tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19388810518618767442024-03-04T21:40:07.110-08:00All The Revolutionaries Are DeadLisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-42476127425179386462015-05-25T07:29:00.007-07:002015-05-25T07:29:59.891-07:00THE CRITICS ARE SPEAKING - AND A NEW MUSIC VIDEO IS COMING
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">More coming soon from <em>Goldmine, Metronome-Boston,</em> and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EXCLUSIVE PREMIER
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Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-49189590516259727212015-04-20T02:22:00.001-07:002015-04-20T02:22:08.424-07:00LATEST LISIK NEWS: Rock-n-roll radio..and TV...and live on stage...
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Tune in to MONDAY NIGHT, (4/20) at 8 p.m.,</strong> tune in to
NEORocks! on 88.7 FM, WJCU in Cleveland (or online at </span><a href="http://www.neorocks.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">www.neorocks.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">) at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as I wax poetic about the new album,
<em>Curtisinterruptedu</em>s and anything else Jason Meyers and the boys
wanna dish about. And yeah, we will play selections from the new rekkid too, I
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appearing on the <a href="http://fox8.com/" target="_blank">Cleveland Fox 8 News Morning Show</a> starting at 7:30 a.,m. - so set yer
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>ON WEDNESDAY (4/22),</strong> Ray Flanagan and I will be
performing a showcase set of songs from the new album at Brent Kirby's 10x3 at
<a href="http://brotherslounge.com/" target="_blank">Brothers Lounge</a>. in Cleveland <strong>Show starts at 8.</strong> We go on after several beverages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>FINALLY, FRIDAY APRIL 24 at 8 p.m.</strong> is the BIG CD RELEASE
CONCERT AND RUMMAGE SALE at<a href="http://www.jillysmusicroom.com/" target="_blank"> Jilly's Music Room </a>w/special guest <strong>Kevin Junior.</strong>
Actually, there will not officially be a rummage sale, but rummaging through
all our merch - and even buying some - is strongly encouraged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>MEANWHILE,</strong> keep tuning in to - and supporting - the
wonderful radio stations around the country like<a href="http://913thesummit.com/" target="_blank"> 91.3 FM</a> The Summit in Akron,Ohio and <a href="http://wslr.org/" target="_blank">WSLR96.5</a> in Sarasota, Florida, that have begun spinning songs from
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR</strong> the release of the debut video
from the album, for the song "Jan. 13" - expertly conceived and shot
by the able hands of Mr. Benjamin Lehman (with assistance from Deborah Lehman,
who also drove and made sure none of us got hit by passing motorists). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>AS WELL AS REVIEWS OF THE NEW RECORD</strong> from the <a href="http://www.clevescene.com/" target="_blank">Cleveland Scene</a>, <a href="http://www.cantonrep.com/" target="_blank">Canton Repository</a> and <a href="http://www.vindy.com/" target="_blank">Youngstown Vindicator</a> </span></div>
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Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-35212256850053017262015-04-04T09:24:00.004-07:002015-04-04T09:25:01.774-07:00LATEST LISIK NEWS: New album, new shows, and the critics are speaking<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It has indeed been a long, crazy year - filled with
everything from employment venue changes, to surgery tables, to the formation
of the best band lineup I've ever assembled. But the first fruits of all that
labor - Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates' new album<em> Curtisinterruptedus</em> - will
hit the streets on April 28. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The big CD Release soiree will take place April 24 at
<a href="http://jillysmusicroom.com/" target="_blank">Jilly's Music Room,</a> 111 N. Main Street in Akron - with special guest Kevin
Junior of the Chamber Strings, accompanied by the wonderful Ms. Anne Lillis,
kicking off the festivities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other appearances this month include my participation in
Scene Magazine and the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame production <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2015/03/music_box_marks_rock_hall_indu.html" target="_blank">"Ohio'sGreatest Hits"</a> (thanks show producer Ryan Humbert!) April 16 at the <a href="http://www.musicboxcle.com/" target="_blank">MusicBox</a> where I'll be doing a couple numbers (along with my esteemed pian-a player,
Tim Longfellow) by an adopted Kent, Ohio son - by way of NYC - and the absolute
greatest R&B/Soul singer to ever come out of Cleveland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That's all the hints yer gonna get other than
to say it would be great if Pam Grier showed up to see me sing it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Looking ahead, stay tuned for summer and fall shows across
the Midwest and East Coast (hey Columbus; Cincinnati; Morgantown, W.Va.;
Youngstown; Pittsburgh; State College; Williamsport; New York City; Ann Arbor;
Toledo; Buffalo; Rochester; Chicago; Detroit; Indianapolis; and points to be
determined in New Jersey and Wisconsin....we're talking to you) and visit
brianlisik.com early and often for lots more updates. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yeah, I'm actually going to be doing that more often this
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movie reviews, how-to manuals, and favorite peanut butter recipes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So stay tuned.</span></div>
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Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-58509436824634438232014-05-23T11:03:00.002-07:002014-05-23T11:03:23.662-07:00Lisik hits the Hard Rock<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTgJhKCwx-69bo2ZSgjcoTu3rg7WcCJjIwVLDLCHYT_T6vPmpKGhEWniTcnyqTCywhxcLyeiZygbDUcBqLMcNdtz9UPNaiRT-DRRWXLKIxBXYYsA_2o4M5fo03lYs4a5BzKispOcoWFLS/s1600/Brian+Lisik+@+Hard+Rock+Rocksino+6-4-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTgJhKCwx-69bo2ZSgjcoTu3rg7WcCJjIwVLDLCHYT_T6vPmpKGhEWniTcnyqTCywhxcLyeiZygbDUcBqLMcNdtz9UPNaiRT-DRRWXLKIxBXYYsA_2o4M5fo03lYs4a5BzKispOcoWFLS/s1600/Brian+Lisik+@+Hard+Rock+Rocksino+6-4-14.jpg" height="320" width="203" /></a>Mark yer calendars now kids - Brian Lisik, along with Steve Norgrove of Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates, will make his debut at the (still pretty) new Northfield Park Hard Rock Cafe and Rocksino June 4 - 9 p.m. For more info, visit <a href="http://www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com/">www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com</a>.Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-8591691475738238182014-04-26T06:42:00.002-07:002014-04-26T06:42:35.138-07:00Lisik featured in Centre Daily Times - State College, Pa.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out a cool little article published on the eve of a recent appearance in State College April 25. Lisik returns to the Keystone State May 24 with a stop Fisher's in Zelienople. Meanwhile, work continues on the new Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates CD, due out this summer. Cheers folks!<br />
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(photo: Benjamin Lehman)Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-22333015040555584902014-01-24T07:22:00.001-08:002014-01-24T07:22:42.579-08:00LATEST LISIK NEWS: A new year, a new record (and book and concert film), and a new multi-state tour on the horizon<div class="MsoNormal">
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Howdy kids - long time no talk to (and Happy New Year by the
way) but since there has been quite a little bit o' news since the holidays
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Check out the latest issue of the the New Philadelphia<i> Times
Reporter</i> (Jan. 21) for a very <a href="http://www.timesreporter.com/article/20140123/NEWS/140129647" target="_blank">cool feature</a> by <b>Joe Wright </b>on all the latest
Lisik recording and touring news - including our next New Phile show <b>Feb. 1</b> at
<a href="http://gavinsonthesquare.com/" target="_blank"><b>Gavin's on the Square</b>;</a> a <b>Feb. 6 </b>appearance on the <b><a href="http://fox8.com/category/morning-show/" target="_blank">Fox 8 Morning Show</a></b>; and
upcoming <b>Feb. and Mar. shows</b> in <b>Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Nashville, and State
College, Pa</b>. Gee, now I don't have to write another <i>Excess Baggage </i>for a few more weeks - thanks Joe! <o:p></o:p></div>
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And while we're at it, a big shout out to Pittsburgh-based
writer-photographer<a href="https://www.facebook.com/hughshows?fref=ts" target="_blank"> Hugh Twyman</a> for the <i>First/Last</i> interview this month on his <a href="http://hughshowsredux.blogspot.com/2014/01/firstlast-brian-lisik.html" target="_blank">HughShows blog</a>.</div>
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Also, be sure to check out some in-the-works demos of songs
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So with all that said, stay tuned for updates on <b>the new CD</b>,
<b>a lyric book-on-the-road-memoir</b> project, <b>two concert film releases</b>, and a (very secret,
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As work continues at Studio 521 on the new studio album from Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates (due out Spring 2014), be on the lookout later this month for the release of the band's live concert film<b> <i>Save Me From My Life</i>,</b> shot by Henry J. Konczak at shows in Canton, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pa. in the summer of 2012 (and check out the stunning cover art mock up above from the amazing - just ask him - Gerard Dominick of G-Designs!)<br />
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Also check out <a href="http://www.brianlisik.com/" target="_blank">brianlisik.com </a>to order yer very own copy of<b><i> The Mess That Money Could Buy </i></b>(if you've been living under a rock and don't own one yet. Plus, ya know, Christmas is coming, so you can order another one for the less fortunate of yer family and friends!) and the snappy new <i>Mess That Money Could Buy</i> T shirts, in brilliant black-n-white or black-n-blue (which one ya pick probably says something about you psychologically...but we won't tell).<br />
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And be sure to check out updates on the <a href="http://www.brianlisik.com/" target="_blank">Shows</a> page, as we will be making select appearances in Ohio and Pa. throughout the year, gearing up for the big Midwest/East Coast tour in 2014.<br />
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Cheers babies - and see ya at the shows!<br />
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I'd like to introduce Brian Lisik to you tonight. He is another AWESOME Artists from the Arkon, OH show case that I was able to finally meet up with. Brian it's been a pleasure chatting it up with off and on the past few weeks and to finally be able to post our interview thrills me. I love your answers to all my off the wall questions I tossed at ya. <i class="_4-k1 img sp_ac8hot sx_cd52d0" style="background-image: url(https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/yJ/r/cnwlEbWXfAq.png); background-position: 0px -1996px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i> You're wonderful. I look forward to checking i<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">n with you from time to time to see how things are goin.<br /><br />So, Here it is everyone my interview with Brian Lisik.<br /><br /><i class="_4-k1 img sp_ac8hot sx_cd52d0" style="background-image: url(https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/yJ/r/cnwlEbWXfAq.png); background-position: 0px -1996px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><br /><br />Raven: When did music become your passion?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: Like most people, I've always had music around me in some way. My parents always had a lot of stuff from the 50s and 60s lying around - Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, old country stuff. But when my older brother, Brock, got a guitar when he was about 15 and one of our cousins played us a Waylon Jennings record, it was all over. Brock learned as much of the Waylon catalog we could get our hands on, so I got to see someone playing Waylon songs in my own basement. At about 10 years old I began to really think 'THAT is something I could see myself doing.' Plus it had become painfully apparent by that point that I was a horrible baseball player and Indiana Jones wasn't hiring archaeologist interns to help fight Nazis, so my options were limited.<br /><br />Raven: What drives you to keep pursing your dreams?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: Stupidity mainly. And the fact that I keep coming up with songs and the live set keeps getting more solid and better. I guess the goal from the beginning was to become really good, get lots of accolades for my brilliance, then ride off into the sunset or something. I've gotten better, some people have told me I'm not bad, but I'm far from riding off anywhere yet.<br /><br />Raven: What are your aspirations for the future?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: I think I probably started to answer that one in the last question. In general, just to keep working and getting paid. In the immediate future, the band and I are recording a new CD that we hope to have out in the spring of 2014 - and we have been talking to a couple different labels about releasing it, which could open it up to some more markets than the other ones have been able to hit. So far we've had great success press-wise - and thank you for that - but I'd definitely like to tour more. I play throughout the Midwest and East Coast fairly regularly, but maybe get out west and down south some. And we are also releasing a live DVD later this year. So stay tuned.<br /><br />Raven: How has the underground music world been to you?<br /><br />Brian: The underground music world has kind of been a second - or maybe first - home for me. And 'underground' has meant a lot of different things over the years that I've been playing. I used to write for Scene Magazine in Cleveland and I got to review all the 'underground' music that the magazine received - which meant mostly self-released or very small label stuff that nobody else wanted to listen to. But I discovered some killer bands that way; Guided By Voices, Afghan Whigs, Less Than Jake, the Kelley Deal 6000, Todd Snider, some guy named Bob from Detroit who went by the name Kid Rock - then years later, many of these bands were being touted as the new wave of 'Alternative music' and everybody wanted to sound like The Nixons. To me, music - at least rock music - sounds best all loud and sweaty in a basement that smells like a cross between stale beer and mold. But I play at many much nicer places now - you know, since I am a guy who gets interviewed by magazines now. Wink.<br /><br />Raven: HeHe! <i class="_4-k1 img sp_ac8hot sx_51b028" style="background-image: url(https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/yJ/r/cnwlEbWXfAq.png); background-position: 0px -1180px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><br /><br />Raven:What’s your favorite moment so far in your career?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: Boy, that is a tough one. Really every time my band and I are on stage and hit a groove and sort of glance at each other with that 'wow' expression - that becomes the latest 'favorite moment.' But I'd have to say the best times overall have been the really surreal moments - having lunch at Don Dixon's house with the Smithereens and Don gets a call from the guy who is about to go out on tour playing drums for Don Henley; doing shots and learning the chords to 'Frankie' backstage with Jesse Malin while my bass player is banging on the door going 'dude, we're on, let's go!'; practicing in the garage with my daughter and her friends as our 'audience'; watching my son sing Red Hot Chili Peppers songs with his new guitar player at a show on a patio in Canton last week...I got a million of 'em.<br /><br />Raven: Where is your next event going to be held at?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: I am playing at 6 p.m. tomorrow night (Aug. 30) at Eadies Fish House, 6616 Wise Ave. N.W. in North Canton. But depending on when this story runs, just check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brianlisik.com&h=XAQEOfrm-&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.brianlisik.com</a> for the whole schedule.<br />Also, Oct. 5 at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fthecenterofharmony.com%2Fevent%2Fbrian-lisik-concert%2F&h=LAQH24qtk&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://thecenterofharmony.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"></span>event/brian-lisik-concert/</a> will be my PA Show.<br /><br />Raven: Where can we find your music to listen so we can jam to your awesomeness?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: You can find me @<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brianlisik.com&h=EAQH4tjzm&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.brianlisik.com</a><br />Brian Lisik rock musician and writer.<br /><br />Raven:What is your favorite color and why?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: Apologies to all the artists out there who may claim white and black aren't real colors, but I just feel like I look best wearing black. And I love Johnny Cash. So black is my favorite color.<br /><br />Raven:Do you have a favorite memory from life so far that you can share with us?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: Hmm...another tough one. Actually I can't think of just one. I'm proud of a lot of my accomplishments and being a dad has been one big long favorite memory really. But I guess I'll be vague and say I'm glad that in the memory department, I've had more favorites than not. From what I can remember.<br /><br />Raven:If a fan is sitting there struggling with something in life, what would your advice be to them?<br /><br />Brian Lisik: Don't quit. I know that sounds all Nancy-Reagan-Just-Say-No, or I'm-OK-Your-OK psycho-babble crap. But I remember several years ago, when I was going through - in hindsight - what was a really rough time for me - and a guy I worked with at a radio station came outside to have a smoke and I was standing there and he must have noticed something and he said 'you know, it will all work out. Because it has to, right?' In other words, life is life and it has a weird way of working out - not always like you think it should, but it does. We can't even control half of it. And by the way, I took that line from my co-worker and stuck it in a song. So you should also buy a Brian Lisik CD and come to a show if you are struggling with life; rock-n-roll always worked for me.<br /><br />Keep it ROCKIN Brian.. Again thank you so much for this awesome time you shared with me here. We MUST do it again soon! <i class="_4-k1 img sp_ac8hot sx_eb3e5a" style="background-image: url(https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/yJ/r/cnwlEbWXfAq.png); background-position: 0px -2030px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><br /><br />Everyone check out Brian Lisik's work and be ready to be wow'd by the wonderful music you will find there. <i class="_4-k1 img sp_ac8hot sx_9983e4" style="background-image: url(https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/yJ/r/cnwlEbWXfAq.png); background-position: 0px -2166px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: auto; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><br />CTV only brings you the best underground stuff in the whole world!!!<br /><br />Where will the adventure's take Raven next? Stay Tuned in to find out!!!</span></div>
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Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-69966533976326534502013-08-17T08:40:00.001-07:002013-08-17T08:48:23.110-07:00LISIK FALL SOLO TOUR RAMPING UP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a few months back home taking care of business, socking away some cash, getting started on both the next studio record (due out Spring 2014) and the Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates live concert film <i>Save Me From My Life</i>, and working on a new on-the-road memoir (set to be released in 2014 in conjunction with the long-awaited retail release of the Lisik documentary film <i>On The Wrong Side of the Cana</i>l) <b>The Messy 2012-2013 Tour</b> is set to hit the road again in early October, with planned stops in Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.<br />
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New Brian Lisik <i>The Mess That Money Could Buy</i> T-shirts are also on sale now and can be purchased at the brianlisik.com store - <a href="http://www.brianlisik.com/">http://www.brianlisik.com/</a> - along with the <i>Happiness Is Boring</i> and <i>The Mess That Money Could Buy</i> cds.<br />
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Stay tuned for more updates at brianlisik.com , www.facebook.com/brianlisik, and www.twitter.com/brianlisik .<br />
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<br />Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-85988505724706255112013-07-05T13:20:00.002-07:002013-10-12T06:10:09.506-07:00Lisik stars as rocker Billy James in new online film, "Open Mic - The Series"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Brian Lisik and drummer <a href="http://www.motionjoe.com/">Joe Waller</a> joined the cast of Henry J. Konczak's film<i> Open Mic - The Series, </i>July 5 for a live concert segment at the historic Lion's Theater in Massillon, Oh. <br />
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The majority of the film, which follows a group of Nashville-based musicians (including <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/stevemcclain">Steve McClain</a>, pictured with Lisik) in search of a record contract, was cast and filmed in Music City.<br />
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Lisik portrays Billy James, the musical nemesis of McClain's character, Hans. Since, you know, just like all those cool old Beatles and Elvis movies, there always has to be a musical nemesis...<br />
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Details coming soon on the film's release and distribution. Visit <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/openmictheseries/home">Open Mic - The Series</a> for more information.Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-8421592956621135462013-06-04T04:54:00.001-07:002013-06-04T04:58:24.420-07:00BRIAN LISIK AND THE UNFORTUNATES TO OPEN FOR THE AKRON AEROS AGAIN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-E8hOnorWgFHiTevS1mlnnsE-HZXY85-ujlPIPkYaDF1TInpQPaKrCHMuU5VZGkiR7vBCRI7nojK6CIPzI5jS3PNj9_rNcmfZIuW-TrZ7zlkQVCEqf-dIfFMU_jpICbZO5fhgvJUaJszt/s1600/BrianLisikandTheUnfortunatesbyDavidMonsuer20130406+vs+BingMets-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-E8hOnorWgFHiTevS1mlnnsE-HZXY85-ujlPIPkYaDF1TInpQPaKrCHMuU5VZGkiR7vBCRI7nojK6CIPzI5jS3PNj9_rNcmfZIuW-TrZ7zlkQVCEqf-dIfFMU_jpICbZO5fhgvJUaJszt/s320/BrianLisikandTheUnfortunatesbyDavidMonsuer20130406+vs+BingMets-1.jpg" width="320" /></a>Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates have just been confirmed to perform at Canal Park, 300 S. Main St. Akron, Oh. at 6 p.m. Friday June 7 before the Akron Aeros/Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox affiliate) game. And<a href="http://www.wkyc.com/company/bios/strano.aspx"> the band's favorite weather gir</a>l has confirmed that it should be a bit warmer than the band's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AI5sgNfIKI">April 6 Canal Park performance.</a>Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-87264456663338296542013-05-21T09:29:00.000-07:002013-05-21T09:33:33.630-07:00Recording begins on new Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates disc, Hacksaws and Duct Tape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stay tuned for updates on how you can become a part of the recording by signing up for the <i>Hacksaws and Duct Tape</i> "Song of the Week Club." <br />
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Meanwhile, here's a little something from the May 11 session at Studio 521 in Canton to whet yer appetites. Brian Lisik and Steve Norgrove tracking "Beaten Up Blue" with engineer Ben Payne behind the boards and drummer Joe Waller about to lay down some fonk...cheers kiddies!Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-9768684936395482552013-04-27T10:18:00.002-07:002013-04-27T10:18:41.446-07:00YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR REVIEWS "THE MESS THAT MONEY COULD BUY"/TOUR HEADS TO MAHONING COUNTY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lisik waxes poetic about being literary, gives props to <i>Sun News, </i>and name drops the Black Keys in the <a href="http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/586587/Lisik-is-storyteller-with-a-guitar.html">Warren Tribune Chronicle.</a>Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-20536169135296026002013-04-22T08:51:00.001-07:002013-04-22T12:46:52.151-07:00LATEST LISIK NEWS: NEW RECORDING SET TO START, AND AKRON, YOUNGSTOWN, CLEVELAND - HERE WE COME<div style="text-align: center;">
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Long time no talk to kiddies, but there has been plenty brewing. So here ya go.<br />
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<b>THIS WEEKEND</b>, I will be making my debut at a couple clubs - the<a href="http://www.ohiobrewing.com/"> Ohio Brewing Company</a> in Akron April 26, and the<a href="http://www.lemongrovecafe.com/"> Lemon Grove</a> (thank you very much<a href="http://www.alexisantes.com/"> Alexis Antes!</a>) in Youngstown (promise I won't sing the Bruce Springsteen song...too obvious...) April 27. Then, on May 3, I will return to <a href="http://www.brotherslounge.com/"> Brother's Lounge</a> in Cleveland, followed shortly afterward that night by the legendary <a href="http://www.rosavelt.net/">rosavelt,</a> which will be performing in the Brother's main hall. Check out <a href="http://www.brianlisik.com/">brianlisik.com </a>for details, and pick up copies of the<a href="http://www.vindy.com/"> <i>Youngstown Vindicator</i></a> and <i><a href="http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/">Warren Tribune Chronicle</a></i> this week for coverage of the shows and the latest CD, <i>The Mess That Money Could Buy</i>. And hope to see ya all out at the shows.<br />
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<b>MEANWHILE, THE UNFORTUNATES</b> and I will be heading back to the studio in May with engineer/co-producer Benjamin Payne (<a href="http://www.traceythomasmusic.com/Welcome.html">Tracey Thomas,</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yankeebravoband">Yankee Bravo</a>) to begin work on the follow-up to <i>The Mess That Money Could Buy</i>. With around 20 songs ready to roll tape on, this is officially the most new material we've ever had at our disposal at any one given time; it's also (in my humble opinion) the best we've ever had in one place at one time. So stay tuned for updates throughout the recording.<br />
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<b>TILL NEXT TIME, </b>see ya at the shows kids!<br />
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The dichotomy of seeking recognition and fame, while simultaneously running from it as fast as possible, has permeated Akron, Ohio, rocker Brian Lisik's work since his days as founder and front man of the self-proclaimed "slop rock" band The Giants of Science in the late 1990s.<br />
A psychologist would likely have a field day dissecting what fears, insecurities or simple dissatisfaction with life that may mask, but all we have as sure evidence is two blistering Giants of Science EPs ("Hang Ups and All" and "A Minor Disturbance"); two more albums of the solo variety (2004's "Baggage" and 2006's "Happiness Is Boring"); and now Lisik's new offering, "The Mess That Money Could Buy" (released September 2012 via Lisik's own Cherokee Queen Records).<br />
It would be tempting to chalk up the cheeky title of Lisik's latest disc, and the six-year span between it and its predecessor, to that aforementioned artistic dichotomy. But the singer himself disagrees.<br />
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"No, I actually wasn't trying to take nearly a decade to make a record," Lisik said. "We actually had 90 percent of it done in about six months.<br />
"Then we began the process of trying to make it sound good, which was probably a mistake. In the end though, it does sound really good. It just took us forever to finish and annoyed quite a few studio engineers along the way."<br />
While "Mess" is alternately balls-out rocking ("Small Town Royal Family" "Five Other Rooms," "A Mess"), surprisingly tender ("Nights In Shining Amore," "Last Words") and mightily frustrating to pop music perfectionists (check the botched count-off on "I'm Satisfied"), it is ultimately real which is all Lisik was looking for.<br />
"I've been at this a while, both as a performer and someone who has analyzed and written a lot about performers," he said. "And in the end, forming some sort of bond or communion with an audience is really what it's all about. Minus that, it doesn't really matter how much time or money you spent or didn't spend on your piece of art. All those things help when it comes to getting people to know you exist, but if it isn't genuine, your piece of art is basically a piece of something else."<br />
In a recent Facebook post of a video filmed at a Canton, Ohio, venue more resembling a loading dock than a nightclub, Lisik commented about his performance, saying, "'Passenger Side' [is a] A Wilco classic about being drunk. I messed up most of the chords. I was sober."<br />
The irony of the posting is that the largely unappreciative crowd is treated to one of the most appropriately fragile-yet-defiant versions of the song this side of Jeff Tweedy himself.<br />
"I don't really set out to be a screw-up," Lisik said. "It just seems very natural for me sometimes."<br />
That supreme, yet genuinely self-deprecating confidence is rare in artists. "I basically live with creative people, but I find most 'artists' to be insufferably boorish and self centered," said Lisik. "I am too, mind you, but I don't have to talk to myself if I don't want to."<br />
Brian Lisik will perform at 8 p.m. March 22 at Kimball's Pub, 972 Second St.<br />
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Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates visited Fox 8 News in Cleveland Mar. 4, performing live and hanging backstage with Morning Show host and former Ms. Missouri, Kristi Capel. Not a bad way to spend a Monday morning.<br />
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The Brian Lisik "Messy Spring Tour 2013" rolls on Mar. 5 at Brother's Lounge in Cleveland; Mar. 22 at Kimball's in Williamsport, Pa.; Mar. 23 at PATH Cafe in New York City; and Mar. 29 at Amvets Post 555 in Canton, Oh.<br />
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With stops in Canton, Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown, Williamsport Pa., and New York City. Hope to see you all somewhere in our travels. <br />
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And thank you for all yer support! If you haven't yet, get yer very own copy of <i>The Mess That Money Could Buy</i> at www.brianlisik.com, www.cdbaby.com/all/lisik, amazon, itunes, and fine retailers everywhere.<br />
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Cheers babies!Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-13275647151787262862013-01-16T04:07:00.001-08:002013-01-16T04:16:12.290-08:00"MESS" REVIEW FROM FORMER SKOPE MAGAZINE EDITOR AND BILLBOARD CONTRIBUTOR BILL KOPP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-8776995501496328252012-12-22T12:34:00.001-08:002012-12-22T12:35:11.041-08:00LATEST LISIK NEWS: BYE BYE 2012, NICE TO MEET YA NEXT YEAR...<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hey kids - welcome back to the ol' Lisik newsletter,
and Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all that stuff. It's been quite the busy past few months
around here, and I'd just like to send out a very special thank you to all the
club owners, studios, DJs, radio show hosts, photographers, engineers,
videographers, gas station attendants, bartenders, waitresses, drunks, graphic
artists, writers, editors, city and township officials, priests, pirates, poets
and pests who have in one way or another supported our music over the past
year. It’s been one of the best ever,
with the release of our new CD </span><i style="font-weight: normal;">The Mess
That Money Could Buy</i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and a plethora of great shows – made possible by even
greater fans - intermingled in there.
Special thanks to all at Cherokee Queen and the team we’ve worked hand
in hand with all year - particularly </span>Gerard
Dominick, Mike Farley, Clint Holley, Eddie Tomecko, Kim Price,
<span style="font-weight: normal;">and</span> Michael Papatonis<span style="font-weight: normal;"> – and of
course, the boys and girls who made me sound so good in the studio and on stage
– </span>Joe Waller, Steve Norgrove, Craig Lisik, Ben
Evans, Jen O’Neal, <span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span>Christian Lisik<span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">WRAPPING
UP 2012 AND LOOKING TO 2013, </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I had a great time at
<a href="http://www.brotherslounge.com/">Brother’s Lounge</a> Dec. 19 for </span>Brent Kirby<span style="font-weight: normal;">’s
year-ending 10X3 show. Quite the packed house/impromptu holiday
party with old friends like Tim Johnson, Ray and Sarah Webb, Eric from WJCU,
Peanuts, and great performances from </span>Jordan
Genovese<span style="font-weight: normal;">, </span>Kevin Gibson, Ken Metz,
Scott Stuewe, Becca & Red, Nate (damn
whatta voice!) Jones, Larry Trupo,
Ray (He’ll always be a Cool Rancher to
me) Flanagan, Rachel Brown,<span style="font-weight: normal;"> and –
of course – Mr. Kirby himself. Look for a
2013 releases from Jordan – and about a thousand 2013 releases from Brent,
including CDs from the</span> Jack Fords<span style="font-weight: normal;">, </span>The New Soft Shoe, Brent Kirby and the Lost
Fortunes <span style="font-weight: normal;">and the </span>Ohio City Singer<span style="font-weight: normal;">s. And just for kicks, the long-awaited Lisik
documentary film by </span>Eddie Tomecko<span style="font-weight: normal;">,</span><i style="font-weight: normal;"> </i><i style="font-weight: normal;">On
the Wrong Side of the Canal</i><span style="font-weight: normal;">, along with the live Brian Lisik and the
Unfortunates concert DVD by </span>Henry J.
Konczak<span style="font-weight: normal;">, </span><i style="font-weight: normal;">Save Me From My Life,</i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and the book I am co-writing with former Northfield, Oh. mayor and </span>Michael Stanley
Band <span style="font-weight: normal;">photographer </span>Victor Milani<span style="font-weight: normal;"> are
all set to be released in 2013 – while the Unfortunates and I head back into
the studio with the incredible Mr.</span> Benjamin
Payne<span style="font-weight: normal;"> behind the boards, to record with a CD of all new material. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">MEANWHILE,
DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP A COPY OF <i>MESS</i></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">for all the fans of really cool, sorta nasty, somewhat sloppy, but
ever-endearing rock bands on yer list. Oh,
and we’re all really good looking and humble too. Forgot to mention that<i>. Mess</i> and all our other
records are available on-line at brianlisik.com, cdbaby.com/all/lisik, and amazon.com. Or better yet, support yer local CD store by
picking ‘em up at Time Traveler in Cuyahoga Falls, Square Records in Akron, and
the all new Frankenstein Records in Canton.</span></span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>“</i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lisik’s not reaching for any sort
of artistic legacy here. His approach springs from the most pure
conceptualizations of rock and roll: It’s great music that’s kind of fucked up
at its heart”</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> – <b><i>The Telescope 10/18/12</i></b></span></div>
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WE HOPE TO SEE YA AT THE SHOWS</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> remaining in 2012,
including a full-band appearance at 9 p.m. Dec. 27 at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stone-Tavern/112302538835652">Stone Tavern</a> in Kent with
Bocoma (featuring my old buddy/guitar fixer/ and smoking guitar player Robb Myers); a duo show with Joe at 9 p.m. Dec. 28 at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMVETS-POST-555/115312581831217">Amvets</a> in Canton;
and our big New Years Eve show, starting at 9 p.m., at <a href="http://jimmysonportage.com/">Jimmy’s</a> in North Canton.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-41410817776307766532012-12-19T07:20:00.000-08:002012-12-19T07:20:44.017-08:00JUST ANNOUNCED: Full band show in Kent Dec. 27<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The full Brian Lisik and the Unfortunates line-up </b>will be appearing at the Stone Tavern in Kent Dec. 27 as <i>The Mess That Money Could Buy </i>tour rolls on. Stay tuned for appearances near you in 2013! Visit the Brian Lisik store at brianlisik.com to pick up the new cd - and the entire Lisik catalog if yer so inclined!</h3>
Lisikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577013110093960039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938881051861876744.post-16189503532849214792012-12-06T21:45:00.004-08:002013-01-16T04:12:13.179-08:00Seattle Post-Intelligencer reviews "The Mess That Money Could Buy"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"A rough and tumble garage-y sound blasts from the first strains of the opening track, "Small Town Royal Family," with singer-songwriter Brian Lisik's hoarse, heartland-rocking voice soaked deep in an ocean of chunky guitars." - <i>Jon Sobel</i></h4>
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