Last week at practice we spent some time finding new ways to play some old songs. This is something we like to do - all of our songs have been through some changes as we’ve gone from solo or duo open mike performers to a five-piece rock band to the current power folk trio. And [...]
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who came out to Red Rock tonight for our last show of the year (unless you invite us to your holiday party). Playing with our friend Colin Carthen was totally fun - we’re hoping to do it again - and playing for you guys was a great way [...]
Well, not everything, but check out all this good stuff:
The 26th Annual Holiday Peace Fair at the Campbell United Methodist Church, featuring Annie and the Vets, Lisa Atkinson, and others.
Young folkies Ivory Owl (try this video) at the Abbey, a cool new coffeehouse venue in Santa Cruz.
Acoustic pop duo Emith at Cava, a nice little [...]
These guys are really good. Funky bass, tight sibling harmonies, guitar and banjo, creative covers… very tasty. The MySpace doesn’t do them justice - fortunately they’re recording more this week - but try “I See You” or this Afro-pop-styled live video on YouTube. This one’s pretty good too.
They’ve got a weekly gig, noon Saturdays at [...]
We’re back from the Folk Alliance Region West conference in Mesa, AZ, where two floors of the Marriott were transformed into a miniature Sixth Street, beds shoved aside to make every room its own little unplugged concert venue. (Lots of other important stuff happened, like panels and workshops, but it’s the “guerrilla showcases” that are [...]
Our friend Geoff from orchestra6 just posted videos of our own Dave Allender singing From Galway to Graceland and The Galway Girl, with Geoff on Dobro, at the Red Rock Coffee open mike.
I’ve been collecting live videos of us and our friends over on YouTube. All the ones I know about are here. [...]
1. In Bellingham I had the best coffee of the tour, at The Black Drop. Tom bought records at Aladdin’s Lamp - we had to drag him out. Dave looked for a belt, but left unfulfilled. The show at the Green Frog might have been the first time on the tour that [...]
1. The window’s not… fixed, exactly. There’s a part we couldn’t get. It’s fine as long as Dave doesn’t roll the window down. Which he keeps doing.
2. We didn’t have a show in Portland. The show’s coming up on Saturday. Tuesday night we played an open mike at Albina Green, [...]
Let’s see how long this lasts.
1. We didn’t actually put together the CDs in the truck. We unbundled at a sweltering rest stop and, after berries and peanut butter, formed a loose assembly line at a picnic table.
2. When we got to the Kat Wok, the maitre d’ led us along a narrow corridor [...]
That’s one (1) CD.
All the recording is done. It’s been mixed, it’s been mastered. The art and design are done, except the label has to be revised. I picked out some cardstock options at Kelly Paper, printed some samples at Kinko’s, burned some CDs at home, and put them all together. [...]