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The important bits, for those of you who are skimming:
-Betsy & I are performing at Faerieworlds Harvest this coming weekend.  LOTS of stage time, all 3 days, but the big shows are Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon/evening.
-"Rootless" and "La Sirene" are coming out as a digital single, perhaps ( Read more... )

Six years ago this weekend, I went to Colorado for the first time, with no map, and met my soultwin and heartmate when I wasn't looking.  I found him shining and smiling between fire and falling stars, and our hearts knew each other on sight.  We laughed, played, and marveled at the wonder of each other beginning on that day, and here we are, still ( Read more... )

To My Valentine
Words & music by S. J. Tucker
Guitars, vocals: S. J. Tucker
Tracked & mixed by Tony Fabris, Monkey Brains Studios Seattle

Interpreted one way, "To My Valentine" is a song from one heart to another.  I actually wrote it for and about several different people, and I included pieces of what those people have given me throughout the lyrics ( Read more... )

Don't Get My Hopes Up
Words & music by S. J. Tucker
Guitars, vocals, percussion: S. J. Tucker
Tracked & mixed by Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music Oakland CA

"Don't Get My Hopes Up" is a pre-love song.  I wrote it on Cinco de Mayo in Seattle in 2009.  It gave me a very jazzy way to deal with stored up
romantic and erotic frustration.

Relationship ( Read more... )

Love Lies
Words & music by S. J. Tucker
Vocals, percussion: S. J. Tucker
Tracked & mixed by Tony Fabris, Monkey Brains Studios Seattle

I wrote "Love Lies" at Burning Man in 2008, in the shade at the ARTery headquarters. (omnisti  and I work for the art placement team (the ARTery) at Burning Man.  We help make sure that the big sculptures, burned or otherwise ( Read more... )

Book adopters: for those of you to whom I am shipping books and not hand-delivering, everything is shipped!  I emailed each of you when I got home from the post office to let you know.

The sun is setting all pink and gold
the Delta twilight growing cold
the cat asleep all soft and warm
the clocks all wound and keeping time

Meanwhile, omnisti  is winning ( Read more... )

Taking a moment just now to appreciate anew how surrounded I am by family of the heart ( Read more... )

Five years ago, I went to Colorado for the first time, with no map, and met my soultwin and heartmate when I wasn't looking.  I found him shining and smiling between fire and falling stars, and our hearts knew each other on sight.  We laughed, played, and marveled at the wonder of each other beginning on that day, and here we are, still conquering ( Read more... )

TO MY VALENTINE  (words/music:  SJ Tucker) feb 13 2009 ( Read more... )

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