The final gig of my 2016 Fall Tour was last night in Johnson City, TN at The Acoustic Coffeehouse. Before the show, I went on a hike through Buffalo Mountain Park to the top of White Rock. The view was spectacular! It was a great way to end a successful tour.
Vipassana
There was no tour date on Tuesday night in between Maine and New York. I spent the day volunteering and meditating at Dhamma Dhara, the Vipassana Meditation Center in Shelburne Falls, MA.
Tour update: week 4
Fun shows and beautiful drives last week in New England. While I was in Cambridge, MA I visited The Underbelly on WEMF Radio for a performance and interview. Listen here…
wemfradio.com/2016/10/19/the-underbelly-10-19-16-w-stephen-chopek-zach-of-the-motivated-sequence/
This week, I’ll be in Maine, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Check the SHOWS page for details.
Driving on I-89 from Connecticut to Massachusetts.
Hello Massachusetts
Greetings from Cambridge, MA. I had a fun radio session yesterday on WEMF, and I'll be playing tonight (and tomorrow afternoon) in Somerville, then Lowell after that. Me and MA all week!
WEMF in Cambridge, MA
Tour update: week 3
Enjoying a day off after lots of shows last week, and two double headers this past weekend. Saturday was Groov Cafe in Montclair, NJ then Fox & Crow in Jersey City, NJ. Sunday was Gold's in New Brunswick, NJ then The Treehouse at 2A in New York City. (See pics below.) This week I'll be making my way up the east coast for shows in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Check the SHOWS page for details. Tonight I'm going to see the new Tim Burton movie, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Saturday 10/15/16
Sunday 10/16/16
WHUP performance and interview
Last week, I visited the WHUP studio in Hillsborough, NC for their Pass The Hat show. I performed some songs, and had a fun conversation with Bob and Kirk. Listen here...
whupfm.org/episode/pass-the-hat-10716-permanent-archive/
Tour update: week #2
Good times last week in the Carolinas. Hurricane Matthew was on my trail, but I made it to all the shows. (One was cancelled, but replaced it with a last minute gig.) This week I’ll be in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York. Check the SHOWS page for details. Here’s a pic from the triple header I had on Saturday, October 8th in North Carolina: Tritone Recording in Clayton, then Pass The Hat on WHUP in Hillsborough, then Johnny’s Gone Fishing in Carrboro. Audio and video coming soon from Tritone and WHUP!
Good morning Greenville.
Greetings from Greenville, SC. Had a fun gig here last night at Joe's Place. Playing tonight in Brevard, NC at Oskar Blues. But first, a walk around the lake at Paris Mountain State Park.
Tour update: week #1
Fall Tour got off to a great start this past weekend in Arkansas and Mississippi. This week I have five shows in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. Check the SHOWS page for details.
Here's a pic from the first show of the tour at Penny University in Russellville, AR.
Solo tour kickoff!
I'm excited for my upcoming solo tour! It starts on Saturday, October 1st and continues until October 30th. First show TONIGHT in Arkansas. I'll be playing lots of new places and returning to some my favorite venues. I hope to see you soon!! Please visit the SHOWS page for more information.
It's that time again.
Tour prep is in full swing. Finalizing dates, checking the map, getting the car tuned up, and sending out lots of promo posters.
Tour dates!
October tour is on the way! Dates are up on the SHOWS page, and I'll be adding more soon!!
Tour prep...
I booked lots of shows for October from Arkansas to Vermont, and I'm finalizing all the details this week. Check back next week for the full schedule!
TBT: TX
Cool pic by Colby Deal from my Spring 2016 Tour at Notsuoh in Houston, TX.
Vacation!
I was in Aruba last week. These pictures will tell you about it better than I could.
New album rough mixes...
...are in here.
Andy lives!
This would explain everything.
Closer
Spent the past two days recording vocals for my next album. Five songs done and five to go.
Wild Bill...
...Clinton
Mr. Brainwash
I'm currently in the process of routing/booking a tour for myself and thinking of a famous quote by the legendary artist, Mr. Brainwash.
“I don’t know how to play chess, but to me, life is like a game of chess."
Wondering who is Mr. Brainwash? Watch this...
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