(I’m on bass)

(scott keil on the drums)

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Somehow when I wasn’t looking, I got a lot of shows on my calendar … for example:

Saturday March 27 2010
Amanda Jo Williams record release party
featuring Matthew O’Neill, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Paul McMahon, others
will be performing at
The Echo Country Outpost
1930 Echo Park Ave, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, 90026
6pm, all ages, $5

followed immediately by

Saturday March 27 2010 (later on that night)
Cricket & The 2:19
with special guests Jon Franco, Jef Hogan and Secret Weapon Woody
will be performing at
TAIX
1911 Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA 90026
all ages, 10pm, free

… that should be a full night. In the afternoon I’m driving out to Whittier and Pico Rivera to collect Jon Franco (Cricket drums) and Secret Weapon Woody (guest Cricket guitar) and bringing them to Jef’s house for a quick rehearsal. Jef is playing electric bass that night with Cricket and also playing upright bass with Amanda Jo.

After that rehearsal, I have to split back to Echo Park because I am playing bass with Matthew O’Neill at Amanda’s record release party around 6:15pm. Then I’m playing guitar with Amanda. Then I’m hauling my ass over to TAIX to play guitar with Cricket.

Fortunately both shows are in Echo Park which makes this not just easy but fun. I am especially looking forward to playing again at the Echo Country Outpost … then again, TAIX gives me awesome dinner. It’s a toss-up.

Meanwhile…

Thursday April 1 2010
Amanda Jo Williams and Matthew O’Neill / 6Jaguar
will be performing at
Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace
53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown, CA 92268

That one’s out in the desert, folks. Not sure where (or if or how) I’m sleeping that night … but I guarantee the gig will be lovely. I’m playing guitar with Amanda Jo and bass with Matthew, Jef will be out there to play upright bass with Amanda, and Tribe Of Scott Keil will be along to drum with Matthew. Any excuse to go to the desert, and devil take the logistics.

Now, how about this: looks like I booked a show for my own band, for a change! How’d that happen?? We’re gonna have Simon Thomsen (of Cricket & The 2:19) on the drums, something I’ve been wanting to do for months and months; Jef Hogan on the bass; and Secret Weapon Woody on the guitar (gotta get my use out of that boy before he goes back to Seattle!) …

Friday April 9 2010
5-TRACK (glass goblins)
will be performing at
Abuelita’s
137 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA 90290
10pm, 21+, free

There’s more after that. But I don’t want to think that far ahead. We’re also moving house this week. With luck, all the music I’m playing will give me the strength I need to move all the books and records and CDs and cat and etc

Not so often I get to play with a really good band to a packed room of muy enthusiastic dancing fools. This was a highlight of my musical life, so I’m passing on to you THE ENTIRE SET, in no particular order. If the footage from Boyd’s camera, whenever it turns up, has better sound, I will post that as well (or instead or something). Z took these. Enjoy!

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and here’s a picture or 3:

pics of me by AJW, band pic by Daiana Feuer