06:18:29Z 2016-12-11T06:18:29Z We are off until Capricon. And it was a silly one tonight! Small audience, close friends, a lot of music and a LOT of digression. It was like going back in time and making a Cheshire Moon show into an Eric solo show!<br /><br />* is a song that will be on the new CD<br /><br />Set One<br />*Circus Of Dreams<br />*Horizon (brand new, first time played in public)<br />*Banshee (see above)<br />A Song About Fog<br />Hot McGonagall<br />*Don't Look Now (rarely played, but it will show up more now)<br />*Persephone<br />*Alice In Zombieland (the "hang on to your seats it's going to be a bumpy ride" mix)<br />*Boneman's Daughter<br /><br />Set Two<br />*Call Me Home<br />Disenchanted<br />*Loki Loves You<br />Witch In Your Story<br />Denali<br />Sleep No More<br />Snow White Red Road<br />Winter's Night<br />Wassail (the CM version of FPN)<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:981865 2016-12-08T18:34:23Z 2016-12-08T18:34:23Z Another recording session tonight. Got a lot of stuff done on the demos. Nine songs are done, they just need mixing.<br /><br />Alice In Zombieland<br />Banshee<br />Boneman's Daughter<br />Call Me Home<br />Circus Of Dreams<br />Don't Look Now<br />Horizon<br />Loki Loves You<br />Persephone<br /><br />Wednesday Lizzie goes in to work on Morrigan. It will be layers of vocals. And to record the title song.<br /><br />We have 4 songs to either finish writing, or rehearse into some sort of coherency ...<br /><br />Beast Within<br />Clotho's Harp<br />Ghost Train<br />Nighty Knights (blame Adam Whitlach for this)<br /><br />Then these go off to the folks playing on the band version of the CD. And off to folks who got them as a bonus at a Concert Window show. They will also get released when the CD comes out, for those folks who like the acoustic side of Cheshire Moon.<br /><br />Closer and closer to getting this part of the project done!<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:981617 2016-11-17T16:19:51Z 2016-11-17T16:19:51Z 4 Songs are done! Alice In Zombieland, Call Me Home, Circus Of Dreams and Loki Loves You.<br /><br />We go back into the studio Dec 1 to get a little further!<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:981489 2016-11-07T02:51:50Z 2016-11-07T02:51:50Z Circus Of Dreams<br />Disenchanted<br />Witch In Your Story<br />Calvin's Girl<br />Critters<br />A Song About Fog<br />Hot McGonagall<br />Persephone<br />Masters of Library Science<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:981032 2016-11-06T00:53:01Z 2016-11-06T00:53:01Z We'll be back tomorrow!<br /><br />Here is what we played today!<br /><br />Circus Of Dreams<br />Disenchanted<br />Witch In Your Story<br />Sleep No More<br />Call Me Home<br />A Song About Fog<br />Loki Loves You<br />Hot McGonagall<br />Persephone<br />Snow White Red Road<br />Masters of Library Science<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:980785 2016-10-30T23:37:46Z 2016-10-30T23:37:46Z We had a marvelous weekend at Icon in Cedar Rapids. Met some new folks. Now if I can just work out where I have gotten to!<br /><br />What we played ...<br /><br />Circus Of Dreams<br />Disenchanted<br />Witch In Your Story<br />Hot McGonagall<br />Calvin's Girl<br />Critters<br />Stream of Consciousness<br />Masters of Library Science<br />Loki Loves You<br />Persephone<br />Snow White Red Road<br />Alice In Zombieland<br /><br />In circle Saturday night we played<br />Call Me Home <br />Single White Monster<br />FPN<br />Out Of The Light<br />Catnyp<br />Disenchanted<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ericcoleman:980618 2016-10-04T01:13:00Z 2016-10-04T01:13:00Z Cheshire Moon is looking toward the new year, and looking for places to play. We have our con schedule pretty well worked out, and are now looking for those other shows.<br /><br />We're looking for house concerts, coffee houses, pagan gatherings, folk festivals. Any place where our particular sort of whimsy may be enjoyed. <br /><br />We prefer to stay in the Midwest, 6 hours or so from Iowa. Time off from work is a consideration. We can be persuaded to go further in the right circumstances and with enough notice.<br /><br />If you have any ideas, send them our way. If you want to host a house concert, definitely get in contact with us.<br /><br />We're looking to do one or two shows a month next year. Please help us find those shows!<br /><br />This was originally posted on Dreamwidth, after which it wandered out to various other sites. Feel free to reply where ever you want. I should still see it.