While I spent the summer playing Fargo, Buenos Aires, Spain, and many points in between, I haven't played on my "home turf" of Philadelphia for a while.
But just as soon as the Pope splits town (I wanted to let the pontiff enjoy his moment and not steal his thunder - that's just the kind of guy I am) you will have multiple chances this fall to see me bring the heat on my Ludwig drums and Zildjian cymbals in the 215 - with a variety of artists, in a variety of venues.
The lightning round rundown:
Friday, October 2 I'll be playing with the amazing Madalean Gauze at the Boot & Saddle.
Saturday, October 3 I'm going full-on Phil Collins-at-Live Aid, playing behind my man Cliff Hillis at 4 pm at the Roxtober street fest in the Roxborough section of town, and then making the grueling 3 mile trek to play a house concert in Philly's Mt. Airy neighborhood with Cliff that kicks off at 7.
Sunday, October 18, I make my return to the Tin Angel (where I believe I last played in May of 2001) with Wesley Stace and the English U.K. We'll be playing some choice selections from Wes's John Wesley Harding days at this one. It's a cozy room and I reckon this will be a sellout.
Saturday, November 28 I'm again hooking up with Cliff Hillis on his home turf of Phoenixville, Pa. at the Steel City Coffeehouse. Again, cozy room, sellout likely.
And I'm super excited about Saturday, December 5: the return of the Photon Band! Our first Philly gig in two-and-a-half years. We're gonna turn it up nice & loud at Johnny Brenda's to celebrate the release of the Songs of Rapture and Hatred album we dropped back in June. More on this special night later, but I strongly advise you old heads to book a babysitter and/or notify your parole officers now.
More details on these shows and links to buy tix here.
What else? I’ve played on some great sessions this year with folks like Madalean, Eliza Hardy Jones, Robert Griffin Lowe, and Heart Harbor. Hopefully you’ll hear these recordings before too long. We’ve also been messing around with/demoing some Clap Your Hands Say Yeah songs recently. Some very interesting stuff in the mix. Don’t quite know where it’s leading yet but Alec has some fantastic songs, I can tell you that much.
Ok, everyone be cool and we’ll catch up real soon.