December 2009 E-News

Written by Caits. Posted on December 17, 2009. Filed under E-News. No comments.
To all my burnt out holiday-ready folks, A major email blast to send us off on our last few weeks of ‘09. (Deep breath.) Have you been noticing all the beautiful people around New York with their pink cheeks? Call me crazy, but it seems folks are just getting better looking and more shiny, in spite [...]

Performance @ Listening Party for DJ IRS’ Forthcoming Album Jan 9th

Written by Caits. Posted on December 17, 2009. Filed under Events. No comments.
Saturday January 9th, 2010 | 6-10pm $8 donation For Those Listening Album Release for DJ IRS’ forthcoming album Hosted by HBO Def Poet Big Mike Featuring: Monique, Caits Meissner, Deathrow Toll & Alexis Golden Lover @ The Hub Teen Center 411 Joyce Kilmer Ave New Brunswick, NJ

Performance @ Drive For the Stuy Sat. Dec 19th

Written by Caits. Posted on December 8, 2009. Filed under Events. No comments.
ARISE will be teaming up with Butch of MXPizza and Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger to collect as much clothes, toys, and food as possible for those in need. This event will also be in honor of Antoine Stokes, Steven Hill, Derrick Henry (all 3 shot and killed on Sept 10th) and Jahlal [...]

Jan. 29, 2010 Feature: The Inspired Word @ Le Poisson Rouge

Written by Caits. Posted on December 2, 2009. Filed under Events. No comments.
FRIDAY JANUARY 29, 2010 THE INSPIRED WORD @ LE POISSON ROUGE Caits Meissner will be featuring with a 20-30 minute set alongside friends & fellow poets Shanelle Gabriel, Kelly Zen-Ye Tsai & B(rook) Yung. Date: Friday, Jan. 29th Time: 7-10pm (really more like 7:30-9:30) Cost: $10 Place: Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012

LRS // Daru Jones

Written by Caits. Posted on November 27, 2009. Filed under Living Room Sessions. No comments.
— 11.16.09 // DARU JONES (DRUMMER/PRODUCER)— Daru Jones. The whole community talks about Daru as being the biggest heart-ed dude on the scene. I wanted to put a joke in here, as characteristic of our friendship, but even my sarcastic side clutches it’s heart dramatically and sighs, “awww.” It’s true. Daru ups everyone he respects [...]

LRS // Special Bay Area Edition: Ivy Meissner

Written by Caits. Posted on November 27, 2009. Filed under Living Room Sessions. No comments.
— 11.08.09 // SPECIAL BAY AREA EDITION: IVY MEISSNER— My little cousin Ivy is brilliant. At just sixteen she has written songs that would make Bob Dylan blush. The funny story is, we had only met as small children once upon a time and years later, last fall to be exact, stumbled upon one another again [...]

LRS // Special Bay Area Edition: Dre AKA Duke (poet & of The High Decibals)

Written by Caits. Posted on November 27, 2009. Filed under Living Room Sessions. No comments.
— 11.01.09 // SPECIAL BAY AREA EDITION: DRE AKA DUKE — Dre AKA Duke AKA “that dude” with the Oakland slang hangin’ off his bottom lip (along with an ever-present Black ‘n Mild.) He was one of the first people I met in my California adventures last year and I’m happy to say he caught [...]

LRS // Special Bay Area Edition: Anthem Salgado

Written by Caits. Posted on November 27, 2009. Filed under Living Room Sessions. No comments.
— 11.01.09 // SPECIAL BAY AREA EDITION: ANTHEM SALGADO — Oh. My friend Anthem, the master manifestor, the poet turned actor turned poet turned storyteller, the mix-tape maker of life… he is a treasure. I had the honor of hanging with him and his pit bull Various during my trip to the Bay Area last [...]

LRS // The Toys & Tiny Instruments Orchestra

Written by Caits. Posted on November 27, 2009. Filed under Living Room Sessions. No comments.
— 11.01.09 // THE TOYS & TINY INSTRUMENTS ORCHESTRA — Long story short, The Toys & Tiny Instruments Orchestra is an assemblage of various friends of the band My Friend Other, who adapt their songs to be played on, well, toys and tiny instruments. Usually the band consists of nine members, but tonight only five [...]

LRS // My Friend Other

Written by Caits. Posted on November 27, 2009. Filed under Living Room Sessions. No comments.
— 11.01.09 // MY FRIEND OTHER (“KIDS MUSIC FOR ADULTS”) — Kids Music for Adults. Carnival Pop. Just a few of the interesting ways my cousin Alec Betterley and his song writing partner Colin Summers describe the music of their duo My Friend Other. Here’s the thing. You already know Alec is my best friend in [...]