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I’m excited to be performing ‘Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret’ at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA this week. Opening show is tonight - it should be a good time! Thanks for the coverage, Berkshire Eagle!
I’m excited to be putting on a concert with good friends tomorrow in Manchester, VT.
Thanks so much to the Manchester Journal and the Vermont Journal for this writeup!
Update: It was a swinging affair!
Read MoreIt’s been a bit, and I’ve definitely been staying busy! Last summer I had the amazing opportunity to play with the Boston Pops in Worcester and on Nantucket. It was an inspiring experience to work with renowned conductor Keith Lockhart, rehearse at Symphony Hall, and be surrounded by so many talented orchestral musicians. Here is a video of me playing with Brian McKnight, as well as a shot of the stage at the Nantucket show:
In other big news, my wife gave birth to our baby, Isla, on January 1st. Here’s a photo of us at one of my favorite drum shops, Parkway Music. She’s the best!
July 13 - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV
July 15 - Concerts on the Commons at Village Commons - Teton Village, WY
July 18 - Winding Waters River Expedition - Joseph, OR
July 19 - Winding Waters River Expedition - Joseph, OR
July 20 - Winding Waters River Expedition - Joseph, OR
July 21 - OK Theater - Enterprise, OR
July 22 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
July 25 - Sam Bonds - Eugene, OR
July 26 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
July 27 - Newberry Festival - La Pine, OR
July 28 - Nyne Bar - Spokane, WA
July 29 - Red Ants Pants Music Festival - White Sulphur Springs, MT
August 1 - The Olympic - Boise, ID
August 2 - The State Room - Salt Lake City, UT
August 4 - Nursery Rock Garden - Fort Collins, CO
August 5 - Levitt Pavilion - Denver, CO
I'm super excited to officially announce that I'm a part of the Natal family of artists!! If you're unfamiliar, check out these drums - especially if you're into a vintage sounding kit that's easy on the eyes! These drums are easy to tune, easy to play, have a warm "buttery" sound (as described in the Feb 2017 Modern Drummer), and are stunning on stage. I really appreciate having the support of this company and I'm honored to join this family of bad-ass drummers (who you should also check out if you're unfamiliar: Marko Djordevic of Sveti and Jonah Smith fame, the shuffle king Jason Smay w/ J.D. McPherson, Jano Rix from the Wood Bros. These guys are killing!). If you make it out to a Honeyhoney show this summer come check these babies out!
Can you believe this album cover is an actual photograph? This album is a fresh sound for AS&TM - very pop/RnB - produced by keyboardist/producer (and legendary story teller!) Juny-Mag. It's gonna make for a crazy live show. Check out the album "The Glass Hour" and come check us out live at one of these shows!
FEB 10-15 Rockboat XVII - Tampa FL
MAR 1 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA
MAR 2 Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
MAR 12 World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
MAR 19 Jammin' Java - Vienna, VA
MAR 24 HI-FI - Indianapolis, IN
MAR 25 Elbo Room - Chicago, IL
I'm very excited to announce I'll be joining Dr. John and Charles Neville for "Such a Night" of New Orleans music at the Academy of Music in Northampton MA on February 25th. I've had the great fortune to work with Charles Neville often over the last 12 years and have learned so much from playing and talking with him about music and musicians. I've been a big fan of Dr. John since I saw him perform with Ringo Starr's All Star band in 1989 at one of the first concerts I went to (w/ Ringo, Levon Helm and Jim Keltner on drums!). It's an honor to be playing with these two masters of New Orleans music.
This event is a fundraiser for Blues to Green, an organization whose mission is to harness the power of music to bring people together and inspire positive social change, something we could use a lot of right now! It's also happening the weekend before Mardi Gras, so get your friends together, get some tickets and come party it up!
If we've been friends for a long time or if you hung out at La Cocina in Pittsfield MA a lot in 1997, you probably know about a band called Catfish Blue. We played roughly a million gigs between 1996 and 2003 but parted ways before recording a whole album's worth of material. This past summer we got together for a week in MN and went into the studio to finally lay those songs down. It was a great week of music, inside jokes, basement rehearsals, family + friends, gigs and recording with Sean McPherson Steve McPherson and Todd Stentiford. I'm very excited to share the result, "Sky Grows Light" by Catfish Blue - please check it out!
Click here for "Sky Grows Light" and all other things Catfish Blue.
"Sky Grows Light" is a brand new record of songs written 15 years ago by a band that doesn't really exist.
Here's a little taste:
I'm excited to announce the release of Jojo & The Pinecones "Night & Day" available on itunes and Spotify today. This is a fun jazzy recording for kids that we made in partnership with Lincoln Center Education. Today is the perfect day to listen to some fun jazzy kids music, right? Take your mind off things - check it out and enjoy!
Co-produced w/ Ben Gallina, w/ arrangements (& playing) by Nick Consol, Bruce Harris, Dana Lyn, & playing by Conor Meehan& Jared Schonig. Special guests: Jazzy Ash & Tim Kubart & kids from Acme Hall Studios in Brooklyn. Engineered and mixed by william farr & mastered byJonathan Jetter. Not just for kids. We made it for adults, too. Check it out on iTunes & Spotify. Hope it brings you some joy today!
Here's a video we made in 2015 of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause" Merry Christmas + Happy Holidays! Check out Joelle & the Pinehurst Trio.
Sep 3 Charlestown, RI - Rhythm & Roots Festival
Sep 4 Charlestown, RI - Rhythm & Roots Festival
Sep 17 Bristol, VA - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Sep 18 Bristol, VA - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Oct 14 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
Oct 15 Bozeman, MT - The Eagles Ballroom w/ The Lil' Smokeys
Oct 18 Missoula, MT - Top Hat Lounge
Oct 19 Boise, ID - The Olympic
Oct 20 Enterprise, OR - Wallowa Resources Fundraiser @ OK Theater
Oct 23 Eugene, OR - Sam Bonds Garage
Oct 27 Mill Valley, CA - Sweetwater Music Hall
Oct 28 Bakersfield, CA - Temblor Brewing Co
Jun 9 Abingdon, VA - Abingdon Music Experience w/Cicada Rhythm
Jun 10 Wilmington, NC - Ziggy's by the Sea w/Cicada Rhythm
Jun 11 Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom w/Cicada Rhythm
Jun 12 Atlanta, GA - Sunset Series @ Park Tavern w/Cicada Rhythm
Jun 19 Charlotte, NC - US Whitewater Center
Jun 22 Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark w/Ryan Joseph Anderson
Jun 23 Columbus, OH - The Basement w/Ryan Joseph Anderson
Jun 24 Lousiville, KY - Haymarket w/Ryan Joseph Anderson
Jun 25 Indianapolis, IN - Sun King Brewery
Jun 26 Chicago, IL - Elston Ave Sausage & Music Fest
Jul 5 Boulder, CO - eTOWN w/ Margaret Glapsy
Jul 6 Mt. Crested Butte, CO - Live! From Mt. Crested Butte
Jul 8 Telluride, CO - The Ride
Jul 9 Telluride, CO - The Ride
Jul 10 Telluride, CO - The Ride
Jul 14 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte w/ JJ Grey & Josh Ritter
Jul 15 Boise, ID - Botanic Gardens w/ JJ Grey & Josh Ritter
Jul 16 Seeley Lake, MT - The Bob Marshall Music Festival
Jul 17 Alta, WY - Targhee Fest
Jul 21 Spokane, WA - The Bartlett w/Korey Dane
Jul 22 Seattle, WA - The Tractor Tavern + Outdoor Show w/Korey Dane
Jul 23 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge w/Korey Dane
Jul 26 San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew w/Korey Dane
Jul 27 Santa Cruz, CA - Bonny Doon w/Korey Dane
Jul 28 San Fransisco, CA - The Independent w/Korey Dane
Jul 30 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour w/Korey Dane
Jul 31 Solana Beach, CA - The Belly Up w/Korey Dane
New band! Henry Sugar is a new project I'm playing with based on big drums and big vocals. We're playing our first show at SoHo House NYC this May. Listen to our music on Spotify or below and stay tuned for more shows this summer.
Check it out:
It's hard to believe we're only a little over a month into 2016. I've been all over the place, and I've already been lucky enough to work on several projects with talented musicians who are also great friends.
I hit the ground running on New Year's Eve playing with Joelle and the Pinehurst Trio at a restaurant in Times Square. It was a crazy but very cool experience. A week later I got back on the road with my pals HoneyHoney. We traveled down the west coast opening for one of my new favorite bands, JD McPherson. Getting to know JD and his band as we traveled from Vancouver to San Diego was a great time. The band is killing and all super sweet, and I hope to hook up with them again in the future.
When we were got to Los Angeles I finally had the opportunity to go to NAMM, something I've wanted to do for years. I connected with a bunch of great companies that I love (more on that in the future). A highlight was meeting one of my personal heroes, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie!
I flew from San Diego to Miami to spend the last week of January with Andy Suzuki and the Method on the Rockboat XVI. We cruised from Florida to Costa Maya Mexico then to Grand Cayman Islands. Like last year, it was an incredible experience playing for appreciative crowds, being surrounded by great music, and getting to make friends with some really talented musicians. It wasn't easy saying goodbye to the Method and the climate, but flying west to Denver meant a reunion with HoneyHoney and headlining new venues in Colorado with a new set list.
After a week in the mountains, I flew back home to get the semester at Williams started and meet some new students. I can't believe it, but this is my 10th year teaching drums at Williams College!
It's kind of crazy, but somehow this year already seems like it will be busier than 2015. In a good way! I'm back on the road now with HoneyHoney until the end of winter, and I'm looking forward to continuing to polish up the new songs we're performing over the next couple of months. Come check us out if you can! Tour dates are on my shows page, and on HoneyHoney's website . There's nothing as good as seeing old friends while on the road, except for making new ones!
Honeyhoney Westcoast Tour w/ JD McPherson
Jan 11 The Biltmore w/ JD McPherson - Vancouver, Canada
Jan 12 The Showbox w/ JD McPherson - Seattle, WA
Jan 13 Wonder Ballroom w/ JD Mcpherson - Portland, OR
Jan 15 The Fillmore w/ JD McPherson - San Francisco, CA
Jan 16 The Rio w/ JD McPherson - Santa Cruz, CA
Jan 17 Harlow's w/ JD Mcpherson - Sacramento, CA
Jan 19 The Ritz w/ JD McPherson - San Jose, CA
Jan 20 Teragram Ballroom w/ JD Mcpherson - Los Angeles, CA
Jan 21 Alex's Bar w/ JD McPherson - Long Beach, CA
Jan 22 Beauty Bar w/ JD McPherson - Las Vegas, NV
Jan 23 The Belly Up w/ JD McPherson - Solana Beach, CA
Andy Suzuki & The Method - Rockboat XVI - Miami/Costa Maya Mexico/Grand Cayman Islands
Jan 26 Rockboat XVI
Jan 27 Rockboat XVI
Jan 28 Rockboat XVI
Jan 29 Rockboat XVI
Jan 30 Rockboat XVI
Honeyhoney Headlining Tour continues:
Feb 03 Ivywild School - Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 04 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
Feb 05 Sherbino - Durango, CO
Feb 06 Taos Mesa Brewing - El Prado, NM
Feb 11 River Road Ice House - New Braunfels, TX
Feb 12 House of Blues Dallas - Dallas, TX
Feb 13 House of Blues Houston - Houston, TX
Feb 14 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 18 1884 Lounge - Memphis, TN
Feb 19 Camp House - Chattanooga, TN
Feb 20 The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
Feb 21 Cats Cradle - Carrboro, NC
Mar 02 Knitting Factory - Brooklyn, NY
Mar 03 World Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
Mar 04 The Hamilton - Washington, DC
Mar 05 Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 10 The Bishop - Bloomington, IN
Mar 11 River Roots Music Series - Madison, IN
Mar 12 Memorial Opera House - Valparaiso, IN
Mar 13 Seven Steps Up - Spring Lake, MI
Mar 16 The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 19 Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
Mar 20 Mountain Stage - Charleston, WV
I'm playing the role of "drummer" in the latest Honeyhoney video featuring the hilarious and beloved David "Gruber" Allen!
"Sweet Thing" Directed and Produced by HONEYHONEY & Sage "Sagito" Atwood ------------------- Order '3' here: iTunes: http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEY3 Amazon (CD): http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEYCD Amazon (Vinyl): http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEYLP
Sep 22nd Vintage Wine Bar - Redding, CA
Sep 23rd Sierra Valley Lodge - Calpine, CA
Sep 24th Harlow's - Sacramento, CA
Sep 26th The Federal - Long Beach, CA
Sep 27th Adams Ave Street Festival - San Diego, CA
Sep 30th Coconino Center For The Arts - Flagstaff, AZ
Oct 1st Skylight - Santa Fe, NM
Oct 2nd Cactus Theatre - Lubbock, TX
Oct 3rd Club Dada - Dallas, TX
Oct 6th Scoot Inn - Austin, TX
Oct 7th Grand Opera House - Crowley, LA
Oct 8th One Eyed Jack's - New Orleans, LA
Oct 9th John Emerald Brewery - Opelika, AL
Oct 10th Red Clay Theatre - Duluth, GA
Oct 11th Third & Lindsley - Nashville, TN
Oct 15th The Ballroom at Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH
Oct 16th Hi-Fi - Indianapolis, IN
Oct 17th Harvest Party @ Founders - Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 4th Bluebird - Bloomington, IN
Nov-5th Limelight - Peoria, IL
Nov 6th Turner - Milwaukee, WI
Nov 7th St Andrews - Detroit, MI
Nov 10th Iron Works - Buffalo, NY
Nov 11th The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON
Nov 13th Colby College - Waterville, ME
Nov 14th Billsville House Concert - Manchester Center, VT
more to come...
For those of you who don't know, The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow is like the Captain Planet of folksy roots-rock music. Five individuals with each their own unique and powerful singing and songwriting gifts: Blues, Bluegrass, Folk, Rock, and of course, Heart. And when their powers combine...
Anyway, these guys are the shit and have a lot of energy, soul and great songs to share. Last Monday I was lucky to join them (Billy Keane, Tory Hanna, David Tanklefsky, Greg Smith, Chris Merenda along with bassist extraordinaire Andy Wrba) in recording a live CD/DVD as part of the "Shire City Sessions," a new this year Pittsfield concert series that will hopefully be around for many years to come. Check back for some clips soon.
Also thanks to Hudson Whiskey for providing arguably the most important part of any Whiskey Treaty Roadshow performance: the whiskey! And to the Novel Ideas for opening the show - they are awesome!
Photo: Michael J. Valenti
I'm looking back on this Honeyhoney tour and I'm glad we made these videos cause it's all a blur at this point. Weeks on the road? 12. Show's played? 45. Bison seen? 1. Visits to Denver? 3. Denver Omelets? At least 30. Miles driven? About 1.3 million by my estimate. It was crazy and a lot of fun. If you missed it, no worries: We're hitting the road again this fall. Check us out!
The first week of our tour. Many things happened. These are the ones we filmed. Filmed and Edited by Sage "Sagemo" Atwood
The 2nd week of our tour. Many things happened. These are the ones we filmed. Filmed and Edited by Sage "Sagemo" Atwood CD - http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEYCD LP - http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEYLP Digital - http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEY3
Behold friends, the next installment of our contribution to cinematic history. Most of this took place in the midwest, the heartland as its known. Love HONEYHONEY Filmed and Edited by Sage "Sagemo" Atwood CD - http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEYCD LP - http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEYLP Digital - http://smarturl.it/HONEYHONEY3
HONEYHONEY presents Santa Fe's Pepe Le Pew
A random sing off in a Kansas gas station
I play the drums.
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