WHAT'S NEW 
20 May 2009 | 11:01 am MST
Park Bench starts weekly open Blues jam with host Nick Edelstein
One of Atlanta’s oldest bars, the Park Bench, is opening its doors to the Blues community with a weekly Wednesday night “open Blues jam” hosted by Nick Edelstein. Nick, whose band has opened for legendary Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck and Francine Reed, has many accolades under his belt including endorsements from Holland Guitars and Kampgrounds Of America. Previously Nick was [...] [Read more]
16 May 2009 | 11:31 am MST
Francine & Java & Zuffys
Check out Francine Reed & Java Monkey tonight at Zuffys in Atlanta, GA! Cover is only $10 which is a steal for the amazing fun you’ll have! [Read more]
11 May 2009 | 1:21 pm MST
New concert audio online!
I finished loading the audio from our Friday concert at Atlanta History Center! If you’re reading this blog post on my website, chances are you’re listening to it right now. It’s in the Flash widget atop my website! [Read more]
9 May 2009 | 5:00 am MST
Updated “Lyrics” page!
For the past 6-8 months, we’ve been playing a lot of new songs that have yet to be recorded. This is a common way to test a song on an audience before bringing it to the studio. After the success of last night and Thursday night’s shows, I’ve made my final modifications to these songs’ [...] [Read more]
9 May 2009 | 1:41 am MST
Recap: Atl. History Center
Wow! What an awesome pair of shows. Big thanks to the adoring crowd who attended Thursday and Friday’s “Southern Music: Straight Up Blues” concert series at Atlanta History Center.
We truly enjoyed ourselves. Photos and audio recording will be posted soon!
Although the room was large, the vibe felt very intimate as if we were gathered around [...] [Read more]
2 Apr 2009 | 5:15 pm MST
Meeting Booker
I got to meet Booker T. Jones, and it was awesome! Let me tell y’all about it. Started with Twitter, on a Monday afternoon. I follow Criminal Records and they announced Booker was appearing on Wednesday, 4/01. My first thought was “April fools.” Then I discovered that Booker was playing a gig in ATL later [...] [Read more]
28 Mar 2009 | 2:28 pm MST
Lyric Well Is Dry Today
Wrote yet another freakin’ instrumental yesterday. The melodies are tight, catchy, and it really rocks. And it was totally inspired so I know it’s good (you know when it comes pouring out from magic-land, with little or no effort?). My problem? Lack of words. Plenty to say, nothing to write. Hmmm. Thinking of opening this [...] [Read more]
27 Mar 2009 | 2:29 am MST
Foreign radio bombards my email!
I’m pleased to say that I’ve gotten a LOT of emails lately from foreign radio stations, requesting my second album Live In 2007. My three faves so far are WYN-FM Melbourne (Australia), 94.1 FM Skopje (Macedonia), and Radio Aria in Longwy (France). I believe the latter is internet-only radio, but I’m not 100% sure. But [...] [Read more]
26 Mar 2009 | 12:26 pm MST
Daphne Blue is done!
Guess what?!? Luthier Jonathan Holland is done hot rodding the strat! He did an amazing job too, its tone is killer. From now on it’ll be known as a Holland “Hot Rod Mod,” retaining the factory Fender “Daphne Blue” paint job and body shape. New neck, custom Holland pickups and controls! [Read more]
25 Mar 2009 | 1:51 pm MST
In the Know
I updated the Know page today, adding to the discography and “band alumni” sections. There’s still a few pics missing of ex bandmates but lots of fun stuff to explore! Like the addition of an old album, “Sound Tracks & Trails.” This is a previously unreleased compilation of synth beats and rhythms back in 2005. [...] [Read more]
