Tour Diary - Alone at the End |
It is with some sadness that I come to the end of the tour, in which I played 33 dates over the last seven weeks. Though I do welcome the thought of being at home for a while without the daily strateg...
Posted by Swanwelder on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:12:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Somerville, the Last |
Tonight, the last gig of my tour, had an amazing setting, a lot of wonderful music, and very few people around to enjoy it.There have been several shows set up by or featuring artists I've met through...
Posted by Swanwelder on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:12:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Boston Reunion |
My former band Ojas was born in Boston, and while there we were a quartet, with a singer and violinist named Jonathan LaMaster. Jonathan has gone on to do a lot of great things in the new music and im...
Posted by Swanwelder on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:11:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Banjo Jims |
This was the last solo guitar show of the tour, and I'd been looking forward to it. When I emailed Banjo Jim's - a very nice little spot in the Village - to advance the show, they told me that since I...
Posted by Swanwelder on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:11:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Unsatisfied |
I've had two acoustic shows already this trip, and was looking forward to this one. It was going to be unusual for sure - Jim and I as Chinapainting are pretty dependent on loops as part of our sound,...
Posted by Swanwelder on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:10:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Out There |
ABC No Rio is a multi-purpose arts facility in Manhattan which has been around for many years. Apparently the building itself is in poor shape, but a retrofit would cost more than what the building is...
Posted by Swanwelder on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:10:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Brooklyn Surprises |
Best thing about Brooklyn - even in the hot Prospect Park neighborhood, one can often find legitimate parking on any block you need. Unbelievable.I experienced an afternoon of slowly ascendant culture...
Posted by Swanwelder on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:20:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Outside Among the Diners |
The Skinny Pancake in Burlington, VT, is a nice creperie/dinner place very close to the waters of Lake Champlain. I arrived early, with my brother, sister-in-law and niece, and had a great meal there ...
Posted by Swanwelder on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:19:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Montreal High Hovel |
I'm in the palatial 8 x 10 confines of the McGill University dorm rooms (a great cheap place to stay in a nice area, if you don't mind claustrophobia and shared bathrooms), on the 10th floor, having c...
Posted by Swanwelder on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:19:00 PST |
Tour Diary - The Bread Cabaret |
Tonight was a true event, an incredibly eclectic evening full of great live work. Lisa Pijuan-Nomura, who I met along with her husband Dave in Oaxaca last December, is an energetic organizer, teacher ...
Posted by Swanwelder on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:18:00 PST |
