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Khantra
Posted by on September 12, 2011
Like almost everyone, the days that culminated in this past weekend were spent sifting through a national 9/11 memorandum, and thinking about not only 9/11 itself, but also trying to come up with some sort of conclusion about the whole 9/11 "celebration". I guess I ended up deducing - typically - that there are millions of wasted words from TV and other news outlets regarding just about any occasion,… (read more)
Concert Footage, Neil Young
Posted by on August 13, 2011
It's been awhile since I journeyed into blogland, because there just hasn't been that much blogworthy...to blog about. For those keeping score, though, I've been working on songs - both alone, and with friends like Kalisa Ewing and Scott Laurent - and also putting together new touring situations for the fall and beyond. The outlook is pretty good right now. I've also been planning my wedding! Er...by… (read more)
My Future Wife, and Joe Ely!
Posted by on June 22, 2011
What an eventful last 12 days. A week and a half ago while I was performing my second show in two weeks at the Bluebird, my girlfriend Kim was hit by a woman running a red light, injuring her and totaling her car. Fortunately, she was not injured all that badly, and the insurance is going to cover the car. But what trauma.Then, the next night...I asked her to marry me! This was planned, of course,… (read more)
Obama's Birth Certificate
Posted by on April 29, 2011
I can think of no more disgusting act in American political culture of recent times than the President of the United States being pressured into finally showing us all his birth certificate. People say, "Why didn't he just do it years ago and put it to rest?" Here's why: because he owes you nothing. Donald Trump is very proud of himself (his words) for making the President finally put this "controversy"… (read more)
Why Those Guys?
Posted by on April 14, 2011
Here's a thought: imagine if...anyone else in the world...were held to the same standards of behavior, and perceived moral righteousness, as the American professional athlete seems to be. Carpenters, analysts, stockbrokers...anyone. Imagine America as a nation swimming in a sea of people that looked and sounded like Mitt Romney.Two days ago, Kobe Bryant got in trouble for losing it on a ref, calling… (read more)
James McMurtry at The Bluebird, Me at 12th and Porter
Posted by on March 17, 2011
Lately I've found myself at The Bluebird Cafe a lot. For those who don't know, The Bluebird is a legendary, extremely renowned acoustic listening room in Nashville. 99% of their shows are songwriter rounds, and they have 2 rounds per night: a late round with mostly established songwriters who have lots of hits sung by other people (Montgomery Gentry, Reba MacIntyre, etc), and an early round with mostly… (read more)
February Shows
Posted by on February 1, 2011
Greetings. It has been awhile since my last posting, I know. That's mainly because I haven't had much to do other than work on songs, and how exciting is that to blog about? Answer: not very. Here's something I'm liking....though these things aren't always finished.I "filmed" this in Arkansas. Oh, I was in Arkansas, I did a nice weekend run through Alabama and Arkansas a couple of weeks back. Played… (read more)
The Darkness Long On Players (On) The Edge Of Town
Posted by on November 19, 2010
This weekend I'm involved in a really cool project. There is a band here in town called The Long Players, made up of a bunch of A-List veteran Nashville players. Core guys - Bill Lloyd, Steve Allen, Steve Ebe, John Deadrick, and Brad Jones. As The Long Players, they assemble to do album tribute shows - 47 since 2004, I believe. 2 months ago, they did "Exile On Main Street" with none other than Bobby… (read more)
Hallowe'en and The Who
Posted by on November 2, 2010
I hope you all had a fun hallowe'en. Ours was good - in one of the more rare occurrences of my life, I actually dressed up in costume. I didn't go all out - no makeup or wig (you need to plan more than 3 hours ahead for that), but I still made the effort. I was Dio.Or can't you tell...It was fun, we blasted Neon Knights all the way to the Grace Potter show we attended. Kudos to Grace and co, they… (read more)
Promo Video, Memories of Jeff Buckley
Posted by on October 22, 2010
So there's that.I did a 2 1/2 week job in Lexington, KY this past month, to help make ends meet. Er, actually...to create two ends, lengthen them, make them meet..the whole nine! It was...different...but had its ups, and I got to hear Lyle Lovett perform, which is always cool. And I listened to Jeff Buckley all the way up and back. Having not put him on in at least a couple of years, I taken by both… (read more)
New Tour, Same Home
Posted by on August 22, 2010
Over the last few weeks, I went out and made up the dates I had to miss in July. This took me to Ruidoso and Las Cruces in New Mexico, and Midland/Odessa in Texas. As you all know, I'm terrified of driving, but over the course of 2700 miles, I seemed to settle down. I was a little nervous heading into Ruidoso, as I hadn't done a full night of my own material in 8 or 9 months, and I remembered the… (read more)
Amarillo
Posted by on August 6, 2010
Well I took my first serious drive in the wake of our crash over these past two days. I've driven around town and stuff, but not this kind of driving. I left Nashville yesterday morning, and am in Amarillo tonight. Tomorrow morning I head to where my first solo tour show is - New Mexico. This is a lot of driving for someone who is suddenly paralyzed with fear on the road! When can I be Fleetwood Mac… (read more)
Rose Falcon, Eric Paslay, David Newbould, The Wooten Brothers - This Wednesday at 3rd & Lindsley
Posted by on July 26, 2010
Good afternoon from Nashville. I have a huge show coming up this Wednesday night at 3rd & Lindsley. Wednesday, July 28:6 pm - Rose Falcon!7 pm - Eric Paslay!8 pm - DAVID NEWBOULD9:30 pm - The Wooten Brothers!It's the last show in town with my band for awhile. My band and I hope to have much work in the future. Wednesday night could be a step in that direction. I'm not gonna lie to you, world - it's… (read more)
Accident
Posted by on July 24, 2010
Is anyone out there following my career? If so, you may have noticed I've gone kind of underground. If you're not in the know, last month, my girlfriend Kim and I were in a car crash. We were driving on I-10, headed towards Houston, the first stop of my solo tour. We were going to spend a few days hanging out together in Austin, visiting old friends and having tacos at Torchy's twice a day. She was… (read more)
Recording
Posted by on June 22, 2010
On Friday, my band and I went into Sound Emporium room A to commence recording for my new album. We did two pre-production sessions with our producer, Ben Strano, beforehand. We had, by all accounts, a very productive 13 hour day. We cut 4 tracks live off the floor, tweaked a few things, and packed it all away for a couple of weeks, at which time I'll revisit it with Ben and we'll move forward. Scott… (read more)
FameCast Artist: David Newbould
Posted by on June 8, 2010
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Grace Potter And The Nocturnals
Posted by on May 31, 2010
This weekend stint in Panama City Beach has been a good time so far. We even finally made it to the beach yesterday at about 5 pm (we got in 2 nights ago). We played Schooner's Thursday, Friday, and again tonight. The humidity in the place is unbearable, and the sound system is rather bad, but other than that, it's a pretty fun gig. The food is delicious. If I ate seafood, I'd sure I'd love it even… (read more)
3rd & Lindsley Show, Wreck On The Highway
Posted by on May 19, 2010
I've been back in Nashville for a little under a week, and it's been a rather eventful almost week. First - my band and I played a benefit for flood victims last night at 3rd & Lindsley, and it went great! We raised some money to help some people in need of it, the band was ON, the crowd was great, we played our whole set, did Little Richard at the end, and Natalie Stovall came up and sang backup… (read more)
Downstate New York
Posted by on May 13, 2010
Today I write you from Syracuse, NY. We played in Watertown earlier today, all I know about Watertown (because I have a bootleg of the show) is that Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue played there in 1975. It's good, the sound is not bad. More pressing, we had 3 days off and went down to New York City to kill the time. Well, we killed it. I feel like I must have walked 85 miles in those 3 days.… (read more)
Upstate New York
Posted by on May 6, 2010
Greetings from somewhere in between Edinboro PA and Keuka Park NY. In the last few days, we drove from Nashville to Syracuse (18 hrs in van), then played 2 shows in one day with a 4 hr drive between them. All with a new dude! Our friend Miguel took a few weeks off while his wife had a new baby, so we picked up another guy. It's weird not being around Miguel after all these compressed hours, but luckily… (read more)
I Miss Austin
Posted by on April 28, 2010
I miss Austin. Have you ever missed a place so bad that you feel like a piece of your soul quietly slips away every day that you're not there? I've missed people like that after they were no longer part of my life. I've missed music I didn't have. I've missed other places I've lived. But not like this...I miss everything about Austin. I miss the silly middle age hippy dance you see at the Saxon Pub.… (read more)
When In Rome
Posted by on April 21, 2010
We're in Rome. Georgia. There's lots to do here in Rome. For instance, we tried finding a music store, to get some gear looked at, and maybe buy strings and things. No music store. No Office Depot, no Best Buy, no Pei Wei, but at least 5 college campuses. I guess I'm just complaining because I'm about to crack on some gear I need to buy, and with all the schools here, I just assumed Rome was a little… (read more)
Hot 'Lanta, McAleer's Pub
Posted by on April 14, 2010
We spent the day in Atlanta yesterday. The gig was kind of ridiculous, but the rest of the day was great. They gave us a fixed budget to wander and buy lunch with, so I managed to strategize and get my lunch AND dinner out of it. That was A1. Then we went back to the hotel and - this was a Mariott, a really classy place - they had free beer for a full hour and a half in the 2nd floor lounge. I guess… (read more)
Pictures
Posted by on April 12, 2010
Hello! I'm in Virginia, and only have a second, but wanted to post up a bunch of pictures that have come in recently. This is us in Florida, Finlay, OH (home of Fat Matt, the Nino's staff member who ate all the band's pizza, much to our chagrin), and...somewhere else.One weird thing is...what has happened to the names of bathroom things? When I tour alone, I stay in Motel 6's, Super 8's, or my car,… (read more)
The Pain
Posted by on April 8, 2010
I am in so much pain from my ongoing tackling habit and the escapde it produced last week, I can't even tell you. Like I said - don't do this. Try not to even start, before it becomes a habit you can't break. I can barely move some days right now.......yet when I see one of the guys in a compromising position I still start moving towards them in preparation for a takedown. It's like a guy hacking… (read more)
Detroit
Posted by on April 2, 2010
This morning I'm hung up in bed because I started trying to tackle all the guys in the band last night, and in doing so I bruised a rib. Miguel tells me I crashed into a table pretty hard. I guess I did. I remember the impact, but that's about all. So let this be a lesson to all you kids out there - don't drink and tackle. It will eventually catch up with you and you'll get hurt.I don't know why I… (read more)
Eureka, Slash vs. Axl
Posted by on March 30, 2010
We awoke this morning in Eureka, I'll, to the most beautiful morning I've been a part of in a long time. Well I'm really not a part of that many mornings, but that said, this is a beautiful morning. Ouside of Eureka....this is real heartland America, folks. Like John Couger Mellencamp America. There is a slight frosty chill, the sun is very up, no wind, it reminds me a bit of Fredericton, NB, Canada… (read more)
Springfield Il...Rock And Roll...Townes
Posted by on March 28, 2010
We're in Springfield, Il, where I got my first night of sleep in what seems like forever. I never thought that there could be a sleep pattern weirder than the one I normally gravitate towards anyway (5 am -1 pm, give or take), but it's just amazing how hard it is to turn off for awhile and rejuvenate. Too many obstacles. But I'll take it.We went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week in Cleveland.… (read more)
Tour Video Diary, Pt II
Posted by on March 24, 2010
I only have a brief second here - still laptopally challenged, writing from the lobby of our hotel - but wanted to post this. Pt. II of James' video diary from Florida. Most of this took place after several hours of sipping wine like gentlemen at our band house. Good times! (read more)
Break #2, Tour Video Diary
Posted by on March 21, 2010
We got back out on the road yesterday after a week off. My week was essentially great - I worked on some songs, recorded a bit, spent time at home, decompressed from the caravan, became myself again. Best of all, I'm nowhere near SXSW! The whole thing should last a little while - I'm hoping at least until Sunday.A funny thing: you think of musicians as space cadets, and many of them are. Well I certainly… (read more)
Life Dilemmas
Posted by on March 16, 2010
It sure is hard to balance real life with the dreams you've been pursuing your whole life. The sacrifices you make and how they affect the people you love are unspeakable. They are all the harder because you can't possibly explain the order in your head to those that don't share this kind of thing. And it's unfair to them to try to. "Listen, I love you, and will do anything for you, but I can't take… (read more)
Chicharones...er, Chicago and Justin Moore
Posted by on March 13, 2010
I just like the hard Ch's. So we finished up our last leg, took some days off, and then went to Chicago. It was a one-off, meaning we went up there just for it, then came back. The reason we did so was that Joe's On Weed Street is apparently the #1 country bar in America, and Team Stovall has been trying to get in there for ages. Apparently all the big country stars still go back there to play, when… (read more)
3rd & Lindsley Show; Interview
Posted by on March 10, 2010
Last night at 3rd & Lindsley was a difficult night. As you've read, these things happen. Ultimately you do the best you can with what you have to persevere, and still try to come out on top. Because of a number of coalescing factors, my band set got off to a late start, and it was thus very difficult for me to focus. When you're the last act of an early show, and thigs are late, you're the one who… (read more)
Great Gigs/Other Gigs
Posted by on March 4, 2010
It's amazing how shows can contrast. This is something you're always aware of, but even when you prepare yourselves as a band as thoroughly as possible, elements seem to always conspire to try and throw off your show. Case in point: we had two amazing and fun shows at Spinnaker's in Panama City Beach last weekend - we could all sing, play, hear ourselves, feel the crowd - elevate. In short, it was… (read more)
Reviews
Posted by on March 2, 2010
Just a quick blog to let you know I finally organized and posted a bunch of new reviews on my live CD/DVD. The links are on my ReverbNation Page, and all of the reviews themselves are posted on my MySpace Page.Also, If you have it, please review/comment on the CD/DVD on The Long Way Home iTunes Page? There's one lonely review up there, it could use some help!Playing in south Florida for a few days,… (read more)
"No...CANADA!"
Posted by on March 1, 2010
Today was nice and relaxed. So often there is something big I would like to watch on TV, or listen to on the radio/live stream, and something always gets in the way - writing, traveling...eating, sleeping, whatever. But today, for the olympic hockey final between Canada and the US, I got to sit in a room with 3 Americans (and one Chilean) and watch it - all of it, the whole thing. Hockey is one of… (read more)
Whoooo!
Posted by on February 27, 2010
We have a new catchphrase here in Natalie Stovall land. It kind of came out of my mouth during a Hank Williams fiddle solo, and now it's the life of the party. It's very rudimentary - you rear your head back, summon up some fire in your belly, open your eyes real wide, and just throw it out there. Whooo! Whoooooo! You can add different vowels to it too, if you like... Whoooaaaooo! It really is a great… (read more)
PCB, OCD
Posted by on February 25, 2010
Panama City Beach:What I remember about being here as a kid on spring break - 12 years old - is airbrush shops and amusement parks. Now it's a two night stand at the club on the beach I used to gaze at longingly, but was was too young to get into. What a long, strange.....whatever.This leg started exactly where the last one left off - with me being late and inconveniencing everyone. It started promisingly… (read more)
Billy Falcon's Sowing Circle
Posted by on February 20, 2010
When I first got to Nashville, I came under the pretense of having a new booking agent who had steady work lined up for me that was to start the weekend I moved here. Then it turned out he was a fraud, and I had no work, no money, and no time. In the intervening 6 months before I was finally able to leave again on tour, I did two things - wash dishes in a kitchen, and go to Billy Falcon's Sowing Circle.… (read more)
Gretchen Wilson, The Army, Home
Posted by on February 15, 2010
Good morning from Monday. I am back home in snowy Nashville, with a whole week to get some things done that need doing. Tomorrow is a big day, I will tend to two things that really need tending to - taking my lovely Kim out to find a much needed chest of drawers, and then me making curry for all comers! I will blog from time to time about my passion for food and cooking, it is the only other thing… (read more)