I had a great 3 1/2 month run helping out my friend Patrice Pike while she looked for a new bass player. (congrats Glenn!) I’m really going to miss playing with her, but it’s time to move one with the rest of the year and that all about “Some Mad Hope.” It hits the stores on August 14th and will be on Vanguard Records. The Fall tour is right around the corner and most of the dates are confirmed.

09-27-07
Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Road Cleveland, OH
Doors: 6:30 PM Show: 8:30 PM Tickets: $13.00 – All Ages
With Cary Brothers & Kate Voegele.

11-03-07
Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069
Doors: 8:00 PM Show: 8:30 PM Tickets: $15.00 – All Ages
With Melee & Ingrid Michaelson.

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I’ll be busy playing at home in Austin all month with some of my favorite musicians.

May 4
Nutty Brown Cafe w/ Patrice Pike AUSTIN, TX
May 5
Momo’s w/ Suzanna Choffel AUSTIN, TX
May 7
Ruta Maya w/ Craig Marshall AUSTIN, TX
May 8
Momo’s w/ Suzanna Choffel AUSTIN, TX
May 10
Flipnotics w/ Craig Marshall AUSTIN, TX
May 11
the Mucky Duck w/ Patrice Pike HOUSTON, TX
May 12
LaZona Rosa w/ Patrice Pike AUSTIN, TX
May 13
Hyde Park Theater w/ Seahorse AUSTIN, TX
May 15
Momo’s w/ Suzanna Choffel AUSTIN, TX
May 17
Hard Rock Cafe w/ Patrice Pike CANCUN, Yucatan
May 22
Momo’s w/ Suzanna Choffel AUSTIN, TX
May 23
The Red Fez w/ Craig Marshall AUSTIN, TX
May 25
Sam’s Burger Joint w/ Patrice Pike SAN ANTONIO, TX
May 27
LOVE w/ Suzanna Choffel AUSTIN, TX
May 29
Momo’s w/ Suzanna Choffel AUSTIN, TX

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My part of the Brett Dennen tour is coming close in the Northwest this weekend, but we have a solid run of SXSW shows back home in Austin plus I’m playing with a showcase with the fantastic Suzanna Choffel.

With Brett Dennen
Wednesday 12:00 PM Live on 90.5 KUT.
Thursday 8:30 AM Live on KGSR 107.5 at the Four Seasons Hotel.
10:00 PM The Hotel Cafe showcase at the Parish (SXSW).
Friday 4:00 PM Waterloo Records in-store
Saturday 10:00 PM Eternal as part of the KUT.Org showcase (SXSW).

with Suzanna Choffel
Thursday 8:00 PM Light Bar (SXSW)

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We finished the rest of the basic tracks for Matt Nathanson’s record (more on that to come) and now I’m back out with Brett Dennen for a couple of weeks.

Here are the dates:
Feb 24 2007 6:00P
Apple Store NMA (FREE SHOW) Chicago, Illinois

Mar 17 2007 8:00P
Eternal Austin, Texas

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Here are some vids from the garden thanks to a Matt fan named Kasey.

Car Crash

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Answering Machine

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Here is a clip from the Cutting Room on Jan. 27th in NY. Matt played a small sold out solo show a couple of days before the MSG show. Aaron, Lyle and myself left our killer dinner a little early to go sit in with Matt on a couple of songs since there was some backline (amps, drums) at the club. It was our first time playing out with Lyle Molzan on drums. I think he did a great job.
Ladies and Gentlemen…I present Car Crash.

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I’m home for a few days with some shows with Suzanna Choffel and some recording with Tenlons Fort before I head to L.A. to finish up Matt Nathanson’s record. I’m super psyched to get started this batch of songs since Jason McGerr from Death Cab for Cutie will be the drummer on the session. His beats are always so creative and I know he will bring a lot to Matt’s songs.

Here are the dates I’m playing with Brett Dennen.

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I played Madison Square Garden tonight with Matt Nathanson. We opened for O.A.R with Gomez. It was sold out and O.A.R. taped a live DVD. I thought we killed it. We also had a new drummer named Lyle Molzan. He’s a Canuck from Toronto and plays with Jann Arden. He is a total bad ass and the band has NEVER sounded so good. I’ll post some more pictures later. What a great experience!

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So much has been happening lately. I’ve been recording the new Tenlons Fort record with Jack Gibson. I’ve also been busy playing local shows with Suzanna Choffel, Erin Condo, Sarah Glynn, Craig Marshall, Jade Day and Dave Madden but I’m about to hit the road again. January 12th through the 23rd I’ll be playing bass with a fantastic singer/songwriter named Brett Dennen. He is a mix of Dylan, Paul Simon and Jack Johnson. He opened for the last leg of Matt Nathanson’s tour last year. I finish out this month in NY with Matt and we are playing a show at the world famous Madison Square Garden opening up for O.A.R. and Gomez.

We finish Matt’s record in L.A. in February and then I jump back on Brett’s tour in Lexington, KY on the 19th and I’m with him until March 18th in Dallas. We’ll be playing some shows during SXSW and I’ll get to be on tour and sleep in my own bed at the same time. That’s the way it should always be.

Go listen to Brett (iTunes) and check out his MySpace.

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I hit the ground running once when I finished the tour with Matt Nathanson. (Obviously not updating my website.) I played on KUT with Brett Dennen my first day home. He opened up for us the last week of the tour. I am crazy about his music and he was touring without a bass player. So there you go.

KUT Stream LINK

A few days later…..back on KUT with my friend Suzanna Choffel. We were promoting her CD release party at the Cactus Cafe that night. More come concerning Suzanna and that night.

KUT Stream LINK

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