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Prelude to a Walk in the Park

  • 07.15.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

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!

 

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And How Exactly Does One Do It All?

  • 06.09.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

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!

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Free Song Download!

  • 04.30.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

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.

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Also, check out m’kids in this cart! SO CUTE!

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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!

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Save a Date! April 23, with Shakespeare All-Stars

  • 04.04.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

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?

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!

 

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Back Porches, or Romance in the Everyday

  • 03.31.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

It’s far too easy for me to forget.

This morning I woke up and drove Sweetheart to school, and came home to Buddy (who calls me “Dayo-dayo”, since he can’t rock L’s yet), changed his butt, and checked on Kid, who needed a bottle. After taking care of breakfast, I set to work on an article I’m working on for the next NAC newsletter. Honey was still in bed – we had a crazy weekend of shows, seminars, family gatherings, and of course work.

My blogging partners today - I got one on each knee

My blogging partners today – I got one on each knee

Over the last two days especially, I think, it’s become painfully aware of how good I really have it. I play music for a living. My Nikki does the web design, branding management, social media strategies for most-if-not-all of the projects I’m involved in from home. We have so much time to spend with the kids and with each other, that it can fade into the background. Do we work every day? Oh yeah, definitely, but how much of that work would be possible without each other’s loving support? None.

Nikki has a knack for seeing things that I don’t, and that’s usually a business thing, but right now I’m most focused on her ability to find the poetry in her own day-to-day life. My own tendency has been to look for it in others, write a song about it, maybe – then call it a day. Maybe my approach is a repurpose of the old “grass is always greener” adage. But that’s where I start to fail though.

So much of what I do is intended to create a future for myself and my family by enhancing the present of others. In the process (I’ll be gentle with myself) – there’s a possibility that I disengage with the present, losing focus on amazing things that are right in front of me – like an easy morning with the kids while I write. Like remembering to play guitar because it’s fun, not because it’s my job… Like remembering that my work is supposed to be fun for those closest to me – instead of being only for the strangers I sing and dance for at my gigs.

Dear reader, thanks for indulging this morning’s introspection, and maybe you’ve just watched me grow a little…

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Last Week’s YOTI show was awesome – Now Come out tonight, too!

  • 03.28.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

We had a GREAT show last week with Something Beautiful, Scars of Armageddon and Crusader! Everybody’s got records out, so look em up on iTunes or wherever you buy your music. Matt and Michelle from Skull Fogger made appearances onstage with Something Beautiful and Scars of Armageddon – which was RAD, as well as with Something Beautiful on a very killer version of Daughter of God, which we got on video and I’m going to cut it together and have for you real soon –

TOO many bands and friends came out to support to mention them all, but I’ll take a moment to try – The Alder Kings were there, Jim from Jungle Rot, of course. It was Niki Hush’s birthday (from Skull Fogger) the night before, so they came with CAKE, which was rad – our badass super-fan Chris Stehman was there – and Rich from 5 Minus X was singing along and getting some great video – of course you can pick up our version of Oh Danny Boy on iTunes 😉 – Nikki (my awesome girlfriend) from Nerdy Girl Designs and NAC was hanging out…

Man, there was a LOT of people there, and I’m just trying to touch base before I load out for tonight’s show – so I’ll have to stop here for now, but I hope like all get out that you click through the links above and pass out some LIKES! In the meantime, it’s time to ROCK OUT! See you tonight everybody!

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VIDEO: His Eye in on the Sparrow, and What Happens When Nobody Shows Up

  • 03.21.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

I was hanging out at a gig, the weather was pretty bad so everyone who was coming was late, and I personally am of the mind that

Shows can run late – but not because of me if I can help it

So I used my early time slot to play for anyone around, or just for myself, maybe shoot some video. I found some Legos and made myself a tripod, and started playing. This was one of those nights where I had a couple sets, so hanging out and waiting for the next set time wasn’t a big deal – also, it gave me time to meet some new people and gather some business cards, and shoot some video with them too. I try to utilize whatever time I have to have fun if I can’t be productive.

Lego iPhone Tripod

Have a good time all the time, you guys.

 

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Win Justice Radio Interview

  • 03.18.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

Last Friday I did a thirty minute spot on the Win Justice Radio Show with hosts Gwendolyn Chubb and Mik Gerhardt. It broadcasts at que4radio.org and Chicago’s AM 1710. Gotta tell you, I had a great time. This entire sentence is a link to download an mp3 of my segment – as well as this image:

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The Revolution and Beer show as well as the Win Justice show spun the new Oh Danny Boy track throughout the weekend – which was just excellent of them – I’ll of course be keeping in touch with everybody over there and I look forward to being a guest at Revolution and Beer!

Nikki, NAC, Tin Lolita, 5 Minus X, Something Beautiful, Saucy Boss, and umm… LOTS of nouns in my life came up – so give it a listen, and I’ll be back real soon.

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Promo Vid for Oh Danny Boy, Featuring Rich from 5 Minus X

  • 03.17.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

Here’s a little bit of behind-the-scenes footage from the session and Rich talking about our single “Oh Danny Boy”, available HERE

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Another song each month? Yeah, why not? How about a full-length and an EP?

  • 03.12.14
  • Dale
  • · Blog

Not sure if anybody’s noticed yet, but I’m publishing a new song every month – Mostly quick n dirty sessions, or a demo, but by and large songs that are good, and deserve publishing, if not a ton of time investment. There’s a thing they say in academia –

Publish or perish

That’s been nibbling at me for a year or so, and it gives me pause – I got the band(s), I’ve got plenty of material, but the lack of a recording schedule, long and short-term goals that are SMART or nameable really can leave a body bewildered, confused and moving about as fast as a turtle racing through peanut butter.

That’s what smart goals are, if you were wondering.

ANYHOW – This year I’m on schedule to not only release a new song (or new arrangement of an old song) every month – that’s a minimum, by the way. I’m also upping my video releases. ALSO, I’m on track to have a summer EP out with Tin Lolita, AND a FULL LENGTH LP in the fall. Much of my strategy here will be duplicated and therefore DOUBLED with Something Beautiful – How the hell am I going to do this?

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Not really, but there’s a lot of planning, emails, phone calls, coffee, asking Nikki tons of questions, cigarettes and get-the-hell-up-and-do-something involved. I’ll get more details up here as I get them, but for now here’s the year so far – make sure you haven’t missed anything!

January – We Shall Overcome with Eric McGhee was a video and free mp3 download,

February – Lonely for You, from the Common Courtesy video was dropped onto iTunes and Amazon and all that jazz

March – Richard from 5 Minus X and I did a punk rock Oh Danny Boy, which is available now!

More is on the way – Eric from Saucy Boss is coming in for a session this month, and I just got off the horn with Matt from Skull Fogger to plan something for this year.

 

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