Today, like yesterday was wet and wild. Almost constant rain, wind and thunder were making folks scramble from building to building. I created a new hashtag, #SXSWet. I got to hang with some work folks, get up close with Rainn Wilson and I ate a ton of pure Texas BBQ. Saw a few basketball related talks and ended the evening south of the river at the Frog party. Fun times.
Wow, the weather doesn't get much worse than this. Almost freezing rain, high winds and lightning was happening for most of the day and into the night. But, despite the weather I had some great BBQ, saw a few great panels (the Movember one being my favorite) and got to kick around the city a little before grabbing dinner and calling it a night incredibly early. It's supposed to be chilly tomorrow, but after that we're talking 80 degrees for the rest of the week!
Wow, what an incredibly long day. I knew I was booked on the 6:15 flight and I was, but it was 6:15 AM not 6:15 PM. Travel was good, the flights were little bumpy, but it feels so good to be back in Austin. This is my first time attending the interactive portion of the conference, so I'm pretty excited for the conference to kick off tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the photos.
Austin bound this morning for SXSW!
We just got asked to play a really great show. More details soon. Can't wait to share with everyone.
I'm really enjoying the new Memoryhouse album.
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The awesome folks at SubAp! did a nice write up on Spiller getting back together. I'd link you directly to the article, but it appears to have been taken over by Russian spamers.
My band The Good Graces have a new record coming out very soon. Here's a sneak peek. Download Summer of '93 for free for a limited time
My old band, Spiller, from back in the late 90s, early 2000s are back! Marcus and I have asked Vinnie Cosentino from Palentine and Lukali to fill the drum seat and we're off an running. We've got a show at the New World Brewery on April 7th to celebrate.
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Thx Mgmt Proudly Presents
Saturday, April 7th 2012 SPILLER http://www.facebook.com/spiller THE SEMIS http://www.facebook.com/thesemis MICHAEL CHRISTMAS https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Christmas/252997804729643 + thee Liquid Jesus DJs http://www.liquidjesus.com/ 9pm | $tbd | 21&Up at New World Brewery 1313 E 8th avenue - Ybor City - 813.248.4969 ###################################### Formed in 1996 from the ashes of singer/guitarist John McNicholas’ original punk outfit, Lie, Spiller made quite the impression on the Bay area’s musical landscape during their heyday almost a decade ago. Gold Leader (which was released on Super6 Records way back when) is an extremely charming set and marked by crunchy, grungy guitars all buoyed by Marcus McCord’s bouncy, yet brawny bass lines. It’s all heavily garnished with the band’s penchant for sunny harmonies and infectious hooks that seemed destined for 90s radio gold. Spiller never “made it big,” but their return (guitarist Scott Harrel is no loner in the lineup and original drummer Pete Joseph has been replaced by Palantine frontman Vinnie Cosetino) is welcome breath of fresh air for sure. Two bands, established surf-classic rock revivalists The Semis and up and coming St. Pete garage-rock sensation Michael Christmas, are set to play support on this must-see bill. |
A few weeks ago I started writing for a blog out of New York called, Indieball. It's a great little blog. Check out my first review for a band called, Real Estate.
2/2/2012 - Working on new songs and new website
11/2/2010 - New shows posted!
5/19/2010 - The Low Days had a great time playing at the Sidewalk Cafe in NYC this last weekend. We'll be posting some pictures soon!
5/5/2010 - Hi friends! We've got some new shows on the calendar to check out. Come out!
3/3/2010 - Hey there! My new band, Supervisor of the Loveless Averageis playing at Lenny's Bar tonight!
12/5/2009 - Hey everyone, I know I've quiet here on the site, but there's some great show coming up at the beginning of the year. I'm trilled to be playing up in NYC at Googie's, Flicker Theater in Athens, and a fantastic 3-day tour of North Carolina, all in the first 30 days of the new year. Between now and the end of the year I'll be working on new solo material and I've been playing with some friends in a new band that's going to be called, Supervisor of the Loveless Average. Hopefully we'll start playing shows in Feburary. I'll make sure to keep you informed.
10/11/2009 - So, without going into any detail. I've hit a wall. Not with my car or anything, but with a million other things. There's burning the candle at both ends, and then there's burning the candle with a volcano. I'm doing the latter at the moment in various aspects of my life and to be honest, I could really use a nap, or some coffee, or both. I still need to catch up with my trip from Ireland. I stared a journal when I was there, but never had the downtime to spend with it. For a majority of the trip I was sick. Not go-to-the-doctor sick, just sick enough to feel like crud and worn out pretty much all the time. There was one night on Innis Mor, we had just had a fantastic guided tour of the island, thanks to John our driver and we were walking around the port when my body just said, ÒI'm done.Ó I headed back to the hostel and passed out for about 2 hours. Here I was, in one of the prettiest places I'd ever been with some amazing folks taking the same life journey. My heart was singing, my eyes were wide open, my soul was soaring, but my physical body was having none of it. That's where I am today. I need a napÉ of maybe I need to go back to Ireland. It's been a month since I've seen a castle. I mean, that's probably all it is. Lack-of-castle-itis.
9/4/2009 - Hey all, it's been a while since I've updated, but I'm committed to using the blog over the next 8 days to document my trip to Ireland. I fly out tonight, and I'm back next weekend. It's been 4 years since I was there, and I can't wait to plant my feet on Irish soil again.
5/20/2009 - I'm playing a solo show this Friday night at The Drunken Unicorn and I've got some new photos up, check it out!
4/22/2009 - I just updated the Photo pages with some newer stuff. Check it out!
3/24/2009 - Hey everyone, I'm just back from SXSW. It's good to be home, but as always, the trip was a huge motivating lift. So many people living the dream, playing their hearts out and enjoying their life. I can't wait to start working on some new music, and I can't wait for the two shows I'm playing this week at Kavarna. Come out if you get a chance, all the info is in the calendar. Also, here's some pictures from my trip out to Ausint, ENJOY!
3/16/2009 - I swear to god I'm going to start blogging more. CHeck the blurb above for the new blog. I'm heading to SXSW on Wednesday. Check back for updates!
1/20/2009 - Hey all. Just a quick hello to remind you about my show this Thursday night at the EARL. I hope you can make it out!
1/1/2009 - Happy New Year everyone!
