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Tad Dreis

I wish I was a lizard in the spring.

About Me

A few years ago, I saw my first tumbleweed. This was in Kansas. I was considering stopping to see The World's Largest Prairie Dog, but then I saw my first tornado and decided to keep driving.My main instruments are acoustic guitar and harmonica. I play at colleges, in people's living rooms, in establishments that serve alcohol, and some which do not.If you would like to know what I'm up to, please sign my mailing list below. My cds are also up here for sale. Three of 'em, so far!And I'm here to keep in touch with folks I meet, both in person and online, so please feel free to send a note and say hello whenever.Cheers!

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/14/2004
Band Website: TadDreis.com
Band Members: Most of the time, just Tad Dreis.
Influences: I am a fan of David Garza, Freedy Johnston, Nate O'Keefe, Charley Patton, Hedgepig, John Fahey, Ron Sexsmith, Leonard Cohen, Rufus Wainwright, Gordondon Wainwright III, Daniel Lee, Jonathan Byrd, Big Star, Don Conoscenti. Also, I admire scenesters and townies.
Sounds Like: A hedgehog on a slide wearing headphones.
Record Label: Hedgepig Presents...
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Lost Colony

Tonight I enjoyed "Lost Colony," a sensitive and historically accurate film which tells the true story of the haunting of my hometown's early English colony by life-sucking Viking tree phantoms. I w...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:24:00 PST

June newsletter

----------------------------------------------------This is a reprint of my monthly newsletter.  If you would like it sent to you automatically, you can subscribe to my email list over at www.Tad...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:36:00 PST

Arbor Ridge Studios

I've been doing some sessions recording at Jeff Crawford's Arbor Ridge Studios, and you can hear an instrumental track for "The Makeup Company" over at his site.  In this picture, I'm getting rea...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:21:00 PST

May 2008 newsletter

Hi folks,My last tour took me way out to the Fargo, North Dakota area, and before that I spent a week driving around New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.  So in the last month, I've seen lightni...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Fri, 09 May 2008 08:31:00 PST

No Wood Chippers In Sight

I just paid my first visit to Moorhead, Minnesota and Fargo, North Dakota this week, playing what amounted to four shows in twenty-four hours at Minnesota State U and the Red Raven Espresso Parlor. I ...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Sat, 03 May 2008 03:02:00 PST

April 2008 newsletter

[Special Myspace note: this is a reprint of my email newsletter.  If you’d like to get  these once a month, send me a note with your email.  Cheers!]Hi folks,Last night I got caug...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:05:00 PST

Rock never went away

It was April Fools Day.  I like sci-fi, but not enough to give up rocking in order to blog about it.  Thanks for everyone’s concern, though.
Posted by Tad Dreis on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:34:00 PST

New Directions

Hello friends, If you’ve been reading my blog, you may have noticed a shift in my interests away from music and towards science fiction, particularly the world of Star Wars. I hope you enjoy m...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:26:00 PST

So Real

I spent a few hours tonight figuring out the Jeff Buckley song "So Real," listening, sifting through bad tabs and bad to ok youtube videos, consulting the man himself in Live In Chicago, and arrived a...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:26:00 PST

Driving In Iowa

I'm just not used to driving in Iowa.  The hills roll so slowly, it's unnerving, like being in a dream where you can't outrun someone chasing you.  It's been all lunchtime shows, and after e...
Posted by Tad Dreis on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:34:00 PST