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| ABC Benefit a Huge Success! The August 12th benefit concert at the Lucy Parsons Center was a wonderful event. Opening for David Rovics was certainly a great honor, and we raised exactly $400 for the Boston Anarchist Black Cross, which will go to aid local activists that find themselves under attack by the American Injustice System. The Bookstore was a great venue, and we certainly filled it up. There were at least 55 people there when I opened the show, and by the time David went on we were packing them into the front couch area. 60 would be a safe estimate for the turnout. Impressive, considering that we organized this event over a period of about two weeks. I'd like to thank David, who's music and message inspire us all. "Drink juice and smash the state, now that's the real thing!" Thanks also to those folks from BAAM and the ABC who helped get this event together. I love playing benefits, so if you've got a cause, and you've got a microphone... (hell, I'll even throw in the microphone)... let me know and chances are I would be very happy to play a benefit for your group. Solidarity, Evan |
| "Against the Blinking Green" Released! My first album is now available both for sale ($6-$12 sliding scale) or for free download. The album was recorded at the Mugar Center for the Performing Arts in Weston, MA. Jake Cliche, of Causeless Riot Music produced it. This is basically just a demo. We did not have high quality recording equipment at our disposal, but it sounds pretty darn good. It features several guitar tracks, and some pretty nice solos, if I do say so myself. Click here to go to the album page! |
| SHUT DOWN THE FTAA IN MIAMI NOVEMBER 19th-21st I'm heading down to Miami with my affinity group to take part in all the action, but when we're not getting beat up too much, chances are you'll be able to see me on the stage at Churchhill's, with (in)famous singer/songwriter David Rovics! Make sure you stop at the School of the Americas Protest on the way home from Miami! www.stopftaa.org www.soaw.org |
| Massacre in Miami I was one of nearly 300 people who were arrested on bogus charges at the FTAA protest in Miami. Details here. |
| New Recordings Now Online! I spent a long day in the studio over winter vacation, and have six new tracks recorded. The quality is infinitely better than on "Against the Blinking Green." The recordings were done at Caveman Music studios in Brighton, and are all available for free download by clicking here. |
| Short Tour With Pete Cassani Coming Soon Pete is a great musician, best known for his work with the Boston rock legends, The Peasants. He and I will be playing a few shows together as he tours through Pennsylvania. Check out the upcoming shows page for more info! |
| 03-15-04, Quick tour of the Southwest Now Over I just got back from ten days in Santa Fe, NM and Tuscon, AZ. Street performing, busking, and playing minor gigs at Cafe Zele, Upper Crust, The Plaza, and the White Stallion Ranch opening for Kevin Bowman a great AZ singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist. We swapped a few songs and I learned a few good covers that I'll be playing at my upcoming shows in Philadelphia. |
| Anti-Capitalist Concert with ERIK PETERSEN I'm really excited about this concert. Erik Petersen is a great Philly musician and radical folk-punk artist, well known in the area. He and I will be performing at Rittenhouse Square (Philadelphia), at 11:00am on March 20th. This concert will kick off the anti-capitalist contingent's march to the main actions on Saturday. Info on the upcoming shows page. |
| SONGS OF SOLIDARITY SOON TO BE RELEASED ON CD! The process has been long and tiring. The album art has taken the longest to get together, since everyone has been so busy lately and I have absolutely no visual art talents whatsoever. However, sometime soon, hopefully before the April 8th gig, Songs of Solidarity will be finally released on CD. The songs are currently available for free download here. |
| APRIL UPDATE, 04-05-04 The life of a solo singer/songwriter can at times be musically lonely. Fortunately, though, I have gained some company. I have begun singing and writing with Sally O'Brien (pictured at right), a banjo-playing wobbly-loving singer from Connecticut. Sally brings harmony to my own songs as well as songs of her own and a great repertoire of traditional folk songs that she has "folk-processed," Pete Seeger style. Your first chance to catch Sally and I performing together will be this Friday at the Benefit Concert for the A-Space. A-Space is an integral part of the Philadelphia activist community. It provides the home for Books Through Bars and an open meeting space where people can come together to plan acts of creativity and resistance. The space also brings in a steady stream of speakers, films, and art to the West Philly area. Unfortunately, A-Space is getting behind on their rent, so we're throwing them a big ol' benefit concert! 10pm on Friday, April 9th @ Fiume Bar, 45th and Locust St, Philadelphia with Darren "Deicide" Kramer + Pete Cassani |
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| A-Space Benefit a Success! + D.C. Shows If you weren't at Fiume on April 13th, you should have been! Sally and I played our best show yet, and Darren Deicide Kramer and Pete Cassani rocked Fiume as hard as it should be. No word yet on exactly how much money was raised for the A-Space. Somewhere around $160 towards their rent! Be sure to check the gigs page for info about Sally and my's upcoming concerts with David Rovics in D.C. at the anti-WorldBank and Pro-Choice protests. |
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| Decisions... Decisions... After long deliberation, I have decided to release "Songs of Solidarity" not as a full album but as a demo. My new musical relationship with Sally O'Brian (see below) has produced some excellent new material that we hope to record this summer at Caveman Music Studios, in Brighton MA. The full length album will include the six tracks from Songs of Solidarity, as well as six to eight additional tracks, including a lot of completely new material. |
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