An After Christmas Christmas song! "Time of the Urban Tumbleweeds" by yours truly Julie

Here's a little song I wrote I haven't had the nerve to work on for a few years because I hate Christmas music! But I finally arranged it and here it is. I have to say if I had it my way it would sound like The Ronettes.

Julie the Bruce playing a bayan on Thanksgiving 2011. Thank you Robin for lending this to me. It invades my skull.

Someone I barely know was kind enough to lend me a bayan and since then I've been a little obsessed with them. Here is a site that is one of the more interesting I have found on the subject. If you know anything about accordion, it's like playing the piano key type accordion as a game of Twister for your fingertips. In other words, it's really fun but in the end are you going to be able to get the fingering on that note?

 http://russiapedia.rt.com/galleries/russian-bayan-s-birth/11/

I am SUPER excited to be playing with Jason Webley for a kickass Halloween show in Sacramento! October 30th

JASON WEBLEY'S HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR!
w/ Fierce Creatures, Musical Charis and Julie The Bruce!
7 pm - All Ages - $7 pre sale/$10 door
tickets:http://sacramento.ticketleap.com/webley/

Accordion troubadour Jason Webley is bringing his band and a van full of autumnal fun to Beatnik Studios on October 30th. Known around the planet for his passionate live performances and his infectious dark whimsy, Webley promises that this will be a show to remember.

"I used to do these crazy shows every year in Seattle around Halloween with a big band, ridiculous props, puppets and stories. For me, those shows were the culmination of my year and were held together by some kind of mad poetry. Since 2011 is a special year for me, the idea is to try to take a show like that on the road."

Webley will be joined on stage by long-time collaborators Jherek Bischoff (bass), Alex Guy (viola) and Michael McQuilken (drums) and the night will be opened by Musical Charis and Fierce Creatures. He won't say more about what he has planned for the night, but if past antics are any indicator there may be some glorious mischief. Known for ritually killing his stage persona every year for much of his career, Webley once led an army of fans onto a local commuter ferry dressed as pirates and was arrested for leading another crowd into the fountain at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival.

Costumes are very welcome, but you might also want to also bring something warm. You never know where the night will take you…

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Hot show at Casa De Chaos to celebrate Ken Doose's birthday and the Bat Guano CD release!

I wrote this song one night when I couldn't get drunk enough. Naturally, by the time I sang this song on this auspicious night, I was too drunk for sure! But fortunately, and a great surprise to me was the fact I could still play on 4-6 shots of whiskey AND one Simpler Times. But the 7th shot was one too many to be sure. This song was on about shot #5! It's called "Thinkin' About Drinkin'". I didn't quite sing it right, but who cares? We were all drunk, and that was what was important. Just kidding!

A Coin for the Fortune Teller, by Julie the Bruce

This was filmed at Accordion Apocalypse in San Francisco.

My Newest Song, "Bone Dragon" Filmed at Accordion Apocalypse in San Francisco CA

Cotati Accordion Festival in Cotati CA August 20 and 21 this weekend!

Come join the fun at the Cotati Accordion-Festival this weekend in beautiful Cotati California! Not only a fabulous funtime fest in itself, there are tons of activities all over the park, including the stage at the Accordion Apocalypse Booth at the front of the festival, where myself and others will be performing doing things you can't imagine. Or maybe you can. But don't imagine, be there! It's so much fun I want to share it with you all!