Thank You! Save the dates for August...

Thanks to everyone who joined us at The Saloon on July 12th! It was quite the vibe. Wish we had recorded that one. Guess you had to be there. 

Please save the date for our next Second Saturday at The Saloon: 8.9.25 4 - 8 pm, and we'll see you then!

Also, in August, on the 17th, we have a  "Blues Brunch" show at The Sweetwater in Mill Valley. All ages, doors open at noon. Downbeat is at 1 pm, and we will be finished by 2:30 pm  There is no cover, so please come early and order brunch to support this community venue. Hard to believe that it's been over a year since we played a show in Mill Valley!  

In the meantime, if you are on Bandcamp, please join my community over there. It's always the first place we upload new tunes. 

That's all for now. Sending love. 

Ox. 

Mari 

Music

Keeping it simple - 

Hope to see you at The Saloon, Saturday, July 12th. 

Our downbeat is 4 pm and we go to 8 pm. 

Blues, soul, and a few original tunes. 

1232 Grant Avenue, San Francisco. 

Ox, 

Mari 

Saturday in San Francisco!

Hey Everybody! 

"Peace and Love." If it were only that simple. I guess it could be, if enough of us believed it to be possible.

Dropping into your inbox to wish you the best day, and tell you about our upcoming gig at the end of this week. 

The usual.place. 

Band lineup: 

Roy Blumenfeld on drums

Arne Frager on bass 

Dave Powell on guitar

Richard Wood on keys 

Global Citizen Festival contest is still in play, but we did not raise enough funds to get to the next level, so best of luck to all still in the running! 

Ozzy raised 190 million for charity, though! 

Rock on. 

Ox, 

Mari 

Peace and Love at Noon, Wherever You Are

Hey Everybody, 

Remember to say "Peace and Love" at noon today, wherever you are. If you miss the time, just say it anyway. 

Why, you ask? It's Ringo's birthday. Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) from the Beatles. He does this every year and has been doing this ever since the internet was fun, when trolls were just snarky and not threatening wars and revenge. 

 Maybe we can all start asking everyone to say "Peace and Love" on our birthdays, and pretty soon, everyone will say it to everyone! What could that do to change the world? 

How about saying it to yourself every day, when you wake up to greet the day? 

Think about it and try it. Let me know how that works out. 

Sounds like music to my ears. 

Speaking of music, we have a gig this weekend...

At The Saloon, of course. 

4 - 8 pm on Saturday, June 12th. 1232 Grant Avenue, San Francisco. 

Roy Blumenfeld is occupying the drum throne this weekend. Arne is mixing a live album for The Blues Project, and Roy is an original member of that band. The current edition is sort of a swampy, blues rock vibe. Nice people, great players. 

Btw, if you are planning a trip out here, and for some reason, want to hear us live and in person, plan to be out here on or around the second weekend of every month. San Francisco is pretty awesome, regardless of what you see on some "news" programs. 

Speaking of news, here's a media tip for you: If the news you see and hear looks and sounds similar to those tabloids near the register at the grocery or drug store, chances are, it's not true. 

Sending love and best wishes out to all the people in Texas dealing with floods and folks dealing with hurricanes and tornadoes and whatever. I don't care who you voted for, I wish you well. 

I have to go now, as I have many things on the to do list. 

Ox, 

Mari 

p.p.  please call your elected representatives and demand due process for all. 

Gratitude

Thanks to everyone who voted for us. I'll take Top 5 for a first attempt.

Going forward now. 

Next Show is July 12th at The Saloon. 4 to 8 pm. 

We probably won't play this one, so I'm sharing it here: 

https://marimack.bandcamp.com/track/freedom-jam-mix-9

If you want the backstory, I shared a bit of it in the Bandcamp blog - just hit "community" tab and follow. 

May we all achieve independence from unnecessary suffering. 

Ox, 

Mari 

It's Not Looking Good...

I'm not giving up yet, but things are not looking good in the votes category. 

I'm talking about the House vote on the 7,000 plus page Billionaire Bonus Bill and on a much lighter sense or heavier, depending upon how deep you want to get, this Global Citizen Contest, which is a fundraiser for an organization that helps people in extreme poverty all over the world. I have a sinking feeling that if this bill passes, we are going to see a lot more extreme poverty in the USA. And that hurts. 

Anyway, have the best possible day under the circumstances. 

Ox. 

Mari 

Some Things Make Sense, Some Things Don't...

Hey Everybody! 

Sending a note on Wednesday, because I read somewhere that more people will read it. We'll see. 

Music News: 

Foo Fighters released a new tune, with guess who on drums? Dave Grohl! Now, the letting go of Josh Freese makes sense. When that happened, I was confused, thought maybe they were going to bring Oliver Shane Hawkins in, looking for more of a family unit instead of the "hired gun" thing, but of course, this makes perfect sense.  Haven't heard the tune yet. Hope it rocks. We need to rock now more than ever. 

Speaking of music, of you are in the vicinity, stop by Mill Valley Music and tell  Gary "Happy Birthday" today. Or give him a call. We've had too many memorials lately, so it's important to celebrate the birthdays and anniversaries! 

Speaking of calling, please call your House reps and tell them what you think about the billionaire benefit bill. They need to know how you feel and a reminder that they work for the voters. 

And, last but not least to me, while we are on the subject of voting, please visit this link and give us a vote to play the Global Citizen Festival - only the #1 vote getters by Thursday advance to the next round. 

Thanks, and be love. 

Ox, 

Mari 

Monday Morning Musings

Hey Everybody, 

Hope you are hanging to adjust the sails in these strange times.  

We made it to the Top 5 in our group int he Global Citizen Fundraiser/Contest to play Central Park this fall - so thanks if you are voting and/or donating. 

Again, here is the link: 

Https://linktr.ee/mmllk

As I already shared to my Bandcamp Community page (so forgive me if you already know this) your encouragemt has inspired me to get back "into the box" and finish the recording of a song that actually won a songwriting contest a while back! We will release it on Bandcamp first - so, if you are interested, please do head on over to  our bandcamp community page and give a follow over there.

Doing my best to focus so we can release another album, this time with more original tunes. I'm feeling as if I have more to say that can only be expressed though music, but it's hard to concentrate on thriving when one's mind is preoccupied with surviving. Here's to determination and perseverance.

We also have a "Mari Mack and Liivn' Like Kings" group on Facebook, if that is your preferred platform.

Substack 

I'm finding the Substack platform a bit crowded and not so visually user friendly, but am determined to figure it out soon...

Sending love.

Ox, 

Mari