catch you soon, dog
Ramona and I are gearing up to drive across the country in a week and a half. Reality's beginning to set in as more and more boxes pile up in the apartment and we slowly say goodbye to friends we won't see between now and June 15. Leaving is one of the hardest things we've ever done, though we'll be back about a half a dozen times a year. Picking up and putting distance between ourselves and a life we've grown to love is just as hard this time around as it was when we left the Bay five years ago.
On Thursday, June 12 we're throwing a party called Catch You Soon, Dog at Matchless in Brooklyn. It was at Matchless a year ago where I played my first Brooklyn show with Elijah (on drums) and Yair (on bass). Two Matchless shows to bookend this year in Brooklyn. This time around Philipp Gutbrod will be on the drums, Elijah on bass, Bill Bell on keys and mandolin, and Daniel Bieber sitting in on cello.
The Elephant Army is joining me on the bill on Thursday, a great band whose members I have featured a time or two before on this blog. Drew Nix sings, writes and plays acoustic guitar; Elijah Tucker plays mandolin and drums and writes; and Olentangy John normally plays banjo and writes songs but he won't be there for the Matchless show. Mark Wixom will be on the upright bass.
We played a gig all together this past Monday at Rockwood Music Hall to warm up for the show next week. Our sets were at 11 and midnight so we felt free to let loose and try some new ideas. For Drew and Elijah letting loose meant shots of whiskey and renaming the band Cannibal Apocalypse for one night only.
As a preview of our show at Matchless, below are two recordings from our Rockwood show. The first track is one of my new songs, for new we'll call it "Too Long to Remember." Elijah's on drums, Bill's at the piano and Yair's playing cello. Roberto Fuentes is playing the quatro, a Venezuelan instrument that's easy to confuse with a ukulele. I met Roberto up in Tivoli a few years back when he was acting in a film I was helping some friends produce. He's a phenomenal voice teacher and collaborator with a life that brought him stardom in Venezuela and a contagiously whimsical passion for performing.
The second track is Drew, Elijah, Mark and Bill (Cannibal Apocolypse) rocking Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right Mama," better known as Elvis' first hit single. At first it looked like Elijah was going to play the mandolin, but with some convincing from his bandmates on stage and Yair in the audience he grabbed his sticks and jumped behind the drums.
You can also check out a short clip of our performance of New Paltz Waltz, shot by my old friend, Rebecca Letz, on her cell phone.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MY NEW SONG, TOO LONG TO REMEMBER
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO CANNIBAL APOCOLYPSE ROCKING ARTHUR CRUDUP'S CLASSIC
On Thursday, June 12 we're throwing a party called Catch You Soon, Dog at Matchless in Brooklyn. It was at Matchless a year ago where I played my first Brooklyn show with Elijah (on drums) and Yair (on bass). Two Matchless shows to bookend this year in Brooklyn. This time around Philipp Gutbrod will be on the drums, Elijah on bass, Bill Bell on keys and mandolin, and Daniel Bieber sitting in on cello.
The Elephant Army is joining me on the bill on Thursday, a great band whose members I have featured a time or two before on this blog. Drew Nix sings, writes and plays acoustic guitar; Elijah Tucker plays mandolin and drums and writes; and Olentangy John normally plays banjo and writes songs but he won't be there for the Matchless show. Mark Wixom will be on the upright bass.
We played a gig all together this past Monday at Rockwood Music Hall to warm up for the show next week. Our sets were at 11 and midnight so we felt free to let loose and try some new ideas. For Drew and Elijah letting loose meant shots of whiskey and renaming the band Cannibal Apocalypse for one night only.
As a preview of our show at Matchless, below are two recordings from our Rockwood show. The first track is one of my new songs, for new we'll call it "Too Long to Remember." Elijah's on drums, Bill's at the piano and Yair's playing cello. Roberto Fuentes is playing the quatro, a Venezuelan instrument that's easy to confuse with a ukulele. I met Roberto up in Tivoli a few years back when he was acting in a film I was helping some friends produce. He's a phenomenal voice teacher and collaborator with a life that brought him stardom in Venezuela and a contagiously whimsical passion for performing.
The second track is Drew, Elijah, Mark and Bill (Cannibal Apocolypse) rocking Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right Mama," better known as Elvis' first hit single. At first it looked like Elijah was going to play the mandolin, but with some convincing from his bandmates on stage and Yair in the audience he grabbed his sticks and jumped behind the drums.
You can also check out a short clip of our performance of New Paltz Waltz, shot by my old friend, Rebecca Letz, on her cell phone.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MY NEW SONG, TOO LONG TO REMEMBER
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO CANNIBAL APOCOLYPSE ROCKING ARTHUR CRUDUP'S CLASSIC
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