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January 20, 2026

A weather-related update:  Our ML Liebler & the Magic Poetry Band gig at the Stray Cat Lounge was postponed to next Monday, when, hopefully, the weather will be more agreeable. Fingers crossed.

  • Monday, January 26th @ 7pm with ML Liebler & the Magic Poetry Band at the Stray Cat Lounge in Clinton Twp, MI

    • Since the weather is so ridiculously frigid, I‘ve been working through some old Mini DV‘s from the late 1990s - early Aughts. Finding lots of nostalgia and tape of gigs with both MaPoBa and AcoustAkimbo, a group led by the intrepid singer-songwriter Jere Stormer. As I process these and edit into individual songs, I‘ll be posting them on my Youtube channel @Fluidi-B. So far, I‘ve uploaded two MaPoBa gigs from 2001 — a coffee house gig (Aubrey Loves Coffee in St. Clair Shores) with Philadelphia poet Jabiyah Dragonsun on percussion, as well as a September 14, 2001 gig at Detroit‘s Scarab Club, where legendary Griot Galaxy saxophonist and longtime ML Liebler collaborator Faruq Z Bey joined us for the performance. The vibe of the time is palpable. Really cool.

    Stay warm. 

    January 16, 2026

    Playing and recording a ton in an attempt to swing my mood in a more positive direction, focusing on my locus of control. Fleshing out some nice bass lines for our new pieces in the Magic Poetry Band. Since the spring of 2024, we‘ve been slowly writing material and are up to 12 new pieces now — getting ready to head into the studio to start laying tracks for our next album.

    Just started writing a new song with Randy Tessier last night, creating some nice chromatic harmonica melody. We worked out some nice parts and will continue on solidifying that and adding lyrics. Really happy with this.

    Just added this to the calendar:

    • Sunday, March 22nd @ 7pm with Randy Tessier at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI for a special show honoring the music of local legend Dick Siegel.
    Been having some nice conversations with a few band mates from the Aughts and revisiting some of the work I did playing bass with Jere Stormer, a Detroit musician and singer-songwriter. Jere shared a video with me of one of our performances as Acoust‘Akimbo at the Arab American Festival in Dearborn, Michigan. The roughly 30-minute video features Jere Stormer on guitar/vox, Dave Marcaccio on drums, Ron Elman on violin, Margaret King-Ahmed on percussion/vox, and Brigitte Knudson on bass/vox.

     December 31, 2025

    We‘re on the precipice of a new year, and I can‘t wait for all the wonderful things on the horizon. 

    For 2026, Fluidi-B. will continue producing new music in a variety of genres, including techno, trance,
    jazz, country-rock, and funk. It‘s always a fun adventure! 

    Also, lots of fun happening with the Randy Tessier consort, Starfish, with upcoming gigs in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, as well as some appearances in the north country of Michigan‘s upper peninsula in Big Bay and Marquette. Can‘t wait to play more chromatic harmonica with this ensemble of awesome musicians. 

    The coming year, 2026, marks the 25th anniversary of the M.L. Liebler & the Magic Poetry Band's album Paper Ghost Raindance with a special re-release on vinyl. We have also been writing/composing a host of new pieces for our next album and will be heading into the recording studio this year to make some more magic. Come check out one of our Detroit-area performances (under the SHOWS tab on this site) to get an ear on it live -- the first opportunity is January 22 at Aretha's Jazz Cafe in Detroit's Music Hall. In addition, Detroit poet ML Liebler is releasing his memoir, Hound Dog. There will definitely be a lot of music to go along with it -- stay tuned!

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