May is going to be busy...

We have 4 bands playing in May. Young Love is an up-and-coming act signed to Island, and the others are 3 very fantastic bands from NYC. The pop music never ends...

It's been a long time comin'

The last post on here was my birthday, over a month ago. I guess I have just been far too busy to comprehend doing anything of the writing type, even though I have been writing some songs here and there. L.X. Remington and I are going to record some tunes sometime, make some DIY cd releases, give 'em out to people, have fun with it, etc. I've been listening to so many inspiring artists lately that my head and heart are getting into this band thing. Jens Lekman, Loney, Dear, Antony & The Johnsons, Robyn Hitchcock, Richard Hawley (his Coles Corner LP is just breathtaking) and Kings Of Convenience. Working band name is The Rafters. I've always wanted to use that name, and now I may get the chance. One song I wrote, "Chamonix Soul", I am especially proud of:

From the lights shut off downtown To the vacancies on Shelley Road This town’s locked in winter’s grasp

Made a college rock comp last night...Reivers, Too Much Joy, Primitives, Icicle Works, Robyn, Church, REM, Replacements, Pere Ubu, etc. Good mix.

The live music schedule coming up in Hartford is going to be ace: Young Love, The Picture, The Gaskets, etc. Middle Distance Runner were mega last weekend. What a bunch of swell guys they were, nice, prompt, tight on stage, fun afterwards. All bands should be this cool, no headswelling with this lot. I do enough egomaniacal things myself...

Until next time, and hopefully not too much later...cheers!