July 20, 2004
Venice has added a third McCabe's acoustic show.  Sunday, August 8, at 7:00pm.  If you haven't gotten tickets yet, get 'em now!  Saturday's late show is already sold out, and Saturday's early show is close to sold out.  This is a rare chance to see Venice in a tiny, intimate setting.  And they'll definitely be debuting a lot of new songs, so you won't want to miss that.

Speaking of which, Kipp says the songwriting is really flowing, and they're very excited about the new music.  His enthusiasm is infectious, and personally, I can't wait to hear it.

Oh, one last piece of news before I catch my train to Comic-Con...  Sunday, October 3, "Jammin' in the Canyon."  Outside, on the baseball field at Canyon Charter Elementary School.  Hosted by actor Don Cheadle.  Many different artists (TBA) performing throughout the afternoon and early evening, culminating in the headlining event, Venice with David Crosby!  It's a benefit for arts in school, so it's a great cause.  Be there!

Okay, I don't actually have ticket information yet.  But mark your calendars, book your plane tickets, etc.


July 5, 2004
Hey look, it's a note from Michael!

Dear friends and fans,

We miss you....big time.

We have been having so much fun working on the new songs for the new album.  At the moment, we are getting the rough sketches down and working out arrangements while at the same time new ideas are jumping out of our little brains.  These next two weeks we'll really be going strong to develop these songs but we leave ourselves open to chase spontaneous inspiration as well.

I can't tell you how much we think of being in front of you guys performing these songs.  Sometimes it puts too much pressure on us and others it's simply thrilling.  We really hope you dig the new stuff and we thank you for being so patient, waiting for this new album......I still call 'em albums because I like that better than CD.

At this point, it looks like I will be producing and engineering most of the record, but there are possibilities for others to be involved.  Time and fate will dictate who those other people are.  We hope to venture into some new territories but be assured it will be VENICE.

Hope this peaks your interests and gets you excited for the next chapter in the Venice experience.  It's even exciting for us, not knowing what 10 to 14 new songs you'll be singing back to us!

Please send us good vibes and get ready to have a blast.

All the best,
Michael, Kipp, Mark and Pat..........VENICE


July 1, 2004
John Vester's new CD, "Things I Wish I Would Have Said," is available now.  Venice's Michael Lennon co-produced the CD with John, and members of Venice sing and perform on almost every track.  Audio clips and ordering information can be found here.  All three John Vester CDs can be purchased using Paypal over on JohnVester.com.