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If I find out I belong nowhere, nowhere I'll stay |
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| Location: | CHICAGO/TUCSON, Arizona |
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| Last Login: | May 7, 2008 (123 days back) |
About Me |
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| »-(¯..v..¯)-» Design your MySpace with MyLook «-(¯..v..¯)-«"Well I strum and sing for no one, and I don’t plan to live too long. I take direction only from the four winds, I trust they’ll place me where I belong. If i find out I belong nowhere, fine with me nowhere I’ll stay.,but if you find my breathless city, just close your eyes you’ll hear me play" ’Breathless City’ -Joel A. Skoda | |
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Music:Member Since: 9/14/2005Band Website: JoelSkoda.com coming soon Band Members: Joel A. Skoda alone in the studio playing:Acoustic Guitars/Vocals/Harmonica/Piano/Bass and anything else i can get my hands on that will emit a sound that i can stick a microphone in front of...........i am still looking for musicians to perform live with.............................All bookings set up and handled by Joel, so either leave a message here or e-mail him at AcousticAries421@cox.net- thanks****************************************************** Influences: the main musical ones are Bob Dylan, and Elliott Smith but I am deeply inspired also by Radiohead,The Shins,Modest Mouse,Grizzly Bear,most of the Garden State soundtrack,as cliche' as that is....Matt Costa,Led Zeppelin,Beatles,Dave Matthews(and his band),Tim Reynolds,Rusted Root,Smashing Pumpkins,Phish,Bob Marley,White Stripes,Mars Volta,Jimi Hendrix,Phish,Jack Johnson, Cold War Kids, Grizzly Bear, Lou Barlow, David Bowie, Jack Keourac, Hunter S. Thompson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bicyle Fight, Mike Huerta, Josh Murphy, Leila Lopez,Half Hour Shower, Tony McMillen,Mallory Clark,Edgar Allan Poe, Sigmund Freud, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, Jim Morrison, George Orwell, William S. Burroughs, Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Mississippi John Hurt, Woody Guthrie, Maya Angelou, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Tucson sunsets, honest tramps,lying debutaunts,Gizmo,bye-bye guys,Orson Welles, Charlie Kaufman, religious hypocrites, pessimistic optimists, optimistic hypocrites,the legend of Jesus Hong(still doesn't know where people are getting christ),TetraHydroCannabinol,Psychopscylabin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, James Brown,GreyBoy Allstars,animation, the tide,hurricanes, undertow,fires,Ernest Hemingway, Johnny Cash,Robert Johnson sun showers, ice,the hypocrisy, apathy and pointless debates caused by the bible, memories from awakening my consciousness for the last twenty-three years ,and Every great piece of art , well made film and anything that causes the emotions that drive us... The beautiful coast, sandy beaches and cities of California,the good old feeling of being home in Chicago and being lost in the woods of Illinois..... Sounds Like: A guitarist who can't sing but has something to say..... a product of my influencesDeath of the Optimistic Hypocrite LIVE 10-20-07 TV debut Add to My Profile | More VideosSONG TO BOBBY (23 rd st) LIVE : Noche De Sonora TV showENTIRE SET OF SONGS PLAYED ON SPANISH TV SHOW Record Label: 7th Sense Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie / Acoustic / Folk) |
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My Blog |
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recording Orwellian Utopia EP ... |
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| So it is Feb 27th, or i guess the 28th now, i don't consider it a new day until i go to sleep, sometimes a single day has had a smany as three sunrises. I will be recording the eight track... Posted by Joel Skoda on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:56:00 PST |
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2 new records in the works |
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| So after a bunh of moving complications and hassles not worth describing, the other 180/360ths of my first band HILLVIEW, mr. Cowlick, ... Posted by Joel Skoda on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:46:00 PST |
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SHEEPSKIN WOLVES LP |
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| Just wanted to let everybody know that I recorded twenty-seven songs on November 28th , and seventeen of those tracks were chosen to be my solo debut LP Sheepskin Wolves . It is being released on Dec... Posted by Joel Skoda on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:45:00 PST |
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First ever televised performance |
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| ... Posted by Joel Skoda on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:32:00 PST |
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first solo show at EPIC ,and the events that preceeded it |
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| So as i was playing on fourth ave on this fine September 20th evening into the early morn and after finishing a song i heard a one man audience applauding my modest efforts, which felt like a toss up ... Posted by Joel Skoda on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:50:00 PST |
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5 song EP of all new material to help book more solo gigs |
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| So I sat down today and recorded five songs, my mixer has broken, and i had to jimmy rig a setup so i apologize for the shitty sound. but i wanted to do a demo of the newer stuff i have written, to he... Posted by Joel Skoda on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:45:00 PST |
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FOUR new demos posted.....feedback and then give it to me |
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| Two are brand new and the other two were on the latest EP, but swing by and let me know what you think of the new demo versions of these songs that are currently planned to appear on the 'Troubadour's... Posted by Joel Skoda on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:47:00 PST |
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NEW EP FINISHED!!!! |
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| The new EP is finished! at the the last minute decided to do an EP,after a dream i decided i needed to get out everything i had written recently ASAP, so of the originally planned fourteen track... Posted by Joel Skoda on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:23:00 PST |
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AntonymOfApathy.com is up / Goodbye Myspace |
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| so since I will be mainly running everythign through the website i will be using myspace less and less, so keep in touch and thansk for all the support, or criticism as long as both were from the hear... Posted by Joel Skoda on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:25:00 PST |
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AnotnymOfApathy.com the Official site.... |
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| That's right, the long over due web site is now up and running but until this coming friday wil lonly have one song, and you will have to use this address, but after friday it is AntonymO... Posted by Joel Skoda on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:20:00 PST |
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Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, H I L L V I E W, Michael Huerta, The Shins, MATT COSTA, C O W L I C K ™, Grizzly Bear, cold war kids, Tim Reynolds & TR3, The Greyboy Allstars, Leila Lopez, Josh T. Murphy, Frankie Frank, Justin's A Coo Stick, I'll always love her.. is the same true..., C A R L A, ╚»√®€Ð«╝™, krystal, rach, Hunter S. Thompson, Tony McMillen, The Dusty Buskers, TRUE MUSIC TUESDAYS - Marty and Wayne of FJB,7/22, Geoffrey J., Todd Ray, New Art Night, de Vie, Peter Leon, Adamantium, quieRo un amOr ke sepa lO ke soiii ♥, Kathia♥, Sarah, The Real Matt Jones, heather beasley, violette, ND Promotions, Migua, Aiden Varro, johnnie, bicycle fight
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