Hey y'all!

few things going on -

1. shows coming up on Saturdays!

Saturday August 15th at 7pm at Channel Cafe in Boston (300 Summer St) which is a really cool restaurant/art gallery in the basement of an old warehouse-turned-in-condo-complex

Saturday Sept 5th at 5pm at the Art Stage at the Keene Music Festival in Keene, NH

2. songs songs songs!

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I think I lost five pounds while playing "Rockstar" at my show this morning...

:-)

not much else going on just wanted to say whats up and let everyone know I wrote another song for my classics-related album, called "Run Run Run" about Apollo and Daphne. Its pretty good - I'll post the lyrics today and hopefully even get a sound file soon.

peace,
Dann

my favorite quote about me ever: "your playing speed of, oh, a hundred and fifty thousand miles an hour might have something to do with that! I'm kind of surprised they break. I'd rather expect they'd melt!" - Silas

Recently, in looking for something to finally submit to CANE (the Classical Association of New England) after teaching Latin for the past 11 years, I had, to quote that masterpiece of cinema  "Hook," an apostrophe...

an album.

I have also been moonlighting as a wanna-be rock star for longer than those 11 years of teaching (www.dannrusso.com
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Hey Y'all (I prefer the second person plural as there are a bunch of people to whom I am sending this (hey! I used whoM correctly!))

shows coming up! its very exciting as I can stretch my legs, arms, vocal chords, and everything else I got at a few shows...

Tuesday July 21st - 7pm - All Asia Cafe, Cambridge (19+)
Saturday July 25th - noon - outside on ( Read more... )

DCAP yourself on Friday Night! (thats the day after tomorrow!) Dann (& FRANK!) go on at 8pm http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=104952977455

Rain can keep some people away, but not me! The Make Music Cambridge Festival ended up being a lot of fun. I played an extra 20 minutes because the people before and after me on the schedule didn’t show, so I got my fill of songs, and people with umbrellas even stopped to listen! (btw I played It Seems Just Like a Dream (What A Day); Rocket Man; ( Read more... )

So...Charlie Brown has a heartwarming tale of understanding and good will and everyone sings around the little sick tree that magically turns into a gorgeous symbol of Christmas ( Read more... )

As work schedules and "Real Life" take precedence, Dann will be rocking out for the final time in May, and last until July, in Cambridge, MA on Tuesday May 12th at 7pm...

It's part of the Karmic Songwriter's Singers in the Round and should be amazing.

All Asia Cafe

21+ 7pm

334 Mass Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, MA

peace,

Dann

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so - I'm thinking of writing a whole album based on Greek and Roman historical events and myths...here is the first one - the ballad of Orpheus and Euridice:

Her Majesty Cry © 2008 Dann Russo/Mousse Dog Music

Don’t turn back…

Listened to every word he said
Then I let him get inside my head
Told me to trust him when he was dead

Don’t turn back

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