Hi, I'm Steve Poltz

Thanks for watching!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Steve

Last night was crazy. Thanks so much to everyone for tuning in over the Internet last night. I had a lot of fun in a weird way. There were 125 people tuned in from around the planet. Seriously crazy this future that we are living in. I’m going to do it again next week. I love this picture from Devon showing Troy watching while little Audrey chills out.
There were heaps of peeps from the UK still awake at 2 am. Rock!!
What a strange world this is. Getting smaller everyday.
S

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Tune in from around the world

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Steve

I’m
Really
Excited
For
Wednesday
Night
At
6
Pm
Pacific
Time
Zone
Because
I’m
Playing
A
Concert
30 min!
With a 20 minute encore!
50 minutes
Heck
Yeah
Freaks
You
Can
Chat
With
Each
Other
And have fun.
From Chris Modl’s
Home Studio
Watch and listen.
Jan 25–Wed –6pm pacific time California
8pm if you’re in Texas
9pm in NYC
10pm Halifax
10:30pm Newfoundland
2am Thursday in London!
1pm Thursday in Melbourne
12:30pm Thursday in Adelaide
10 am Thursday in Perth, Australia
We are bringing the world together!
Super super fun.
Tickets are 2 bucks.
Get them right here!
Can’t wait to receive your requests and not have time to do them all. New songs and old songs.
See ya Wed at 6pm pacific
xoxo
Steve
PS:::: leave your requests here so I can learn them in my noggin.

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I’m playing a web streamed show on Wed at 6pm

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Steve

I’m playing a show that you can watch AND hear on the web! The show is at 6pm Pacific time on Wednesday night. (That would be 1pm Thursday in Melbourne Australia!) Here’s how it works according to the Stageit folks: Go to Stageit and signup to set up an account and then click the BUY button. It will offer you an opportunity to purchase credits (which Stageit calls “Notes” ; 10 Notes = $1.00). Notes allow you to pay for tickets to see shows and to tip performers during the show. Once you have Notes, they can be used for any show!
The show is 30 minutes PLUS a 20 minute encore. Yee haw! 50 minutes! You can instant chat in requests. I’ll see them. The show is going to be from Chris Modl’s recording studio so the sound and camera stream will be great.
The show is only 2 bucks! You can tip me 50 cents or 50 million if you feel like it! Or not. It’s gonna be fun.
Wednesday night. Live! 6pm pacific
xo
Steve

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Have 3 cups of coffee and call me in the morning

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Steve

Let it flow through your veins and then make your decisions. Shit man, it’s Monday and there are things we need to accomplish. There’s a whole highway of super freaks and we need to connect the dots. We all need to somehow meet up. Let’s have a festival. Festival of freaks and throw a ticker tape parade for only us. I have to start preparing because I have a show at The Belly Up Tavern on Feb 19. The Rugburns—yeah man–John Castro is flying out. Bob Schneider is playing a set. I’m playing so and with The Rugburns. Bushwalla will do a few. Gregory Page too! Shiza Minelli it’s gonna be fun.
But first I need more caffeine and then I can make better decisions.
Yah mon. Irie
S

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I ate everything and then collapsed in pleasure

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Steve

Sushi Ota is so good. I must eat there everyday. Please join me. I went there yesterday and then I didn’t want to leave. They had to call the people in the white coats to haul me out. I went koo koo. Now I’m in a padded cell but I was allowed to write one last post before they cut my brain open and fix my head. I live in a tunnel under the Mexican border and I hear voices from other beings behind fifth dimension walls of protocol. There’s a mole in The Senate and I need to report his identity to The CIA. Copious amounts of top secret information are being disseminated by carrier pigeons. It’s only through trips to various sushi bars that I was able to become privy to some pretty crazy stuff. Please send me a cake with a nail-file and some scissors and a luffa and some patchouli oil and a lamp and an ashtray and a Mongolian yurt and some carrots and diapers. If the phone doesn’t ring it’s me calling.
xo
S

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Are we having fun yet?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Steve

The other night I jumped up onstage with The Nards to sing a few songs at The Tiki Bar. The dearly departed John Kuhlken was their drummer before he passed away am the Tiki Bar keeps a huge portrait of him on the stage. How cool is that? So if you ever visit San Diego I recommend stopping in to The Tiki to pay your respects to a great friend of all musicians. Give him a kiss on the cheek. He was a good good man.
S

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Good morning crazy people

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Steve

We gots to jump in the water. Even though it’s cold and we will scream. After all, it’s Sunday morning and it’s purty.

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Flan Man

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Steve

Got to eat some fried oysters with Tim Flannery and we made plans to conquer the world. He is getting set for spring training to start and he’s only got a few weeks left before baseball starts dusting off its winter clothes. He’s a third base coach for The SF Giants and a wonderful musician and a great friend.
I’m having a hard time thinking about heading back out on the road. It’s fun being in San Diego. I saw the movie Pariah last night and it was really good. Look it up and check it out. It’s a beautiful story and film. Great music and great acting. I don’t want to say much about it because I think it’s more fun to just let a movie unfold.
I’m going outside,
S

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North Korea has named me Musician of The Year

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Steve

Pyongyang has named me The Extra Super Duper Supreme Dear Musician Of The Year 2012. Even though the year is only 10 days old I have been granted this amazing honor. There will be a video documentary of me riding a white horse accompanied by tanks accepting this amazing honor. A top government official said, “Comrade Poltz’s music has been inspiring in our policy of Songun and we are thrilled to have his music pumped into every home and apartment in North Korea.”
The Pyongyang Times reported that “People were fainting in the streets when they heard about the amazing award bestowed upon The Extra Special Genius Singun Songun Supreme Fiesta Super Duper Highest Ranking Ever Chosen One Poltz. His album sales have skyrocketed and there was rioting outside of record stores in several capitalist pig countries outside of North Korea that refused to provide a sufficient number of the revered artist’s CDs in their stores.”
According The Pyongyang Weekly Poltz is working on a new “Sexy Zen” styled Cd titled “Pyongying Yang Poontang.” Preorders are already over 1 million copies.
“I am so extremely happy for the outpouring of support” said Poltz. there’s also a holiday themed record in the works as well. “Pyongyang Holiday is a newer Christmas themed record I’ll be working on with Elton John and Lady Gaga. Shhhh– lets keep this one under wraps for now. Get it? Under wraps? Wrapping paper!” said Poltz. According to sources from the studio “Poltz will actually be rapping in Korean. It’s totally awesome.”

So as you can see, I’m thrilled to bring you this news today. My life rocks. Yours will too if you follow my rules. You may only listen to my music all the time.
I rule. Literally.
Steve Songun Poltz

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The Country Dick Buddy Blue show

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Steve

Man. Sometimes you just have those nights and last night was über special. Seeing all those people packed in to the Belly Up for a crazy extended night of music was truly inspiring. I hadn’t seen The Beat Farmers play in years and I was moved. Goosebumps. Crazy spirit inducing goosebumps. The Beat Farmers have this crazy chemistry and I watched many a show over the years but I just didn’t think last night I would be able to conjure up those old spirits but boy was I wrong. First off The Buddy Blue memorial band was amazing. Romy Kaye sang like a crazy angel and Rick Wilkins tore up the guitar. The rest of the band was swinging.
Then I got to play a set and had a blast with The Farmers backing me up. So much freaking fun.
Next The Farmers blew the roof off the joint. I love Jerry Raney. Sully on bass Corbin and Mr Joel Kmak on drums
held it together.
The Candye Kane played her heart out with this amazing guitarist named Laura Chavez. Wow.
Then The Beat Farmers took the stage and I had tears in my eyes. So many memories. I was mesmerized. With Rolle on bass and Joey Harris and Jerry Raney there is this crazy chemistry. They’re like 3 wild coyotes up there conjuring spirits of yore. The never tired Joel Kmak was still on drums! He’s amazing. And the spirits were out in force. The ghosts
of Buddy Blue and Country Dick Montana and Lorna Doone. I cried and laughed and hugged people and sang along with every word I could remember. What a great great night. I’m honored to have been a part of it.
xo
S