Friday 01/25 at the Derby

Hooker
Finding a way home (new)
City limits (new)
Restless sea
Force field (as far as everyone it concerned, new)
Bloodburner (newish)
Take no for an answer

I’m writing a couple of days out from our show at the Derby. We played a short set with new material that may make the new album. The place […]

We’re the Main Event this Friday night at The Derby in Los Feliz, CA. I think they still hold swing dancing from the Swingers days of yesteryear.  Notice how the ticket reads 8pm-2am.  This must be the only bar in Los Angeles county that stays open that late.
This will be our first time playing The […]

I’ve been making a little progress fingerpicking for a couple of months.  Last week I must have pinched a nerve and lost some feeling in my right hand. I’m no doctor but it should take a few weeks or months to heal.  I’m trying to play my way through it.
The folks at Myspace have invited […]

KLOS is playing a lot of Steely Dan album cuts today. And for the first time in my life I’m kind of enjoying Steely Dan. You know, I think it started with my idea to write a Van Morrison kind of tune. That led to the smooth shuffle of Toto’s singles and now […]

I’m about to see George Lopez perform downtown at the Nokia Theatre for New Year’s Eve. Anks got me two tickets for Christmas, orchestra seating. My date backed out last night so I’m taking my old Cornell classmate Rob. I’d like to see what New Year’s Eve is like downtown in 2007. […]

So I’ve learned a handful of banjo chords.   I learned a few mandolin chords and survived an adequate rendition of “We wish you a merry Christmas.”  The banjo is much more fun.  I cut my teeth on an Epiphone Masterbuilt MB-500 and tortured those around me learning “Oh Susanna.”  And then right to “Freebird.”
The LA […]

So we played for a crowd of people at the Backstage Cafe last night. A bunch of folks from Myspace came which was fun. 66.6% of the set was never played life before last night. 100% of the set may go on the new album. Here’s what we played:

Main St. (working […]

So tonight is our first show since we’ve started recording our new album with Adam.  I think most of tonight’s set will be songs from the new album.  A lot of new ones and I’m excited to try them all in one fell swoop. The folks at Myspace made a neat flyer for the show.  […]

So the folks from Myspace have kindly invited us to play for them this Thursday night. It’s a free show at the late Ian Copeland’s Backstage Cafe in Beverly Hills. Not only did he book for his brother Stewart and The Police, but I heard he also discovered The Average White Band. Anywho, […]

So my buddy Leland, his fiance and I went to Hotel Cafe
in Hollywood last night.  Stonehoney and Oliver Future were sharing the bill.  Family tree here - my pal Phil Hurley of Stonehoney introduced me to Adam, who is producing our new record.  Adam produced Oliver Future’s new album.  To add to the small world […]