http://www.bowlofdust.com/

New soap: Transcendental Bliss. With Organic vegetable soap...

Wed, 30 May 2012 22:09:55 -0500

New soap: Transcendental Bliss. With Organic vegetable soap base, olive and jojoba oils, sandalwood, frankincense, myrrh, davana, and cypress essential oils and lavender buds. Final ingredient: love.

Symphony of Science - ‘We Are All Connected’ (ft....

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:30:48 -0500

Symphony of Science - ‘We Are All Connected’ (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye) (by melodysheep)

Thought Streams Vol. 1

Sun, 13 May 2012 14:55:48 -0500

Diligent tilling reveals a fount of akaline potency. Respecting the resentful by using psychic-jujitsu transformations to turn middle fingers into hand shakes. Instead of splashing them in the face, hand them a glass.

Iridescent photo-luminous Super Beings perform Light Work in soot dungeons as acidosis cringes away, they wilt the darkness like prom roses in reverse. A trail of brilliant colored phytochemical growth—sprouts of kale, mustard, alfalfa, and rainbow chard are trailed by the shimmering robes of connected Light Bringers.

Reducing the acidosis in a city with pH of 1 is the near-Sisyphean task of some Solar Sages, aided only by the entropy-defying life force embodied by Love and Light. All who feel the call, fall or follow as your heart sees fit. All Paths lead to the Source, though some go through more fetid swamp creep and petrochemical solvent baths than others.

Love to all, Light to all. Dissolve the many into one with neutral fizzy cancellations, pond ripples and fermentation foams.

Sometimes I work on Psychedelic Slow Jam R&B...

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:16:20 -0500

Sometimes I work on Psychedelic Slow Jam R&B projects.

Collaboration with Chicago soul singer EB.

An oldie but a goodie!Recorded live behind the Boo Box in...

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:59:50 -0500

An oldie but a goodie!

Recorded live behind the Boo Box in Cleveland, Ohio, April 15, 2011.

Upcoming Shows

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:26:40 -0500

Jes wanna give yall an update. We’ve got a lotta shows in the works, hopefully ye can make a few of em!

5/11 Gallery Cabaret, Chicago, IL w/ Ryley Walker, Johnny Young, Sacred Mountain

http://www.facebook.com/events/219280968182823/

5/17 Elbow Room, Chicago, IL w/ Anchors and The Toetags

http://www.facebook.com/events/219768038133670/

6/9 Dawg Haus, Chicago, IL w/ Mountain Babies, The Humminbird, and Leah Shoshanah

http://www.facebook.com/events/223386954441029/?ref=ts

Leah Shoshanah, Posivibe Vocal Yoga Specialist

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:21:00 -0500

Leah Shoshanah is a light-bringing lady I met at the open mic stage at Occupy Chicago Spring Kickoff on April 7th. She lead the group in a vocal exercise focused on the A-note Heart Chakra. It was a powerful and relaxing sonic group meditation.

Leah is a definite free spirit channeling positive vibrations, organic local foods, edible landscapes, hitch hiking enthusiasm, operatic vocals, vocal/sonic yoga, and Rainbow Gatherings.

I had the chance to spend an evening with her last week and cut a quick demo of her new song, Ghosts of Eden. Please give it a listen!

Leah will be playing along with The Humminbird, Mountain Babies, and Bowl of Dust & Co. on June 9th at the Dawg Haus in Bridgeport, Chicago.

http://soundcloud.com/leahshoshanah/ghosts-of-eden

http://www.facebook.com/events/223386954441029/

Shitake mushrooms. Via http://evamariaruhl.wordpress.com

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:35:38 -0500

Shitake mushrooms.

Via http://evamariaruhl.wordpress.com

Taraxacum Officinale

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:37:00 -0500

Taraxacum Officinale

CHI 4/17: MERRYWEATHER + DASTARDLY + BOD&C AT HUNGRY BRAIN

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:08:00 -0500

Chicago people! Come on down to Hungry Brain (2319 West Belmont Avenue) tonight for a Spicey Hoedown! Tonight’s show features the wild and talented psych-country artists Merryweather, Dastardly, and Bowl of Dust & Co.

Some samples:

&lt;a href=”http://bowlofdust.bandcamp.com/track/pay-your-bills” data-mce-href=”http://bowlofdust.bandcamp.com/track/pay-your-bills”&gt;Pay Your Bills by Bowl of Dust &amp;amp; Co.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=”http://dastardly.bandcamp.com/track/fever” data-mce-href=”http://dastardly.bandcamp.com/track/fever”&gt;Fever by Dastardly&lt;/a&gt;

Unfortunately Merryweather’s Bandcamp is malfunctioning so I can’t post a link to it, but trust me they’re amazing!

Doors open at 8pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/369234539755066/

“Suppose your doctor tells you, on your next visit, that...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:20:24 -0500

“Suppose your doctor tells you, on your next visit, that he has just discovered a miracle drug which, when eaten as a part of your daily diet or taken as a beverage, could, depending on the peculiarities of your body chemistry: prevent or cure liver diseases, such as hepatitis or jaundice; act as a tonic and gentle diuretic to purify your blood, cleanse your system, dissolve kidney stones, and otherwise improve gastro-intestinal health; assist in weight reduction; cleanse your skin and eliminate acne; improve your bowel function, working equally well to relieve both constipation and diarrhea; prevent or lower high blood pressure; prevent or cure anemia; lower your serum cholesterol by as much as half; eliminate or drastically reduce acid indigestion and gas buildup by cutting the heaviness of fatty foods; prevent or cure various forms of cancer; prevent or control diabetes mellitus; and, at the same time, have no negative side effects and selectively act on only what ails you. If he gave you a prescription for this miracle medicine, would you use it religiously at first to solve whatever the problem is and then consistently for preventative body maintenance?

“All the above curative functions, and more, have been attributed to one plant known to everyone, Taraxacum officinale, which means the “Official Remedy for Disorders.” We call it the common dandelion. It is so well respected, in fact, that it appears in the U.S. National Formulatory, and in the Pharmacopeias of Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, and the Soviet Union. It is one of the top 6 herbs in the Chinese herbal medicine chest.”

Text via Leaf Lady:

http://www.leaflady.org/health_benefits_of_dandelions.htm

KC 4/14: BOD&C, MARK SOUTHERLAND & ASHLEY MILLER, GAMELAN ORCHESTRA!!!

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:18:00 -0500

Thanks to awesome folks in Kansas City, Bowl of Dust & Co. is making a special appearance at La Esquina on Saturday, 4/14 alongside Mark Southerland & Ashley Miller, and the Gamelan Genta Kasturi Orchestra!

If you’re in the area, come on out! We need all hands on deck to stomp and shout to the epic parti-psyche jams Moon Shine and Don’t Go No Don’t Go!

Show starts at 9pm with a suggested donation of $5. 1000 W. 25th St.

Bird Names

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:03:09 -0500

One of the most original sounding groups to emerge from the Chicago underground, Bird Names remains an enigma of cross-category psychedelic multi-fi mayhem. Quirky, catchy, poppy and dischordant are all adjectives that merely point to a place where a true description of this band might lie, if you were able to sprout a second head and penetratingly gaze into the invisible aether in search of it.

I was lucky enough to catch several performances of the 2-piece Bird Names configuration right before they left town to move down south to Georgia. Little did I know that I caught the tip of a kaleidoscopic iceberg of sound, trickery, and performative magic that runs seven years deep. The shifting texture of multiple line ups, styles, and locations provides a thick patch of flora to explore and enjoy.

Thanks to Ray, the ubiquitous photo documentarian and music historian of the Chicago DIY scene, for dubbing me copy of their latest tape. It still blows my mind upon repeated listening!

Please enjoy the following selections to see/hear what I mean, and then go to their website to find out more.

http://birdnamesmusic.com/

~Kyle

<a href=”http://birdnames.bandcamp.com/track/nobody-loves-me” data-mce-href=”http://birdnames.bandcamp.com/track/nobody-loves-me”>Nobody Loves Me by Bird Names</a>

<a href=”http://birdnames.bandcamp.com/track/a-locked-costume-for-your-dreams” data-mce-href=”http://birdnames.bandcamp.com/track/a-locked-costume-for-your-dreams”>A Locked Costume for Your Dreams by Bird Names</a>

Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - The Atlantic

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:01:49 -0500

Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - The Atlantic:

Study shows that much of medical research can be manipulated based on bias and desire for funding. Science is only as trustworthy as the (human) scientists conducting it.

This is adorable.

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:08:18 -0500

This is adorable.

"These are some of the finest words I have read in a while. Let’s usher in a NEW ERA of LOVE..."

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:23:49 -0500

“These are some of the finest words I have read in a while. Let’s usher in a NEW ERA of LOVE and LIGHT!

A CHALLENGE

I challenge the thinkers of the world to drop their sectarianism, their nationalism, and their partisanships, and in the spirit of brotherhood to work in their particular nation, regarding it as integral part of a great federation of nations, – a federation that now exists on the inner side, but waits for the activity of the world thinkers to bring it to materialization on the outer side.

I charge them to work in the cause of religion, and in the field of that particular religion in which they, by an accident of birth or choice, are interested, regarding each religion as part of the great world religion. They must look upon the activities of their group, society or organization, as demanding their help, just in so far, as the principles on which they are founded, and the techniques which they employ, serve the general good, and develop the realization of Brotherhood.

I ask you to drop your antagonisms and your antipathies, your hatreds and your racial differences, and to attempt to think in terms of the one family, the one life, and the one humanity.

I would remind you that hatred and separateness have brought humanity to the present condition.

I would add to that reminder, however, the fact that there is in the world today a large enough number of liberated men, to produce a change in the attitudes of mankind and in public opinion, if they measure up by an act of the will, to what they know and believe.

I challenge you also to make sacrifices; to give yourself and your time, and your money, and your interest, to carry these ideas to those around you, in your own environment, and to the group in which you find yourself, thus awakening your associates. I call you to a united effort to inculcate anew the ideas of brotherhood and of unity. I ask you to recognize your fellow workers in all the groups and to strengthen their hands. I ask you to seal your lips to words of hatred and of criticism, and to talk in terms of brotherhood and of group relationships. I beg of you to see to it that every day is for you a new day, in which you face new opportunity. Lose sight of your own affairs, your petty sorrows, worries and suspicions, in the urgency of the task to be done, and spread the cult of unity, of love and of harmlessness.

I also ask you to sever connection with all groups which are seeking to destroy and to attack, no matter how sincere their motive. Range yourself on the side of the workers for constructive ends, who are fighting no other groups or organizations, and who have eliminated the world “anti” out of their vocabulary. Stand on the side of those who are silently and steadily building for the new order – an order which is founded on love, which builds under the impulse of brotherhood, and which possesses a realization of brotherhood, which is based on the knowledge that we are, each and all, no matter what our race, the children of the One Father, and who have come to the realization that the old ways of working must go, and the newer methods must be given a chance.

If you cannot yourself teach or preach or write, give of your thought and of your money, so that others can. Give of your hours and minutes of leisure, so as to set others free to serve the Plan; give of your money, so that the work of those associated with the new group of “world servers” may go forward with rapidity. Much time you waste on non-essentials. Many of you give little or nothing of time. The same is the case with money. Give as never before, and so make the physical aspects of the work possible. Some give of their very need, and the power they thereby release is great. Those on the inner side are grateful for the giving by those who can give only at great personal cost. Others give of what they can spare, and only when it needs no sacrifice to give. Let that condition also end, and give to the limit, with justice and understanding, so that the age of love and light may be more rapidly ushered in. I care not where or to whom you give, only that you give, – little if you have but little of time and money, much if you have much. Work and give, love and think and aid those groups who are building and not destroying, loving and not attacking, lifting and not tearing down.

I challenge you above all to a deeper life, and I implore you for the sake of your fellow men to strengthen your contact with your own soul, so that you will have done your share in making revelation possible; so that you will have served your part in bringing in the light, and will therefore be in a position to take advantage of that new light and new information, and so be better able to point the way and clear the path for the bewildered seeker at that time. Those who are not ready for the coming events, will be blinded by the emerging light, and bewildered by the revealing wonder; they will be swept by the living breath of God, and it is to you that we look to fit them for the event. ~A.A.B.

”

- ~A.A.B.

via (kansasmediocrity.wordpress.com/a-challenge)

Worth giving a try! ascensionawareness: Press with thumb for 5...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:17:52 -0500

Worth giving a try!

ascensionawareness:

Press with thumb for 5 seconds & release for 3 seconds in the affected point. Repeat for 2-3 minutes,for 5 to 10 days. You wil get relief. It costs nothing and may be usefull to some one. Please share.

Let’s change this?

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:17:09 -0500

Let’s change this?

Fire sign.

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:21:58 -0500

Fire sign.

Charlie Chaplin was a badass. Thanks for the link, Humminbird.

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:23:13 -0500

Charlie Chaplin was a badass. Thanks for the link, Humminbird.