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Kerns and the Hemispheres

About Me

The name “The Hemispheres” is used to illustrate the implementation of both sides of the brain, both sides of the planet, the heavens and the earth, the north and south, the east and west. A creative side, a structured side. A combination of intellect, planning, passion, and intuition. Knowing what hemisphere to travel to, or allowing both hemispheres to function in symbiosis is an exercise in control, patience, femininity and masculinity, love for process, a love for spontaneity and most certainly, wisdom. A funny balance of fun and work, as well as art and commerce.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 03/02/2006
Band Website: http://www.kernsandthehemispheres.com
Band Members: Kerns: voice, guitars, telephone
Shelly Domke: voice, percussion
Kevin Dragseth: bass, voice
Grimm: keyboards, voice

Influences: Led Zeppelin, Ben Folds, Alice in Chains, Stevie Wonder, Jethro Tull, King's X, Seal, The Beatles, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Jesus Christ, Big Star, Foo Fighters, Extreme, Sade, Television, Parents, Paul Wellstone, George Lucas, Michael Moore.
Sounds Like: A menu of spicy, tangy, genre-blended, rock, pop, songwriting, and melody array.
Record Label: 61 Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Three New Songs

I'm in the middle of writing 3 new songs. Solid ones too. They came fast and lovely, and they'll do well for us. The excitement of making steps forward is a refreshing sensation. Kind of like star...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:38:00 GMT

A Musician's Prayer

Dear God, Please let the soundcheck go smoothly tonight. Let the sound engineer be in a good mood, and please find us a way to get fed. Help me to be on time. Help me to be in tune. Holy Spirit, br...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:12:00 GMT

bad day

today i'm having a bad day. i was locked out of my house by a realtyagent viewing it 2 days ago. i had lunch with someone else who washaving a bad day, and venting to each other wasn't productive.my l...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:42:00 GMT

Dyess, AR 72330

last night, i viewed "Walk the Line" again. it moves me each time. i'd never consider myself a huge Johnny Cash fan, but something about his story is compelling. i read his autobiography, "Cash" a ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:33:00 GMT

Things to Consider While Preparing to Record an Album

Right now, my band, The Hemispheres, is preparing to record our first full-length album in a recording studio. This is one of my biggest joys, and one of my biggest fears this spring. The excitement...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:35:00 GMT

a funeral in Minnesota

ham sandwiches & potato chipshome-made bars, a caravan of cars"how many roads must a man?""...measure a person by their hands...""she stood right by his side...""even good folks die."the crockpots lin...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:28:00 GMT

Communicating in Person

before the late 1890's you could not communicate with someone by voice without physically being within the distance that ears can detect sound waves. once the telephone was invented, i can only imagi...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:59:00 GMT

Prince and Sub-Zero Temperatures

Prince and Sub-Zero Temperatureslast night we watched Prince slay the country at the superbowl halftime show. how cool was that? not only did he play a stellar medley of hits, he wove in We Will Roc...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:43:00 GMT

Last 10 Downloads

My Last 10 Music Downloads:you can tell a lot about someone from what they throw away. in my office trash is some wrapping paper from a bottle of wine that was a gift, an empty ribbon spool, 1 used t...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:56:00 GMT

dont Google your name unless you are ready to.

don't Google your name unless you are ready to. you're not going to find just YOU. you may end up comparing yourself to someone that you have nothing in common with, except the exact same name. lik...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:11:00 GMT