Monday Night Gig and Baby It's Cold Outsideways
January 13, 2012
Hey, so a couple things:
1) If you're in New York, come on out to Rockwood Music Hall on Monday night, Jan 16th! Playing a free show before I head out of town (more on where I'm going in the next blog post). 8:30 PM. Free show. Yeah? Oh yeah.
2) I was in the very fun first incarnation of a singer/songwriter's game night at Ars Nova in December called the Song Arcade. We were paired up and given musical challenges. Me and the amazing Damon Daunno were dared to make a role-reversal duet. We found the lyrics in something you know well, but the rest was an experiment. Enjoy!
(P.S. You can't see my face at all. Very Cousin Itt.)
3) If you're a music theory nerd, a Beyonce fan, or both, you'll enjoy this article.
Happy New Year!
January 2, 2012
Hope everyone is two days deep into some great New Year's resolutions - I'll tell you one of mine - to blog more!
So, check out this page for a WEEKLY update on what otters do. And by otters, I mean me and my musical cohort.
Just to hop back to 2011 for a hot second, check out WNYC's Year's Best Gigs - they featured my Joe's Pub show alongside such greats as Bon Iver, Mavis Staples, Taj Mahal and Huey Lewis and the News! CHECK IT OUT HERE.
A ton of exciting things on tap for this year in terms of song-stuff, so here's a little sneak preview:
First off, I am thrilled to be Ars Nova's Composer-in-Residence for 2012, so stay tuned for all sorts of happenings over there...
Also, mark your MONDAY NIGHTS. I'll be playing a regular weekly acoustic set at 8:30 PM at good old Rockwood Music Hall, beginning in February, featuring new material and new guests every week.
Catch us for a special preview set on Monday January 16th at 8:30 PM.
More to come! Be sure to download the free EP to get on the mailing list for more goodies. Oh yes.
Also, someone awesome got me an otter puppet for the holidays. I know you're jealous.
YOU UNDO ME
September 22, 2011
Music man extraordinaire, Mike Brun and I had some fun with barbershop as this wonderful summer drew to a close. Check out his delightfully intricate arrangement of my new song, YOU UNDO ME. Mike has an amazing musical blog project, uploading a new track every twelve days for a full year. He was kind enough to feature our collaboration as this cycle's installment, and even recorded the whole quartet himself. Check it out here:
Also, check out the live performance at last month's release concert. Catch us again at Rockwood Music Hall on October 25th!
COMING THIS FALL!
September 2, 2011
Thanks to everyone who came to all the concerts this summer and celebrated the release of WHAT OTTERS DO with me!
Here's a fall preview of what's on tap for the coming months....
I'm singing a few songs by the endlessly, infectiously hummable tunesmith, Eli Bolin on September 18th alongside some Broadway greats.
One of my favorite theater companies in New York, Ars Nova, is featuring several songs of mine in their annual benefit concert on October 3rd. So far, Teal Wicks, the current Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked, will be performing my song 'I Sing of Artemis'. Stay tuned for more announcements of singers!
I'm thrilled to be cast in Stop the Virgens, a brand new opera written by Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and directed by Adam Rapp at St. Ann's Warehouse in October!
Me and the band will back for another free show at Rockwood's Stage Two for an acoustic set on Monday October 24th at 8 PM.
And we'll be kicking off the holiday season with our debut gig at Joe's Pub on November 15th at 7:30. Cooking up some exciting stuff for this one, so save the date!
And lastly, here's Poonam and Rahul covering my song, Wet Shoes Waltz, at the Ashraya Initiative for Children in India. A good friend of mine taught them the melody while working with AIC - donate to their incredible program at ashrayaintiative.org!
Singin on the Radio
August 8, 2011
No matter where you are in the world, you can catch me performing live on the internet TONIGHT (Tuesday August 9th) at 9:30 PM, as a special guest on CC Radio, an hour long bimonthly broadcast featuring performances by the amazing Clinton Curtis Band and friends. You can tune in by clicking HERE! I'll be playing a few of my songs, covering one of Clinton's, and some other surprises. So grab a beverage of choice, and enjoy the music from the comfort of your own room!
Oh, I was also in a flash mob in the West Village last week, dancing to Michael Jackson. Check it out!
What Bloggers Do
August 2, 2011
Check here for updates, shout outs, and other treats.
To kick it off, check out this recent feature & interview from Kim Lew's cool blog on my upcoming EP, 'What Otters Do':
http://emergingmt.blogspot.com/
Also, here's an awesome a cappella group from Yale covering my tune, Bear and Otter:
And lastly, here's the latest video sketch from the comedy ensemble I write for and perform in, Political Subversities:
There's a late summer hat trick of sweet links for you. Stay tuned for more!
