Terrestrial Commuter

I haven't blogged for some time now, which has mainly been because of my constant traveling. I'm getting a little road weary, but I only have one more big trip before my summer ends and I can settle down in Chicago and focus on school.

I am so pumped up about the house I'm renting with my band in Logan Square. It is a beautiful home, and a good enough neighborhood to make me feel safe (pretty hard to do).

Things seem to be going pretty good for me, I'm starting grad school, got a house with Chicago, the band is going well and can't wait to play Nashville next month.

The only problem I've had is being on the road has basically put my social life on like freeze frame, which has made me a little aggrevated and frustrated at not being in the city as much as I like, but I've pretty much already weathered the bulk of that storm.

I keep getting these almost synchronicitic conversations about Portland, Oregon. I think I might just have to travel there and see what all the fuss is about. Maybe this fall or winter I will go out to Portland for a week and scope it out.

Now I have to get back to packing my bags because I'm off to Syracuse for a couple weeks. Now I just need someone like Jack Kerouac or Paul Bowles to write about my road experiences.

Tour Dates

Well I'm finally home again after a couple weeks of traveling, and life seems to come to a hault when you're not on the road.

I've missed Chicago and can't wait to get back. I have place to crash/live now until September or until I find my own place first, which is fine with me right now. I haven't even seen the place yet, but I don't really care to be honest.

I have two gigs this week, one is on Tuesday with my side-project experimental/electronic band Furniture playing at a loft party which I think will be pretty cool. The other gig is Friday night headlining the Elbo Room with Ben Joyce, which if it's anything like the last time we played the Elbo Room will be a very very awesome show.

I'm finally going to start doing some serious traveling, which makes me happy, and I actually have a schedule now of where I'm going to be:

Milwaukee - The first two weeks in August selling fried veggies

Syracuse/Buffalo/NYC - The last week in August until Labor Day. Selling veggies and doing a drum clinic.

Nashville - The Third weekend in September playing a huge showcase for record executives with my band. Very excited!!! Can't wait to play Nashville

Hartford/Springfield MA - First weekend in October.

Mexico - Spring break next March

Brussels - Next June doing a public policy seminar at UN headquarters

Birmingham UK - I'm going to England whenever I have the time between now and next summer.