Lewi Longmire | The Real Deal



		Apr 23, 2008 A very nice, in-depth article ran today in the Willamette Week tracing the tangled web I've been weaving through Portland music! http://wweek.com/editorial/3424/10840/ Thanks Jay, Amy and WWeek! Mar 20, 2008 Hello, folks! Some things on the horizon: The CD release party for the Lewi Longmire Band's new disc, "Fire Underneath the Still", is set to be Saturday, April 26th at the Mission Theater in Portland. The CALEB KLAUDER BAND opens up, and we'll be playing the whole of the new album with a bunch of guests. See details below. Also, we're still posting tracks from the new disc now and again on our myspace profile. We keep rotating them through, so check back for new and different songs. I'll be doing three Wednesday happy hours at the Laurelthirst in early April, playing with the legendary Billy Kennedy and Tim Acott duo as my backup. This will give me a chance to play some of the songs that don't really work for the big rock shows on Thursdays. Come for something different! In other news, Fernando is back from Argentina safe and sound, and we'll be playing some shows very soon, starting this weekend in Eugene. Feb 14, 2008 Hello, folks! We're mostly laying low around these here parts, but there are a couple of things to tell you about. First of all, the CD release party for the Lewi Longmire Band's new disc, tentatively called "Fire Underneath the Still", is set to be Saturday, April 26th at the Mission Theater in Portland. Details are yet to be worked out, but I wanted to give you an early heads up so you can get prepared! Also, we're still be posting tracks from the new disc now and again on our myspace profile. Check back every once and awhile, as we'll be putting different songs up every couple of weeks or so. I usually change them out after they've been listened to about 150 times. www.myspace.com/lewilongmire Last on my list, the Laurelthirst Pub is hosting 3 days of benefit shows next week to fund the purchase of a new, better PA system. This is an idea spearheaded by the musician that play there regularly, with an eye towards making the live music experience at the club even more enjoyable! As these benefits will pre-empt our Thursday happy hour on 2/21, we'll be playing a set on SATURDAY, FEB. 23rd, as part of a bill with the BILLY KENNEDY BAND and the PIANO THROWERS. (The Laurelthirst is also now Non-smoking in the music room!) ****************N THE STORE************ We still have T-Shirts! They are a lovely sky blue with the Lewi Band logo (below) printed on the front in black. Unfortunately only men's sizes right now: M, L, and XL. They are $10 at the shows, or email me to get one shipped to you. *******LAURELTHIRST PA BENEFIT SCHEDULE****** Thur. 02/21/08 Jim Brunberg: 6pm FREE Joe McMurrian Quartet: 7pm FREE -------------------------------------- Garett Brennan & Scott Law: 9pm Crosseyed Rosie: 10:30pm Jackstraw: midnight $10 cover for night show Fri. 02/22/08 Lisa & Her Kin: 6pm FREE Adam & Kris: 7pm FREE ----------------------------------- Lynn Conover & Little Sue: 9pm Casey Neill & the Norway Rats: 10:30pm Freak Mountain Ramblers: midnight $10 cover for night show Sat. 02/23/08 Pete Krebs Trio: 6pm FREE Pagan Jug Band: 7pm FREE ----------------------------- Billy Kennedy Band: 9pm Lewi Longmire Band: 10:30pm Piano Throwers: midnight $10 cover for night show *********************************************** January 9, 2008 Hello, everybody! This is just a quick note to let you know about the progress of the music here at LLBand headquarters. We're laying a little low for the next month or so, with the exception being the couple of shows listed here. We'll still be doing happy hours, but the only Lewi Longmire Band night show is the FRIDAY, JAN. 11th at the WHITE EAGLE. Other shows that I'm playing as a backing musician are listed on the shows page.. I'm happy to announce that our new CD is very nearly done, and for a preview, we'll be posting tracks from it now and again on our myspace profile. Check back every once and awhile, as we'll be putting different songs up every week or so. We'll let you know when it becomes available for purchase... likely a couple months down the road. We've also posted some footage of the band playing on the Recycled Music NW show this last summer up on youtube. We have new T-Shirts! They are a lovely sky blue with the Lewi Band logo (bloew) printed on the front in black. Unfortunately only men's sizes right now: M, L, and XL. They are $10 at the shows, or email me to get one shipped to you. Aside from that, not much. The previous Lewi CDs are still available online at CDBaby. Check 'em out: If I Live to be 100 Crazy Coyote If you feel like buying 'em, now's a great time to do so, as all the money raised is being pumped right into our current studio project, and that stuff ain't cheap! That's it! I hope your holidays were nice, and that you're getting the relaxation that you you surely deserve now. Peace, -Lewi June 1, 2007 The BINGO DREAM BAND will be touring the McMenamin's Hotel/Pub properties through two weeks in June. This adventure will not only feature the usual characters of me, Bing, and Miss Jessie, but also the low end rumblings of Mr. Tony Mason, who resides with Bingo in Joshua Tree, CA and plays in the southern version of the band down there. Welcome north, Tony! The last thing I want to make sure you know is that because of the dates taken for the McMenamin Tour, the LEWI band has moved our usual Thursday happy hours at the Laurelthirst to Satrudays for those weeks. So no happy hour on 6/7 or 6/14, but there will be shows on 6/9 and 6/16. I hope you can join us for those. May 4, 2007 Don't know how long this has been online but I found it and wanted to put it here. http://www.threepin.org/artist-lewi-longmire.html April 3, 2007 Welcome to the new Lewi Longmire dot com! You're just in time for the release of the album "Crazy Coyote" recorded live during the LL Band's McMenamin's Great NW Music Tour last June. It features the usual trio of myself, Bill Rudolph (bass) and Ned Folkerth (drums) plus the prowess of our good buddy Bingo (a.k.a. Kevin Ritchey) on guitar.The music on the disc is a nice balance of updated versions of songs from my first CD, If I Live to be 100, songs that we play written by others, and some new 'tunes I wrote that hadn't been recorded yet. A little something for everyone. We're also happy to announce the CD Release show will be this Saturday April 7th at the Kennedy School here in NE Portland. The band starts playing at 7pm, the show is free and is open to all ages. We'll have the new disc available for sale, as well as our first CD and what we have left of our T-shirts. New shirts and stickers will follow sometime soon, we expect. Hope to see you at the show! Also, check out this lightly inaccurate story from the Portland Tribune about the show complete with an ancient photo of the band.		Lewi Music