I have the rare opportunity to know SL Musician Cylndrian Rutabaga in Real Life. Her music is influential on all aspects of my life and lifestyle. So being able to see her play LIVE.. not in second life, but in real life is absolutely overwhelming. Last Night, here in Raleigh NC, she took the stage at a local Open Mic. The energy in the room was peaked, the house band members set an upbeat mood with some great funk and rock covers. When Cylindrian had her chance to go and play, she rolled with the energy in the room. Instead of playing covers, like all the other talented musicians that were there, she played her original songs. Opening with "The Demon Song", she wowed the crowd. Being able to see the reaction of people who have never heard this wonderful singer was not at all shocking to me. Jaws Dropped, literally. "An Open Door" rocked the crowd just as hard as the first song.. Unfortunately she could only play 3 songs, and finished with "Tangled in Strings", which was written in collaboration with Jeff Lipsky aka Filthy Fluno (SL). I have heard her play this song before and it normally has a mellow atmosphere about it, but last night Cylindrian put all the energy of the crowd into the way she played it. It kicked ass.
If you have the opportunity, and the money, she will be playing in Las Vegas on March 1st along with 10 other musicians from Second Life. Check out www.singingarc.com to get details.
Juel Resistance (Suzan Juel)
Takamura Keiko (Amy Te)
Astrin Few (Sam Hokin)
Frogg Marlowe
Jaycatt Nico
Lyndon Heart (aka George Michael USA)
These are just a few of the artists that are going to be sharing the stage with Cylindrian. You can pick up her two CD releases at CDBaby.
Back to where i was going with my thoughts on this.. having someone this inspiring in my life is truely a blessing and i cannot thank her enough for the things she does for me.
