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Blaine

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About Me

Welcome to my page. My name is Blaine and I'm a musician, amongst other things. I'm currently taking a break from the "band thing" to focus on my own music, which runs from rock to dreampop, world music to ambient electronica and anything in between. Please feel free to check out my latest creations at Cloudchasers, Inc.

Previously, I played with Strawfoot (2005-2007), Benefit For Joey (2003-2005), Opacity (2002-2004), Via Salaria (1999), Vela Uniform (1998), Euphrates & The Fire Babies (1995), Nester Zink (1991-1992) and lots of other beautiful people and projects in between.

I also enjoy reading books, wandering around in nature and daydreaming.

You're a Rickenbacker 360/12! The most popular 12-string electric guitar of all time, you first gained notoriety in the hands of guitarists like the Beatles' George Harrison and Roger McGuinn of the Byrds. Your ethereal, chiming tone is second to none. What Kind Of Guitar Are You?

My Interests

Hmmm, where does one begin? Okay...these are a few of my favorite things: Jen. Family. Friends. Animals. Laughter. Marx Bros. Monty Python. Silent Comedy. Edward Gorey. Foreign Films. Kurosawa's Dreams. Art-Deco. Surrealism. Dali. Miro. Bosch. Saudek. African Tribal Art. Black Coffee. Green Tea. Irish Stout. English Ale. Highballs. Lucky Strikes. Vespa scooters. Chevy Bel-Airs. Writing/Making Music. Classic Rock. Alt-Rock. Dream-pop. Blues. Jazz. Mbaqanga. Soukous. World Beat. Ralph Vaughan Williams. The Wind In The Willows. British Romatic Poetry. Carroll. Eliot. Frost. Rilke. Hesse. Thoreau. Salinger. Marquez. Camus. Existentialism. Taoism. Zen. Eastern spirituality. Meditation. Qi-gong. Joseph Campbell. Taking the road less travelled. Following one's bliss. Walkabouts. Road trips. Dreams. Meteor showers. Ocean tides. Stars. Woods. Fireflies. Railroad tracks. The month of October. Kindness. Compassion. Passion. Good conversation. Picnics. Cloud-watching. Tree-climbing. Kite-flying. Campfires. Ghost stories. Smores. Frisbee. Fingerpainting. Exploring...

I'd like to meet:

Cool, sincere people.

Music:

Tori Amos, Bad Brains, Band Of Gypsys, Beatles, Beethoven, Adrian Belew, Bloque, Booker T & The MGs, David Bowie, James Brown, Kate Bush, Johnny Cash, The Church, The Clash, Cowboy Junkies, Cocteau Twins, John Coltrane, Cream, CCR, The Cure, Dalom Kids, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Curtis Eller, English Beat, Enya, Equation, fIREHOSE, Fishbone, Robert Fripp, Fugazi, Peter Gabriel, Ghost Of An American Airman, Emmylou Harris, Jimi Hendrix, Human League, The Jam, Robert Johnson, Angelique Kidjo, King Crimson, King Sunny Ade, Led Zeppelin, Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Lush, Bob Marley, Masters Of Reality, Mazzy Star, Loreena McKennitt, The Meters, Midnight Oil, Ministry, My Bloody Valentine, Arvo Part, October Project, The Police, Primus, Public Enemy, Public Image Ltd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Roxy Music, Rush, Sex Pistols, Sly & The Family Stone, Sneaker Pimps, Strawfoot, The Sundays, Talking Heads, Three Merry Widows, Tinariwen, Pete Townshend, U2, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Suzanne Vega, The Who, Neil Young, etc. ad infinitum...

Movies:

8 1/2, Akira, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, Animal Crackers, Bedazzled, Black Orpheus, Blade Runner, Brazil, City Lights, Clockwork Orange, Caddyshack, The Changeling, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Cry Freedom, Dead Zone, Delicatessan, The Devil's Backbone, Dr. Strangeglove, Fairy Tale, Frantic, Kolya, LA Story, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Life Is Beautiful, Live And Let Die, Night At The Opera, Pan's Labyrinth, Patton, Poltergeist, Quadrophenia, Raiders, Run Lola Run, The Seventh Seal, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Spellbound, Star Wars Trilogy (Original), Taxi Driver, Tombstone, Un Coeur En Hiver, Vertigo

Television:

Don't watch much television, honestly...but the Sherlock Holmes series in the 80s with Jeremy Brett was pretty cool.

Books:

Alice In Wonderland, Catch 22, Catcher In The Rye, Great Gatsby, Hamlet, Hero With A Thousand Faces, Hunting Of The Snark, Lolita, Malcolm X, Metamorphisis, The Miracle Of Mindfulness, My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, Nine Stories, One Hundred Years Of Solitude, The Razor's Edge, Rufus, Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, The Stranger, Tao Te Ching, The Tempest, Upanishads, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Waiting For Godot, Walden, Watership Down, Wind In The Willows

My Blog

Strawfoot on KDHX

Nick Acquisto of 88.1 was kind enough to let Strawfoot play a live set on "The Space Parlour" program last Tuesday night. In case you missed it, you can still listen to the show on the KDHX website. ...
Posted by Blaine on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:03:00 PST

One Little Victory

2006 Saint Louis Music AwardsKDHX and Playback:STL are proud to announce the winners of the first annual Saint Louis Music Awards, presented by Boulevard Brewing Co. Congratulations to all the winner...
Posted by Blaine on Wed, 03 May 2006 01:09:00 PST

Strawfoot In The RFT

Bang Bang Rock & Roll The Twangbang revitalizes the Lou's alt-country scene By Annie Zaleski Article Published Feb 22, 2006 A to Z has now lived in St. Louis long enough to feel wistful whe...
Posted by Blaine on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:01:00 PST