Asheville NC

Saw one of the best live shows in a long time when i saw Tornado Rider!
Electric bass, drum kit and electrified and distorted cello!
the cellist ran around the stage a venue, jump up and and down and spun around on one leg while playing and no joke, the dude was really friggin' great.

the music was super heavy at times, tripy at other times, always nonsensical and completely hilarious song title and lyrics. the bassist was bad ass too, he and the cellist did some really cool harmonic weaving.

also saw The Sugarfoot Serenaders, they had such a beautiful sound although the piano was too loud and it was hard to hear their awesome vocal harmonies.

the first, band i forgot the name of but maybe that's because the girl wouldn't really tell me a name, she said it changed all the time, their songs were really funny and sentimental and abrasive all at the same time.

the last act Bobby Joe Ebola and Children Mc Nuggets were an awesome punk rock singer/song writer duet. i know, that seems like an oxymoron but it's not considering that punk rock is all about song writing. but i was two vocalist and one guitar and it was well crafted, unfortunately i was really tired at that point so i left after three songs.

so the guy i'm couch surfing with right now, Mike, is a really great fellow, he's on fire about Sustainable Technologies and also plays a mean guitar. and he's given me some good tips on busking in this city. but last night i found out that come another week or so when the leaves change (no one in Texas knows what that means, no one's seen fall there except in pictures) this place will be crawling with tourist which is excellent for busking. cool! so now i'm feverishly working on my three new songs so i can play them on the street soon.

i'm not staying with MIke forever though, we hit it off really well and like hangin' out and he's into learning some of the Klezmer stuff and chopped some wood for him yesterday, but i'll have to find another place to crash soon. my other option at the Serenaders' place is probably out because they fear they may be overcrowded with long term house guests, they are already housing two travelers. i have another place i can hit for a week, so that'll work out. it's kind of funny, i thought of this yesterday, that for this summer i decided to ride my bike for a long time and essentially be homeless, kind of an odd choice for a summer vacation.

i may have a show with The Sugarfoot Serenaders in mid October too.... !
and tonight is the old time jam at Jack of the Wood and the next night is Bluegrass jam night.

yes, so the adventure staggers on ward.....