Performing Live Music Tonite 10/22, Big Show at iO West This Friday 10/24

Tonight at Shenk-Flo, Stirling Krusing and I perform the songs we wrote last year as For Serious Reals; we're excited to be doing it while Stirling is out here on tour with his band Flaming Fire. For details visit the Shenk-Flo Myspace and check out For Serious Reals:

FOR SERIOUS REALS:


I haven't performed live music I wrote in a while: I'm excited. The last time I performed music, here's what it was like:



Actually, that may not have been the most recent time, but it went something like that.

Then on Friday, Roberto Alomar plays as part of Heather Campbell's 15-year celebration of performing on the iO stages; check out the description of the event on the iOWest website or the Facebook invite:



10 pm Mini Armando featuring Heather Campbell
http://west.ioimprov.com/io/shows/331

11pm Heather Campbell & Scott Beehner Sketch Show
http://west.ioimprov.com/io/shows/321

11:30 pm Roberto Alomar
http://west.ioimprov.com/io/shows/27

All proceeds go to curing the blues!

Thank you for reading,

Yours Truly William Maier

Video from 'The Summoning of Freddie Mercury's Ghost', from Metal Knights 2

The scribe behind Metal Knights, Paul Feldman, alerted me there is video online of the appearance of Mercury's ghost from Serial Killer's fall debut at Sacred Fools Theater two weeks ago. Chris Chauncey was perfectly cast as the Ghost, and as I've written elsewhere the experience of performing again at Sacred Fools was a great time. One of the first shows I did in LA when I arrived in '02 was a similar late night show at the theater, called MAXIMUM GOLDIE, penned by Bob Derosa. I played a drunk who was in fact an assassin from the future. Perfect. One night, Bob brought Jieho Lee to the show, with whom he was collaborating on a feature script. I think Jieho seeing that night's performance was one of the reasons I was cast in The Air I Breathe, the script they were working on at the time, which came out in theaters earlier this year (I may have mentioned it once or twice). The lesson I take from that is: no matter what the venue, no matter what the show, in Los Angeles you have no idea who is watching and taking note.

So without further ado, here is the Return of Freddie Mercury's Ghost (you can see me on the right reacting with metal nerd ecstasy):



I hope you enjoyed that as much as the audience did.

And now I return you to whatever.

;Will Maier

Small Comedy Tour Continues Tonight in Hollywood & Ends Tomorrow in Eagle Rock (9/24/08)

The Small Comedy Tour (renamed 'Funny Tour') continues tonight with "The Gaze" (Will Maier, Brendan McGovern, Kevin Manwarren), as part of Harrison Brown & Jonathan Smith's UCB-LA offshootTuesday Night Thunder. Then tomorrow the tour concludes at Adam Shenkman's Shenk-Flo show in Eagle Rock at the All-Star Lanes (very special appearance be special). Then we will be taking 2 weeks off (kinda).


(click for larger version)

The tour has been great so far; it's taken us to some rather unique venues (an AmVet Lodge Outpost) and some types of shows that haven't happened in a while. We recorded a mid-tour update Sunday night but it hasn't been uploaded yet. My favorite moment of the tour so far has to be the Sacred Fools appearance Saturday night w/ Freddie Mercury's Ghost. Some pics below (thanks to someone):


(Chris Chauncey, Corey Klemow & I in Paul Feldman's Metal Knights Serial Killer at Sacred Fools)

;W

Words on Photo for the Small Comedy Tour of Los Angeles, Sept 19-24, 2008

I'd missed putting words on photo and it is so fun that i decided i had to put some words on a photo. The Small Comedy Tour kicks off tonight at iO West in Hollywood with Roberto Alomar together w/ KickDrumDecade at 11 and then . . . well I'll just let you see the words on photo speak for itself.


To see full word on photo, click here.

Also, new video: What 'The Happening' Would Have Been Like Had I Edited It.

Brought to you by Words on Photo software. All dates on the tour are within the greater Los Angeles area.

~William

Dr. Zoltan & Will Maier Release Song About 9/11

What better way to celebrate seven years of confusion than with a campfire sing-a-long? Dr. Zoltan & Will have released a song called Freefall (Catchy Folk Tune To Celebrate The End of the Republic):



Download / Listen to the song (quicktime)
ADDITION: "Listen" to the song on Youtube

Lyrics are below. To read Dr. Zoltan's thoughts on this day, please check out his original post on the DrZoltan.com blog.

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CREDITS
Will Maier - Vocals
Dr. Zoltan - Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Keyboard, Bass, Drumkit From Hell

Cover art by CarlKingCreative

LYRICS
You’re better off hiding with some weapons in a hole
When a corporate fascist state has taken control
But instead you’re dancing, drinking, and you’re having lots of fun
While the end of the United States has already begun

Chorus
Brother, Look no further, there’s no other proof you need
Buildings can’t collapse at freefall speed

You can expect to see another pseudo-terrorist attack
When the best you’ve got are posing fakes like Tom and Zach
Hiding from the truth behind their blurry poetry
While the crime scene is buried at the bottom of the sea

It’s gonna come to civil war sooner or later
Protesting won’t stop an evil dictator
Don’t try to vote him out, there’s nothing you can say
The tyrant that’s in office isn’t going away

Endure your Freedom, everyone.

~W. Maier

Appearing at UCB LA this Thursday, 6:30 pm

I will be appearing this Thursday August 14th as Adam Shenkman's dad in the UCB show Ed & Bub’s "Faked It Till We Make’d It". Click the link to make reservations...

"Ed and Bubs: Faked It Till We Maked It
Two country musicians from Montrose, California, Ed DeJesus and Bub Goldstein struggle to fit into the urban tundra of LA. After their loved ones die they are forced to make a crucial decision, keep their dead end lives or follow their dreams to the Nashville Stage.

Written by and Starring Adam Shenkman and Ronnie Prouty"


Also, a full-length compilation album from the last couple of years is in the works. Click HERE for a preview.

More soon,

;W.

The Air I Breathe is out on DVD today! + Shows Announced

The film in which I appear with awesome people is now out on DVD and Blu-ray Disc as of today: you can buy it at Best Buy or Amazon.com and also rent it from Netflix, Blockbuster, etc.

Also I am doing a bunch of shows in the next month to promote it and also to just do some shows. Here is a flyer with the info, I post more specific info as the shows get closer:



Tonight's show is at D+D Joke Center at the Big Fish Bar & Grille (there's not actually a grille). Big Fish is located at 5230 San Fernando Rd in Glendale, CA 91203. The show starts at 9pm and is free. At tonight's show, select audience members will receive a CD-R or unreleased songs and othersuch, including the recent collaboration with Millard Mulch / Dr. Zoltan entitled "Buildings Don't Collapse At Freefall Speed (Catchy Folk Song to Celebrate The End of the Republic)". With a title that long, it will surely be the new summer jam!

"I'm lovin' it." - McDonald's
"I'm not lovin' it quite so much." - My bank account

Please support the film and help spread the word.