While I’m sitting home sick…some updates!
I’ve been writing a lot of new material and am very excited to get back in the studio, but “The Fire and the Flood” is still the hot topic for fall and winter. The song “It’s Fine” got picked-up for a compilation being put out by Barnes and Noble, so I am very excited about that! “The Flood” is still a completely non-profit download, with all proceeds going to MusiCares. We have also story-boarded a video for “Then I Woke Up,” so be on the look-out for that on Myspace Friends and Family!
I recorded backing vocals on an album by Matt Urmy that is coming out later this year. We are doing a few dates together in support of that record, but also just because we love playing shows together. Urmy is a precious talent. If you have not heard his music yet, check out “Sweet Lonesome,” his latest full band record.
This week I have simply been resting from the uproar of my sister moving back to L.A., my shows out of town and a bad case of bronchitis and sinus infection! Summer in Nashville=yucky allergens. I hope to be back in action by Wednesday for a great show in Chattanooga! It’s been too long!
Thanks to everyone who sticks by me, supports me, buys my music, talks me through the hard times, etc. You are all a great friend-base!
A thought about Dean Markley and my forgetfulness…
I just realized that I haven’t changed my strings in 2010. I can’t decide if I should be proud or embarrassed. I’ve played tons of shows, rehearsed and written. The guitar has even been under the pressure of air travel. When are these strings gonna give? I guess I’m going to change them this week, despite the fact that they still sound great. I love Dean Markley strings. They rock.
Nashville “The Flood” Music Video For MusicCares
When I wrote the song, “The Flood,” I never dreamed that the imagery would manifest itself in my real life. Unfortunately, just after my album “The Fire and the Flood” was released, a real flood was unleashed on an unsuspecting and unprepared Nashville public. Clean-up efforts are intense and toxic. The losses are huge and will take years to recover from. Thankfully, Nashville is a city of immense heart. Community volunteer programs like Hands On Nashville have been so overwhelmed with supporters that their servers crashed. From the minute disaster struck, we jumped in to help each other. The whole thing has been very moving.
I made a music video slideshow that is currently being featured on MySpace. All proceeds from the sale of the song “The Flood” on iTunes will go directly to MusicCares.
I Stubbed My Toe! (and other news…)
It was 93 degrees yesterday. I know I like it hot, but that was intense. My friends from Chattanooga were up doing an audition for the show Hitmakers, so I thought I would show them around town for the afternoon. We went to the East Nashville art festival and drooled over paintings and popsicles. (I’ve tried to spell popsicles ten different ways and spellcheck keeps saying its wrong.) Popcicles? Popsickels? Popcycles. Whatever. You know what Im talking about–those frozen treats that beat the heat. Anyway, the heat reminded me that I need to update my friendbase of my summer newsings.
First, please check out these L.A. dates and if you are in the blessed city, please come to both!. They will be different.
05/28/10 Hotlel Cafe Hollywood, CA 07:00PM
05/29/10 Molly Malones Hollywood, CA 10:00PM
We will arrive in Vegas on Wednesday night (26th) where we will rendezvous with my Dad, who is just getting in from another epic trip to Thailand, and some other friends and family. We will lose all of our money at poker tables with dollar blinds, and then have a buffet breakfast. Hours later on Thursday, (27th) we will play a show at Feelgood’s (7pm). It’s Vince Neil’s place on the strip. We will leave Vegas Friday and head to L.A. We will see Mary Brooks. We will eat Katsuya for every meal. I can’t wait to see all my Cali-friends.
I want to thank Myspace Records Friends and Family for helping to promote the west coast shows. They’ve got awesome guys in that office. I got to meet them in Austin during SXSW and we had a blast. Hopefully I will see you guys at these shows?? Hmmm? Yes.
I just finished the first day of tracking on the acoustic version of Matt Urmy’s record “Sweet Lonesome.” He asked me to sing a little on it, and it turns out that I am singing a lot on it. We are already in the process of putting a duo show together and booking some dates for August and September.
There are a couple other secret little thingies we have in the works that involve distribution and mechanical royalties, donations to charity and reading materials. More to come…
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Also…I got some new hairs. See below.
Congratulations!
I wrote this song as a wedding gift to my friends Josh and Dana. They sent me emails telling me their feelings for each other and I put it in song. Congrats guys!
Money Love Cold @ A House Party
On the way back from SXSW, we stopped in McKinney Texas, which is right outside of Dallas, for a private concert. I played the record and talked about the songs. It was a really nice time.
I admit it. I’m a foodie.
You can follow me on my journey of discovery as I check-out Nashville restaurants and review them on urbanspoon.com My user name is Tishimon. Come be my friend.
April’s Fool’s News
March was such a crazy month, but now we are back in Nashville for a minute taking a QUICK breather. In a couple days we head out to Atlanta and Athens for some tunes and some funs. If you are in the Atlanta area on Friday, make sure and come down to Smith’s Olde Bar at 8pm. I’m playing with Travis Meeks from Days of the New.
I’m working on editing a little video this week of a cool house concert I did in Dallas, so I will have that up soon.
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Big thanks to EchoXS for facilitating such an amazing trip to SXSW. We met some new friends that we will most definitely work with in the future and we saw some unbelievably talented bands.
