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| 06.04.09 | Get out your calendars, music fans! Every night from June 22nd to June 27th, I’ll be playing shows with fellow acousticians Tricia Scully and Steph Plant. We’ll be kicking things off in St. Louis with John Krane, playing by the lake at Chicago’s Waterfront Cafe (but not before making our way over to John Davey’s West Lafayette residence), and then wrapping things up with a musical nightcap at Sleepy Creek Vineyards. Check out the complete list of shows here or on MySpace, and be sure to come on out if you want to hear some wonderful music! Also, if you're curious about how recording's going, it's going. |
| 04.26.09 | The academic year is winding down, and things couldn’t be busier. Aside from lesson planning and paper grading, I’ll be performing this Thursday at the Canopy Club as part of a benefit show for Invisible Conflicts and the Center for Women in Transition, covering a couple tunes at Exile on Main’s Bob Dylan Day on Sunday, and serenading attendees of an artist reception at the Springer Cultural Center the following Friday evening, which will showcase the work of Kristi Rae Wilson and Phyllis Rash Hughes. I also hope to start recording another full-length this summer. Woo! |
| 04.01.09 | Bad News Bears: My hard drive crashed (quite literally) and I lost all the data that I did not back up. Among these data were lyrics, demos, and photos, so I’m pretty upset with myself for not being more prudent. I also lost contact info for some of the people on my mailing list. Even though I barely send any updates as it is, I encourage you to either re-send me your info or become a Facebook “fan.” I won’t spam you too much, and I’ll try to refrain from sending you the April Fool’s worm as an attached file named “free song.” Enough with technology, though… There’s an awesome show set for this Friday night at the Red Herring. We’re talking So Long Forgotten, Good Night & Good Morning, and Casados, along with out-of-towners Glowfriends. I open at 8PM sharp. |
| 01.11.09 | To start off the new year right I'll be playing four different times in the C-U vicinity, all in January. On the 19th, I'll be performing live on WEFT Sessions, a performance that you can stream live at weft.org. On the 23rd, I'll be playing at the Red Herring with Sunset Stallion and Tall Tale's Tracey & Tricia. The 24th will find me in lovely Dewey, IL for an acoustic show with Todd Reese, John Davey, and Tricia Scully, among others. And last but not least, the 28th brings me to Canopy Club, where I'll be joining some C-U favorites in playing alongside Chicago's Joe Pug. If anything, don't miss Joe Pug... The moral of this post is that there's hardly an excuse for missing all four shows. |
| 11.16.08 | Schooling calls (ceaselessly), so I'll keep this short. Todd Reese and I will be embarking on a brief tour of the Midwest starting this Wednesday and ending just before ya'll roast your turkeys. It'll be my first extended musical endeavor outside the great state of Illinois, so if you're thinking of coming to any of the shows, please do! |
| 09.12.08 | Slowcoustic.com posted a blog today with some nice things to say about a couple tracks from "Counter Intelligence." Thanks, Slowcoustic! In other news, it's not too late to purchase a pass for this year's Pygmalion Music Festival, which begins this September 17th and runs through the 20th. I'll be playing a free show at noon on Thursday, September 18 with Elsinore's Ryan Groff. It's at Blue's BBQ, so I can guarantee that things will get saucy. |
| 07.16.08 | 'Ello, 'ello. A few upcoming shows worth noting: an acoustic show this Saturday the 19th at The Oasis in Grayslake with Molly Robison and three other local acts, and two shows with Santa: one is in Waukegan on Friday the 25th with Motovune, and the other is in the wonderful Mike 'n Molly's beer garden on Thursday the 31st. Come one, come all! And if you haven't done so already, be sure to check out this year's Pygmalion Music Festival lineup, and then ask yourself why you haven't already purchased a pass. |
| 06.30.08 | The good people at the 217 and WPGU have been kind enough to name me their 'Artist of the Week.' Every day during the 4 o'clock hour WPGU will be spinning a different track off of "Counter Intelligence," and later on in the week they'll be having me in the studio for an interview, so stay tuned for that. Plus, you can read a fun little questionnaire here. |
| 06.16.08 | "Counter Intelligence" has been receiving a bit of press lately. You can read the album reviews here, a page that I'll be updating as more of them trickle in. And don't forget about the Elbo Room tomorrow! I play at 9PM. |
| 05.20.08 | "Counter Intelligence" is now available on iTunes. For those of you who remain steadfast in your preference for the tangible, worry not - it's still available on CD. |
| 05.13.08 | If you missed last week's WEFT Session, you can stream/download all the recordings here. Yes, those are new songs on the setlist! Chicagoans, don't forget to make reservations for this Friday night at Uncommon Ground, where I'll be performing with Jeanne T. Arrigo. I'm hoping to tumble around the Windy City a bit this summer, so if you come out to a show or two, I'll be happy as a moose. |
| 03.30.08 | "Words of the Wise" has been (wisely) used in a promotional video for "Archiculture", an upcoming documentary about the academic experiences of five diverse architecture students. The film looks interesting, so you should definitely watch the trailer and the aforementioned Archicast3. Also, "Coffee on the Rocks" is featured on the latest Indie Launchpad podcast (#93). Listen and leave some love! In other news, The Oasis, also known as the Grayslake Youth Center, is having its long-awaited grand opening on Friday, April 11th. I'll be playing along with TCBD and Butterfly Assassins, who are about to release their full-length debut "Sylvia" (which is fantastic, I might add). The Oasis will be all ages for the opening weekend, so there's no excuse for all you meddling seventy year-olds not to come. |
| 03.11.08 | So I released a new compact disc ("Counter Intelligence") a couple weeks ago, and it's currently available to buy at shows, online via PayPal, at Champaign's Exile On Main St, and at Urbana's Parasol. Be sure to check the shows section, because there are a slew of upcoming events that I'm excited about. Oh, and happy new year! |
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