Molaskey Thursday (30 December, 2010)

Sometimes a musician takes time to grow on you.  But sometimes, within a few chords, a few measures, you just know you like the artist.  CraigLyons Writer fell into that latter category this Thursday at Molaskey's, when he dove right into a catchy tambourine-backed guitar driven song called "Underwater."  Okay, so that appealed to the mer in me, but honestly, Craig has my favorite sort of male voice.  Sensitive but masculine, the kind that works perfectly for pop acoustic or folk and stays so real.  Yeah, this guy must have his share of fangirls, don'tcha think?

He followed on the heels of EvaMoon Ember, whose comedic songs are always, well, funny (How about that UPS man, huh?), and would fit right in on the Bob & Tom Show.  The Rom music, with which she closed her set, made my night.  You really can't go wrong with gypsy songs!

Working backwards, the night opened with Somerset Oh & Rhode, who were missing one of their number but who were nevertheless as entertaining as usual.  Between-song banter involved statistical observations of avatars dancing, and mid-song banter was to the tune of how serious certain songs were.  (Nom, nom, nom!)

But Craig.  He made my night, live studio audience and all.  I'll have to put his albums (he has them) on my mental to-buy-eventually list.

Molaskey's Pub

The first time I visited Molaskey's Pub, it was Celtic music night.  A friend had teleported me there, and BJ was DJing.  I remember dancing.  I believe Mia was hosting.  I also believe that this was the night I started falling out of love with Divinity, another club I'd been frequenting.  That's not a bad club, by the way, but when there are three or four couples dancing and you're the odd one out, you tend to feel more alone than usual.  So my friend rescued me.  Strangely enough, I ended up slow-dancing at Molaskey's with someone I hadn't met before.  No, we didn't hook up or anything, but events circle around in interesting ways.

Wait, that was my first time there?  Yeah.  Yeah, I guess it was.

At some point, I joined the group there, and soon found myself going to many a live concert there.  Hunts are habit forming.  Live music is addictive.  And Molaskey's books great live music three days a week!  I spend a lot of time there, an easy thing to do between the staff (all of whom are very welcoming, and fun to converse with, though I haven't spoken as much to Nasus and Apple for some reason), the music, and the sim itself.  The pub, the beach, the floating stage, the ice rink where the winter concerts are held…  It's beautiful.

Anyway, today's concert included AMForte Clarity, an acoustic guitarist and vocalist with an excellent pop voice.  I hadn't heard her before, and enjoyed her sense of humor.  And her Alanis Morissette covers.  Looking forward to hearing her again!

AMForte on stage at the ice rink.  I do believe that's Katydid (co-owner of the pub) in red!

I also got to hear Maximillion Kleene, who I have heard before.  I love his voice, and his sense of humor.  He draws a crowd, and there's a reason for that!  Between the covers and the originals…  Gotta love Max!

And there is Max on stage, with his cow tip jar.  (I love that tip jar.)


Sunday's show was interesting in that both AMForte and Max are from Canada.  Don't get me wrong, some of my favorite musicians are from the south (and the pub has introduced me to quite a few of them!), but as a Yankee who has never been farther in that direction than about Morgantown, musicians who know what real snow looks like are somehow relatable in a different way.  No, I don't know why, either.


So that's my favorite live music venue on Second Life.  Hope to see you there!

An Introduction for the Aether

I have been on Second Life for a few months now, originally for an online class, and while I plan to learn to build (something), for now I'm just exploring, learning, and making friends along the way.  One of the more addictive things to do is go on grid-wide hunts.  It's a fun activity, and you find some extremely cool shops that way.


But I guess I should introduce myself.  I go by Cicadetta Stillwater.  Cicadetta because I like cicadas, Stillwater because it sounded right.  The first name is pronounced "sih-kuh-deh-tuh," but I have also answered to "see-kuh-deh-tuh," "chee-kuh-deh-tuh," and, well, people get creative.  Nicknames have included Cica, Cici, Detta, and Cicada.  It's up to you, honestly, just don't call me late for dinner.


I got in the habit of wearing wings early on, and consider myself fae.  Or, well, human with wings.  It really depends on the setting.  The wings went with the name.  (It made sense at the time.)  I also, oftentimes, don fins and a tail, and frankly being mer is one of my favorite aspects of SL.  But by land or by sea, I am me.


Currently I started on the Peace on Earth gridwide hunt, which is long, and I'm not very far into it.  Maybe I'll finish, maybe not!  But it's interesting, the places you go, just the same.  The following picture is me wearing a hunt gift from Inga Wind Clothing, which really appeals to my inner fae, and taking a hunting break at Houses for You.  The credits are below, and at my Flickr album.



Skin:  "Stigma - Rory - Brave Bones" by Imabee (group gift)
Wings:  "Insect Wings, Pastel" by Seven's Selections
Hair:  "Liva - Lime" by Amacci
Earrings by JC Mell
Tattoo:  "*Ink Stain* Spring Vine Tattoo" by Gabbi Garfield
Eyes:  "Green Eyes" by Damen Gorilla


Well, I have to get back to RL, now.  Later on I'll have to devote some time to my favorite sims.  If, you know, I remember.


Ciao for now!