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“26″ is now available to every boy and girl!
May 13th, 2008
Today is a beautiful day (in San Francisco, at least). The sun is shining, no fog in sight, people smiling AND my album, Moomaw - “26″, is finally OFFICIALLY RELEASED! Yes, that means you can now purchase “26″ in all of its glory.
One song for every month that I was 26 all written and recorded by the end of their respective month, accompanied by journal entry lyrics and artwork. 12 songs, 12 months, 12 pieces of original artwork, 12 journal entries of lyrics, all tied neatly into a nice little package with a CD and 28 pages of full-color bookletage.
I’m still waiting for a few of the distributors to catchup with their cataloging (InSound, mostly), but for now, here’s how you can get your hands on this wonderful relic of my time:
Buy the CD from CDBaby
Or, if you’d rather just own a digital copy, you can purchase it from the iTunes Music Store (search for “Moomaw 26″).
It will make me so happy if you get one of these and listen to it.
CD Release?: Please plan on coming to my CD Release Show on Wed June 4 @ Penny Arcade (3 year anniversary) @ The Makeout Room, San Francisco. I will be sharing the stage with Alina Harding, Bart Davenport and The Mumlers! More info on that to come.
Also, be sure to checkout IndieSolo.com this Friday May 16. Moomaw is going to be the featured artist of that day.
And as always, the May Outta Sight is going to be another wonderful show. This time we have The Aerosols, Joseph Childress and The Clouds. More info on that soon, as well.
Thanks for your support!
Airwave Talkie Box
May 5th, 2008Tomorrow evening I will be interviewed on a wonderful radio show called “Sprout and the Bean” on WLFM in Wisconsin. The show starts at 8:30pm Central Time. Some wonderful verbatim information straight from the host of the show about the station:
“The radio-station’s main claim to fame is hosting the “Great Midwestern Trivia Contest” which is a 50 hour non-stop trivia contest that happens every January where people keep themselves up with caffeine or other aids and participate in this contest that has been around since the 60’s. Since the internet the questions have become a lot harder since people can easily use the internet to find the answer to traditional questions. At the end there are “super” questions that are really intense like: In Washington D.C. what is graffitied onto the dumpster next to the Starbucks on Grant and Berring. This kind of question could only be successfully answered if someone knew a person in Washington D.C. who could go to that intersection and see exactly what is graffitied onto the dumpster within the time-limit. So it’s a crazy trivia contest and people make teams all over the world. It is the longest running trivia contest anywhere!”
Pretty groovy stuff. In a similar radio vein, I had a blast guest DJing at KUSF this past Friday. Upon review of the tracks I played, I realized anyone tuning in would most likely have thought they were listening to a new classic rock radio station, but alas, I had fun.
In other radio related news, I am happy to say that “26″ is getting some decent airtime and is charting in the CMJ top 200 albums right now! It comes out in a mere week.
Far out new videos, live recordings and other things
April 25th, 2008Just getting settled back to life after being on the road for a bit. It really was a great time and I can only pretend that this computer is a steering wheel, driving about this country in a hungover haze with Miwa, James and Howard, trying our hand at local radio stations or blasting the “Southern Rock” CD that Howard bought due to his disenchantment with radio jams.
When I got home I got to be part of a wonderful show called Phoning It In. They basically call up artists around the country and have they play live over the phone, broadcasting the result live on the radio (BSR 88.1FM Providence [bsrlive.com] and 88.1FM Cambridge [wmbr.org]). It was a whole lot of fun, awkward talk from me and all! Please take a listen to the show here:
Also, in a similar “radio show” vein, Miwa and I played on KPSU’s Irregular Frequencies show in Portland. Vincent Caldoni was kind enough to take video of our sets and posted them on Youtube. Below is one song embedded and there are links to the other songs as well. Check out the giant orange foamy mic!
Moomaw - July
Moomaw - Pirate of this Bottled Ship
Moomaw - January
And, as always, we have a great show in the works for you at next month’s Outta Sight:
Outta Sight
Wed May 21 - 9pm @ The Edinburgh Castle (950 Geary St, San Francisco)
The Aerosols
Joseph Childress
The Clouds
Homeward Bound
April 16th, 2008Tour has been fantastic thus far. We’ve played some amazing places and met so many fantastic people. We’ve stayed up ’til 5 in the morning listening to music and sipping fine elixirs. We were shown Kurt Cobain’s house in Olympia. We saw the motel where Gram Parsons passed in Joshua Tree. We saw Pioneertown, fabricated home of all the old westerns of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers.
Please join us for the homecoming show tonight @ Outta Sight in San Francisco:
Outta Sight
9pm - Wed April 16 @ The Edinburgh Castle (950 Geary St, SF)
Chinatown Bakeries
Miwa Gemini
Moomaw
And be sure to catch my live performance tomorrow on BSF 88.1 FM bsrlive.com / wmbr.org (7:30pm EST, 4:30pm PT). I’ll be playing some tunes over the telephone as part of an event called Phoning it In!
The Road Beckons Miwa and Myself
March 31st, 2008I had a very strange dream last night about traveling around around in a large van, playing shows and sharing drinks with strangers. Then I woke up and realized that I’m leaving for tour quite soon and that dreams like this are natural. Please come see me play as I tour the West Coast of our country with Miwa Gemini.
Apr 5 2008 - Olympia, Washington @ ABC House w/ June Madrona, Sundance Kids, Miwa Gemini
Apr 6 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Little Mountain Studio w/ Leah Abramson, Old Days, Miwa Gemini
Apr 7 2008 - NATHAN’S BIRTHDAY!
Apr 8 2008 - Seattle, Washinton @ The Skylark w/ Miwa Gemini
Apr 9 2008 - Portland, Oregon - LIVE @ KPSU (6:00pm)
Apr 9 2008 - Portland, Oregon @ Mississippi Pizza w/ Barons in Trees, Shelby Sifers, Miwa Gemini
Apr 10 2008 - Bolinas, California @ Smiley Schooner Saloon w/ Miwa Gemini
Apr 11 2008 - Yucca Valley, California @ Water Canyon w/ Miwa Gemini
Apr 12 2008 - Lompoc, California @ The Southside w/ Clark, Le Petit Protest, Miwa Gemini
Apr 13 2008 - Culver City, California @ Cinema Bar w/ Adam Smith
Apr 14 2008 - Santa Barbara, California @ Gallery Ocho with Miwa Gemini
Apr 15 2008 - Sacramento, California @ Java Lounge w/ Miwa Gemini, The Stragglers
Apr 16 2008 - HOMECOMING SHOW! San Francisco, California - Outta Sight @ Edinburgh Castle w/ Miwa Gemini, Chinatown Bakeries
Apr 17 2008 - Phoning It in: 88.1 FM bsrlive.com / wmbr.org (7:30pm EST, 4:30pm PT)
Also, as I mentioned before, my “26″ CD is set to release on May 13. I will have copies with me on this trip so be sure to get one from me. And now that this new CD is nearly available, I made an old EP of mine, Tall Oaks from Tiny Acorns Grow, available for just $1 via digital download: http://cdbaby.com/cd/moomaw
