Recovering quickly

Whatuuuuup!  Here's what's been happening for the last few weeks...

Many of my projects were put on hold due to an emergency gallbladder surgery that left me laid-up for a month.  I pulled it together and played some local shows about a week after surgery, then made my way to NYC to play with Andrew Bailie the following week, which left me exhausted.  I had been trying to see a doctor for abdominal pain for over a month, which never happened.  I was at a rehearsal for the Zach Bence/Henry Redman project where we were listening to a tune Zach wants to rearrange and after the tune was over I said 'cool tune man!  one of you guys needs to drive me to the hospital immediately!'  Both of those dudes were pretty shocked.  Good story though :)  I'm happy to report I'm recovering quickly now, but the whole process has certainly thrown my routine and schedule out-of-whack.  

My wife and I organized our first living room concert at our home in Damariscotta.  My friend Aimee Bayles, who's upcoming EP I had a hand in producing and writing for, came up with Nat Osborn (keys), Seth Johnson (gtr), and Nick Falk (dms).  Our humble living room was the first stop on a mini-tour drumming up some interest in the EP.  I can safely say it went over resoundingly well and everyone was so happy with the show.  We kept it BYOB/pot luck, which, with everyone's contribution, provided a great feast.  I am eager to get more of these performances happening in the future.  Jenny and I are planning on moving the performances to the back yard in the warmer months.

I'm currently in NYC preparing for a performance with Swerling, the southern rock band lead by Bryan Swerling.  Great guys, great tunes, super fun.  After this post, I'm diving into the studio to spend some much needed time writing and shedding before I venture out tonight to hang with some friends.  

As always, I encourage anyone who reads these blogs to reach out and say hi.  Have a great day!