Kelli's Home Brew Show at our house last night

Sideshow Houseshow

Josh Hamlett snapped this one of me.




The smoke detector went off. Everyone cheered.

Those guys at House Pride have good shows

Here's Seth Moore proving it.

The crowd while I was playing at Jared Micah's house last night

Another Show at Our House

Kelli Shay was in heaven: she got to tend the fire and watch a band at the same time.

House Show Last Night

Last night I played a house show in Murfreesboro with the soft and sweet Locust Cloud, Seth Moore and Justin Bruce's new lo-fi project called The Productive Organs (pictured), and the discordant-on-purpose Hermit Thrushes.

Successful Party

Elle was one of the people who played Saturday night at my house. She made a bass drum head for her band.
The party was amazingly successful. I can name about 30 people who came and there were probably another 20 or 30 I didn't know. The house has never been so crowded.

Show at my house tomorrow night

I'll be playing this toy banjo.

Kelli Shay Puts On Good Parties

Getting Ready for the Party

Kelli Shay admiring the backdrop she made for the show at our house.

The Tryals

I played in Frostburg, Maryland last night at The Tryals. This is a series of house shows that the guys from Jon Felton and his Soulmobile put on. The performer plays two sets and the audience members submit questions on slips of paper. It was really fun. I got more comfortable answering the questions as the night went on so my answers got better. For one thing, I got used to it from answering so many questions. Also, after the sun went down, I couldn't see the audience anymore.
(Photo by Jon Felton)

Unicorn Palace

People here name their houses when they put on shows. This weekend I played at the Unicorn Palace with Priscilla Lynn and Jump the Tracks. It was a backyard party with a bonfire. Everyone who went is now covered in chigger bites. If you don't know what chigger bites are, they are SHEER AGONY.

Jared Micah and the Hats at my house this weekend

They are such a good band. When they hit that "tra la la la la tra la la la" part in that one song where the whole band is belting it out... it's just wonderful. I wish I could write songs that were as abstract and other-worldly as theirs.
And here is the recording of the song from the house show (most of it, anyway.. the recorder ran out of tape)

Unfinished House

The house Seth played in wasn't quite done being built yet.

Seth Moore

Seth Moore playing at a house show this weekend. If you like my songs (and who doesn't!??!?!), you'll also like his songs.

Sunday Brunch Show

I'm going to live in this house in a month! So either I'll have fun house shows with my friends or I'll be woken up on Sunday afternoons by some stranger playing music in my living room.

Ides of March House Show Last Night