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charles

suddenly i feel the shining sun... before i knew it, this dream was all gone

About Me


My Interests

Friends, Food, Music, Comic Books, Gaming, Art, Illustration, Movies, Karaoke, Guitars, Drums, Keyboards and Synthesizers, Audio Engineering, Cooking, Baking, Quiz/Trivia games, Technology, Bike Rides, and lots of other random things.

Music:

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Movies:

Recently - The Princess Bride, Howl's Moving Castle

Television:

Frisky Dingo, Heroes, Tell Me You Love Me, Californication, Scrubs, 30 Rock

Books:

Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, X-Factor, Mighty/New Avengers, The Ultimates, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Squadron Supreme, Captain America, Incredible Hulk, She-Hulk, Powers, Walking Dead, and many other comic books.

Heroes:

Peter Parker, Mick Foley, Mike Kinsella, Elliott Smith, my friends and family

My Blog

i’ve moved at least 15 times in the past 9 years

lancaster - drexel (towers)drexel (towers) - lancasterlancaster - philly (summer st.)philly (summer st.) - lancasterlancaster - drexel (calhoun)drexel (calhoun) - drexel (north hall)drexel (north hall...
Posted by charles on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:54:00 PST

Swords and Therapists show on Sept. 20th w/ U.S. Funk Team, Velouria, and more!

U.S. Funk TeamLocal quirky indie rock heroesFurvis (Boston)A little bit country, a little bit indie rockVelouriaUpbeat power-trio, female-fronted rockUp Since FridaySounds like early to mid '90s indie...
Posted by charles on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 11:18:00 PST

new mp3 posted and new show date for august 12

I posted an mp3 of "Never Meant" by American Football on the Swords and Therapists page. Also, here's info on my next show: August, 12 2006 at Plan B ...
Posted by charles on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:11:00 PST

I'm doing another solo acoustic show, Saturday, August 12th

Santa Fe! 3 man band featuring former and current members or Fighter Hayabusa, The Mine Shaft Gap and The French Connection. Swords and Therapists Acoustic balladry that's borrowed and blue (ex-Motor...
Posted by charles on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:54:00 PST

I posted a demo for a song I wrote... please check it out!

Click here for the Swords and Therapists myspace pageIt's a rough demo, and I'm still working on the lyrics and vocal parts, but I'm pretty proud of it. It's the first song I've actually ever written ...
Posted by charles on Thu, 11 May 2006 10:31:00 PST

I'm playing another solo show on May 13th!!!

Poverty BarnJoe Decarolis from Bridge Made of Bats playing an acoustic set.Thee-PuckThee-Puck is comprised of singer Deepak Sampathu and his friends QY100 and RT323 who provide the music and effects. ...
Posted by charles on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:06:00 PST

I'm playing a solo acoustic show on March 24th in Philly

Jon Crocker (on tour from California)Santa Fe (Matt the Greek and Chris Pullo, NJ)Poverty Barn (Joe DeCarolis, NJ)Swords and Therapists (Charles Tran, Philly)Defarmerll (Scott "the" Hammer, Philly)6:0...
Posted by charles on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:18:00 PST