so much has happened
greetings to all of you, young and old, near and far...
it has been a long time since I checked in.
I think I got writer's block for a while, but it feels like that is behind me and the ideas are beginning to flow.
perhaps it has to do with the season, or maybe it has to do with all the excitement in my world.
or maybe that I was touring nonstop ( four months coast-to-coast with GALACTIC, starting in december '06 and ending in may '07).
to all the fantastic folks who attended those shows, and especially to those of you who opened up their hearts and their homes to us ( you know who you are - LOVE YA!!!) we just want to say thank you!
and a big thanks going out to GALACTIC for their generosity and friendship...you made us feel like family, and you shared your amazing audience with us! believe me, GALACTIC crowds are some of the coolest on earth! we hope to see EACH AND EVERY ONE of you when we come back to your town(s) on our own tour!
as most of you know by now, my new CD, DO YOUR THING was released in january and has been garnering rave reviews and getting tons of airplay all over the country and beyond ( I met a very cool bluesman from Finland the other day who says my records are big over there, too - who knew?).
anyway, it is a record that I am very proud of...Dan Prothero and I worked on it for several years, and the extra attention to detail paid off. several publications of merit have inquired about interviews, some have already conducted interviews and some are already on the stands...
so while you are traveling about this summer, or just hangin' on your front porch, backyard hammock, etc... put on your very own copy of DO YOUR THING, get a tall, cool beverage, pick up a copy of RELIX, GUITAR PLAYER, DOWNBEAT, AN HONEST TUNE, HITTIN' THE NOTE, BLUES REVIEW, DIRTY LINEN...and look for me! perfect light reading for the summertime blues.
lots of cool stuff happening this summer:
just finished incredible shows at NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL - among the many highlights was the INCREDIBLE set by the MIDNITE DISTURBERS at my 3RD ANNUAL STONED SOUL PICNIC! this event just gets bigger and better every year and for those who missed it, all I can say is "YOU BETTER AXE SOMEBODY!!!"
last weekend were a couple of So Cal fests - THE JOSHUA TREE MUSIC FEST and THE DOHENY BLUES FESTIVAL ...both offered great lineups, good times and fun in the warm california sun! our sets ( with THE RHYTHM COUNCIL - me, henry butler, robb kidd and kirk joseph) were very well received!
this weekend is the first of several events for KGSR radio, who has been one of our biggest allies - they were the first Triple A radio station to put DO YOUR THING into heavy rotation, which sparked a wave of interest and airplay from other like-minded program directors! thanks to JODY DENBERG, SUSAN CASTLE, BOBBY RAY and all the good folks at KGSR for helping the cause and for all these years of great tunes!
anyway, tomorrow (may 26) is the annual KGSR AUSTIN T_SHIRT PARTY. always well attended and always a blast, it is at STUBB'S outdoor stage and features THE PAPA MALI TRIO with our good friend CAROLYN WONDERLAND opening.
check the calender at: http://www.myspace.com/papamali for times and all future shows, BUT a brief preview of things to come in the IMMEDIATE FUTURE:
WARREN HAYNES MOUNTAIN JAM IN HUNTER MTN, NY (JUNE 1ST)
MIKE ARNONE'S CRAWFISH FESTIVAL IN AUGUSTA, NJ (JUNE 2 & 3)
WAKARUSA MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LAWRENCE, KS (JUNE 5-8 )
CHILLI PEPPER AND BREWERS FEST AT SNOWMASS, CO (JUNE 9)
SHADY GROVE, AUSTIN, TX KGSR CONCERT SERIES (JUNE 14)
CLIFFORD BROWN JAZZ FESTIVAL IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (JUNE 19)
PAPA MALI AT BOB BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM (JUL 6)
HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL IN QUINCY, CA (JULY 7 & 8)
OTTAWA BLUES FEST IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO (JULY 15 )
BIG CITY SUMMERFEST IN ROCHESTER, NY ( JULY 19)
KGSR BLUES ON THE GREEN CONCERT SERIES (JULY 25)
DOGSTOCK FESTIVAL IN MELVERN, KANSAS (JULY 26)
GUITAR TOWN FESTIVAL IN COPPER MTN, COLORADO (JULY 28)
SECOND ANNUAL FUNKFEST IN AUSTIN, TX (JULY 29)
PAPA MALI TOURS EUROPE! THE MAJORITY OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST I WILL BE PLAYING FESTIVALS ON A CO-BILL WITH MY GOOD FRIEND CYRIL NEVILLE ALL ACROSS EUROPE, WITH DATES IN GERMANY, ENGLAND, SWITZERLAND, NETHERLANDS, HUNGARY, AUSTRIA AND MORE TBA...
AND...I AM VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT I HAVE BEEN INVITED ON THE LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES CRUISE, WHICH SETS SAIL IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA ON JANUARY 13, 2008 AND CRUISES THE CARIBBEAN FOR A WEEK WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS ( RUTHIE FOSTER, CYRIL NEVILLE, MONK BOUDREAUX AND MANY MORE)...WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START OFF THE NEW YEAR!
oh yeah, thanks to all of you folks who helped make ruthie foster one of the breakout success stories of 2007...her record ( which I produced) THE PHENOMENAL RUTHIE FOSTER, more than lives up to it's name, so check it out if you haven't already!
well, that is all for now...
see you on the road somewhere...
big lovin',
papa
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it has been a long time since I checked in.
I think I got writer's block for a while, but it feels like that is behind me and the ideas are beginning to flow.
perhaps it has to do with the season, or maybe it has to do with all the excitement in my world.
or maybe that I was touring nonstop ( four months coast-to-coast with GALACTIC, starting in december '06 and ending in may '07).
to all the fantastic folks who attended those shows, and especially to those of you who opened up their hearts and their homes to us ( you know who you are - LOVE YA!!!) we just want to say thank you!
and a big thanks going out to GALACTIC for their generosity and friendship...you made us feel like family, and you shared your amazing audience with us! believe me, GALACTIC crowds are some of the coolest on earth! we hope to see EACH AND EVERY ONE of you when we come back to your town(s) on our own tour!
as most of you know by now, my new CD, DO YOUR THING was released in january and has been garnering rave reviews and getting tons of airplay all over the country and beyond ( I met a very cool bluesman from Finland the other day who says my records are big over there, too - who knew?).
anyway, it is a record that I am very proud of...Dan Prothero and I worked on it for several years, and the extra attention to detail paid off. several publications of merit have inquired about interviews, some have already conducted interviews and some are already on the stands...
so while you are traveling about this summer, or just hangin' on your front porch, backyard hammock, etc... put on your very own copy of DO YOUR THING, get a tall, cool beverage, pick up a copy of RELIX, GUITAR PLAYER, DOWNBEAT, AN HONEST TUNE, HITTIN' THE NOTE, BLUES REVIEW, DIRTY LINEN...and look for me! perfect light reading for the summertime blues.
lots of cool stuff happening this summer:
just finished incredible shows at NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL - among the many highlights was the INCREDIBLE set by the MIDNITE DISTURBERS at my 3RD ANNUAL STONED SOUL PICNIC! this event just gets bigger and better every year and for those who missed it, all I can say is "YOU BETTER AXE SOMEBODY!!!"
last weekend were a couple of So Cal fests - THE JOSHUA TREE MUSIC FEST and THE DOHENY BLUES FESTIVAL ...both offered great lineups, good times and fun in the warm california sun! our sets ( with THE RHYTHM COUNCIL - me, henry butler, robb kidd and kirk joseph) were very well received!
this weekend is the first of several events for KGSR radio, who has been one of our biggest allies - they were the first Triple A radio station to put DO YOUR THING into heavy rotation, which sparked a wave of interest and airplay from other like-minded program directors! thanks to JODY DENBERG, SUSAN CASTLE, BOBBY RAY and all the good folks at KGSR for helping the cause and for all these years of great tunes!
anyway, tomorrow (may 26) is the annual KGSR AUSTIN T_SHIRT PARTY. always well attended and always a blast, it is at STUBB'S outdoor stage and features THE PAPA MALI TRIO with our good friend CAROLYN WONDERLAND opening.
check the calender at: http://www.myspace.com/papamali for times and all future shows, BUT a brief preview of things to come in the IMMEDIATE FUTURE:
WARREN HAYNES MOUNTAIN JAM IN HUNTER MTN, NY (JUNE 1ST)
MIKE ARNONE'S CRAWFISH FESTIVAL IN AUGUSTA, NJ (JUNE 2 & 3)
WAKARUSA MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LAWRENCE, KS (JUNE 5-8 )
CHILLI PEPPER AND BREWERS FEST AT SNOWMASS, CO (JUNE 9)
SHADY GROVE, AUSTIN, TX KGSR CONCERT SERIES (JUNE 14)
CLIFFORD BROWN JAZZ FESTIVAL IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (JUNE 19)
PAPA MALI AT BOB BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM (JUL 6)
HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL IN QUINCY, CA (JULY 7 & 8)
OTTAWA BLUES FEST IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO (JULY 15 )
BIG CITY SUMMERFEST IN ROCHESTER, NY ( JULY 19)
KGSR BLUES ON THE GREEN CONCERT SERIES (JULY 25)
DOGSTOCK FESTIVAL IN MELVERN, KANSAS (JULY 26)
GUITAR TOWN FESTIVAL IN COPPER MTN, COLORADO (JULY 28)
SECOND ANNUAL FUNKFEST IN AUSTIN, TX (JULY 29)
PAPA MALI TOURS EUROPE! THE MAJORITY OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST I WILL BE PLAYING FESTIVALS ON A CO-BILL WITH MY GOOD FRIEND CYRIL NEVILLE ALL ACROSS EUROPE, WITH DATES IN GERMANY, ENGLAND, SWITZERLAND, NETHERLANDS, HUNGARY, AUSTRIA AND MORE TBA...
AND...I AM VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT I HAVE BEEN INVITED ON THE LEGENDARY RHYTHM & BLUES CRUISE, WHICH SETS SAIL IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA ON JANUARY 13, 2008 AND CRUISES THE CARIBBEAN FOR A WEEK WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF MY FRIENDS ( RUTHIE FOSTER, CYRIL NEVILLE, MONK BOUDREAUX AND MANY MORE)...WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START OFF THE NEW YEAR!
oh yeah, thanks to all of you folks who helped make ruthie foster one of the breakout success stories of 2007...her record ( which I produced) THE PHENOMENAL RUTHIE FOSTER, more than lives up to it's name, so check it out if you haven't already!
well, that is all for now...
see you on the road somewhere...
big lovin',
papa
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