Tour Diary - Air Time |
I appeared on the Toronto University radio station (CIUT-FM) twice in two days. The first was a surprise, Lisa (organizer of the cabaret show) had booked us together for a dance-oriented show on the m...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:55:00 PST |
Tour Diary - PILL |
In the end, it's all about the music. Tonight was a disappointment in some respects, but ultimately was a grand success.I'm a member of a listgroup dedicated to looping (loosely defined as the techniq...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:55:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Keeping it Together |
The best-laid plans...I had ANOTHER cancellation, this one five days before the show. I'm very disappointed, it was to be a noise-oriented event which I was quite excited about. I'm not even sure what...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:54:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Sharing the Stage |
After a run of four absolutely solo shows, it was a treat to have another musician playing with me tonight. Heather Kropf is someone I've often heard about through mutual friends - we went to the same...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:00:00 PST |
Tour Diary - My Lonesome |
Another routine-seeming cafe show, at Milk Boy Coffee (funny name eh?) in Bryn Mawr, PA. It's a very nice shop, and has a stage right in front of the windows, with a PA (even with suspended mains) set...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:57:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Small Rewards |
Cornerstone Coffeehouse in Camp Hill, PA (near Harrisburg) is a nicely appointed shop, with a decently sized seating area and a good space to play in. No PA, but at least they made that clear, and my ...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:24:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Private Public |
I played well again today, at Max Crema's in Fleetwood (Pricetown?), PA. There was nobody there to see it, though, other than my own family and a very nice barista. Maybe five or six others drifted in...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:23:00 PST |
Tour Diary - A Good Cafe Show |
Finally, a coffeeshop gig I was totally pleased with, at the Coffee Company in Lancaster, PA. There were some initial frustrations; the booker told me they had a "full PA", neglecting to mention that ...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:23:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Crisis of Confidence |
Tonight was rough. The name of the place was "Wings to Go", which reminded me just a bit of playing with my old band Maxwell Horse at Tacoland in San Antonio, Texas (the worst gig of my life). As I pu...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:22:00 PST |
Tour Diary - Landscape Paperweight Lives |
Landscape Paperweight was my first real band. We took it very seriously, and put a lot of energy into writing songs and recording (almost exclusively on four track cassette). I've always been proud of...
Posted by Daryl Shawn on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:22:00 PST |
