The Troubles & Travails of a Travelling Musician.

Set-pieces & Scene Reports.

5/17/12

So Anti-Social Music, the collective I’ve been with for over a decade, has a new vinyl release that’s been literally years in the making. It’s two orchestral collaborations, with NJ hip-hop crew dalek and Detroit experimental group His Name Is Alive, and comes in a fold-out 3D sculptural package by the artist Scrapworm. Limited edition of 400, on 180-gram…

You can listen and pre-order here.

4/4/12

I have a new story up at InDigest Mag – it’s called “Sergio,” and it’s the story of how I came to have my current accordion.

3/15/12

My new album, “Do The Struggle,” is finished. Think it sounds good. I’ll let you know when it’ll be out. Meantime, I’ll be on tour starting Monday around the U.S., then over to Europe in May. Check out the showdates and hopefully I’ll see you there…

Oh, also, I’m starting in on the Kickstarter rewards. Two people requested song covers: the traditional “Pretty Saro” and Gene Pitney’s “I’m Gonna Be Strong.” You can hear them here. Thanks guys!

1/29/12

Heyo. I’m deep in the weeds of recording “Do The Struggle,” holed up with producer oktopus out just beyond the Lincoln Tunnel in the Weehawken/Union City metropolitan – if you can call it that – area. We’ve already had some great players in to help out, including John Bollinger and George Rush (Guignol), Ezra Kire (Leftover Crack/Morning Glory), Emily Hope Price (Pearl And The Beard), Peter Hess (Balkan Beat Box), Maria Sonevytsky (The Debutante Hour), and Emilyn Brodsky. I feel jetlagged.

Anyway, it should be wrapped up in a few weeks, and then I’m going across the country (along with Maria Sonevytsky) on a great bill with the legendary Kevin Seconds (7 Seconds) and Kepi Ghoulie (Groovie Ghoulies). Vic Ruggiero (Slackers) will also be joining for the first week. Some shows already posted; check them out here.

Oh, I added some stuff to Bandcamp, including the “Live Free” tour EP; “The Black Rose Paladins,” which were the demos for “Major General;” and some odds and ends including leftover demos from “Luck And Courage” and the odd compilation track. So now you know what you weren’t missing.

And you can pick up a CD copy of the “Live Free” tour EP at the webstore.

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