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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.
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
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
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/
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!
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.
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.
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.
Tour prep is in full swing. Finalizing dates, checking the map, getting the car tuned up, and sending out lots of promo posters.
October tour is on the way! Dates are up on the SHOWS page, and I'll be adding more soon!!
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!
Cool pic by Colby Deal from my Spring 2016 Tour at Notsuoh in Houston, TX.
I was in Aruba last week. These pictures will tell you about it better than I could.
...are in here.
Spent the past two days recording vocals for my next album. Five songs done and five to go.
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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There's a new band in Memphis, TN that I'm a part of called SPOOKY PARTY. Our debut performance is TONIGHT at Bar DKDC; 8pm; no cover. Here's the lineup...
Mike Doughty - guitar, vocals
Dave Cousar - guitar, vocals
Andrew "Scrap" Livingston - cello, bass
Stephen Chopek - drums, percussion
Rory Mills Sullivan - drums, percussion
Art Edmaiston - saxophone
Logan Hanna - guitar
For more info...
facebook.com/events/653877711433320
Top 10 highest earning songs of all time (so far)
10 "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)"
Mel Torme/Nat King Cole
09 "Pretty Woman"
Roy Orbison
08 "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
07 "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie
06 "Stand By Me"
Ben E. King/Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
05 "Unchained Melody"
Alex North and Hy Zaret/The Righteous Brothers
04 "Yesterday"
The Beatles
03 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
02 "White Christmas"
Irving Berlin
01 "Happy Birthday To You"
Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill/Warener Chappell
From 2008 to 2014, the New York Times published a blog in their Opinionator section called Measure For Measure. It featured songwriters sharing their thoughts and feelings about songwriting. Lots of great insight from Suzanne Vega, Rosanne Cash, Mike Doughty, Paul Westerberg, Andrew Bird, Jeffrey Lewis, and others. Check it out...
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/category/measure-for-measure