'Last Chance Gulch Jesters' March 4th set

GHOST TOWN SOUND
live at Jesters
near Last Chance Gulch in Helena, Montana

1- "Days of 49"
2- "Vision Quest USA"
3- "Ohtahku"
4- "ND Waza Bat"
5- "Auditor"
6- "Crow Testament"
7- "American Ghost Town"
8- "The Old Revolution"
9- "Boxcar"

Doug Wendt backed by Marc Wendt & Steven D. Powell

Rainbow Missile Silo Vision

-photo by DC Gregory C.2015-

As this event started Deeling was already preparing to photograph this missile silo by the side of the road, a live relic of the 60's secret "Holding The Public Hostage To Annihilation" dictum detailed in the 2012 book THE MISSILE NEXT DOOR

Saturday April 4th, 2015

We were up earlier watching the Red Moon eclipse. Then on the way home from Bozeman driving up I-15 shortly before sunset, along the Missouri River, towards Ulm, Montana, we witnessed a truly amazing real life personal observation in the region of "Ohtahku", the same general area where another unusual April thunderstorm hit during a Peace Pipe Ceremony when the First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park was blessed and consecrated, as told elsewhere on this website and blog.

True story Blood Red Moon day evening:

While traveling north between Cascade and Ulm, as we came up the rise to the top of the ridge before Ulm, a rainbow rose out of the armed nuclear missile silo just to the right of, and really close to, the freeway. The Rainbow proceeded through the whole valley over a matter of minutes as we traveled along in gentle rainstorm. It bathed all in the path of its glorious prism like a tornado of color. You could see the end of the rainbow all the time as its bottom glow permeated buildings, trees, the sand dunes, the river, everything. It was a visual smudging of violated sacred ground.

We followed it for 5 minutes or so while "Crow Testament" played in the car (off the Ghost Town Sound lp that was already running). As we made the turn through Ulm and up the next hill the mystic rainbow crossed the freeway where another car had stopped to witness the end of the rainbow that then kissed the cliffs as it slowly panned along the last remnant slice of the world's largest buffalo jump and, in a micro-second, disappeared. This area is the site of the Plains Indians largest summer's end gatherings of all tribes, massive in scope, that went on for centuries.


Site of the sight seen:
State Parks MT First Peoples Buffalo Jump
Wikipedia on First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park

Look for more pix in our upcoming "Crow Testament" video

This rarity ranks with the rainbow lightning we witnessed shooting from the tops of thunder clouds into the upper atmosphere for hours driving back from Glacier Park with Grandma Dorothy 20 or so years ago. That event is referenced in the Ghost Town Sound lp song "Summer Is Comin' " in the quick line "Rainbow lightning shoots stratosphere".

Doug Wendt's GHOST TOWN SOUND Midnight Dread Records tracks listing

Ghost Town Sound is only available as a beautiful hard copy CD by mail order at this time. Please send $15 or more in support of this project to Worldbeat, P.O. Box 536, Black Eagle, MT 59414 or PayPal funds to wendtworld@hotmail.com for immediate shipment. Thank-you.

1- Vision Quest USA (Doug Wendt/Daniel Orlick)
2- Ohtahku (Doug Wendt/Daniel Orlick)
3- ND Waza Bat (Keith Secola)
4- Crow Testament (Sherman Alexie/Indigenous Resistance)
5- Boxcar (Neil Young)

6- Auditor (Doug Wendt/Jimmy Foot)
7- Empty Town (Doug Wendt/Daniel Orlick)
8- Fingerprints (Leonard Cohen/Stan Jones)
9- American Ghost Town (Doug Wendt/Steve Marshall)
10- Tiny Montany (Bob Dylan)

Hidden Bonus Track- Summer Is Comin' (Doug Wendt)

Montana Public Radio's "Open Mic" spotlights Ghost Town Sound's upcoming album

Hosted by T.C. Hirsch, this half-hour program was broadcast over the airwaves on KGPR, Great Falls, MT on November 19th, 2014. Includes Doug Wendt being interviewed on GHOST TOWN SOUND’s cd featuring new album tracks “Vision Quest USA” and “ND Waza Bat”.

'Sound of the Falls Fest' July 29th set

GHOST TOWN SOUND
live at Paris Gibson Park Bandshell,
Ohtahku aka Great Falls, Montana

1- "Summer Is Comin'"
2- "Days Of 49"
3- "Boxcar"
4- "ND Waza Bat"
5- "The Old Revolution"
6- "Witchi Tai To"
7- "Sixteen Tons"
8- "Democracy"
9- "Passions To Ignite"
10- "Ohtahku"
11- "American Ghost Town"
12- "Vision Quest USA"
13- "I Saw The Vortex"
14- "Crow Testament"
15- "Auditor"
16- "Empty Town"
17- "Fingerprints"
18- "Tiny Montany"


Doug Wendt backed by Steven D. Powell, & Doug Sternberg

'Covered Wagons' set July 3rd show

GHOST TOWN SOUND
live at the 14th Annual World One Festival,
El Cerrito, California

1- "Summer Is Comin'"
2- "Days Of 49"
2- "ND Waza Bat"
3- "Boxcar"
4- "The Old Revolution"
5- "Witchi Tai To"
6- "Sixteen Tons"
7- "Democracy"
8- "Passions To Ignite"

Doug Wendt backed by Steven D. Powell, Marc Wendt, Jake The Drummer, & Liam The Bassman

World One Radio features Ghost Town Sound

Doug Wendt's pioneering reggae commercial radio program MIDNIGHT DREAD returned with new, nightly midnight over-the-air and internet broadcasts on World One radio in May 2012. The ground-breaking reggae radio program is back with scarce and fresh selections, all based in the classic, progressive, roots rock reggae fashion that first made MIDNIGHT DREAD influential and popular. Doug's 21st century version of his show also includes several episodes of his GHOST TOWN SOUND Radio specials, an outgrowth of his new live band of the same name where the red, black, and white unite in a unique blend of Reggae, Dub Poetry, Native American and Western styles. GHOST TOWN SOUND Radio also airs often at noon in Wendt's BEST OF ALL WORLDS programs on the bay area's only full-time World Music station KECG, public radio in El Cerrito, California.

KECG's current Station Manager/Educator Corey Mason was inspired by Doug's long-running and highly successful Kennel Club World Beat VJ shows in San Francisco to create a full time world music radio station known as World One Radio. Mason's vision for the East Bay radio outlet only recently reached complete fruition. World One also carries Doug's NATIVE SON RISING, music by and for indigenous peoples, now in its 12th season, at 6am every day. KECG has made major improvements in its two towers' signals at 88.1FM in El Cerrito and 97.7FM in San Pablo in order to more fully cover the bay area's inner rim. It's also finally started streaming globally, online through the Listen Live button at worldoneradio.org or directly via Shoutcast.com by searching worldOneradio.

24/7/365, that's World One Radio featuring kultimultural musics with a message for all generations, curated thoughtfully by real deejays, acting locally, rippling globally. Perhaps the world's only true full time radio station to actually feature all the world's music united in word, sound, power, and place. Songs from GHOST TOWN SOUND can be heard through-out all programming.

Doug's every day of the year show times on World One:
Native Son Rising: 6-7am Pacific Time
Best of All Worlds: Noon-1:30pm Pacific Time
Midnight Dread: Midnight-1:30am Pacific Time

vintage press clippings on Midnight Dread, Kennel Club etc.
World One Radio/Festival website with Listen Live button
World One Radio stream on Shoutcast

set list for August 16th appearance

GHOST TOWN SOUND
live at Library Plaza,
Great Falls, Montana

1- "Days of 49"
2- "ND Waza Bat"
3- "Boxcar"
4- "The Old Revolution"
5- "Passions To Ignite"
6- "Ohtahku"
7- "Buffalo Holocaust"
8- "American Ghost Town"
9- "Vision Quest"
10- "I Saw The Vortex"
11- "Crow Testament"
12- "Auditor"
13- "Empty Town"
14- "Fingerprints"
15- "Tiny Montany"

Doug Wendt backed by Steven Powell and Doug Sternberg

Montana Public Radio's "Open Mic" spotlights Ghost Town Sound

Hosted by T.C. Hirsch, this half-hour program was broadcast over the airwaves on KGPR, Great Falls, MT on June 28th, 2011 from a recording session in late May. Includes Doug Wendt being interviewed on GHOST TOWN SOUND’s cd and features new album tracks “Vision Quest USA” and “ND Waza Bat”.

Coyomon Fillmore Mix of "Ohtahku"

This mix of the song was assembled by Coyotemon using the auspices of KGLT & Medicine Man Lab studios based on our version of the song performed at The Fillmore in San Francisco July 4th eve 2010 on a show with Femi Kuti and his massive afrobeat band. Duppy Doug tweaked this new video edit to fit the new audio a little bit better with deeper colors and visual tension using Coyo's original video edit as the foundation. This is our favorite take yet of this signature tune which will be rerecorded at Bongo Boy Studios when work on our first official album commences, hopefully this summer (2011). Dig in!

Ghost Town Sound Public Radio Sonic ID

Thanks to GTS bandmate Coyotemon, human didgeridoo Steve Powell, for ropin' in this fine regularly run radio station identification Sonic ID now airing on KGLT in Bozeman, Montana. They helped spawn our new Coyomon Fillmore Mix of "Ohtahku" featured in a new video edit and on Ghost Town Sound's new gig sampler cd. Phil Charles, formerly of legendary KSAN (Jive 95), San Francisco's pioneering progressive rock FM giant, recently retired as General Manager at KGLT, a highly influential and world-respected hub of inspiring free-form radio for over three decades through today.

Live Round Dance Video Session Issued

Have a vital 2011, The Year of Oneness for Once!

Just released world-wide today, Ghost Town Sound visual selections with audio recorded at the Dorothy Gopher Memorial Round Dance held October 3rd, 2009. Included are “Ohtahku”, Native American MC Gary Fox’s playful comments, and “American Ghost Town":



Also in celebration of this day here's my quick list of some favorite recordings for 2010.

Please rope in a safe and well-charged New Year fellow Ghost Towners!

Ghost Town Sound's Jimmy Foot Releases Ska Santas cd

Santa Ska's coming to town bringing Ska Santas!

"Santa Claus and his elves needed some quick-paced Ska music to help them meet the production demands of the modern world. So Santa called on one of his helpers up in Humboldt County, California, Jimmy Foot. He asked Jimmy to create the most fun Christmas album ever, and that’s how the Ska Santas were born! Working deep into the night, the Ska Santas crafted their work: Ken Lawrence on bass, Mike Kimmel on drums, Tim Randles on keys & Jimmy Foot on guitar. Joining the Ska Santas were Justin Schwartzman, who played every horn, and Jesse Jonathan, Santa’s favorite percussionist. Then Santa loaned the Ska Santas two of his elves, Doug Wendt and Luc LaRochelle, as “Toasters” to add more flavor!" -Bongo Boy

Out in the studio, there arose such a clatter,
The engineers looked up to see what was the matter,
When what to their wondering ears did they hear,
Than the Ska Santas spreading Ska holiday cheer!
The Santas all dressed up in red and in white,
Played Christmas Ska music well into the night
The elves picked up the pace and made zillions of toys
For all of the earth’s little good girls and boys
As he went to his work, I could hear Santa say
"Merry Christmas, Ska Santas, you helped saved the day!"

“Amazing arrangements & execution. I see winner spelled out in red, green & gold Xmas lights. 'Let It Snow,' 'Jingle Bell Ska' and on and on. Pure magic. Really loved the unusual riff that leads into 'White Christmas' and those widely diverse Jimmy Foot guitar licks all over, brilliantly placed like twinklin' tinsel on a cherry. Five Stars for Wise Guys to follow this time I tell ya. I'm very proud to be involved. All killer, no filler. Give thanks!” -Duppy Doug

available here now: cdbaby.com/cd/skasantas

Deeling Artwalk features GHOST TOWN SOUND

Ghost Town Sound provides the music during Amazing Gallery's First
Friday Artwalk reception for artist Deeling Gregory in Ohtahku from
5-8pm Friday September 3rd. New paintings by Deeling will augment
30 others in this major ongoing exhibition at 515 Central Avenue
in the historic downtown district.

set list for July 8th appearance

GHOST TOWN SOUND
live at Ashkenaz with Dead Dreams
Berkeley, California

1- "Sosolakam / Emergence" mash up
2- "Days Of 49"
3- "Passions To Ignite / Hey Ya"
4- "Crow Testament"
5- "Auditor"
6- "Empty Town"
7- "One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong"
8- "Ohtahku"
9- "American Ghost Town"
10- "Yea! Heavy & A Bottle Of Dread"
11- "Vision Quest"
12- "Tiny Montany"
13- "Fingerprints"

backed by Steven Powell, Doug Sternberg, Marc Wendt, Steve Galan, and Jake

set lists for July 3rd, 2010 appearances

GHOST TOWN SOUND
live at World One Festival,
El Cerrito, California

1- "Days Of 49"
2- "Passions To Ignite"
3- "I Saw The Vortex"
4- "Reality Poem"
5- "Whitemon Water"
6- "Crow Testament"
7- "Apache"
8- "Auditor"
9- "Coast To Ghost"
10- "Empty Town"
11- "Fingerprints"
12- "One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong"

backed by Steven Powell, Doug Sternberg, Jimmy Foot, Marc Wendt, Steve Galan & Jake The Drummer


GHOST TOWN SOUND
live at The Fillmore with Femi Kuti
San Francisco, California

1- "Ohtahkoo"
2- "American Ghost Town"

backed by Steven Powell & Doug Sternberg

California Dates Announced

Duppy Doug and his Ghost Town Sound band will be playing several shows in the San Francisco Bay Area around July 4th, 2010. Check out the full schedule on our Blog or our website's Home and Events pages. Our second set of material will debut during this mini-tour. Some of the new titles include "Auditor" (the dreadlocked dog who lived by Butte's toxic Berkeley Pit), "Empty Town", "Crow Testament" (from a poem by Sherman Alexie), "I Saw The Vortex", "Fingerprints" (from a poem by Leonard Cohen), "Whitemon Water", "Coast To Ghost" and many more mind-blowers. Hope to see you there if at all possible. Rope in!

Ghost Town Sound Radio debuts!

I cooked up five well-rounded radio programs for World One recently under the Ghost Town Sound banner. They came out pretty good. Give them a one-for, a two-step and a three-some lonesome and listen up. Pertineer perfecto muy blastido to boot. Five webcasts drawing fast:
http://www.ghosttownsound.com/radio.html

Video for "Otahku" released!

This is the true story of Otahku, a unique & mysterious sound, only known to its place. It's the first song & video from Ghost Town Sound, www.ghosttownsound.com. Music by Daniel Orlick & Ghost Town Band. Lyrics by Doug Wendt. Video edited by Steven Powell. "Otahku was a booming mystical vibration & it went on & on for centuries..."

Here's a lyrical thread for religulous authoritarians: 'If you know what life is worth, You will look for yours on earth'-Bob Marley & Peter Tosh, 'Freedom of choice, Is what you got, Freedom from choice, Is what you want'-Devo, 'It's your world so live in it!'-Johnny Clegg & Savuka in "Cruel Crazy Beautiful World"