It's finally official, I've signed an agreement with music publisher Little Brother to represent my entire past catalog including Truckee Brothers and Wirepony records as well as everything new that's coming down the pike. Really proud to be part of this family with Eddie Gomez and his team and a growing roster of some of my favorite songwriters like the legendary Exene Cervenka. I'm looking forward to working with Little Brother in 2014 and beyond!
(photo by Jim Herrington)
Jan 10, 2014. Truckee Brothers will reunite for one night only. It's the CASBAH's 25th Anniversary and we'll be sharing the stage with The Rugburns, The MacAnanys and The Nards.
Tickets at: casbah.frontgatetickets.com
I snuck a shot of the tape rolling on the recording sessions at Playground Sound in Nashville, TN where we're in the thick of working on my debut full length solo-album. Producing with Cosmic Thug is proving to be not only the right fit, but the music is coming out in a flood of ideas and sounds. Studio all day, then home at night to write for the next day's session with a little good food tossed in between. And to top it off, my old Truckee Brothers bandmate, Matt Lynott agreed to join us for the duration so we're like a four armed Quad-clops on steroids.
I love that guy. He's helped carry me through a lot. Inspiring. Inventive. And funny as hell. All I know is we are on our way. All our asses are wigglin'. What a blast. The excitement mounts.
Along with the Clash, Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Husker Du, The Fall, George Harrison and more, my old outfit Truckee Brothers is featured in a new book on music with some very heady words said. In "The Music Obsessives Guide to Life", forward by Henry Rollins, author Joel Freimark has the cajones to say "...it is abundantly clear that TBs were far beyond almost any other band on the planet in every area of musical creation...there is literally nothing from the past decade of recorded music that can stand on the same plane...". And this is a book that includes Songs in the Key of Life! Geez Louise. The book is actually a great collection of entries arranged to encourage firing up the album in question, reading the entry and settling in for the duration of the record. I'm already enjoying checking out some that I've never heard, and re-checking some old favorites. Perfect book for an obsessive like me.
