SXSW Mixer at Slim’s and Other Stuff
I’m headed over to Slim’s SF tonight to hang out with some SXSW’ites to network a little bit in advance of the 2010 festival next March. If you’re out and about at Slim’s SF, say “hi”! I’ll be the guy handing out flyers for my show this coming Thursday, October 15th at Rockit Room here in San Francisco from 9-10:00 PM (they’re orange… can’t miss ‘em), so there ya go.
In other news, I just booked another gig this afternoon down at Lestat’s West in San Diego for this coming January 13th. It’s on the heels of a performance at Genghis Cohen in Los Angeles the night before on January 12th, so if you’re in the SoCal area, be sure to mark your calendars now. In case you’re wondering, I’m working on booking a string of shows for my mini-Cali’ tour this January, so stay tuned here for updates on other performances at a venue near you soon. And, hey… if you have any suggestions for places I ought to be playing in your area, definitely don’t be shy – let me know!
Finally, I taught my first “official” guitar lesson to this brilliant 10 year-old this afternoon. I must say that his enthusiasm and stoke for learning the guitar was contagious to say the least. You know what else was really cool? This kid gave me hope for the new generation of music fans and musicians: he absolutely LOVES classic rock (read: Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin). Thank goodness some kids still listen to REAL music (sigh of relief here).
Since I’m on the subject, I heard a disheartening story the other day from a good friend of mine who recounted an experience with one of his co-workers where he was talking about The Black Crowes. Apparently, the person he was chatting with had no clue whoThe Black Crowes were… I mean, seriously? Has this person been living under a rock or what? How could you not know who The Black Crowes are? Shoot… Chris Robinson could light up a small town with the energy and power from his voice alone. This person clearly needs some musical re-education. But I digress…