Will and I will play a special duo show April 7 at Milkboy. We go on early, assuredly welcome news for everyone we know. A FB event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/180985142999694/
Dan, Kevin, and Eric at the Josephine Butler parks center in D.C.
“Like Jewish communities across the nation, Philadelphia’s Congregation Mikveh Israel mourned the death of President Lincoln, ‘who, like our own law-giver, Moses, brought a nation to the verge of the haven of peace, and like him was not allowed to participate in its consummation.’”
I briefly had a 4K camera at my disposal and decided to make a slapdash recording of a song I haven't yet brought to my bandmates.
Here’s a slapdash cover of UFOF by Big Thief
Limited edition
(Drawn by Kate who runs the brilliant and entertaining IG account: @seltzerflavors)
Our own Will Schwarz
(Photo by Quincy Stallworth)
We play two shows this week, a pop-up event (that we didn’t organize, but which we’re looking forward to), and a, free and open-to-everyone, gig at Brewery ARS (it’s their third anniversary) on Saturday at 7 p.m. We love performing at ARS. (Philadelphia Magazine agrees with me that their beer is the best beer in Philly.)
Will and Eric were interviewed for the podcast, Dude, Check This Out. You can find the episode on the podcast’s website; it’s also available via Stitcher and iTunes.
A singer I greatly respect suggested I make a video of me performing “Lilac Wine”, whence this video.
I had the opportunity to be an artist in residence in Washington state for about a month, alongside some brilliant people: two artists in residence, pictured here (Shannon and Momo), and many artists (Courtney, Gray, David, Tom, Vonda, Jim, Liz and artist/aesthetician, Marguerite).
We have two shows coming up. On 10/25, we’ll be at Kennett Flash (in Kennett Square) opening for Derek Webb; on 11/3, we’ll perform at Philly’s Ortlieb’s alongside our friends in Lucky House.
Here I am rehearsing for a performance in a remote town in Washington state's Cascade mountains. The name of this song is "Sarah's sisters".
Here’s us performing atop Philly’s Steele building.
A few months back, we recorded a set at a rehearsal space in West Philly (about nine people were able to squeeze in to listen). The lighting was manipulated, and the A/V recorded, by Soren Wagner. The audio was mixed by Daniel Kaplowitz. We're very proud of the results. Below is a video of “Iridescent”. You can watch the whole set here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Hlzoz2FogYOLa_pENHsMaNTfSm-uadE
Here’s me fulfilling a request for “Looking for a Man”, from our EP, Samantha Says. (Philadelphia residents, we perform at Brewery ARS this Friday. The event is free. We go on at 7:50 p.m.)
It's been an eventful spring and summer for us. While I haven't managed to post here regularly, we've been performing often. We had what I think was our best performance ever a few weeks ago on a rooftop in Center City Philadelphia. It was Beatles-esque, and also lovely given the dusky, 8:30 p.m. lighting.
Above is a video of "Out of the Lion's Den, Into the Lion's Maw" from our show last week at the subterranean Tralfamadore. For those of you in Philadelphia, we'll perform a set at Brewery ARS at 8 p.m. on August 16. The event is free.
New Music Video
We're beyond excited to share a music video for “No Compass, No Map.” We shot it when it felt like -20 degrees. Thanks a bunch to Jeff at Treblezine for premiering it and, of course, Bob Sweeney for filming and directing us.
Dan Drago invited me to chat at length with him about The Chairman Dances for his (truly excellent) podcast, 25 O’Clock. We had a great time talking, and I think the episode reflects that. Many thanks to Dan for inviting me to be a part.
A lovely couple asked us to perform a set of our music at their wedding. We obliged. We also helped with the chuppah.
