“"...a savvy and seamless mix of folk, rock, pop, jazz and blues from one of our area's most gifted songwriters." ”

— Tim Finn, The Kansas City Star

NEWS

Elements and Element

WINTER SHE-NANIGANS ABOUND.

Honored and blessed to be back in Element studios with my core electric band (Chad Brothers, Matt Richey and Johnny Hamil) for a brand new full-length album due out Spring 2018. Trumpet player extraordinaire Hermon Mehari stopped by for a guest session during the holidays. More guests to come in the New Year. For now, a deep winter retreat into the U.P. of Michigan for a creative sabbatical. See you in the thaw!

Listen Local Live! and a French Tour in the Works

Back from a north midwestern tour with Shapiro Brothers, I feel renewed and hopeful. Must be why I'm writing songs like crazy. If you're in the area, you might be able to catch some of them at my upcoming gigs:

Monday, May 15th from 7-10pm, I get to play in a songwriter round in KC with some of my favorite people at my favorite bookstore, Prospero's.
May 21st, you'll find the Bros at the Shoe Tree Listening Room in Springfield, MO.
June 1st, the duo is at Californo's with the lovely Teri Quinn and touring act Band of Lovers.

Pre-production for the next record is still in the works. This stuff takes time, you know.

I'm very excited to announce that I'm headed to France with Chad Brothers in July for a Shapiro Brothers tour with the effervescent Louise Thiolon! Her recently released EP "Le Gout de Chagrin" is simply beautiful... and so is she.

In other news, I was asked to be a part of Listen Local Live! at the Johnson County Library which features music and video from area artists. It's an amazing project and I'm honored to be included. If you want to hear what's going on, click the link above.

Spring Shows + Studio Time

The Musical is gearing up for another studio marathon this Spring with brand new material and some unrecorded songs that we're ready to pin down. We've also got some full band shows in Kansas City coming up: One at a new space called OUTBURST in the Crossroads on Sunday, March 26th with Jack Topht and Teri Quinn. Then we'll be sharing the stage with The Country Duo at Californo's on Friday, April 7th. Also, this April will find me on the road with my duo Shapiro Brothers through Nashville, Columbus and the UP. Meanwhile, you can keep track of my Latin Americana band Ayllu on our new website: www.aylluband.com. Of course, you can always find me here, too, or my Facebook or Instagram. For a rabbit, I'm easy enough to catch on the Net. Better yet, catch me in person. I'll promise to play my heart out for you.

The Reincarnation of my Website

I'm happy to say that I've entered the second half of the second decade of the 21st Century with an appropriately contemporary website update. Here's to getting with the program in 2017! Stay in touch by signing up for my email list. You'll receive the latest news on my when-and-whereabouts.

Previous events

Songwriter Showcase in West Bottoms

Saturday, February 17 @ 5:30PMSat, Feb 17 @ 5:30PM

Blip Coffee, KCMO

Shapiro Brothers w/ Calvin Arsenia Anthony Ladesich Marvin Etzioni (LA)

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