SOS Recording…
Well the SOS tour has come and gone. We had a great time, albeit not amazing turnouts – par for the course I suppose. At any rate, the new material was amazingly creative and covered an even wider spectrum than our previous record (insert shameless plug for said record, Poem of the Underground, which has [...]
Portland Tonight! / New Pictures
Well we have safely arrived back in Portland (well most of us, those who get up early, that is…) We had a good show at Cozmic Pizza last night (despite a bad turnout – Eugene turns out to be a hard place to get folks out!). We’re really looking forward to the show tonight at [...]
SF/Ashland
Sorry for the delay, haven’t had computer access. The San Fran gig was a huge success (at least by our standards), the Climate Theater is a great intimate little room and we filled it up! We played very niceley (especially after my friend Rick let us use his rehearsal space in the afternoon) and everyone [...]
Go West, Young Free Jazz Band
And, before we know it, it’s time to move on to San Francisco. We’re driving over this morning for a rehearsal and then our gig at the Climate Theater Music Box Series, alongside the John William Gordon Trio tonight. More later…..
Sacramento!!
So, we’ve arrived in Sacramento and are having a great time. It’s sunny!!! And 70 degrees!!! These things are very exciting for us Portlanders. We’re staying at Steph’s parents’ house, which is as awesome as ever: This idyliic scene was marred by an unfortunate late-night run-in with a rake last night by MST (here’s the [...]
Onward and southward!
Time to pack up my harmonium and go: This little thing, brought to me from India by Kevin Dewan, has travelled more than I’ve played it (until recently, at least), but is really a fantastic instrument (though a quarter-tone sharp), and has become one of many hallmarks of SOS, along with 2 drumsets, 2 pianos, [...]
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