Carley Wolf's day today

FIRST LOVE TAKE AWAY WITH THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

2011-07-25T20:31:00.001-07:00

WHY DID YOU CRY TAKE AWAY VIDEO WITH THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

2011-07-25T20:28:00.001-07:00

Check out The Ghost Wolves story in The Austin American Statesman!!

2011-07-25T18:06:00.000-07:00

Former Belleville Outfit drummer finds a new direction with the Ghost Wolves

European tour 2010

2011-05-22T19:14:00.000-07:00

Johnny Falstaff and I in Germany with Elvis.

Cubs!

2011-03-10T21:45:00.000-08:00

Puppies!!

The Ghost Wolves

2011-01-26T19:00:00.000-08:00

We have been out in east Texas working on new material. We sneak back into Austin on Feb 3rd to play at Hole in the Wall!!

2010-08-29T15:46:00.001-07:00

Last Howl show before leaving to Europe for six weeks!

Tonight at 8pm at Momo's.

The Ghost Wolves @ Momo's - 08.04.2010

2010-08-14T10:53:00.000-07:00

Anonymous Messages from Old Bottles

2010-07-05T22:54:00.000-07:00

Here are the messages I collected from The Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe on July 2nd. When asked to put anonymous messages in old bottles to send out to the sea this is what the audience came up with.

"May your day be filled with love and creativity always!"

"Let the horses run free & skies will clear!"

"I wish for world peace"

"Have patience. But do not confuse inactivity with patience."

"Faster horses, older whiskey, younger women, more money"

"Freedom from boredom = Living"

"Buzpctzpb k bpnapcb ujxh yerli oj ouj scjuizc"

"All hearts filled with love - no more war"

"Life is one moment. This is IT"

"Peas come in a can"

"The concept of destiny is a construct designed to allow a person a gentle release from the terror of their existance. Embrace your decisions. That & I heart Boobies!!."

"I am bound to ride upon the tide until I'm free" Friday 02 July 2010 Galveston, TX

"There is music in all if men had ears"

"Time is your friend"

"Looking out @ sea is like looking @ the stars in middle of the desert. Their is never a End. Im on a boat everyday." by:Jay

"I am the universe realized to be, to contemplate my existence and what I have discovered is this oh chaotic world... be at peace my lovely soul, all will be good"

"The water & island bring you back to the person you were always meant to be."

A gift!

2010-06-19T14:42:00.000-07:00

I was surprised with this lovely box hand made by my musician friend Dan from Kentucky. He modeled it after my song Funeral Pyre. What a wonderful gift from a wonderful person! I love it!

2010-05-24T14:31:00.001-07:00

Please vote for my new band Ghost Wolves to win Band of the Month! http://ping.fm/U16NP
Thanks!

2010-05-22T08:55:00.001-07:00

Please take a sec and vote for Ghost Wolves for The Deli Austin's Band of the Month!

The Deli Austin - All about the Austin Indie Rock, Folk and Other Music Scenes! + Online Music Chart

austin.thedelimagazine.com

2010-05-20T08:34:00.001-07:00

Recording with Ghost Wolves today!
Then, the glass clouds are revealed @ 6!
Then, playing with Folk Saints at Momo's @ 8!
GOOD DAY! Yippee.

2010-05-06T07:26:00.001-07:00

Recording today with Ghost Wolves today! Then a gig at the Scoot! Aewwwwwwwoooooo!

2010-04-27T08:37:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow night at The Hole in the Wall: Carley Wolf and The Howls and White Squirrel Music! Free show starts at 11pm!

Wave wall blog

2010-03-27T18:17:00.001-07:00

Check out the progress:

http://wavewall.blogspot.com/

2010-03-26T16:47:00.001-07:00

R & D baby!

2010-03-20T10:32:00.001-07:00

Tonight at Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe 7:30-9:30 Carley Wolf and The Howls!!!

2010-03-16T19:04:00.001-07:00

I love Bok Choy!

2010-03-13T06:49:00.001-08:00

Today is a BIG day!

2010-03-10T21:05:00.001-08:00

Practicing patience patiently.

Planting an Orchard!

2010-03-09T17:47:00.000-08:00

A dream is coming true.

I have been dreaming of planting fruit trees out at Loba Blanca Hacienda for years.

Two weeks ago we put two peach trees in the ground! That day we also planted four blueberry bushes, two blackberry and a raspberry! Yum.

I have been getting some great help from my strong brother who is a professional digger.

This Sunday we planted four apple trees! It was the most beautiful misty day on top of the hill. The ground was moist, but we hit a lot of caliche which made it really hard to dig.

Jonny Appleseed suggested we start by planting the apple trees.

We used pick axes, post hole diggers, pointed shovels, trench shovels, and heavy spikes, and finally got four nice holes. We mixed mom's home made compost with peat moss and got a nice soil with good drainage. We packed it down with the baby trees and added root stimulator. Finally we covered the area with cedar mulch and watered them in. They were given a good home. I just hope they find the strength to root through the caliche.

I'm excited! It will probably take a few years for them to begin to fruit. I will be eagerly waiting, and when they finally do there will be plenty to share with you.

There are still 6 trees to plant, two pear, two plum, and two fig. So let me know if you are interested in digging holes in the hard rocky hill country ground and I will certainly put you to work! In exchange; an all you can eat fruit buffet in three years.

2010-03-05T06:08:00.001-08:00

I'm up!

2010-03-03T13:27:00.001-08:00

Tonight at The Hole in the Wall! Wolf Ghosts haunt your faces off. 10pm with Box of Baby Birds and Justin Wiles!

2010-03-01T17:05:00.001-08:00

Goin to The Whip In to play with Gary Calhoun James' Box of Baby Birds! Come on by 8-9pm, it's freeeee, & they have great food and beer!

2010-02-28T19:35:00.001-08:00

Headed to the Saxon Pub! We play in an hour! Come on out and support live music tonight!

2010-02-25T09:01:00.001-08:00

Tonight we play The Sessions showcase at The Hideout Theatre on Congress with Deadman, Matt the Electrician, and Danny Malone. Show starts at 8pm!

2010-02-23T00:54:00.001-08:00

I drank tea 8pm to stay awake for my gig and now I'm still awake

Enchanted Rock

2010-02-23T00:12:00.000-08:00

2010-02-20T11:53:00.001-08:00

Planting an orchard!

2010-02-19T07:58:00.001-08:00

Tonight Carley Wolf and The Howls hit Galveston!! The Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe at 9pm!

2010-02-18T14:15:00.001-08:00

Galveston tomorrow! Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe at 9pm! Tell your friends!

2010-02-18T09:18:00.001-08:00

Tonight @ The Hole in the Wall! FREE SHOW!! Maryann & The Shaky Hands @10, Carley Wolf & The Howls @11, & Marmalakes @midnight!!

Wolf photos

2010-02-16T14:30:00.000-08:00

2010-02-15T08:01:00.001-08:00

Two shows tonight! The first with Box of Baby Birds at The Whip In at 8pm. The second with The Howls at Momo's at 10:15 after Dustin Welch. Come on out friends.

Winter's the Wolf's First Snow

2010-02-11T09:14:00.001-08:00

Box of Baby Birds

2010-02-04T17:13:00.000-08:00

Have you heard Box of Baby Birds yet?

Gary Calhoun James moved from Chicago to Austin in August.

We have been playing music in each others projects ever since.

Come check us out at the Whip In every Monday in February at 8pm.

http://boxofbabybirds.com/

2010-02-02T15:07:00.001-08:00

Happy Groundhog Day!

2010-01-31T13:33:00.001-08:00

Tonight at MOMO's at 8pm! See you there!

Bizarro Rocks!

2010-01-30T21:40:00.000-08:00

2010-01-29T23:42:00.001-08:00

Look at the wolf moon tonight! It's the biggest brightest moon we will see all year.

Ice was a good boy.

2010-01-25T17:29:00.000-08:00

The alpha male of the Loba Blanca Hacienda wolf pack passed away on January 18th.

His name was Ice and he was a good boy.

He was born 15 years ago in 1995.

He loved the water and sitting in his bath tub.

He was a loyal companion to Wolfman and Wolfman loved him very much.

His mate's name is Pearl.

They had 5 beautiful white cubs in 2003.

Here he is with his daughter Stormy.

She is Winter's mom.

Ice and Pearl are on the top of the truck hanging out with the pack.

From left Star, Snow, Shorty, and Stormy.

Snow is Winter's dad.

Star is his future mate.

Shorty was a Dachshund who thought he was a wolf for a while.

RIP Ice

You will be missed.

2010-01-22T10:46:00.001-08:00

We will not be playing Momo's this Sunday the 24th. We will be there again on Jan 31st at 8pm. Hope to see you then!

2010-01-16T23:30:00.001-08:00

II: To achieve your dreams you first must believe in yourself :II

2010-01-15T08:53:00.001-08:00

Texas Monthly!
http://ping.fm/s0fQn

2010-01-14T11:29:00.001-08:00

Las Vegas here I come!

2010-01-13T18:09:00.001-08:00

Blessings to those in Haiti

Elephant Painting!

2010-01-13T11:43:00.000-08:00

Love animals don't kill and eat them

2010-01-10T09:57:00.001-08:00

We play tonight at Momo's at 8pm. I hope you can make it!

2010-01-06T15:25:00.001-08:00

Tonight at midnight at the Hole in the Wall!

2010-01-05T06:23:00.001-08:00

It was 23 degrees when I awoke this morning!

Deep in the Pines

2010-01-04T21:11:00.000-08:00

Paranoia

with an east Texas drawl

Prejudice

against all but all

White hair

Whiter skin

Racism

Religion

but only God's

Judgement at odds

Holy matrimony

Mental patrimony

from a time before time

with the highest morals

for all the days of the world

Until gone

when ghosts roam

Will they find their promised home?

Will they rest in peace?

Will then their self righteous piety cease?

2010-01-03T21:46:00.001-08:00

Playing Momo's is fun! Thank you for coming out everyone. See you next week.

2010-01-03T15:22:00.001-08:00

Tonight at MOMO's 8-9:15 before Warren Hood! First show since the crazy winter tour Come catch up with us. We have fabulous new merch too!

2010-01-02T13:42:00.001-08:00

Residency starts tomorrow at Momo's! 8:00-9:15pm every Sunday in January opening for Warren Hood! Hope to see you there.

2009-12-31T06:28:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year! Auld Lang Syne (to the good old days)

Wolf chainsaw sculpture

2009-12-30T22:09:00.000-08:00

...to be continued!

Luna finds her home

2009-12-30T20:55:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Luna goes to a wonderful new home!

Congratulations Scott, you two were meant for each other!

Rambles.net review

2009-12-29T17:54:00.000-08:00

Carley Wolf

Set Sail (independent 2009)

by Jerome Clark

One phrase comes to mind when one hears Set Sail -- "amiably eccentric" -- and another when one seeks to describe Carley Wolf's persona -- "hippie chick." I mean them both in the most generous possible way.

Judging from her photos, Wolf cannot have been born when the first generation of hippies roamed the Earth. Still, she must have something of the experience in her genes. A native Texan, she writes that she was "raised in the country with a loving musical family and a pack of wolves." Given her last name -- if that is indeed her birth name -- that can be read other than literally. Still, one of her videos shows her cavorting with ... well, they look rather like wolves, albeit with the friendly domestic character of dogs.

In any event, what matters for our purposes is that Set Sail is well above the usual singer-songwriter fare. Wolf has an impressively inventive musical imagination, in which she integrates multiple genres (jazz, gypsy rhythms, folk, pop) into a distinctively personal style. Her voice -- both literal and metaphorical -- is rich, supple and hard to resist whether it is waxing philosophical, gloomy, erotic or playful. Here and there, the songs turn lyrically and emotionally complex, but they are always accessible, resounding with a range of influences which ordinarily one doesn't expect to emanate from a single disc. I don't recall, for example, hearing anybody else who seems -- on occasion anyway -- like both Rickie Lee Jones and the Incredible String Band.

Multi-instrumentalist Wolf gets able backing from a four-piece band. One member is the ubiquitous fiddler Katy Rose Cox, and there's cello player David "Deemo" Moss. Jonathan Konya and Steve Collins handle mostly percussive instruments. Together, they create a shimmering, atmospheric sound while leaving the singing very much up front. I'm not sure you could call this "folk-rock" exactly. Perhaps the title song comes closest, and "Rocking Chair" is at least vaguely reminiscent of something traditional, maybe the Carter Family in an alternate reality. But whatever else it might be, Set Sail is among the most beautiful and intelligent -- and, in its own highly idiosyncratic fashion, rooted -- acoustic-pop records I've heard in the last year.

Interview in Champaign IL

2009-12-29T17:51:00.000-08:00

Catching up with Carley Wolf and The Howls

By Justine Chan - Buzz Writer

Carley Wolf is both adorable and incredibly talented. Her voice has the plunge of high pure sweetness and her music is a captivating volcano of the crazy, the witty, the catchy, the eclectic, the honest and the ineffable. With the recent release of her album Set Sail, she and her Howls are themselves setting sail from Austin, Texas, for the first time as a fivesome, on a tour across the country to share their music and see the world.

buzz: What is the story behind your band name, Carley Wolf and The Howls? Is that your real name?

Carley Wolf: Yes, it is my real name. I chose “The Howls” because howls are my favorite sound in the whole world, and it just seemed to fit.

buzz: You play a number of instruments, including the banjo and the mandolin. How are you able to incorporate each of their sounds into your music?

CW: When I was recording, I was able to layer the different instruments in the songs and that was neat, but it is so much different when we’re playing live. My bass player, Gary James, can actually play guitar as well. During the show, we switch off so that sometimes I’m playing guitar, and sometime he will and then I can play all my different instruments. It works out nicely that way. I’d actually really like to play piano too. I have a piano at home, just no keyboard to take to shows.

buzz: How would you describe your sound?

CW: My sound is a mixture, I would say, of American roots music to jazz to folk to Appalachian music to gypsy music. I try to blend it all in a unique way so that sometimes it sounds like pop, and other times it has a darker, even classical sound.

buzz: You have played with other bands in the past. How is it different for you now that you’re with The Howls?

CW: It’s a really exciting time for me because I have my first album out and this is going to be our first big tour as a band together. For the first time, I’m in charge, and I love it — it is like my baby. It is such a dream come true to have my own band playing all my own music because I’d always wanted to do it my way. In the other bands, I was playing a lot of old time music but now, our music is a lot closer to me in that I feel I can be so much more invested in the music and the creative process.

buzz: How is the tour going? Do you have anything special in store for the Champaign concert?

CW: Right now, we’re still in the preparation stages — getting merchandise and contacting radio stations, trying to get the word out, basically. The past month we had a bunch of local gigs in Austin and to be touring outside of Texas is awesome. Do we have anything particularly special for the Champaign show? I guess just come and find out! I know we’ll be selling a lot of handmade stuff — I’m a very handmade person. There are screen printed tees, little zines that I’ve made, and other silly stuff like that.

Be sure to catch Carley Wolf and The Howls on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 8:00 p.m. at Mike ‘n’ Molly’s. Carley is joined by special guests Hathaways and Megan Johns.

Review in Des Moines IA

2009-12-29T17:50:00.001-08:00

CD REVIEWS
By Michael Swanger scenescribe@mchsi.com

Carley Wolf
“Set Sail”
Independent release

Texas music is a melting pot of musical forms, as we’re reminded by Austin-based singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Carley Wolf’s new album, “Set Sail,” a stylistic mix of gypsy, folk, Mexican and Americana music. She and her band, The Howls, jangle their way through “Gypsy Soul Blues” and “To Bee” with the spirit of an itinerant group of musicians playing their way through the world for tips. But true to Wolf’s eclectic musical form, she and The Howls are equally at ease downshifting and gracefully gliding through tender ballads like “Cold Dead Fingers” and the chilling “Funeral Pyre.” Wolf’s acoustic sound has been compared to the likes of Tom Waits, Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams, Cat Power and Feist. But her lilting and breathy vocals remind me of Iowa’s own Iris DeMent.

Residency in January at Momo's!

2009-12-29T12:58:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends,

I wanted to wish everyone a happy new year and thank you so very much for your support in 2009! It was a big year for me with the release of my debut full length album and first tour with my new band.

The tour was fun with drastic ups and downs including a blizzard, an ice storm, missing 5 gigs due to the weather, getting my car broken into, and the trailer leaking, to getting invited to Kickstarter.com, getting invited to play on NPR, having some really fun times across the midwest and northeast, connecting with awesome folks and new friends, and selling out a venue in Marshall Texas. Overall, it was rough but worth it! Be on the look out for the tour video I am putting together.

A big thank you to everyone who was so good to us on the tour!

We are excited to kick the new year off right with a residency at Momo's!

Please join us every Sunday in January at 8pm opening for Warren Hood.

The first one is January 3rd. I hope you can make it! We have brand new merch for you to check out too!

Momo's - www.momosclub.com

618 West 6th St

Austin Texas 78701

512-479-8848

Take care and enjoy the rest of 2009.

All the best to you in 2010!!!

Happy New Year!

Carley

2009-12-17T12:54:00.001-08:00

Brooklyn punks shattered my car window. : (

2009-12-17T09:26:00.001-08:00

The Jalopy Theatre was crazy cool! Tonight is our last show in Brooklyn at Northeast Kingdom - Downstairs Dustup! Hope you can make it!

2009-12-15T11:10:00.001-08:00

Playing at Spike Hill tonight on Bedford in Brooklyn!! Come out and see us. Tell your friends! 10-11! Yay!

2009-12-14T08:36:00.001-08:00

Headed to New York today!!

2009-12-11T20:10:00.003-08:00

Check out this review!
http://ping.fm/TyXG4

2009-12-11T20:10:00.001-08:00

We are in Chicago! It's rad.

2009-12-10T19:18:00.001-08:00

We are in Champaign IL!
http://ping.fm/jzyhI

2009-12-06T14:37:00.001-08:00

Making a zine is fun!!

2009-12-03T08:38:00.001-08:00

check it: http://ping.fm/BxooO

2009-12-03T08:07:00.001-08:00

We leave on tour in 4 days!!

The Howls!

2009-11-30T20:35:00.000-08:00

Josh Halpern, Gary James, James Anderson, Carley Wolf, and Jonathan Konya

Winter the Wolf

2009-11-29T10:24:00.000-08:00

Winter chomped the doorknob when he was left alone for a few hours. He is a pack animal and doesn't really care to be alone.

Wolf Family Thanksgiving Music Video

2009-11-27T23:27:00.000-08:00

I am Thankful!

2009-11-27T11:26:00.000-08:00

Wolfman is a year older!

and

Winter is 3!

2009-11-23T08:56:00.001-08:00

A review in the Chronicle!
http://ping.fm/gDbHc

Texas Platters - Girlie Action

2009-11-23T08:54:00.000-08:00

Austin Chronicle - Margaret Moser
Carley Wolf on her new Set Sail might raise hopes for a few yo-ho-ho's, but there's no bottle of rum here. Wolf's self-styled gypsy folk with a pop spin – cultivated right here in Central Texas since birth – is strong and promising. There's nothing with serious radio punch, but her "Run Into the Sun" has been dance-mixed as a bonus track and adds gypsy violin over a pulse beat effectively.

2009-11-22T18:43:00.000-08:00

Enjoying independence at this time in my life.

Wandering eyes.

Butterflies.

Wistful whispers.

Mysterious misters.

Midnight dances.

Unexpected romances.

Innocent stolen smiles.

Moseyed miles.

The open road.

The open mind.

Redefined.

Sept 2007

Review on Collected Sounds!

2009-11-18T14:20:00.000-08:00

Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell

Carley Wolf makes her debut with a confident, eclectic set that’s likely to attract many fans.

Opener Gypsy Soul Blues is raucous and fun, Wolf’s vocals set against a cute backing.

Run into the Sun has a sweet melody and a vocal that rapidly makes itself known.

Funeral Pyre is dark and dramatic in a Marissa Nadler way. It’s hushed rather than shouted, but the tension’s there and the sadness palpable.

Whole Hearted Lover is upbeat and lovely and shows off Wolf’s skills at their best.

Her debut’s a real treat.

Review on Blurt-Online!

2009-11-18T14:16:00.000-08:00

11/18/2009

Carley Wolf

Set Sail

(self-released)

www.carleywolf.com

Americana aficionados may find it faintly ludicrous, if not aggravating, that Norah Jones announces she's ditching MOR pop for roots music and every journalist on the planet wants to lick her piano pedals, but across the land deserving unknowns with far more authenticity and pizzazz than Jones continue to toil as, well, unknowns. I mention this only because (a) Jones is in the news right now; (b) and Austin songstress Carley Wolf has been compared to Jones in past reviews. Not necessarily without cause; at times she shares that same vulnerable, ingénue quality that's guaranteed to melt hearts. And her style touches upon pop, folk, country, jazz and even classical at times - a winning hybrid, just like Jones.

Still, one could do far worse than to take Wolf on her own terms. She terms her music "gypsy folk rock," and the jaunty, strummy opening track is called "Gypsy Soul Blues," so if label we must, those ain't too far off. In fact, "gypsy" may be the operative term here, as Wolf demonstrates her wanderlust across the course of these ten tracks. Abetted by players on loan from the Belleville Outfit, Shotgun Party and The Blue Hit, Wolf shines on such highlights as the gently lilting "Cold Dead Fingers," a countryish ballad reminiscent of some of Alejandro Escovedo's strings-laden compositions; the brushed-percussion, soul-jazz infused title track; and the European-flavored "Whole Hearted Lover," and uptempo blend of swing, blues and café culture. Wolf's a gifted multiinstrumentalist, by the way, playing at various points guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjo, pump organ and keyboards.

Throughout, her expressive voice, terminally sexy but with an understated quality that gets under your skin through a slow process of seduction, remains the focus (credit to collaborators and coproducers Steve Collins and Jonathan Konya for recognizing that aural asset). Like her hero Tom Waits (she'll confirm that statement), it's a memorable voice that takes on its own singular identity, and as she charts her life, her loves and maybe even a few losses, too, you'll want to follow her path.

A musical nomad by any estimation, Wolf - like the cover rendering by artist Jet Whitt - proves to be a tempting mystery worth unraveling. Surprises await.

Standout Tracks: "Whole Hearted Lover," "Run Into the Sun," "Cold Dead Fingers" FRED MILLS

Carley Wolf is currently touring with her band The Howls. Dates at her MySpace page: www.myspace.com/carleywolf.

2009-11-18T13:58:00.001-08:00

Woooohooo! Check out this review: http://ping.fm/TTket

2009-11-16T10:06:00.001-08:00

They just played Rocking Chair from Set Sail on KOOP promoting the show Friday at Momos 8pm!

2009-11-14T20:28:00.001-08:00

Check it out I got a review! http://ping.fm/06QbX

Friday the 13th KILLED

2009-11-14T10:14:00.000-08:00

2009-11-13T12:35:00.001-08:00

Tonight at the Triple Crown Carley Wolf and The Howls, The Black Hit, and Danny Malone.
10pm Dress Gothic!

Veteran's Day

2009-11-12T11:55:00.000-08:00

Another long day at a busy street corner, holding up a sign

He was only nineteen years old when he was sent to the front lines

A hero to be, fighting for his beloved country

One of the hundreds of thousands of homeless vietnam vets

Asking for any help he can get

Is there anything that you can do, to help get him through

to the next long day of standing on the corner, holding up a sign, asking for help?

He's reaching out to you from the outside

Has no one to turn to on the outside

No one to understand out on the outside

Alone

On the outside

He still remembers how hard it was to leave his only true love

To a brave young soldier constriction called fulfilled his duty only to be blackballed

Now he's asking for your help I know you see him there standing on the corner

He's wearing his purple heart, suffering from post traumatic disorder

You look away and drive as fast as you can, you should know you owe it all to that man

who's standing on the corner holding up a sign asking for help

He's reaching out to you from the outside

Has no one to turn to on the outside

No one to understand out on the outside

Alone

On the outside

There is something about a wild lone wolf he can relate to

Out there on its own, making it alone, howling at the moon.

Awooooooooooo

Whole Wheat Radio!

2009-11-09T21:27:00.000-08:00

Check this out!

http://wholewheatradio.org/wiki/index.php/Artists:Carley_Wolf

You can even register and request them to play songs from Set Sail!!

Fleet Foxes

2009-11-05T20:15:00.000-08:00

ROCK!

Check it out!

Pilgrilm

2009-11-02T17:45:00.000-08:00

This is something my Tio Blas shared with me.

Pilgrim

Your footsteps are the path and only that.

Pilgrim, there is no path, you make a path as you walk.

As you walk you make a path

and when you turn to look back you see the path on which you'll never walk again.

Pilgrim

There is no path only starlight on the sea.

Scary Clown!

2009-11-01T16:31:00.000-08:00

Scary clown hangin with Robert Plant's scary clown zombie

Scary clown trains wolf!

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T15:52:00.001-07:00

The Howls at Jo's Oct 15th

2009-10-26T10:16:00.000-07:00

The Howls at Jo's

Gary James on bass

Gary James on guitar

James Anderson on fiddle

Josh Halpern on drums

Awoooooooooooo

Gary goes home with a puppy

Write up on CD release concert!

2009-10-13T21:11:00.000-07:00

Check it out at:
http://wholetthecarneyout.blogspot.com/

Carley Wolf "Sets Sail" at the Cactus Cafe
Written by Meggan Carney

Published Sept 16 2009

A couple of weeks ago I got a text message from a young lady I had the pleasure to meet last year at a Grammy party held in the Gibson Show Room @ Penn Field, S. Austin. The memo simply read, "Hey buddy! Come out tomorrow night for my CD release party at the Cactus Cafe." I thought it was a very cool and casual way of getting the message out to fellow music lovers and artists listed in her phone log. I soon found myself terribly interested in discovering what singer/songwriter Carley Wolf had accomplished in the last year or so from the last time I visited her myspace and checked out a few of her YouTube clips.

Being a songwriter in this town, I myself have come to know and respect the reputation of a songwriter’s mysteriousness: and it usually comes with hiding under a rock from all known humanity for quite sometime. (Wow, you look like you could use some sunlight. Let’s go get some ice cream.) And then, BAM! We seemingly come out of nowhere, (ice cream waffle cone in hand) with a bigger perspective on life, a college-ruled spiral filled with original lyrics which turn into remarkable, original songs, and if we are blessed, a band ready to play the hell out of them!

So be as it may, I knew of Carley Wolf, a young woman from Texas State University (go Bobcats! rarr) with a memorable appearance and style, but I sure didn’t know Carley Wolf, let alone her musical endeavors. So when I received the cute little text-vite, I had little or no idea what I was in for.

I RSVP’d a prompt “See you there,” to the t-vite. I arrived solo the following night at the tiny venue which was tucked away in the labyrinth of UT. The university is, after all, a small city itself. As I approached the door, there was a sign sitting on a table that said ‘Carley Wolf CD Release Party, $5’(Money makes the world go ‘round.) As I was pulling out my wallet I took notice to the precisely placed records titled "Set Sail", up for grabs that Ms Wolf had promised her enduring fans.

When I walked into the atmosphere, there was only standing-room left, the band had just finished setting up and the musicians were ready to commence. From left to right, a fine percussionist who was sitting in with Wolf’s band that evening, Josh Halpern, (who happens to be the rhythm machine in my group as well), then a kit player toward the back who dually sings and writes as well, Jessie Torissi. Next were musicians whom I have yet to meet: A fiddle player, cellist, and stand up bassist added impressive ingredients into the mix.

There was an excitable drone coming from the audience.. showing signs that they were gearin' up for some entertainment. After a short and relaxed introduction, Wolf gave the signal and suddenly, deep and unusual melodies were filling the room. The opening song instantly brought me to a time and place where gypsies danced around moonlit bonfires on European seasides. The band was well-rehearsed. Everyone on stage had a mischievous smile across their face that matched the rich, up-beat piece of music they were creating. Wolf’s voice is charming and pure, and somewhat childlike, telling tales of love, emotion, and acceptance from a twenty-something’s point of view. She even swapped strings with her stand up bass player and did an entire song slapping away. That was an impressive spectacle, and the audience was delighted.

My overall thoughts were that if Wolf’s artistic and imaginative expressions continue down this path, who knows where her vessel may 'set sail' in the future? Wherever she goes, Carley Wolf will be floating atop a sea of success.

Rock on, Carley.

Official Website: http://www.carleywolf.com/

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/carleywolf

Over and Out.

Messages from bottles..

2009-10-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

What would you write if you were lost at sea with only one piece of paper, a pen, and a bottle?

These are some anonymous responses I gathered on Sept 15th

Thank you to everyone who wrote down their deepest darkest secrets and desires,

now I really know you, but which is you?

France!!

2009-10-09T20:33:00.001-07:00

Venus Zine Feature!

2009-09-29T11:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.venuszine.com/articles/music/features/6431/Carley_Wolf_A_musical_jewel_in_wolfs_clothing

Carley Wolf: A musical jewel in wolf’s clothing

By Marisa Iacobucci
Published: September 29th, 2009 | 12:00am

When singer-songwriter Carley Wolf says she is “in tune with nature,” that’s putting things rather mildly. Raised in the country outside of Austin among a large family — including a music and animal–loving dad and pet wolves — it’s more natural to describe her as being madly in tune with nature and music. Possessed with a wild passion and a wandering gypsy soul, she’s about to break loose with her debut album, Set Sail.

Music is in Wolf’s blood. She started taking piano lessons at the age of seven, but she was already jamming with her dad long before then. Wolf plays piano, guitar, mandolin, upright bass, banjo, and anything else she can think of — figuring the more she learns on one instrument, the more she’ll learn about others. “I can’t help it!” she bursts, as one might before confessing to an addiction. “I can’t rest if I don’t play instruments.”

Wolf began writing music at the age of 12, around the same time she started her first all-girl band, the Clabber Girls. She went on to play in band after band and, by the time she graduated from high school, released her first EP thanks to a cousin who gave her studio time as a graduation gift.

While studying audio engineering at Texas State, Wolf completed a documentary thesis about her family’s musical history called Music Through the Bloodline. On her journey through Mexico, she discovered that her great-grandmother began playing harp at age three, composed her own songs, and eventually opened a dance school in her town.

It was while she was in college that Wolf also began writing the songs for Set Sail. She recorded the songs last year at the Troubadour in Lockhart, Texas with Steve Collins and John Konja, and the result is an impressive body of work for a “newcomer.” Using genres such as folk, rock, and bluegrass, Wolf sings with the chops of an old gypsy soul.

“My favourite song on the album is ‘Set Sail,’” she says. “It’s about the journey through life and about trusting that the universe will take care of you, no matter what happens. I wrote it when I was graduating from college and going through a lot of changes.”

Wolf counts some of her musical influence as Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, and Ella Fitzgerald — whom Wolf was first introduced to while researching jazz artists before putting out her first record of old blues songs. She also finds inspiration by attending live music performances near Austin, jamming in different groups, and supporting some of her local friends — such as up-and-coming jazz chanteuse, Kat Edmonson.

When asked how her music speaks to the spirit of these times, Wolf explains, “I’m not a political writer. I play music and hope to share my joy of playing music with others. I invite people to take a journey into a song, and if it helps people feel good and escape from the everyday worries and things going on in the world, then I know my music has gotten through to them.”

CD release offerings

2009-09-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

A bouquet of purple gladiolas, another bouquet of strange and interesting brightly colored blooms, hand picked fragrant white flowers, a purple beaded necklace, a bottle of pinot grigio, and vegan banana nut bread (not pictured)!! Thank you loved ones! You make me feel so loved.

Happy Birthday...

2009-09-26T19:55:00.000-07:00

....to me!

At Millennium in San Francisco! MMMMmmm

Beautiful Bee Hive!!

2009-09-26T19:52:00.000-07:00

OH HONEY!

Carley Wolf's day today

FIRST LOVE TAKE AWAY WITH THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

WHY DID YOU CRY TAKE AWAY VIDEO WITH THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

Check out The Ghost Wolves story in The Austin American Statesman!!

European tour 2010

Cubs!

The Ghost Wolves

The Ghost Wolves @ Momo's - 08.04.2010

Anonymous Messages from Old Bottles

A gift!

Wave wall blog

Planting an Orchard!

Enchanted Rock

Wolf photos

Winter's the Wolf's First Snow

Box of Baby Birds

Bizarro Rocks!

Ice was a good boy.

Elephant Painting!

Deep in the Pines

Wolf chainsaw sculpture

Luna finds her home

Rambles.net review

Interview in Champaign IL

Review in Des Moines IA

CD REVIEWSBy Michael Swanger scenescribe@mchsi.com

Residency in January at Momo's!

The Howls!

Winter the Wolf

Wolf Family Thanksgiving Music Video

I am Thankful!

Texas Platters - Girlie Action

Review on Collected Sounds!

Review on Blurt-Online!

Carley Wolf

Friday the 13th KILLED

Veteran's Day

Whole Wheat Radio!

Fleet Foxes

Pilgrilm

Scary Clown!

Happy Halloween!

The Howls at Jo's Oct 15th

Write up on CD release concert!

Messages from bottles..

France!!

Venus Zine Feature!

Carley Wolf: A musical jewel in wolf’s clothing

CD release offerings

Happy Birthday...

Beautiful Bee Hive!!

CD REVIEWS
By Michael Swanger scenescribe@mchsi.com