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Its reached that time again. Time to go underground, record and hault the live shows. I have no idea which Cd will be released first, "Stones" or "Windows." Just depends on what hits me as far as mood. Both just need good vocals. I really cant wait to just lay down song after song. Without worrying about shows, tours etc. Unless something remarkable pops up in Seattle, i probably wont play there again until March. I might play near home (Port Townsend, Port Angeles) a few times during my down time. To just get out, stay sharp. Around Jan i will start to put together my US Tour. Not exact on when were leaving, but we will cover the entire Country. This will be our biggest tour to date. Most likely be on the road for months. Plan to return to the NW sometime late August. early Sept. Settle in, record another album or two. This works well for home base, but gotta get back on the road. I'm selling all cds really cheap to survive the winter. So those of you who want my cds, just let me know. Go to my site, see the prices. All 5 for $30. Few for $5-7 ea. As soon as my next release comes out, everything will be $10 a piece. So the give away is in effect until that day ;-) If anything exciting pops up, i'll be sure to let you know. Until then, i'll be hiding out in the mtns working on albums for you. I hate to stop playing live because its my favorite part of music, but if i dont, new records will never get done. See everyone in 2010! I'm coming ... LTP www.leetylerpost.com

Bences Mondragon
April 16th, 1915 - July 24th, 2009

 

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Though the songs Lee croons are definitely not jazz (& there is NOTHING wrong with that - we all need a change of pace once in a while), they are filled with the kind of raw soul and lyrical power many of us in this country grew up on! I hear snatches of singers like Gregg Allman, Springsteen, even a taste of Dylan at his zenith. His all-original compositions speak to every one of us... our foibles, intrigues, joys & pains, and they do it without coming across (in the least) as "cry in yer' beer" cheapos.

One thing you can rest assured of, you'll be hearing about this gent for a long time to come... his talent for digging down deep into your deepest memories & helping you reflect on them will (believe it or not) free you from the chains you may have enshrouded your psyche with. His guitar-playing shows clear talent (& love of playing), but it's not all gooped up with high-tech wizardry that focuses the listener away from his message... the best example of that for me was "Thunderclap", but the track that turned out to be my favorite was "Hurricane"... nice swirling guitars, solid bass lines and beautiful lyrical descriptions of what happens when the winds of change are blowing... his vocal just SOARS on this one!

I'm mightily impressed & very happy to have made his acquaintance through his REVERBNATION page "Emancipate" gets a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED from my ears!

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1st Show back. Friday, March 13th @ The Columbia City Theater! And for a GREAT cause. A Childrens Cancer Benefit. Heres the flyer for you folks in Seattle. $15 at The Door or $12 in advance here: http://brownpapertickets.com/event/55245 Should be a great night of music - Hope to see yeh there!

All CDS at reduced prices.

Emanciapte - $7 (+$1 for ship)
Life Without Fences - $7 (+$1 for ship)
If Hope Had Reason - $7 (+$1 for ship)
Credence - $5 (+$1 for ship)
House Of Miles - $7 (+$1 for ship)
Strained Umbrella - $5 (+$1 for ship)

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Thank you,
Lee
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*ALL CDS NOW AVAILABLE ON ITUNES!*

To those of you waiting on "Half Painted Windows" to be completed, I have put together a 6 song 'bootleg' CD to tie you over. A few live tunes & old demos. I'm selling it for only $5 bucks!

Here's the song list.

Lords Of Grace (recorded live in NYC)

Wonderless (recorded live in Nashville, TN)

Daylight (recorded in San Diego in 06)

Just Cant Stop (recorded in 2000 - San Diego)

Kindred *acoustic* (recorded in Bozeman, MT in 2006)

Arms Around The Wind (recorded in 2000 in San Diego)

I'll be making many of these little 6 song bootlegs as i go through old tapes etc.

"Half Painted Windows" is heading for the final mixes, and shooting for end of Feb. to be sent for mastering. Almost there ;-)

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Thanks in advance and hope you enjoy the vault demos !!! Lee

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We had a great time in the amazing-beautiful Woodstock. Which is very similar to places Jackie and I grew up around in CA. (Idyllwild, Julian, Cuyamaca) Small artisic town, with the smell of pine trees in the wind. The Colony Cafe is one of the best sounding venues I've played. The room is awesome. The surround sound in that big old hotel is crazy. I'll be back soon. Dates are in the works.

Carol's House Concert in Milford, NJ was fantastic! Greg Love played lead guitar for me, just an amazing player. Captures my vibe, and adds just the right texture the music craves. Felt like I had The Edge of U2 & Eric Clapton rolled into one. But a style all his own. Carol Bernotas put on a first class event with incredible desserts during intermission, that she personally made! She has the coolest house too, right out of a movie ... perfect. Thank you Carol (& Matt) for hosting the concert, getting press in the local paper and treating Jackie and I so good. And Greg for playing. Made my job easy!

And a big special THANKS to everyone who attended. You all know who you are ... you were a great audience and it was my pleasure to perform for you! We're working on doing another House Concert out that way soon, so I'll keep you posted.

Sunday morning at The Farmers Market was also very cool. Greg again played and although it seemed like 1,000 degrees out ... a great time was had by all. First time we've ever been given produce after playing ... ha ha ... that was priceless. Thank you Carol for setting that up too :)

Well, as always, your support is humbling. It really strengthens my faith in the music, what i'm trying to do. The last few months have answered some questions I had. So Thank you ... its folks like you that keep the music alive! (that goes double for my NC people...and Tucson ...well ... all of you)

We're miles from home... but already miss NY ;-) There's just something about that "Magical Mystical City" ... and its surroundings.

See you all in August ok!
Lee

It's rare you'll find that I venture too far away from featuring 'true blues artists' in this column, then again, I keep finding this connection and reawakening among the music of our pop culture that ties back into root music and that's exactly what we have for this month's Upstate Blues Report featuring Lee Tyler Post.

Lee told me he can still recall the day he personally and emotionally felt moved as he was driving to his blue collar job 18 years ago, listening to the radio when he heard Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door". He said to himself 'that's the most brilliant artist, musician and songwriter I've ever heard"…It was an awakening. He knew at that exact moment he had to buy a guitar and forevermore sing, write and play from the heart, as if he had found his purpose in life at the early age of 22, no matter how good or not he was…and yes, the universe smiled upon him and said 'you're good, do it'.

And so he has, traveling from town to town ever since, like a gypsy troubadour daring to pull in strangers, word by word and note by note. And somehow, the bills get paid and life is good, those fantasy existents we all like to dream about but are often scared to pursue. How many of us are living true to 'if I could do or be anything today where money's not an object, I would be or do _____". That's why I must feature Lee this month, as not only a musical genius but an inspiration to everyone reading this article, going through life on a path you think you have to be on versus one that you dream about and wish you could be on.

But there's more to the story, oh yeah, I dug a little deeper…because I am always curious who and what influenced music in all of us, from our very earliest childhood memory. Was it your what your parents listened to or allowed you to listen to, was it your church or choir music, what your older or younger siblings were into, your school friends, musicals at your school plays or your first theater experience, your first vinyl, 8-track, cassette or CD?

So allow me to introduce you to Lee Tyler Post. And make a note: you heard it here first at Industry Mag because this guy is THE next big thing, the real deal as the talent scouts like to say.

Ok, I'm sorry to gush on here, but I must! How did I find Lee Tyler Post? Well, while he's a "SC" artist, he's not from 'here'. In his world, "SC" stands for Southern California, San Diego to be exact. And yes, I found him on the notorious myspace where there are some incredible musicians and Indie labels just waiting to be discovered. But ironically when I hit him up on myspace, I had no idea of his plans to move to Asheville. Divine intervention? Because, guys, really, you gotta trust me on this and check him out either on myspace and at a live show. And now that he's officially relocated to Asheville, he'll be more local-club accessible and will be entering the Greenville music scene, especially if I have anything to do with it……

Let's just say I go to bed every night with Marvin Gaye (ok, ok, ok: 'listening to', not 'with'); and now I am sharing this musical night with Lee (his wife Jackie completely understands!). Lee's music has the ability to intimately connect on a one-on-one personal level in each of his songs…where the listener almost feels guilty, like they're eavesdropping on extremely private moments…whether you want to rock, to just 'feel', to cry, or to allow a stranger to express that which you feel but can't express-- listen to Lee's music. I challenge you to feel, really feel.

Lee Tyler Post's musical landscape ranges from Acoustic Soul, to Roots Rock, to Southern Blues, with a splash of Adult Alternative. His lyrics convey stories of everyday people and especially heart-wrenching ballads that are guaranteed to hit a personal note. He calls it "Rock N Soul." He's got original music and songs that could all be number one hits in about 3 to 4 different genres….Simon Cowell? Where are you? Yet he is completely happy gigging at coffee houses, restaurants, side or main stages…doesn't matter…he's living a life few of us will ever know, touring the country, meeting new people, discovering new places every day. Connecting to people through that universal language of music, doing what he loves most in life.

I even wondered during the interview if he realized just how amazing he is, and how he's crossing over to the masses while he's busy building a reputation as a road warrior with his blue-collar approach, performing 150-200 shows a year and driving 25,000-40,000 miles annually. He has also released 5 studio albums during this period. His tours, which some call a "perpetual tour", take him through cities as far away as Seattle, NYC, Tampa, San Diego, and everywhere in between! He is one artist staying and living 'true'…he'll never sell out to commercialization, labels, digital or money….he doesn't need to. The grass is greener here on this side.

I made the assumption that Lee moved to Asheville because of its vibrant and eclectic music scene but that wasn't the case. Seems it was more due to geographic centralization where he could cover the entire east coast within one full day of driving, versus the days of driving it takes to cover just one west coast state. And to come home from off the road to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Western Carolina and Upstate SC as his personal retreat--makes sense to me.

Plus, his southern rock and soul style probably lends itself more to us folks here in the south and on the east coast who grew up with and can relate to the likes of his influences, which read like an E! Entertainment Channel Top 100 list of all time best: Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Allman Brothers, Aretha, Seger, Hendrix, Tom Waits, Janis, Bruce, Elton, alright already! He's killing me here…and did I mention: Walt Whitman, Ernest Hemmingway and Robert Frost…I'm exhausted…so go to www.myspace.com/leetylerpost for a full list of influences…and you'll hear almost every one of them in his original songs which is what makes his music eerie and comfortingly familiar all at the same time….yet new and addicting.

One reviewer writes: "Lee's marathon live performances (2-3 hr sets) have been described by his fans as an emotional roller-coaster, passionate, powerful and moving, honest & pure, intense and straight from the heart..." His down-to-earth on-stage persona compliments his dynamic voice and electrifying shows.


I got goose-bumps just listening to his myspace on my laptop the first time I clicked him in to my world…and live, oh good lord. That's a WOW; hate that you guys missed his first Greenville performance at Sticky Fingers…but no worries, he's going to be back at all our favorite Greenville music clubs real soon.

So, back to his first memorable musical influence: his older brother Chris. With a pretty popular music loving, self-taught musician guitarist brother 9 years older, who was up on all the great artists and tunes of the time in the 70's and 80's, Lee sat back and let his brother have the spotlight. But his brother went the direction of corporate America and was successful in his own right as a business man, not pursuing music as a career. So that fateful day of reconnecting with Bob Dylan became the impetus for Lee to sincerely embrace music without looking like he was just imitating or mocking an older brother. After all, who can really make a good living as a singer songwriting pub and coffee house gigging musician? Isn't that just something you do as a hobby, a passion?

But little did Lee's brother realize the influence he's had and still has on Lee's life and decision to be dedicated 100% 24/7 to sharing his soul and naturally honed musical abilities with you, his audience.

And get this: he not only personally writes, produces, publishes, books, and 'hand puts' his CDs together, he personally records his albums on a 16-track two inch analog machine with zero digital corrections. Sometimes that raw stuff is what the real stuff is made of. Roots, history, raw.

Of course, none of this article means anything to you our Industry Mag heroes and supporters unless you trust us and take in a show…just go to www.myspace.com/leetylerpost for an up-to-the-minute tour schedule because believe me, he's adding on new gigs daily…and Greenvillians, don't let NYCity start to steal him away from us! Seems the old Hendrix and Dylan hang outs there in SoHo have discovered Lee too! Now that's saying something. Let's keep him in demand here, in Greenville because Greenville is fast becoming one of the hottest live music scenes on the east coast!

For more information and tour schedule, please visit: www.leetylerpost.com and www.myspace.com/leetylerpost
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It seems nowadays the music industry is full of manufactured artists with dollar signs in their eyes, feeding their huge egos. Whatever happened to the home-grown, humble artist who created music just for the love of it? During this day and age, it’s extremely difficult to find someone who measures up to those attributes, especially when considering how cut-throat the industry is. Fortunately not all is lost. One unique soul that freely expresses his love for the art form is singer-songwriter Lee Tyler Post.

With this in mind, Post hasn’t been an overnight success. He’s been strumming on his acoustic guitar while crooning to open ears since the mid-‘90s. Starting out as a San Diego-based artist during that time, he opened for bands such as Missing Persons and Blink 182. These talents would later lead him to appear on the KUSI and KNSD morning shows. All the while, Lee has been spreading what some would call “blue collar music” (or rock ‘n’ soul as he calls it) to everyone within earshot.

This “blue collar music” is what separates Lee from most other artists. His songs are mostly about working-class concerns, which is why Lee considers himself a working-class musician. He has performed in over half the states in America, while driving all the miles to and from the venues without having a record label, a manager or a booking agent. This explains where his “blue collar” attitude comes from.

“I like to connect with others through music, maybe share a moment while I’m onstage,” he says. “In a way, I envy the days of Woody Guthrie, traveling by boxcars, playing for food.”

That, my friends, is what you call down-to-earth. Don’t think that the self-proclaimed “Gypsy Troubadour” stops there. He has also spent his time and talents for charitable causes. He has performed for benefits such as M.A.D.D., the M.S. Society and The Ramona Cancer Resource Center. His most recent visit was The Heartland Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center in San Diego—he is a very busy man.

From the mid-‘90s through today, Lee has released five albums. His latest release, Emancipate, takes you on a journey through his emotions and his thoughts on love. He is one artist that is not afraid to show his humility to others. With an impressive combination of a husky voice and earthy lyrics, it becomes surprisingly easy to relate to what he has to say. Even in the midst of its gloomy mood, Emancipate always offers something enlightening. “Vacant” is an example—a depressing song about lost love. The calm rumbling of the guitars and the husky crooning straps you in for an emotional rollercoaster ride, but proves more memorable than fearful. While “Revisited” (a slow ballad that sounds like it could have been a hit during the ‘50s) may lift your spirits about being in love, things take another twist on “When It’s Over.”

Judging by his music, it’s understandable why some have tagged his live performances (some of which last two to three hours without a pause) “intense and straight from the heart.” The music speaks for itself.

Having recorded this album on a 16 track, two-inch analog machine, with zero digital corrections, Post obviously has grass roots at the heart of everything. His old school vibe and process of making music makes his sound authentic—not deceiving by modern technologies. An artist of such talent and love for music comes one in a million. James Smith - Encore Magazine in Cape Fear NC (Aug 4, 2006)

Biography: Post's musical landscape ranges from Acoustic Soul, to Roots Rock, to Southern Blues, with a splash of Adult Alternative. His lyrics convey stories of everyday people. He calls it "Rock N Soul." Starting out as a San Diego based artist in the mid 90s, Lee opened for the likes of Missing Persons & Blink 182. Followed were live TV appearances on The KUSI & KNSD Morning Shows. In 1999 Lee relocated to Nashville, TN where he honed his craft playing alongside such greats as Tony Lane.

Over the past 7 years, LTP has built a reputation as a road warrior with his blue-collar approach. Performing 150-200 shows a year - and driving 25,000-40,000 miles annually. He has also released 5 studio albums during this period. His tours, which some call a "perpetual tour", take him through cities as far away as Seattle, NYC, Tampa, San Diego, and everywhere inbetween! Lee has also lived/performed in Austin, Nashville, Seattle, San Diego, Las Vegas and Albuquerque, NM.

Lee's marathon live performances (2-3 hr sets) have been described by his fans as "an Emotional Roller-Coaster," "Passionate, Powerful and Moving," "Honest & Pure," and "Intense and Straight from the Heart..." His down-to-earth on-stage persona compliments his dynamic voice and electrifying shows.

Always eager to lend his time and talents to charitable causes, Lee has performed at benefits for M.A.D.D., the M.S. Society, and The Ramona Cancer Resource Center. As well as at benefit fundraisers for camps for seriously ill children like The Victory Junction Gang Camp owned by Kyle Petty, the racecar driver. Along with Bikers Who Care/Toys for Tots to help under privileged children. And most recently for The Heartland Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center in San Diego, CA!

Currently Lee resides in Asheville, NC where he is finishing up his next 2 releases, "Gathering The Stones" & "Soulturated." Lee will then embark on a coast-to-coast Summer & Fall tour to promote both albums!

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Just letting everyone know, I'm no longer on Lost Cat Records! I have decided to go it alone again. All my music on Itunes (other sites), will come down briefly. All my music has been re-submitted and should reappear on Itunes sometime this month - Feb.

Thanks alot,
Lee

Wanted to reflect back on my travels of 2007! One night in particular. At the Green Planet Coffee House in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. A Magical night of music happened. Featuring the talents of Arnie Baird on lead, Spike Ivory on drums, A bass player named Fred, lap guitarist named Rick, and a young man named Sam on acoustic... turned into the coolest night on tour. Not a big crowd, but for those there, they got to see and hear "my music", the way i do, with a band around me. Oh, and on the spot without ever hearing me, or meeting me before.

On a night I thought I was playing a short set solo, turned into a 4 hr jamm session with Arnie & The Boys! And on May 31st ... it happens again at the same place, with the same players. I cant wait!!!

The House Concert was a great success. Thank you Mike & LaVerne for having me play this wonderful event. My pleasure! And for opening your doors too Jackie, my parents & grandfather as well. Great food (spanish/mexican - of course my favorite) and great folks. Can't go wrong ...

Thanks, Lee

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