video archives: james and west @ dipiazzas

on may 7th, 2010, i played drums with james and west at dipiazzas in long beach, ca. it was a fun set, covering material from all 3 e.p.'s. listed below is the full set, from start to finish... 

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right now i'm listening to:

james iha (look to the sky)

songfacts

i recently had the opportunity to participate in an article that songfacts.com was putting together about the day-to-day life of the "middle class musicians." the article has been finished and is now online, for your viewing pleasure. it's an interesting behind-the-scenes look at how working musicians spend their days.


you can check it out at: http://www.songfacts.com/blog/writing/middle_class_musicians/

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right now i'm listening to:
the smashing pumpkins (machina)

meeting on beaver island - kickstarter

one of the bands i play drums for (james and west) has written and recorded new music for an upcoming documentary, called "meeting on beaver island." to help finish the filming and post production, a "meeting on beaver island" kickstarter page has been created. please check it out and consider helping out by donating, or by helping to spread the word!

in addition, please check out this early trailer for the film, featuring an instrumental version of james and west's newest song, "all day long it snowed upon our heads."

related links: 
meeting on beaver island - kickstarter page

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right now i'm listening to:

animals as leaders (weightless)

in unison (full movie)

joseph neigh's documentary on extreme unicycling, "in unison" is now available to watch in it's entirety on youtube. it features one of my songs (break these seconds) from 7:04 - 8:53. if you have 20 minutes to spare, you should definitely give it a watch. it's a fun, eye-opening look at a growing sport, examining it's origins and looking to it's future. 

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right now i'm listening to:

missing persons (the best of missing persons)

the hollybells

this past weekend, i had the awesome experience of recording drums with paul and marnie of the hollybells. it was for a yet to be named 3 song medley on their upcoming album. michael pritzl stopped by and helped set up and get drum/guitar tones. his enthusiasm and love for music was really encouraging, and helped set the tone for the session!

the hollybells album is due out later this year, so keep your eyes out for it! also, if you haven't checked out michael's new 34-song violet burning album (the story of our lives), it's highly recommended...

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right now i'm listening to:
the violet burning (the story of our lives)

guitar remedy

i just picked up my fender strat, after having it cleaned up by master guitar-repairman paul stebner. he also installed a new neck emg pickup that's going to help me have better tone options. i've known paul for years and have been fortunate enough to have him work on my bass as well. his work is absolutely the best i've ever come across in many years of playing...

if you live anywhere near the orange county, ca area and need any guitar maintenance or restoration work, please do yourself a favor and set up an appointment with paul on his website.

related links:

www.guitarremedy.com

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right now i'm listening to:
djali zwan(revolve)

new paravell website

there's a new paravell website up. check it out to see what we're up to and when we'll be playing live...

related links:

www.paravell.com

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right now i'm listening to:
roxy music (more than this)