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So summer is officially here! I have really taken it pretty easy this first week, playing a few shows here and there and making some plans and preparations for the upcoming months. Last week I played a solo acoustic gig @ The World Cafe in Santa Monica. The place has great ambience, an awesome vibe and excellent sound. Josh really took care of me and made the entire night a really cool experience. Thanks to my friends and fans who made the trip out to SM and joined in. Later that night I played another gig, this one totally impromptu (as is the style there) @ The Stronghold (1625 Abbott Kinney @ Venice, Venice, CA) and debuted a new lineup that includes guitars and drums. My friends Jaysm & Nathan & I have been jamming and arranging a few of my songs for almost a month now, and last week @ The Stronghold was the first time we’ve played together for an audience. It was the perfect way to cut teeth on some of these new arrangements and to get some stage legs as a group. It was a dope time.

Coming up I have a few more shows, notably Wednesday, July 7th @ Zanzibar, again in Santa Monica (I guess you can tell I’ve been spending some time on the west side lately…). That should really be a good night. I’ll be opening the show around 9pm, followed by some other excellent acts including my good friend Ultralove @ 11. There will be other dates in July that have yet to be ironed out, so check back with me here or somewhere else online…which brings me to my next item of business…

I have a new website!! Now, it’s not much yet, but it does give me one solid address where I can direct everyone and keep all my stuff in one place! It is called thewordmadefresh.com and you all should take a few minutes to visit it right now… I’ll wait!

OK, now that you’re back…

If you guys have any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated. As you can see my web design skills are pretty much novice at best but it feels good just to have the domain name secured and have a place to direct all my fans and friends. I’m still working on the new album, but it’s getting pretty close. Mastering begins this week…

Last news item of the week, I am planning a trip back east. For the first time in over a year I’ll be back in Kentucky, visiting my mom and seeing lots of friends and family. For those of you who don’t know, I grew up in a tiny hamlet about 25 minutes outside of Lexington called Nonesuch. Yes, it’s a real place and you can really Google it. There is some pretty cool history there and a lot of gorgeous land. I’ll be leaving LA for the Bluegrass on July 27th, and won’t be back in la la land until August 10th. And I am planning at least one show in Lexington (hopefully even more) so stay tuned, I’ll be posting info on that stuff in the coming days.

Also, last but not least, POPLock Gallery has grown again!! Lexie, Devin, Rab Eye, James and the Gang have expanded, joining forces with other artists and galleries to produce BANG! Gallery (354 S Spring St. Downtown LA, 90013). Come see a mind-blowing collection of visual artwork as vast and diverse as the City of Angels itself…. I just might make an appearance on July 8th for Artwalk…. you should too!!

Enjoy your time my friends. Every day is precious. It will never return. Tomorrow is not promised so why wait. Tomorrow never comes anyway, because when it gets here it will be today. So this is all we know. NOW!

All I can say is LIVE LIKE YOU’RE YOUNG!!

blessings to you and all of yours…

Yours Truly,

Joe Con

The Word Made Fresh…

They are:

“Music Makes the World Go Round” an upbeat feel good hip-hop / motown international smash hit anthem  co-written by Ayce Sly & myself, & featuring Aaron West on saxophone

“Download Your Love” a tongue in cheek, heart on the sleeve love song for the rington / iphone generation

“A Matter of Time” a true and living testimony on the triumphs and travails of that crazy little thing called love…

All of these tracks are produced by the quite excellent Eric King.

I do hope you enjoy these new songs! The album’s completion draws closer… For now you can download ALL the songs from “The Word Made Fresh” before the album even drops!! Just cus you’re up on game! Tell your friends to tell their friends!!

For a very limited time only, because I love you, you can get all these songs RIGHT NOW!! for only $7!! Be the first in your crew to bump The Word Made Fresh!! Turn your friends and family on to that new new new… I recommend getting “Download Your Love” as your ringtone. I know that’s what mine is!! It’s the wetness…

Love to you all!! Please don’t hesitate to communicate…

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Be sure to listen to three brand new songs from my upcoming album “The Word Made Fresh,” exclusively available at webceleb.com. They are “Music Makes the World Go Round,” an upbeat neo-hip-hop/motown smash collaboration with my friend Ayce Sly, “Download Your Love,” a tongue in cheek, heart on the sleeve love song for the digital age, and “A Matter of Time,” a true to life epic folk rock ballad on the triumphs and travails of that crazy little thing called love. All three tracks are produced by Eric King. Enjoy my friends, the album is nearing completion, and I look forward very much to sharing it with all of you!! Love is the only Law!! Long live the ride of your life…

Yours Truly,

Joe Con