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Cooper-Young Festival 2019 was a huge success! Read all about it from the Daily Memphian link below, followed by event poster and photos from my performance.
dailymemphian.com/article/7462/Despite-heat-thousands-turn-out-for-cool-Memphis-festival
Super fun gig yesterday in Memphis (with a full band) at Cooper-Young Fest! Here’s the setlist and an article in the Commercial Appeal. Live pics on the way!!
I had a fun conversation on Tuesday with Jonathan Bass and Carl Caspersen (behind the laptop) for the Memphis Machine Podcast. New episodes coming soon!
Poster Boy
I’m working on a photography project called Backstage Archive. In the early 2000s I was obsessed with disposable cameras. I had one with me wherever I went, especially while on tour through America and around the world (playing drums with Charlie Hunter, John Mayer, Marc Broussard, Jesse Malin, The Alternate Routes and more.) I recently dug them out of storage and got some developed. Check out the pics on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Home safe from summer tour. Had a blast! I drove 5300 miles during 24 days for 24 gigs through 22 cities in 11 states. Big thanks to all the venues and everyone who came to the shows. I’ll be heading west for more dates in October. Details coming soon.
Final week of summer tour was a great run of shows through Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. Pics below. Stay tuned for more gigs (and photos) in October!
Road hog
Piano Man
God Bless American
Sea of Sunflowers
Sell sell sell!!!
Illinois sunset
Abraham Lincoln’s home before the White House - Springfield, IL
Whole Lotta Love’s
Man In The Mirror
Good morning Saint Louis
Cathedral Basilica - Saint Louis, MO
Tennessee bound
Home Sweet Home
And sometimes the venue has a baby possum living under the stage. #tourlife
I spent some down time during the beginning of last week in Chanhassen MN, Pecatonica IL, and Madison WI. Then had a fun run of shows in Wisconsin and Illinois. Photos below. Full schedule this week, so check the SHOWS page for details.
Outside the Palace of Prince aka Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MN.
Inside the Palace of Prince aka Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MN.
Dhamma Pakasa - Vipassana Meditation Center in Pecatonica, IL.
Good morning Madison, WI.
Art by Jeffrey Gibson at MMOCA in Madison, WI.
More art by Jeffrey Gibson at MMOCA in Madison, WI.
Movie matinee in Madison, WI.
Into the great wide open.
Fillerup!
Greetings from the middle of America.
Sex, drugs, laundromat in Green Bay, WI.
Peanut gallery in Green Bay, WI.
House concert in Appleton, WI.
Hot rod in Appleton, WI.
Corn season USA.
Another dream home by Frank Lloyd Wright. Robie House in Chicago, IL.
Sunday stroll in Chicago, IL.
I had a few days off this week, so I took the opportunity to spend some quality time at Dhamma Pakasa - Vipassana Meditation Center in Pecatonica, IL. Tour starts back up again tonight in Green Bay, WI.
Had a busy week in Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Minnesota; but still had time to see the sights (pics below). I have a few days off this week, then start up again in Wisconsin and Illinois. Check the SHOWS page for details.
Green on green in Norman, OK.
After hours espresso (decaf) in Lawrence, KS.
Heartland of America Park in Omaha, NE.
Late night noir in Omaha, NE.
Childhood home of Robert Zimmerman from 1941-1947 in Duluth, MN (before he moved to Hibbing and became Bob Dylan).
Mary Tyler Moore made it after all, in Minneapolis, MN.
It was such a good read that I got the audiobook too! Just listened to the part where Pete Townshend talks about The Who playing at Woodstock, which was 50 years ago today (at 5:00 in the morning).
Summer tour got off to a great start last week in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. This week I’ll be in Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Minneapolis. Check the SHOWS page for details. Below are some pics from the road.
Tour supplies.
Border crossing from TN to AR.
Next level coffee experience at Onyx in Rogers, AR.
Nature walk in Bentonville, AR.
Dream home in Bentonville, AR. Bachman-Wilson House by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Former headquarters of The Flaming Lips in Oklahoma City. Now occupied by Factory Obscura for the MIX TAPE installation.
Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City.
Summer tour starts TODAY! On my way to Arkansas for a gig tonight in Rogers, then heading north. Details below and more info on the SHOWS page. See you soon!!
In case you missed it: My sister Claudia Chopek played violin with Sam Fender last week on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! Check it out… youtu.be/bcCZ76ubzIU
I’ll be traveling through the Midwest during August. Hope to see you out there! Go to the SHOWS page for details.
Tour train is heading for the Midwest in August. Dates coming next week.
Fun gigs last week (and weekend) in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. First was DKDC in Memphis on Thursday, then The Undercroft in Little Rock on Friday, then Abendigos in Hocahtown (near Broken Bow) on Saturday. Here are some pics from the quick trip.
Me and Carl Caspersen and Alice Hasen at Bar DKDC, Memphis 7/11/19.
Crossing the Mississippi River from TN to AR.
The Undercroft in Little Rock, AR 7/12/19.
Pit stop in AR on the way to OK.
Abendigos in Hochatown, OK 7/13/19.
Good morning Arkansas.
Home sweet home in Memphis, TN.
Acoustic trio gig TONIGHT in Memphis, TN at BAR DKDC! Excited to play with this new band featuring Alice Hasen on violin and Carl Caspersen on upright bass. Then I’ll be going solo to Little Rock, AR on Saturday; and Broken Bow, OK on Sunday. Please visit the SHOWS page for more info.
I’ll be on the road this month in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. First up is Thursday, July 11th in Memphis at Bar DKDC. Check the SHOWS page for details.