Just a couple of reminders

I will be at the DMSFS Semi-Annual Constitutional Convention this weekend. It's an all weekend party so get your tents and games and food and everyone in your family and get yourself to central Iowa.

I will be at Hairy Mary's Sept 8th opening for Ocho

And I will be in Minneapolis September 23rd at Tillies Bean

Please come out and support my appalling social disorders

(I'm also looking into getting to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival on the 24th, Gallowglass is playing all weekend)

Charlie Parr

I talk about Charlie every so often. I just wanted to point out this video interview with him. If you like old fashioned stomping roadhouse blues, Charlie is your man. Killer stuff

I give you ...

The Horseshoe Spatulas

Their sound has been described as "Bad Religion meets Oingo Boingo", "a cross between Iron Maiden and the Vandals", and even “a punk rock version of Kansas"!

The latter comment was made by me after I saw them open for ATOY New Years Eve ... They're hysterically funny, especially live.

Yeah ... this is pretty close

( that number thing )

Oh ... yeah

I went to the open mike at Crave last night. I got there late, so I went on VERY late. I played ...

Low Self Esteem - kinda interesting under my current circumstance
How Can I Miss You?
Nice Guys

I was not at my best, but it was ok. I was ignored by most of the remaining audience after my first song.

A message for anyone who wants to perform at an open mike. Have your act together. Have all of your gear ready so you can start performing in a minute or two. Don't take 15 minutes setting up for a 15 minute set. Leave your amps at home, leave all of your effects pedals at home (unless they are integral to a certain song). Just bring your instrument and show us what you can do. Don't waste the time of the audience or the other performers.