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Steven Kalas

Lessons From
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Member Since: 11/25/2006
Band Website: StevenKalas.com
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Answers In The Lyrics

Look at the lyrics to "Accidental Universe" and "Live As If" and then read the following Q & A from my ASKING HUMAN MATTERS column Accidental Universe (From the Accidental Universe CD - 1999) &nb...
Posted by Steven Kalas on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

Music Matters

Authenticity matters in music and other parts of life  I'm looking down the barrel of a five-hour drive, but I'm armed with the new CD "Bitter Suite Swan Song" from the pop band Poppermost. Never...
Posted by Steven Kalas on Sun, 27 May 2007 07:08:00 PST

After the CD Release Party

When I'm a decrepit old man staring at the ceiling in a lonely old folks' home, I'll smile as I remember last Friday's CD Release Party.  Wow.  What a gathering of friends, old and new....
Posted by Steven Kalas on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:45:00 PST

Just Lose Yourself

Self-consciousness is impediment to happiest moments It's the No. 1 social phobia on every survey. Strikes terror in the hearts of most Americans. Provokes parasympathetic sweats. People would sooner...
Posted by Steven Kalas on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:51:00 PST

The "Ah, shucks" School of Humility

Beautiful, talented people have a right to feel good Be more humble, Steven." This had to be one of the more constant mantras of my childhood. More than just a relentless message from my parents, it ...
Posted by Steven Kalas on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:26:00 PST

No need to be a genius to enjoy, benefit from creative pursuits

No need to be a genius to enjoy, benefit from creative pursuits A question for you, Steven:  I get what poets and artists have to say, what they compose, what they paint, get it in the visceral...
Posted by Steven Kalas on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 09:57:00 PST

"American Idol' turns humiliation into entertainment

'American Idol' turns humiliation into entertainment It's 1977. I'm in the student recreation center at Northern Arizona University. I'm in heaven, which means I'm absorbed in a ferocious pick-up bask...
Posted by Steven Kalas on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:05:00 PST

Creating art is part mystery, part agony, part ecstasy

You have alluded to your songwriting before. What is the source of inspiration for your music? What is the biggest challenge about writing a song, and how do you get one started? -- D.O., Las Vegas P...
Posted by Steven Kalas on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:19:00 PST