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: Modern History
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 …
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 …
Hound’s Tooth on iTunes
A quick post to let you know that Hound’s Tooth is now up on iTunes. You can buy the whole album or just grab your favorite cut. Hound’s tooth on iTunes. I’m reading a book called “Appetite for Self-Destruction – The Spectacular Crash of the Read More …
Ariel rocks
I got a great excuse to meet with my good old friend Ariel Hyatt. I first started working with Ariel when I ran the Williamsburg Jazz Festival. She was such a good resource in that she didn’t really handle us like jazzers. She did her Read More …
Was it the Druids?
I used to live up in Ithaca where there were many more crunchy hippies than any New Yorker could cast a superior glance at. I remember once being out in the woods around Ithaca at a friend’s house for a party. I’m thinking this was Read More …
Speakers
Last Sunday in Central Park we were approached by a lovely woman named Inez. She was taking pictures for an ad campaign for Dali, a Danish manufacturer of home speakers. Here’s their website. It looks like they are going to use the photo they took Read More …
The Music is Alive and Well
Friday 4/19 – Jesse, Dennis, Stefan, Tuba Joe – Poet’s Walk – 12-3pm So i decided to get to the poet’s walk a little earlier today as I know that Baby Soda was up in the spot that we often use while we’ve been at Read More …