We had a mighty fine time playing live in Bend, OR at River Rim Coffeehouse, a sweet little cafe on the south side of town.
Next up…waiting for a new baby! (and finishing Winteresque.) See you soon!
We’ll be playing live music at River Rim Coffeehouse in Bend, Oregon this coming Friday, January 20th. Join us for original music, fun cover songs, and CD giveaways!
Join us this coming Friday, January 13th at the Green Plow Cafe in Redmond, OR. The Green Plow is quickly becoming one of our favorite venues to play music in Central Oregon, especially when paired with great bands like The Hollands!
We’ve never considered gigging at Renaissance Fairs, but since we got this sword at a white elephant exchange it seems a lot more feasible.
Here we are, finally in winter in Central Oregon…a fitting time to be finishing mixing and production on Winteresque, the new full length album from Finn Miles.
Thanks to all who have been on the journey with us the last few years; 2012 is looking up for Finn Miles!
Hurray, an album release! Modern Saints!
Dan Bosman of Scented Vinyl let us release hold the first phase of our album release at the Mars Cafe in December 2010. This was momentous…the best album yet, self recorded and produced and released with a great backing band. Still…I wanted Winteresque. I had been playing the songs live, sharpening parts and watching the crowd for reaction. By this time I had nine songs, plus the idea to rerecord two previously recorded songs.
We were growing in depth, building the skills, and the set of microphones that would allow us to make no compromises in recording Winteresque.
But of course, there was a new challenge that was facing us. I was moving to Oregon in the mid-summer, giving us a tight deadline to complete tracking.
Meeting once a week in Scott’s rented basement/studio we applied more rigor and discipline than ever to getting the right sounds. We split duties, co-engineering and co-producing. I played some keys and organ, Scott played guitar. We were starting to overlap. The only question was, would we finish in time? (read on to Part 5 of this adventure)
A fine show from Dudley’s Coffee shop and bookstore! Notice in the pictures, no mic, no amps…just singing, stomping and playing. We had fun with a scavenger hunt during songs..find the author which inspired the song. A very chill time in a fantastic cafe in the heart of Bend, OR!
Join us for our next show in Redmond, OR at the Green Plow!
I’m teaching myself a bit of piano, and thought it would be fun to share this solo piano version of “Warm, Warm Heart” with you.
Warm, Warm Heart is a song off of the upcoming Finn Miles album “Winteresque” which will be released in late winter 2012 and available on iTunes. Stay tuned for more updates, or join us on Facebook for breaking news.
One of the most talented Soviet filmmakers during the cold war was a man named Andrei Tarkovsky. In many ways he has been compared to Stanley Kubrick, though interestingly Tarkovsky’s films are warmer, and more human than Kubrick’s.
I mention Tarkovsky here, because his films, which I’ve discovered over the past few years have been an inspiration. In many ways I desire to write songs the way Tarkovsky made film…or at least have my music be used in a film like Tarkovsky’s (or perhaps Terrence Malick).
The reason I adore Tarkovsky is that his films make me feel more human. Yes, they are sometimes strange, entangled, and abstract, but that’s why they are so human. They aren’t easy.
And this gets to the deeper point, that “knowing” the meaning of your own existence is not a staunch intellectual pursuit; it’s the experience of being caught up in an undeniable spiritual truth.
If you are an artist, or appreciator of the arts you may recognized this feeling “more human” through such an experience.
It’s why I write and record music.
I hope you find something that clears your head and soothes your soul.
If you’re looking for suggestions:
You can watch Tarkovsky’s films online for free – HERE.
You can listen to Finn Miles music for free – HERE.