STEVE POLTZ

January 27, 2010

Good to be home

It's always good to come home but I sure do love Australia. I'm gearing up to leave for Canada and trying to get ready for my Belly Up Tavern show on Feb 19. John Castro is flying in to San Diego for The Rugburns extravaganza debacle and I'm finishing all the last details for my new CD Dreamhouse which will be available for the first time on that Friday night.

Life just seems to keep pumping along and along the way I meet cool musicians like this Canadian guy named Dan Mangan. He played at a couple of the same places I played in Australia. Very cool gent and a good entertainer as well. I also saw Folk Uke! Man, are they ever funny! If you get a chance, don't miss their show. They're sweet and bawdy and touching and crude all in one package.

The drawing at the top of this entry is by a really cool artist from England named Laura Barnard. Check out her site and hire her for work.

I'm also in the midst of finishing up a second cd that I was working on in Perth. It's being mixed as I type this. Totally different vibe from Dreamhouse. I hope you like them both. I don't have a title yet for the Perth record or a release date but it will be this year. I also just got word that Malcolm is flying out from Perth for my Belly Up show. He recorded and is mixing my Perth record. You're going to love him.
Ciao,
Steve

Posted by steve at January 27, 2010 10:54 PM

Comments

cool update, exciting news, great illustration, and good hyperlinks. i dig you.

so, you're having a 50th bday sleep-over at your house, eh? i'll bring the chocolate and marshmallows. ;)

Posted by: coop at January 28, 2010 6:25 AM

Stevey Joe!
wowie wow! sounds like you're going down in the annals of people who are way to famous & prolific for a little person such as myself to comment on. 8^) truthfully, i just wanted to use the word "annals" ...xo-J

Posted by: Joleen at January 28, 2010 7:44 AM

Cool about the music release x2!
And the illustration is awesome!

Though your descriptive in singular...

"They're sweet and bawdy and touching and crude all in one package."

Sounds a bit like you!!!

Posted by: Janice at January 28, 2010 9:01 AM

look who's turning into gregory page! you should put out an album a week next year.

Posted by: um at January 29, 2010 2:20 AM

Will the February 50th birthday extravaganza @ Belly Up be recorded & for sale?! I'm thinking it might be less than a plane ticket...xo

Posted by: joleen at January 29, 2010 8:00 AM

Will the February 50th birthday extravaganza @ Belly Up be recorded & for sale?! I'm thinking it might be less than a plane ticket...xo

Posted by: joleen at January 29, 2010 8:01 AM

Will the February 50th birthday extravaganza @ Belly Up be recorded & for sale?! I'm thinking it might be less than a plane ticket...xo

Posted by: joleen at January 29, 2010 8:01 AM

Will the February 50th birthday extravaganza @ Belly Up be recorded & for sale?! I'm thinking it might be less than a plane ticket...xo

Posted by: joleen at January 29, 2010 9:06 AM

Will the February 50th birthday extravaganza @ Belly Up be recorded & for sale?! I'm thinking it might be less than a plane ticket...xo

Posted by: joleen at January 29, 2010 9:10 AM

Hey Joleen -- CALM DOWN! ;)

Posted by: Dana at January 29, 2010 1:20 PM

You can say that again!

Posted by: Rev Spankalot at January 29, 2010 4:06 PM

Hey, thanks for featuring my work, Steve! Safe journey and hope the upcoming shows go well.

If you ever happen to need an abnormally complex building-related sleeve design drawn, you know where to come, right?!

Thanks again, and all the best,

Laura

Posted by: Laura Barnard at February 1, 2010 1:51 AM

Will the February 50th birthday extravaganza @ Belly Up be recorded & for sale?! I'm thinking it might be less than a plane ticket...xo

Posted by: dung at February 2, 2010 11:10 PM

Will the February 50th birthday extravaganza @ Belly Up be recorded & for sale?! I'm thinking it might be less than a plane ticket...xo

Posted by: Heather at February 3, 2010 12:16 AM

nwah first you and chris go and now youre taking mal away from us!!

hehe we miss you big time buddy, hope youre birthday show is an absolute blast!

Posted by: lisa at February 3, 2010 5:53 AM

Welcome home ye lonesome traveler...Now that the VW looks to be pointing east in April.....Look forward to seing you soon!! Have a blast at the 50th you young whippersnapper! Friz

Posted by: friz&laurie at February 3, 2010 9:12 AM

Looks like your intro page needs to be updated with info on your new cd release!!!

and -> http://www.hethandjed.com/fr_index.cfm -> they're pretty cool!!!

Posted by: Janice at February 3, 2010 8:06 PM

what about "BIRTHED IN PERTH" ? Just a thought....

Posted by: DVan at February 17, 2010 4:36 PM

Hi there Steve,
Since my daughter and saw you at a Jewel Concert in Sydney 8 years ago, we never ever forgot you. You were out of this world.... we have been addicted ever since
Please tell me are you living in Perth.
Here's wishing you a happy 50th wonderful birthday!!
lily

Posted by: lilly at February 25, 2010 4:52 AM