If you live in New York you’ll know that we’ve had an astonishing number of days in a row with precipitation. It’s getting like Seattle East over here. For the street musician these are hard times. On Monday we went out to the park even Read More …
Category: Tin Pan
Joe’s Pub – We’ve Finally Gotten Started
I spoke with Clifton yesterday about the Joe’s Pub show that we did on Sunday night and his quote was, “We’ve finally gotten started.” It may take some time before we’re playing a majority of rooms that are as wonderful and as perfect for us Read More …
Guggengeim Celebrates
On Tuesday of this week we performed at the Guggenheim for the second time. It was a wonderful experience. They were celebrating their 50th anniversary and were hosting the 5th Avenue Museum Mile Festival. They had us set up just outside the museum underneath that Read More …
Louis Armstrong House Museum
We found out today that we have been invited to play at the Louis Armstrong House Museum out in Corona Queens. The performance isn’t until August 22nd but I though I’d post about it this evening as it did make me quite excited. I remember Read More …
New York Times Article
Although they did describe us a “A little dorky,” I still think that somehow gives more cred. If we came off all slick it wouldn’t be quite what we’re projecting either: the earnest, simplicity of feel-good music and the natural blues. The singer lowers his Read More …
Rupert Murdoch is Penniless
Today’s strange but true story . . . Right at the end of one of our sets today in Central Park, Clifton points over to a guy who looks suspiciously like Rupert Murdoch. “That has to be Rupert Murdoch.” We were standing up by the Read More …
Our New Bio
Big-ups to Ben Lazar who recently wrote us a great Bio for our press kit. Ben runs a blog called A Deeper Shade of Soul that has all kinds of fun, yummy, rock and soul downloadables and cogent commentary to boot. So, a public thank Read More …
Blindfolded and Horny
Clifton must live vicariously through the pleasure others get from going shopping for musical instruments. He always seems enthusiastically down for the pursuit of new and interesting and good sounding instruments. Hell, last year he drove Stefan all the way to Indiana to buy a Read More …
Best Buy Live
Pictures are probably worth a thousand words and this show was a strange and beautiful thing. I am proud that our little album is now available in Best Buy stores all along the east coast and wherever we may travel! Hopefully this will all amount Read More …
My Frankie Manning Story
I only met Frankie Manning once but he made a huge impression on me the same way that any seemingly enlightened individual will make. The context: I was taking swing dance lessons at Sandra Cameron in 2001. I had been there about six months and Read More …