This past weekend was fabulous, with a couple small parties and much awesome time spent with Ms. saracura...It was a weekend I'd been needing for quite awhile...

And then last night at Ethnic Dance Theatre rehearsal, the musicians practiced with the dancers: Wow, this is going to be a fantastic show! Lots of movement and low-to-the-ground dropping and ( Read more... )

According to SPARK organizer Prof. Doug Geers, the SPARK Festival is in dire need of volunteers: specifically, they need people to help with picking up and driving artists from and to the airport...They are also looking for volunteers to help with various shows throughout next week ( Read more... )

Well, it's been awhile since I've updated, so I should probably get right on that with the time I have available...

And time has been a cherished commodity lately, with schoolwork, EDT practice and TWO SHOWS next week...

Next week is SPARK Festival and I've got a spot in the local showcase on Tuesday at the Whole (Coffman Union)...It'll be a ( Read more... )

I got three gigs coming up that I promised to publicize, so here they is...

GIG #1 - SPARK Festival Twin Cities Showcase

Myself, along with 4 other local artists, will be featured in a showcase for local electronic composers and musicians.

I will be performing a short 15-minute set of Guitar Looping and Improvisation. Also performing will be Pat ( Read more... )

Last week, I was feeling overwhelmed and I let it get to me: I inadvertently skipped most of my classes and realized that I needed some real mental health time...By the time I got my bearings again, I needed to play a major game of "catch-up" over the weekend...This week, I'm feeling MUCH better and feel like I've got a better handle of my class ( Read more... )

So, remember the piece of music that was performed right before the Inauguration ( Read more... )

So, besides school coming up next week, I've also got a couple gigs lined up as well...

In late March, I am set to perform three shows with the Ethnic Dance Theatre, performing music from all over the Balkan and Ukraine, for their 35th anniversary...I'm set to be their utility player: guitar, mando, percussion...and even a couple instruments I ( Read more... )

So, here I am sick today, not getting to do stuff, so I decided I should post about things that I'm GOING to be doing ( Read more... )

So between Xmas and New Years, I performed two shows with two different bands, with two different sets of music...Both with about 3 hours of practice each...

The first one was an emergency: The Dregs were set to perform on Saturday Dec. 27th at the Theatre Garage with their Adult show (complete with Irish songs, comedy sketches, foul language, and ( Read more... )

Spaeking of performances, I will be performing a reunion show with madtruk, lollardfish, jdtacv and a bunch of other talented folks for a Benefit concert on New Year's Eve...It'll be a loose but fun show and lots of great songs...

Here's the info:

House Concert - featuring Borderlands (Kurt Griesemer, David Perry, Jeff Schalles, Ann Viviano). Others who have played with ( Read more... )