So I am calling it Generic American with a splash of Modern Vintage...I guess. I'm having one of those moments as a designer when the 'correct' images are present in my mind's eye, but for various reasons they haven't formulated on the canvas. Yet...but what the heck - I'm in no real hurry. I want to savor the taste of this one.

I absolutely love working on peacefield.info. It is a designer's dream, absolute creative freedom. An opportunity to shine, explore, create and innovate.

So what do I have to work with? Not much yet, and that is ok in some respects, because I don't want to ever steer away from my built in 'open source' aesthetic: championing the best of free fonts and hacked, and neo-Dadaist imagery. This new concoction hopes to blend cinematic urban cityscapes, with an adaptation of the ever trendy rustic earth tone color palette.(see my post on the the Neo-Green Aesthetic)

Actually, keyboardist R. Bruce Phillips says it best:

Peacefield isn't so "Pleasantville." It's grittier, even darker maybe -- or at least it has that side. Kind of like in the face of the ubiquitous B&W photo of the old man who lives on the street. He is generic, he is vintage. His face tells who knows what variety of stories? Some lovely, and some horrific, to be sure.

But there is peace still. His old weather face still attracts us.

Some may not see readily the quality of peace about this town. They might think it a contradiction, or irony, that the gritty, mysterious town has such a "nice" name as "Peacefield." Of course, America is full of contradiction and ironies, and people who don't get it when others do.

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FOX 7 Live Music in the Morning Archive

We will be playing bright and early in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 in the FOX 7 Austin studios.

Check out past performances from bands committed to keeping Austin the 'Live Music Capital of the World', care of FOX 7 News Edge in the Morning.

View video of past performances.

This morning I ate breakfast listening to Rodney Joe Smith at our Digett sponsored Boerne Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast at Enchanted Springs Ranch. Boy, Rodney can sing and play. It was a real pleasure.

I also had a pleasure to meet Lynn Myers: Guitar, Fiddle, Vocalist & Band Director of the Thousand Hills Cowboy Church Band.
I love that ol' Country Gospel music and I am looking forward to checking him and the band out soon.

This evening, I had a chance to sit down with Harley Dean and play some country bass lines from his album, There and Back Again. I like Harley's songwriting and he has a great singing voice.

In the meantime, the Digett team will be enjoying the tunes of client, Joel Rafeal (http://www.joelrafael.com/) this Friday at the Kerrville Folk Festival.

Next week, I'll be at the Roots/Blues Workshop in Kerrville Tues - Thur. I'm looking forward to meeting Sue Foley, Thad Beckman, Steve James and the other instructors, and learning some new licks and techniques.

The Northern Lights will also be down from New England for the festival. I'm looking forward to meeting up with them. In 2003, I had a chance to share the stage with these great bluegrass players and the late Vassar Clements at the Elkhenge Music Festival in WV. If you are into authentic bluegrass, don't miss their show.

Support Texas Music this summer - Its going to be a good one!