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Foxtails Brigade Live in Studio B - Part 1 - Don't Look Down

Added 06/30/11
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Foxtails Brigade Live in Studio B - Part 1 - Don't Look Down

[LESS INFO] 11 VIEWS | ADDED 23:35:59 06/30/11
Part 1 of Foxtails Brigade performing live in Studio B of Mevio in San Francisco For the entire performance, CLICK HERE WEBSITE TWITTER MYSPACE YOUTUBE FACEBOOK BANDCAMP ITUNES Foxtails Brigade present an ornate kind of chamber pop, intricate violin and cello arrangements are anchored by Laura Weinbach’s intricately played classical guitar and pitch perfect vocals. But underneath the simple melodies lie an impeding darkness, a lyrical landscape populated by shadowy and bizarre characters, rife with hints of rot, aging, and death. The Hollywood Hills-born daughter of a cult filmmaker and sister of offbeat stand-up comedian Brent Weinbach , Laura grew up in a musical household that embraced eccentricity. Her next-door neighbors were circus contortionists with emus and fang-toothed monkeys as pets and her childhood activities included snail hunting and spying on celebrity neighbors like Slash, Ice-T and Larry from Perfect Strangers . While her mother, an accomplished pianist, taught the children piano, her father had a more unique approach to musical education: “When I’d get in trouble as a kid, my father would punish me with cassette tapes,” Laura recalls. “He would make me mixes of all his favorite jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, June Kristie and Edith Piaf and tell me that if I could learn all these songs and sing them back to him just like they did on the recordings then I could go out and play with my friends. I’d run to my room and start memorizing. When I was done, I’d sing them all back to him through a little Pig Nose amplifier that we got at a garage sale.” The method paid off. Much later, these same songs would form the core of Laura’s repertoire as she busked the streets of Paris, her home for half a year. Eight years of classical guitar training along with literature and music degrees from UC Santa Cruz were coming to fruition. Likewise, her off-beat childhood and post-graduate experiences as a substitute teacher would provide a wealth of ideas for compositions of her own. Laura started Foxtails Brigade in 2006 with her friend, violinist Sivan Sadeh. She moved to San Francisco a year later, playing every club and street corner and she could find. It wasn’t long before the city started to notice. She quit her day job as a substitute teacher in 2009 and has been a full-time performer ever since, sharing stages with Faun Fables , Chris Garneau and Bart Davenport amongst others. She has collaborated with a number of talented musicians in Foxtails Brigade, including cellists Jen Grady ( Emily Jane White , Adam Stevens ), Robin Reynolds and Lewis Patzner ( Mates of State, Tim Kasher ), and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Pollock ( Citay , Bob Saggeth ). Her most recent musical partner is violinist and arranger Anton Patzner of Bright Eyes and Judgement Day .

Foxtails Brigade - Live in Studio B - Part 2 - Shades of Grey

Added 06/30/11
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Foxtails Brigade - Live in Studio B - Part 2 - Shades of Grey

[LESS INFO] 13 VIEWS | ADDED 23:18:37 06/30/11
Part 2 of Foxtails Brigade performing live in Studio B of Mevio in San Francisco For the entire performance, CLICK HERE WEBSITE TWITTER MYSPACE YOUTUBE FACEBOOK BANDCAMP ITUNES Foxtails Brigade present an ornate kind of chamber pop, intricate violin and cello arrangements are anchored by Laura Weinbach’s intricately played classical guitar and pitch perfect vocals. But underneath the simple melodies lie an impeding darkness, a lyrical landscape populated by shadowy and bizarre characters, rife with hints of rot, aging, and death. The Hollywood Hills-born daughter of a cult filmmaker and sister of offbeat stand-up comedian Brent Weinbach , Laura grew up in a musical household that embraced eccentricity. Her next-door neighbors were circus contortionists with emus and fang-toothed monkeys as pets and her childhood activities included snail hunting and spying on celebrity neighbors like Slash, Ice-T and Larry from Perfect Strangers . While her mother, an accomplished pianist, taught the children piano, her father had a more unique approach to musical education: “When I’d get in trouble as a kid, my father would punish me with cassette tapes,” Laura recalls. “He would make me mixes of all his favorite jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, June Kristie and Edith Piaf and tell me that if I could learn all these songs and sing them back to him just like they did on the recordings then I could go out and play with my friends. I’d run to my room and start memorizing. When I was done, I’d sing them all back to him through a little Pig Nose amplifier that we got at a garage sale.” The method paid off. Much later, these same songs would form the core of Laura’s repertoire as she busked the streets of Paris, her home for half a year. Eight years of classical guitar training along with literature and music degrees from UC Santa Cruz were coming to fruition. Likewise, her off-beat childhood and post-graduate experiences as a substitute teacher would provide a wealth of ideas for compositions of her own. Laura started Foxtails Brigade in 2006 with her friend, violinist Sivan Sadeh. She moved to San Francisco a year later, playing every club and street corner and she could find. It wasn’t long before the city started to notice. She quit her day job as a substitute teacher in 2009 and has been a full-time performer ever since, sharing stages with Faun Fables , Chris Garneau and Bart Davenport amongst others. She has collaborated with a number of talented musicians in Foxtails Brigade, including cellists Jen Grady ( Emily Jane White , Adam Stevens ), Robin Reynolds and Lewis Patzner ( Mates of State, Tim Kasher ), and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Pollock ( Citay , Bob Saggeth ). Her most recent musical partner is violinist and arranger Anton Patzner of Bright Eyes and Judgement Day .

Foxtails Brigade - Live in Studio B - Part 3 - La Vie En Rose

Added 06/30/11
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Foxtails Brigade - Live in Studio B - Part 3 - La Vie En Rose

[LESS INFO] 12 VIEWS | ADDED 22:24:33 06/30/11
Part 3 of Foxtails Brigade performing live in Studio B of Mevio in San Francisco For the entire performance, CLICK HERE WEBSITE TWITTER MYSPACE YOUTUBE FACEBOOK BANDCAMP ITUNES Foxtails Brigade present an ornate kind of chamber pop, intricate violin and cello arrangements are anchored by Laura Weinbach’s intricately played classical guitar and pitch perfect vocals. But underneath the simple melodies lie an impeding darkness, a lyrical landscape populated by shadowy and bizarre characters, rife with hints of rot, aging, and death. The Hollywood Hills-born daughter of a cult filmmaker and sister of offbeat stand-up comedian Brent Weinbach , Laura grew up in a musical household that embraced eccentricity. Her next-door neighbors were circus contortionists with emus and fang-toothed monkeys as pets and her childhood activities included snail hunting and spying on celebrity neighbors like Slash, Ice-T and Larry from Perfect Strangers . While her mother, an accomplished pianist, taught the children piano, her father had a more unique approach to musical education: “When I’d get in trouble as a kid, my father would punish me with cassette tapes,” Laura recalls. “He would make me mixes of all his favorite jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, June Kristie and Edith Piaf and tell me that if I could learn all these songs and sing them back to him just like they did on the recordings then I could go out and play with my friends. I’d run to my room and start memorizing. When I was done, I’d sing them all back to him through a little Pig Nose amplifier that we got at a garage sale.” The method paid off. Much later, these same songs would form the core of Laura’s repertoire as she busked the streets of Paris, her home for half a year. Eight years of classical guitar training along with literature and music degrees from UC Santa Cruz were coming to fruition. Likewise, her off-beat childhood and post-graduate experiences as a substitute teacher would provide a wealth of ideas for compositions of her own. Laura started Foxtails Brigade in 2006 with her friend, violinist Sivan Sadeh. She moved to San Francisco a year later, playing every club and street corner and she could find. It wasn’t long before the city started to notice. She quit her day job as a substitute teacher in 2009 and has been a full-time performer ever since, sharing stages with Faun Fables , Chris Garneau and Bart Davenport amongst others. She has collaborated with a number of talented musicians in Foxtails Brigade, including cellists Jen Grady ( Emily Jane White , Adam Stevens ), Robin Reynolds and Lewis Patzner ( Mates of State, Tim Kasher ), and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Pollock ( Citay , Bob Saggeth ). Her most recent musical partner is violinist and arranger Anton Patzner of Bright Eyes and Judgement Day .

Foxtails Brigade - Live in Studio B

Added 06/30/11
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Foxtails Brigade - Live in Studio B

[LESS INFO] 15 VIEWS | ADDED 21:16:01 06/30/11
Foxtails Brigade performs live in Studio B of Mevio in San Francisco WEBSITE TWITTER MYSPACE YOUTUBE FACEBOOK BANDCAMP ITUNES Foxtails Brigade present an ornate kind of chamber pop, intricate violin and cello arrangements are anchored by Laura Weinbach’s intricately played classical guitar and pitch perfect vocals. But underneath the simple melodies lie an impeding darkness, a lyrical landscape populated by shadowy and bizarre characters, rife with hints of rot, aging, and death. The Hollywood Hills-born daughter of a cult filmmaker and sister of offbeat stand-up comedian Brent Weinbach , Laura grew up in a musical household that embraced eccentricity. Her next-door neighbors were circus contortionists with emus and fang-toothed monkeys as pets and her childhood activities included snail hunting and spying on celebrity neighbors like Slash, Ice-T and Larry from Perfect Strangers . While her mother, an accomplished pianist, taught the children piano, her father had a more unique approach to musical education: “When I’d get in trouble as a kid, my father would punish me with cassette tapes,” Laura recalls. “He would make me mixes of all his favorite jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, June Kristie and Edith Piaf and tell me that if I could learn all these songs and sing them back to him just like they did on the recordings then I could go out and play with my friends. I’d run to my room and start memorizing. When I was done, I’d sing them all back to him through a little Pig Nose amplifier that we got at a garage sale.” The method paid off. Much later, these same songs would form the core of Laura’s repertoire as she busked the streets of Paris, her home for half a year. Eight years of classical guitar training along with literature and music degrees from UC Santa Cruz were coming to fruition. Likewise, her off-beat childhood and post-graduate experiences as a substitute teacher would provide a wealth of ideas for compositions of her own. Laura started Foxtails Brigade in 2006 with her friend, violinist Sivan Sadeh. She moved to San Francisco a year later, playing every club and street corner and she could find. It wasn’t long before the city started to notice. She quit her day job as a substitute teacher in 2009 and has been a full-time performer ever since, sharing stages with Faun Fables , Chris Garneau and Bart Davenport amongst others. She has collaborated with a number of talented musicians in Foxtails Brigade, including cellists Jen Grady ( Emily Jane White , Adam Stevens ), Robin Reynolds and Lewis Patzner ( Mates of State, Tim Kasher ), and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Pollock ( Citay , Bob Saggeth ). Her most recent musical partner is violinist and arranger Anton Patzner of Bright Eyes and Judgement Day .

THE PIGGYS

Added 05/17/11
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MY ANIMALS

Added 05/17/11
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IN MEMORY OF GEMMA !

Added 05/17/11
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HAVE A HEART

Added 05/17/11
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HAVE A HEART

[LESS INFO] 22 VIEWS | ADDED 21:32:07 05/17/11
"This video and song is in response to a letter I got from a chinchilla rancher. he saw my interview in the Daily Herald talking against the fur industry. Here is his letter to me I am an International Chinchilla Judge as is my wife of 51 years, and owner of PSK Chinchilla Ranch and Sullivan Fur Dressing. We have been in the Chinchilla business going on 43 years. The only time I heard of you was that ridiculous letter you put in the Spectrum paper Jan. 13, 08. I understand your attachment to a chinchilla. Sorry for your loss. But get real, join peta who slaughters 97.4% of their so called ""Rescues"", or some other ridicules thing or group. For your info there would be no pet chinchillas or any others for that matter if it were not for the popularity of Chinchilla as a fur garment, that means ""pelts"", not pets. In the wild there are very few live animals if any at all. I was a guest of the Chile National Chinchilla Organization and the Chilean Government for the opening of the Sanctuary and preserve for the wild Chinchilla several years ago. As Chile, Argentina and Bolivia were their point on origin of the animal. Mainly Chile. I spent several hours on the site and found no evidence that any wild Chins were even there. If so there are very few. You pet people are successfully destroying what we have built up over the years. Chinchilla has been my family's life. It is a sad day that the beautiful little animal will one day be a note in the history books, destroyed by a bunch of crazy do gooders. There is nothing you can do to improve the breed with your misguided zeal. You will never develop the expertise or the knowledge to better the breed. You will never make it your life's work to improve the breed. Just suck off of some one that has, and there are many. They are cutting their own throats as many have discovered . 20 years past there were 100,000 plus pelts produced in the USA. We led the world in quality and pelt production. Now that number is greatly reduced from that and the center of production has moved back to South America. The USA still has the best quality but that also will pass. All you pet owners are doing is destroying a wonderful renewable source of warmth, beauty and comfort. The animal was developed by Commercial Ranchers and improved to where it is today because of the fur market. In the wild they looked like mangy ground squirrels. These Ranchers bred the quality to what you see today from these ""ground squirrels."" These Ranchers treat their animals with the greatest kindness and care. The same as Ranchers of Cows, horses, pigs , poultry and all livestock have been improved for the good of the human race as food and clothing. It is a business and requires caring. If one does not care one will not succeed. But you probably don't wear leather or eat meat or dairy, just plants, sorry, poor little plants they feel to. By the way they also have been improved by humanity for humanity and for human consumption. They also are a renewable resource. And by the way we don't sell pets as it is the cruelest thing that can be done to a Chinchilla. How many Chins live past 2 or 3 years as a pet? Yours did, I am surprised! Congratulations! Most don't. In our breeding herd we have had 100's live past 15 years and several into their 20's, providing upgrades in genetics and longevity to the breed. Our answer is no we will not sell you any pets. We only sell herd improvement animals and only to qualified Ranchers of which you are not one. I usually ignore pet requests but could not resist answering your inquiry. Pete Kiseskey PS: you could not had heard of our ""PET QUALITY CHINS"" as we have none. And yes those we have are Animanely treated. Not humanely treated, that is for humans. New word by me. Take note! _________________________________________ Please go to my website to hear samples from my Cd MUSIC FOR PETS AND PEOPLE also avaiable on ITUNES and CD BABY http://www.jamieglaser.com Lucky's Place http://www.luckysplace.net"