New Show! Little Belgium Deli & Beer Bar, 2/4/2012
So I have booked my first show in the Sacramento Area! On February 4th, 2012 (only a couple weeks away!) I’ll be headed up to Auburn, CA, to play some tunes in support of the Dry Creek Rounders at the Little Belgium Deli and Beer Bar. If you read my announcement for my 2/29/2012 show at Iron Springs, you’ll remember that the Rounders a) are awesome, b) play bluegrass/Americana music, and c) include Ross from my brother’s band Blue Light River.
So now that you’re up to date, come by if you’re in the Sacramento Area that weekend and we’ll play a lot of fun music. There is also delicious beer and food. The things the Little Belgium is known for!
ps: you can RSVP on Facebook here!
Songs of the Week, pt. 2
Well, that was fast. One week after the first post and I’m already behind my plan to post one of these lists on the Friday of each week. Makes one wonder if I can actually keep calling these “Songs of the Week” if I’m not posting every week.
Oh well. My posting schedule doesn’t matter. What does matter is the fabulous music I want to write about! So without further ado, here are the 5 songs I’ve been rocking the most this week. For anyone who didn’t read my first Songs Of The Week post, my self imposed rule is that I will post live YouTube videos with all of these songs. Live is always more interesting.
If you go to Deer Tick’s Facebook Page, you’ll see that their interests include “The Band” and “The Replacements.” That’s basically how I describe them. Sorta country folk but with a whole lot of punk thrown in. This tune is a bit more on the punky/Replacements side, but the verse hook is just massively catchy. This is a band I need to get into more, as I currently just know them as “that band my brother really likes.” However, this tune is a great start.
4. I Love The Rain The Most, by Joe Purdy
This guitar hook definitely lived up to its name. It was so hooked into my head that in the days after I discovered this song I found myself writing variations on it whenever I sat down with a guitar. Also, I rarely listen to songs for the lyrics, but this one hooked me from the first line, “I love the rain the most when it stops.” So simple and so beautiful. Read more…
Songs of the Week
Welcome to a new feature I’m calling “Songs of the Week.” Innovative title, huh? It is fairly self explanatory. I’m going to pick my favorite 5 songs from the past week and write a few sentences about them. For now, the list will be completely subjective, though at some later point I will figure out how to use the Facebook/Spotify feed and figure out what the 5 songs that I actually listened to the most each week were. But for now, I’m going to pick 5 cool songs. Enjoy!
Oh, and new rule that I just made up: each song will feature links to live performances on YouTube. It’s always interesting to listen to alternate live versions.
#5 - Hallelujah, by Ryan Bingham
You may know of a Ryan Bingham who the wrote the theme song from the movie Crazy Heart (“The Weary Kind”), and you may know of a “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen. Well, this is the same Ryan Bingham, but not the same “Hallelujah”. This is a Bingham original. And it’s gorgeous. The verse rolls and builds until you can’t take it anymore, and when the chorus kicks in it is such a beautiful relief. Great, tasteful guitar solo at the end, too. Read more…
Terrapin Crossroads
Buckle up, kids.
By now, if you’re here on this page, you’ve probably already been here. If you haven’t, head over, peruse the site, and then come back.
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Ok! As my parents may have mentioned before, the most basic idea for Terrapin Crossroads was born in July of 2010 when my family went to Levon Helm’s place for my dad, my brother and I to play a Ramble. We played an incredibly fun show, watched Levon’s fantastic band, and then followed Levon into his kitchen. His kitchen! This epic night of music had ended, and he walked 1 room over and into his home.
It was quite the “WHOA!” moment for my parents. “What if we played shows…and then DIDN’T have to sleep in a tour bus?” (First World Problems, amirite guyz?) So they set about trying to recreate the Ramble experience at home in Marin. While they may not be walking from the stage to their kitchen, Terrapin Crossroads will be a place to play tons of music close to home. Read more…
