Spring has sprung once again, and I’ll be spending much of it toting a guitar across time zones.
In early April I’ll travel to Japan again to work with Jikei Group, a vocational college that offers music programs (among many other fields) at multiple campuses around the country. The Japanese school year starts in April, so the schedule includes performing at the large ceremonies they hold for incoming students as well as teaching.
This year I’ll also be bringing some other musicians from LA to participate in the new Music International Program, which is designed to give Japanese students the experience of performing American popular music with American professionals. We’ll travel the length of Japan from Sapporo in the north through Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and down to Fukuoka in the south, seeing much of the countryside as a blur through the window of a bullet train.
As soon as that’s over I’ll be heading off with the Blasters in the opposite direction for our first European tour in several years. If you happen to make it to any of these dates, please say hello!
Here’s the schedule:
We’re on the road again, seeing places that we’ve mostly been…with apologies to Willie, the Blasters are heading out on a tour of the West Coast plus a few more dates here and there. As always, if you’re in the area of any of these shows please say hello - I am always glad to meet folks from the AW community.
February
15 Morro Bay CA The Siren
16 Santa Cruz, CA Moe's Alley
17 Novato, CA Hopmonk Tavern
18 Pacifica CA Longboard
20 Sacramento CA Harlow’s
22 Bend OR Volcanic Theater Pub
As 2017 is winding down more Blaster tour dates are winding up. If you make to any of these shows, please say hello - I love to meet Artistworks students in person!
Los Angeles Area
11.10 Thousand Oaks Borderline
11.25-26 Long Beach Don the Beachcomber
12.31 Van Nuys Maui Sugar Mill
Colorado
11.15 Fort Collins Hodis Half Note
11.16 Colorado Springs Black Sheep
11.17-18 Denver Lion’s Lair
I’m heading out on tour again with the Blasters through the month of May. Here’s the schedule:
Tue 5/9 St. Paul MN Turf Club
Thu 5/11 Green Bay WI Lyric Room
Fri 5/12 Chicago IL City Winery
Sat 5/13 Kansas City KS Knuckleheads
Sun 5/14 St. Louis MO The Ready Room
Tue 5/16 Lexington KY Cosmic Charlies