Norwood Park’s National Night Out Against Crime
7pm
Ages: ALL
Price: FREE
More than happy to be back with the National Night Out program, which is dedicated to promote community involvement in crime prevention. Also, classic cars and rock-n-roll music! Good time? You know it! Bouncy castles? I don’t see why not!
Ronan Park
Ages: ALL
Price: FREE
Super excited about our new relationship with the North River Commission and to play in their Summer Concert Series – Keep it on your calendar, and come back for more details soon!
As I write, a Thomas the Tank Engine toy is dangling precariously off the edge of the table. Buddy, our 3yo performs his lines “Hep! Me srap! Me srap! Eh-pain! you come here!” (Help! I’m trapped!I’m trapped! Airplane! You come here!”
As the train pleads for an air extraction, Sweetheart, our 7yo, is building the train track and asking me if we can go to the park. Nikki and Kid, our nearly 1yo, are fast asleep and I’m trying to think of something to say to you, dear reader. I’m tired. Haven’t been sleeping well at night, even though Nikki’s been wonderful and let me sleep in like a teenager today, and am lately a sad sack when it comes to having the brain power to focus on anything long enough to del like I’ve done any real damage to whatever project I’m on.
In other news, I owe you a song, and will be rectifying that – possibly even tonight! I have a show with Something Beautiful this weekend – featuring special guest Shreddy from Mindwarp Chamber on keyboard. Means I gotta get the performance tracks all cleaned up – now since I’ll be sitting and waiting for audio to render, I’m really hoping to have some time to sit behind a drum kit and hash out some new Ideas for Dale Tippett Jr and Tin Lolita – I’ve always enjoyed playing drums to get a guitar idea.
I’m not going to ask Auggie if I can use his kit – and I’m not worried about him finding out since he doesn’t read this blog! If he did, he’d probably leave a comment below and I’d feel just a little foolish. So if you’re not him, please don’t tell him. I think it would be a cute little experiment.
In other other news, check out Nikki’s new blog, Back Porch Confessionals.
It’s a collaborative effort between herself, my sister, and Auggie’s wife Dano. It’s about life around here, and dreaming big dreams. Hopefully I’ll have some big dreams pretty soon, but I’m pretty sure you need a good night’s sleep to get one o those. Well, the natives are getting restless, and now that the socks have been wrestled onto feet, and rocket shoes are primed for launch – imma push some kids on some swings. Hope you’re doing well, you guys!
Quite frankly, one doesn’t – and can’t without MUCH help.
So I missed May, as far as Monthly releases go… So I’m sorry, but I’ll have a song up for you to make up for it. But by and large, it’s a busy, busy time for me and the band, also for Nikki and the kids at home, we just came off of a fundraiser that was one of SIX performances for me in a 24 hour period… We came through the weekend in tact, and are steadily marching toward BBQ Fest next week, which is shaping up to be an AMAZING weekend also – six in twenty-three hours for me plus setup and other miscellany. Then into a solid week of performing –
Between this saturday night to the following sunday: 18 individual sets of music and 8 rehearsals. I’m terrified. Weeks like these are a mix of “Living the dream! This is the life I chose!” and “What have I gotten myself into?!?!”
I anticipate having lost my voice by next thursday – but If I’m really careful, I won’t do any unwarranted damage to my vocal cords and can avoid walking into Friday morning with a fever. So pray for me, yeah? And try to make it out to one of the shows, we’re gonna kill it – even if it kills ME!
Chalk in Forest Park
Ages: 21+
Price: $5.00
Time: 9:30pm
Back to Chalk in Forest Park! That show was so fun, we decided to do it again! Complete lineup and drink specials on the way, so stay tuned!
I’m just going to this – who doesn’t love eating? Not this guy! Come on out, it’s going to be an absolute BLAST
Ready to eat your way through Eastern Avondale? We will have entertainment, bike rickshaws, and most importantly great food. Tickets and details to come!
Ok, so it’s been a mega long month with TONS to do, and I missed a goal of putting some very specific music out. HOWEVER, as the larger vision that I have is to at least release one song every month, I still have today to so something.
As that something, please accept this free mp3 download of I Want Jesus to Walk With Me.
Also, check out m’kids in this cart! SO CUTE!
Now all that’s left is to try and make all that radio silence up to you! How about this – I’ll tell you the story behind this month’s free mp3 download of I Want Jesus to Walk with Me, hook you up with some awesome footage from a recent blues jam at Gallery Cabaret, and put up some highlights from my recent performance with the Shakespeare All-Stars AND invite you to my show May 9 at Chalk with the Alder Kings AND special guest Adia!?!?!
Would that be good enough for ya? 😉
We’ll see what I can do. Enjoy the song for now, you guys!
Mary’s Attic in Chicago
Ages: 21+
Price: $15
Time: 4:30pm
In honor of Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, the Shakespeare All-Stars proudly present
Talk Like Shakespeare Day Cabaret!
A variety show celebrating all things Shakespeare! Join us for an evening of original music, show tunes, sketch comedy, magic, and more! Vote for the brand new scene you want to see and the All-Stars will perform it! Flaunt your genius in a round of Shakespeare Trivia! Win amazing raffle prizes!
Join your hosts, Arin Mulvaney & Lee Peters with Bobby Dietz on the keys, and a star-studded cast including Art & Fia, Matt Beard & Lina Chambers, Neil O’ Callaghan, Ellen Cribbs, Annie Dernbach, Jill Matel, JT Nagle, Nicole Peterson-Pearce, Isaac Samuelson, and Dale Tippett, Jr!
The Shakespeare All-Stars inspire, educate, and entertain diverse audiences through performances and workshops. If you cannot attend, but still wish to support our arts outreach efforts, you can make a donation via PayPal by clicking this link!
All proceeds benefit Shakespeare All-Stars arts education programs.
View the above invitation on Facebook.
Remember these guys? I’m doing another date with them!
I’ll be appearing this month with the Shakespeare All-Stars at their “Talk Like Shakespeare Day Cabaret”, whack is going to be a KILLER night:
A variety show celebrating all things Shakespeare! Join us for an evening of original music, show tunes, sketch comedy, magic, and more! Vote for the brand new scene you want to see and the All-Stars will perform it! Flaunt your genius in a round of Shakespeare Trivia! Win amazing raffle prizes!
Here’s location and cover:
Mary’s Attic, 5400 N. Clark St.
Wednesday, April 23 at 7 pm
Tickets: $15 at the door, cash or credit
I’ll be flying solo, for a short performance, but I can’t stress enough how the whole thing is going to be stellar. The Shakespeare All-Stars put on one hell of a show, and the only reason to skip a chance to see them is that you just hate fun.
This ain’t you, is it? Didn’t think so.
I’ll have all the other info up in the Events section of the site pretty soon, so stay tuned!