Viva Voce - Latest Comments

Re: MARCH MADNESS:

Guest — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:56:27 -0000

Are you guys still playing a string of shows at the Crystal Ballroom Hotel?

Re: MARCH MADNESS:

gary — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:01:32 -0000

looks like she had a bad bagel already. Or she's practicing for a 'cramps' cover.

Re: Love, Shows, Drums & The President:

Viva_Kevin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:17:44 -0000

in reply to emails:

a) yep that's the prez as a teenager.

b) i'm flattered to have any cartoon drawn of me, even ones that depict me as a slumbering road construction worker.

c) yes, the new tune was recorded live at our studio.

thanks folks! - k

Re: Here We Go 2012:

Viva_Kevin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:39:05 -0000

oh man! that AgesandAges record is SO good! I'm so proud of how that record sounds! thanks man.

Re: Here We Go 2012:

Luke — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:33:09 -0000

That does look like Balki! My favorite discoveries of 2011 were Agesandages(thank you kevin), Youth Lagoon, and the fella that directed his videos( http://vimeo.com/34332459 and http://vimeo.com/28638402 ). Can't wait for new Viva Voce.

Re: Hey Gang:

Viva_Kevin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:43:17 -0000

Pygmalion was certainly a highlight! thanksman.

Re: Hey Gang:

Mark Egli — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:54:53 -0000

I was so excited to get to see you at Pygmalion! Hope the tour treated you well.

Re: Hey Gang:

Me — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:19:02 -0000

...in relation to...the last leg of the tour.

Re: Hey Gang:

Viva_Kevin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:56:18 -0000

better in relation to...? Thanks for the kudos, radio can be fun for us too.

Re: Hey Gang:

Me — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:52:14 -0000

I say Post It!

Glad things are going better. You sounded great on the (web) radio this week.

Re: Just So You Know.

Viva_Kevin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:05:23 -0000

Oh...and thanks for listening to our music! I hope you dig it a ton! :-) xo - k

Re: Just So You Know.

Viva_Kevin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:34:13 -0000

Hey Spaceboy!

thanks for the reply. Yep, I've been reading alex jones stuff for a while. I read as much, from as many angles as I can. Left, right, up, down, etc...
Honestly, I'm on fence about him. His rhetoric, although thought provoking, to me seems just as divisive and just as panic inducing as rush limbaugh's - but on a different spectrum.
A lot of those abovetopsecret, beforeitsnews, conspiracy thinkers, alex jonsers and the bunch.. are starting to sound bizarrely like the 700 club brand of christians during the "y2k scare". If the sky is falling, then we're all in it together. Anything that makes you want to bunker down with lots of guns aren't good thoughts to entertain. Regardless where they come from.
Whenever I see the "buy silver now before it's too late", or the "miracle survival goo" banner ads, I just check out. Plain & simple, his ad revenue is coming from fear mongering.
A lot of the news he reports on is a good juxtapoz to the other fodder, but as tempting as it is, I'm not buying. From any of them.
I'm of the opinion these days that there is no magic solution.
No one we can elect that will 'solve' things. Not Ron Paul, Obama, Clinton, Bush, or Peter Pan.
They seem all equally as effective in my daily life.
This won't keep me out of the voters booth, btw.
I participate in the game like everyone else. What choice is there? The entire American political system seems broken. At times, it seems we'd do best to reboot & try again. Anytime someone asks you 'what side are you on?' it seems the appropriate answer should always be 'not yours, pal!'. Regardless the question.
Alex Jones stuff is rad to read - but read it with just as much skeptical thought as you would Fox, Al-Jazeera, CNN, or otherwise. One thing I learned in art class is that angles & slants, in relation to perspective, can be hard to judge. ;-)Cheersman - k

Re: Just So You Know.

Spaceboy5367 — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:19:55 -0000

Hello Kevin & Anita,

Picked up your album on Monday. Never heard of you guys before and it was the album cover that drew me in. I'm listening to it now but haven't listened to it enough to offer any kind of fair feedback, but I do like it. I agree with your comment here. I wish it were that simple. As long as we have warmonger scum like Henry Kissinger and Karl Rove walking this planet, it will be tough. Then you have the central banksters, multi-national corporations, the military industrial complex, etc. I don't want to get political but Ron Paul is the only one calling for a real end to all of these wars and the media won't even mention his name. Meanwhile, your average joe six-pack is too occupied with all of the distractions life has to offer. I'm afraid we're screwed unless there is a massive awakening. My awakening came in the form of Alex Jones. I'm so glad I discovered this guy. Hey, have fun touring and take care.

"It's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." ~ George Carlin

Re: Deals & Squeals:

Viva_Kevin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:08:13 -0000

thanks for the kudos cJp. We stop in Redding all the time - the karaoke at the Red Lion is worth the trip down I5!

Re: Deals & Squeals:

Chris J Parsons — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:16:41 -0000

I found you on Pandora.com. So I thought.. they sound great. Paid money, saw the live version. Very good. Why not stop in Redding, CA. We will pay you money!!

Re: Deals & Squeals:

Dylan — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:54:45 -0000

"I’ve always thought she was pretty exceptional on that thing."
While exceptional is quite an exceptional adjective, I'd call that an exceptional understatement.

See you in Boise!

Re: Deals & Squeals:

Viva_Kevin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:21:15 -0000

almost "slo-ro"esque my friend! iTunes search: "electric iLL - love my neck" - for something fun. dig!

Re: Deals & Squeals:

beaple — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:13:49 -0000

Start the scrub-
a-
dub
stepp
in over
the line
in to the line
out and
in
through my head
phones loud -
tones, sound; proof
I'm not dead.

That's right - watch out!
I know a little flow, so,
I'm a poet, I guess,
and
I know there's one
in every crowd
but
I know that I'm the best
(maybe not).
Now,
I don't got no Ringo, so,
this show
is beatless.

When will the
midnight
blue sun
light wake me up?
Yr epic
target
heartstrings,
closer
than far,
but they never
really
wake up.

Mix tape = N Love W/U,
-beaple

Re: Deals & Squeals:

Viva_Kevin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:04:44 -0000

grab the camera - I'mma do this once

so you can watch it back in slo-mo
and catch the stunts

Re: Deals & Squeals:

beaple — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:41:38 -0000

iLL

Re: The Future Will Destroy You – LIVE!

Viva_Kevin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:43:39 -0000

glad yr still listening! thanks bR. - k

Re: The Future Will Destroy You – LIVE!

Benjirobinson — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:26:22 -0000

Great song. I had a cassette sampler of two songs from your first album in '98. I played that thing to death. Love the music!

Re: Back to it.

Hans — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:31:42 -0000

you are just the best band by now)))))

Re: Just So You Know.

Viva_Kevin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:27:20 -0000

just felt inclined to post that. We're sharing a human experience, not exploiting one.
and yep,..I'm a man. last i checked.

Re: Just So You Know.

Tom Tomkinson — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:07:56 -0000

You're the man Kevin.