“GET IT ALL OUT” – a documentary

Two new mixes from the upcoming Stick Against Stone Orchestra album -
“Get It All Out” -
the songs “Elephants” & “Necessity’s Tongue”

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Necessity’s Tongue
(Creighton, Soule, Sullivan, Vitale, Murray, Thomas-Freeman, Gallagher)

Lyrics – John H. Creighton Jr.

Our voices cascade, as they must
When bloody stars press up, up against the glass
Like a song swelling up in our throats
Morning wind is blowin’
It’s blowin’ in fast

Nothing can silence us
Now that the time for singing has come
No one can still
The stirring of Necessity’s Tongue

They grow deaf one sound at a time
Those who pretend, they pretend not to hear
Those who defend the song of life
Are growing new throats and new ears

Nothing can silence us
Now that the time for singing has come
No one can still
The stirring of Necessity’s Tongue

Last year (2011) saw the re-birth and re-hydration of the music of Stick Against Stone.  Songs not heard live in nearly 30 years were performed for the first time by the SAS Orchestra – a 13 piece ensemble that played 2 shows in NYC (@ Sullivan Hall and Von King Park).   After months of rehearsals stretching back to a cold January 2011 day in the Lower East Side of NYC (with 2 feet of snow on the ground!) – to the June and July debut of the band – we showed that the songbook of this group would not be forgotten.

Filmed for the documentary, these concert clips will be appearing online during the year – but 2011 also saw the start of a new artifact. We went into the recording studio on July 31st and have been working little-by-little, on weekends and around busy schedules – to record a NEW SAS Orchestra album for release this year.   We’re happy to say it’s sounding great and will be done and available this spring.

Expect to see some new mixes from that album – also called “Get It All Out” – soon.

Hey all – it’s been awhile since our July SAS Orchestra shows, and in an effort to capture all those months of rehearsing and the energy behind the performances, we’ve been recording an album of Stick Against Stone songs with the SASO team. It. Is. Sounding. Amazing. Really. We’re knocked-out by how rich the sound is, and while we’ve got a ways to go, we’re excited to think about a release in the early part of 2012. We’re working on 12 to 13 songs for the record.

We’re also editing the film portion of the doc, and are working on the eBook planning process – too. Much to do, many to co-ordinate with – but all good markers of progress.

The Stick Against Stone (SAS) Orchestra will be performing songs not heard in almost 30 years from the rediscovered songbook of Stick Against Stone, as part of a free outdoor concert on Saturday, July 9th at 2pm at the Herbert Von King Park Recreation Center (670 Lafayette Avenue) in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.

The SAS Orchestra
LIVE!
THIS Wednesday, June 8th at 10:30pm
Sullivan Hall
214 Sullivan Street (btwn. Bleecker & 3rd)
New York, NY  10012

Come show your support at our first official show! The SAS Orchestra is a 12+ member, rather large band – performing selections from the songbook of the group Stick Against Stone – with songs not heard live in nearly 30 years. We’ll be filming this for the documentary.

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The Transmedia Resurrection of Stick Against Stone by Max Willens

This summer, the surviving members of Stick Against Stone will join forces with some local musicians to play some gigs for the first time in close to 30 years.

In addition to these shows, a documentary about the band’s history and its deceased frontman John Creighton, Get It All Out, is currently in production, with an eye towards a 2012 release. And on top of that, Creighton’s writings and poetry have been compiled into an interactive eBook which will see release later this year.

All this activity would be impressive for any indie band. But how – and why – has all this activity come together for an obscure no-wave/post-punk/free jazz band from the early ‘80s?……..(continued)

Building the Ideal Transmedia Music Doc Team – A Top 5 List by Will Kreth

Where do you go to find the right team of collaborators for something that’s never exactly been done before? Who’s your Dream Team for the Unseen? What are their roles and responsibilities? ……..(continued)