It's finally here...the self-titled, solo CD from my good friend, singer-songwriter Christian Beach! "Christian Beach" is now available for sale at CDBaby.com, where you can also listen to 30-second samples of each of the album's 12 tracks. And here's a fun fact for you: I designed the CD artwork around a photo by Charlie Pranio, … Continue reading “Christian Beach” CD now available on CD Baby
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My friend, singer-songwriter Christian Beach, will be bringing his band to the stage for a four-song set at the historic Strand Theater in Lakewood, NJ, on Saturday, February 7, 2009. I will be part of the backing band, playing organ and accordion. The set will be part of Main Man Records' CD release party for … Continue reading Christian Beach (with yours truly) to perform at The Strand in Lakewood, NJ, on Feb. 7
I was stunned to see this news this morning, but Ben Folds will be performing with former bandmates Darren Jesse and Robert Sledge for a Ben Folds Five reunion show at UNC-Chapel Hill's Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Sept. 18, 2008. The show, which kicks off MySpace.com's new Front To Back concert series, … Continue reading Ben Folds Five reunites for Chapel Hill, N.C., show on 9/18
"Hair Apparent - The Main Man Records Tribute to Hair Bands" A couple of weeks ago, I posted that "Hair Apparent - The Main Man Records Tribute to Hair Bands," featuring a bluegrass version of Twisted Sister's "I Wanna Rock" recorded by Christian Beach, was going to be on sale at http://www.mainmanrecords.com today, Sept. 2. … Continue reading “Hair Apparent” available Sept. 9
So remember that post about a week ago in which I questioned how good the next Ben Folds CD was going to be based on the single "Hiroshima"? Well, it turns out, Ben put out a leak of "Way to Normal" on various web and torrent sites...but he recorded fake versions of several of the … Continue reading More new music (and videos) from Ben Folds
A few weeks ago, my friend, singer-songwriter Christian Beach, recorded a bluegrass version of Twisted Sister's "I Wanna Rock" for an upcoming Main Man Records tribute to 80s hair metal. I contributed the accordion part and some backing vocals to the track. Well, Main Man Records posted a blog on its MySpace site a few … Continue reading Another appearance on a Main Man Records CD
Well, today marked my first listening to new songs by two of my favorite artists, Ben Folds and Keane. Ben Folds announced via MySpace the debut of a video for "Hiroshima," the first single off his upcoming CD, "Way to Normal" (Sept. 30, 2008). The half-assed, stop-motion video is quirky and funny...but the song? Well, … Continue reading New music review: Ben Folds, Keane
Here are some photos I took at this year's XPoNential (XPN) Music Festival held July 10-13, 2008, at Wiggins Park on the waterfront in Camden, NJ. Enjoy... more about "Photos from the 2008 XPoNential Music...", posted with vodpod
Below is a Ustream.tv archive of a live "Sunday Jams" performance by Christian Beach on July 13, 2008. The backing band, which comes on for the fourth song, features Gorgo (mandolin, bass, backing vocals), John Pfeiffer (guitars, dobro), Michael Scotto (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and yours truly (organ, accordion, tambourine). Set List: 1. Shadows (Christian … Continue reading Ustream.TV: Christian Beach live on “Sunday Jams” (7/13/2008)
Christian Beach - The Finest Day Above is video of Christian Beach performing "The Finest Day" at The Brickwall Annex in Asbury Park, NJ, on June 21, 2008. Accompanied -- in the darkness -- by Gorgo on mandolin, John Pfeiffer on dobro and Brian Kelley on accordion. A couple of notes: 1) It was obviously … Continue reading YouTube: Christian Beach – “The Finest Day” (Live, 6/21/2008)
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