~LATEST HAPPENINGS~

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If you're looking for a faster paced site where you can grab a few downloads and glance at a couple of pictures, you might want to check out the Myspace Site and see what you think.

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May 16th, The Capital City Croquet Club will be holding their annual blow out extravaganza picnic and Croquet event. I've been making it a habit of doing this show for the past 3 years or so. This may be a Croquet Club, but don't let the image fool you. The CCCC knows how to get down. They have a turn out in the hundreds, with various bands playing throughout the afernoon and evening. Results are read over the loudspeaker while everybody relaxes with a cool mint julep in hand. And the food.. My God, man, the Food! It all starts at around noon, let me know if you'd like to attend.

I'll be performing at this year's Amnesty International benefit show in Purcellville, VA on June 20th. It's always an honor to play for this worthy cause. Plus these people also know how to have a good time.

Monthly gigs at the Royal Oak Tavern have been going great. Lots of new songs, as well as some long since retired numbers have been making their way into the set lists. We actually pulled off a string of 'never before played live' songs, along with the aformentioned old material like 'we all knew', 'model' and 'electricity'. We will be back in May and i'll post up just as soon as the dates are scheduled.

If you'd like to take part in the jam, give me a hollar, or send an email and we'll get together on something fun.

The Royal Oak Tavern is at 101 West 14th Street, Front Royal, VA. Call Lindsey at 540-551-9953 for more details.

So what else is going on?

I'm anxious to get back into the Studio very shortly, where we'll be recording the new material for a spring release. To that end, I was able to squeeze in at Ghostown Records a week ago to start laying some basic tracks to 'Dying Nation', with more songs soon to follow.

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~IN THE ARCHIVES~

December 26th Live at The River Street Jazz Cafe

I want to thank George Wesley and his entire entourage of fantastically talented musicians and friends for their gracious hospitality at the River Street Jazz Cafe on December 26th. Everyone really kicked it up a notch and had a blast doing it. Our friend Keith was kind enough to record and post the show on Archives.org in case anyone wants to hear the debut of some of those new tunes. I seem to remember doing a killer hot version of Positively 4th Street to start the 3rd set. Go and check out George Wesley and their gregarious empressario Tom Moran for a whole bunch of other great Music, Art, Food and Fun at the best venue in the Valley: The River Street Jazz Cafe

~*~Be sure to watch for some upcoming shows in the Shenandoah Valley, with special guests coming through town in early spring.~*~

If you want to see a whole bunch of really cool music videos, check out my Youtube Site where you'll find not only some classic Indoe Loop, Joe Herbert and Friends, and The Mad Amalgamation, but tons of other stuff too. Some of my favorites range from early Bee Gees (You gotta watch their performance of 'I can't see nobody') to one of my new favorites - The Weepies. I also have a bunch of rare Dylan, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, plus some strange, weird and wonderful stuff including political rants and mysterious social commentary.

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In early February, I had an appearance on radio station WZRV. Host Brad Haynes was a very interesting and amazing fellow, with a slew of stories about his life travelling, writing, singing and performing all over the world. The show featured 5 songs of mine, and we did like, 3 segments on the air. Very cool experience. Send me an email if you'd like a copy of the show.