and head over to Atlanta (Lawrenceville) for the final show of a nearly three-week Southern odyssey/search-for-gainful-employment, I thought I’d pour another cup of coffee here in Birmingham and say thanks to all of you I’ve encountered on this trip who’ve fed me/lodged me/presented me at your venues/attended a show. It’s been a great ride, and […]
Archive | March, 2013
From south of south Austin, SXSW journal, part 1
Tuesday, March 19: Good morning. Closing out my Texas visit today; driving to Ruston, LA to sit in with Monty Russell tonight at Portico. We start at 6:30. I’ve been working on a post about the last few days. Here’s the first part . . . Thursday, March 14: I’ve been sitting on the back […]
Back in the 37206 (Laundry Day & pre-SXSW Update)
Happy Monday! Hope your weekend was good. I’ve had quite the Rolling Thunder Revue sorta thing going for the last 4 days. Such a great time playing shows with Todd Snider, Chuck Mead, and Elizabeth Cook, and bandmates Amanda Shires-Isbell, E-Mac, and the Grifter. No arrests, no fines. And the shows were all really fun; […]